LRA-UNet: A Lightweight Residual Attention Network for SAR Marine Oil Spill Detection by Yu Cai, Jingjing Su, Jun Song, Dekai Xu, Liankang Zhang, Gaoyuan Shen

“…Our model integrates depthwise separable convolutions to reduce feature redundancy and computational cost, while adopting a residual encoder enhanced with the Simple Attention Module (SimAM) to improve the precise extraction of target features. …”
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DEALER: Distributed Clustering with Local Direction Centrality and Density Measure by Xuze Liu, Ziqi Zhao, Yuhai Zhao

“…Further, we propose a distributed clustering technique empowered by <i>z</i>-value filtering, which significantly reduces the cost of <i>k</i>-nearest neighbor computations in the direction centrality metric, lowering the time complexity from <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>O</mi><mo>(</mo><msup><mrow><mi>n</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>O</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo form="prefix">log</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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A Projection Strategy for Improving the Preconditioner in the LOBPCG by Ma Tailai, Sun Shuli, Zheng Fangyi, Chen Pu

“…This oblique projection technique can find a more accurate approximate solution which minimizes the 2-norm residuals in the search subspace without significantly increasing computational cost, thereby improving the quality of the preconditioner, thus accelerating convergence of the LOBPCG.Numerical experiments show that the projection strategy can improve the LOBPCG algorithm significantly in terms of efficiency and stability.…”
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Analyzing Relationships Between Success Factors of Project Management in Global Software Development by Ansar Siddique, Noorulhasan Naveed Quadri, Naim Ahmad, Hashim Elshafie

“…This rise is driven by the advantages of low-cost development, access to expert resources, proximity to markets and clients, as well as options for innovation and the exchange of best practices. …”
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Development of a barcode-based inventory system for AMT laboratory tools at PhilSCA, Philippines by Danielle Jane Elec, Mark Louie Martin, Maria Jessica Martin

“…Participants strongly agreed on the system being accurate, technologically advanced, and cost-effective. Implementing the system can enhance borrower tool keeper accountability,  and improve transaction convenience and efficiency. …”
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Effect of watermelon seed urease induced calcium carbonate precipitation (WSICP) on collapsible loess improvement based on unconfined compression and direct shear tests by Shuo Tu, Liping Zhu, Yuan Qin, Zhicheng Wang, Yating Zhu, Mingdong Li

“…Overall, WSICP technique offers a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and efficient way to ameliorate collapsible loess while also offering experimental and theoretical support for related engineering practice.…”
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Kneeliverse: A universal knee-detection library for performance curves by Mário Antunes, Tyler Estro, Pranav Bhandari, Anshul Gandhi, Geoff Kuenning, Yifei Liu, Carl Waldspurger, Avani Wildani, Erez Zadok

“…These points represent optimal trade-offs between cost and performance, facilitating efficient decision-making and resource allocation. …”
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Terahertz ribbon waveguide for sensing electrolyte concentration in phosphate-buffered saline solution by Ja-Yu Lu, Pin-Jung Lu, Borwen You

“…The sensing performance significantly surpasses that of other THz sensing technologies. The simple and cost-effective PRW-based sensing approach enables efficient detection of trace analytes over a short interaction length, which is the critical feature to be well-suited for various biochemical sensing applications.…”
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Isolation and Screening of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Producing Bacteria from Pulp, Paper, and Cardboard Industry Wastes by Anish Kumari Bhuwal, Gulab Singh, Neeraj Kumar Aggarwal, Varsha Goyal, Anita Yadav

“…In the present study, we aim to utilize pulp, paper, and cardboard industry sludge and waste water for the isolation and screening of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) accumulating bacteria and production of cost-effective PHB using cardboard industry waste water. …”
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Assessing irrigation system efficiency within the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Introducing energy performance metrics by Adil K. Salman, Isam Kh. Alhadeethi, Ahmed M. Mohammed, Magdalena Sut-Lohmann

“…By integrating energy consumption assessment into irrigation evaluations, the proposed EPMI offer practical solutions for technical monitoring, cost analysis, and sustainability assessment. This approach addresses challenges such as water scarcity, energy consumption, and environmental degradation, contributing to the resilience and sustainability of agricultural systems within the WEFN framework. …”
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Challenges and implications of deep tunnel construction in Uma Oya: a geo-engineering, environmental, and socio-political perspective by M. G. S. Jayanath, H. A. H. Jayasena, B. Gunaratna

“…The project was approved under a USD 514 million EPC contract, with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 1.328 and an expected internal rate of return (EIRR) of 13.06%, based on a 10% oil price increase. …”
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MoTiF: a self-supervised model for multi-source forecasting with application to tropical cyclones by Clément Dauvilliers, Claire Monteleoni

“…The model is based on the Vision Transformer, but separately embeds the values and coordinates and uses the embedded coordinates as relative positional embedding in the computation of the attention. To limit the cost of computing the attention between many sources, we employ a multi-source factorized attention mechanism, introducing an anchor-points-based cross-source attention block. …”
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Innovations in the field of urban public transport and prospects of implementing new mobility principles by M. I. Malyshev

“…It was noted that the modern concept of the transport Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is characterized by such elements as safety, comfort, time, information and cost. The description of the elements, including operational, transport and environmental safety, accessibility and quality of the transport process, was given. …”
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Estimation of the Internal Temperature of High-Capacity Li-Ion Cells Using Embedded Impedancemetry by Charles Bechara, Guy Friedrich, Christophe Forgez, Samuel Cregut

“…However, measuring the temperature of each cell within a battery pack is costly and typically only provides access to the external temperature of the elements. …”
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Adjoint‐Based Marker‐In‐Cell Data Assimilation for Constraining Thermal and Flow Processes From Lagrangian Particle Records by Atsushi Nakao, Tatsu Kuwatani, Shin‐ichi Ito, Hiromichi Nagao

“…For complex convection patterns, the cost function tends not to decrease well, likely indicating that the method is successful when the time reversal is much smaller than the mixing time scale, over which information about the initial particle arrangement is lost. …”
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SAGE-NET—Reconceiving Edge Intelligence Using Attention-Based Deep Learning Framework for Effective Classification of Electrocardiogram (ECG) in WSN-IoT Environment by P. Vinoth Kumar, C. N. Marimuthu

“…Studies indicate that the proposed model—relied on edge-enabled WSN devices—achieved better computational cost and classification outcomes (99% accuracy) compared to state-of-the-art learning methods and was 23% less costly than other learning methods.…”
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Do people residing in low socioeconomic areas engage with and benefit from digital mental health services? by Lauren G. Staples, Blake F. Dear, Olav Nielssen, Nickolai Titov

“…Background: People who are socioeconomically disadvantaged have higher rates of mental disorder and are more likely to face barriers to evidence-based psychological services. Barriers include the cost of treatment, limited availability of local services, and the burden of psychosocial difficulties. …”
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Biomass as eco-friendly adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater: A review by Asma Musfira Shabbirahmed, Anu Jacob, Pinaki Dey, Prathap Somu, Dibyajyoti Haldar

“…., bacteria, fungi), and microalgal biomass, offer cost-effective and eco-friendly alternatives. These bioadsorbents leverage functional groups like hydroxyl and carboxyl for efficient pollutant removal. …”
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High-efficiency solar-pumped lasers by Dawei Liang, Hugo Costa, Bruno D. Tibúrcio, Cláudia R. Vistas, Joana Almeida

“…This sustained effort has led to the recognition of solar-pumped lasers as a promising technology for the future, capable of delivering laser radiation in a cost-effective and carbon-free way, and potentially supplanting high-power lasers that rely on electricity in a multitude of applications. …”
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A NEW SOLUTION FOR OLD PROBLEMS IN BRAZIL: CROPLIVESTOCK ROTATIONS WITH ZERO TILLAGE AS A SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT TOOL by John N.Landers, Jason Clay, Joseph Weiss

“…By using a ZT crop ley for two to four years, the cost of pasture renovation is defrayed and pasture carrying capacity is trebled, from an average of about 0.7 animal units (AU)/ha to over 2 AU/ha. …”
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