Effects of Baduanjin exercise on cognitive impairment in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao-Gang Gong, Le-Peng Wang, Ling-Ling Yang, Feng Liu, Dao-Ning Zhang, A-Yuan Zhang, A-Yuan Zhang

“…Baduanjin exercise, a low-cost traditional Chinese mind–body exercise, demonstrates considerable potential for assisting older adults in managing cognitive impairment. …”
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Assessing probabilistic hazard and risk for building, road network, and ecosystems: the case study of La Florida municipality, Galeras Volcano, Colombia by G. A. Córdoba, G. A. Córdoba, A. Costa, D. M. Rodriguez, J-C. Thouret, R. A. Criollo, D. A. Guerrero, D. A. Guerrero

“…For each hazard–asset pair, a risk curve was calculated and multiplied by the replacement cost of the asset to estimate expected physical loss. …”
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Comparison of US-guided thermal ablation and surgery for papillary thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Na Yu, Zhen-long Zhao, Ying Wei, Shi-liang Cao, Jie Wu, Ming-an Yu

“…More strikingly, the lower risk of major complications (OR: 0.31; 95% CI 0.24, 0.41; p < 0.001), the shorter hospital stay (MD = 3.67 d; 95% CI, −4.89, −2.44; p < 0.001), the abbreviated procedure time (MD: −66.33 min, 95% CI, −77.08, −55.59; p < 0.001), the less intraoperative blood loss (MD: −27.43 ml, 95% CI, −34.60, −20.27; p < 0.001) and the lower treatment cost (MD: −860.42 USD, 95% CI, −1008.03, −712.81; p < 0.001) were noticed in ablation techniques compared to surgical operation. …”
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Unraveling the environmental drivers of blue whiting recruitment: 20 years of observations by Irene Laiz, Masuma Chowdhury, Masuma Chowdhury, Gonzalo González-Nuevo, Francisco Velasco, Francisco Baldó

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Access to health and rights of children in street situations and working children: a scoping review by Shanti Raman, Rajeev Seth, Michael Goodman, Neil Howard, Sharanya Napier-Raman, Jónína Einarsdóttir, Eva Jorgensen, Shona Macleod, Meghendra Banerjee

“…SWC face barriers such as cost, distance, visibility/accessibility of services, stigma, seclusion, threats of violence, lack of legal documents, crisis-oriented healthcare use and self-medication. …”
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Disease Prevalence, Usage of Aquaculture Medicinal Products and Their Sustainable Alternatives in Freshwater Aquaculture of North‐Central Bangladesh by Md. Nure Rasul, Md. Tahmid Hossain, Sifat‐un‐nuri, Md. Nurul Haider, Muhammad Tofazzal Hossain, Md. Shaheed Reza

“…It was revealed that 12% (11 out of 90) of the farmers were using these alternatives that led to approximately 20% approved fish growth with a cost reduction up to 30% compared to the conventional culture cycles. …”
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Comparison of clinical performance of MeltPro hearing loss assay and targeted next generation sequencing assay for genetic screening of hearing loss by Xudong Wang, Jiafei Chen, Meijiao Cai, Liping Zhang, Chaoyi Tian, Yunsheng Ge, Guowang Zhang, Yulin Zhou

“…Our data showed that the MeltPro HL assay is an easy-to-use, satisfactory, and cost-effective genetic screening method for routine use in most laboratories, especially in remote areas of China. …”
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ANALISIS EFEKTIVITAS BIAYA PENGGUNAAN TERAPI INSULIN DAN INSULIN KOMBINASI PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE II RAWAT JALAN DI RSUP SANGLAH by I Made Agus Sunadi Putra, Ni Nyoman Wahyu Udayani, Herleeyana Meriyani

“…Metode ACER digunakan untuk menganalisa jenis terapi insulin yang paling cost-effective. Berdasarkan data yang didapatkan dari rekam medis RSUP Sanglah Denpasar, jumlah pasien DM tipe 2 lebih banyak diderita oleh laki-laki yaitu 47 orang dengan presentase 67,14%, umur >45 tahun yaitu 63 orang dengan presentase 90,00%. …”
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Effects of interventional public health laws and regulations intended to reduce gambling-related harms: a realist review study protocol by Paul Montgomery, Joht Singh Chandan, G J Melendez-Torres, Sonia Mavi, Michelle Fisher, Theodore Piper, Jaya Nambiar, Priyanka Kumar Sharma, Joelle Kirby, Graham Fewell, Kate Bedford

“…The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities conservatively estimated that gambling harm is associated with an annual cost of £1.05–£1.77 billion in England alone. Marionneau et al have categorised gambling harms into seven themes: (1) financial, (2) relationship/conflict, (3) emotional and psychological (mental health), (4) health decrements (physical health), (5) employment/education, (6) cultural and (7) criminal activity. …”
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Enhancing the potency of in vivo lentiviral vector mediated gene therapy to hepatocytes by Cesare Canepari, Michela Milani, Chiara Simoni, Francesco Starinieri, Monica Volpin, Anna Fabiano, Mauro Biffi, Fabio Russo, Rossana Norata, Martina Rocchi, Chiara Brombin, Federica Cugnata, Eugenio Montini, Francesca Sanvito, Markus Grompe, Alessio Cantore

“…Overall, our work highlights the potential of minimally invasive, cost-effective treatments capable of improving the potency of in vivo LV gene therapy to hepatocytes, in order to expand its applicability and ease clinical translation.…”
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Enhancing Farmer Resilience Through Agricultural Insurance: Evidence from Jiangsu, China by Xinru Chen, Yuan Jiang, Tianwei Wang, Kexuan Zhou, Jiayi Liu, Huirong Ben, Weidong Wang

“…At the individual level, risk perception promotes purchase intention by activating protection motivation, while cost–benefit assessment enables farmers to make rational evaluations. …”
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Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Oral Dydrogesterone to Micronized Vaginal Progesterone for Endometrial Preparation in Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Cycle by Luma Caroline Gomes Mattos de Macedo, Mario Cavagna Neto, Artur Dzik, Andressa do Rosário Rocha, Sônia Maria Rolim Rosa Lima

“…The use of oral dydrogesterone is a reasonable option, may be more accepted by patients in terms of ease of use and lower cost. Clinical Trial Registration: U1111-1247-1845.…”
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Variation in dementia screening outcomes: the influence of primary care providers’ occupations and knowledge, attitudes, skills by Yanglin Qiu, Xinyu Fan, Yanjuan Wu, Shibin Wang, Wenyan Tan, Jing Liao

“…Primary care screening is proposed as a timely and cost-effective way to identify potential cases, while its implementation relies on primary care providers’ (PCPs’) knowledge, attitudes, and skills. …”
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MFFCI&#x2013;YOLOv8: A Lightweight Remote Sensing Object Detection Network Based on Multiscale Features Fusion and Context Information by Sheng Xu, Lin Song, Junru Yin, Qiqiang Chen, Tianming Zhan, Wei Huang

“…The experimental results demonstrate that our model offers a low computational cost and high detection accuracy compared to other RSOD models and other YOLO models.…”
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Enhanced solar desalination performance via integrated interfacial heating and PV-assisted water circulation in a modified single-slope solar still by Dolfie P. Pandara, Ardiansyah Ardiansyah, Guntur Pasau, Verna A. Suoth, Gerald H. Tamuntuan, Marco A. Laoh, Rafly A. Abudu, Hanny F. Sangian, Dahlang Tahir

“…Freshwater scarcity remains a critical global challenge, particularly in remote and coastal regions where access to clean water is limited and conventional desalination methods are energy-intensive and costly. Addressing this issue requires sustainable, decentralized, and cost-effective water-purification technologies. …”
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Effectively eliminating lead and cadmium from industrial wastewater using a biowaste-based sorbent by Aly Reda, Abdel-Ghafar El-Demerdash, Wagih Sadik, Essam El-Rafey, Tamer Shoeib

“…Comparative analysis revealed that the untreated biosorbent was more efficient than typical biosorbents, and an economic cost evaluation revealed that processing the biosorbent costs 1.05 USD/kg, highlighting its potential as a sustainable and economically viable option for industrial effluent treatment and supporting broader environmental goals.…”
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Factors influencing parents’ food-purchasing decisions in the Pacific: a qualitative study in Tonga by Sela Ki Folau Fusi, Alessandro Crocetti, Adrian J. Cameron, Megan Ferguson, Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne

“…At the meso level, we found that food availability in local retail outlets was important, while at the macro level, the cost of healthy food relative to unhealthy food was a key factor driving purchasing decisions. …”
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Transforming Manufacturing Quality Management with Cognitive Twins: A Data-Driven, Predictive Approach to Real-Time Optimization of Quality by Asif Ullah, Muhammad Younas, Mohd Shahneel Saharudin

“…Traditional quality management systems (QMS), through these reactive measures, are often inefficient because of their higher operational cost and delayed defect detection and mitigation. …”
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The untapped potential of camera traps for farmland biodiversity monitoring: current practice and outstanding agroecological questions by Stephanie Roilo, Tim R. Hofmeester, Magali Frauendorf, Anna Widén, Anna F. Cord

“…Moreover, the engagement of farmers in CT‐based biodiversity monitoring programmes and advances in computer vision for image classification provide opportunities for low‐cost, broad‐scale and automated monitoring schemes. …”
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Modelling geographical accessibility to urban centres in Kenya in 2019. by Peter M Macharia, Eda Mumo, Emelda A Okiro

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Urban centres were mapped from the 2019 Kenya population census and combined with spatial databases of road networks, elevation, land use and travel barriers within a cost-friction algorithm to compute travel time. Seven travel scenarios were considered: i) walking only (least optimistic), ii) bicycle only, iii) motorcycle only, iv) vehicle only (most optimistic), v) walking followed by motorcycle transport, vi) walking followed by vehicle transport, and vii) walking followed by motorcycle and then vehicle transport (most pragmatic). …”
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