Enhanced nonlinear equalization for OFDM systems in IoT-based intelligent transportation using CGLS algorithms by Jafar Ababneh, Hani Attar, Zakaria Che Muda, Ilhami Colak, Mohanad A. Deif, Samir Bendoukha, Ahmed Solyman

“…Simulation results show that the proposed methods significantly reduce bit error rates and achieve up to a 5 dB performance improvement over traditional approaches, while keeping computational costs low enough for real-time IoT applications. …”
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DIGITALIZATION IN AGRICULTURE AS A DRIVER OF INDUSTRY GROWTH by A. V. Soldatenko, A. F. Razin, M. V. Shatilov, M. I. Ivanova, O. V. Rossinskaya, O. A. Razin, T. N. Surikhina

“…All this will be achieved due to lower production costs, higher yields, increased gross margin, expansion of the market, attracting highly qualified specialists and investors in the agricultural sector. …”
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Minimally invasive approach for the treatment of pancreatic pseudcyst. Transgastric drainage - where we are now? by Perišić Nenad, Bezmarević Mihailo, Doder Radoje, Mirković Darko, Brčerević Irina, Petrović Stanko

“…Minimally invasive approach for the treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP) and its complications has proven to reduce morbidity and mortality rate, length of hospitalization and costs of treatment, and improve quality of life of the patients. …”
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Anti-Aging Efficacy of Fructosazine and Deoxyfructosazine: A Comprehensive In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis by Ao Yang, Chunyan Ma, Qiling Song, Wenhui Li, Shixuan Lv, Xiuhan Guo, Shisheng Wang, Zhigang Gao, Shuai Wang, Qingwei Meng, Yueqing Li

“…However, they have limitations such as poor stability, low transdermal permeability, skin irritation, high effective concentrations, slow onset of efficacy, single-action mechanisms, and high production costs. These limitations highlight the necessity of developing new anti-aging technologies that are multifunctional and cause low irritation. …”
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SD-YOLOv8: Automated Motion Detection System for Aerobics Students by Lian Tang, Ya Li, Qing Du, Jincheng Liang

“…Existing object detection algorithms are often constrained by the high computational costs associated with large network structures in practical applications. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for Fast Quality Prediction of Bottle Gourd by Xiao Guo, Hongyu Huang, Haiyan Wang, Chang Cai, Ying Wang, Xiaohua Wu, Jian Wang, Baogen Wang, Biao Zhu, Yun Xiang

“…Protein and amino acid content are the crucial quality parameters in bottle gourd, and traditional measurement methods for detecting those parameters are complicated, time-consuming, and costly. In this study, we employed NIRS along with machine learning and neural network-based methods to model and predict protein and free amino acids (FAAs) of bottle gourd. …”
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Dialysis Provision and Implications of Health Economics on Peritoneal Dialysis Utilization: A Review from a Malaysian Perspective by Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Naren Kumar Surendra, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Lai Seong Hooi, Sunita Bavanandan

“…Thus, a current comparative costs analysis of dialysis is strongly recommended to assist decision-makers to establish a more equitable and economically sustainable dialysis provision in the future.…”
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Explainable Predictive Factors for Inter-Agency Partnership Success by Nicola Drago, Goncalo Afonso Braz, Tullio Vardanega

“…However, one in five strategic partnerships fails, incurring higher costs for lesser impact. Assuming that partnership performance is proportionate to co-financed project ratings, we used the corresponding evaluation reports and project ratings from multiple multilateral organizations to automate the identification and analysis of critical predictive factors for partnership success. …”
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Redefining food processing: Smart innovations for efficiency and eco-friendly production by Sembiring Nurhayati, Khalif Farhan A., Herlim Christian, Tarigan Elsera Br, Puspitasari Mahardika

“…However, barriers to adopting new technologies, such as high initial costs and consumer resistance, must be addressed through government incentives and educational initiatives. …”
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Use of Mixed Micelles in Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography Method for Determination of Dexamethasone, Prednisolone and Triamcinolone in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Karen A. Escamilla-Lara, Israel S. Ibarra, Jorge Lopez-Tellez, Jose A. Rodriguez

“…Therefore, it is important to develop methodologies that allow their analysis in pharmaceutical matrices with competitive analysis times and costs. The determination of corticosteroids by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) using a background electrolyte (BGE) composed of phosphate buffer and a micellar pseudo-stationary phase constituted by a mixture of surfactants is proposed as an alternative quantification technique. …”
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Machine Learning‐Enhanced Optimization for High‐Throughput Precision in Cellular Droplet Bioprinting by Jaemyung Shin, Ryan Kang, Kinam Hyun, Zhangkang Li, Hitendra Kumar, Kangsoo Kim, Simon S. Park, Keekyoung Kim

“…However, optimizing multiple printing parameters to achieve the desired organoid size remains a time‐consuming and costly endeavor. To address these obstacles, machine learning is employed to optimize five critical printing parameters (i.e., bioink viscosity, nozzle size, printing time, printing pressure, and cell concentration), and develop algorithms capable of immediate cellular droplet size prediction. …”
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Impact of Alternative Feed Ingredients and Feeding Strategies on Growth, Muscle Morphology, and Fillet Quality of Genetically Selected Gilthead Seabream (<i>Sparus aurata</i>) in a... by Paula Sarmiento, Pedro L. Castro, Rafael Ginés

“…Strategies like restricted feeding reduce costs and improve sustainability by minimizing feed waste and enhancing water quality, while selective breeding boosts growth and adapts fish to innovative diets. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF FIRM ATTRIBUTES ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT OF QUOTED CEMENT COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Umar Salim Ibrahim, Abubakar Musa, Hamisu Aisha Haruna, Oyegunle kazeem Olanrewaju, Babagana Abba, Jamilu Madaki, Fatihu Shehu Isa, Muhammad Surajo Abdulwahab

“…The idea behind sampling is to ascertain an adequate size that will represent the total population thereby saving costs and time wastage. The outcome of the study justified firm size (SIZE) has a positive and insignificant relationship with earnings management of listed cement firms (? …”
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Hydropower and environmental flow management: System-level trade-offs at Glen Canyon Dam by M. Pavičević, Q. Ploussard, T. Veselka, M. Usis, W.A. Henriquez, J. Wilhite

“…The study examines the financial and economic impacts of bypass flows designed to release colder water to prevent SMB spawning, which can significantly reduce hydropower output and increase costs. New Hydrological Insights for the Region: The research identifies that declining reservoir levels and rising water temperatures in Lake Powell have facilitated SMB spawning, posing a threat to native fish populations like the endangered humpback chub. …”
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A CGAN-based adversarial attack method for data-driven state estimation by Qi Wang, Jing Zhang, Jianxiong Hu, Shutan Wu, Shiyi Hou, Yi Tang

“…Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method could compromise the state estimation process while evading bad data detection, all with reduced attack costs. This enables attackers to manipulate the output of the state estimation model according to their intentions, which represents an improvement over previous work. …”
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3D printing of a high-performance composite solid-state electrolyte with enhanced ionic conductivity and mechanical properties by Zhantong Tu, Kaiqi Chen, Jiating Zheng, Sijie Liu, Bing Lei, Xin Wu

“…This innovative approach not only improved the ionic conductivity (8.3 × 10−4 S·cm−1) and mechanical strength (16 MPa) of the electrolyte film but also enabled complex geometries, streamlining production and potentially lowering costs. To evaluate the performance of the developed electrolyte, solid-state lithium batteries with the configuration LiCoO2|printed PVDF/LLZTO film|Li were constructed, exhibiting satisfactory rate capability and cycling stability at room temperature. …”
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Employment of Biodegradable, Short-Life Mulching Film on High-Density Cropping Lettuce in a Mediterranean Environment: Potentials and Prospects by Marco Pittarello, Maria Teresa Rodinò, Rossana Sidari, Maria Rosaria Panuccio, Francesca Cozzi, Valentino Branca, Beatrix Petrovičová, Antonio Gelsomino

“…Biodegradable mulch films were developed over the last decades to replace polyethylene, but their short durability and higher costs still limit their diffusion. This work aimed to test an innovative composite mulching film constituted by a mixture of carboxylmethyl cellulose, chitosan and sodium alginate, enriched or not with an inorganic N- and P-source to help the microbial breakdown in soil. …”
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Comparing the short-term clinical efficacy and nutritional status of Kamikawa and double-tract reconstruction in laparoscopic proximal gastric cancer surgery by Haicheng Yang, Zhuo Han, Ying Yang, Jiaxing He, Bo Zhang, Shuai Zhou, Tao Wu, Qing Qiao, Xianli He, Nan Wang

“…However, there were no significant difference in postoperative first flatus time, first feeding time, the number of lymph nodes removed, lymph nodes dissection time and total hospitalization costs between the two groups. The Kamikawa group showed better nutritional recovery ability and lower reflux ratio of upper gastrointestinal radiography than the DTR group. …”
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Heterogeneous-IRS-Assisted Millimeter-Wave Systems: Element Position and Phase Shift Optimization by Weibiao Zhao, Qiucen Wu, Hao Wei, Dongliang Su, Yu Zhu

“…However, their large number of reflecting elements still results in non-negligible power consumption and hardware costs. To address this issue, we previously proposed a green heterogeneous IRS (HE-IRS) consisting of both dynamically tunable elements (DTEs) and statically tunable elements (STEs). …”
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Advanced Multivariate Models Incorporating Non-Climatic Exogenous Variables for Very Short-Term Photovoltaic Power Forecasting by Isidro Fraga-Hurtado, Julio Rafael Gómez-Sarduy, Zaid García-Sánchez, Hernán Hernández-Herrera, Jorge Iván Silva-Ortega, Roy Reyes-Calvo

“…This approach offers practical benefits for optimizing grid management, reducing operational costs, improving the integration of renewable energy sources, and supporting frequency stability in power generation systems.…”
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