A Comparative Study of Ultrasound Examination of Urinary Tract Performed on Spinal Cord Injury Patients with No Urinary Symptoms and Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Symptoms Relat... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Bakul M. Soni

“…In Group 2, ultrasound examination revealed serious abnormalities such as hydronephrosis, pyonephrosis, vesical calculi, vesical polyp in 20 of 21 patients, and all 20 patients required therapeutic intervention on the basis of ultrasound scan findings.In conclusion, routine ultrasound examination of the urinary tract in spinal cord injury patients who have no urinary symptoms may not be justifiable in terms of cost effectiveness; limited hospital resources should be directed to spinal cord injury patients with urinary symptoms so that ultrasound examination and therapeutic interventions based on ultrasound findings are carried out expeditiously.…”
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A New Perspective on Blue–Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in Urbanized Areas: A Soil-Pipe System as a Multifunctional Solution by Henrike Walther, Christoph Bennerscheidt, Dirk Jan Boudeling, Markus Streckenbach, Felix Simon, Christoph Mudersbach, Saphira Schnaut, Mark Oelmann, Markus Quirmbach

“…Geotechnical and economic assessments confirm the system stability and cost-efficiency. These findings position the SPS as a scalable, multifunctional solution for urban climate adaptation, tree vitality, and a resilient infrastructure.…”
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Improving seasonal precipitation forecasts in the Western United States through statistical downscaling by B Vernon, W Zhang, Y Chikamoto

“…These findings show that analog statistical downscaling can effectively address the spatial limitations of seasonal precipitation forecasts with minimal computational cost, providing a valuable framework for enhancing coarse resolution forecasting products while providing insights into the timing of ensemble mean calculations during the downscaling process.…”
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PRODUCTION OF HYBRID SEEDS OF THE VEGETABLE MARROW AT FREE POLLINATION by S. V. Kuzmin, A. V. Medvedev, A. F. Bukharov

“…The introduction of new vegetable marrow hybrids in production is cost-effective and in demand.…”
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Experimental Demonstration of RGB LED-Based Optical Camera Communications by Pengfei Luo, Min Zhang, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Hoa Le Minh, Hsin-Mu Tsai, Xuan Tang, Lih Chieh Png, Dahai Han

“…Therefore, optical camera communications (OCC) using RGB LEDs and color cameras is a promising candidate for cost-effective parallel visible light communications (VLC). …”
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Large eddy simulation study of ammonia dilute spray flames under MILD conditions by Zhenhua An, Yanhui Song, Jiangkuan Xing, Ryoichi Kurose

“…Liquid ammonia has received increasing attention as a carbon-free fuel due to its potential to reduce the cost and size of power generation equipment. However, its practical application faces significant challenges, primarily related to its low combustion intensity and high NOx emissions. …”
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Enhanced grid current and DC voltage regulations for three level four leg rectifier DC microgrid under uncertainty and disturbances by Ali Chebabhi, Mohamed Fouad Benkhoris, Naamane Debdouche, Guessabi Anwar, Nicu Bizon, Syphax Ihammouchen, Toufik Rekiwa, Habib Benbouhenni

“…Instead of proportional-inegral control and ESO-based ADRC methods, the FOESO-based ADRC method offers significant advantages in both control loops, including enhanced design flexibility, improved voltage and current tracking performance, superior disturbance rejection capabilities, reduced noise, high robustness to uncertainties and system variations, and increased system reliability with reduced cost and size. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through Hardware‐in‐the loop real-time simulations using OPAL-RT-OP5700 under varying loads, grid voltage conditions, system uncertainties, and constant power load.…”
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Liquid Crystal Microcavity Biosensors for Real-Time Liver Injury Monitoring via Whispering Gallery Mode Laser by Jianwei Wang, Yeshuai Song, Xinyu Dou, Jiapeng Sun, Xinghua Yang, Yu Zhang, Zhihai Liu, Yanzeng Li, Hanyang Li

“…This method offers a simple, cost-effective, and efficient detection of ALT, underscoring the potential of liquid crystal microcavities for biosensing in liver injury monitoring.…”
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Soilless Cultivation: Precise Nutrient Provision and Growth Environment Regulation Under Different Substrates by Arezigu Tuxun, Yue Xiang, Yang Shao, Jung Eek Son, Mina Yamada, Satoshi Yamada, Kotaro Tagawa, Bateer Baiyin, Qichang Yang

“…This review shows that solid and non-solid substrate cultivation improves resource utilization efficiency and yield, but substrate sustainability and technical cost need urgent attention. The dynamic regulation of nutrient solution and intelligent management can significantly enhance nutrient absorption efficiency. …”
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Portable immuno nano biosensor for multiple disease detection using 3D printed SPR technologies by Aparanji Poosarla, Jagannadha Rao Mokka, Kolla Venkata Atchuta Rao, Mano Pardhavi Dasari

“…This device using this principle could has wide functionalities to detect multiple biological samples by changing the antibodies to our respective analyte over the reaction chip for multiple times with low cost.…”
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Optimising the public health benefits of sex work regulation in Senegal: Results from qualitative interviews with policy stakeholders. by Aurélia Lépine, Fanny Procureur, Sandie Szawlowski, Carole Treibich, El Hadj Mbaye, Khady Gueye, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour

“…<h4>Context</h4>There is compelling evidence that eliminating sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers (FSWs) is a cost-effective approach to reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. …”
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Transforming Growth Factor‐β Pathway: Biological Functions and Therapeutic Targets by Reham Hassan Mekky, Mohammed E. Abo‐El Fetoh, Safaa A. Faheem, Abdullah F. Radwan, Mariam H. Fawzy, Aya M. Mustafa, Mohamed A. Said, Daniela Calina, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, William C. Cho

“…Continued research and clinical evaluation are necessary to integrate these compounds into conventional cancer therapies, aiming to offer safer, cost‐effective options that enhance quality of life.…”
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Morphological and Interfacial Engineering with a Surfactant Additive Toward High‐Performance Blade‐Coated Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes by Wei‐Zhi Liu, Hong‐Wei Duan, Shu‐Guang Meng, Dong‐Ying Zhou, Liang‐Sheng Liao

“…Abstract The development of scalable and cost‐effective solution processes for large‐area quantum light‐emitting diodes (QLEDs) remains a pressing challenge. …”
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Biorefinery for a circular carbon paradigm: process benefits to the use of dryland CAM crops for anaerobic volatile fatty acid production by Nicholas A. Tenci, Nichola Austen, Laura K. Martin, J. Andrew C. Smith, Ian P. Thompson

“…Conclusions At industrial scale, the observed kinetic advantages of VFA production from CAM-plant feedstocks could translate into process enhancements that would greatly improve the cost-competitiveness of anaerobic biorefinery. Assuming comparable biomass productivities of CAM and non-CAM crops, this high yield could allow higher VFA production per unit of cultivated land, improving the environmental credentials of CAM biorefinery. …”
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Profile of Occupational Health Services in Iran: A Mixed-Methods Study with a Focus on Service Coverage and Interventions by Narmin Hassanzadeh-Rangi, Bayan Hosseini, Yeganeh Akhtari, Ehsan Farvaresh, Yahya Khosravi

“…Additionally, redesigning occupational health services should focus on modifying educational curricula, research, and implementation programs, emphasizing the economic aspects of controls, and prioritizing low-cost and effective measures, especially in small workplaces.…”
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Automatic Number Plate Detection and Recognition System for Small-Sized Number Plates of Category L-Vehicles for Remote Emission Sensing Applications by Hafiz Hashim Imtiaz, Paul Schaffer, Paul Hesse, Martin Kupper, Alexander Bergmann

“…In this work, we present an automatic number plate detection and recognition system for Category L vehicles (L-ANPR) specially developed to recognize L-vehicle number plates of various sizes and colors from different categories and countries. The cost-effective and energy efficient L-ANPR system was implemented on roads during remote emission measurement campaigns in multiple European cities and tested with hundreds of vehicles. …”
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Exergoeconomic and environmental impact assessment of a semi-scale office with solar chimney and evaporative cooling tower for sustainable space cooling and air ventilation by Bashar Shboul, Mohamed E. Zayed, A.S. Abdelrazik, Mohammad Alrbai, Alhaj-Saleh Odat, Fares Almomani

“…Moreover, the design achieves the levelized capital and operating costs of 89.01 $/kWh and 24.5 $/kWh, yielding a levelized cost of energy of 0.1137 $/kWh, while mitigating 4.58 t CO2 yr1 and realizing a two-year carbon payback period. …”
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Cooperative Hybrid Modelling and Dimensionality Reduction for a Failure Monitoring Application in Industrial Systems by Morgane Suhas, Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne, Pierre-André Rey

“…This approach has the advantage of reducing the need for retraining, which makes the CHMC model a cost-effective solution for motor fault classification in industrial settings. …”
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Trivalent chromium adsorption efficiency on thermic waste mosquito coil adsorbent from tannery wastewater by Md. Abul Hashem, Jannatul Nime Tabassum, Md. Shahriar Shahadat, Modinatul Maoya, Al Mizan, Md. Mukimujjaman Miem, Md. Enamul Hasan Zahin

“…Thus, performance evaluation of highly available and low-cost adsorbents has been investigated. There is much scope remaining to utilize alternative waste (adsorbent) for their availability and removal efficiency. …”
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Reinforced Concrete with Graphene Oxide: Techno-Economic Feasibility for Reduced Cement Usage and CO2 Emissions by D. Domínguez-Santos, P. Muñoz, J. O. Morales-Ferreiro, C. Acuña, D. E. Diaz-Droguett, Elvira Villaro

“…Besides, economic assessments were performed by considering the overall cost of materials (GO and concrete) and the savings from CO2 emissions, based on different scenarios for both GO and CO2 prices. …”
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