Effect of partial replacement of sawdust with sand on the properties of sandcrete blocks for sustainable non-load bearing walls in Ghana by Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, Sampson Assiamah, Stephen Agyeman

“…Their widespread use has led to excessive application of some of its component materials, especially sand, the dominant material in terms of volume – leading to high costs of producing the block unit with significant negative environmental impacts. …”
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Unmanned Surface Vessels in Marine Surveillance and Management: Advances in Communication, Navigation, Control, and Data-Driven Research by Zhichao Lv, Xiangyu Wang, Gang Wang, Xuefei Xing, Chenlong Lv, Fei Yu

“…Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) have emerged as vital tools in marine monitoring and management due to their high efficiency, low cost, and flexible deployment capabilities. This paper presents a systematic review focusing on four core areas of USV applications: communication networking, navigation, control, and data-driven operations. …”
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Molecular Characterization of MRSA in Seafood: Potential for Virtual Transmission Tracking by Murugadas Vaiyapuri, Ancy Tony, Visnuvinayagam Sivam, Reshmi Koombankallil, Sreejith Vyyokaran Narayanan, Ezhil Nilavan Sumathi, Toms Cheriyath Joseph, Madhusudana Rao Badireddy, Mukteswar Prasad Mothadaka

“…MRSA, owing to its recently established persistence in the seafood and spa typing tool due to its cost-effectiveness can be used in combination for the virtual networking of the transmission of seafood. …”
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Edge Artificial Intelligence: Real-Time Noninvasive Technique for Vital Signs of Myocardial Infarction Recognition Using Jetson Nano by H. M. Mohan, S. Anitha, Rifai Chai, Sai Ho Ling

“…We propose a model, which is cost-effective and consumes low power for onboard detection of vital signs of myocardial infarction and evaluated the metrics to achieve a mean average precision of 76.4% and an average recall of 80%.…”
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Research on the Intrinsic Sensing Performance of an Optical Fiber Dosimeter Based on Radiation-Induced Attenuation by Junyu Hou, Zhanzu Feng, Ge Ma, Weiwei Zhang, Zong Meng, Yuhe Li

“…This work proposed application and analysis methods for RIA-based dosimeters, validated by a low-cost apparatus using commercial fibers. Initially, a generic protocol of high-dose detection after low-dose calibration was suggested to overcome the various dependencies of RIA, enabling repetitive monitoring of near-stable radiation by simple replacement of commercial fibers. …”
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Conventional and Novel Strategies for Cellulose Isolation from Nut Shells: A Review by Andrea Están, Mónica Umaña, Valeria S. Eim, Gabriela Clemente, Susana Simal

“…Therefore, it also reveals the need for further research, focusing on process scalability, cost-efficiency, and environmental impact. Advancing in these areas is essential to enable the transition of nut shells from waste to a highly valuable resource.…”
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Topology optimization of disk–shaft rotating body under thermomechanical coupling by Yu Wang, Renfu Li, Xiaowei Liu, Kun Wang

“…This demands careful design of their internal and external structural configuration to balance the performance and the cost. Using volume as the optimization objective with compliance and stress as the constraints, this paper presents a thermomechanical coupling topology optimization approach for the design of disk–shaft rotating structure. …”
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The establishment of constitutive model in the cutting simulation of tool design for cast iron material by Xian Wu, Zhiqin Su, Chao Zhang, Xuefeng Zhao, Hongfei Yao, Yuan Li, Feng Jiang

“…The cutting simulation is the most cost-effective and widely used method to obtain the optimal tool geometric design. …”
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Performance Analysis of Automated Parcel Lockers in Urban Delivery: Combined Agent-Based–Monte Carlo Simulation Approach by Eugen Rosca, Florin Rusca, Mircea Augustin Rosca, Aura Rusca

“…Parcel lockers are among the most preferred solutions by customers due to their home proximity, time availability, and cost efficiency. <i>Methods</i>: This paper introduces an agent-based model (ABM) and a Monte Carlo simulation program to analyze in detail the activity of parcel locker points. …”
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Causes and effects of urban water scarcity on households in Daye town administration, Southern Ethiopia by Melese Tefo Worasa, Asfaw Gnefato, Mulugeta Bakkalo, Yirga Goraw

“…There was waterborne disease due to a shortage of water and quality problems of available water sources found from unprotected nearby rivers. The economic cost included money spent on the purchase of water from vendors and the repair of old pipes. …”
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ROBUST STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION FRONTIER TO ESTIMATE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF RICE FARMING IN SULAWESI SELATAN by Ismail Pranata, Anik Djuraidah, Muhammad Nur Aidi

“…This study uses data from statistics Indonesia on the cost structure of paddy cultivation household survey in 2014. …”
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Performance Analysis of FGO Windowing Strategies for PDR+GNSS Fusion Architecture by Amjad Hussain Magsi, Luis Enrique Diez Blanco

“…Smartphone-based pedestrian navigation has become increasingly popular due to the widespread availability of low-cost Android devices. However, these smartphones often suffer from low positional accuracy caused by inexpensive GNSS antennas and receivers. …”
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Automatic Detection of Concrete Spalling Using Piecewise Linear Stochastic Gradient Descent Logistic Regression and Image Texture Analysis by Nhat-Duc Hoang, Quoc-Lam Nguyen, Xuan-Linh Tran

“…Early detection of this form of defect can help to develop cost-effective rehabilitation methods for maintenance agencies. …”
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Determination of Metal Impurities in Carbon Nanotubes Sampled Using Surface Wipes by Mary-Luyza Avramescu, Pat E. Rasmussen, Marc Chénier

“…Residual metal impurities in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) provide a means to distinguish CNT from non-CNT sources of elemental carbon in environmental samples. A practical and cost-effective analytical approach is needed to support routine surface monitoring of CNT metal tracers using wipe sampling. …”
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Design, Development, and Method Evaluation of Aptamer-Based Diagnostics for the Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria by N. Jaya Lakshmi, Hariprasad Puttaswamy

“…They circumvent the existing limitations of conventional detection systems due to their sensitivity, versatility for modification, cost-efficiency, and ability to enable real-time detection. …”
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Surfactant-assisted catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy crude oil using CuO@TiO2 nanocomposite by Asmaa S. Morshedy, M. M. Abdelhamid, Tahany Mahmoud

“…The synergistic effect of the CuO@TiO₂ nanocomposite and surfactants not only facilitated better oil mobility but also improved recovery efficiency, thus providing an eco-friendly and cost-effective approach to heavy oil upgrading. This study is an extension of our earlier study by demonstrating a new catalytic system based on the integration of nanocomposites with surfactants that achieves remarkable enhancement in reducing viscosity and oil quality. …”
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Evaluation of Different Pit and Fissure Sealants for Caries Prevention in Community Settings by Abdulraheem A. Alwafi

“…Further research is needed to assess cost-effectiveness and long-term outcomes in diverse populations.…”
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VM-UNet++ research on crack image segmentation based on improved VM-UNet by Wenliang Tang, Ziyi Wu, Wei Wang, Youqin Pan, Weihua Gan

“…On the other hand, while Transformers are powerful in handling long-range dependencies, their high computational cost remains a significant challenge. To effectively address these issues, this paper proposes an innovative modification to the VM-UNet model. …”
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Sizing of a Standalone PV System with Battery Storage for a Dairy: A Case Study from Chile by Pablo Viveros, Francisco Wulff, Fredy Kristjanpoller, Christopher Nikulin, Tomás Grubessich

“…The stochastic simulation model is based on a thorough statistical analysis of the solar radiation data and simulates the energy yield, the excess energy curtailed, and the state of charge of the batteries for the sizing month and the whole year, providing the designer autonomy factor values d to properly size the PV system, finding the optimum combination of installed peak power Pm and battery storage capacity CL that meets the application load requirements, considering a preset reliability level at minimum cost. The model makes use of the NASA’S Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy database to obtain solar radiation data. …”
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Relationship of serum hepatitis B Virus DNA levels with Hepcidin, Pentraxin-3, Zonulin, and Copeptin in chronic hepatitis B patients by Burak Ezer, Mehmet Ozdemir

“… Introduction: This study aims to investigate the serum levels of hepcidin, pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), Zonulin, and Copeptin biomarkers, which can be detected by the more cost-effective and practical ELISA method compared to the quantitatively determined HBV DNA by molecular methods, and to contribute to studies on biomarkers that will facilitate the antiviral treatment management of chronic Hepatitis B patients. …”
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