Exploiting Circular Shifts for Efficient Chaotic Image Encryption by Lazaros Moysis, Marcin Lawnik, Wassim Alexan, Sotirios K. Goudos, Murilo S. Baptista, George F. Fragulis

“…Circular shifts are also applied to shuffle the permutation and substitution rules, effectively increasing security at a very low execution cost. The encryption keys are plaintext dependent, and a key mixing step in included, so that each part of the key affects all the subsequent encryption operations. …”
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Biowaste Valorization of Palm Tree Phoenix dactylifera L. for Nanocellulose Production by Randa Mohammed Dhahi, Mohammed Majeed Mohammed, Haitham Mawlood Mikhlif

“…Additionally, the use of nanocellulose (NC) as a cost-effective material is steadily gaining recognition for its growing adaptability over time. …”
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Beyond individual barriers and facilitators: Digital interventions to address diabetes in urban Ghana by Ethan Gray, Ann Blandford, Samuel Amon, Publa Antwi, Vida Asah-Ayeh, Raphael Baffour Awuah, Leonard Baatiema, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hannah Maria Jennings, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Daniel Strachan, Megan Vaughan, Edward Fottrell

“…Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop low-cost community interventions for diseases including T2D in Ghana, with digital tools potentially empowering community members in prevention and management. …”
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A new method for assessing the operational value of sows by V. I. Khalak

“…It is +3.67 %, and its cost is +145.67 UAH/head/farrowing. The evaluation index “Kh1” for sows of the “high level of operational value” category ranges from 83.55 to 134.67 points.…”
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CORRECTION OF IMMUNE DISORDERS IN ACUTE PYELONE-FRITS IN DIFFERENT TRIMESTERS OF PREGNANCY by Ivan Mikhailovich Kholimenko, Maksim Nikolaevich Shatokhin, Aleksej Alexandrovich Konoplya, Nikolaj Alexandrovich Konoplya

“…The use of this method in medical practice with traditional therapy is a relevant, safe and effective method for treating acute gestational pyelonephritis, which will reduce the incidence of obstetric and urological complications, reduce the number of hospital stays in a medical institution, reduce the cost of hospital stay, improve the quality of life of pregnant women and create a healthy environment for the formation of the fetus.…”
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Process-based modeling framework for sustainable irrigation management at the regional scale: integrating rice production, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions by Y. Bo, H. Liang, T. Li, F. Zhou, F. Zhou, F. Zhou

“…Over 90 % of the potentials could be realized at the cost of 4 % less yield increase and 25 % higher nitrous oxide emissions under multiple objectives. …”
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Controlling impurity effects in phosphogypsum calcination: a combined regression and DFT study for optimizing β-hemihydrate gypsum production by Manman Lu, Wei Ma, Ze Guo, Yunpeng Shi, Mingxia Liu, Hanquan Zhang

“…The preparation of β -hemihydrate gypsum by calcining is an effective way to consume phosphogypsum (PG) on a large scale at low cost. However, the impurities in the PG will affect the dehydration process of dihydrate gypsum, leading to a reduced content of β -hemihydrate gypsum in the final product. …”
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Dual-Resource Optimization Configuration and Collaborative Scheduling for Flexible Job Shop Under Worker Flexibility Constraints by Zijie Ren, Hongyi Qu, Mejdl Safran, Jiafu Wan

“…It is critical to complete manufacturing tasks with a suitable worker resource allocation plan, given the increasing labor costs and the dynamic changes in production demands. …”
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Numerical modelling of rope elasticity for heave compensation lifting in offshore crane operations by Bassey Asanga, Akanimo Ekpenyong, Aniekan Ikpe

“…An attempt to prolong and continue window operation during harsh weather condition can incur severe damages in the life of the workers; equipment and machine thereby inflect the cost of production. To overcome this, a hydro-mechanical approach encompassing the core constituents of the floating winch and lifting rig pitcher were modeled. …”
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Impact of Temperature and Doping on the Performance of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${{\bf Ge}}/{{\bf G}}{{{\bf e}}_{1 - {\boldsymbol{x}}}}{{\bf S}}{{{\bf n}}_{\bolds... by Harshvardhan Kumar, Rikmantra Basu, Guo-En Chang

“…We study the effect of temperature and doping in Si-based GeSn heterojunction phototransistors (HPTs) for low-power-consuming, low-cost, and high-speed mid-infrared (MIR) applications. …”
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Usefulness of real-time PCR assay targeting lipL32 gene for diagnosis of human leptospirosis in Uruguay by Sabina González, Juan Pablo Geymonat, Elba Hernández, Juan Martín Marqués, Felipe Schelotto, Gustavo Varela

“…Conclusions: The qPCR had a lower diagnostic sensitivity than MAT and a higher cost. However, it allowed to make an early diagnosis in 26 patients. …”
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Neutralizing activity of anti-respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody produced in Nicotiana benthamiana by Nuttapat Pisuttinusart, Kaewta Rattanapisit, Chanya Srisaowakarn, Arunee Thitithanyanont, Richard Strasser, Balamurugan Shanmugaraj, Waranyoo Phoolcharoen

“…Plant expression platforms have proven successful in producing recombinant proteins, including antibodies, offering a potential cost-effective alternative to mammalian expression platforms. …”
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Achilles’ heel of single atom catalysts towards practical PEMFC application: Degradation mechanisms and regulatory strategies by Han Guo, Peng Zhang, Siying Huang, Min Li, Guangxun Sun, Jiaye Li, Yan Lin, Bin Liu, Yuan Pan

“…Large-scale commercialization of PEMFC, however, has been severely retarded by insufficient power, short life span and high costs of Pt-based catalysts. Substantial progress on cost-effective single-atom catalysts (SACs) have witnessed significant improvements of sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and anodic hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) for PEMFC. …”
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles utilizing Gardenia latifolia extract, characterization, and in vitro antibacterial activity by Srivastava Satyam, Srivastava Prashansha, Dwivedi Gaurav Raj, Ramanathan Venkatnarayan, Upadhyay Harish Chandra

“…Among all, AgNP–F3 may find its use in the development of cost-effective broad-spectrum antibacterial medications.…”
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Initiation and intensification of insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a budget impact analysis by E. V. Biryukova, V. I. Ignat’eva

“…If the use of ready-made mixtures increased to 35% at initiation and to 50% with intensification, the costs would be reduced by by 1.9 million rubles. …”
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A non-invasive wearable microwave sensor for Alzheimer's Stage differentiation using realistic 3D human head phantoms by Jinan N. Shehab, Malik Jasim Farhan, Saad Al-Azawi

“…This study presents an advanced, safe, low-cost, and non-invasive sensor system for the early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, making it a promising complementary tool to conventional methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET). …”
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BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF STABILIZED LANDFILL LEACHATE PRODUCED BY THE PUBLIC DISCHARGE OF THE CITY MOHAMMEDIA (MOROCCO) TRAITEMENT BIOLOGIQUE DES LIXIVIATES STABILISES PRODUITS PAR... by ABDELAZIZ MADINZI, MOULAY ABDELAZIZ ABOULHASSANE, MOHAMMED ASSOU, HAMID FAKIDI, MOULAY ABDELLAH BAHLAOUI, SALAH SOUABI, MOHAMED HAFIDI

“…In order to predict the efficiency of a biological treatment for this type of effluent while minimizing the cost of ventilation. Landfill leachates produced by fermentation of waste are considered as a dangerous source of pollution to the environment. …”
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Caregiver-assisted testing with HIV self-test kits for children 18 months and older: A GRADE systematic review. by Kathleen McGee, Muhammad S Jamil, Nandi Siegfried, Busisiwe Msimanga Radebe, Magdalena Barr-DiChiara, Rachel Baggaley, Cheryl Johnson

“…Outcomes included uptake, acceptability, diagnostic accuracy, feasibility, HIV positivity, linkage to care, social harm, values and preferences, costs, and cost-effectiveness. Risk of bias was assessed using relevant Cochrane tools and certainty of evidence was evaluated with GRADE. …”
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Flexible, production-scale, human whole genome sequencing on a benchtop sequencer by Kevin Green, Benjamin Krajacich, Kelly Wiseman, Peter T. Mains, Samantha Robertson, Sophie Billings, Marina McCowin, Mitch Sudkamp, Ching Shing Lo, Bryan R. Lajoie, Semyon Kruglyak, Shawn Levy, Junhua Zhao

“…Recent advancements in sequencing technology have improved sequencing quality and further reduced sequencing costs on bench-top sized instruments, making whole-genome sequencing an accessible technology for broader use. …”
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Specific features of production of Istobensky variety shallot grown by transplanting method by V. M. Motov, A. V. Denisova, O. A. Cheglakova, M. V. Motova

“…The maximum yield with minimum cost of seeds was obtained by growing three plants in one cell. …”
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