Research on Cross-Sensor Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution Method Based on Diffusion Models by Ru Miao, Kai Yang, Ke Zhou, Jia Song, Shihao Fu, Cong Liu, Yuanxing Wang

“…Experimental results confirm that the proposed method effectively utilizes LR priors for HR reconstruction while reducing computational costs.…”
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Wall Corrosion Testing of Nuclear Power Pipelines Based on EMAT by Jiahong JIANG, Fengjie SU, Xiaoming JIN, Yingjie SHI, Ke XU

“…[Conclusion] By conducting corrosion detection on pipeline walls, problems can be identified early, and preventive maintenance measures can be taken to extend the equipment's lifespan, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance the safety of nuclear power operation.…”
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Additively manufactured injection mould tooling incorporating gradient density lattice structures for mass and energy reduction by Rokas Šakalys, Christopher O'Hara, Mandana Kariminejad, Albert Weinert, Mohammadreza Kadivar, Bruno Zluhan, Karl Costello, Marion McAfee, Gerard McGranaghan, Ramesh Raghavendra, David Tormey

“…The benefits of reducing the mass of injection moulding (IM) tooling include opportunities to also reduce material and energy consumption of the Additive Manufacturing L-PBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) processes, leading to lower overall costs for the IM setup. This provides a competitive advantage and reduces the environmental impact of the tool-making process in comparison to manufacturing heavier IM tooling. …”
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Defining and Optimising High-Fidelity Models for Accurate Inherent Strain Calculation in Laser Powder Bed Fusion by Iñaki Setien, Michele Chiumenti, Maria San Sebastian, Manuel A. Caicedo, Carlos A. Moreira

“…An optimised local high-fidelity model is proposed to efficiently calculate inherent strain tensor, significantly reducing computational costs without compromising accuracy. The method was validated by applying it to a complex SBA actuator geometry, which showed good agreement between predicted and experimental distortions. …”
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Toti-N-glycan Recognition Enables Universal Multiplexed Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing by Yiran Guo, Liang Zhang, Xing Zhao, Chang Xu, Yiyang Li, Zhaolong Gao, Gaozhi Ou, Peng Chen, Wenshan Zheng, Hao Pei, Xin Liu, Bi-Feng Liu, Yiwei Li

“…Sample barcoding-based multiplex single-cell and single-nucleus sequencing (sc/sn-seq) offers substantial advantages by reducing costs, minimizing batch effects, and identifying artifacts, thereby advancing biological and biomedical research. …”
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The IoT and AI in Agriculture: The Time Is Now—A Systematic Review of Smart Sensing Technologies by Tymoteusz Miller, Grzegorz Mikiciuk, Irmina Durlik, Małgorzata Mikiciuk, Adrianna Łobodzińska, Marek Śnieg

“…However, this review also identifies critical challenges, including high infrastructure costs, limited interoperability, connectivity constraints in rural areas, and ethical concerns regarding transparency and data privacy. …”
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Barriers to Initiation of Pediatric HIV Treatment in Uganda: A Mixed-Method Study by T. Sonia Boender, Kim C. E. Sigaloff, Joshua Kayiwa, Victor Musiime, Job C. J. Calis, Raph L. Hamers, Lillian Katumba Nakatudde, Elizabeth Khauda, Andrew Mukuye, James Ditai, Sibyl P. Geelen, Peter Mugyenyi, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Cissy Kityo

“…Risk factors for late presentation were age below 2 years old (OR 2.83, P=0.014), living without parents (OR 3.93, P=0.002), unemployment of the caregiver (OR 4.26, P=0.001), lack of perinatal HIV prophylaxis (OR 5.66, P=0.028), and high transportation costs to the clinic (OR 2.51, P=0.072). Forty-nine interviews were conducted, confirming the identified risk factors and additionally pointing to inconsistent referral from perinatal care, caregivers’ unawareness of HIV symptoms, fear, and stigma as important barriers. …”
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Randomized Clinical Trial of Extending the Time Window of Endovascular Therapy in the Triage of Late Presenting Stroke Beyond 24 h (SKIP-EXTEND): Rationale and Study Protocol by Kentaro SUZUKI, Yuji MATSUMARU, Masataka TAKEUCHI, Masafumi MORIMOTO, Junya KANEKO, Keigo SHIGETA, Tomoji TAKIGAWA, Takehiro KATANO, Junya AOKI, Mikito HAYAKAWA, Toshiaki OTSUKA, Shigeru FUJIMOTO, Koji IIHARA, Kazumi KIMURA, for the SKIP-EXTEND Trial Investigators

“…Our results will not only benefit patients but also reduce healthcare costs. We believe that this novel study will be useful in clinical practice.…”
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Using large language models to extract plant functional traits from unstructured text by Viktor Domazetoski, Holger Kreft, Helena Bestova, Philipp Wieder, Radoslav Koynov, Alireza Zarei, Patrick Weigelt

“…While global trait datasets have advanced the field, substantial gaps remain, and extracting trait information from text in books, research articles, and online sources via machine learning offers a valuable complement to costly field campaigns. Methods We propose a natural language processing pipeline that extracts traits from unstructured species descriptions by using classification models for categorical traits and question‐answering models for numerical traits. …”
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Glial cell crosstalk in the local microenvironment following spinal cord injury by Erliang Li, Yingchao Gao, Jianfeng Zhang, Peng Zou, Huanhuan Qiao, Rui Zhang, Yansheng Huang

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) has a high incidence, significant rates of disability, and substantial economic costs. The response of glial cells is crucial for spinal cord regeneration following SCI. …”
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Autonomous water sampling and quality monitoring in remote locations: A novel approach using a remote-controlled boat by Ashish Shukla, Robert Ross, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Alex Stumpf

“…Traditional water monitoring approaches often come with high costs, limited time fidelity, and the absence of territorial dimensionality (often at fixed points). …”
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Effects of fiber content on the mechanical properties of rice straw/carbon/glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites: Experimental and numerical analysis by Md Shawkatul Islam Siam, S M Kalbin Salim Turjo, Md Naimur Rahman Antu, Mohammad Salman Haque, Md Al-Amin Bhuiyan Shuvo, Pranto Karua

“…Rice straw, often considered waste, has the potential to accelerate research on composite materials, offering eco-friendly alternatives and reduced manufacturing costs through collaborative production using synthetic fiber. …”
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Modulating the Evolution of Metastable CaO* for the Near‐Theoretical Performance Breakthrough of Ni/CeO2‐CaO in Integrated CO2 Capture and Methanation by Lifei Wei, Rui Han, Gaoqi Han, Han Yan, Mingke Peng, Zhiyong Li, Chunfeng Song, Qingling Liu

“…Guided by techno‐economic analysis, coupling the proposed strategy with a coal‐fired power plant can reduce energy consumption by 79% and save investment costs by 23% compared with a conventional carbon capture and utilization (CCU). …”
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Research on a flow-mode magneto-rheological impact damper with stroke-activated capability by Huu-Quan Nguyen, Quoc-Duy Bui, Duc-Nam Nguyen, Quoc Hung Nguyen, Long-Vuong Hoang

“…The traditional approaches typically use electric coils to generate the required magnetic field, leading to increased complexity and high costs in structure and control systems. To address this limitation, we replace the coils with multiple permanent magnets distributed along the linear displacement of the damper, enabling the generation of a progressive damping force. …”
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Stacked Encapsulation Structure for Discretely Distributed Quantum Dot Array by Jing Cai, Jianyao Lin, Yu Chen, Sheng Xu, Yun Ye, Enguo Chen, Tailiang Guo

“…This method also has potential to widely used for discrete structures in other device applications due to its easy fabrication process, high reliability, and low manufacturing costs.…”
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MECOPE: Multifocal excitation compressive-sensing photoacoustic endomicroscopy through a multimode fibre by Tianrui Zhao, Edward Zhang, Paul C. Beard, Wenfeng Xia

“…Compared to conventional endomicroscopes based on multi-core fibre bundles, multimode fibres-based endoscopes offer significantly higher spatial resolution, smaller diameters, and lower costs. However, current implementations of multimode fibre imaging, whether using raster-scan or speckle compressive sensing imaging, are hindered by limitations in frame rate or signal-to-noise ratio. …”
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Implementation of fruit plucking robot in apple harvesting: A review by Tallat Noreen, Ahsan Ali, Saeed Anwar, Shahzaib Farooq, Wael A. Altabey, Sallam A Kouritem, Mohammad Noori

“…Robotic apple harvesting has several advantages, particularly in reducing labor costs and shortage, improving efficiency, real-time data collection, and monitoring. …”
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Defect Prediction in CWDM Optical Modules Using Multimodal Learning by Kyu-Jeong Choi, Jia Yang, Botambu Collins, Sung-Geun Kim, Do-Jin Lim, Jin-Taek Seong

“…These results demonstrate the effectiveness of multimodal learning in improving defect prediction accuracy, reducing reliance on repetitive testing, and lowering overall inspection costs. The proposed approach represents a scalable and efficient solution for automated quality control in optical module manufacturing, with potential applications in optical network maintenance and defect detection for other photonic components.…”
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Integration of smart sensors and IOT in precision agriculture: trends, challenges and future prospectives by Sheikh Mansoor, Shahzad Iqbal, Simona M. Popescu, Song Lim Kim, Yong Suk Chung, Jeong-Ho Baek

“…However, while precision agriculture offers significant benefits, it faces challenges including high initial investment costs, complexities in data management, needs for technical expertise, data security and privacy concerns, and issues with connectivity in remote agricultural areas. …”
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The Impact of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discordance on the Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study by Wing Yan Vivian Ng, Shou-Yen Chen, Hsien-Yi Chen, Chip-Jin Ng, Shi-Ying Gao, Chih-Huang Li

“…Choosing concordant antibiotics based on patient severity and punctually updated local sensitivity reports might minimize healthcare costs, and prevent ED overcrowding.…”
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