Identifying and breaking barriers: Addressing disparities in the care of patients with gynecologic cancers by Bhavana Pothuri, Michele Muir, Jean Hurteau, John Farley, Michelle D.S. Lightfoot, Summer Dewdney, Tara Castellano, John K. Chan, Sharad Ghamande, Al Asante-Facey, Marina Stasenko, B.J. Rimel, Electra D. Paskett

“…Results: Common barriers to equitable health care across all populations included cost, transportation, level of health literacy, and provider biases; 11 population-specific barriers were noted, with LGBTQAI+ patients described as facing the most barriers. …”
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Tensor RT optimized driver drowsiness detection system using edge device by Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Sambasivam Gnanasekaran, Arnab Pattanayak, Gourav Kumar, Kartik Vig, Vaibhav Narain, K.M. Deva Narayan, Sunidhi Garg

“…Overall, this report presents a significant contribution towards driver drowsiness detection systems by proposing a real time, low-cost, and accurate system that can be installed in vehicles to ensure safe transportation and prevent accidents.…”
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Pricing strategy of supply chain considering response time of extended warranty service by Xingjian Zhou, Yan Feng, Hongming Chen, Lihua Cai, Vladimir Bashkarev

“…The research shows that: (1) under IRT scenario, the optimal EWS pricing and cost of the self-owned and franchised retailers are negatively related to the response time, therefore, both retailers should consider a trade-off strategy between the EWS price and the response time; (2) under DRT scenario, an EWS response time threshold exists, based on which the self-owned and franchised retailers should develop the optimal EWS pricing strategies; (3) under DRT scenario, the retailers’ optimal EWS prices have a negative relationship with consumers’ price sensitivity coefficient, and a positive relationship with consumers’ time sensitivity coefficient. …”
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Meloxicam mitigated methylglyoxal-induced glycative stress in rats by Talha Fayyaz, Ghulam Abbas, Hammad Ahmed, Najeeb Khatian, Shumaila Usman, Uzair Nisar, Noor Ain, Yamna Khurshid, Syed Ali

“…Drug repurposing is an efficient and cost-effective way of developing drugs. The present study evaluated meloxicam, a clinically used NSAID, for its ability to offer protection against glycative stress.Materials and Methods: Methylglyoxal (MGO; 17.25 mg/kg) was administered for two weeks to create a rat model of glycative stress. …”
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Harnessing Scenedesmus parvus and Coccomyxa dispar microalgae for lake water remediation and biofuel potential by Jebrel Abdeljawad Rashd, Mohd Asyraf Kassim, Akrm Mohamed Allzrag, Faisal Aboelkasim Salem Allafi, Marwan Abdulhakim Shaah, Dani Wijaya, Japareng Lalung

“…These findings highlight the dual benefit of using indigenous microalgae for lakewater remediation and biofuel potential, offering a cost-effective and sustainable approach to water treatment.…”
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Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure, Impact of Diuretics on Quality of Life by Ivanov V., Savitska Yu., Kovalchuk A.

“…In addition, torasemide treatment is more cost-effective compared to furosemide. Torasemide slow release (SR) in the study showed comparable torasemide immediate release (IR) safety profile and diuretic effect. …”
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Energy Recovery from Organic Wastes Using Microbial Fuel Cells: Traditional and Nonconventional Organic Substrates by Wilgince Apollon, Iryna Rusyn, Noris Evelin Paucar, Monte Hibbert, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj, Chikashi Sato

“…This review highlights the potential of nonconventional organic wastes, such as fruit and vegetable wastes, raw human and livestock urine, and farm manure, as globally available and low-cost substrates for MFCs, particularly in household and farming applications at small-scale waste levels. …”
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Irrigação localizada subsuperfical: gotejador convencional e novo protótipo Subsurface drip irrigation: conventional dripper and new prototype by Wanderley de J. Souza, Tarlei A. Botrel, Rubens D. Coelho, Nilson A. V. Nova

“…After 12 months of evaluation, the system with protector showed good performance, with relative average flow rate of 0.97 and 0.98 in pots with and without crop, respectively, showing no clogging problems and lower cost. In conventional system relative flow rate of 0.51 and 0.98 were observed in pots with and without crop, respectively, also clogging degree by roots of 49.22%, and emitters with soil inside was observed. …”
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Tomato leaves as a sustainable biosorbent for the effective removal of some organic dyes and lead from water by Layan Helmi, Suhair Sunoqrot, Akram Hijazi, Maria Alayli, Hiba N. Rajha, Maram Al Bakri, Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, Nada El Darra

“…This provides a sustainable, cost-effective, and green solution for the removal of diverse pollutants from water. …”
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Transforming acute care: a scoping review on the effectiveness, safety and implementation challenges of Hospital-at-Home models by Marian Smeulers, Prabath W B Nanayakkara, Ralph de Vries, Khos Sultani, Barbara Maria Zonderhuis

“…Length of stay varied, with some studies reporting longer stays in the HaH group due to cautious clinical practices. Cost analyses often indicate lower healthcare costs with staffing as the largest expense. …”
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Comparative study of Cd-free Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with amorphous In2O3:H and ZnO:Al front contact layers by Diego A Garzon, Marina Alves, Pedro Sousa, José Fonseca, Daniel Brito, Joaquim Carneiro, Sascha Sadewasser

“…Therefore, we demonstrate the viability of scalable and cost-effective deposition methods for both buffer and front contact layers in CIGSe solar cells, offering comparable performance to conventional layers reported in the literature.…”
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Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake in Lesotho: evidence from 2024 Demographic and Health Survey data by Mulugeta Wassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba

“…The government should prioritize cervical cancer prevention and screening, as it remains the most cost-effective method for preventing cervical cancer.…”
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MEMS and IoT in HAR: Effective Monitoring for the Health of Older People by Luigi Bibbò, Giovanni Angiulli, Filippo Laganà, Danilo Pratticò, Francesco Cotroneo, Fabio La Foresta, Mario Versaci

“…Finally, the goal is to ensure that the system is energy-efficient and cost-effective, promoting sustainable adoption. The results obtained are promising; the model achieved a high level of accuracy in recognizing specific movements, thus contributing to a precise assessment of the motor skills of the elderly. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Acoustic Analysis of Stingless Bee (<i>Heterotrigona itama</i>) Alarm Signals During Intruder Events by Ashan Milinda Bandara Ratnayake, Hartini Mohd Yasin, Abdul Ghani Naim, Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri, Norhayati Ahmad, Nurul Hazlina Zaini, Soon Boon Yu, Mohammad Amiruddin Ruslan, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas

“…These findings confirm that <i>H. itama</i> produces distinct alarm sounds during intrusions, which can be effectively classified using machine learning; thus, demonstrating the feasibility of sound-based intrusion detection as a cost-effective alternative to image-based approaches. …”
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Small Molecule Kaempferol Promotes Insulin Sensitivity and Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Mass in Middle-Aged Obese Diabetic Mice by Hana Alkhalidy, William Moore, Yanling Zhang, Ryan McMillan, Aihua Wang, Mostafa Ali, Kyung-Shin Suh, Wei Zhen, Zhiyong Cheng, Zhenquan Jia, Matthew Hulver, Dongmin Liu

“…Thus, searching for natural, low-cost compounds to target these two defects could be a promising strategy to prevent the pathogenesis of T2D. …”
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Updating the Brazilian clinical practice guidelines for sickle cell disease: Recommendations and development process by Ludmila Peres Gargano, Mariana Millan Fachi, Layssa Andrade Oliveira, Clarisse Lobo, Katharina Nelly Tobos Melnikoff, Selma Soriano, Marta da Cunha Lobo Souto Maior, Meline Rossetto Kron-Rodrigues, Dalila Fernandes Gomes, Haliton Alves Oliveira Junior, Rosa Camila Lucchetta

“…Systematic reviews assessed new evidence with stakeholder contributions being incorporated through public consultation. Cost-effectiveness analysis was applied to support new technology coverage or changes. …”
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23.9 W, 985 fs Chirped Pulse Amplification System Based on Yb:YAG Rod Amplifier by Na Na Wang, Xiang Lin Wang, Ting Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiao Hong Hu, Hao Yuan, Feng Li, Yi Shan Wang, Wei Zhao

“…The system is worthwhile to popularize for its good performance and inexpensive cost.…”
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Patient Safety Trends in 2024: An Analysis of 315,418 Serious Events and Incidents From the Nation’s Largest Event Reporting Database by Shawn Kepner, Rebecca Jones

“… # Methods We used data extracted from PA-PSRS and obtained from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4). Report counts are based on the date the report was submitted, while reporting rates are calculated using the event occurrence date. …”
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Accurate modeling and simulation of the effect of bacterial growth on the pH of culture media using artificial intelligence approaches by Suleiman Ibrahim Mohammad, Hamza Abu Owida, Asokan Vasudevan, Suhas Ballal, Shaker Al-Hasnaawei, Subhashree Ray, Naveen Chandra Talniya, Aashna Sinha, Vatsal Jain, Ahmad Abumalek

“…This methodology provides a reliable, cost-effective, and efficient alternative to traditional experimental approaches, enabling researchers to forecast pH behavior with greater confidence and reduced experimental effort.…”
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Estudio comparativo de dos herramientas de preparación del suelo con tracción animal y una manual, en zonas de ladera by García C. Luz Marina, Herrera Gutiérrez Oscar Alonso, Serrano López Miguel

“…Compared with the conventional plow and the hoe the Arandino plow provided the highest width of cut, depth of labor and field capacity, and the least cost per hectare. For the farmers and plowmen it was more profitable to carry out the plowing labor with the Arandino plow because it provides a larger tilled area in a shorter time, better quality of materials and because it is lighter and easier to handle. …”
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