Valuing health across groups: a cross-sectional population-based willingness-to-pay survey in Bhutan by Yot Teerawattananon, Ryota Nakamura, Ying Yao, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Pempa

“…Introduction Context-specific cost-effectiveness thresholds (CETs) informed by societal willingness to pay (WTP) are crucial for healthcare resource allocation in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Biologics and biosimilars in musculoskeletal diseases: addressing regulatory inconsistencies and clinical uncertainty by Lauren N. McGrath, David Moodie, Steven R. Feldman

“…Biosimilars are nearly identical alternatives to biologics, and they offer a cost-effective option that produces equivalent safety or efficacy outcomes as their reference biologics. …”
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Anti-radar based on metasurface by Zongzheng Sun, Lei Zhang, Xiao Qing Chen, Hong Xu, Guoyao Xiao, Yi Ning Zheng, Yaojun Wu, Zhixing Liu, Haosheng Fu, Xiaoyang Zhou, Zhanye Chen, Hui Chen, Yinghui Quan, Tie Jun Cui

“…By designing the physical characteristics of STCM and developing adaptive and robust electronic countermeasure (ECM) control strategies, we realize a cost-effective, miniaturized and low-complexity ECM system with the flexible controlling capabilities. …”
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Source reconstruction via deposition measurements of an undeclared radiological atmospheric release by S. Van Leuven, S. Van Leuven, S. Van Leuven, P. De Meutter, P. De Meutter, J. Camps, P. Termonia, P. Termonia, A. Delcloo, A. Delcloo

“…The inversion consists of Bayesian and cost-function-based algorithms to reconstruct the initial source properties. …”
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Advancing oral cancer diagnosis and risk assessment with artificial intelligence: a review by Anna Luíza Damaceno Araújo, Caique Mariano Pedroso, Pablo Agustin Vargas, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Alan Roger Santos-Silva

“…Models for early diagnosis and screening provide non-invasive diagnosis without the need for specialized instruments, which is ideal for early detection as a low-cost system. Supervised learning with well-annotated data provides reliable references for training the models, and therefore, reliable and promising results. …”
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Generalized Predictive Control for a Single-Phase, Three-Level Voltage Source Inverter by Diego Naunay, Paul Ayala, Josue Andino, Wilmar Martinez, Diego Arcos-Aviles

“…The controller is optimized offline, significantly reducing the computational cost of implementation. Moreover, the controller is tested in regard to R, RL, and nonlinear loads. …”
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Research on power grid expansion planning method based on multi-party competition considering security margin by CHEN Yongshu, HONG Haisheng, TANG Xian, ZHOU Xianhua, LI Ronglin

“…The proposed approach is evaluated on two scales of systems, and the test results show that the proposed approach can bring the equilibrium point of the non-cooperative game closer to the point with smaller social cost, which verifies its effectiveness.…”
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Systematic Analysis of Transrectal Prostate Biopsies Using an Ink Method and Specific Histopathologic Protocol: A Prospective Study by David Parada, Nahum Calvo, Karla Peña, Vanesa Morente, Rosana Queralt, Pilar Hernandez, Francesc Riu

“…However, the increasing number of prostate biopsies leads to considerably greater costs for the pathology laboratories. In this study, we compare the traditional method with an ink method in combination with a systematic histopathologic protocol. …”
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A Complete Transfer Learning-Based Pipeline for Discriminating Between Select Pathogenic Yeasts from Microscopy Photographs by Ryan A. Parker, Danielle S. Hannagan, Jan H. Strydom, Christopher J. Boon, Jessica Fussell, Chelbie A. Mitchell, Katie L. Moerschel, Aura G. Valter-Franco, Christopher T. Cornelison

“…Our pipeline offers a streamlined, cost-effective diagnostic tool for yeast identification, enabling faster response times in clinical environments and reducing reliance on costly and complex molecular methods.…”
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Comparison of Rehabilitation Outcomes for Long Term Neurological Conditions: A Cohort Analysis of the Australian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre Dataset for Adults of Working Age. by Lynne Turner-Stokes, Roxana Vanderstay, Tara Stevermuer, Frances Simmonds, Fary Khan, Kathy Eagar

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>All groups made gains in independence during admission, although pattern of change varied between conditions, and ceiling effects were observed in the FIM-cognitive subscale. Relative cost-efficiency between groups can only be indirectly inferred. …”
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Optimal design of a novel modified electric eel foraging optimization (MEEFO) based super twisting sliding mode controller for controlling the speed of a switched reluctance motor by Debiprasanna Das, Binod Kumar Sahu, Swagat Pati, Bhabasis Mohapatra, Debashis Sitikantha, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…Abstract Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) has a very high potential for adjustable speed drive operation due to their cost-effectiveness, high efficiency, robustness, simplicity, etc. …”
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Innovative Expert-Based Tools for Spatiotemporal Shallow Landslides Mapping: Field Validation of the GOGIRA System and Ex-MAD Framework in Western Greece by Michele Licata, Francesco Seitone, Efthimios Karymbalis, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Giandomenico Fubelli

“…We tested an integrated approach combining the Ground Operative System for GIS Input Remote-data Acquisition (GOGIRA) with the Expert-based Multitemporal AI Detector (ExMAD). GOGIRA is a low-cost system for efficient georeferenced data collection, while ExMAD uses AI and multitemporal Sentinel-2 imagery to detect landslide triggering times. …”
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Setbacks in the road to self-injection: a descriptive study of provider and mystery client reports on the DMPA-SC care-seeking experience in Nigeria by Madeline Griffith, Sneha Challa, Ayobambo Jegede, Ivan Idiodi, Chioma Okoli, Aminat Tijani, Shakede Dimowo, Awawu Grace Nmadu, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Jenny Liu

“…Stockouts of DMPA-SC further complicated access; some providers resorted to purchasing DMPA-SC privately and passing the cost onto clients. These findings highlight the need for clearer refill protocols and more consistent supply to ensure equitable access to DMPA-SC for self-injection in Nigeria.…”
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Effective dimensional reduction of complex systems based on tensor networks by Wout Merbis, Madelon Geurts, Clélia de Mulatier, Philippe Corboz

“…However, this comes at the cost of losing accuracy close to critical points in the systems dynamics and an inability to capture correlations in the system. …”
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Enhancing Reliability in Redundant Homogeneous Sensor Arrays with Self-X and Multidimensional Mapping by Elena Gerken, Andreas König

“…Mechanical defects and sensor failures can substantially undermine the reliability of low-cost sensors, especially in applications where measurement inaccuracies or malfunctions may lead to critical outcomes, including system control disruptions, emergency scenarios, or safety hazards. …”
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Deep learning-based automated detection and multiclass classification of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni eggs in fecal smear images by Prosper Oyibo, Brice Meulah, Tope Agbana, Lisette van Lieshout, Wellington Oyibo, Gleb Vdovin, Jan-Carel Diehl

“…These images were acquired using Schistoscope—a cost-effective automated digital microscope. After annotating the STH and S. mansoni eggs, we employed a transfer learning approach to train an EfficientDet deep learning model, using 70% of the dataset for training, 20% for validation, and 10% for testing. …”
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Methane reductions with gypsum and SOP® lagoon additives in liquid manure by Chelsea Sauvé, Chelsea Sauvé, Hambaliou Baldé, Rajinikanth Rajagopal, Andrew VanderZaag

“…This is an indication that farmers can confidently use locally sourced gypsum, a low-cost alternative to the commercial additive, without affecting the overall mitigation potential.…”
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A Review of the Evaluation, Simulation, and Control of the Air Conditioning System in a Nuclear Power Plant by Seyed Majid Bigonah Ghalehsari, Jiaming Wang, Tianyi Zhao

“…This work highlights the priorities in the next generation of nuclear power plants, which should actively pursue seamless integration of out-of-system technologies into existing NPP infrastructures, enabling scalable, cost-effective, and resilient solutions.…”
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Oral Lipid Nanoparticles for Improving the Efficiency of Drug Delivery Systems in Ulcerative Colitis: Recent Advances and Future Prospects by Siyu Zhu, Zhenlin Yang, Yulong Liu, Lan Cheng, Dingpei Long, Fangyin Dai

“…Oral administration, as a preferred treatment approach for UC, offers benefits such as convenience, cost-effectiveness, and better patient compliance. …”
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Influence of mood disorders on outcomes of polycystic ovarian syndrome - A national inpatient sample study - 2016–2020 by Bob Weng, Reid Morrissey, Jenna Lehn, Mustafa Beidas, Tauseef Abubakar, Mohsin Mirza

“…Existing literature is limited but suggests comorbid mood derangements increase the severity of PCOS symptoms and comprise a significant portion of healthcare costs in the U.S. Our study aims to further examine the impact of PCOS on the hospitalization course and costs. …”
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