Nutritional and functional benefits of Gracilaria tenuistipitata in aquafeed: Impacts on growth, hemato-biochemical profile, and economic efficiency in Nile tilapia culture by Md. Rajib Sharker, Al Azim, Muhammad A.B. Siddik, Sang Duk Choi, Palash Halder, Md. Nazmul Haque, Md. Ariful Alam

“…Among the treatment groups, 2.5 % GT supplementation demonstrated positive economic efficiency by reducing production costs, achieving a high net return, and enhanced eco-friendly ecosystem. …”
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Sustainable Energy and Exergy Analysis in Offshore Wind Farms Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review by Hamid Reza Soltani Motlagh, Seyed Behbood Issa-Zadeh, Abdul Hameed Kalifullah, Arife Tugsan Isiacik Colak, Md Redzuan Zoolfakar

“…By integrating theoretical insights with empirical evidence, this study proposes a unified framework that leverages ML algorithms to optimize turbine performance, reduce maintenance costs, and minimize environmental impacts. Emerging trends, such as incorporating digital twins and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, further enhance the potential for real-time system monitoring and adaptive control. …”
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Atypical Lipomatous Tumours vs. Lipomas: A Multimodal Diagnostic Approach by Wolfram Weschenfelder, Katharina Lucia Koeglmeier, Friederike Weschenfelder, Christian Spiegel, Amer Malouhi, Nikolaus Gassler, Gunther Olaf Hofmann

“…This multi-parameter approach significantly improves diagnostic reliability, reducing the risk of misclassification and false negatives, while also potentially lowering healthcare costs.…”
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Invasion of fall armyworm led to the succession of maize pests in Southwest China by Zezheng Fan, Yifei Song, Shengyuan Zhao, Kongming Wu

“…Furthermore, the frequency of maize pest chemical applications has increased from an average of 5.88 to 7.21 times per season, with the amounts of pesticides used in summer and autumn maize being significantly higher than in winter and spring maize, thereby increasing application costs by more than 35%. The results of this study clarified the impact of S. frugiperda invasion on maize pest community succession and chemical pesticide use in tropical and south subtropical China, thereby providing a baseline for modifying the regional control strategies for maize pests after the invasion of this relatively new pest.…”
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Determinants of potato farming productivity and success: Factors and findings from the application of structural equation modeling by Rafiqah Maulidiyah, Muslim Salam, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, A. Nixia Tenriawaru, Rahmadanih, Heliawaty, Ahmad Imam Muslim, Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali, Muhammad Ridwan

“…Potato production in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, fluctuates due to increasing production input costs. If this trend continues, the effectiveness of potato farming will be negatively affected. …”
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Multi-objective bi-level programming algorithm to design transition mechanism for wind farm participation in electricity markets by Wenjing Zhu, Ping Dong, Yuke Lu, Mingbo Liu

“…To address the participation of wind farms with different construction costs in the electricity market, designing a reasonable transition mechanism is crucial. …”
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Invasion of Fall armyworm [Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)] (JE Smith ,1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidanead) Management Strategies in Maize Fields of Ne... by Shobha Pokhrel, Gautam Bahadur Khadka, Dolma Diki Sherpa, Neha Sah, Ishan Gautam, Sachindra Dev Upadhyaya, Rashmi Khanal

“…This paper audits the executive choices (avoidance, observing, push-pull, cultural, biological, organic, chemical, and integrated techniques to incorporate in FAW susceptible areas) that apply to smallholder farmers who do not have the monetary asset to buy compound pesticides and other costly control instruments. For the majority of Nepalese farmers with low resources and small landholding, push-pull technology is beneficial and applicable. …”
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Eternal-Thing 3.0: Mixed-Mode SoC for Energy Harvesting System Towards Sustainable IoT by Saswat Kumar Ram, Sanjeev Mani Yadav, Jayendra Kumar, Priyanka Singh, Banee Bandana Das

“…The use of fixed batteries restricts sustainability and makes the system costly. This work presents a battery-less solar energy harvesting system (EHS). …”
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Design and analysis of low-density, high-pressure-resistant epoxy resins for advanced leakage control: Insights from experiments and simulations by Gang Xie, Keming Fu, Yujuan Jing, Bo Peng, Yujie Luo, Li Fu, Lan Ma, Danchao Huang, Jinjun Huang

“…Leakage control in deep oil and gas wells is challenging, often leading to increased costs. In this study, a low-density, high-pressure resistant and thermally stable epoxy resin (BEPD) was synthesized by ring opening of 2,2-bis(4-epoxypropoxyphenyl) propane cured with 1,8-diaminonaphthalene. …”
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YOLOv8n-GBE: A Hybrid YOLOv8n Model With Ghost Convolutions and BiFPN-ECA Attention for Solar PV Defect Localization by Likitha Reddy Yeddula, Archana Pallakonda, Rayappa David Amar Raj, Rama Muni Reddy Yanamala, K. Krishna Prakasha, Mallempati Sunil Kumar

“…Reliable photovoltaic (PV) module defect detection is essential for maintaining long term energy efficiency and lowering solar power system maintenance costs. The deep learning model presented in this research is based on a hybridized YOLOv8n architecture and is lightweight and high performing. …”
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Low-temperature rapid sintering for the fabrication of biphasic Si3N4 ceramics with outstanding mechanical properties by Shuo Zhao, Songmo Du, Shijia Zhang, Dengke Zhao, Binbin Fan, Bohan Wang, Fei Li, Kexin Chen, Guanghua Liu

“…The fabrication of Si3N4 ceramics typically requires high temperatures (above 1700 °C) and prolonged sintering time to achieve densification, resulting in high energy consumption and increased manufacturing costs. Moreover, reports on the fabrication of dense Si3N4 ceramics with good mechanical properties under MPa-level pressure and low temperatures are rare. …”
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Homogeneous difference schemes for the coupled problems of hydrodynamics and elasticity by I.P. Tsygvintsev, A.Yu. Krukovskiy, Yu.A. Poveshchenko, V.A. Gasilov, D.S. Boykov, S.B. Popov

“…The analysis of full energy imbalance and calculation costs showed that the latter is more advantageous. …”
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Rapid Design of Efficient Mn3O4‐Based Photocatalysts by Machine Learning and Density Functional Theory Calculations by Haoxin Mai, Xuying Li, Tu C. Le, Salvy P. Russo, David A. Winkler, Dehong Chen, Rachel A. Caruso

“…However, optimizing catalyst composition and structure remains a costly and time‐consuming process. Here, a comprehensive design strategy is presented for the fast development of efficient Al‐doped Mn3O4‐based photocatalysts, combining density functional theory (DFT), machine learning (ML), and laboratory experiments. …”
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Translation of clinical practice to research: the VETS and ETHOS epidemiologic prospective cohorts by Jonathan Myers, Jonathan Myers, Peter Kokkinos, Peter Kokkinos, Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, Charles Faselis, Charles Faselis, Ross Fletcher, Victor Froelicher, Victor Froelicher

“…In addition, higher CRF is inversely related to health care costs. Among individuals whose CRF level improves over periods of time ranging from 5 to 7 years, improvements in health outcomes have been observed, and the converse is true among those who decrease CRF over time. …”
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Effect of Feeding Frequency and Restriction on the Growth Performance, Physiology, and Intestinal Histomorphometry of <i>Colossoma macropomum</i> in a Recirculating Aquaculture Sys... by Yhago Patrycky Antunes Souza Assis, Matheus Philip Santos Amorim, Lívia de Assis Porto, Paulo Edson Camilo Mol de Oliveira, Carina Alves Santos, Gean Paulo Andrade Reis, Ronald Kennedy Luz, Gisele Cristina Favero

“…We concluded that six days of feeding per week and twice-daily feeding frequency can be used as a feeding protocol for tambaqui juveniles over an 84-day period in RAS and this management protocol can also help reduce feed and labor costs in the production of this species.…”
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A Framework for sizing, designing, and testing of Electrical Power System for nanosatellites: A case study of a 3U university Cubesat by Youssef El Hachimi, Amina Daghouri, Hassane Mahmoudi, Abdelaali Ouhammam, Soumia El Hani

“…By addressing important concerns prior to manufacturing, these early tests increase reliability and lower development costs. The robustness and practical use of the suggested methodology are illustrated by a real-world CubeSat case study, which validates each stage through hardware implementation and environmental and functional testing. …”
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Public exposure in the Orenburg region due to natural sources of ionizing radiation. Part 3: Approaches to radon survey planning by T. A. Kormanovskaya, D. V. Kononenko, K. A. Saprykin

“…These new approaches should provide maximum amount of measurement information necessary to ensure radiation safety of the region’s population, with minimal financial investments and labor costs. Indoor radon concentration in residential and public buildings was undoubtedly chosen as the studied factor, and the integrated measurement method using SSNTDs was chosen as the most suitable method for the objectives of the survey due to its scalability and ease of detectors deployment. …”
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Mode Couplers and Converters Based on Dual-Core Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber by Simeng Han, Zhi Wang, Yange Liu, Hongye Li, Hu Liang, Zhenhong Wang

“…Such mode converters based on dual-core HC-PBGF could be a promising substitute for the free-space coupling device, which is costly and not suitable for integration design in MDM systems and other hollow-core fiber experiments and applications.…”
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Exploring the potential of photodynamic therapy in overcoming multidrug resistance: mechanisms, synergies, and clinical advancements in infectious diseases by Ruchita Tanu, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Gagan Prakash, Nusrath Yasmeen, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Nadeem Raza, Pushpender K. Sharma, Akhilesh Kumar, Tejpal Yadav, Vikram Kumar

“…The rise of MDR strains complicates treatment, prolongs illness, increases healthcare costs, and contributes to higher mortality rates. …”
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Genome-wide association study revealed candidate genes associated with egg-laying time traits in layer chicken by Yifan Guo, Yuqi Chen, Huanjie Guo, Binghui Wang, Yiwei Xiong, Jun Ding, Jingyi Li

“…In modern intensive caged laying hen production, variations in egg-laying time (ELT) among layers often increase the workload for egg collection, thereby raising the costs of labor or power and reducing overall efficiency. …”
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