Utilization of affordable nanocomposites with outstanding antimicrobial activity in waterborne coatings by Walaa M. Abd El-Gawad

“…These nanocomposites were incorporated into acrylic waterborne resin at two concentrations (0.4 and 0.8 wt%) to provide cost-effective alternatives to imported and expensive antimicrobial agents. …”
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“We need all hands on deck”: characterizing addiction medicine training in Canada—a mixed methods study of fellowship program directors by Clara Lu, Kathryn Chan, Leslie Martin, Nadia Fairbairn

“…Future studies should examine the perspectives of Addiction Medicine fellows, the clinical and research impacts of fellowship graduates, and the cost-effectiveness of fellowship funding models.…”
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No evidence of the effect of the interventions to combat health care fraud and abuse: a systematic review of literature. by Arash Rashidian, Hossein Joudaki, Taryn Vian

“…Further studies using robust research methodologies are required in all aspects of dealing with health care fraud and abuse, assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of methods to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud in health care.…”
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Enhanced IoT-Based Optimization for a Hybrid Power System in Cartwright, Labrador by Raymond Orie, Lynna Otabil, Jonathan Agorua, Mohammad Tariq Iqbal

“…This project aims to enhance the proposed hybrid system with IoT-based optimization by leveraging a low-cost open-source SCADA system and accomplished monitoring and control capabilities. …”
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Synthetic biology for medical biomaterials by Tao Xu, Xiao‐Yun Huang, Jin‐Wei Dao, Da Xiao, Dai‐Xu Wei

“…Furthermore, we summarize recent advancements and strategies including enhancing production and cost‐reduction, biosynthesis of novel materials, regulating material characteristics and diversity, minimizing toxicity in biosynthetic systems, and designing engineered living materials in the research applications and clinical translation of synthetic biology for MBMs. …”
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Data-Driven Robust Tracking Control for Multi-Player Nonzero-Sum Games With Constrained Inputs by Jingang Zhao, Jun Zhao, Yehan Chang, Guosheng Xu

“…Afterwards, a non-quadratic cost function including the bounded functions, system states and all players control inputs is designed to handle the input constraints and uncertainties, and the robust tracking control problem is therefore converted into a constrained optimal control problem of the nominal system corresponding to the augmented multi-player uncertain system. …”
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Comprehensive insights into biological and bio-electrochemical treatment of the sago industry wastewater: Challenges and future perspectives by Subramaniapillai Niju, V. Shruthi, K. Priyadharshini

“…So, there is a need for sustainable and cost-efficient treatment options. Biological treatment methods, particularly use of anaerobic processes, along with aerobic methods, are highly effective in reducing Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) in sago wastewater because of its organic Content. …”
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Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent: Diagnostic Performance in Assessment of Iron Deficiency in Patients with Hypothyroidism by Wardah Aslam, Maryam Habib, Saeeda Aziz, Madiha Habib

“…Ret-He is a reliable, rapid, and cost-effective tool for diagnosing iron deficiency in hypothyroid patients.…”
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Room-Temperature Environmental Gas Detection: Performance Comparison of Nanoparticle-Based Sensors Fabricated by Electrospray, Drop-Casting, and Dry Printing Based on Spark Ablatio... by Carlos Sánchez-Vicente, José Pedro Santos, Isabel Sayago, Vincent Mazzola, Leandro Sacco

“…Drop-casting is the simplest and most cost-effective technique, but it is also the least reproducible. …”
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Evapotranspiration estimation using deep learning models for robust sensor performance by Yassine Boukhali, Mohammed Nabil Kabbaj, Mohammed Benbrahim

“…We compare five models, including CatBoost, LightGBM, LSTM, GRU, and Bi-LSTM, on a Moringa oleifera irrigation dataset, evaluating estimation accuracy, computational cost, and resilience to missing data. Results show that Bi-LSTM achieves the highest test R2=0.9651 and lowest RMSE (0.0623 mm/day) under complete data, while CatBoost offers comparable accuracy (R2=0.9614, RMSE = 0.0655 mm/day) with sub-millisecond inference (0.0032 s per 200 samples). …”
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Delay reduction and interference mitigation by resource management for IAB networks by Chourouk Ghodhbane, Patrick Savelli, Cedric Gueguen, Xavier Lagrange

“…Abstract To overcome the increasing demand for high-throughput data services, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has proposed Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) in Release 16 as a scalable and cost-effective alternative to traditional fiber backhaul for 5 G systems. …”
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A Comparative Study of YOLO, SSD, Faster R-CNN, and More for Optimized Eye-Gaze Writing by Walid Abdallah Shobaki, Mariofanna Milanova

“…Our results indicate that the Haar classifier achieves the highest accuracy (0.85) with a model size of 97.358 KB, while YOLOv8 demonstrates competitive accuracy (0.83) alongside an exceptional processing speed and the smallest model size (6.083 KB), making it particularly suitable for cost-effective real-time eye-gaze applications.…”
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Preferred Taxation Methods for Reducing Automobile Prices Without Decreasing Tax Revenues by Memduh Aslan

“…However, SCT increases also increase the cost of automobile ownership. This is not directly affected by an SCT increase but by the increase in the demand for second-hand vehicles, which also causes their prices to rise. …”
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Compressing Neural Networks Using Tensor Networks with Exponentially Fewer Variational Parameters by Yong Qing, Ke Li, Peng-Fei Zhou, Shi-Ju Ran

“…The complexity of NNs, if unbounded or unconstrained, might unpredictably cause severe issues including overfitting, loss of generalization power, and excessive cost of hardware. In this study, we propose a general compression scheme that considerably reduces the variational parameters of NNs, regardless of their specific types (linear, convolutional, etc.), by encoding them into deep automatically differentiable tensor networks (ADTNs) that contain exponentially fewer free parameters. …”
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Performance Evaluation of RSA Variants For Network Security Using SIP by Maan Alfathi, Ali AL-ALLAWEE

“…However, that does not come without cost and penalty, especially with performance. In this paper, we looked at how the SIP server performs using different RSA algorithms, including RSA-Standard, RSA Chinese Remainder Theorem, and Multi-prime RSA, by measuring CPU usage and how quickly calls are answered. …”
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Recent advances in ZnO based photocatalysts for industrial dye degradation by Andriambahiny Ranto Ny Aina, Harry Patel, Subhajit Aich, Biplab Roy, Niladri Shekhar Samanta, Biswadeep Pal

“…Photocatalytic techniques with chemical approaches, nanotechnology, and semi-conductors are considered as sustainable and cost-effective methods. ZnO, a wide-bandgap semiconductor, has garnered considerable interest owing to its elevated photocatalytic efficacy, affordability, low toxicity, and ecological compatibility. …”
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From Fees to Free: Comparing APC-Based and Diamond Open Access Journals in Engineering by Luís Eduardo Pilatti, Luiz Alberto Pilatti, Gustavo Dambiski Gomes de Carvalho, Luis Mauricio Martins de Resende

“…Despite their benefits in providing cost-free dissemination, Diamond OA journals account for only 8.4% of the 3012 active engineering journals indexed in Scopus, highlighting sustainability and visibility challenges. …”
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LOCALIZED DATA FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: SMALL AREA ESTIMATION OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BALI AND NUSA TENGGARA by Sherina Rafidah Khairunnisa, Azka Ubaidillah, Ahmad Sovi Hidayat, Alya Nur Septiyana, Shalihati Melani Putri, Ahmad Tegar Prananggalih, Arya Candra Kusuma, Shafiyah Asy Syahidah

“…This method has proven to be cost-effective and efficient, particularly in regions with complex geography, such as Bali and Nusa Tenggara. …”
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The long-term surgical outcomes of the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant versus the Ahmed glaucoma valve for refractory pediatric glaucoma in Saudi children by Abdullah M Khan, Khabir Ahmad, Motazz Alarfaj, Humoud Alotaibi, Rizwan Malik, Konrad Schargel

“…The Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) is a promising option, especially in regions where cost-effective interventions are essential. We aimed to assess the long-term outcomes of AADI compared to the Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) in Saudi children. …”
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Generative Design-Driven Optimization for Effective Concrete Structural Systems by Hossam Wefki, Mona Salah, Emad Elbeltagi, Majed Alinizzi

“…The model was validated through three case studies, demonstrating cost reductions between 2.7% and 17%, with material savings of up to 13.38% in concrete and 20.87% in reinforcement, achieved within computational times ranging from 120 to 930 s. …”
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