Bactericidal, Virucidal, and Biocompatible Properties of 3D Printed Materials Enhanced with Copper and Zinc Nanoparticles by Andrei‐Florin Sandu, Lauren Acton, Phillip Gould

“…Hospital‐acquired infections (HAI) affect 1 in 31 hospitalized patients, costing $28.4 billion annually. This study introduces a novel approach to pathogen control by integrating copper and zinc oxide nanoparticles into 3D printed Stereolithography (SLA) materials. …”
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An Analysis of the Literature Data on the Impact of Steel and Polypropylene Fibers on the Thickness Design of Airfield Concrete Pavements by Angeliki Armeni, Christina Plati

“…In order to reduce the pavement thickness and the associated costs, materials with improved properties compared to conventional concrete mixtures are generally used. …”
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Data Mining Techniques for Early Detection and Classification of Plant Diseases: An Optimization-Based Approach by Wagh Swapnil, Sharma Ruchi

“…Together, the results highlight the possibility of applying data mining and optimization approaches for creating UT&C-based, translatable and sustainable plant disease management solutions at low costs of investment. This research has found its applicability in the field of precision agriculture as it offers suggestions and a technological solution to optimize the yield in the face of plant diseases that threaten world food security. …”
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Re-establishment and Regarding Trust and Transparency, Blockchain’s Contribution to the Solution of a Thousand-Year Problem by Nataliia Krasnokutska, Koray Adıgüzel

“…In this context, it is concluded that including new technologies such as Blockchain increased trust in various industries, and in the majority of the studies, Blockhain considered being an element to reduce costs and create a more transparent environment. …”
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Application of Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) in Comparing MRT Signals of Steel Ropes by Justyna Tomaszewska, Mirosław Witoś, Jerzy Kwaśniewski

“…The findings suggest that integrating DTW into existing diagnostic protocols can contribute to safer operation, lower maintenance costs, and reduced environmental impact.…”
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CLASSIFYING LIVER DISEASE WITH BOOSTING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES by Erol Özçekiç, Ümit Yılmaz

“…Traditional diagnostic methods such as liver biopsy have limitations due to their invasive nature and high costs. This research examines the application of advanced machine learning techniques such as Gradient Boosting, AdaBoost, XGBoost and CatBoost for classification of liver diseases using a publicly available dataset of 1700 clinical records. …”
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Thermal-Hydraulic Performance of Graphene Nanoribbon and Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles in the Multi-Louvered Radiator for Cooling Diesel Engine by Nogueira E.

“…These high values for the heat transfer coefficient is a favorable result and of great practical importance, since lower values for the fraction in volume can reduce the costs of the compact heat exchanger (radiator).…”
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ECONOMIC TOOLS FOR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGERIAL ASPECTS by E. Tyutyukina, T. Sedash, A. Danilov

“…Realization of the concept of Russia’s sustainable economic development is connected with the need of developing and managing quite costly investments in nature conservation projects. …”
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Planar Thinned Arrays: Optimization and Subarray Based Adaptive Processing by P. Lombardo, R. Cardinali, M. Bucciarelli, D. Pastina, A. Farina

“…The use of subarrays with a limited number of different shapes is relevant for industrial production, which would benefit from reduced design and manufacturing costs. The resulting modularity allows scalable antenna designs for different applications. …”
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Uncovering the carbon footprint of minimally invasive axillary osmidrosis surgery in China through life cycle assessment by Kaixi Tan, Jianfei Zhang

“…This study highlights the inherent tension between the health benefits and environmental costs of minimally invasive surgery. By proposing a “climate-smart healthcare” framework, it provides a theoretical foundation and actionable pathways for balancing clinical priorities with climate action in global healthcare systems.…”
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Digital Twin applications in the food industry: a review by Emadaldin Elfatih M. Abdurrahman, Emadaldin Elfatih M. Abdurrahman, Giovanna Ferrari, Giovanna Ferrari

“…With the rapid growth of today’s market, food processing industries are compelled to adopt advanced solutions to ensure product safety and quality, reduce costs amidst low-profit margins, guarantee timely delivery of an increased demand for product preferences, and enhance sustainability. …”
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Challenges and perspectives of organic farming in the 21st century by Golijan-Pantović Jelena

“…Key challenges include lower yields compared to conventional agriculture, limited land availability, the consequences of climate change, high certification costs, and a lack of infrastructure and education. …”
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Financing of Public Health Care for the Population of the Russian Federation: To Maintain Multichannel or Switch to a Single Payer System? by A. L. Safonov, A. V. Ragozin, V. V. Grishin

“…The scientific novelty lies in the comparison of single-channel and multichannel pooling models used by developed countries in terms of their financial-economic and medico-social efficiency with the conclusion about a higher level of costs of the multichannel model with a comparable level of coverage with medical services of the population and indicators of its health compared to the model single payer. …”
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Improving resilience of networked multi-energy carrier microgrids through proactive scheduling by Ali Akbar Ghasemi, Mohsen Gitizadeh, Mohammadali Norouzi

“…The proposed method adjusts microgrid scheduling to secure feasible islanding, maximize preparedness, and minimize operating costs and load shedding. The optimization problem is modeled as a two-stage mixed-integer linear programming. …”
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Self-administration of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone with an Electronic Device: Clinical, Economic and Management Benefits of Objective Adherence Monitoring by Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Maria Del Sol Granados Alonso, Carmen Bouza, José Luis Poveda Andrés, José María Amate

“…A better adjustment to prescribed daily dose (accuracy up to 0.01 mg) with the electronic device results in a better optimization of vials and could save an average of 5% of total treatment costs in terms of doses not wasted, amounting to €245 of potential savings per patient and year of treatment…”
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Effect of compositions and hardness on wheel-rail contact analysis and wear behavior of wheel materials using finite element method: a case study of Addis Ababa light rail transit by Leul Fenta Demisie, Matiwos Getachew Wedajeneh, Aychew Asratie Ejigu

“…This stress on wheel leads to wear, distortion, and damage, increasing maintenance or replacement costs. This study primarily evaluates stresses in wheel-rail contact utilizing the FEM method to compare existing and newly developed wheel materials for their load-carrying capacity. …”
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Quantitative structure property relationship and multiattribute decision analysis of antianginal drugs using topological indices by Muhammad Waheed Rasheed, Abid Mahboob, Ali Ovais, Nimra Shabbir, Abdu Alameri

“…Designing and developing experimental drugs is challenging and costly, which makes mathematical and computational methods essential for efficient drug discovery. …”
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APPLICATON OF MICROSEISMIC NOISE ESTIMATION IN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AIMED AT REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT by A. Yu. Tsivadze, Yu. V. Sirotinskiy, M. A. Abaturov

“…This article discusses the possibility of reducing ecological costs and risks during exploration of oil and gas fields. …”
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Contemporary treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the North-West Registry data analysis by N. S. Goncharova, A. V. Kazymly, A. V. Naimushin, O. M. Moiseeva

“…Developing a national registry of pulmonary hypertension will facilitate the assessment of the real-world demand for specific therapy and the related costs.…”
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The Economic-Environmental Assessment of the Factors Influencing Input Prices in Sistan-Va-Baluchestan Province: An Emphasis on Agricultural Sustainability Indices by Elham Torkan, Mahmoud Hashemi Tabar, Ali Sardar Shahraki

“…The results obtained from the experts showed that alternative 1 (total costs of the production factors) was ranked first with a score of 1 in terms of the gray relational rank. …”
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