Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting immunotherapy outcomes in lung cancer patients using clinical and blood biomarkers by Ting Ouyang, Fei Zhang, Yan Yang, Tianwei Luo, Ao Chen, Ning Han, Jun Qian, Xiaoyuan Chu, Chao Chen, Mi Yang

“…Conclusion The nomograms developed in this study, integrating clinical and blood biomarkers, provide a cost-effective, simple, and accurate tool for predicting the prognosis of lung cancer patients receiving ICIs treatment, to facilitate personalized clinical decision-making.…”
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Challenges in Managing Noncommunicable Diseases: Perspectives of Family Physicians Practicing in Public‒Private Partnerships: A Qualitative Study by Aboalfazl Marvi, Mohsen Aarabi, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Seyed Amir Soltani Kontai, Ali Vafaee‐Najar, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…ABSTRACT Background Providing primary healthcare through a family physician team and referral system is an equitable and cost‐effective model for preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). …”
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Simultaneous quantification of trace heavy metals in mushrooms using a three-dimensional highly reduced graphene oxide/Fe3O4 nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensor by Yiming Tian, Pingsheng Zhong, Kai Zhou, Lufei Zheng, Jiali Ren

“…The accumulation of heavy metals in mushrooms has presented a significant risk to human health, underscoring the importance of devising a portable and cost-effective method for detecting heavy metals. …”
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Improvement of Surgical Technologist Students' Learning by Development of a Customized e-portfolio: A Mixed-method Study by Leila Sadati, Sahar Karami, Rana Abjar, Fatemeh Edalat, Pourya Kanani, Zahra Nouri Khaneghah

“…More than two-thirds of the students (71.42%) and tutors (85.72%) were thoroughly satisfied with the e-portfolio assessment.Conclusion: Based on the main results, the use of applicable and standard E-portfolios is recommended as a comprehensive and cost-effective assessment method in clinical education.…”
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Evaluation of the Antifungal Activity of Clove and Cinnamon Essential Oils against Candida Albicans by Ismail, H. Y., Mustapha, A., Ngoshe, I. Y., Musa Ibn Abbas, Adamu, A., Shettima, A. L., Dan-Iya, S. A.

“…The findings highlight the potential of clove and cinnamon essential oils as cost-effective, natural antifungal agents that could contribute to more sustainable treatment options for Candida albicans-related infections. …”
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STACKABLE SURGICAL GUIDES IN FULL-ARCH IMPLANT REHABILITATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Adelin Radu, Andreea Mihaela Custura, Doriana Agop Forna, Norina Consuela Forna, Kamel Earar, Vladimir Năstasie, Valentin Daniel Sirbu, Ioan Sirbu

“…Common benefits included reduced chair time, improved accuracy, and predictable esthetic and functional outcomes. Limitations included cost, complexity, and limited long-term data. Conclusions Stackable surgical guides represent a promising advancement in fully guided full-arch implant rehabilitation. …”
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Regenerative ability and micropropagation of <I>Petunia hybrid</I> in vitro by S. A. Borovaya, N. G. Boginskaya

“…Besides, micropropagation reduces the cost of production substantially. Considering that very few researchers addressed this question in the Russian Federation, this direction of research is still worthy of attention.Materials and methods. …”
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DFT studies of the role of anion variation in physical properties of Cs2NaTlBr6−xClx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) mixed halide double perovskites for optoelectronics by Mohammed Mehedi Hasan, Nazmul Hasan, Alamgir Kabir

“…Halide double perovskites have various benefits over lead-based perovskites due to their suitable optical absorption efficiency, higher stability, tunable bandgap, large carrier mobility, easy availability and low cost. The structural, electrical, optical and mechanical characteristics of the lead-free halide double perovskites Cs2NaTlBr6−xClx (x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) are investigated by utilizing the first-principles density functional theory (DFT). …”
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Heavy Metal Contamination: Sources, Health Impacts, and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies with Insights from Nigerian Case Studies [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved w... by Tolulope Ogunnusi, Oghenerobor Akpor, Peter Olagbemide, Babafemi Laoye

“…To address these problems, the review evaluates already existing mitigation strategies, including chelation therapy and phytoremediation, while proposing sustainable, cost-effective solutions for reducing exposure and mitigating impacts. …”
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Volatile Components’ Variation Analysis on Ginseng Stems and Leaves at Different Growth Ages by HS-SPME-GC-MS by Hui-E. Zhang, Guang Li, JianFeng Hou, YanYan Han, Ping Ye, ChangBao Chen, XiaoHong Xu, EnPeng Wang

“…Since the classical chemical analysis usually needs to destroy the plants which is not suitable for the old wild ginseng due to the huge cost, in the current study, we employed the headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) GC-MS methodology which has the advantage of time-saving, nondestructive, and green to analyze the growth age of ginseng (roots) via determining the volatile components of ginseng stem and leaves (GSLs) combined with metabolic profiles way. 100 mg of finely ground GSL samples (3–7 years) were extracted by a 65 μm PDMS-DVB fiber in the headspace and then analyzed within 20 mins. …”
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Regularized Kaczmarz Solvers for Robust Inverse Laplace Transforms by Marta González-Lázaro, Eduardo Viciana, Víctor Valdivieso, Ignacio Fernández, Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos

“…Quantitative evaluation via mean squared error (MSE), Wasserstein distance, total variation, peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), and runtime demonstrates that Wasserstein–Kaczmarz attains an optimal balance of speed (0.53 s per inversion) and accuracy (MSE = <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>4.7</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), while TRAIn achieves the highest fidelity (MSE = <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1.5</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) at a modest computational cost. These results elucidate the inherent trade-offs between computational efficiency and reconstruction precision and establish regularized Kaczmarz solvers as versatile, high-performance tools for ill-posed inverse problems.…”
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Fusion of Multimodal Audio Data for Enhanced Speaker Identification Using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks by Aryaman Tamotia, Dhruv Shantu Karmokar, Rethi Komal, K. Khadar Nawas, A. Shahina, A. Nayeemulla Khan

“…Although the classical deep learning methods are effective, they have rather high computational cost, which leads to usually cumbersome parameter tuning processes and hence reduce their applicability to real-world deployments. …”
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Electrocardiograph analysis for risk assessment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A deep learning model by Zheng Gao, Yuqing Yang, Zhiqiang Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Chao Liu

“…Conclusions The DLM offers an accurate, cost‐effective tool for HFpEF risk assessment, potentially facilitating early detection and improved clinical management.…”
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Selective protection of cereals using artificial neural networks by Wiesław Golka, Magdalena Szechyńska-Hebda, Jolanta Kowalska, Adrian Golka, Robert Grolik, Magdalena Jakubowska, Mateusz Góra, Aleksander Bomberski

“…It is underlined, that future research should focus on optimizing these technologies, addressing cost barriers, and exploring UAV-based applications for precision spraying and monitoring.…”
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Deep learning approach for automated hMPV classification by Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Irum Shahzadi, Priya Natha, Safia Obaidur Rab

“…This reduction in computational cost makes the model suitable for deployment in resource-constrained healthcare environments, where computing power and infrastructure may be limited.…”
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CABAD: A video dataset for benchmarking child aggression recognition by Shehzad Ali, Md Tanvir Islam, Ik Hyun Lee, Mohammad Hijji, Khan Muhammad

“…Against Transformer-based architectures, it offers a 5.8–9.9% gain in accuracy, 14–16.9% lower energy requirements, up to 14.8% less memory usage, and 21%–23% reduction in implementation cost. Compared to the latest SOTA models like VideoMamba and the Taylor-transformed skeleton, CABA_Net improves accuracy by 8.4% and 9.0%, respectively, while maintaining a balanced model size of 282.37 MB, improved scalability (＋6.2%), and lower latency. …”
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Hyperspectral imaging facilitating resect‐and‐discard strategy through artificial intelligence‐assisted diagnosis of colorectal polyps: A pilot study by Cheng Peng, Chong Xuan Tian, Yijun Mu, Mingjun Ma, Zhenlei Zhang, Meng Wan, Jing Liu, Zhen Li, Xiuli Zuo, Wei Li, Yanqing Li

“…The tool may improve the diagnostic performance of novices and facilitate the application of resect‐and‐discard strategy to decrease the cost.…”
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High Mechanical Strength Thin HIT Solar Cells With Graphene Back Contact by Albert S. Lin, Parag Parashar, Chih-Chieh Yang, Wei-Ming Huang, Yi-Wen Huang, Ding-Rung Jian, Ming-Hsuan Kao, Shi-Wei Chen, Chang-Hong Shen, Jia-Min Shieh, Tseung Yuen Tseng

“…The Young&#x0027;s modulus is increased from 93.9 to 140.1 GPa while the ultimate tensile strength is increased from 96.71 to 273.68 MPa. Low-cost chemical exfoliation method and low-temperature (150&#x00A0;&#x00B0;C) spray coating method have been employed for the preparation and deposition of thin graphene back electrode, respectively. …”
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Comparative Study between Ethanolic and β-Cyclodextrin Assisted Extraction of Polyphenols from Peach Pomace by Nada El Darra, Hiba N. Rajha, Espérance Debs, Fatima Saleh, Iman El-Ghazzawi, Nicolas Louka, Richard G. Maroun

“…The present study investigated an eco-friendly and cost-effective method using a GRAS food additive, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), for the recovery of polyphenols from peach pomace. β-CD assisted extraction of polyphenols was compared to that of conventional solvent (ethanol) extraction at the same concentrations (10 mg/mL, 20 mg/mL, 30 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL, and 50 mg/mL) in terms of quality (antiradical activity) and quantity. …”
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Architecting a Bias‐Free Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction System for Sustainable Formic Acid by Yinchao Yao, Zilong Wu, Zhiwei Zhao, Zhiyi Sun, Tiesong Li, Zebiao Li, Xinxin Lu, Zhuo Chen

“…These findings highlight a cost‐effective strategy for solar‐driven liquid fuel production and provide valuable design concepts and insights into the development of photoelectrochemical systems.…”
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