Gut microbiome identifies risk for colorectal polyps by Ezzat Dadkhah, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, Louis Korman, Robert Hardi, Jeffrey Baybick, David Hanzel, Gregory Kuehn, Thomas Kuehn, Patrick M Gillevet

“…A naïve holdout analysis performed on home stool samples resulted in an average false negative rate of 11.5% for the Naïve Bayes and Neural Network models, which was reduced to 5% when the two models were combined.Conclusion Gut microbiome analysis combined with advanced machine learning represents a promising approach to screen patients for the presence of polyps, with the potential to optimise the use of colonoscopy, reduce morbidity and mortality associated with CRC, and reduce associated healthcare costs.…”
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Quality of Prenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Public Health Facilities of Wogera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Asrat Kassaw, Ayal Debie, Demiss Mulatu Geberu

“…Therefore, promoting focused prenatal care and increasing infrastructure, encouraging maternal education, and compensating for the healthcare costs for women with low household income might enhance the quality of the care.…”
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FEATURES OF THE APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE TOOLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY by Oleksandr Kondrat

“…For example, precision farming tools can boost crop yields by around 4–6% and reduce input use (water, fuel, agrochemicals), lowering costs and environmental impacts while enabling producers to "do more with less." …”
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Enriching the diets of young cattle with a natural biologically active feed additive by I. Yu. Kuzmina, L. S. Ignatovich

“…They do not require significant costs for harvesting and preparation for feeding.…”
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Organizational and economic mechanism for developing business processes in the sphere of household services, using the example of the fit service car service chain: an ecosystem ap... by Artem D. Gruzdo

“…In the highly competitive market of consumer services, efficient development of business processes is the basis for improving the quality of service, reducing costs and creating sustainable demand. An ecosystem approach to process management allows not only to optimize current resources, but also to create conditions for partnership and integration with other market participants. …”
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Few-shot relation extraction approach for threat intelligence based on multi-level attention mechanism and hybrid prototypical network by Yushun Xie, Junchi Bao, Rui Zong, Zhaoquan Gu, Haiyan Wang

“…Nevertheless, within the domain of CTI, labeled datasets are limited, and the process of manual labeling incurs substantial costs, rendering it impractical on a large scale. …”
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Parallel strategies for a multi-criteria GRASP algorithm Estratégias de paralelização para um algoritmo GRASP multicritério by Dalessandro Soares Vianna, José Elias Claudio Arroyo, Pedro Sampaio Vieira, Thiago Ribeiro de Azeredo

“…In this problem, a vector of costs is defined for each edge of the graph and the goal is to find all the efficient or Pareto optimal spanning trees (Pareto-optimal solutions). …”
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Advancing smart communities with a deep learning framework for sustainable resource management. by Yongyan Zhao

“…<h4>Results</h4>The deep learning framework demonstrated superior performance, achieving an average reduction of 18.7% in resource consumption and a 16.2% reduction in operational costs. The models outperformed baseline methods, with LSTMs achieving an MAE of 1.8 for water demand prediction and autoencoders detecting anomalies with an F1-score of 95.5%.…”
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Placement Strategies for Water Quality Sensors Using Complex Network Theory for Continuous and Intermittent Water Distribution Systems by Amrita Namtirtha, K. R. Sheetal Kumar, Sejal Jain, Yogesh Simmhan, M. S. Mohan Kumar

“…Optimization‐based approaches offer better placement but are computationally costly and require detailed knowledge of the WDS. …”
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Valuing and retaining the dental workforce: a mixed-methods exploration of workforce sustainability in the North East of England by Heidi Stelling, Megan Brown, Bryan Burford, Paul Blaylock, Gillian Vance

“…Results Thematic analysis identified four key factors influencing workforce sustainability: careers, collaboration, costs, and contentment. Career development in a supportive learning environment was essential for professional growth and retention, yet systemic barriers hindered progression. …”
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Human fall direction recognition in the indoor and outdoor environment using multi self-attention RBnet deep architectures and tree seed optimization by Awais Khan, Jung-Yeon Kim, Chomyong Kim, Muhammad Attique Khan, Hyojin Shin, Jiyoung Woo, Yunyoung Nam

“…To optimize feature selection and improve classification performance while reducing computational costs, we employed the tree seed algorithm on the self-attention features of 7-RBNet and 9-RBNet self-attention models. …”
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Proposing a precision-enhancing method for sagittal plane alignment during total knee arthroplasty by Jisu Park, Hyeongyu Lim, Chong Bum Chang

“…Since this method does not require any programs and additional costs, it could be a good alternative in situations where robotic-assisted TKA is not available.…”
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Determinants of maize irrigators’ intention to adopt water-saving technology in South Africa by Markus A. Monteiro, Yonas T. Bahta, Henry Jordaan

“…These insights suggest that interventions should prioritize raising awareness about the benefits of WSTs, leveraging social networks, and addressing potential barriers such as high upfront costs and technical complexity. By understanding the factors driving WST adoption, targeted strategies (such as awareness campaigns, peer engagement, and reducing financial barriers) can be developed to enhance sustainable water management in similarly stressed environments and contributes to achieving the SDG2, African Union CAADP Strategy and Action Plan: 2026–2035 of ending hunger and poverty and intensifying sustainable food production, agro-industrialization, and trade, respectively.…”
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A Robot Floating Grinding and Rust Removal Approach Based on Composite Force-Position Fuzzy Control by Tao Li, Qun Sun, Chong Wang, Xiuhua Yuan, Kai Wang

“…Sandblasting and high-pressure water jet rust removal face issues such as high consumable costs and environmental pollution. Existing robotic grinding systems often rely on precise measurement of the workpiece surface geometry to perform deburring and polishing tasks; however, they lack the sufficient adaptability and robustness required for rust removal operations. …”
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Surveillance of healthcare acquired infections in hospital and community: a retrospective study in Local Healthcare Organization of Rovigo by Francesca Ronzani, Marino Scarin, Marco Brusaferro, Antonia Intenti, Raffaela Marchetto, Michela Boldrin, Silvia Pierotti, Adriano Marcolongo

“…Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are associated with higher incidences of mortality, morbidity, prolonged hospital stay and increase of costs. Surveillance of alert organism/conditions and bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is a systematic and dynamic system of data collection that analyses and monitors trends of bacterial resistance. …”
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Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Gas Shale by Hui Li, Chi Dong, Hongwei Yu, Xin Zhao, Yan Li, Lele Cao, Ming Qu

“…Usually, static test results are more representative than dynamic methods but the static tests are time consuming and costly. Dynamic methods are nondestructive and less expensive, which are practical in the laboratory and field. …”
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Predicting the Imbalanced Impact of Drugs on Microbial Abundance Using Multi-View Learning and Data Augmentation by Bei Zhu, Haoyang Yu, Bingxue Du, Hui Yu, Jianyu Shi

“…Traditional Microbe-Drug Association (MDA) determination through biological assays is time-consuming and costly. With the accumulation of MDA data, computational methods have become a promising approach to infer potential MDAs. …”
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Antibiotic Consumption in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: The Effect of Restricting Over-The-Counter Sales. by Breno S Kliemann, Anna S Levin, M Luísa Moura, Icaro Boszczowski, James J Lewis

“…<h4>Background</h4>Improper antibiotic use is one of the main drivers of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, increasing infectious diseases morbidity and mortality and raising costs of healthcare. The level of antibiotic consumption has been shown to vary according to socioeconomic determinants (SED) such as income and access to education. …”
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Economic burden of dengue fever in China: A retrospective research study. by Meng Xu, Nan Chang, Taotian Tu, Jimin Sun, Jinyong Jiang, Yu Xia, Wenge Tang, Hengqing Ji, Xiaotao Zhao, Jin Zhu, Li Qi, Xiaobo Liu, Qiyong Liu

“…<h4>Results</h4>The direct, indirect and total economic burden for dengue fever patients in 2019 in the three Provinces were about 36,927,380.00 Chinese Yuan (CNY), 10,579,572.00 CNY and 46,805,064.00 CNY, respectively. The costs for prevention and control of dengue fever for the counties (or districts) without cases, counties (or districts) with imported cases, and counties (or districts) with local cases are 205,800.00 CNY, 731,180.00 CNY and 6,934,378.00 CNY, respectively. …”
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The effect of copayments for prescriptions on adherence to prescription medicines in publicly insured populations; a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Sarah-Jo Sinnott, Claire Buckley, David O'Riordan, Colin Bradley, Helen Whelton

“…Non-adherence has potential consequences of increased morbidity and costs elsewhere in the system.<h4>Objective</h4>To quantify the risk of non-adherence to prescribed medicines in publicly insured populations exposed to copayments.…”
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