Screening for depression among Spanish-speaking patients in primary care settings within the USA: a scoping review protocol to inform clinical practices by Andrew Creamer, Aden Littlewood, Linda E Guzman, Hannah E Frank

“…This practice aims to enable timely diagnosis and treatment, reducing long-term healthcare costs associated with this chronic health condition. …”
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Geological technological innovations and contributions in the exploration and development of the Shenfu coalfield by Limin FAN

“…Specifically, the integrated exploration technology for coalfields in desert areas was proposed and widely applied, significantly shortening the exploration cycle, reducing exploration costs, and enhancing the control over coal seams, strata, and various geological boundaries. …”
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El Diseño Modular en el contexto del desarrollo de Máquinas Herramienta Reconfigurables. // Modular Design in the development of reconfigurable Machine Tools´ context. by R. Pérez Rodríguez, H. Ahuett Garza, A. Molina Gutiérrez, C. Rodríguez González

“…Nowadays, the market is constantly requiring<br />more customized products, moving from mass production to “one-of-a-kind production” in less time with lower production<br />costs. In response to this need, the next generation of machine tools should be reconfigurable and intelligent.…”
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Desempenho de trator-implemento na cana-de-açúcar em sistemas de plantio direto e convencional Tractor-implement performance in sugarcane under no-tillage and conventional planting... by José B. Duarte Júnior, Ricardo F. Garcia, Fábio C. Coelho, Reynaldo T. Amim

“…The research verified that the slippage and speed results for furrow opening operations for subsequent manual or sugarcane planting operations in direct planting system on plant covering without previous management with cutter or roll-knife were possible and equally efficient when compared to the operational costs due to a reduction in the direct planting of sugarcane.…”
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Integrated Multi-Omics Analyses Reveal Innovative Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets Associated with Atopic Dermatitis by Chen X, Cao B, Tan Z, Li X, Xu W, Liu Y, Gong F

“…Identifying novel, reliable biomarkers is crucial to enhance diagnostic accuracy, reduce healthcare costs, and aid in developing new treatments.Methods: Data from the Gene Expression Omnibus database were used to identify potential AD biomarkers through Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis and machine-learning. …”
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Condition-Aware Autoencoder and Transfer Learning-Based Estimation of Milling Cutting Forces from Spindle Vibration Signals by Je-Doo Ryu, Jungmin Lee, Sung-Ryul Kim, Min Cheol Lee

“…Conventional measurement methods using dynamometers are accurate but costly and challenging for real-time applications. …”
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Effects of short-term dry immersion on bone remodeling markers, insulin and adipokines. by Marie-Thérèse Linossier, Liubov E Amirova, Mireille Thomas, Myriam Normand, Marie-Pierre Bareille, Guillemette Gauquelin-Koch, Arnaud Beck, Marie-Claude Costes-Salon, Christine Bonneau, Claude Gharib, Marc-Antoine Custaud, Laurence Vico

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Reform of the Vatican media, a difficult search for a new path by Leszek Gęsiak

“…Among many questions, the most important were about the effectiveness of evangelization through the media, the ways of spreading the Pope’s message around the world to as many faithful as possible, and about the costs of necessary investments that would allow further, dynamic development and effective functioning of the Vatican media. …”
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The burden of headache disorders in the adult population of Morocco: estimates, and a health-care needs assessment, from a cross-sectional population-based door-to-door survey by Najib Kissani, Latifa Adarmouch, Aboubacar Sidik Sidibe, Abderrahmane Garmane, Rachid Founoun, Mohamed Chraa, Andreas Husøy, Timothy J. Steiner

“…On the other hand, economic policy should recognise the lost-productivity costs of inadequately treated headache, especially migraine.…”
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Surgical ICU Admission Criteria: A Scoping Review by Kenneth L. Abbott, MD, Philip Hong, MD, Matthew M. Ruppert, MS, Purvi P. Patel, MD, MHPE, FACS, Philip A. Efron, MD, FACS, FCCM, Natasha Keric, MD, MBA, FACS, Lewis J. Kaplan, MD, FACS, FCCP, FSIS, MCCM, Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCM, Tyler J. Loftus, MD, PhD, FACS

“…Future inquiry domains included admission and discharge protocol development (n = 17, 39%), risk factors for ICU admission or the need for ICU admission (n = 16, 36%), multicenter studies (n = 16, 36%), additional or specific patient populations (n = 15, 34%), prospective studies (n = 14, 32%), costs (n = 6, 14%), and implementation of embedded clinical decision-support aids to inform SICU triage decision-making (n = 2, 5%). …”
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Optimal Protection Coordination for Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids Assisted by the Crow Search Algorithm: Application of Dual-Setting Overcurrent Relays and Fault Current L... by Hossien Shad, Hamid Amini Khanavandi, Saeed Abrisham Foroushan Asl, Ali Aranizadeh, Behrooz Vahidi, Mirpouya Mirmozaffari

“…The objective is to minimize the combined annual investment and expected operational costs while adhering to the optimal power flow equations governing the MG, which incorporates both DGs and ESSs. …”
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Data-Driven Distributionally Robust Optimization for Solar-Powered EV Charging Under Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urban Distribution Networks by Tianhao Wang, Xuejiao Zhang, Xiaolin Zheng, Jian Wang, Shiqian Ma, Jian Chen, Mengyu Liu, Wei Wei

“…Comparative results demonstrate that the proposed DDRO method reduces total operational costs by up to 15%, eliminates voltage violations entirely, and improves EV service satisfaction by more than 30% relative to deterministic and stochastic baselines. …”
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Telemedicine-supported hospital-at-home for acutely admitted patients at Nordsjaellands Hospital, Denmark: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Maria Normand Larsen, Tatjana Sandreva Dreisig, Maja Kjaer Rasmussen, Maria Lund Christensen, Daniel Bjerregaard, Charlotte Demuth von Sydow, Thyge Lynghøj Nielsen, Thea Kølsen Fischer

“…Furthermore, HaH has the potential to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and increase patient satisfaction. However, few studies have evaluated HaH in a Scandinavian setting, and this article describes the protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing an HaH model with continued conventional in-hospital admission. …”
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Recent technological developments allow for passive acoustic monitoring of Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) in research and conservation across a broad range of temporal and... by David Bennett, Henning Nissen, Marc Andre Maschke, Heinrich Reck, Tim Diekötter

“…However, PAM has been limited by resource costs and availability of automatic classifiers to assist data analysis. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram-based risk prediction model for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a logistic regression analysis in a physical examination populat... by Jing Lan, Ting Que, Hong Lan, Mingming Zhang, Lichan Ban

“…NAFLD diagnosis primarily relies on imaging methods, which may be invasive, costly, or limited. Existing prediction models, such as the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) and NAFLD Liver Fat Score (NLFS), mainly incorporate metabolic parameters from Western populations and neglect non-metabolic factors, limiting their generalizability. …”
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Intramyometrial and intravenous oxytocin compared to intravenous carbetocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in elective cesarean section—A quasi‐randomized controlled phase... by Romana Brun, Lea Meier, Elisabeth Kapfhammer, Roland Zimmermann, Nicole Ochsenbein‐Kölble, Christian Haslinger

“…More additional uterotonics were administered in the oxytocin group compared to the carbetocin group (15.2% vs. 5.9%, p = 0.001). Total case costs were non‐significantly different in the oxytocin group (US $ 10 146 vs. 9621, mean difference 471.4, CI (−476.5 to 1419.3), p = 0.33). …”
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Conv1D-LSTM: Autonomous Breast Cancer Detection Using a One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network With Long Short-Term Memory by Mitanshi Rastogi, Meenu Vijarania, Neha Goel, Akshat Agrawal, Cresantus N. Biamba, Celestine Iwendi

“…While traditional cancer detection strategies are at times effective, they typically require costly and time-intensive methods for implementation. …”
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Effects of Calcination Temperature and Sucrose Additive Amount on Properties of Simulated High Level Liquid Waste Calcinate by Cheng HE, Hua ZHANG, Zheng LI, Hui-lin SUN, Ke-qian ZHANG, Yang LI

“…This study optimizes the calcination process conditions, which has certain significance for promoting the engineering of two-step cold crucible glass curing technology, and reducing the calcination temperature can save operating costs.…”
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LUPINE IS A PROMISING LEGUME CROP FOR COMPOUND FEED PRODUCTION by N. Vorona, B. Iegorov, A. Makarynska

“…The main global challenges faced by the feed production sector during the fullscale war in Ukraine have been highlighted, including disruptions in logistics for raw material supply, resources, and product distribution; shortages and high costs of energy resources; labor shortages due to mass emigration and employee mobilization; reduction in workforce; and an unstable market. …”
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System understanding and stakeholder analyses for the vulnerability of small‐scale agricultural producers in the Awash River basin, Ethiopia by Wolde Mekuria, Wondye Admasu, Shawl Abebe, Dagmawie Negash, Tefera Getachew, Abdulkarim Hussein Seid, Amare Haileslassie

“…Furthermore, interventions related to agricultural water management practices could be implemented with low transaction costs, as the level of trust between the different stakeholders ranged from moderate to considerable. …”
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