Giant strain tunability in polycrystalline ceramic films via helium implantation by A. Blázquez Martínez, S. Glinšek, T. Granzow, J.-N. Audinot, P. Fertey, J. Kreisel, M. Guennou, C. Toulouse

“…This finding underscores the potential of helium implantation in strain engineering polycrystalline materials, enabling cost-effective and versatile applications.…”
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Optical Imaging of Integrin αβ Expression with Near-Infrared Fluorescent RGD Dimer with Tetra(ethylene glycol) Linkers by Zhaofei Liu, Shuanglong Liu, Gang Niu, Fan Wang, Shuang Liu, Xiaoyuan Chen

“…In summary, NIRF imaging with IRDye800-E[PEG 4 -c(RGDfK)] 2 offers an easy, fast, and low-cost way to detect and semiquantify tumor integrin α v β 3 expression in living subjects.…”
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Solving the problem of access to cardiovascular medicines: revolving fund pharmacy models in rural western Kenya by Imran Manji, Benson Njuguna, Jemima Kamano, Jeremiah Laktabai, Edith Tonui, Sonak Pastakia

“…The estimated programme running cost was US$6.5–25 per patient, serving as a useful benchmark for public governments to invest in medication supply chain systems in LMICs going forward. …”
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Nanoarchitectonics in immobilization of DNT/TNT specific binding peptides on laser-induced graphene by Seda Kol, Fatmanur Kocaman Kabil, Nihan Aydemir, Ahmet Yavuz Oral

“…The findings suggest that LIG-based sensors provide a cost-effective platform for the detection of DNT (2,4-dinitrotoluene) and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). …”
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Development of Molded Fibers-Based Packaging from Sugarcane Bagasse for Sustainable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics by Roman Sarder, Mrittika Debnath, Cori Sutton, Saurabh Kumar Kardam, Karthik Ananth Mani, Lucian Lucia, Lokendra Pal

“…However, key challenges include the lack of low-cost, high-yield sustainable fibers that provide adequate strength and moldability while reducing drying energy consumption, which is essential for widespread adoption. …”
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ZooCNN: A Zero-Order Optimized Convolutional Neural Network for Pneumonia Classification Using Chest Radiographs by Saravana Kumar Ganesan, Parthasarathy Velusamy, Santhosh Rajendran, Ranjithkumar Sakthivel, Manikandan Bose, Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

“…Pneumonia, a leading cause of mortality in children under five, is usually diagnosed through chest X-ray (CXR) images due to its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. However, the shortage of radiologists in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) emphasizes the need for automated pneumonia diagnostic systems. …”
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Optimal Spot Market Participation of PV + BESS: Impact of BESS Sizing in Utility-Scale and Distributed Configurations by Andrea Scrocca, Roberto Pisani, Diego Andreotti, Giuliano Rancilio, Maurizio Delfanti, Filippo Bovera

“…These results show lower PV firming costs than previous studies, and highlight that under a multiple-service strategy, better economic outcomes are obtained with larger storage capacities.…”
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Pharmaceutical orientation and applications of silver/zinc oxide nanoparticles developed from various fruit peel extracts: an emerging sustainable approach by Mahima Chaudhary, Priyvart Choudhary, Anjali Tripathi, Vinay Kumar Pandey, Rohit Sharma, Seema Singh, Sarvesh Rustagi, Amritanshu Pathak

“…This approach not only mitigates environmental impacts but also taps into cost-effective and readily available resources for nanoparticle synthesis. …”
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Evaluation of foot tissue meal of golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda, Ampullariidae), as an ingredient in the gonad maturation diet of female shrimp Penaeus vanna... by Mary Jessa Bell B. Pagapulan, Rex Ferdinand M. Traifalgar, Sanny David P. Lumayno, Fredson H. Huervana, Dennis K. Gomez

“…Golden apple snail foot tissue meal (GASFTM) presents a cost-effective alternative protein source to squid meal, offering high protein content and the potential to improve aquaculture feed formulations. …”
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Optimizing skin cancer screening with convolutional neural networks in smart healthcare systems. by Ali Raza, Akhtar Ali, Sami Ullah, Yasir Nadeem Anjum, Basit Rehman

“…In this researche new activation function namely NGNDG-AF was offered specifically to enhance the capabilities of network fitting and generalization ability, convergence rate and reduction in mathematical computational cost. A research used an optimized CNN and ResNet152V2 with the HAM10000 dataset to differentiate between the seven forms of skin cancer. …”
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A hybrid mutational Northern Goshawk and elite opposition learning artificial rabbits optimizer for PEMFC parameter estimation by Pradeep Jangir, Absalom E. Ezugwu, Kashif Saleem, Arpita, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, G. Gulothungan, Laith Abualigah

“…On top of that MNEARO outperforms others in terms of both computational cost as well as solution quality while experiments carried out using benchmark problems indicate its superiority over other meta-heuristics approaches.…”
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MHCLSyn: Multi-View Hypergraph Contrastive Learning for Synergistic Drug Combination Prediction by Lei Li, Guodong Lü, Chunhou Zheng, Renyong Lin, Yansen Su

“…Besides, the number of identified drug-drug-cell line triplets is insufficient owning to the high cost of in vitro screening, which affects the ability of models to capture and utilize multi-way relations. …”
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Violence against people with disability in England and Wales: findings from a national cross-sectional survey. by Hind Khalifeh, Louise M Howard, David Osborn, Paul Moran, Sonia Johnson

“…However, we know little about the extent to which people with disability experience different violence types, and associated health/economic costs. The recent introduction of disability measures into the England&Wales victimization survey provided an opportunity to address this gap.…”
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Study on the Design and Development of Advanced Inorganic Polymers for Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Systems by Ioanna Giannopoulou, Loizos Georgiou, Konstantina Oikonomopoulou, Maria Spanou, Alexandros Michaelides, Demetris Nicolaides

“…This paper investigates the design and development of inorganic polymers based on Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) as a sustainable, low-cost, and environmentally friendly alternative to OPC-based materials for high-temperature sensible TES applications. …”
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Applications and Competitive Advantages of Data Mining and Business Intelligence in SMEs Performance: A Systematic Review by Shao V. Tsiu, Mfanelo Ngobeni, Lesley Mathabela, Bonginkosi Thango

“…Despite these advancements, SMEs encounter barriers such as technological complexity, high implementation costs, and substantial skills gaps, impeding effective utilization. …”
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Role of Chest Radiography in Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Does Every Suspected Case Needs GeneXpert MTB; A Cross-Sectional Study by Mujahid Raza, Saleh Khurshied, Altaf Hussain, Nawal Khurshid, Ali Khurshid

“…Chest X-ray (CXR) plays a role in diagnosis of pulmonary TB and has typical findings. CXR is cost effective modality and can help to reduce the burden on health system if smear, culture, or rapid molecular tests are only done in patients where CXR shows suspicion of pulmonary TB. …”
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Mycosynthesis of ZnO-NPs using Phoma sp. RDSE17 endophytic fungal extract and their in vitro antibacterial and wound healing applications by Prabhu Raju, Surendirakumar Kannaiah, Wairokpam Sanahal Devi, Kistu Singh Nongthombam, Sathish Muthukrishnan

“…Abstract The green synthesis of nanoparticles using natural reductants and stabilizers has gained popularity due to its biocompatibility, low cost, and broad range of biological applications. …”
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Hierarchically structured, Janus optical nanoengineered wastepaper for switchable radiative cooling/heating by Zifan Song, Zipeng Zhang, Xueting Zhang, Jingyang Liu, Wanjie Wang, Jianfeng Wang, Xiuxiu Jin

“…Abstract Switchable radiative cooling/heating holds great promise for mitigating the global energy and environmental crisis. Here, we reported a cost‐effective, high‐strength Janus film through surface optical engineering waste paper with one side decorated by a hydrophobic polymeric cooling coating consisting of micro/nanopore/particle hierarchical structure and the other side coated with hydrophilic MXene nanosheets for heating. …”
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Production of Biogas and Bio-fertilizer from Abattoir Waste as Sustainable Management, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 by Sina Temsgen Tolera, Fekade Ketema Alemu

“…The current estimated bio-fertilizer (111,249kg/year) from four abattoir sites can cover about 2,225 hectares per a year with its advantage and efficiency of soil. When in turned into cost, about $55,645 per a year of price could estimate from biogas and bio-fertilizer. …”
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Informing Investment to Reduce Inequalities: A Modelling Approach. by Andrew McAuley, Cheryl Denny, Martin Taulbut, Rory Mitchell, Colin Fischbacher, Barbara Graham, Ian Grant, Paul O'Hagan, David McAllister, Gerry McCartney

“…The most effective (and likely cost-effective) interventions for reducing inequalities were regulatory and tax options. …”
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