Incorporating Space-Time Correlation of Population Densities into the Design of a Candidate Rail Transit Line over Years by Liu Ding, Kunpeng Zhang, Binglei Xie

“…Rail transit systems, however, are commonly costly, due to substantial investments in construction and maintenance. …”
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A fatigue-reliability approach using ultrasonic non-destructive inspection by Chouikh, Iheb, Bouraoui, Chokri

“…The results of this approach can lead to a gain in the life span or a gain of the costs generated by the failure of the part.…”
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Two Approaches for Implementing & Improving Building Automation System (BAS) by Qutaiba Ali, Bashar Abdulazez, Nassr Meacer

“…Building Automation Systems (BAS) are used to both improve the indoor climate in buildings and to reduce the operational costs. In this paper, two approaches were used to implement a networked BAS. …”
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Large-area sensors using Cd(Zn)O plasmonic nanoparticles for surface-enhanced infrared absorption by Ibañez-Romero Pablo, Martínez Castellano Eduardo, Yeste Javier, Gonzalez-Posada Fernando, Taliercio Thierry, Muñoz-Sanjosé Vicente, Montes Bajo Miguel, Hierro Adrian

“…Traditionally, SEIRA has been exploited through the use of tailored metallic nanoantennas, which are burdened by high losses in the mid infrared and costly nanofabrication techniques. In this work, we introduce an alternative, simpler approach using self-assembled Cd(Zn)O nanoparticles as a SEIRA platform. …”
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Research on Irregular Flight Recovery Based on Air-Rail Spatiotemporal Network Model by Lili Zu, Jingyuan Sun, Zhenlin He, Quan Shao

“…The model aims to minimize recovery plan costs and integrates the recovery of aircraft routes and passenger itineraries. …”
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Multi-task snake optimization algorithm for global optimization and planar kinematic arm control problem by Qingrui Li, Yongquan Zhou, Qifang Luo

“…Addressing issues such as limited optimization precision and high computational costs in existing MTO algorithms, this article proposes a multi-task snake optimization (MTSO) algorithm. …”
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Structural, Electronic and Topological Properties of Carboplatin Conjugate with Fullerenol by A. L. Pushkarchuk, T. V. Bezyazychnaya, V. I. Potkin, E. A. Dikusar, A. G. Soldatov, S. Ya. Kilin, A. P. Nizovtsev, S. A. Kutsen, D. V. Yermak, T. S. Pivovarchik, D. B. Migas, V. A. Kulchitsky

“…It is shown that the conjugate is formed due to weak interaction forces between carboplatin and fullerenol, ensuring the release of the drug when delivering it to the corresponding DNA region without significant energy costs. The studied conjugates can be used for targeted drug delivery.…”
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Migration of the retained intracranial bullet to the spinal canal: A case report by Lepić Milan, Minić Ljubodrag, Stefanović Slaviša, Novaković Nenad, Lokaj Aleksandra, Pavlićević Goran

“…The removal of a bullet at-all-costs may not be justified. However, the prediction of migration based on the predisposing factors would be of great value to treating these patients adequately.…”
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Cell free RNA detection of pancreatic cancer in pre diagnostic high risk and symptomatic patients by Travis W. Moore, Elias Spiliotopoulos, Rowan L. Callahan, C. Ward Kirschbaum, Conner F. Bailey, Hyun Ji Kim, Breeshey Roskams-Hieter, Florian Goncalves, Dove Keith, Aaron J. Grossberg, Paul T. Spellman, Gordon B. Mills, Rosalie C. Sears, Terry K. Morgan, Thuy T. M. Ngo

“…Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), the most sensitive diagnostic method of PDAC in current standard clinical practice, is invasive, costly, with access limited to major healthcare settings. …”
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Innovation in Energy Saving: Application for the Optimization of Consumption and the Integration of Photovoltaic Energy by Celia Tena-Pintado, Vicente A. Román-Galeano, Dorotea Dimitrova-Angelova, Diego Carmona-Fernández, Juan Félix González-González

“…By integrating actual consumption data and PV generation estimations, the tool generates different customized scenarios, allowing the user to minimize their costs. The results of this study underline the importance of adopting renewable energy solutions, offering practical ideas for both policy makers and consumers.…”
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Evaluation of patients’ satisfaction with food services and assessment of plate waste in Cypriot hospitals by Elena Hadjimbei, Stavrie Chrysostomou, Alexandros Heraclides, Konstantina Kouvari, Irene P. Tzanetakou

“…Hospital food services and the resulting food waste impact patient satisfaction, health outcomes, healthcare costs, and the environment. This cross-sectional study assessed food waste and patient satisfaction in five public hospitals in Cyprus, involving 844 inpatients. …”
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Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using a Deep Convolutional Autoencoding Network and Improved Gustafson–Kessel Clustering by Yaochun Wu, Rongzhen Zhao, Wuyin Jin, Linfeng Deng, Tianjing He, Sencai Ma

“…However, in mechanical fault diagnosis, labeled data are costly and time-consuming to collect. A novel method based on a deep convolutional autoencoding network (DCAEN) and adaptive nonparametric weighted-feature extraction Gustafson–Kessel (ANW-GK) clustering algorithm was developed for the fault diagnosis of bearings. …”
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Conflict study aspects of the relationship between patients of the senior age groups with arterial hypertension and medical workers by E. L. Davydov, R. A. Yaskevitch, I. I. Baron, V. V. Kusaev, O. V. Nor, L. A. Filimonova

“…Conflict situations in the sphere of medical services lead to economic losses, cause human and moral costs that leads to higher prices and lower quality of care. …”
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BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF USING SURGICAL GUIDES IN IMPLANTOLOGY by Kamel Earar, Mariana Jian, Norina Consuela Forna, Sergiu Focsaneanu, Alina-Ramona Dimofte, Nicolae Sârbu, Ovidiu Sebastian Nicolaiciuc

“…However, the use of surgical guidelines also involves limitations. High costs, reliance on technology, anatomical constraints, and lack of intraoperative flexibility are challenges that can influence widespread adoption. …”
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Computing the Deep Semantics of Visual Communications by Trpimir Jeronim Ježić, Marko Maričević, Ivana Pavlović, Miroslav Mikota

“…Its developmental and operational costs are practically nil.…”
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RILS: RFID indoor localization system using mobile readers by Jinkai Liu, Yanqing Qiu, Kezhao Yin, Wentong Dong, Jiaqing Luo

“…While radio frequency identification–based indoor localization is attractive, the need for a large-scale and high-density deployment of readers and reference tags is costly. Using mobile readers mounted on guide rails, we design and implement an RFID indoor localization system, which requires neither reference tags nor received signal strength indicator functions, for stock-taking and searching in warehouse operations. …”
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Blockchain-based knowledge-aware semantic communications for remote driving image transmission by Yangfei Lin, Tutomu Murase, Yusheng Ji, Wugedele Bao, Lei Zhong, Jie Li

“…To tackle this, we propose a novel framework using semantic communications, through a region of interest semantic segmentation method, to reduce the communication costs by transmitting meaningful semantic information rather than bit-wise data. …”
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Progress in heterogeneous catalysis for renewable energy and petrochemical production from biomass by Ifeanyi Michael Smarte Anekwe, Stephen Okiemute Akpasi, Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh, Atuman Samaila Joel, Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Yusuf Makarfi Isa

“…However, research efforts are focused on better understanding catalytic processes, minimising feedstock and process costs, developing new catalytic materials, and addressing environmental concerns. …”
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Sustainable Cultivation of <i>Galdieria phlegrea</i> in an IoT-Integrated Twin-Layer Photobioreactor: System Design, Growth Dynamics, and Isotopic Perspective by Maria Rosa di Cicco, Simona Altieri, Antonio Spagnuolo, Claudia Ciniglia, Chiara Germinario, Silvio Bove, Antonio Masiello, Carmela Vetromile, Iolanda Galante, Carmine Lubritto

“…From an industrial scale-up perspective, the system offers high scalability, with low impact and operating costs. Mathematical approximation modelling identified the optimal growth conditions across five experiments. …”
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Capsule neural network and its applications in drug discovery by Yiwei Wang, Binyou Wang, Jun Zou, Anguo Wu, Yuan Liu, Ying Wan, Jiesi Luo, Jianming Wu

“…Summary: Deep learning holds great promise in drug discovery, yet its application is hindered by high labeling costs and limited datasets. Developing algorithms that effectively learn from sparsely labeled data is crucial. …”
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