Enhancing Clinical Data Infrastructure for AI Research: Comparative Evaluation of Data Management Architectures by Richard Gebler, Ines Reinecke, Martin Sedlmayr, Miriam Goldammer

“…In contrast, clinical data lakes offer greater flexibility and cost-effective scalability for managing heterogeneous data types, although they may suffer from inconsistent metadata management and challenges in maintaining data quality. …”
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Performance Assessment of Organic Fibre-Reinforced Ceiling Boards for Sustainable Building Applications by Theophilus Olukunle Oloyede, Joseph Abutu, Zaka Audua Mshelia

“… This study developed two separate ceiling boards using snot apple fibre and cow hair with coconut shells and epoxy resin binder added in each of the boards in order to produce sustainable, lightweight, and cost-effective ceiling boards from agricultural and animal waste fibres as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional, non-renewable building materials. …”
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Phosphate Tailings and Clay-Based Ceramic Membranes: Tailoring Microstructure and Filtration Properties via Alkali Activation by Amine El Azizi, Hanane El Harouachi, Dounia Ahoudi, Soundouss Maliki, Mohammed Mansori, Mohamed Loutou

“…This study explores the fabrication of ceramic membranes using phosphate tailings and clay lithologies as alternative raw materials, offering a sustainable and cost-effective approach to membrane production. The focus is on tailoring membrane porosity through the deposition of multilayered alkali-activated coatings, leveraging geopolymerization chemistry to enhance structural and functional performance. …”
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Design of a mobile application for universal screening for women of child-bearing age engaged in comprehensive addiction and recovery environments (WE-CARE) for substance use and w... by Autumn Shifflett, Lacey Karpisek, Kajal Patel, Yi Cui, Maayan Lawental, Golfo Tzilos Wernette, H Katie Chang, Krystyna R. Isaacs, Tony X Ma

“…Barriers to treatment identified included a lack of readiness to change, cost, minimal social support systems, and a perceived sense of public stigma. …”
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A GIS-based methodology for hydropower potential assessment: balancing energy production and ecosystem sustainability by Arianna Paschetto, Chiara Caselle, Sabrina Maria Rita Bonetto

“…This approach offers a cost-effective planning tool adaptable to regions with existing or planned hydropower infrastructure, supporting strategic decisions for balanced ecological and energy goals.…”
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THE EVOLUTION OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS DURING 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF A CORSAR COHORT by Sh. F. Erdes, T. V. Dubinina, O. A. Rumyantseva, A. B. Dyomina, E. E. Gubar, D. G. Rumyantseva

“…Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology started to form a Cost and Resource utilization Study in Antiretroviral treated patients (CoRSaR) cohort to investigate the evolution of nr-axSpA and treatment policy for this condition.  …”
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An Efficient Semantic Segmentation Framework with Attention-Driven Context Enhancement and Dynamic Fusion for Autonomous Driving by Jia Tian, Peizeng Xin, Xinlu Bai, Zhiguo Xiao, Nianfeng Li

“…However, these advancements often come at the cost of increased computational complexity, which limits their inference efficiency, particularly in scenarios such as autonomous driving, where strict real-time performance is essential. …”
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Network pharmacology of olive stem extract, UPLC-HR-QTOF-MS profiling and antiviral activities aligned with UN sustainable development goals by Yasmin Mounir Mohamaden, Seham S. El-Hawary, Esmail M. El‑Fakharany, Yousra A. El‑Maradny, Mohamed El Raey, Amira Safwat El Senousy, Samar M. Bassam

“…It provides an approach to developing low-cost pharmaceutical products and animal feed for combating zoonotic agents, aligning with the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-3 and SDG-12) for promoting health and sustainable resource use.…”
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Barriers to Perinatal Care among Immigrant and Migrant Women in Southeast Minnesota by Jensen Reckhow, Kirsten A. Riggan, Emily Breutzman, Minerva Orellana, Stephanie Low, Yvonne S. Butler Tobah, Enid Y. Rivera-Chiauzzi, Megan A. Allyse, Vanessa E. Torbenson

“…Even when publicly insured or low-cost prenatal care is available, late entry into prenatal care is common. …”
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Embracing global biodiversity toward a better planet by Haigen Xu, Richard D. Gregory, Yun Cao, Riquan Zhang, Lirong Zhang, Michael Gill, Dandan Yu, Jianfeng Yi, Wei Liu, Hongmei Lin

“…We anticipate that these measures could facilitate immediate actions to update the NBSAPs to align with the GBF at the highest level while remaining cost-effectiveness.…”
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One-hour extraction-free loop-mediated isothermal amplification HPV DNA assay for point-of-care testing in Maputo, Mozambique by Maria J. Barra, Alexis F. Wilkinson, Ariel E. Ma, Karthik Goli, Hira Atif, Nafissa M.R.B. Osman, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Guilhermina Tivir, Eva H. Lathrop, Philip E. Castle, Ming Guo, Jane R. Montealegre, Ellen S. Baker, Mila P. Salcedo, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum

“…Our extraction-free sample preparation strategy permits adding sample lysate directly to the LAMP reaction. We utilize a low-cost benchtop heater/fluorimeter, delivering results in less than one hour. …”
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Evaluating salt tolerance of chickpea genotypes based on morpho-physiological and biochemical parameters by Mawia SOBH, Tahoora B. ZARGAR, Oqba BASAL, Ayman SHEHADA AL-OUDA, Szilvia VERES

“…Evaluation of the performance of chickpea in response to NaCl-induced salinity stress at the initial vegetative phase is a quick and cost-effective method for assessing tolerance and survival compared to traditional field approaches. …”
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Shade Tree Selection in Cocoa Agroforestry: Ghanaian Farmers' Preferences, Ecological Insight and Drivers of Local Ecological Knowledge by Michael Asigbaase, Solomon Batamia Ndego, Belinda Effah

“…ABSTRACT Integrating shade trees into cocoa farms potentially reduces the environmental cost of cocoa production and enhances their conservation value. …”
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Review of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Techniques for Timber Structures by Ziad Azzi, Houssam Al Sayegh, Omar Metwally, Mohamed Eissa

“…The widespread adoption of wood in construction is driven by its sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and esthetic appeal. The construction of wood buildings often requires minimal specialized equipment, contributing to affordability and higher demand for wood-frame structures. …”
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DMPDS: A Fast Motion Estimation Algorithm Targeting High Resolution Videos and Its FPGA Implementation by Gustavo Sanchez, Felipe Sampaio, Marcelo Porto, Sergio Bampi, Luciano Agostini

“…The DMPDS architecture was designed focused on high performance and low cost, targeting to process Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) videos in real time (30 frames per second). …”
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Development of a healthcare utilisation index to compare patients worldwide: a cross-sectional study by Gregor John, Dominik Rebell, Jacques Donzé

“…Conclusions Healthcare cost ratios were remarkably constant around the world. …”
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Skin's 'nano-shield' hydrogel: Co-delivery of myricetin-laurate nanoagents eliminates fungus and promotes skin regeneration by Lei Zhang, Kailai Liu, Jiachen Zhou, Yuchen Zhang, Jinpeng Wen, Jiangchuan He, Yunhe Zheng, Li Yang, Ke Wang, Jun Tian

“…Conventional therapies, including azoles and polyenes, are limited by toxicity, resistance, and cost. This study addresses these limitations by developing a multifunctional hydrogel integrating lauric acid (LA)-a natural antifungal anionic surfactant-with the antioxidant plant polyphenol myricetin (Myr). …”
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Synthetic Meshes in Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Narrative Review by Sami Lasri, Hend Alshamsi, Lysanne Campeau

“…However, this technique was recently considered cost-ineffective mostly because of high rates of erosions, ranging from 4 to 40% depending on the series. …”
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Advances in Ovonic Threshold Switch Selector Technologies for Storage Class Memory: From Fundamentals to Development and Beyond by Sanghyun Ban, Jangseop Lee, Yoori Seo, Wootae Lee, Taehoon Kim, Hyunsang Hwang

“…Finally, selector‐only memory (SOM) is examined, which offers better scalability and performance than the existing one‐memory and one‐selector structure, which combines an OTS with phase‐change memory. Moreover, a cost‐effective 3D vertical X‐point memory is also discussed, emphasizing that its ultimate implementation should be achieved using an SOM. …”
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4D-printable photocurable pressure sensitive adhesives derived from waste cooking oil by Peng-yu Wang, Meng-yu Liu, Jia-hui Sun, Ying-ying Li, Chuan-yang Tang, Yang Yang, Shuo-ping Chen

“…Beyond adhesion, these PSAs demonstrated exceptional multifunctionality: high flexibility (elongation at break: 162.0% for EWOMA-CHA), thermally induced shape memory (room-temperature deformation/recovery, fixation at −15°C), and biodegradability (11.52% weight lossin 45-day soil burial). As a low-cost, scalable platform, these WCO-based 4D-printable PSAs enable eco-industrial innovation for biomedical, robotics, packaging, and so on.…”
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