A Programmable Look-Up Table-Based Interpolator with Nonuniform Sampling Scheme by Élvio Carlos Dutra e Silva Júnior, Leandro Soares Indrusiak, Weiler Alves Finamore, Manfred Glesner

“…Switching from one set of configuration parameters to another set, selected on the fly from a variety of precomputed parameters, and using different sampling schemes allow for the interpolation of a plethora of functions, achieving memory saving and minimum approximation error. As a study case, the proposed interpolator was used as the core of a programmable noise generator—output signals drawn from different Probability Density Functions were produced for testing FPGA implementations of chaotic encryption algorithms. …”
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Optimization of Extraction Conditions for Determination of Tiliroside in Tilia L. Flowers Using an LC-ESI-MS/MS Method by Aleksandra Pieczykolan, Wioleta Pietrzak, Renata Nowak, Józefina Pielczyk, Karolina Łamacz

“…Moreover, ASE was found to be superior to other extraction techniques due to its high efficiency as well as considerable saving of time and solvent.…”
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The Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: A Cost-Effective Study with Evaluation for Future Large-Scale Application by Giuseppe Scarpa, Francesca Urban, Stela Vujosevic, Michele Tessarin, Giovanni Gallo, Annalisa Visentin, Emanuela Foglia, Lucrezia Ferrario, Edoardo Midena

“…Based on the pilot data, it emerged that an extensive use of the investigated screening programme, within the Greater Treviso area, could prevent 6 cases of blindness every year, resulting in a saving of €271,543.32 (−13.71%). Conclusions. Fundus images obtained with a nonmydriatic fundus camera could be considered an effective, cost-sparing, and feasible screening tool for the early detection of DR, preventing blindness as a result of diabetes.…”
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New Benchmarking Methodology and Programming Model for Big Data Processing by Anton Kos, Sašo Tomažič, Jakob Salom, Nemanja Trifunovic, Mateo Valero, Veljko Milutinovic

“…They show considerable factors of speedup, space savings, and power reductions regarding the implementations of the same in control flow computers. …”
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A Power-Efficient Soft-Output Detector for Spatial-Multiplexing MIMO Communications by Hsiao-Chi Wang, Tung-Lin Liu, Yuan-Wei Wu, Hsi-Pin Ma

“…Compared with the conservative margin-based design, the proposed design achieves a 48.8% power saving.…”
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Pitfalls of computed tomography angiography examination in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: a case report of a patient with cardiac rupture by Hua-Liang Ying, Hui Zhao, Chao Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, Weijun Song, Yongpo Jiang

“…Abstract Background Veno-arterial (V-A) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is commonly used for patients with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, or heart failure and is a life-saving technique. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) examination in patients on ECMO presents certain challenges. …”
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YOLOSeg with applications to wafer die particle defect segmentation by Yen-Ting Li, Yu-Cheng Chan, Chen-Che Huang, Yu-Chang Hsu, Ssu-Han Chen

“…Additionally, preparing the training image set for YOLOSeg is time-saving because it needs neither to collect a large number of defective samples, nor to annotate pseudo defects, nor to design hand-craft features.…”
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In-building direct wastewater heat recovery solutions for enhancing thermal efficiency in domestic hot water systems by Balan Mircea, Sandu Mihnea, Bode Florin

“…Case studies are presented to demonstrate the practical applications and energy savings potential of WHR systems in residential and commercial buildings. …”
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Experimental Testing of Nonredundant Near-Field to Far-Field Transformations with Spherical Scanning Using Flexible Modellings for Nonvolumetric Antennas by Francesco D'Agostino, Flaminio Ferrara, Claudio Gennarelli, Rocco Guerriero, Massimo Migliozzi

“…A remarkable reduction of the number of the required NF data and, as a consequence, a significant measurement time saving can be so obtained. The experimental tests have been carried out at Antenna Characterization Lab of the University of Salerno and both the NF and FF reconstructions are resulted to be very good, thus confirming the accuracy and reliability of these NF-FF transformations from the experimental viewpoint too.…”
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Finite Element Analysis of RC Beams by the Discrete Model and CBIS Model Using LS-DYNA by Seung H. Yang, Kwang S. Woo, Jeong J. Kim, Jae S. Ahn

“…First, it has the advantage of reducing the time required for FE modeling; second, saving computer CPU time due to a reduction in total number of nodes; and third, securing a good aspect ratio of concrete elements.…”
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Ecological Network Analysis for a Low-Carbon and High-Tech Industrial Park by Yi Lu, Meirong Su, Gengyuan Liu, Bin Chen, Shiyi Zhou, Meiming Jiang

“…Even if the occurrence of ecoindustrial parks (EIPs) seems to be a good improvement in saving ecological crises, there is still a lack of definitional clarity and in-depth researches on low-carbon industrial parks. …”
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Planning and Implementation of Active Leakage Control in the Management of Unreported Leakages by Mahmut Fırat, Mustafa Yıldırım

“…As a result of these studies, a total of 38 unreported leak points were identified and repaired in 3 pilot regions, and as a result, a total of 35 l/s flow rate was saved to the system in 3 regions. By reducing this flow, 3023 m3 /day, 90720 m3 /month and 1088640 m3 /year volumes were added to the system, respectively. …”
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Development of hematite ore pellet utilizing mill scale and iron ore slime combination as additive by Rajshekar Y., Pal J., Venugopalan T.

“…Induration temperature could be reduced by 75 °C, which indicates a considerable energy saving in induration furnace.…”
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Does Probability Guided Hysteroscopy Reduce Costs in Women Investigated for Postmenopausal Bleeding? by M. C. Breijer, N. van Hanegem, N. C. M. Visser, R. H. M. Verheijen, B. W. J. Mol, J. M. A. Pijnenborg, B. C. Opmeer, A. Timmermans

“…At a 65% cut-off, a possible saving of € 3 per woman could be achieved. Conclusions. …”
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Meningococcal Antigen Typing System Development and Application to the Evaluation of Effectiveness of Meningococcal B Vaccine and Possible Use for Other Purposes by Alexander Domnich, Roberto Gasparini, Daniela Amicizia, Giuseppe Boccadifuoco, Marzia Monica Giuliani, Donatella Panatto

“…To date, MATS has proved advantageous for several reasons, including its ability to assess both qualitative and quantitative aspects of surface antigens of single strains in a highly reproducible, rapid, and resource-saving manner, while its shortcomings include a possible underestimation of 4CMenB coverage and the use of pooled sera to calculate the positive bactericidal threshold. …”
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Sleeping Schedule-Aware Local Broadcast in Wireless Sensor Networks by Jue Hong, Zhuo Li, Dianjie Lu, Sanglu Lu

“…However, few of existing broadcasting strategies have considered the scenarios with sleeping schedules, which have been emerging as a prevalent energy-saving method for WSNs. In WSNs with sleeping schedule, each node switches on and off periodically, rendering the broadcast problem more difficult. …”
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Non-invasive ML methods for diagnosis of congenital heart disease associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Yuyang Gao, Pengyue Ma, Jiahua Pan, Hongbo Yang, Tao Guo, Weilian Wang

“…It is hoped that it will provide insight into prediction of CHD-PAH. Thus saving people from death due to untimely assistance.…”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Speed Predictor for Distributionally Robust Eco-Driving by Rajan Chaudhary, Nalin Kumar Sharma, Rahul Kala, Sri Niwas Singh

“…The proposed method demonstrates energy savings of 12.5% in Driving Cycle 1 and 8.6% in Driving Cycle 2, compared to traditional leading vehicle speed prediction methods. …”
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Exploring the potential of AI-driven food waste management strategies used in the hospitality industry for application in household settings by Quintana M. Clark, Disha Basavaraja Kanavikar, Jason Clark, Patrick J. Donnelly

“…These AI-driven systems have demonstrated significant reductions in food waste, offering economic savings and environmental benefits. This study employs an instrumental case study approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews with representatives from these companies to gain insights into the technologies and strategies that have proven effective in hospitality. …”
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Balancing Long Lifetime and Satisfying Fairness in WBAN Using a Constrained Markov Decision Process by Yingqi Yin, Fengye Hu, Ling Cen, Yu Du, Lu Wang

“…Due to the defect of large implementation overhead in acquiring global channel state information (CSI), we put forward a distributed scheduling algorithm that adopts local CSI, which saves the network overhead and simplifies the algorithm. …”
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