Efficient Hotspot Detection in Solar Panels via Computer Vision and Machine Learning by Nayomi Fernando, Lasantha Seneviratne, Nisal Weerasinghe, Namal Rathnayake, Yukinobu Hoshino

“…Solar power generation is rapidly emerging within renewable energy due to its cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment. However, improper inspection and maintenance lead to significant damage from unnoticed solar hotspots. …”
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SAFETY STUDY OF ROMIPLOSTIM BIOSIMILAR by A. N. Afanasyeva, V. B. Saparova, D. D. Karal-Ogly, E. I. Mukhametzyanova, D. V. Kurkin, A. V. Kalatanova, I. E. Makarenko, A. L. Khokhlov, I. A. Lugovik

“…Сreation of the drug biosimilar provides a reduction in the cost of therapy and an access for the treatment to more patients.The aim of the study was to compare the safety indicators of the reference drug and its biosimilar in vivo and in vitro.Materials and methods. …”
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A multiscale physiologically based pharmacokinetic model to support mRNA-encoded BiTE therapy in cancer treatment by Giada Fiandaca, Elio Campanile, Lorena Leonardelli, Elisa Pettinà, Stefano Giampiccolo, Elizabeth J. Carstens, Lorenzo Dasti, Natascia Zangani, Luca Marchetti

“…In vitro-transcribed (IVT) mRNA formulations emerge as a promising alternative, offering adaptability and cost-efficiency. Yet, the intricate relationship between mRNA dosage, antibody production, and the distribution of mRNA and proteins requires a deeper understanding. …”
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Recent Advances in Demand Responsive Transport: Opportunities With Autonomous Bus Service—A System-of-Systems Overview by Sajid Fadlelseed, Pouria Sarhadi, Soodamani Ramalingam, Hock C. Gan, Pandelis Kourtessis, Gav Jackman, Atziri Guadalupe Sanchez Contreras, Javier Guimera Tena, James West, Jack Holland, Alice Missler

“…It offers insights into current progress and outlines opportunities for deploying DRT as a cost-effective, scalable solution to improve sustainability in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).…”
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A Quad-Band Stacked Hybrid Ambient RF-Solar Energy Harvester With Higher RF-to-DC Rectification Efficiency by Sunanda Roy, Jun-Jiat Tiang, Mardeni Bin Roslee, Md Tanvir Ahmed, M. A. Parvez Mahmud

“…Another important contribution is the employment of multiband antennas for increasing the total ambient RF scavenged energy. Besides, a cost-effective and flexible FR4 substrate and a micropower film solar cell are used to make it conformal and cheaper. …”
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Validated UHPLC Methods for Melatonin Quantification Reveal Regulatory Violations in EU Online Dietary Supplements Commerce by Celine Vanhee, Cloë Degrève, Niels Boschmans, Yasmina Naïmi, Michael Canfyn, Eric Deconinck, Marie Willocx

“…We developed and validated, by applying accuracy profiles, ISO17025-compliant, rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) methodologies coupled with either diode array detection (DAD) or high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAM MS). The cost-effective UHPLC-DAD method is suitable for medicines and most dietary supplements, except those more complex herbal matrices containing passionflower, hop, hemp, lime tree or lavender or their extracts, where UHPLC-HRAM MS is recommended due to selectivity issues of the DAD methodology. …”
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Exploring the role of ketogenic diet in ADPKD treatment: A promising avenue by Abdul Mutaal, Dawood Shehzad, Khubaib Samdani

“…., tolvaptan, for the treatment of ADPKD in adults with CKD stages 1-3 and with rapidly progressive disease.2 However, these drugs are associated with side effects such as transient extracellular volume reduction and continuous symptoms of increased aquaresis, liver toxicity, avoiding pregnancy and breastfeeding and drug interactions.2 Moreover, strict criteria for patient selection such as  GFR values, changes in GFR, patient age and cost-effectiveness needed to be fulfilled before commencing this particular therapy.2 The ongoing advancements in medical sciences have recently provided evidence that introducing the keto diet in patients with ADPKD can lead to a decline in the reduction rate of GFR and to a reduced rate of increasing kidney volume.3,4 A small study published in November 2023 compared the effects of the keto diet (KD) with control and water fasting groups.5 KD group surprisingly showed a decrease in height-adjusted total kidney volume by 0.55% and height-adjusted total liver volume by 4.7%.5 The most important observed effect was an increase in eGFR by 5.5% compared to the other groups, which showed a decrease in eGFR.5 Serum levels of Beta Hydroxy Butyrate were used to evaluate the ketosis state.5 The most commonly reported side effect was transiently occurring keto flu. …”
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Strategies for enhancing PHC accessibility through mobile and capsule clinics: a spatial location allocation study in China by Haopeng Liu, Chengyu Ma, Yanbin Yang, Weizhen Liao, Yi Wang

“…We evaluated the models based on impedance, cost, accessibility, and Gini coefficients, which were calculated using methods such as the two-step floating catchment area approach. …”
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Investigating Dopant Effects in ZnO as an Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics by Anusha Puliparambil Thilakan, Pei‐Lun Hung, Jin‐Bin Yang, Ding‐Lun Lin, Shien‐Der Tzeng, Yu‐Kuei Hsu, Chih‐Hung Tsai, Yi‐Hao Pai, Atshushi Yabushita, Chih‐Wei Luo, Mei‐Hsin Chen

“…Thus, it is determined how dopants in ETL influence CT mechanisms, enhancing the photovoltaic conversion efficiency, thus contributing to the development of cost‐effective and efficient photovoltaic technologies.…”
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Validating social media data reliability for cultural ecosystem services mapping in data-scarce GIAHS: A mixed-methods approach in hani rice Terraces by Luying Yang, Yanbo Li, Xiaoyan Wei

“…This study showed that social media data provides highly consistent results with traditional questionnaire method for assessing and mapping CES and presents a cost-effective alternative for similar studies in less developed areas where social media data is sparse.…”
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A facile synthesis of green gold nanoparticles from fruit waste peels and their bioactivity evaluation against HT-29 colon cancer cell lines by Lakshmy Venkateswaran, Bindhu Radhakrishna Kamath, Somanathan Thirunavukkarasu, Rajkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Suresh Dhanaraj, Atchudan Raji, Rajabhuvaneswari Ariyamuthu

“…This green synthesis approach provides a sustainable and cost-effective method for nanoparticle production, with promising implications in cancer therapeutics.…”
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Carbon and water footprints within an environmental laboratory: Water, energy, and packaging management strategies by María F. Manobanda-Lisintuña, Cristina A. Villamar-Ayala

“…Meanwhile, material consumption reduction considering the laboratory accreditation (i.e. smaller glass containers) improved the laboratory environmental performance (up to 6 % reduced water footprint), reducing direct water consumption up to 0.3 %. Although costs are not significantly affected by these scenarios, savings in energy consumption based on phantom power in equipment (which can be disconnected) can reduce the cost per water sample analyzed by 7.8 % (83 USD/year). …”
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Direct-to-consumer tests advertised online in Australia and their implications for medical overuse: systematic online review and a typology of clinical utility by Katy Bell, Patti Shih, Fiona Stanaway, Stacy M Carter, Andrew St John, Daman Langguth, Andrea R Horvath, Pauline Ding, Mirette Saad

“…Harms may be caused by overdiagnosis, high rates of false positives and treatment decisions led by non-evidence-based tests, as well as financial costs of unnecessary and inappropriate testing. Regulatory mechanisms should demand a higher standard of evidence of clinical utility and efficacy for DTC tests. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a mixed-methods systematic review by Hua Qin, Ping Jia, Qilin Yan, Xi Li, Yan Zhang, Hong Jiang, Hongmei Yang, Linzhang Li

“…Future research should test the effectiveness and cost-utility of this integrated package across settings and further refine digital tools for tailoring programme intensity and follow-up.…”
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Understanding the perceptions of risks versus the benefits of COVID-19 vaccinations in Manyara, Tanzania by Chima E. Onuekwe, Violet M. Mathenge, Alexander Makulilo, William Mwengee, Tumaini Haonga, Grace Saguti, Charles Sagoe-Moses

“…Contribution: This study underscores the importance of other factors that influence perceptions of risks and benefits of healthcare services even if they were offered at no cost to the beneficiary.…”
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Β-FeOOH modified polyurethane foam for efficient adsorption of arsenite and arsenate from contaminated water by Qiang Li, Yifan Yao, Yingying Tang, Jinsheng Huang, Mei He, Wei Zhang

“…While metal oxide-modified polyurethane foam (PUF) provides a cost-effective solution for arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] removal, the absorption mechanism by akaganeite iron oxy hydroxide β-FeOOH-PUF and its practical applications remains understudied. …”
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A Transfer Learning Approach for Landslide Semantic Segmentation Based on Visual Foundation Model by Changhong Hou, Junchuan Yu, Daqing Ge, Liu Yang, Laidian Xi, Yunxuan Pang, Yi Wen

“…In order to solve these challenges, this study proposes a TransLandSeg model that transfers the segmentation capability of SAM while learning landslide features at a low training cost. To limit model training parameters, the adaptive transfer learning (ATL) module is purposely designed, the image encoder is frozen during model training, only the ATL module and mask decoder are trained, and the knowledge learned from the ATL module is input into the original network. …”
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Antibiotic use among university students: insights from a Nigerian institution by Francisca Ogochukwu Onukansi, Mfonobong Effiong Umoh, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Collins Chibueze Anokwuru, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Ugonma Winnie Dozie, Mariagorathy Iheoma Diala, Leo Cedric Fozeu Fosso, Chukwuocha Uchechukwu Madukaku

“…Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance, anticipated to cause 10 million deaths and cost $100.2 trillion by 2050, is particularly severe in West Africa. …”
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Development of Efficient Cooling Regimes for the Lining of a Ferroalloy Production Casting Ladle by Nazgul Aripova, Evgeniy Prikhodko, Alexandr Nikiforov, Akmaral Kinzhibekova, Amangeldy Karmanov, Alexandr Paramonov, Vladimir Ryndin

“…Streamlining thermal regimes is the most low-cost and sufficiently effective way to increase the durability of linings. …”
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Unlocking potential: innovative “private-non-profit” partnership for empowering children with disabilities in resource-limited settings in Nepal by Bibek Banskota, Bibek Banskota, Rajan Bhusal, Prakash Kumar Yadav, Jagdish Lal Baidya, Ashok Kumar Banskota, Ashok Kumar Banskota

“…The model’s success in combining cost efficiency, quality care, and community integration provides a replicable framework for similar interventions in other developing countries. …”
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