Diagnostic value of full blood count derived systemic inflammatory biomarkers in malaria infection by Joseph Boachie, Derrick Ahiable, Leticia Awonbiistemi Ajabuin, Richard Amissah, Abigail Asmah-Brown, Safianu Apalebilah, Ama Gyasiwaah Owusu-Poku, Henrietta Eshun, Patrick Adu, Joel Karikari Nyarkoh

“…Our findings show that the FBC-derived systemic inflammatory biomarkers provide a solution to the need for cost-effective surrogate inflammatory markers, especially in resource-deprived areas.…”
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An Affordable AI-Driven and 3D-Printed Personalized Myoelectric Prosthesis: Design, Development, and Assessment by Enzo Romero, Jose G. Garcia, Magno Parra, Sebastian Caballa, Alejandro M. Saldarriaga, Edson F. Luque, Dante J. Rodriguez, Victoria E. Abarca, Dante A. Elias

“…Upper-limb amputations significantly affect independence and quality of life, particularly in low-income regions where advanced prosthetic technology is costly and lacks adequate personalization. Conventional myoelectric prostheses, while offering functional restoration, have limited adaptability and high cost. …”
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A mixed method approach to analysing patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and resistance in beef farms in Argentina by Cherrill Bedford, Maria Laura Galotta, Georgios Oikonomou, Guadalupe de Yaniz, Matías Nardello, Sergio Sánchez Bruni, Peers Davies

“…Further research into internationally comparable measures of ABU and detailed cost-benefit analysis of practical, on-farm interventions are needed to aid improved antimicrobial stewardship in livestock systems globally.…”
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Conventional in vitro fertilization enhances preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy outcomes in couples with non-male factor infertility by Xiaolan Li, Qian Li, Yajie Chang, Shujing He, Yanfang Wang, Xiaoyan Liang, Zhiqiang Zhang

“…Our data suggested c-IVF could improve PGT-A outcomes in couples with non-male factor infertility and exhibited a low risk of parental contamination. c-IVF-PGT-A represents a safe, effective, and cost-efficient strategy for these couples.…”
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3D-Printed microneedle assays for point-of-care applications by Haoyang Yan, Huibin Ma, Xin Jiang, Jintao Zheng, Mingxi Chen, Kayan Awawdeh, Xiaohong Jiang, Runzhi Zhou, Jiacheng Yu, Haotian Luo, Yue Jia, Zheng Liang, Weini Xin, Ester Segal, Keying Guo

“…Microneedle arrays (MNAs) offer a minimally invasive approach for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, enabling biomarker detection in interstitial fluid (ISF) with reduced discomfort. 3D-printing technology has revolutionized MNAs fabrication, providing a cost-effective and customizable alternative to traditional methods. …”
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Methodology for generating chorioallantoic membrane patient-derived xenograft (CAM-PDX) models of pleural mesothelioma and performing preclinical imaging for the translation of can... by Judy M Coulson, Joseph J Sacco, Michael Shackcloth, Alexander Haragan, Doris M Rassl, Harish Poptani, Anne Herrmann, Liam Shaw, Sarah Barnett, Jan Schulze

“…Fertilized hens’ eggs provide a rapid and cost-effective alternative to murine models of pleural mesothelioma which are commonly used in preclinical studies, with chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) xenografts being a partial replacement for mouse flank xenografts. …”
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Machine Learning for the Photonic Evaluation of Cranial and Extracranial Sites in Healthy Individuals and in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Antonio Currà, Riccardo Gasbarrone, Davide Gattabria, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Giuseppe Bonifazi, Silvia Serranti, Paolo Missori, Francesco Fattapposta, Carlotta Manfredi, Andrea Maffucci, Luca Puce, Lucio Marinelli, Carlo Trompetto

“…This study shows that portable spectral devices may contribute to bedside individuation and monitoring of neural diseases, offering a cost-effective alternative to repeated imaging.…”
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Preparation of sodium bicarbonate microcapsules by spray drying method as a novel foaming agent with alternative foaming temperature by Qing Zhuo, Yuan-yuan Li, Ren-qi Song, Ming-yang Zhao, Zhi-yuan Yang, Hang-yu Dong, Lin-li Tan, Qiong Long, Zhong-gui Xu, Ying-ru Li, Xiao-shan Yan

“…As a potential foaming agent, sodium bicarbonate (SB) has the advantages of environmental protection and low cost, but its low decomposition temperature can not meet the requirements of polyolefin foam materials. …”
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Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) program initiation in PICU of a resource limited setting: a retrospective analysis of challenges and outcomes by Jerin C Sekhar, Karthi Nallasamy, Muralidharan Jayashree, Manjinder Singh Randhawa, Namita Ravikumar, Sudeep K. C., Suresh Kumar Angurana, Arun Bansal

“…In low- and middle- income countries (LMIC), limited resources, lack of technical support, cost, and administrative issues are major barriers in initiating and sustaining a CRRT program. …”
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Preventing the transition from acute to chronic low back pain using home-based neuromodulation: protocol for a randomised, controlled study by Luke C Jenkins, James McAuley, Aidan Cashin, Tasha R Stanton, Amitabh Gupta, Rocco Cavaleri, Simon Summers, Keeley R McNally, Ariane Y Suhood, Daniel Thomson, Ghufran Alhassani

“…Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a portable and cost-effective form of non-invasive brain stimulation, presents a potential means of targeting acute pain and preventing the transition to chronic pain. …”
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Algorithms Facilitating the Observation of Urban Residential Vacancy Rates: Technologies, Challenges and Breakthroughs by Binglin Liu, Weijia Zeng, Weijiang Liu, Yi Peng, Nini Yao

“…Deep learning algorithms can automatically learn feature representation, perform well in processing large amounts of high-dimensional and complex data, and can effectively deal with the challenges brought by various data sources, but the training process is complex and the computational cost is high. The ensemble learning algorithm combines multiple prediction models to improve the prediction accuracy and stability. …”
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Early detection of Citrus Huanglongbing by UAV remote sensing based on MGA-UNet by Naibo Ye, Wenyong Mai, Feng Qin, Sen Yuan, Bo Liu, Zaiyuan Li, Conghui Liu, Fanghao Wan, Wanqiang Qian, Zhongzhen Wu, Xi Qiao

“…The intelligent monitoring method for HLB presented in this study offers a cost-effective and highly accurate solution, holding considerable promise for the early warning of this disease.…”
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Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency: An Experimental Investigation of a Sensorless Three-Vector Finite Set Predictive Torque Control Approach for PMSG-Based Systems by Marouane Ahmed Ghodbane, Toufik Mohamed Benchouia, Mohamed Chebaani, Mohamed Becherif, Yassine Himeur, Amar Golea, Abdelmoumen Ghilani, Zakaria Alili, Shadi Atalla, Wathiq Mansoor

“…Traditional control methods often rely on mechanical sensors such as anemometers, which increase complexity, maintenance costs, and reduce reliability. They can also suffer from problems like torque fluctuations, high computational demands, and reduced power quality. …”
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Relationship between experiencing a challenge or delay accessing contraception and contraceptive self-efficacy: Data from a 2022 nationally representative online survey by Alex Schulte, Ariana H. Bennett, Jennet Arcara, Jamie Bardwell, Aisha Chaudhri, Laura Davis, Brittni Frederiksen, Elizabeth Jones, Catherine Labiran, Raegan McDonald-Mosley, Whitney Rice, Tara Stein, Ena Suseth Valladares, Kari White, Cassondra Marshall, Anu Manchikanti Gomez

“…The most common reasons for challenges or delays were related to logistics (transportation, childcare, scheduling; 38.2%) and cost/insurance coverage (35.8%). Among those who experienced a challenge/delay obtaining desired contraception (unweighted n = 301), higher proportions were younger, identified as non-heterosexual, had lower educational attainment, and could afford smaller emergency expenses compared to the subgroup that did not experience a challenge/delay. …”
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Análisis de criticidad personalizados // Analysis of Criticity Personalized by A. M. del Castillo-Serpa, M. L. Brito-Ballina, E. Fraga-Guerra

“…<br />The application of this methodology has allowed addressing the maintenance resources toward the<br />subsystems of more criticity, improving the relationship cost benefit significantly in this activity, as<br />well as the obtaining of software that automates this analysis.…”
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Comparative Cross-Country Analysis of the Development Level of Scientific and Innovative Activity by V. P. Zavarukhin, T. I. Chinaeva, E. Yu. Churilova

“…In general, for the totality of countries, the citation rate has a sufficient relationship with GDP per capita and the number of staff involved in research and development, but the volume of internal costs per researcher and the share of internal costs as a percentage of GDP do not significantly affect it. …”
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User Experiences Among Patients and Health Care Professionals Who Participated in a Randomized Controlled Trial of E-nergEYEze, a Vision-Specific eHealth Intervention to Reduce Fat... by Manon HJ Veldman, Hilde PA van der Aa, Hans Knoop, Christina Bode, Ger HMB van Rens, Ruth MA van Nispen

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to report the experience of patients and professionals with E-nergEYEze. To complement cost-effectiveness outcomes, the user experiences from both perspectives were considered relevant for a better understanding of the intervention uptake. …”
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Mapping Mountain Permafrost via GPR-Augmented Machine Learning in the Northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Yao Xiao, Guangyue Liu, Guojie Hu, Defu Zou, Ren Li, Erji Du, Tonghua Wu, Xiaodong Wu, Guohui Zhao, Yonghua Zhao, Lin Zhao

“…This study demonstrates that a GPR-augmented machine learning framework can support cost-effective, physically informed mapping of frozen ground in complex alpine environments.…”
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Numerical investigation on the performance of the solar air collector using jet impingement with W-shaped arrangement by Muhammad Idrees Afridi, Ahmed Oleiwi Samarmad, Mohammed Ali, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Saif Ali Kadhim, A.K. Jasim, Dhuha Radhi Nayyef, Elaf S. Barrak, Yashar Aryanfar, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Seyed Hossein Hashemi Karouei

“…Solar air heaters (SAHs) are essential for space heating due to their low cost and simplicity. However, improving their thermal efficiency remains an area of significant interest. …”
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Optimise behavioural health and human factors research for deep space missions by classifying analogue scenarios and fidelity by Károly Kornél Schlosser, Károly Kornél Schlosser, Károly Kornél Schlosser, Károly Kornél Schlosser, Ilaria Cinelli, Ilaria Cinelli, Thorsten Waelde, Thorsten Waelde, Luis Luque Álvarez, Gábor Pokorádi, Krisztián Pósch, Iya Whiteley

“…Ground research in analogue environments offers cost-effective means to address these challenges. …”
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