Application of Ensemble Kalman Filter With Covariance Localization in Data Assimilation of Radiation Belt Electrons by Yuan Lei, Xing Cao, Binbin Ni, Taorong Luo, Xiaoyu Wang

“…Furthermore, EnKF with covariance localization enables usage of fewer ensemble members to achieve reanalysis results that closely approximate the “truth,” thereby significantly reducing computational costs. Finally, using the localized EnKF with 15 ensemble members, in combination with measurements from Van Allen Probes and GOES satellites, we reconstruct the spatial and temporal evolution of radiation belt electrons in March 2013 as an illustrative purpose. …”
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GhostConv+CA-YOLOv8n: a lightweight network for rice pest detection based on the aggregation of low-level features in real-world complex backgrounds by Fei Li, Yang Lu, Qiang Ma, Shuxin Yin, Rui Zhao

“…Existing approaches suffer from two critical limitations: (1) inadequate feature representation under occlusion and scale variations, and (2) excessive computational costs for edge deployment. To overcome these limitations, this paper introduces GhostConv+CA-YOLOv8n, a lightweight object detection framework was proposed, which incorporates several innovative features: GhostConv replaces standard convolutional operations with computationally efficient ghost modules in the YOLOv8n’s backbone structure, reducing parameters by 40,458 while maintaining feature richness; a Context Aggregation (CA) module is applied after the large and medium-sized feature maps were output by the YOLOv8n’s neck structure. …”
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Incidence of Post-cesarean Section Wound Infections in Emergency and Elective Cases at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in Egypt by Ahmed A. Hussein, Muhammad M. Jebril, Muhamed A. Abdelmoaty

“… Introduction: Infections at the site of a cesarean section (CS) can lead to longer hospital stays, increased medical costs, and a range of other health complications, including higher mortality rates. …”
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A Blockchain-Based E-Healthcare System With Provenance Awareness by Lianshan Sun, Diandong Liu, Yang Li, Danni Zhou

“…The prototype successfully integrates data provenance, operates at expected costs, enhances user-friendliness, and improves access control efficiency.…”
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Wind energy resource assessment based on joint wolf pack intelligent optimization algorithm. by Jiayuan Wang

“…Wind energy is a clean and renewable energy source with great potential for development, but the intermittent and stochastic characteristics of wind speed have brought great challenges to the effective development and utilisation of wind energy resources, resulting in high development costs. Therefore, how to accurately assess the wind energy resources and effectively predict the wind speed has become a key issue to be solved in the current wind energy field. …”
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Degradation of anti-wear additives and tribological properties of engine oils at extended oil change intervals in city buses by Wojciech Gołębiowski, Rafał Krakowski, Grzegorz Zając

“…The research results provide important information for bus fleet operators, allowing more precise determination of engine oil change intervals, which translates into extended engine life and reduced operating costs.…”
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Leveraging building permit data for large-scale embodied carbon assessment of residential building construction by Santiago Zuluaga, Shoshanna Saxe

“…Through a hybrid approach that combines regional input–output models and reported construction costs, we estimate embodied emissions for newly built residential dwellings and dwellings added through renovations of existing buildings. …”
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Results of experimental studies of a mobile energy vehicles in a transport unit with an elastic damping mechanism by Senkevich S.Ye., Godzhaev Z.A., Sergeev N.V., Ilchenko Ye.N., Alekseyev I.S.

“…Improving the operational efficiency of mobile energy vehicles is one of the main factors contributing to increased productivity while significantly reducing non-productive energy costs. Of no small importance are developments that are associated with the improvement of the design of transmissions of wheeled agricultural mobile energy vehicles, for which an indispensable condition is to increase labor productivity in agricultural production. …”
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Research on Early Diagnosis Methods for Broiler Chicken Diseases Based on Swarm Intelligence Optimization Algorithms and Random Forest by X Peng, C Chen, L Yu, X Kong, B Sun

“…This study introduces a novel methodology for broiler disease diagnosis and prediction, substantially improving accuracy and efficiency while maintaining low computational costs. The proposed framework can be seamlessly integrated into IoT-based broiler health monitoring platforms, offering valuable theoretical foundations and technical support for disease detection and prevention in poultry farming.…”
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Introducing the Ordinal Turnover Intention Scale (OTIS): A cross-sectional validation in Italian employees and foundation for longitudinal research by Debora BERTOLINI, Francesco MARCATTO

“…Introduction: Employee turnover represents a critical challenge for organizations, impacting productivity, costs, and workplace stability. Traditional measures of turnover intention typically assess its intensity but fail to capture its dynamic and multi-stage nature. …”
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World practice of providing scientific advice on the development and authorisation of innovative medicines by E. V. Melnikova, O. V. Merkulova, V. A. Merkulov

“…However, the inability to accurately predict the efficacy and financial rewards of such medicines for pharmaceutical companies, as well as significant labour and financial costs associated with their development and clinical use, hinder their entry into the market. …”
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Implementation and conduct of therapeutic hypothermia for perinatal asphyxial encephalopathy in the UK--analysis of national data. by Denis Azzopardi, Brenda Strohm, Louise Linsell, Anna Hobson, Edmund Juszczak, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Peter Brocklehurst, A David Edwards, UK TOBY Cooling Register

“…<h4>Background</h4>Delay in implementing new treatments into clinical practice results in considerable health and economic opportunity costs. Data from the UK TOBY Cooling Register provides the opportunity to examine how one new effective therapy for newborn infants suspected of suffering asphyxial encephalopathy--therapeutic hypothermia- was implemented in the UK.…”
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Incorporating Risk in Operational Water Resources Management: Probabilistic Forecasting, Scenario Generation, and Optimal Control by Ties van derHeijden, Miguel Angel Mendoza‐Lugo, Peter Palensky, Nick van deGiesen, Edo Abraham

“…Through historical simulations using real water system and electricity price data, we demonstrate that incorporating uncertainty can significantly reduce operational costs—by up to 44 percentage points compared to a deterministic approach—while maintaining safe water levels. …”
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Applying Parse's Theory in Caring for a Depressed Patient Following Hysterectomy With Oophorectomy: A Case Study by Arian Mobasheri, Azar Darvishpour

“…By utilizing nursing theories in patient care, improved care standards, more affordable care costs, and greater quality of life can be achieved. …”
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Jewelry and ornamental concretions with fossils of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Mineral composition, gemological characteristics by D. A. Petrochenkov, E. Yu. Baraboshkin

“…Concretions can be collected simultaneously with ammonites and septaries in river valleys without mining, thereby involving minimal costs and having no negative effect on the environment.…”
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Interventions to reduce social isolation and food insecurity in older adults: a systematic review by Keya Sen, Clemens Scott Kruse, Michael Mileski, Zo Ramamonjiarivelo

“…Promising interventions included commensality programs, food service apps, and technology supported community engagement, though barriers such as limited digital literacy, high costs, and infrastructure gaps persist.ConclusionThe review underscores the need for integrated interventions as the global older adult population grows. …”
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Analysis of product range of microcontrollers for creation of elements of home automation by Oleksandr Vdovichenko, Artem Perepelitsyn

“…This reduces the required efforts and costs at the initial stages of prototyping such systems, as well as during the porting to new microcontrollers and integrated environments of an already existing project.…”
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Facilitators and barriers to provision of hospital in the home: does geographical location matter? A scoping review by Kristen Glenister, Ryan L. McGrath, Rowan O’Hagan, Ka Chun Tse, Jennifer Keast, Lucinda Aberdeen

“…Conversely, rural specific barriers included travel distances and associated costs, complicated by challenging weather conditions or terrain. …”
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Application of Extra-Trees Regression and Tree-Structured Parzen Estimators Optimization Algorithm to Predict Blast-Induced Mean Fragmentation Size in Open-Pit Mines by Madalitso Mame, Shuai Huang, Chuanqi Li, Jian Zhou

“…Blasting operations produce either boulders or fine fragments, both of which increase costs and pose environmental risks. As a result, predicting the mean fragmentation size (MFS) distribution of rock is critical for assessing blasting operations’ quality and mitigating risks. …”
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Integrated Weed Seed Impact Mills for Southeast Asian Rice Systems: Could They Aid Sustainable Weed Management? by Leigh Vial, Jhoana Opeña, Jaquie Mitchell

“…The estimated weed control benefits of the iWSIM should also be weighed against additional equipment operating costs. iWSIM technology holds promise as part of a sustainable solution for weed control in Southeast Asian rice, contingent upon further region-specific research and adaptation.…”
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