Coupled Multivariate Analyses Reveal Separate Climate and Local Drivers of Temporal and Spatial Change in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem by Tyler R. Abruzzo, Michael G. Frisk, Liam Butler, Matthew Sclafani, Paul Nunnenkamp, Rachel Sysak, Robert M. Cerrato

“…Such data can potentially overcome the considerable intrinsic variability present in sampling and justify the cost of sustained monitoring. In this study, the temporal and spatial structure and trends in the mobile invertebrate and fish assemblage of the Peconic Estuary were identified. …”
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STRATEGI PEMASARAN DIGITAL NARAPATI INDAH SYARIAH HOTEL CONVENTION BANDUNG by Mia Rahayu, Suranto Aw

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa: 1) strategi pemasaran digital di Narapati Indah Syariah Hotel Convention Bandung mencakup Transaction, Incentive, dan Site Design, dan Interactive. a) Transaction / Cost pada strategi ini berbentuk promosi dengan memanfaatkan promosi tersebut dengan media yang insentif dan sudah dilaksanakan cukup baik b) Incentive pada strategi digital melalui platform yang menarik, tentu menjadi kelebihan dalam setiap promosi pemasaran yang dilakukan. …”
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β‐Sheets Orientation in Physisorbed Protein Layers by Matteo Piscitelli, Diellza Bajrami, Cinzia Di Franco, Lucia Sarcina, Michele Catacchio, Eleonora Macchia, Luisa Torsi, Boris Mizaikoff, Gaetano Scamarcio

“…Abstract Physisorption of antibodies onto surfaces is a low‐cost, rapid, and effective approach for immobilizing bioreceptors in applications such as bioelectronic sensors. …”
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A Novel Method for Single-Station Lightning Distance Estimation Based on the Physical Time Reversal by Yingcheng Zhao, Zheng Sun, Yantao Duan, Hailin Chen, Yicheng Liu, Lihua Shi

“…A single-station lightning location has the obvious advantages of low cost and convenience in lightning monitoring and warning. …”
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A Predictive Model of the Photosynthetic Rate of Chili Peppers Using Support Vector Regression and Environmental Multi-Factor Analysis by Bin Li, Bo Qiao, Qianyu Zhao, Dan Yang, Rongcheng Zhu, Zhexuan Wang, Yujie Yang

“…To optimize performance, a grid search with five-fold cross-validation was conducted to identify optimal hyperparameters; this process yielded a cost parameter (C) of 38 and a gamma parameter (γ) of 8, which minimized the root mean square error (RMSE) on the training set. …”
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Coupled-Inductors Boost Converter With Quasi-Square-Wave Zero-Voltage-Switching by Mahmoud Nassary, Enric Vidal-Idiarte, Ignacio Galiano Zurbriggen, Oswaldo Lopez-Santos, Javier Calvente

“…As it is demonstrated, the CIB exhibits two times faster dynamic response in front of load perturbations at the cost of a small reduction of the efficiency at high power loads and the inclusion of two additional components. …”
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Effects of replacing wheat bran by palm kernel meal on growth performance and intestinal health of juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) by Wen Jiang, Haifeng Mi, Beiping Tan, Shuang Zhang, Shiwei Xie, Lu Zhang, Junming Deng

“…Non-grain plant raw material palm meal can replace the limited grain raw material, which can provide a certain reference for aquaculture to reduce the cost and reduce the dependence on grain raw material. …”
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Effect of cement and straw fiber on water retention of vegetation substrate of Yellow River sediment by Ning WANG, Dong XIA, Xiaoming DUAN, Liang SONG, Bingqin ZHAO, Wennian XU

“…The vegetation substrate based on Yellow River sediment has the characteristics of low manufacturing cost and environmental friendliness, and it can realise the resourceful and efficient use of Yellow River sediment, and the research results can be promoted to other lake and reservoir areas involving dredging in the river basin, which is important for the ecological protection and restoration of the basin.…”
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Vision-Guided Maritime UAV Rescue System with Optimized GPS Path Planning and Dual-Target Tracking by Suli Wang, Yang Zhao, Chang Zhou, Xiaodong Ma, Zijun Jiao, Zesheng Zhou, Xiaolu Liu, Tianhai Peng, Changxing Shao

“…This research delivers a technically innovative and cost-effective UAV solution, offering strong potential for real-world maritime emergency response applications.…”
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HLA-B*58:01 genotyping prevalence and the association with allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions: a living systematic review and meta-analysis by Hong Tham Pham, Manh Hung Tran, Thuy-Van Mai Hoang, Ai-Hoc Nguyen, Minh-Hoang Tran

“…We excluded studies on: (1) animals; (2) pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; (3) genetic markers or genetic testing methods; (4) single group; and (5) cost-effectiveness of screening. Risk of bias was assessed using Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Sodium Alginate: Antibacterial Efficacy and Effects on Red Cabbage Seedling Performance by Miłosz Rutkowski, Wojciech Makowski, Lidia Krzemińska-Fiedorowicz, Karen Khachatryan, Andrzej Kalisz, Dagmara Malina, Jarosław Chwastowski, Zbigniew Wzorek, Gohar Khachatryan, Agnieszka Sękara, Anna Kołton

“…Rapid advances in nanotechnology offer promising opportunities to develop biodegradable, cost-effective composites containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with well-documented antimicrobial properties. …”
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Pilot-Scale Fenton-like System for Wastewater Treatment Using Iron Mud Carbon Catalyst by Lia Wang, Lan Liang, Jinglei Xu, Yanshan Wang, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen, Ning Li, Li’an Hou

“…C=O, O-C=O, N sites and Fe⁰ were responsible for the generation of Fe(IV) and ¹O₂ in the FSC/Fe(VI)/H₂O₂ system. Furthermore, the cost per ton of water treated by the pilot-scale FSC/Fe(VI)/H₂O₂ system was calculated to be only 0.6209 USD/t, further confirming the application potential of the FSC/Fe(VI)/H₂O₂ system. …”
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UDCNet: A U-Net Guided Dual-Branch Cross-Attention Network for SAR Object Detection by Siyang Huang, Liushun Hu, Zhangjunjie Cheng, Shaojing Su, Junyu Wei, Xiaozhong Tong, Zongqing Zhao

“…Our method comprises three key components: 1) a U-Net guided dual-branch architecture with cross-attention module, which introduces a U-Net-based segmentation branch to generate “region-based hints” for cross-attention fusion with the detection branch; 2) Shi-Tomasi corner detection with convex polygon optimization for pseudo mask generation, enabling cost-effective segmentation masks from bounding label information, alleviating the need for exhaustive pixel-level annotations; and 3) a two-stage training strategy, which first jointly trains both branches, then freezes segmentation branch to finetune the detection backbone, mitigating gradient conflicts. …”
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Distance caregiving using smart home technologies: balancing ethical priorities in family decision-making by only children by Yi Jiao Angelina Tian, Michael Dunn, Silke Schicktanz, Julian Savulescu, Tenzin Wangmo

“…The importance of maximizing the health and safety of older parents came at an unavoidable cost of the respect to autonomy, privacy, and dignity. …”
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Therapy in the digital age: exploring in-person and virtual cognitive behavioural therapy by Julie Vizza, Sanaz Riahi, Olivia Jackson, Christen Potvin, David Rudoler

“…Virtual or internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (eCBT) has emerged as an effective, cost-efficient alternative to traditional, in-person CBT for a variety of mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression. …”
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Development of a SYBR Green-Based Real-Time PCR Assay to Detect <i>Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi</i> DNA in Environmental Water Samples by Daria L. Manalo, Jude Karlo G. Bolivar, Karl Ian T. Ermino, Jeromir G. Bondoc, Mark Joseph M. Espino, Efraim P. Panganiban, Kathyleen S. Nogrado, Raffy Jay C. Fornillos, Mario A. Jiz, Lydia R. Leonardo, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla

“…Recent developments in disease diagnostics explore the utilization of environmental DNA as targets for polymerase chain reactions in disease surveillance. In this study, a low-cost, specific, and efficient SYBR Green-based real-time PCR assay to detect <i>O. h. quadrasi</i> DNA from water samples was developed, optimized, and validated. …”
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Simple and efficient optical fiber recoating procedure by F.A.C. Nobrega, E.A.W. Menezes, R. Reichenbächer, C. Scheffler, R.F. Abreu, E.F. Morais, C.M.B. Cordeiro, A. Spickenheuer, S.C. Amico, A.S.B. Sombra

“…In all, the recoating of optical fibers proposed in this work results in fibers with smooth and flexible surfaces using a simple, cost-effective technique that can be implemented on large-scale processes.…”
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Enhancing MPPT optimization with hybrid predictive control and adaptive P&O for better efficiency and power quality in PV systems by Benabdallah Naima, Belabbas Belkacem, Tahri Ahmed, Habib Benbouhenni, Bouddou Riyadh, Heroual Samira, Zaidi Sarra, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Salman Arafath Mohammed

“…Furthermore, the new weighted cost function in MFCS-MPC reduces switching losses by 15% while maintaining harmonic suppression. …”
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One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface by Chao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Tianqi Cheng, Tsz Yeung Yip, Bo Yuan, Wanqing Dai, Shengpei Zhang, Yuwei Qiu, Jian Lin Chen, Shang-Wei Chou, Yung-Kang Peng

“…Marine biofouling poses significant challenges for maritime industries, leading to increased maintenance costs and ecological disturbances. While Cu-based biocide coatings are effective in combating biofouling, they raise environmental concerns and have limited lifespans. …”
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Machine learning-guided integration of fixed and mobile sensors for high resolution urban PM2.5 mapping by Tianshuai Li, Xin Huang, Qingzhu Zhang, Xinfeng Wang, Xianfeng Wang, Anbao Zhu, Zhaolin Wei, Xinyan Wang, Haolin Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Min Li, Qiao Wang, Wenxing Wang

“…By optimizing the spatial design of monitoring networks, we developed a cost-effective air quality monitoring strategy that reduces expenses by nearly 70% while maintaining high precision. …”
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