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Note 10 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	May 07, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 11, 2026 USD ($) shares	Feb. 17, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 09, 2026 shares	Jan. 16, 2024	May 30, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Warrant Exercise (in shares)			3,433				1,663,452		9,600
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises \| $			$ 4,800				$ 1,975,700		$ 156,000	$ 1,400,000		$ 1,980,524	$ 209	$ 156,209	$ 2,367,133
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February 2026 Offering Warrants [Member]
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares				$ 2.31
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Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $								$ 71,200						$ 4,100,000	$ 4,900,000
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Proceeds from (Repurchase of) Equity \| $	$ 844,100	$ 762,700
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Warrant Exercise (in shares)			3,334
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercised		634,658
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Subsequent Event [Member] \| Certain Existing Warrant Holders [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Subsequent Event [Member] \| Certain Existing Warrant Holders [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Subsequent Event [Member] \| February 2026 Offering Warrants [Member]
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares				$ 2.31
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares		$ 1.36
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Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $								$ 71,174
Subsequent Event [Member] \| February 2026 Offering [Member]
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Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity \| $				$ 885,000
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Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance		74,000
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