Bioleaching of Gold from Printed Circuit Boards: Potential Sustainability of Thiosulphate by Zahra Ilkhani, Farid Aiouache

“…Among the components of these wastes, spent printed circuit boards are particularly considered to be among the most valuable owing to their content of precious metals, such as gold first and potentially platinum, which may be available in a lower proportion. …”
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Towards an Integrated Multi-Omic Approach to Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration in Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology by Monia Bordoni, Nairus Aboud, Francesca Silvetti, Augusto Taccaliti, Giancarlo Balercia, Gianmaria Salvio

“…Unfortunately, one-third of FNAs are classified as indeterminate, requiring surgery for definitive diagnosis. This leads to high costs and health risks of unnecessary procedures, since malignancies are observed in less than half of operative specimens. …”
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Determining optimal timing of birth for women with chronic or gestational hypertension at term: The WILL (When to Induce Labour to Limit risk in pregnancy hypertension) randomised... by Laura A Magee, Katie Kirkham, Sue Tohill, Eleni Gkini, Catherine A Moakes, Jon Dorling, Marcus Green, Jennifer A Hutcheon, Mishal Javed, Jesse Kigozi, Ben W M Mol, Joel Singer, Pollyanna Hardy, Clive Stubbs, James G Thornton, Peter von Dadelszen, WILL Trial Study Group

“…In each group, maternal age was about 30 years, about one-fifth of women were from ethnic minorities, over half had obesity, approximately half had chronic hypertension, and most were on antihypertensives with normal blood pressure. …”
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ECONOMIC AND LEGAL PREREQUISITES FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF STARTUPS IN MODERN SOCIETY: ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL REGIMES by Viktor Makovii, Rashad Mamedov, Illia Klochko

“…Its primary objective is to ensure the most optimal and effective utilisation of available and accessible resources, which are inherently limited in the modern context. …”
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Quantification of vitamin B₁₂ in infant formula by dimensional liquid chromatography with solid phase extraction by CHU Xiaojun, TAO Baohua, LAI Shiyun, ZHANG jingshun, SONG Yiwen, REN Yiping

“…Compared with the purification technology using immunoaffinity cartridges, the experimental costs were significantly reduced and the time of sample preparation was shortened. …”
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Comparison of Different Systems of Roe Deer (C. capreolus) Trophy Evaluation by Milan Urošević, Milivoje Urošević, Darko Drobnjak, Yusuf Ziya Oğrak, Dragutin Matarugić, Stojić Petar

“…The results showed that the mass of trophies in most cases is a good indicator of the trophy value in CIC points. …”
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Market power versus efficiency in the Ecuadorian bank credit market by Segundo Camino-Mogro, Mary Armijos, Paúl Vera-Gilces, Natalia Bermúdez-Barrezueta, Xavier Ordeñana-Rodríguez, Juan Dominguez

“…This result indirectly suggests that banks operate at optimal costs and have correct operational management regarding the placement of credits. …”
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Containing Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 and Its Implications for Global Economic Recovery by Achintya Ray

“…Understanding the airborne transmission of coronavirus will help business leaders craft meaningful operational procedures to protect their stakeholders and minimize costly business disruptions. It will also help the policymakers to avoid economically costly lockdowns. …”
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Disparities in Facial Feminization Surgery Coverage: MassHealth Versus Private Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts by Jessica J. Farzan, BA, Quynh Anh (Annie) Phan, BS, Janelle P. Renterghem, BS, Wen Ting Zheng, BS, Anna Bogursky, MEd, Janice F. Lalikos, MD, Joyce K. McIntyre, MD

“…This study examined insurance coverage, costs, and claim denials for commonly desired FFS procedures in Massachusetts. …”
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Comprehensive optimization of active and reactive power scheduling in smart microgrids by accounting for line transmission losses using genetic algorithm by F.Z. Zahraoui, H.E. Chakir, M. Et-taoussi, H Ouadi

“…Unlike most studies that neglect reactive power and line losses, this paper addresses both factors to ensure more accurate power dispatch decisions, reduce voltage deviations, and minimize transmission losses. …”
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Old Drugs, New Indications (Review) by I. I. Miroshnichenko, E. A. Valdman, I. I. Kuz'min

“…Creating drugs from scratch takes a long time to develop and implement, which leads to large financial costs, and also has a high dropout rate of candidate substances and requires significant financial costs. …”
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Ensemblex: an accuracy-weighted ensemble genetic demultiplexing framework for population-scale scRNAseq sample pooling by Michael R. Fiorini, Saeid Amiri, Allison A. Dilliott, Cristine M. Yde Ohki, Lukasz Smigielski, Susanne Walitza, Edward A. Fon, Edna Grünblatt, Rhalena A. Thomas, Sali M. K. Farhan

“…Abstract Multiplexing samples from distinct individuals prior to sequencing is a promising step towards achieving population-scale single-cell RNA sequencing by reducing the restrictive costs of the technology. Individual genetic demultiplexing tools resolve the donor-of-origin identity of pooled cells using natural genetic variation but present diminished accuracy on highly multiplexed experiments, impeding the analytic potential of the dataset. …”
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Advances in Mechanized Harvesting Technologies and Equipment for Chili Peppers by Dianlei Han, Congxu Wang, He Zhang, Hao Pang, Xinzhong Wang, Xuegeng Chen, Xiangyu Wen

“…Mechanized chili harvesting is essential for improving efficiency, reducing costs, and alleviating labor intensity in production. …”
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DO PARENTS INTRODUCE AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOOD TOWARDS RURAL-YOUTH? Understanding Communication Pattern Between Parents and Rural-Youth related to Agricultural Livelihood in Ciasmara... by Yogaprasta Adinugraha, David Rizar Nugroho, Muhammad Reza, Abdurrozieq Haikal

“…Both of these information are the most frequently discussed information because they are closely related to family labor to save production costs. …”
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Efficient and Explainable Bearing Condition Monitoring with Decision Tree-Based Feature Learning by Trong-Du Nguyen, Thanh-Hai Nguyen, Danh-Thanh-Binh Do, Thai-Hung Pham, Jin-Wei Liang, Phong-Dien Nguyen

“…Furthermore, feature importance analysis reveals the most influential frequency components associated with different fault types, offering valuable insights for predictive maintenance strategies. …”
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A fiber optic approach for cement placement and hydration assessment of deep geothermal boreholes by Johannes Hart, Berker Polat, Christopher Wollin, Martin Lipus, Felix Schölderle, Toni Ledig, Philippe Jousset, Thomas Reinsch, Charlotte M. Krawczyk

“…Abstract Achieving well integrity is mandatory for a geothermal well’s safe and sustainable operation. One of the most critical steps is the success of the primary cementing. …”
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Multi-objective programming method for ship weather routing based on fusion of A* and NSGA-II by Yuankui LI, Jiyuan SUO, Dongye YU, Xinyu ZHANG, Fang YANG, Xuefeng YANG

“…All routes can successfully avoid areas with severe weather conditions, and the most suitable route for the ship can be selected according to the decision-makers' needs. …”
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What Drives Profitability in the Romanian ICT Sector? by Lucian Belascu, Dan Gabriel Dumitrescu, Alexandra Smedoiu Popoviciu, Alexandra Horobet

“…The ICT sector in Romania, one of the most dynamic in the last decade and the “winning sector” of the pandemic, operates with different levels of profitability depending on its two main components, Production and Services. …”
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Prevention of subclinical mastitis in lactating cows with a new probiotic preparation by Porfiriev Artur, Fayzrakhmanov Ramil, Sofronov Vladimir, Danilova Nadezhda, Kuznetsova Elena

“…On the basis of scientific and production experience in the conditions of LLC “Soyuz-Agro” of Aznakaevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan, it was found that for this population of cows the most acceptable was the use of probiotic preparation. …”
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Sociological Analysis of the Discourses of the Health Transformation System in the Tenth and Eleventh Governments by Mehrdad Sharifi, ahmad ali hesabi, Nabi’ollah Ider

“…The results indicate that the most important signs; The Health Transformation Plan has been constructive interaction and cross-sectoral collaboration, reducing medical costs, modernizing the health care network, and providing information.…”
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