Strigolactone biosynthesis lgs1 mutant alleles mined from the sorghum accession panel are a promising resource of resistance to witchweed (Striga) parasitism by Sylvia Mutinda, Muhammad Jamil, Jian You Wang, Lamis Berqdar, Elijah Ateka, Emily S. Bellis, Salim Al‐Babili, Steven Runo

“…Summary Sorghum is a food staple for millions of people in sub‐Saharan Africa, but its production is greatly diminished by Striga, a parasitic weed. An efficient and cost‐effective way of managing Striga in smallholder farms in Africa is to deploy resistant varieties of sorghum. …”
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Flexographic Printed Flexible Thermochromic Stickers for Smart Sensing Applications by M. Morais, J. Figueira, M. C. Corvo, M. Peixoto, D. Oliveira, A. Gonçalves, E. Fortunato, R. Martins, E. Carlos, J. V. Pinto

“…The innovative and straightforward thermochromic inks' production process and compatibility with large‐scale manufacturing show their promising future as cost‐effective stickers for smart packaging applications, such as visual indicators of ideal food consumption temperatures.…”
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The Importance of the Pathological Perspective in the Management of the Invasive Lobular Carcinoma by Funda Tasli, Demet Cavdar, Sibel Demir Kececi, Baha Zengel, Zehra Hilal Adibelli, Gamze Dal, Irem Gonen, Ozden Oz, Cengiz Yilmaz, Ozlem Ozdemir, Hulya Mollamehmetoglu, Ismail Dilek, Enver Ilhan, Adam Uslu

“…It is thought that the pathological perspective is the determining factor in order to minimize the negative effects such as unsuccessful cosmesis, an additional surgical burden on the patient, and cost increase that may occur with additional surgical procedures; for this reason, new approaches should be discussed in the treatment planning of invasive lobular carcinoma cases.…”
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Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio in Fibromyalgia and Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Potential Biomarker for Diagnosis and Disease Activity by Miriam Almirall, Esther Espartal, Xabier Michelena, Carlos Suso-Ribera, Mayte Serrat, Sara Marsal, Alba Erra

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The NLR may serve as a cost-effective, rapid, and accessible biomarker for establishing diagnosis and disease activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis and, to a lesser extent, in Fibromyalgia. …”
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Detection of genome-wide methylation changes in bladder cancer by long-read sequencing of urinary DNA by Anshita Goel, Benjamin J. Tura, Joanne D. Stockton, Nicholas Tovey, Luke Ames, Andrew D. Beggs, Maurice P. Zeegers, Nicholas D. James, K. K. Cheng, Richard T. Bryan, Douglas G. Ward, Roland Arnold

“…Conclusions Even at low-read depths, genome-wide methylation patterns in urinary DNA reflect the presence of BC, potentially permitting rapid, non-invasive and cost-effective BC detection.…”
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RSM-YOLOv11: Lightweight Steel Surface Defect Segmentation Algorithm Research Based on YOLOv11 Improvement by Zenghai Shan, Hu Haoyan, Changjian Zhu, Shaowen Du, Hongtao Jing, Wang Haibin

“…The model size is reduced by 23.81%, and the computational cost is decreased by 15.38%. While maintaining a lightweight structure, it outperforms existing mainstream algorithm models. …”
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Intelligent single-cell manipulation: LLMs- and object detection-enhanced active-matrix digital microfluidics by Zhiqiang Jia, Chen Jiang, Jiahao Li, Yacine Belgaid, Mingfeng Ge, Li Li, Siyi Hu, Xing Huang, Tsung-Yi Ho, Wenfei Dong, Zhiwen Yu, Hanbin Ma

“…However, most existing single-cell sample manipulation (SCSM) systems suffer from various drawbacks such as high cost, low throughput, and heavy reliance on human interventions. …”
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Hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymer networks for effective removal of perchlorate in water via clustered hydrogen-bonding by Jintao Tian, Xing Han, Hao-Ran Yang, Juan Liu, Jin-Fa Chen, Tai-Bao Wei, Hong Yao, Wen-Juan Qu, Bingbing Shi, Qi Lin

“…Abstract Perchlorate is a toxic, explosive, and water-soluble pollutant but while efficient and low-cost removal of ClO4 − from water is an important challenge, suitable methods for precipitation of ClO4 − from water are underdeveloped. …”
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Addressing the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Healthtech in Education: Insights From Japan by Motofumi Sumiya, Tomoko Nishimura, Kyoko Aizaki, Ikue Hirata, Nobuaki Tsukui, Yuko Osuka, Manabu Wakuta, Atsushi Senju

“…Incorporating healthtech into the educational system helps address the barriers associated with traditional approaches, including limited resources, cost constraints, and logistical challenges. Researchers from universities and healthtech companies, along with educators and other stakeholders, should ensure that healthtech projects consider diverse ELSI concerns at every stage before and during implementation.…”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DAYLIGHT TIME LOSSES AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY LOSSES WHEN TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT WINTER OR SUMMER TIME by Ю.В. Кузьменко, С.М. Шевкун, М.В. Добролюбова, О.В. Стаценко, М.С. Шевкун

“…The calculation and comparative analysis of the losses of daylight hours and, as a result, the losses of electrical energy for lighting per year have been carried out under different time calculation options. The approximate cost of electrical energy losses for lighting under different time calculation options for some European countries has been calculated. …”
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Toma de decisiones en las Pymes Mexicanas: El valor de la estratégico de un simulador presupuestario de tipo Industrial (Decision making on mexican SME’S: The strategic value of an... by Rafael Espinosa Mosqueda, Mario Jesús Aguilar Camacho, José Enrique Luna Correa

“…Extrapolating this concept to the current world, it becomes the ability or capacity to make decisions.Accordingly, a support instrument for decision making is presented here, designed for managers of Mexican industrial SME’S, based on the Cost-Volume- Profit (CVP) model. The “Industrial Sector SME Budget Simulator,” applied to 23 industrial facilities of the Laja- Bajio zone of the state of Guanajuato amply showed its reliability by allowing the board member, entrepreneur or manager to visualize in a documented way his or her managerial aptitudes. …”
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Optimized Sensitivity in Copper(II) Ion Detection: Sustainable Fabrication of Fluorescence Red-Shifted Graphene Quantum Dots via Electron-Withdrawing Modulation by Weitao Li, Qian Niu, Xinglong Pang, Shang Li, Yang Liu, Boyu Li, Shuangyan Li, Lei Wang, Huazhang Guo, Liang Wang

“…However, challenges persist in achieving scalable, cost-effective synthesis and enhancing detection sensitivity. …”
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Advances in Periodontal Diagnostics: Application of MultiModal Language Models in Visual Interpretation of Panoramic Radiographs by Albert Camlet, Aida Kusiak, Agata Ossowska, Dariusz Świetlik

“…Panoramic radiographs are cost-effective methods widely used in periodontitis classification. …”
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Sponge-like Modified White-Rot Fungi Adsorbent for Rapid Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from Solution: Selective Performance and Mechanistic Insights by Chunxiao Wang, Zhirong Chen, Nana Wang, Jianqiao Wang, Runshen He, Yu Chen, Haerfosai Nuhu, Hang Chen, Zhixuan Lin, Minqi Fan, Mingdong Chang

“…Traditional removal methods face challenges like high costs and secondary pollution. This study developed a novel three-dimensional porous adsorbent XBS, derived from xanthate-modified <i>Phanerochaete sordida</i> YK-624 (a white-rot fungus), for the rapid and efficient removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) from wastewater. …”
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Determination of biologically active substances extraction parameters from cranberry leaves by I. K. Vlasova, O. M. Koshovyi, O. S. Kukhtenko, M. A. Komisarenko, Т. V. Ilina, A. M. Kovalyova

“…It was rational to carry out BAS extraction from cranberry leaves in a ratio of 1:10 twice, this would ensure the maximum yield of BAS at the minimum cost of the extractant. Conclusions. It was found that was rational to extract BAS with 50 % ethanol solution from cranberry leaves in a ratio of 1:10 twice using mathematical and statistical methods. …”
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Barriers to oral health care service utilization in Awo-Gareji community, Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria by Dr. Johnson J. Omale, B. M. Hussain, M. C. Nweze, S. A. Ani, A. N. Ohadoma

“…A few respondents (5; 2.50%) identified the high cost of dental treatment as a limiting factor. The hypothesis test results showed that the p-value was 0.073756, indicating that barriers to the utilization of dental services exist among the community members. …”
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EVALUATION OF RATIONALITY OF EXPENSES ON TREATMENT OF SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRES PNEUMONIA IN MULTI-PROFILE HOSPITAL by I. V. Demko, N. V. Gordeeva, E. N. Bochanova, N. I. Golovina, A. Yu. Kraposhina, I. A. Soloveva, E. A. Sobko, T. V. Gaygolnik, S. V. Chubarova

“…We have data about the cost of drug which were received from the database of «1C: Drugstore» of regional clinical hospital.Results. …”
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Economic analysis of the use of holmium enucleation of the prostate and laparoscopic simple prostatectomy in the surgical treatment of large-volume prostatic hyperplasia by S. N. Volkov, D. Yu. Pushkar, K. B. Kolontarev, V. S. Stepanchenko, V. I. Tereshchenko, A. R. Dzharimok, A. E. Shevyakina, M. A. Daurov

“…The economic analysis aimed to calculate the direct costs associated with surgery, as well as indirect costs related to hospitalization. …”
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Enhancement of Hypoxia Tolerance of Gibel Carp (<i>Carassius auratus gibelio</i>) via a Ferroporphyrin-Rich Diet by Hualiang Liang, Haifeng Mi, Kai Wang, Mingchun Ren, Lu Zhang, Dongyu Huang, Jiaze Gu

“…In general, the appropriate FPR supplementation was 0.01% based on the results of this study and economic cost, which could heighten hypoxic adaptation and SR.…”
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Through the eyes of the patients: a qualitative study of diabetes patients’ experiences navigating the healthcare system by P. V. AshaRani, Kumarasan Roystonn, Madhumitha Ramu, Yeow Wee Brian Tan, Fiona Devi, M. Iskander Shah, Peizhi Wang, Sum Chee Fang, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Lee Eng Sing, Lee Eng Sing, Chong Siow Ann, Mythily Subramaniam, Mythily Subramaniam

“…BackgroundExperience maps of patient journeys offer valuable insights into efficient and cost-effective diabetes care that reflects the needs experienced by the patients. …”
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