Proposal of a Methodology for Mechatronic Design From Ideation to Embodiment Design: Application in a Masonry Robot Case Study Design by Luis A. Salazar-Calderon, Javier Izquierdo-Reyes, Javier A. de la Tejera

“…Initial validation of this case study, through simulations and conceptual design, highlights the robot’s potential to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs. Although the case study targets construction, the methodology is adaptable to various industrial contexts, particularly manufacturing processes requiring automation, modularity, and flexibility. …”
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Performance Statistics of Autoregressive Short and Ultrashort Signal Detectors by V. M. Kutuzov, V. P. Ipatov, S. S. Sokolov

“…The detection characteristics obtained in the work were compared using the well-known Burg harmonic mean method, which involves the lowest computational costs.Results. The paper presents original decision functions derived from the transformation of power spectral density estimates of the Burg method. …”
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An AI-Based Horticultural Plant Fruit Visual Detection Algorithm for Apple Fruits by Bin Yan, Xiameng Li, Rongshan Yan

“…The proposed method can improve the intelligence level of orchard management and horticultural technology, reduce labor costs, assist precision agriculture technology, and promote the transformation of the horticultural industry toward sustainable development.…”
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Challenges of online teaching and adaptation strategies among Iranian female teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study by Javad Yoosefi lebni, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Mandana Saki, Masoud Behzadifar, Ahmad Ahmadi

“…Findings: After analyzing the data, two main categories, 14 subcategories, and 133 initial codes were obtained: 1-Challenges and problems (access problems, increased costs, weakness of skills, loss of teachers' supervision and authority, challenge of preparing educational videos, threat to privacy of teachers, being under supervision, physical problems, not taking virtual education seriously, reduction of social support), 2-adaptation strategies (involving parents in the teaching and learning process, improving technological skills, solving access problems for underprivileged students, providing a place suitable for educational activities). …”
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ENERGY CONSERVATION AS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SMART SUSTAINABLE WORKSPACES by Maksym Yakubovych, Vasyl Lyashkevych, Roman Shuvar

“…Big companies are interested in the concept of "smart rooms" or "smart workplaces" because these technologies allow them to reduce the costs of maintaining workplaces and focus on sustainable production without redundant waste. …”
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Evaluation of the Runoff and River Routing Schemes in the Community Land Model of the Yellow River Basin by Mingyang Sheng, Huimin Lei, Yang Jiao, Dawen Yang

“…Moreover, compared with using the grid element‐based river routing approach in CLM, the computational costs were reduced by up to 45% by implementing the flow interval element method. …”
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In Vitro Study of Taenia solium Postoncospheral Form. by Nancy Chile, Taryn Clark, Yanina Arana, Ynes R Ortega, Sandra Palma, Alan Mejia, Noelia Angulo, Jon C Kosek, Margaret Kosek, Luis A Gomez-Puerta, Hector H Garcia, Cesar M Gavidia, Robert H Gilman, Manuela Verastegui, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

“…A wider application of this method could significantly reduce the use of animals, and thus the costs and time required for further experimental investigations.…”
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Research progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques in the treatment of enteral nutrition associated diarrhea (中医适宜技术治疗肠内营养相关性腹泻的研究进展)... by MA Shuangshuang (马双双)

“…Enteral nutrition-associated diarrhea (ENAD) not only leads to nutrient loss, dehydration, and disorders of the internal body environment, but also reduces patient comfort, increases psychological burden and nursing workload, prolongs hospitalization time, and increases treatment costs. In recent years, Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques such as Chinese herbal medicine compresses, acupressure, auricular acupoint pressing, and moxibustion have shown good results in relieving ENAD. …”
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109 Retrospective analysis of sociodemographic and geographic risk factors for presenting keratitis severity in a South Indian population by Shruti Anant, Kamini Reddy, Josephine Christy, Nakul Shekhawat

“…We expect these factors to include increased travel distance from the patient’s home to the base hospital, delays between time of diagnosis and initiation of treatment, treatment nonadherence, lower educational levels, lack of familiarity with keratitis, treatment and transportation costs, increased time off work, and missed work wages, among others. …”
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Supporting the next generation of non-communicable disease research leaders in Africa – experience of the GSK Africa NCD Open Lab by Juliet Addo, Mike Strange, Lindsay Kendall, Annie Stylianou, Sally Gatsi, Phyllis Guta, Rhona Scott, Agbor Ako

“…Ten awards offering up to £100,000 (US$128,500) for two years’ funding were available to cover research project costs. Additionally, GSK offered in-kind scientific support and mentoring throughout the award duration…”
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The effects of soleus fascicle length on muscle fatigability by Anh D. Nguyen, Aubrey Gray, Gregory Sawicki, Jason R. Franz

“…These findings may have clinical relevance for mechanisms associated with higher metabolic costs and increased fatigability among older adults, who often operate their calf muscles at shorter fascicle lengths due to lesser Achilles tendon stiffness. …”
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Semi-analytical modeling and multi-objective optimization of horizontal-well deep borehole heat exchangers by Zhiwei Wang, Xuemei Zhang, Hui Zhang, Hangyu Liu, Shangkuan Yang, Zheng Qian, Jianguo Feng

“…Based on these insights, a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm simultaneously explores pipe radius, horizontal-well length, working fluid flow rate and groundwater seepage velocity to maximize the objective function—the working fluid outlet temperature and minimize system costs. The optimal configuration comprises outer and inner pipe inner radius of 0.10m and 0.02m, respectively; a horizontal length of 433.5m; a working fluid flow rate of 5.0 × 10−5 m3/s; and a groundwater seepage velocity of 1.0 × 10−5 m/s, yielding a predicted outlet temperature of 338 K. …”
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Modeling Mechanical Properties of Industrial C-Mn Cast Steels Using Artificial Neural Networks by Saurabh Tiwari, Seongjun Heo, Nokeun Park, Nagireddy Gari S. Reddy

“…The model provides an efficient alternative to costly experimental trials for optimizing C-Mn steels, with prediction errors consistently below 6% compared with 8–20% for traditional empirical methods. …”
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Aplicação da modularidade na indústria automobilística: análise a partir de um levantamento tipo survey Survey research on the application of modularity in the automotive industry... by José Antonio Carnevalli, Paulo Augusto Cauchick Miguel, Mario Sergio Salerno

“…Regarding automotive assemblers, the main benefit of adopting modularity is linked to the outsourcing of some activities to suppliers, transferring fixed costs to them. Concerning suppliers, the main benefit is the partnership increase with customers, such as exclusive supply and the development of new organizational competencies.…”
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Impact of Sodium Ion Stress on the Mechanism of Lead Ion Migration in Electrochemical Treatment of Lead-Contaminated Soil by Yinyin Zhang, Jiangtao Han, Libin Zang

“…ECT not only overcomes the drawbacks of traditional technology of soil remediation, such as long remediation periods, low efficiency, and high costs, but also enables in situ remediation. However, the influence of varying concentrations of non-contaminant ions on the removal efficiency of heavy metal ions during electrochemical treatment remediation of different naturally polluted soils remains unclear. …”
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Research on Submarine Cable Buried Depth Monitoring Technology based on Brillouin Effect by WU Kun, WU Mingnian, CHEN Qingqing, WU Zhengming, XIE Shuhong, WANG Daogen, LI Songlin

“…【Objective】The traditional discrete measurement mode of submarine cable burial depth, which relies on external devices, has the drawbacks of high monitoring costs, discrete spatial coverage, and delayed timeliness. …”
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Development of an integrated microfluidic device for cell lysis and DNA purification by Elahe Jalilvand, Amir Shamloo

“…Microfluidic techniques enable the study and control of fluid behavior in microstructures, providing a fast, precise, and efficient tool for cell analysis.Nowadays, various microfluidic devices are integrated into a single platform to conduct multiple investigations within one device, minimizing costs, material waste, response time, and contamination while enhancing efficiency, portability, and automation. …”
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Mechanization of Root Crop Seed Production Technologies by Vladimir V. Mikheyev, Petr A. Eremin, Vitaliy N. Zernov, Sergey N. Petukhov

“…The use of universal machines in the breeding and seed production of root crops will reduce the range of the applied machines and operating costs of farm enterprises.…”
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Adherence to WHO/INRUD prescription indicators in public hospitals: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana by Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Rita Owusu-Donkor, Elizabeth Modupe d’Almeida, Francis Kwadwo Gyamfi Akwah, Emmanuel Kyeremateng, Samuel Opoku-Afriyie, Cecilia Akosua Tabiri, Francis Kyei-Frimpong, Samuel Dwomoh, Francis Fordjour, Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom

“…Background: Rational prescribing optimizes medicine use, reduces costs, and improves patient outcomes. However, adherence to rational prescribing practices varies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Ghana, where healthcare systems differ across urban, peri-urban, and rural settings. …”
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An Iterative Adaptive Polarization Calibration Method Independent of Corner Reflectors by Bowen Chi, Jixian Zhang, Guoman Huang, Lijun Lu, Shucheng Yang

“…However, the deployment of CRs is costly and impractical in challenging areas, and therefore, advanced PolCal methods that do not rely on CRs have been developed. …”
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