Towards the standardization of human platelet lysate production and its comparison to fetal bovine serum for human hematopoietic cell culture: a scoping review by Shamili Immalaraju, Srishti Goyal, Rukmini Jonnalagadda

“…Although various strategies have been developed to optimize HCC expansion, implementing them can be costly. Consequently, traditional fetal bovine serum (FBS)-containing media is the first choice, despite its disadvantages. …”
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"I want to help my body": Acceptability of malaria chemoprevention among children with sickle cell anaemia and their caregivers in Malawi and Uganda. by Sarah Svege, Siri Lange, Bjarne Robberstad, Joseph Rujumba

“…To mitigate transport costs and time spent away from school and work, most participants preferred a period of two months or longer between drug refill visits at the hospital. …”
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Modelling transport decarbonisation pathways in Vietnam: Synergies and trade-offs in supporting the energy transition by Nuzulia Fajriningrum, Leonhard Hofbauer, Naomi Tan, Steve Pye

“…While the co-benefits of carbon dioxide abatement and fuel import avoidance will improve Vietnam's energy security and environmental sustainability, the study suggests that the risks of trade-offs in land-use implications and rising future electricity costs must be considered to support a just and equitable energy transition in Vietnam.…”
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The maple syrup industry in Canada and the United States: challenges and potential strategies towards a more sustainable development by Qingbin Wang, Emmanuel Owoicho Abah, Mark Cannella

“…Historical data indicates that the maple syrup industry in both nations has experienced significant growth in production since the early 1980s but also increased volatility in both sap yield and maple syrup output, downward trends in producer prices, rising production costs, and increasing impacts of trade disputes and retaliations. …”
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Assessing Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality per Increment in Systolic Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Studies i... by Yu-Chung Wei, Nysia I George, Ching-Wei Chang, Karen A Hicks

“…In the United States (US), cardiovascular (CV) disease accounts for nearly 20% of national health care expenses. Since costs are expected to increase with the aging population, informative research is necessary to address the growing burden of CV disease and sex-related differences in diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. …”
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Structural Characteristics of Beekeeping Enterprises and Beekeeping Activities in Çanakkale Province by Duygu Aktürk, Başak Aydın

“…According to the factor analysis results, the first factor which included the external factors such as environment pollution, technical equipment level, robbery, climate and natural conditions was named as “External Factors”, the second factor which included the variables such as getting credit, variation in honey prices and input costs was named as “Financial Factors” and the third factor which included the variables such as illness and wintering losses, struggle deficiency and nutrition deficiency was named as “Inefficient Application”. …”
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The authors would like to thank the staff of the Organisation of Transportation and Transport Management Department by B. S. Trofimov, I. S. Trofimova

“…A procedure was carried out to obtain a certificate from the traffic police after changes were made to the design of the KamAZ-53212 vehicle in order to operate it as a dump truck, and a calculation of costs and profits was made to fulfill the terms of contracts for the transportation of various types of goods.…”
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Fish feeding behavior recognition via lightweight two stage network and satiety experiments by Shilong Zhao, Kewei Cai, Yanbin Dong, Guanbo Feng, Yuqing Wang, Hongshuai Pang, Ying Liu

“…Abstract With the advancement of industrial aquaculture, intelligent fish feeding has become pivotal in reducing feed and labor costs while enhancing fish welfare. Computer vision, as a non-invasive and efficient approach, has made significant strides in this domain. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Isolated Abdominoplasty and Concomitant Hernio-Abdominoplasty by M. V. Timerbulatov, A. S. Shornina, R. A. Lihter, A. E. Kaipov

“…Simultaneous hernio-abdominoplasty increases the time of surgical intervention, but reduces the multiplicity of necessary operations and anaesthetic support, the duration of the rehabilitation period, and financial costs. Abdominoplasty provides convenient access to perform tension-free hernioplasty. …”
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Suppression of Ripples of Controllable Rectifiers for Power Supply of Magnetic Systems by M. S. Lur’e, O. M. Lur’e, A. S. Frolov

“…The results of simulation of passive ripple compensators, performed in two versions, showed their effectiveness, while the scheme was relatively simple and economic costs were relatively low. Also, the time of setting the set current in the system in the presence of a ripple compensator increases by no more than 3 %, and the accuracy and stability of operation do not change.…”
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Explainable artificial intelligence for predicting medical students’ performance in comprehensive assessments by Haniye Mastour, Toktam Dehghani, Ehsan Moradi, Saeid Eslami

“…Abstract Comprehensive medical assessments are critical for evaluating clinical proficiency in medical education; however, these administrations impose significant institutional burdens, financial costs, and psychological strain on students. While Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for predictive analytics, existing models lack the interpretability and reliability required for educational decision-making. …”
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Alternative mating tactics in brown widow spiders: mating with or without male self-sacrifice does not affect the copulatory mechanism by Lenka Sentenská, Dante Poy, Maydianne C. B. Andrade, Gabriele B. Uhl

“…Conclusions Our results suggest that the somersault has evolved solely due to the selective advantages of sexual cannibalism. The costs and benefits of both mating tactics need to be further explored using paternity studies in order to understand their relative adaptive value.…”
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Modern Features of Digitalization Implementation in Small Business in the Trade Sector by Popov Oleksandr S., Makarov Serhii A.

“…The implementation of modern technologies contributes to increasing the efficiency of business processes, reducing costs, and strengthening competitive positions in the market. …”
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Application of in-silico docking for green electrochemical quantification of prucalopride succinate in pharmaceutical, urine, and milk matrices by Ahmed R. Mohamed, Rania A. Sayed, Abdalla Shalaby, Hany Ibrahim

“…The experimental work was backed up by applying molecular docking, whose results were consistent with the practical findings, offering a creative strategy to reduce the experiment’s costs and duration. According to findings, the α-cyclodextrin sensor outperformed the other proposed sensors in terms of Nernstian slope (56.87 mV/decade), linearity range (1 × 10−6 M – 1 × 10−2 M), and detection limit (7.50 × 10−7 M). …”
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Fostering the Return of Compatriots (Concerning Rehabilitation of Ethno-Cultural Principle) by T. A. Bazhan

“…For instance, opportunities are limited for elderly and people with moderate means, who know Russian, belong to peoples of Russia and are ready to integrate into Russian society; representatives of title nations of some post-soviet states are recognized as compatriots though they do not possess the mentioned-above socio-cultural features; the same corruption costs typical of labour migration are formed; the quality of human capital provided at the expense of the State program does not comply with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and needs of Russian society development. …”
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The Role of Nurses and Community Health Workers in Confronting Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. by Andrew G Corley, Clifton P Thornton, Nancy E Glass

“…Horizontal or multidisease control programs can create complimentary interactions between their different control activities as well as reduce costs through improved program efficiencies-benefits that vertical programs are not able to attain.…”
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Optimized Solar-Simulated Photocatalysis of Congo Red Dye Using TiO₂: Toward a Sustainable Water Treatment Approach by Davor Ljubas, Ante Vučemilović, Debora Briševac, Hrvoje Cajner, Hrvoje Juretić

“…The potential use of natural solar radiation could reduce operational costs, making the process more sustainable. However, challenges such as photocatalyst recovery, aggregation, and the impact of the real wastewater matrices need further investigation.…”
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Personality Disorder and Changes in Affect Consciousness: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study of Patients with Avoidant and Borderline Personality Disorder. by Eivind Normann-Eide, Merete Selsbakk Johansen, Tone Normann-Eide, Jens Egeland, Theresa Wilberg

“…Personality disorders (PDs) are highly prevalent in patients receiving psychiatric services, and are associated with significant personal and social costs. Over the past two decades, an increasing number of treatment studies have documented the effectiveness of treatment for patients with PDs, especially when it comes to reduction of symptom distress, risk taking behavior, self-harm, or suicide attempts. …”
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Effects of combining cold exposure and compression on muscle recovery: a randomized crossover study by G. Millour, G. Millour, R. Lepers, A. Coste, C. Hausswirth, C. Hausswirth

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SYNCode: Synergistic Human–LLM Collaboration for Enhanced Data Annotation in Stack Overflow by Meng Xia, Shradha Maharjan, Tammy Le, Will Taylor, Myoungkyu Song

“…Despite their potential to significantly reduce annotation costs and expedite workflows, annotations produced solely by LLMs can suffer from inaccuracies and inherent biases, highlighting the necessity of maintaining human oversight. …”
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