Synthesis and Evaluation of a Chitosan-Based Cationic Hydrogel with Strong Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activities Against Clinical Isolates of <i>Candida auris</i> by Muhammad Kamran, Maryam Aftab, Afreenish Amir, Fatima Javed, Amtul Quddos Latif, Kausar Abbas Saldera, Abdul Ahad, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Louise Ann Walker, Kiran Nisa, Faheem Ullah, Naseer Ali Shah

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Cationic hydrogels show promise as potential antifungal treatments. The development of cost-effective and improved therapeutic methods is crucial to combat this deadly pathogen and to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Exploring the effect of training set size and number of categories on ice crystal classification through a contrastive semi-supervised learning algorithm by Y. Chu, Y. Chu, H. Zhang, X. Li, J. Henneberger

“…This poses significant challenges, including human subjectivity in classification and a substantial labor cost in manual labeling. In addition, previous deep learning algorithms for ice crystal classification are often trained and evaluated on datasets with varying sizes and classification schemes, each with distinct criteria and a different number of categories, making it difficult to make a fair comparison of algorithm performance. …”
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Optimizing mouse metatranscriptome profiling by selective removal of redundant nucleic acid sequences by Morgan Roos, Samuel Bunga, Asako Tan, Erica Maissy, Dylan Skola, Alexander Richter, Daniel S. Whittaker, Paula Desplats, Amir Zarrinpar, Rick Conrad, Scott Kuersten

“…The additional probes were carefully chosen to limit the number needed for effective depletion to reduce both the cost and risk of introducing bias to MetaT analysis. …”
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Paraguayan Communities, Patients, and Health Professionals by Mónica Ruoti, Rolando Oddone, Nathalie Lampert, Elizabeth Orué, Michael A. Miles, Neal Alexander, Andrea M. Rehman, Rebecca Njord, Stephanie Shu, Susannah Brice, Bryony Sinclair, Alison Krentel

“…Several important cost-effective measures are indicated that may improve control of CL. …”
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Zinc-solubilizing bacterial consortia: a promising approach for zinc biofortification of crops by Viabhav Kumar Upadhayay, Saurabh Gangola, Gohar Taj, Kumar Gaurav, Anju Rani, Sunil Kumar, Shivanshu Garg, Gaurav Gupta, Haider Ali, Sazada Siddiqui, Saad A. M. Alamri, Amit Mittal, Sulaiman A. Alrumman, Mayank Pandey

“…In recent years, the application of two or more ZSB strains in a consortium has gained attention as a cost-effective alternative for Zn biofortification. …”
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Surgery or radiotherapy for early-stage cancer study (SORT) target trial protocol: stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with curative intent versus surgical resection for earl... by John Edwards, Corinne Faivre-Finn, Ellen Nolte, Bernard Rachet, Ajay Aggarwal, Ravinder Vohra, Richard Grieve, Andrew Hutchings, Ananya Choudhury, Stephen O’neill, Yuki Alencar, Paul Charlton, Dave Chuter, Eva Kagenaar, David G. Lugo-Palacios, Jo Cresswell, Katya Gravenhorst, Daniel Mongiardi

“…Secondary outcomes will include 3-month, 6-month, 12-month and 24-month all-cause and lung-cancer mortality, time to death, numbers of hospitalisations, incremental costs and incremental cost-effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (reference number 29 717–1). …”
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Platelets in preeclampsia: an observational study of indices associated with aspirin nonresponsiveness, activation and transcriptional landscape by Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel, Kenean Getaneh Tlaye, Xueqin Wang, Long Nguyen-Hoang, Qiongjie Zhou, Yinan Wang, Bo Wah Leung, Yao Wang, Liona C. Poon, Chi Chiu Wang

“…Moreover, aspirin nonresponsiveness in high-risk pregnancies underscores the need for low-cost biomarkers to identify nonresponders. Nevertheless, the changes of platelet indices in women who develop preeclampsia despite aspirin prophylaxis have not yet been evaluated. …”
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Controlled electrochemical nutrient delivery to enhance marine primary productivity by Paul Marsh, Stephen Crafton-Tempel, Charles F. Hibbeln, Peter J. Valdez, Christopher R. Myers, Venkata Bhuvaneswari Vukkum, Arun Devaraj, Aashish Rohatgi, Michael Huesemann, Scott J. Edmundson, Chinmayee V. Subban

“…Preliminary assessments show both lower cost and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from electrochemical over chemical iron additions with EDTA. …”
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Lignin‐Based Photothermal Materials: Bridging Sustainability and High‐Efficiency Energy Conversion by Zhiwen Sun, Changyou Shao, Sanwei Hao, Jifei Zhang, Wenfeng Ren, Bing Wang, Lingping Xiao, Hanhui Lei, Terence X. Liu, Zhanhui Yuan, Run‐cang Sun

“…Compared to traditional photothermal materials, lignin has garnered significant attention due to its wide availability, low cost, biocompatibility, renewability, and sustainability. …”
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Inhibiting creep in fine-grained MgAl alloys through grain boundary stabilization by Lingbao Ren, Yurong Zhao, Jinjin Li, Fei Liu, Boyu Liu, Ge Wu, Carl J. Boehlert, Zhiwei Shan

“…Microalloying provides a promising way to develop low-cost creep-resistant wrought MgAl alloys.…”
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Assessing the performance of novel and sustainable electrochemical sensor based on cobalt sulfide/upcycled reduced graphene oxide from plastic waste by Arafat Toghan, N. Roushdy, Sami A. Al-Hussain, Mohamed S. Elnouby, Samah M. Yousef, A.A.M. Farag, M. Elsayed Youssef, Noha A. Elessawy

“…In this study, a cobalt sulfide/reduced graphene oxide (CoS/rGO) nanocomposite was synthesized via a straightforward, low-cost method that integrates thiourea and cobalt acetate to form CoS, with rGO derived from recycled plastic waste. …”
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Comparative effects of Zumba and Yoga on stress, body satisfaction, and self-esteem in working women: a randomized control trial by Noortje Anita Kumaat, Afif Rusdiawan, Procopio B. Dafun JR., Heri Wahyudi, Popy Elisano Arfanda, Fransisca Januarumi Marhaendra Wijaya, Himawan Wismanadi, Ary Artanty

“…Their integration into workplace wellness programs offers a scalable and cost-effective approach to managing occupational stress, particularly in high-pressure, non-Western settings. …”
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Association Between Opioid Use Disorder and Healthcare Spending and Utilization in Emergency Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Using Commercial Claims by Anjali A. Dixit, MD, MPH, Pooja A. Lagisetty, MD, MSc, Michelle C. Odden, PhD, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, Keith Humphreys, PhD, Sean C. Mackey, MD, PhD, Eric C. Sun, MD, PhD

“…Optimizing preoperative use of OAT may facilitate perioperative optimization and cost savings.…”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Assays for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) by Sahar M. Ibrahim, Arwa M. Salih, Dina Hameed Haider, sabaa Raad Jaafar, Marwa Adel Hussein, Nada Hassan Bedair, Ruaa Hussein Ali, Ruaa Maan Attallah, Omar A Mahmoud, Farah B. Abd, Shahrazad H. Muhi

“…These assays offer advantages including cost-effectiveness, multiplexing capabilities, and suitability for robotic automation. …”
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Elaboración de un Cereal para Desayuno con Base a Quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Expandida by Luis Egas, Elena Villacrés, Esther Lilia Peralta García, María Esther Ruilova-Duval

“…Based on the selected treatments, he/she was carried out the economic analysis, being determined a total cost of production of $3.84/Kg. and $0.38 for each case of 100 g. …”
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A chip-integrated comb-based microwave oscillator by Wei Sun, Zhiyang Chen, Linze Li, Chen Shen, Kunpeng Yu, Shichang Li, Jinbao Long, Huamin Zheng, Luyu Wang, Tianyu Long, Qiushi Chen, Zhouze Zhang, Baoqi Shi, Lan Gao, Yi-Han Luo, Baile Chen, Junqiu Liu

“…Each component represents the state of the art of its own class, yet also allows large-volume manufacturing with low cost using established CMOS and III-V foundries. …”
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Estimation of indole acetic acid in some local algae and study the optimal conditions for its production of cyanobacteria Gloeocapsa sp. PCC7428 by Al-Katib M. A., Al-Shaheree Y. J, Al-Niemi A. N.

“…The IAA is externally isolated into the middle and internal hormone And identified the best isolates for the production of the hormone and concluded that the IAA secreted from the outside can be adopted as a source of production better than the internal hormone for ease of separation and the possibility of utilization of the organism and other times of production and low production cost to dispense with the destruction of cells to remove the internal content of the Hormone as well as the superior efficacy of the hormone externally excreted on the internal hormone. …”
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Stochastic Photoresponse‐Driven Perovskite TRNGs for Secure Encryption Systems by Dante Ahn, Minz Lee, Woochul Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Jun Young Lee, Gun Young Jung, Hangyeol Choi, Yohan Yoon, Hyun Seok Song, Heon Lee, Minah Seo, Jungwook Min, Yusin Pak

“…While software‐based deterministic random number algorithms are cost‐effective and easy to use, they are vulnerable to attacks by powerful supercomputers, highlighting the need for more secure alternatives. …”
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Adherence to benzathine penicillin prophylaxis and associated factors in patients with rheumatic heart disease attending two public hospitals in Bahir dar, Ethiopia by Gubaynew Getie Kelemu, Yohannes Tekleab Yihun, Destaw Endeshaw, Eyob Ketema Bogale

“…Abstract Background Regular intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin every two to four weeks is a critical and cost-effective secondary prevention strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality from rheumatic heart disease (RHD), particularly in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia. …”
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Evaluation of the Glucose-Lowering Effect of Bloodletting Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Tserentogtokh Baasantogtokh, Sainbileg Sonomtseren, Tsolmon Unurjargal, Rinchyenkhand Myagmardorj, Vaanchigsuren Seesregdorj, Bayarmagnai Lkhagvasuren, Vankhuu Enkhtuya, Seesregdorj Surenjid

“…Bloodletting therapy, when used in combination with standard pharmacotherapy, could offer a cost-effective and clinically beneficial treatment option for managing type 2 diabetes.…”
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