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Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Laser technologies provide powerful tools to process and transform bioactive glasses for advanced biomedical applications. This review discusses laser‐matter interaction mechanisms, laser surface engineering, and laser‐assisted fabrication of scaffolds and nanofibers.
Antonio Riveiro, Mario González‐Quintas, Mónica Fernández‐Arias, Jesús del Val, Félix Quintero, Rafael Comesaña, Fernando Lusquiños, Julian R. Jones, Juan Pou   +8 more
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Quality of life and associated factors for community health workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in northeastern Brazil

Scientific Reports
In this study, we evaluated the quality of life (QoL) and associated factors of community health workers (CHWs) in different urban settings as a contributor to the preparedness of Brazilian primary care for future sanitary emergencies.
Franklin Delano Soares Forte, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Sidney Feitoza Farias, Isabella Lima Barbosa Campelo, Marcia Castro, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer   +6 more
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Interfacial Bioengineering of Dynamic Networks Hybrid Hydrogel for Programmed Intervention in Oral Precancerous Epithelial States

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study develops a dual‐bioinspired hydrogel, MSA@PGel (macrophage membrane‐coated and salvianolic acid B/5‐aminolevulinic acid co‐loaded liposomes embedded in a polydopamine‐based gel), that integrates macrophage membrane‐mediated active targeting and mussel‐inspired wet adhesion for programmed intervention in oral precancerous lesions.
Xiaoxian Zhao, Ao Zheng, Zhengyan Zhao, Qilin Li, Tianhao Wan, Tanjun Deng, Ying Zhang, Lingyan Cao, Lan Wu   +8 more
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Identifying sources of social capital among the farmers of the rural Sindh province of Pakistan

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2015
Social capital is the spirit of social relations. While it contains social resources, and is interrelated with other forms of capitals, there are some delusions among the scholars over its generation.
Muhammad Javed SHEIKH, Ma'rof REDZUAN, Asnarulkhadi Abu SAMAH, Nobaya AHMAD   +3 more
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Neural cell–derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are emerging as pivotal mediators in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting both pathogenic and therapeutic functions. This review synthesizes current evidence on how sEVs from distinct neural cell types regulate neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, biomarker discovery, and targeted drug delivery ...
Muhammad Waqas Salim, Wei Zhang, Lyndsey Collins‐Praino, Yuling Wang, Andrew Care   +4 more
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Nb2C‐Reinforced Hydrogel Microneedle as Dual ROS‐Scavenging Platform to Promote Diabetic Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An advanced microneedle patch integrating niobium carbide nanosheets and curcumin is engineered for diabetic wound healing. The system enables dual ROS scavenging and NIR‐enhanced antimicrobial activity, effectively rebalancing the oxidative microenvironment, promoting macrophage repolarization and angiogenesis, and accelerating full‐thickness wound ...
Zhi Zheng, Heyan Huang, Xiangru Chen, Jie Fu, Zhiwei Sun, Mengjuan Tao, Jianwei Mao, Fei Zhang, Zhou Wan, Yuan Li, Dingan Wu, Chuchao Zhou, Yanqing Yang   +12 more
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Climate-smart agriculture reduces capital-based livelihoods vulnerability: evidence from Latin America

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionClimate change poses a significant threat to rural livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries. Enhancing the sustainability of these livelihoods is crucial for ensuring food security and nutrition at both global and regional levels. This
Deissy Martinez-Baron, Deissy Martinez-Baron, Marina Alarcón de Antón, Marina Alarcón de Antón, Jesús David Martinez Salgado, Andrea Estefanía Castellanos   +5 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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3D Anodic Alumina Nanoarchitectures: A Decade of Progress from Foundational Science to Functional Metamaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ordered three‐dimensional anodic aluminum oxide (3D‐AAO) nanoarchitectures with longitudinal and transverse pores enable architecture‐driven metamaterials. The review maps fabrication advances, including hybrid pulse anodization, and shows how 3D‐AAO templates tailor properties across magnetism, energy, catalysis, and sensing.
Marisol Martín‐González
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Developing an integrated disaster risk reduction strategy to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities

Sustainable Environment
QwaQwa in the Free State province of South Africa is exposed to high disaster risk driven by high exposure to multiple climate change-related events, such as droughts, flooding, wildfires, water scarcity.
Fumiso Muyambo, Johanes Belle, Yong Sebastian Nyam, Israel R. Orimoloye   +3 more
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