Defected ground structure antenna array with metasurface inspired interlinked CSRR for 5G millimeter wave applications by Esraa Mousa Ali, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Nouf Abd Elmunim, Bal S. Virdee, Nasr Rashid, Dion Mariyanayagam, Muhammad Akmal Chaudhary, Nisar Ahmad Abbasi, Patrizia Livreri, Takfarinas Saber

“…The final optimized antenna array, measuring 32 × 32 × 0.8 mm3, demonstrates significant improvements in radiation gain and efficiency, making it a compact, lightweight, cost-effective, and practical solution for 5G and other mm-Wave applications.…”
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Skin/core fracture toughness of sandwich structures: a comparison of different experimental arrangements by Amal Alliyankal Vijayakumar, Muhammad Zahid, Stefano G. Corvaglia, Alfonso Maffezzoli

“…This research adopts a cost-effective thermoforming approach for simultaneous commingled E-glass/Polypropylene (PP) fabric consolidation and closed-cell PP foam core bonding via a one-stage non-isothermal process. …”
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Market performance and supply chain selection dynamics for vegetables grown through sustainable practices in the Northwest Himalayan region by Ajay Kumar, Divyanshu, Raghubir Singh Prashar, Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Inder Dev, Subhash Sharma, Piyush Mehta, Rohit Kumar Vashishat

“…The study has highlighted the socio-economic dimensions of the area and its dwellers, further attempted to understand the cost of natural farming cultivation, followed by understanding the resource utilization in the natural farming practices, analytical representation of marketing components associated with the natural farming cultivation, and also attempted to analyze the key production and marketing problems associated with the natural farming. …”
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Investigating the Soil Hardness on Personal Subsidiary and Individual Peasant Farms by Aleksandr S. Ulanov, Vladimir F. Kupryashkin, Nikolay I. Naumkin, Dmitry A. Naumkin

“…The use of hardness testers in personal subsidiary and individual peasant farms is difficult due to their high cost and to the fact that the most part of these devices are specialized laboratory equipment, which require specific skills when used. …”
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Nano/Micro Metal‐Organic Framework‐Derived Porous Carbon with Rich Nitrogen Sites as Efficient Iodine Hosts for Aqueous Zinc‐Iodine Batteries by Yong Li, Xiaotian Guo, Shixian Wang, Wenzhuo Sun, Dianheng Yu, Nana Li, Huijie Zhou, Xiaoxing Zhang, Huan Pang

“…Abstract Nowadays, the low cost, superior safety, and long durability of aqueous zinc–iodine (Zn–I2) batteries have garnered significant interest. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting immunotherapy outcomes in lung cancer patients using clinical and blood biomarkers by Ting Ouyang, Fei Zhang, Yan Yang, Tianwei Luo, Ao Chen, Ning Han, Jun Qian, Xiaoyuan Chu, Chao Chen, Mi Yang

“…Conclusion The nomograms developed in this study, integrating clinical and blood biomarkers, provide a cost-effective, simple, and accurate tool for predicting the prognosis of lung cancer patients receiving ICIs treatment, to facilitate personalized clinical decision-making.…”
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Challenges in Managing Noncommunicable Diseases: Perspectives of Family Physicians Practicing in Public‒Private Partnerships: A Qualitative Study by Aboalfazl Marvi, Mohsen Aarabi, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Seyed Amir Soltani Kontai, Ali Vafaee‐Najar, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…ABSTRACT Background Providing primary healthcare through a family physician team and referral system is an equitable and cost‐effective model for preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). …”
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Utilizing spent mushroom substrate biochar to improve Zea mays L. growth and biochemical resilience against cadmium and chromium toxicity by Khadim Dawar, Ahmad Ullah Khan, Motirh Al-Mutairi, Modhi O. Alotaibi, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Asim Muhammad, Syed Sartaj Alam, Saniha Shoaib, Adel M. Ghoneim

“….), a globally important cereal crop, is highly susceptible to heavy metal toxicity, making it essential to develop cost-effective and sustainable mitigation strategies. …”
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Simultaneous quantification of trace heavy metals in mushrooms using a three-dimensional highly reduced graphene oxide/Fe3O4 nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensor by Yiming Tian, Pingsheng Zhong, Kai Zhou, Lufei Zheng, Jiali Ren

“…The accumulation of heavy metals in mushrooms has presented a significant risk to human health, underscoring the importance of devising a portable and cost-effective method for detecting heavy metals. …”
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Improvement of Surgical Technologist Students' Learning by Development of a Customized e-portfolio: A Mixed-method Study by Leila Sadati, Sahar Karami, Rana Abjar, Fatemeh Edalat, Pourya Kanani, Zahra Nouri Khaneghah

“…More than two-thirds of the students (71.42%) and tutors (85.72%) were thoroughly satisfied with the e-portfolio assessment.Conclusion: Based on the main results, the use of applicable and standard E-portfolios is recommended as a comprehensive and cost-effective assessment method in clinical education.…”
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Intelligent Thermoelectric Sensing with Sustainable Strain‐Hardening Geopolymeric Composites by Jingming Cai, Yujin Yuan, Lin Pan, Zhiyang Pei, Yu Zhang, Xiang Xi, Neven Ukrainczyk, Eduardus A. B. Koenders, Linfeng Zhang, Y. X. Zhang, Jinlong Pan, Yifeng Wang, Wenjie Xie

“…This discovery underlines the durability and efficiency of SHGC, demonstrating their potential for future infrastructure applications. The cost‐effectiveness, temperature‐sensing abilities, and environmental advantages of SHGC make them well suited for large‐scale smart applications.…”
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Performance analysis of solar-air source heat pump heating system coupled with sand-based thermal storage floor in rural inner Mongolia, China by Pengli Yuan, Feiyang Huang, Lin Duanmu, Caixia Zhu, Huifan Zheng, Peiyu Li, Yongding Cui, Haozhe Li, Ziyang Du

“…Nonetheless, the lack of low-cost thermal storage terminals in rural areas results in low energy utilization and high electricity consumption. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Modified Rotor–Stator Knives for Enhanced Fine Grinding of Chicken Meat–Bone Raw Material in Colloid Mill by Zhanibek Yessimbekov, Rasul Turagulov, Aitbek Kakimov, Anuarbek Suychinov, Eleonora Okuskhanova, Assemgul Baikadamova

“…The growing demand for cost-effective, high-quality protein ingredients in the meat industry highlights the need for advanced processing methods capable of producing uniform, functional meat–bone pastes from poultry by-products. …”
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Evaluation of the Antifungal Activity of Clove and Cinnamon Essential Oils against Candida Albicans by Ismail, H. Y., Mustapha, A., Ngoshe, I. Y., Musa Ibn Abbas, Adamu, A., Shettima, A. L., Dan-Iya, S. A.

“…The findings highlight the potential of clove and cinnamon essential oils as cost-effective, natural antifungal agents that could contribute to more sustainable treatment options for Candida albicans-related infections. …”
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STACKABLE SURGICAL GUIDES IN FULL-ARCH IMPLANT REHABILITATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Adelin Radu, Andreea Mihaela Custura, Doriana Agop Forna, Norina Consuela Forna, Kamel Earar, Vladimir Năstasie, Valentin Daniel Sirbu, Ioan Sirbu

“…Common benefits included reduced chair time, improved accuracy, and predictable esthetic and functional outcomes. Limitations included cost, complexity, and limited long-term data. Conclusions Stackable surgical guides represent a promising advancement in fully guided full-arch implant rehabilitation. …”
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Regenerative ability and micropropagation of <I>Petunia hybrid</I> in vitro by S. A. Borovaya, N. G. Boginskaya

“…Besides, micropropagation reduces the cost of production substantially. Considering that very few researchers addressed this question in the Russian Federation, this direction of research is still worthy of attention.Materials and methods. …”
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DFT studies of the role of anion variation in physical properties of Cs2NaTlBr6−xClx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) mixed halide double perovskites for optoelectronics by Mohammed Mehedi Hasan, Nazmul Hasan, Alamgir Kabir

“…Halide double perovskites have various benefits over lead-based perovskites due to their suitable optical absorption efficiency, higher stability, tunable bandgap, large carrier mobility, easy availability and low cost. The structural, electrical, optical and mechanical characteristics of the lead-free halide double perovskites Cs2NaTlBr6−xClx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) are investigated by utilizing the first-principles density functional theory (DFT). …”
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A novel data-driven NLMPC strategy for techno-economic microgrid management with battery energy storage under uncertainty by Elnaz Yaghoubi, Elaheh Yaghoubi, Mehdi Zareian Jahromi, Mohammad Reza Maghami, Ali Paşaoğlu, Harold R. Chamorro

“…The NLMPC controller dynamically adjusts DG and ESS setpoints to minimize costs, maximize renewable energy use, and ensure MG stability and reliability. …”
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Heavy Metal Contamination: Sources, Health Impacts, and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies with Insights from Nigerian Case Studies [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved w... by Tolulope Ogunnusi, Oghenerobor Akpor, Peter Olagbemide, Babafemi Laoye

“…To address these problems, the review evaluates already existing mitigation strategies, including chelation therapy and phytoremediation, while proposing sustainable, cost-effective solutions for reducing exposure and mitigating impacts. …”
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Volatile Components’ Variation Analysis on Ginseng Stems and Leaves at Different Growth Ages by HS-SPME-GC-MS by Hui-E. Zhang, Guang Li, JianFeng Hou, YanYan Han, Ping Ye, ChangBao Chen, XiaoHong Xu, EnPeng Wang

“…Since the classical chemical analysis usually needs to destroy the plants which is not suitable for the old wild ginseng due to the huge cost, in the current study, we employed the headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) GC-MS methodology which has the advantage of time-saving, nondestructive, and green to analyze the growth age of ginseng (roots) via determining the volatile components of ginseng stem and leaves (GSLs) combined with metabolic profiles way. 100 mg of finely ground GSL samples (3–7 years) were extracted by a 65 μm PDMS-DVB fiber in the headspace and then analyzed within 20 mins. …”
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