Individual Mechanical Energy Expenditure Regimens Vary Seasonally with Weather, Sex, Age and Body Condition in a Generalist Carnivore Population: Support for Inter-Individual Tacti... by Julius G. Bright Ross, Andrew Markham, Michael J. Noonan, Christina D. Buesching, Erin Connolly, Denise W. Pallett, Yadvinder Malhi, David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman

“…Diverse individual energy-budgeting tactics within wild populations provide resilience to natural fluctuations in food availability and expenditure costs. Although substantial heterogeneity in activity-related energy expenditure has been documented, few studies differentiate between responses to the environment and inter-individual differences stemming from life history, allometry, or somatic stores. …”
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Improvement of yield and electrical double layer capacitor performance of activated carbon from cellulose by melamine- or guanine-sulfate addition by Yiliya Aishan, Qi Chen, Takeyasu Saito, Akinori Muto

“…Conventional methods for preparing activated carbon with excellent electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) performance result in low yields and high costs due to the need for a large-surface-area structure. …”
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Cell Disruption of Chaetoceros calcitrans by Microwave and Ultrasound in Lipid Extraction by Daniela Almeida Nogueira, Juliane Machado da Silveira, Évelin Mendes Vidal, Natália Torres Ribeiro, Carlos André Veiga Burkert

“…Downstream processing, such as cell disruption and extraction, constitutes a key step in microalgal-based industrial bioprocesses, mainly due to high costs and environmental impact. In this context, extraction technologies need to be improved, including the use of nonconventional cell disruption techniques suitable for scale-up, such as microwave and ultrasound. …”
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Prioritization of candidate cancer drugs based on a drug functional similarity network constructed by integrating pathway activities and drug activities by Jieyi Di, Baotong Zheng, Qingfei Kong, Ying Jiang, Siyao Liu, Yang Yang, Xudong Han, Yuqi Sheng, Yunpeng Zhang, Liang Cheng, Junwei Han

“…Due to the speed, efficiency, relative risk, and lower costs compared to traditional drug discovery, the prioritization of candidate drugs for repurposing against cancers of interest has attracted the attention of experts in recent years. …”
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The comeback of a top predator and its effects on a population of feral horses by Franco Bostal, Alberto L. Scorolli, Sergio M. Zalba

“…Concomitantly, mean female body condition improved in 2023–2024, suggesting that the loss of foals to predation may reduce lactation-related energy costs. These findings suggest that pumas could play an important role in the dynamics of feral horse populations, marking the first documented case of such a regulation in South America. …”
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Advancing ship automatic navigation strategy with prior knowledge and hierarchical penalty in irregular obstacles: a reinforcement learning approach to enhanced efficiency and safe... by Hao Zhang, Jiawen Li, Jiawen Li, Jiawen Li, Jiawen Li, Liang Cao, Liang Cao, Liang Cao, Shucan Wang, Ronghui Li, Ronghui Li, Ronghui Li

“…With the global wave of intelligence and automation, ship autopilot technology has become the key to improving the efficiency of marine transportation, reducing operating costs, and ensuring navigation safety. However, existing reinforcement learning (RL)–based autopilot methods still face challenges such as low learning efficiency, redundant invalid exploration, and limited obstacle avoidance capability. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Overcomes Steroid Resistance in Severe Gastrointestinal Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Kyoko Moritani, Reiji Miyawaki, Kiriko Tokuda, Fumihiro Ochi, Minenori Eguchi-Ishimae, Hisamichi Tauchi, Mariko Eguchi, Eiichi Ishii, Kozo Nagai

“…Even with its high treatment costs, SMC therapy should be proactively considered in cases where young patients suffer from severe gastrointestinal GVHD.…”
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Exploring the Catalytic Activity and Deactivation Pathway of Fluoride‐Doped Copper Manganese Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Moritz Karl Rosenthal, Kateřina Minhová Macounová, Lilian Moumaneix, Eeva‐Leena Rautama, Jouko Lahtinen, Petr Krtil, Tanja Kallio

“…The development of platinum group metal (PGM)‐free electrocatalysts for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to overcoming the scarcity and high costs of PGMs. However, designing stable and active materials remains challenging due to the harsh oxidative and acidic conditions. …”
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Predictive model for recurrence of incisional hernia constructed by CT abdominal wall imaging features by Qi He, Yunhua Wu, Gexin Xu, Zhixing Zhang, Dejan Gao, Lingzhi Nie, Qingguo Du

“…Abstract Background The recurrence rate after incisional hernia surgery is the most important concern for patients and surgeons, which not only causes pain to the patient but also adds additional medical costs. This study aims to investigate CT imaging features based on abdominal wall mechanics for recurrence after incisional hernia surgery. …”
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Implementing a Rapid Improvement Event with anonymised individual performance reporting on benign hysterectomy care: a retrospective comparative analysis by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Celestine Loh, Jason Shau Khng Lim, Yang Lv, Jia Xuan Yeo, Rhoda Su Hui Lew, Xu Ying Leow

“…Introduction Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) aims to enhance patient outcomes while managing costs. Building on VBHC principles, the Ministry of Health Singapore introduced the Value-Driven Care programme, including initiatives like Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Patient Blood Management. …”
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Exploring European hydrogen demand variations under tactical uncertainty with seasonal hydrogen storage by Sebastian Emil Hummelen, Erlend Hordvei, Marianne Petersen, Stian Backe, Hongyu Zhang, Pedro Crespo del Granado

“…Scenarios with seasonal storage also show up to 6% lower total system costs and more balanced infrastructure deployment across regions. …”
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Barriers to Mainstream Adoption of Circular Packaging in Indonesia by Nazlı Terzioğlu, Fabrizio Ceschin, Yulianti Pratama, Emenda Sembiring, Susan Jobling

“…These include inconvenience, resistance to changing habits and behaviours, higher costs and deposit schemes, contamination and hygiene concerns, wear and tear, functional and performance limitations, a lack of awareness about the environmental impacts, limited availability and variety, and a lack of trust. …”
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Circular Economic Analysis of Black Soldier Fly Maggot Cultivation as Local Chicken Feed by Namira Sukma Nurindra, Pria Sembada, Ima Kusumanti, Gilang Ayuningtyas, Danang Priyambodo

“…P1 can help the composting process, and production costs are efficient. The processing of maggot flour into local chicken feed is a lucrative venture, as evidenced by the potential profits it generates. …”
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Efficacy of HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer in the Tomsk region by O.  A.  Ananina, L.  A.  Kolomiets, L. D.  Zhuykova, O. N.  Churuksaeva, A.  L.  Chernyshova, A.  B.  Villert, L. V.  Pikalova, V.  Yu. Mosolkov

“…Further prospects for primary prevention of cervical cancer before the introduction of vaccines against HPV infection in the national immunization schedule indicates the feasibility and real clinical effectiveness of the introduction of regional and regional programs with the development of a mathematical model for optimizing financial costs for primary prevention of cervical cancer, taking into account demographic parameters and socio-economic damage from cervical cancer in the study area.…”
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Building an ultrasound appointment system: focusing on instrument diversity and the scope of physician expertise by Qingqing Wu, Yan Ouyang, Li Li, Yiwen Liu, Jierong Liu, Bo Li, Xihong Li

“…The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of establishing an online ultrasound appointment system that takes into account instrument diversity and physician expertise to reduce patient wait times and department operating costs. Method By analyzing previous appointment mode and examination data, we collect the requirements of clinical medical staff and patients, propose solutions, and design an appointment process. …”
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Odor characterization of the poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) for identification of volatile biomarkers of infestation across multiple commercial laying hen systems by Pascalle J.M. Deenekamp, Iram Gladan, Francisca C. Velkers, Mirlin P. Spaninks, Joris Meurs, Simona M. Cristescu

“…Infestations by the poultry red mite (PRM) (Dermanyssus gallinae) in laying hen farms can have serious adverse effects on animal health and welfare, and lead to increased egg production costs. Early detection of the PRM is paramount to mitigate its negative impact and for effective pest control. …”
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The future of diagnostics: cutting-edge advances in healthcare technology by Ashok Kumar Sah, Darla Srinivasa Rao, Anass M Abbas, M Chandrasekar, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Adam, Ajab Singh Choudhary, Ranjay Kumar Choudhary, Rabab H. Elshaikh, Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Syrsulu Myrzagulova, Rohit Rathore, Asaad M. Babker, Devendra Prasad, Shagun Agarwal

“…This review looks at cutting-edge diagnostic tool advancements, how they're being integrated into the drug development workflow, and how they could improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst, hastening the implementation of several diagnostic methods for quickly identifying and monitoring infectious diseases. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of public finance used for social protection of internally displaced persons by Yuriy Bilan, Halyna Yurchyk, Natalia Samoliuk, Halyna Mishchuk

“…At macrolevel of research, the integral indicator was developed based on indicators of input (financing of social protection programs), output (involvement of IDPs in social programs), activity (funding per recipient and multiplicative effect in GDP growth), mechanism (administrative costs for achieving results), and control (effectiveness of IDPs’ social protection compared to other demographic groups). …”
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Economic analysis of intensive and super-intensive Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp production in a Biofloc Technology system by Marcos Souza De Almeida, Régio Marcio Toesca Gimenes, Plínio Schmidt Furtado, Luís Henrique Poersch, Wilson Francisco Britto Wasielesky Jr., Geraldo Kipper Fóes, Juliana Rosa Carrijo Mauad

“…The development of a new scenario simulating the super-intensive production of shrimp in a Biofloc Technology system, considering land use as a premise, made it possible to observe the possibility of obtaining financial gains in scale, both in the reduction of production costs and in the economic performance of the enterprise. …”
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Identification of a novel cellobiose 2-epimerase from Acidobacteriota bacterium and its application for in-situ milk catalysis by Qiuqian Zeng, Qiuqian Zeng, Qiuqian Zeng, Xiaomei Lyu, Xiaomei Lyu, Xiaomei Lyu

“…However, current CEs are hindered by pH and thermal instability in milk processing, as their neutral-to-alkaline pH optima clash with milk’s mildly acidic conditions (pH 6.5–6.7), and their poor thermolability requires costly post-processing enzyme removal.MethodsWe identified a novel CE from the acidophilic Acidobacteriota bacterium (Acba-CE) and characterized its properties. …”
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