Effect of Paracervical Block Before Ultrasound Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment in Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosise by Jae-Seong Lee, Kye-Hwa Lee, Tae-Eung Kim

“…Conclusions: Paracervical block before USgHIFU treatment was a cost-effective method because it helped reduce the total treatment time, ablation time, and total energy.…”
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Computation Offloading Strategy Based on Improved Polar Lights Optimization Algorithm and Blockchain in Internet of Vehicles by Yubao Liu, Bocheng Yan, Benrui Wang, Quanchao Sun, Yinfei Dai

“…Simulation results show that the strategy significantly reduces the average task processing latency (64.4%), the average system energy consumption (71.1%), and the average system overhead (75.2%), and at the same time effectively extends the vehicle’s power range, improves the real-time performance of the emergency accident warning and dynamic path planning, and significantly reduces the cost of edge computing usage for small and medium-sized fleets, providing an efficient, secure, and stable collaborative computing solution for IoV.…”
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Evaluation of Soil Conservation Structures in Sloppy Lands of Sohawa Area for Soil Moisture and Fertility Conservation by Adnan Umair, Tariq Mehmood, Waqas Naseem, Sultan Ahmad Rivzi, Safia Naureen Malik, Muhammed Rafique Sajjad

“…It has been found that construction cost of such structures is about one-fourth that of conventionally used structures in the area whereas reduction in soil erosion has been observed up to 10% with 21% soil moisture conservation as compared to control. …”
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Functional Ingredients Based on Jerusalem Artichoke: Technological Properties, Antioxidant Activity, and Prebiotic Capacity by Susana Diez, María Clara Tarifa, Daniela Marisol Salvatori, Lorena Franceschinis

“…These differences could be attributed to the influence of polyphenol content, as the freeze-dried powders retained more than twice the concentration due to the effect of low process temperatures, which usually protect phenolic compounds. Using a more cost-effective alternative, JAPPA exhibited better technological properties as well as higher inulin content and PAS than JAPWA.…”
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Self-Sensing of Piezoelectric Micropumps: Gas Bubble Detection by Artificial Intelligence Methods on Limited Embedded Systems by Kristjan Axelsson, Mohammadhossien Sheikhsarraf, Christoph Kutter, Martin Richter

“…These solutions increase the complexity, size, and cost of the microdosing system. To address these problems, a radically new approach is taken by utilizing the sensing capability of the piezoelectric diaphragm during micropump actuation. …”
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Sulphonylureas as Adjunct Therapeutic Agents in the Treatment of Autoimmune Conditions: A Narrative Review by Jasen Elford, Robert J. O'Reilly, Anna‐Marie Babey, Rukshan Ahamed Mohamed Rafeek, Natkunam Ketheesan

“…ABSTRACT A rapid and cost‐effective arm of the drug discovery and development process is finding new uses for existing drugs. …”
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Experiments on a discretized 3D compound parabolic concentrator with a sensible heat storage by Casiana Blasius Lwiwa, Ole Jørgen Nydal

“…A Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) is investigated for capturing and focusing sun rays onto an absorber, for conversion of solar radiation to heat. CPCs are cost-effective as they do not need solar tracking, only requiring tilting of the concentrator at intermediate times during a day. …”
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Vision-Ray-Calibration-Based Monocular Deflectometry by Poses Estimation from Reflections by Cheng Liu, Jianhua Liu, Yanming Xing, Xiaohui Ao, Wang Zhang, Chunguang Yang

“…The integrated calibration amalgamates the cost functions from the separate calibrations with the intersection of lines in Plücker space. …”
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The Effect of an 8-Week Selected Theraband Training on Balance and Motor Performance in Young Wrestlers by Milad Sadeghi, Reza Mahdavi Nejad

“…Conclusion:  The collected data revealed that running a low-cost program could effectively improve balance and performance in the study samples. …”
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Eco-Friendly Extraction to Enhance Antioxidants and Nutritional Value in <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> by Massimo Milia, Viviana Pasquini, Piero Addis, Alberto Angioni

“…This study suggests a green extraction approach using PBS coupled with UAE, with promising energy and cost savings and potential applications in the dietary supplement sector.…”
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Effect of Echinacea purpurea Herb Defatting on the Extraction of Hydroxycinnamic Acids by R. I. Lukashou, N. S. Gurina

“…Currently the development of novel resourceand cost-effective extraction techniques for herbal medicinal products is a priority for pharmaceutical technology. …”
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Game-Optimization Modeling of Shadow Carbon Pricing and Low-Carbon Transition in the Power Sector by Guangzeng Sun, Bo Yuan, Han Zhang, Peng Xia, Cong Wu, Yichun Gong

“…The upper-level model, guided by the government, focuses on minimizing total costs, including emission reduction costs, technological investments, and operational costs, by dynamically adjusting emission targets and shadow carbon prices. …”
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Well Log Generation Based on Hybrid Ensemble Learning Model by WANG Xiaoyu, LIAO Guangzhi, XIAO Lizhi, HUANG Wensong, KONG Xiangwen, ZHAO Zibin

“…The well log data are remeasured through a drilling procedure involving high cost and difficult implementation. To supplement the missing well logs without increasing economic costs, this study develops an approach for generating well logs based on the hybrid ensemble learning model. …”
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Performance validation of global MPPT for efficient power extraction through PV system under complex partial shading effects by Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddique, Dongya Zhao, Khmaies Ouahada, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Habib Hamam

“…The control strategy identifies GMPP and computes reference current to minimize the cost function of an optimization problem. It was compared with other MPPT algorithms regarding tracking accuracy, convergence speed, computational time, steady-state oscillations (SSOs), power efficiency under UIC, SPSCs, and complex partial shading conditions (CPSCs). …”
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AIBPO: Combine the Intrinsic Reward and Auxiliary Task for 3D Strategy Game by Huale Li, Rui Cao, Xuan Wang, Xiaohan Hou, Tao Qian, Fengwei Jia, Jiajia Zhang, Shuhan Qi

“…Therefore, the proposed method may be applied to real-world scenarios, such as 3-dimensional navigation and automatic driving, which can improve the sample utilization to reduce the cost of interactive sample collected by the real equipment.…”
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Intraoperative Methadone Use in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgical Procedures by Nathan S Kau

“…Secondary outcomes were length of hospital stay, return of bowel function, and hospital cost. Sample Size: 89 patients receiving methadone and 89 historical control patients. …”
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Malocclusion in Elementary School Children in Beirut: Severity and Related Social/Behavioral Factors by Antoine Hanna, Monique Chaaya, Celine Moukarzel, Khalil El Asmar, Miran Jaffa, Joseph G. Ghafari

“…Compared to Western and WHO norms, the findings prompt health policy suggestions to improve dental care of particularly public school children through regular screenings in schools, prevention methods when applicable, and cost effective practices through public and private enabling agencies.…”
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Densification of ceria-based barrier layer for solid oxide cells at lower sintering temperatures: A review by Shiyi Wu, Wenyi Yan, Na Ni, Lei Zhu, Zhen Huang

“…This review focuses on a typical low-cost ceramic powder-based route for the preparation of a barrier layer and explores various approaches to achieve low-temperature densification. …”
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Determination of an efficiency parameter for the use of electric vehicles by Ervand H. Keyan, Alexey N. Melnikov, Olga A. Tamoshina

“…The limitations are related to the cost of new cars and technical characteristics – power reserve, charging time of traction batteries and charging infrastructure. …”
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Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ssu-Hsien Lee, Yu-Chieh Chiu, Ping-Chiao Tsai, Jen-Hung Wang, Cheng-Jen Chiu

“…Notably, FLACS exhibited no clear cost-effectiveness advantage over CPCS.…”
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