European Green Deal and Energy Crisis in EU by PETRE PRISECARU

“…The five energy packages induced a transition from vertically integrated national energy systems, functioning as natural monopolies, usually in public ownership, to liberalized energy systems dependent on the situation of imperfect markets, but designed to produce high profits for some players and high costs for most citizens and consuming companies. …”
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Pattern and appropriateness of antibiotic therapy for acute respiratory tract infection among under-five children accessing care in a tertiary facility, Sokoto, Nigeria by Fatima Ishaq Abubakar, Hadiza Kubra Ahmed, Omotolani Olawunmi Akintunde, Idrees Abiodun Rufai

“…Cephalosporins were most frequently prescribed (46.4%), followed by penicillins; fluoroquinolones were least prescribed (1.2%). …”
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The Archean-Paleoproterozoic structural evolution of the Caraíba Cu-Deposit, northern São Francisco Craton, Brazil: A historical review of its understanding coevally with the devel... by Luiz José Homem Del-Rey Silva, André Menezes Saboia

“…Caraíba, Vermelhos, Surubim, Terra do Sal, Angicos, Sussuarana are the most prominent of these deposits. The Caraíba Cu-Orebody, so far the most important of all, is part of a body of Archean hypersthenites and norites that underwent poly-deformation and granulitization  in the roots of the Paleoproterozoic Itabuna-Salvador-Curaçá orogen, which records the continental collisions responsible for building the São Francisco-Congo paleocontinent in Rhyacian times, ca 2.0 Ga ago. …”
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External Validation of a Predictive Model for Thyroid Cancer Risk with Decision Curve Analysis by Juan Jesús Fernández Alba, Florentino Carral, Carmen Ayala Ortega, Jose Diego Santotoribio, María Castillo Lara, Carmen González Macías

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Thyroid cancer ranks among the most prevalent endocrine neoplasms, with a significant rise in incidence observed in recent decades, particularly in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). …”
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Toward an intersectional equity approach in social–ecological transformations by Paula Andrea Sánchez-García, Krisztina Jónás, Kara E. Pellowe, Hanna Ekström, Mary Scheuermann, Lasse Loft

“…Our findings show that social, spatial, and environmental assets of transformation are the most frequently mentioned in our sampled literature, together with benefits, costs, inclusiveness, and knowledge of equity dimensions. …”
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The Impact of Stay-At-Home Mandates on Uncertainty and Sentiments: Quasi-Experimental Study by Carolina Biliotti, Nicolò Fraccaroli, Michelangelo Puliga, Falco J Bargagli-Stoffi, Massimo Riccaboni

“…Beyond the direct impact on health, lockdowns may have worsened public sentiment toward politics and the economy or even heightened dissatisfaction with health care, imposing a significant cost on both the public and policy makers. …”
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An integrated, tiered microplastic workflow, supporting rapid broadscale detection options by Samantha K Lynch, Colin L Johnson, Shivanesh Rao, Jaimie Loa-Kum-Cheung, Edwina L Foulsham, Alessandra L Suzzi, Lachlan Hill, Neil Doszpot, Rajitha Athukorala, Uthpala Pinto, Keegan Vickers, Maddison Carbery, Marina F.M. Santana

“…To improve environmental microplastic contamination estimates, this study proposes a rapid, cost-effective, and bulk-processing approach within a criteria-driven Tiered Microplastics Workflow (TMW). …”
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LEO-PNT Feasibility Aspects: Satellite Navigation Payload Size, Weight, and Power Analysis by Mayank, F. S. Prol, V. Lunden, Z. Saleem, Guillem Foreman-Campins, S. Sharma, E. S. Lohan, M. Z. H. Bhuiyan, S. Kaasalainen, H. Kuusniemi, J. Praks

“…The feasibility of the proposed LEO-PNT constellations is evaluated based on satellite link, power, and mass budgets, as well as antenna performance. In addition, the cost of both the low- and high-SWaP satellites is estimated. …”
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Metagenomic estimation of absolute bacterial biomass in the mammalian gut through host-derived read normalization by Gechlang Tang, Alex V. Carr, Crystal Perez, Katherine Ramos Sarmiento, Lisa Levy, Johanna W. Lampe, Christian Diener, Sean M. Gibbons

“…We propose a simple, cost-effective approach that circumvents some of these technical challenges: directly estimating bacterial biomass from metagenomes using bacterial-to-host (B:H) read count ratios. …”
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Effects of a closed-loop mindfulness-based program for reducing stress in family caregivers of people with dementia: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Kee Lee Chou, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Winnie W. S. Mak, Julieta Galante, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Steven H. Zarit

“…A process evaluation will examine whether dispositional mindfulness mediates the relationship between mobile app usage and stress reduction. A cost-effectiveness analysis will evaluate between-group differences in intervention costs relative to work productivity and activity impairment with caregiving activities. …”
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Breaking Through GNSS Outage: Advanced Stochastic Model for MEMS IMU in Navigation by Ahmed Shahrawy, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Adel M. Soliman, Wali Ullah Khan, Ahmad Almogren, Ahmed G. Abdellatif, Syed Tariq Shah

“…Two different-grade inertial measurement units (IMUs) evaluate the effectiveness of ACF, AV, and GMWM in modeling inertial sensor noise: The ADIS low-cost microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) grade IMU and the Spatial MEMS tactical-grade IMU. …”
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Enhancing farm productivity, profitability, sustainability and livelihood of small farm holders through integrated farming system by SANJEEV KUMAR, ABHISHEK KUMAR, SHIVANI, SANTOSH KUMAR, RAKESH KUMAR, RACHNA DUBEY, KUMARI SHUBHA, KIRTI SAURABH, MANIBHUSHAN, ANUP DAS

“… The present study was carried out from 2018 to 2024 at ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar to evaluate eight farming system models [Field crops (FC) alone; FC + Fish + Duck; FC + Fish + Poultry; FC + Fish + Cattle; FC + Fish + Horticulture; FC + Fish + Horticulture + Duck; FC + Fish + Horticulture + Poultry; and FC + Fish + Horticulture + Cattle] with an objective to enhance productivity, improve profitability, optimize resource use through recycling, generate employment, and reduce production costs. The findings revealed that diversified integrated farming systems significantly outperformed over conventional rice (Oryza sativa L.)…”
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Estimating Attenuation Coefficients in Wooded Environments With ANN Predictions by Caio Mateus Machado Cardoso, Brenda Silvana de Souza Barbosa, Alex Sanches Macedo, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira da Cruz, Filipe Cavalcanti Fernandes, Fabricio J. B. Barros, Jasmine Priscyla Leite de Araujo

“…Finally, the proposed neural model was compared with an adjusted version of the modified exponential decay model and with traditional models such as Weissberger, COST-235, ITU-R, FITU-R, ITU-R P.833-10, and Chen &#x0026; Kuo. …”
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Value of Rapid Antigen Test in Comparison with Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Method in the Diagnosis of COVID-19 by Alireza MIRAHMADIZADEH, Babak Shirazi YEGANEH, Jafar HASSANZADEH, Leila BADIEE, Mohebat VALI, Zahra MALEKI, Ali AKBARI, Tahereh PAKDEL, Haleh GHAEM

“…As a result, in general, due to the high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the RAT, it can be replaced with the RT-PCR test considering factors such as time, cost, and speed.…”
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A Miniaturized and Intelligent Lensless Holographic Imaging System With Auto-Focusing and Deep Learning-Based Object Detection for Label-Free Cell Classification by Jin Chen, Wentao Han, Liangzun Fu, Zhihang Lv, Haotian Chen, Wenjing Fang, Jiale Hou, Haohan Yu, Xiwei Huang, Lingling Sun

“…Cell detection and classification is a key technique for disease diagnosis, but conventional methods such as optical microscopy and flow cytometry have limitations in terms of field-of-view (FOV), throughput, cost, size, and operation complexity. Lensless holographic imaging is a promising alternative that offers large FOV, rich information content, and simple structure. …”
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MSAN-Net: An End-to-End Multi-Scale Attention Network for Universal Industrial Defect Detection by Zelu Wang, Ming Luo, Xinghe Xie, Yue Sun, Xinyu Tian, Zhengxuan Chen, Junwei Xie, Qinquan Gao, Tong Tong, Yue Liu, Tao Tan

“…Although high efficiency brought significant cost and time advantages, it also led to two major challenges: <xref ref-type="disp-formula" rid="deqn1">(1)</xref> extremely low tolerance for error&#x2014;any slight defect might have caused the entire product to be scrapped; <xref ref-type="disp-formula" rid="deqn2">(2)</xref> increasingly diverse and more concealed types of defects&#x2014;bubble defects, internal chip defects, printed circuit board (PCB) defects, and specific process defects were continuously emerged, posing significant challenges to the inspection process. …”
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Ultrasound-derived fat fraction: a novel approach for assessing Wilson’s disease-related hepatic steatosis by Li Yan, Jin Fu, Ni Juan Juan, Li Bao Qi, Wang Jing Ping

“…Abstract Background and objectives Ultrasound-derived fat fraction (UDFF) is a novel, non-invasive, rapid, and cost-effective technology that assesses liver fat content in various hepatic diseases. …”
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Unveiling the Drivers of Polio Vaccine Uptake: Insights from a Multi-Country Study of 37 Nations in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Michael Sarfo, Sylvester R Okeke, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Sanni Yaya

“…<h4>Background</h4>Childhood vaccination is a highly cost-effective strategy for preventing vaccine-preventable diseases, including poliomyelitis. …”
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Insights into Yacon drying: Applications and challenges ahead by Paula Giarolla Silveira, Clara Mariana Gonçalves Lima, Carlos Ramon de Paula Silva, Jefferson Luiz Gomes Correa, Amanda Aparecida Santos Lima, Matheus Souza Cruz, Fernanda Rezende Abrahão, Irineu Petri-Júnior, Roney Alves da Rocha, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Magdi E.A. Zaki

“…Quantitative comparisons reveal that microwave-assisted drying combined with pulsed vacuum osmotic dehydration achieves the highest FOS retention (up to 95.74 %) and reduces drying time by 50 %, while freeze-drying provides excellent preservation of phenolic compounds but is limited by high energy consumption and operational costs. Conversely, convective drying, though cost-effective, often leads to significant FOS degradation (retention as low as ∼38 %) and structural collapse. …”
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Enhancing Environmental DNA Sampling Efficiency for Cetacean Detection on Whale Watching Tours by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Belén García Ovide, Eleonora Barbaccia, Jana Robertson, Taïme Smit Pellure, Ángela Ceballos‐Caro, Caterina Lanfredi, Maddalena Jahoda, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Marianne Helene Rasmussen, Michael Traugott, Bettina Thalinger

“…Conventional cetacean monitoring techniques, such as photo‐identification, acoustic surveys, and satellite tagging, are often resource‐intensive, costly, and sometimes intrusive. Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods have emerged as non‐invasive, cost‐efficient complements based on the analysis of genetic material shed into the environment. …”
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