Effects of Seedling Substrate and Hydroponic Versus Aquaponic Nutrient Solution on Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Eco-Physiological Response of Lemon Basil (<i>Ocimum × citriodorum</... by Linda Signorini, Giuseppe Carlo Modarelli, Prospero Di Pierro, Antonio Luca Langellotti, Chiara Cirillo, Stefania De Pascale, Paolo Masi

“…These findings clearly underscore the potential of coconut fiber substrates mixed with perlite as sustainable alternatives to rock wool, reducing environmental impact, disposal costs, and health risks. Similarly, aquaponic cultivation emerges as a valuable strategy for sustainable lemon basil (<i>Ocimum × citriodorum</i>) production, offering comparable yields to hydroponics while improving plant nutritional and phytochemical quality through beneficial plant-microbe interactions. …”
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Estimating the CO₂ Impacts of Wind Energy in the Transition Towards Carbon-Neutral Energy Systems by Hannele Holttinen, Tomi J. Lindroos, Antti Lehtilä, Tiina Koljonen, Juha Kiviluoma, Magnus Korpås

“…In transitioning towards a net-zero-carbon energy system, other issues like costs, land use, and social aspects will become more relevant than emission substitution.…”
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Dynamic spatiotemporal graph network for traffic accident risk prediction by Pengcheng Zhang, Wen Yi, Yongze Song, Penggao Yan, Peng Wu, Ammar Shemery, Keith Hampson, Albert P. C. Chan

“…Traffic accidents remain major public safety concerns, often causing severe injuries, deaths, and economic costs, especially in rapidly urbanizing areas. Accurate traffic accident risk prediction is crucial for developing effective strategies to reduce accidents and enhance urban mobility. …”
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The way home: a scoping review of public health interventions to increase the utilization of home dialysis in chronic kidney disease patients by Natcha Yongphiphatwong, Yot Teerawattananon, Pitsinee Supapol, Denla Pandejpong, Tanainan Chuanchaiyakul, Jiratorn Sutawong, Naline Gandhi, Nutthawongse Kiatkrissada, Saudamini Vishwanath Dabak, Thunyarat Anothaisintawee

“…Abstract Background Home dialysis (HoD) remains underutilized, despite evidence showing it provides comparable mortality rates to in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) while offering advantages such as improved quality of life and lower overall costs. This scoping review comprehensively evaluates the effects of public health interventions on the uptake and retention of HoD utilization, including both Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) and Home Hemodialysis (HHD). …”
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Enhancing public health infectious disease response through the Australian Pathogen Genomics program (AusPathoGen): evaluation protocol by Tehzeeb Zulfiqar, Angeline S. Ferdinand, Angeline S. Ferdinand, Danielle M. Cribb, James D. H. Ong, Brad Astbury, Kathryn Glass, Son Nghiem, Liliana Bulfone, Nhung Mai, Daisy Wang, Susan Trevenar, Patiyan Andersson, Alireza Zahedi, Martyn David Kirk

“…The situation assessment surveys will gather data on public health laboratories’ processes, practices, and associated costs for whole genome sequencing. Expert elicitation will seek views on the prioritization of pathogens for whole genome sequencing. …”
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Ketamine Infusion as a Single Sedative Agent for Post-Intubation Management of Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nisreen Maghraby, Qasem Ahmed Almulihi, Joe Nemeth, Mohammed Hajay Alghanim, David Barbic, Ibrahim Khalil Al Rajeh, Arwaa Khalid M Haji

“… Introduction: Combining multiple drugs for intubation raises concerns such as increased side effects, medication errors, nursing workload, and costs. Ketamine, with its anesthetic and analgesic properties, shows promise as a sedative agent for post-intubation care. …”
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Thermal and economic benefits of a coil-column ground heat exchanger with recycled concrete backfill in horizontal ground source heat pump applications by Huu-Ba Dinh, Hanh Nguyen-Cong, Bang Yeon Lee, Young-Sang Kim

“…This study also aimed to propose a recycled concrete-based backfill material (RCB) to improve the heat exchange ability of the horizontal GSHP system, reduce material costs, and mitigate environmental impact. Engineering properties and thermal conductivity were examined through laboratory tests. …”
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Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Model for Diabetes Management in Iran by Farshad Falahati, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mehrnoosh Jafari

“…Effective management is critical to reduce complications, costs, and improve quality of life, yet Iran’s care delivery system lags behind international standards. …”
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Somatic cell count in dairy goats II: udder health monitoring at goat and herd level by Marit Smistad, Ragnhild Aabøe Inglingstad, Marie K. Vatne, Fiona Valerie Franklin, Bjørn Gunnar Hansen, Siv Skeie, Davide Porcellato

“…Abstract Background Mastitis is a costly disease affecting dairy ruminants worldwide. …”
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Transformations in Argentinean soybean systems: Recent changes, challenges, and opportunities by Guido Di Mauro, José F. Andrade, Diego H. Rotili, Santiago Alvarez Prado

“…The early high adoption rate of this crop was a result of the combination of high relative soybean prices with low production costs and effectively developed technologies that simplified farm activities such as no-till sowing and the use of glyphosate-resistant cultivars. …”
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Enhancing communication skills in diabetes care: an observational study regarding the impact of role-playing training for medical staff by Miyako Kishimoto, Yuri Kaneko, Akiko Wakui-Kimura, Yuko Tachibana, Fumihiko Sato, Takako Kikuchi, Yumi Matsushita, Mika Hashiguchi, Yuka Imai, Erika Sakanaya, Ikuko Senga, Eri Kaido, Hiromi Naito, Aya Yatsuzuka, Akikazu Hashimoto, Keisuke Ueno, Kenjiro Imai, Takehiro Sugiyama, Ken Ohashi, Hiroji Kitazato

“…Compared with in-person seminars, the positive aspects of online seminars were a reduction in time and travel costs and the removal of geographical obstacles. …”
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Potential effects of autonomous vehicles on transport mode choice and sedentary behaviour in an Australian context – a modelling study by Branislava Godic, Rajith Vidanaarachchi, Leon Booth, Simone Pettigrew, Victoria Farrar, Jason Thompson

“…Results: Baseline results showed rapid adoption of autonomous transport mode choice across both private AVs and autonomous ‘ride hail’ options, driven by decreasing costs of AVs and increasing acceptance of AV technology over time. …”
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Technology readiness among UK-based cognitively unaffected older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: potential implications for decentralised alzheimer’s disease prevention trials... by S. Taylor, L. Dunn, C. Udeh-Momoh, K. Abbott, P. Giannakopoulou, L. Middleton, O. Robinson, J. Kalsi, D. Kafetsouli, J. Ford

“…Telemedicine has been more widely used since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and may be an effective strategy to mitigate the rising costs associated with AD. This study aimed to assess technology readiness among older adults at risk of developing dementia, with the goal of informing the design and delivery of technology-based approaches in AD prevention research. …”
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Digital technologies for water use and management in agriculture: Recent applications and future outlook by Carlos Parra-López, Saker Ben Abdallah, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Abdo Hassoun, Hana Trollman, Sandeep Jagtap, Sumit Gupta, Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour, Sureerat Makmuang, Carmen Carmona-Torres

“…However, several barriers to widespread adoption are identified, including high implementation costs, lack of technical expertise, data management challenges, and infrastructure and connectivity constraints. …”
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Postoperative pulmonary complications in acute type A aortic dissection by Pengfei Chen, Haochao Li, Chenyu Liu, Mingjian Chen, Diming Zhao, Liang Chen, Xiangyang Qian, Jundong Pu, Zujun Chen, Yuetang Wang, Liqing Wang

“…Patients who developed PPCs had a higher 30-day mortality rate (P < 0.001), longer lengths of stay in the ICU and hospital(P < 0.001), increased healthcare costs(P < 0.001), and lower long-term survival rates(P = 0.005). …”
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Healthcare-Associated <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study in North Eastern Romania by Lidia Oana Stămăteanu, Ionela Larisa Miftode, Claudia Elena Pleşca, Mihnea Eudoxiu Hurmuzache, Doina Carmen Manciuc, Daniela Leca, Egidia Gabriela Miftode

“…In recent years, both the incidence and severity of CDI have increased, leading to a significant burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study for 30 months at “Sf. …”
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SGNet: A Structure-Guided Network with Dual-Domain Boundary Enhancement and Semantic Fusion for Skin Lesion Segmentation by Haijiao Yun, Qingyu Du, Ziqing Han, Mingjing Li, Le Yang, Xinyang Liu, Chao Wang, Weitian Ma

“…Conventional deep learning methods, typically based on UNet or Transformer architectures, often face limitations in regard to fully exploiting lesion features and incur high computational costs, compromising precise lesion delineation. To overcome these challenges, we propose SGNet, a structure-guided network, integrating a hybrid CNN–Mamba framework for robust skin lesion segmentation. …”
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Comparing the Clinical Efficacy of Topical Application of Virgin Coconut Oil and 1% Clotrimazole Cream as an Adjuvant to Systemic Antifungal in Chronic Dermatophytoses: A Randomiz... by Aakriti Chawla, Madhur Kant Rastogi, Pratik Gahalaut, Varsha Dubey, Vasvi Mahajan, Rahul Deshmukh

“…Majority of the patients are from low socioeconomic background who favour topical treatment. High treatment costs of antifungal medication and consequent poor compliance have given rise to the need of an effective and economical topical preparation.   …”
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The Clinical Impact of Heart Failure on the Postoperative Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Lobectomy and Sublobar Resection by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Propen... by Xiaoying He, Weibin Wu, Yan Wang, Jingyi Xiao, Juanjuan Feng, Hua Hong, Yue Chen, Rong Huang, Hongyu Guan, Hai Li

“…The matched cohorts were then compared across several endpoints, including mortality, length of stay (LOS), hospitalization costs, and postoperative complications. Results: After PSM, the study included 1781 patients who underwent lobectomy and 1157 who underwent sublobar resection, with 594 and 386 patients, respectively, having concurrent HF. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) for optimized outcome in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The TKI-TDM Trial. Study protocol by Jakob N. Henriksen, Charlotte U. Andersen, Frede Donskov, Elke Hoffmann-Lücke, Eva Greibe, Niels Fristrup

“…TDM may allow dose adjustments early in therapy, improving therapeutic management and reducing healthcare costs. Findings may also inform treatment of other cancers using TKIs or TKI-immunotherapy combinations. …”
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