Beyond extraction accuracy: addressing the quality of geographical named entity through advanced recognition and correction models using a modified BERT framework by Liuchang Xu, Jiajun Zhang, Chengkun Zhang, Xinyu Zheng, Zhenhong Du, Xingyu Xue

“…Traditional methods of data collection, being both labor-intensive and costly, have prompted researchers to turn to Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for the extraction of Geographical Named Entity (GNE).Notwithstanding, prior studies have predominantly concentrated on enhancing extraction accuracy, while often overlooking the critical aspect of GNE quality. …”
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Analyzing Pneumatic Cylinder Service Life through Seal Material Selection, Simulation, and Experimentation by Tuan-Anh Bui, Xuan-Nam Tran

“…This study investigates the selection of optimal seal materials for pneumatic cylinders operating under such conditions to enhance service life and reduce maintenance costs. The performance of pneumatic cylinders is significantly impacted by friction-induced heat and subsequent thermal deformation of the seals, leading to increased wear and lubricant degradation. …”
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Integrated Carbon Flow Tracing and Topology Reconfiguration for Low-Carbon Optimal Dispatch in DG-Embedded Distribution Networks by Rao Fu, Guofeng Xia, Sining Hu, Yuhao Zhang, Handaoyuan Li, Jiachuan Shi

“…This model could capture the spatiotemporal dynamics of nodal carbon intensity for low-carbon dispatching while comprehensively incorporating diverse operational economic costs to achieve collaborative low-carbon and economic dispatch in DG-embedded DN. …”
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Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review by Ye Chen, Shilong Li, Congxin Xia, Miao Tian, Yaxin Guo, Xupo Liu, Mingjin Cui, Shixue Dou, Hanleem Lee, Vadivel Subramaniam, Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran, Xinghui Liu

“…This review will provide new avenues for solving the intractable problem of CBs and reducing the manufacturing costs of renewable materials.…”
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11-year workload and barrier analysis for a high-energy linear accelerator by Isabela Rodrigues Rigo, Ana Paula Vollet Cunha, Caroline Zeppellini dos Santos Emiliozzi, Gisela Menegussi

“…IMRT techniques (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and VMAT (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy) are known for being superior to conventional techniques, but costly from the shielding standpoint, as they increase the number of monitor units used to deliver the same dose to the patient, increasing the leakage radiation produced and, consequently, the thickness of the secondary barriers. …”
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Evaluating the impact of adopting conservation agriculture on farm returns of smallholder vegetable farmers in the Eastern Cape Province: implication for extension services by Siphesihle Qange, Lelethu Mdoda, Yanga Nontu, Mosima M. Mabitsela, Lungile S. Gidi

“…IntroductionConservation Agriculture provides sustainable practices for reducing costs of production and enhancing soil health, yet adoption rate among smallholder vegetable farmers in South Africa remains inadequate. …”
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Simultaneous identification of multiple animal-derived components in meat and meat products by using MNP marker based on high-throughput sequencing by Yan Yi, Zhanyue Jiang, Lixia Ma, Xiaoni Hou, Lun Li, Deping Ye, Juanlan Du, Hai Peng, Guoquan Han, Huaiping Li, Jiangwen Tang, Lihua Zhou

“…In order to save manpower and time costs, and to achieve simultaneous detection of multiple animal-derived components in meat and meat products, this study used multiple nucleotide polymorphism (MNP) marker technology based on the principle of high-throughput sequencing, and established a multi-locus 10 animal-derived components identification method of cattle, goat, sheep, donkey, horse, chicken, duck, goose, pigeon, quail in meat and meat products. …”
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Research on the evaluation of canal route schemes based on multiattribute decisionmaking methods by Xinran Fan, Shiwen Tai, Liang Zhong, Weikun Liang, Jinchen Liu, Shuai Wang, Pei Zheng, Zhilong Wu

“…Abstract The scientific evaluation of canal route schemes is a crucial aspect of canal engineering design, directly affecting construction costs and overall benefits. Addressing this multi-attribute decision-making problem, this study establishes a comprehensive evaluation system: Initially, a multi-level evaluation system comprising four criteria layers and 20 specific indicators is constructed from the dimensions of technical feasibility, economic benefits, social impact, and environmental protection. …”
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The Ultimate Evaluation of Current Consumption and QoS Metrics in 5G Mobile Networks Over IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) by Jussif Junior Abularach Arnez, Walmir Acioli E. Silva, Wederson Medeiros Silva, Ana Flavia de Oliveira Ribeiro, Janislley Oliveira de Sousa

“…Therefore, this study provides valuable insights for mobile network operators seeking to optimize resource allocation and reduce operational costs while maintaining a high-quality user experience in 5G networks.…”
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Enhancing Medicare Fraud Detection With a CNN-Transformer-XGBoost Framework and Explainable AI by Mohammad Balayet Hossain Sakil, Md Amit Hasan, Md Shahin Alam Mozumder, Md Rokibul Hasan, Shafiul Ajam Opee, M. F. Mridha, Zeyar Aung

“…Healthcare fraud is a critical challenge, contributing significantly to rising healthcare costs and financial losses. This article proposes a hybrid architecture for healthcare fraud detection, combining deep learning-based feature representation with gradient boosting classification and explainable AI techniques. …”
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Nanomaterials for Persistent Organic Pollutants Decontamination in Water: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Future Perspectives by Risky Ayu Kristanti, Tony Hadibarata, Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Dan Eduard Mihaiescu, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

“…When checking for large-scale application feasibility, impurities typically add to production costs, recovery problems, and general infrastructure limitations. …”
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Similarity-Based Decision Support for Improving Agricultural Practices and Plant Growth by Iulia Baraian, Honoriu Valean, Oliviu Matei, Rudolf Erdei

“…In agriculture, where managing extensive land areas poses significant challenges, the primary objective is often to maximize harvest yields while reducing costs, preserving crop health, and minimizing the use of chemical adjuvants. …”
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PROBLEMS OF LETTUCE PRODUCTION IN OPEN GROUND AND PECULIARITIES OF HIS GROWING IN CONDITIONS OF SMALL- MANUFACTURE PRODUCTION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF LLC "VESELY AGRONOM" DMITROVSKIY DI... by A. V. Soldatenko, A. F. Razin, M. V. Shatilov, M. I. Ivanova, S. V. Taktarova, M. V. Kuzyakin, E. S. Sokolova, V. S. Bukanov

“…The profit from sales increased over 5 years from 1.27 million rubles in 2013 to 7.8 million rubles in 2017. In the structure of costs, seeds and seedlings account for 24%, and the share of wages – 29%.…”
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Exploring subthreshold processing for next-generation TinyAI by Farid Nakhle, Antoine H. Harfouche, Antoine H. Harfouche, Hani Karam, Vasileios Tserolas

“…A key mechanism enabling this efficiency is subthreshold processing, where neurons perform computations through graded, continuous signals below the spiking threshold, reducing energy costs. Despite its significance in biological systems, subthreshold processing remains largely overlooked in AI design. …”
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Correlation-Based Knowledge Distillation in Exemplar-Free Class-Incremental Learning by Zijian Gao, Bo Liu, Kele Xu, Xinjun Mao, Huaimin Wang

“…In this article, we propose a simple yet effective method to mitigate CF without any additional training costs or requiring any exemplars. Specifically, we apply the linear correlation between the features of the teacher and student to measure the distillation loss rather than vanilla point-to-point loss, which significantly improves the model stability. …”
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Large Language Models for Transforming Healthcare: A Perspective on DeepSeek‐R1 by Jinsong Zhou, Yuhan Cheng, Sixu He, Yingcong Chen, Hao Chen

“…It has gained significant attention for its impressive advantages including low costs and visualized reasoning steps. Recent advancements in reasoning LLMs like ChatGPT‐o1 have significantly exhibited their considerable reasoning potential, but the closed‐source nature of existing models limits customization and transparency, presenting substantial barriers to their integration into healthcare systems. …”
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The Aiba-Edward kinetics adapted to the macro-homogeneous model for robust PEM fuel cell simulations by Luis Blanco-Cocom, Salvador Botello-Rionda, L.C. Ordoñez, Ángel Méndez-Hernández, S. Ivvan Valdez

“…According to the case studies reported in the Results section, the AAE model demonstrates the potential to reduce computational costs, expand the application domain, and maintain consistency with experimental data.…”
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Is it possible to humanize medicine? Reflections regarding the use of Cinema in Medical Education by Pablo González Blasco

“…In the third place, a question little talked about in humanizing forums: How costly is to humanize? Until one use incredible high budgets to promote technology, leaving to volunteers without financial resources attempts of humanization, no transformation humanization seeks will be possible. …”
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Building a foundation for local community participation in tourism planning in Hwange District, Zimbabwe by Praywell William Mpofu, Praywell William Mpofu, Petrus Van Der Merwe

“…The participation of local communities in tourism planning is critical for good governance, fostering a symbiosis between tourism development and community aspirations, sustainable development and effective conservation in nature-based destinations of developing countries.MethodsA qualitative approach grounded in the interpretivist paradigm, involving semi-structured interviews with 22 key informants, was adopted, and the data were thematically analyzed.Results and discussionThe key findings indicate that fully implementing all key participatory legislation and policies, revitalizing participatory sectoral planning legislation, acknowledging and remedying conservation and tourism development injustices and costs, addressing communal land tenure and security and revitalizing and reforming community-based conservation are critical for building a foundation for effective local community participation in tourism planning. …”
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Proposal of operational concept for bulk substrates transport by freight trains and its application within case study of aggregate transport for construction of Vlachovice dam by Martin Jacura, Lukáš Týfa

“…It was necessary to determine an optimal route of the goods trains, their parameters and general operating concept so that the transport costs would be minimised and, concurrently, the transport performance would be as high as possible. …”
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