Practical pathological methods for reliable diagnosis of secretory carcinomas of the salivary gland by Ryo Kawaura, Tomohiko Ishikawa, Hirofumi Shibata, Masashi Kuroki, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanamatsu, Tatsuhiko Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tomita, Takuma Ishihara, Hajime Usubuchi, Yayoi Aoyama, Yukinori Asada, Takayuki Imai, Akira Ohkoshi, Akira Hara, Yukio Katori, Toru Furukawa, Takenori Ogawa

“…However, detecting fusion genes in a clinical setting is time-consuming and costly. In this study, we examined 31 cases previously diagnosed as AciCC and SC using pathological analyses with detection of fusion genes using ETV6 break-apart fluorescence in-situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Epiphytic bryophytes of <em>Quercus</em> forests in Central and North inland Iberian Peninsula by Nagore García Medina, Francisco Lara, Vicente Mazimpaka, Belén Albertos, Irenen Alonso, Joaquín Hortal

“…However, studies with spatially-explicit measurements at different scales are costly and therefore they are relatively scarce despite their importance. …”
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Cross-Scale Hypergraph Neural Networks with Inter–Intra Constraints for Mitosis Detection by Jincheng Li, Danyang Dong, Yihui Zhan, Guanren Zhu, Hengshuo Zhang, Xing Xie, Lingling Yang

“…Nevertheless, existing diagnostic models often suffer from high computational costs and suboptimal detection accuracy. More importantly, when assessing cellular abnormalities, doctors frequently compare target cells with their surrounding cells—an aspect that current models fail to capture due to their lack of intercellular information modeling, leading to the loss of critical medical insights. …”
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Is the Greener Approach Better? Application of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Perylenediimides by Patrycja Filipek, Agata Szlapa-Kula, Stanisław Krompiec, Krzysztof Zemlak, Bartłomiej Kula, Karol Erfurt, Michał Filapek

“…However, the synthetic route of obtaining and modifying them is usually very complicated, costly, and time-consuming. Therefore, the conducted research aimed to develop new, greener, electrochemical methods of obtaining unknown perylenediimides (containing 2-ethylhexyl at the nitrogen atom). …”
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Hybrid Coding and Filtering Technique for Optical IM-DD Link With Robustness to Multipath Interference and Bandwidth Limitation by Lin Sun, Gai Zhou, Qirui Fan, Alan Pak Tao Lau, Changjian Guo, Chao Lu

“…Furthermore, bidirectional transmission over a single fiber verifies its performance advantage and demonstrates potentials for reducing implementation costs of end-to-end optical communications.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Transcritical CO₂ Heat Pump Systems With and Without Ejector: Performance, Exergy, and Economic Perspective by Xiang Qin, Shihao Lei, Heyu Liu, Yinghao Zeng, Yajun Liu, Caiyan Pang, Jiaheng Chen

“…Although the addition of the ejector increases initial manufacturing and maintenance costs, the payback periods of the two modes remain nearly the same. …”
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A multi-objective multi-period mathematical programming model for integrated project portfolio optimization and contractor selection by Mostafa Zahedirad, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Vahidreza Ghezavati, Alireza Rashidi Komijan

“…Both scenarios consider multiple objectives, such as profit, risk, technical capability, and costs, along with numerous constraints, including relationships, inflation rates, and resources. …”
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Mathematical Models for Disassembly Line Balancing and Pickup - Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem by Zeynel Abidin Çil, Damla Kızılay, Hande Öztop

“…The simultaneous collection and distribution operations aim to save time and reduce transportation costs of vehicles. A mixed-integer nonlinear programming model, a mixed-integer linear programming model and a constraint programming model are presented to solve the integrated problem. …”
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A bibliometric review of smart technologies: IoT and AI for sustainable and efficient desalination by Achraf El Allaoui, Loubna El Ansari, Atae Semmar, Wafaa Dachry, Hassan Gziri, Hicham Medromi

“…Although countries like India, Spain, and Saudi Arabia have led progress, challenges remain, including high costs and limited global cooperation. This study introduces a streamlined model that integrates sensor and analytics systems to key plant performance metrics, such as energy use, uptime, fouling, and brine.…”
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Robustness and resilience of energy systems to extreme events: A review of assessment methods and strategies by Kasra Shafiei, Saeid Ghassem Zadeh, Mehrdad Tarafdar Hagh

“…The review identifies critical gaps in resilience assessment, including a lack of unified definitions, insufficient documentation of financial and social costs, and challenges in integrating resilience into infrastructure planning. …”
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Microbial responses to antibiotics cryptically shift the direction of disease outcomes by Isabela Velasquez, Kyra Ricci, Eve Milusich, Bryon F. Tuthill, Karin Sauer, Obed Hernández-Gómez, Jessica Hua

“…However, antibiotic contamination and costs associated with microbial responses to antibiotics may reduce antipathogenic efficacy. …”
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Takotsubo Syndrome in a Patient With a Malignant Tumor of the Kidney by N. V. Rutkovskaya, Y. N. Lazarenko, S. R. Shtin, A. S. Samoylov, A. V. Sotnikov, E. A. Praskurnichy, O. V. Parinov, Y. D. Udalov

“…Raising the level of awareness of doctors about Takotsubo syndrome, in turn, will allow timely detection of this disease, which will improve the prognosis for patients and minimize the economic costs of treatment. The exclusion of the possibility of overdiagnosis will also help determine the true prevalence of this disease.…”
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Three-Stage Robust Model for Resilient DERs Planning in Distribution Networks by Zun Guo, Ming Zhou, Jianxiao Wang, Zhaoyuan Wu, Gengyin Li

“…In the second stage (normal conditions), the wind uncertainty is addressed with a robust method, and operation costs in the worst-case wind scenario are minimized by wisely scheduling the allocated DERs. …”
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Sexual differences in defensive strategies: investigating chemical defences and visual signals in a wasp moth Amata nigriceps by Georgina E. Binns, Liisa Hämäläinen, Hannah M. Rowland, Lorenzo Caputi, Maritta Kunert, Johanna Mappes, Giovanni M. Ramon-Cabrera, Kate D. L. Umbers, Nathan S. Hart, Marie E. Herberstein

“…This variation can be explained if conspicuousness reflects the levels of chemical defences, if signal production or defence acquisition is costly, and if physiological trade-offs and opposing selection pressures impose constraints. …”
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Unlocking the bottleneck in forward genetics using whole-genome sequencing and identity by descent to isolate causative mutations. by Katherine R Bull, Andrew J Rimmer, Owen M Siggs, Lisa A Miosge, Carla M Roots, Anselm Enders, Edward M Bertram, Tanya L Crockford, Belinda Whittle, Paul K Potter, Michelle M Simon, Ann-Marie Mallon, Steve D M Brown, Bruce Beutler, Christopher C Goodnow, Gerton Lunter, Richard J Cornall

“…The introduction of this approach will accelerate the discovery of causal variants, permit broader and more informative lethal screens to be used, reduce animal costs, and herald a new era for ENU mutagenesis.…”
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Optimizing concrete pump maintenance in the construction sector using enhanced MCDM techniques by Dharmpal Deepak, Gurinder Singh Brar, Sulakshna Dwivedi, Harnam Singh Farwaha, Nishant Ranjan, Basem A. Alkhaleel, Shatrudhan Pandey

“…The example company currently struggles with determining which maintenance tasks should come first, which drives up maintenance costs, reduces machine availability and profitability, and reduces production. …”
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Vegetable By-Products from Industrial Processing: From Waste to Functional Ingredient Through Fermentation by Andrea Marcelli, Andrea Osimani, Lucia Aquilanti

“…Current recovery practices, including their use in animal feed or bioenergy production, contribute to a circular economy but are often limited by high operational costs. In this context, fermentation has emerged as a promising, sustainable approach for converting vegetable by-products into value-added food ingredients. …”
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Visual Geolocalization for Aerial Vehicles via Fusion of Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery and Its Relative Depth Information by Maoan Zhou, Dongfang Yang, Jieyu Liu, Weibo Xu, Xiong Qiu, Yongfei Li

“…However, existing methods for geographic location estimation have limitations: one relies on high-precision geodetic elevation data, which is costly, and the other assumes a flat ground surface, ignoring elevation differences. …”
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Identifying Food Deserts in Mississauga: A Comparative Analysis of Socioeconomic Indicators by Taif Huda, Amanda Wang, Hefan Zhang, Lewei Gao, Yuhong He, Tingting Zhu

“…Due to travel time and additional transportation costs, these residents often opt for unhealthy food rather than nutritious alternatives. …”
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Economic Optimization of Combination of Wind, Solar, and Battery Storage for Grid-Independent Power Supply using Cuckoo Optimization Algorithm by Waleed Khalid Al-Azzawi, Ahmed Majed Althahabi, Kadhum Al-Majdi, Jenan Ali Hammoode, Ali Hussein Adhab, Alaa M. Lafta, Julayeva Zhazira, Ðbdukarimov Sadratdin

“…The outcomes indicated that the optimal hybrid system model may be able to reduce system costs by 10â25%. This research's findings can be used to inform the design of sustainable and dependable renewable energy systems.…”
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