Green synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and biological studies of some fluoroimine-based oxovanadium(V) complexes by Nighat Fahmi, Naveen Sharma, Yogeshwari Satyawana, Sarita Beniwal, Shivansh Bhatnagar

“…Microwave irradiation, offering clean, cost-effective, and safe heating, outperforms traditional methods, resulting in more efficient reactions and higher yields. …”
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Irrigation and primary nutrients’ performance on winter maize productivity, profitability, energetics, and carbon footprint in Gangetic plains of India by Saikat Biswas, Rupa Das, Dhananjoy Dutta

“…Further, the highest net return (US$ 1057 ha−1) and benefit: cost (2.25) were observed under I2F3. Additionally, I1F3 recorded maximum net energy gain, while in terms of energy productivity, I2F3 outperformed others. …”
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Revolutionizing sleep disorder diagnosis: A Multi-Task learning approach optimized with genetic and Q-Learning techniques by Soraya Khanmohmmadi, Toktam Khatibi, Golnaz Tajeddin, Elham Akhondzadeh, Amir Shojaee

“…However, diagnosing sleep disorders with high accuracy based solely on electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, rather than using various signals in a complex PSG, can reduce the time and cost required, and the need for specialized signal devices, as well as increase accessibility and usability. …”
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Drosophila melanogaster as a rapid in vivo assay system for preclinical anti‐seizure medication testing by Emma V. Töfflinger, Konstantin L. Makridis, M.‐Marcel Heim, David Owald, Angela M. Kaindl

“…This study uses the fly (Drosophila melanogaster) as a rapid, cost‐effective model to study genetic epilepsies like Dravet syndrome (DS). …”
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A New Customized Measurement System for a Non-Contact, Enhanced Thermometric Method by Luca Evangelisti, Edoardo De Cristo, Salvatore Monteleone, Claudia Guattari, Paola Gori, Ivan Pini, Tullio de Rubeis, Dario Ambrosini

“…This study introduces a novel, low-cost, non-contact measurement system for heat flux estimation based on an enhanced thermometric method. …”
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The impact of a commercial lower extremity exoskeleton on metabolic load, perceived exertion, and physiological response to a challenging military relevant task: A randomized cross... by JoEllen M Sefton, Frances K Neal, Philip J Agostinelli, Nicholas C Bordonie, Phillip E Whitley, Nathan T Pickle, Paulien E Roos

“…The primary outcome measure was change in metabolic cost with/without the exoskeleton (O2 consumption, metabolic equivalents); secondary outcomes were change in heart rate and perceived exertion between conditions.…”
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Kinematic Metrics from a Wireless Stylus Quantify Tremor and Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease by Andres Maldonado-Naranjo, Mandy Miller Koop, Olivia Hogue, Jay Alberts, Andre Machado

“…The Cleveland Clinic Stylus provided quantitative kinematic measures of tremor and bradykinesia severity and detected significant improvements in these measures from medication and DBS therapy. This low-cost, easy-to-use tool can provide objective measures that will improve clinical care of PD patients by providing a more reliable and objective evaluation of movement symptoms, disease progression, and effects of therapy in and outside the clinical setting.…”
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Evaluation of commercial point-of-care glucometers for detection and monitoring of neonatal hypoglycemia in resource-constrained settings by Meaghan Bond, Elizabeth Asma, Joseph Peterson, Lauren Oparah, Millicent Alooh, Danica Kumara, Z. Maria Oden, Chinyere Ezeaka, Elizabeth Molyneux, Rebecca Richards-Kortum

“…Existing point-of-care (POC) adult glucometers, intended for home management of adults or children with diabetes, are widely available and less costly than machines designed and validated for neonates, but they must be validated at the lower glucose levels relevant for neonates and at appropriate hematocrit levels before being used for neonates. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Candida spp. isolated from intramammary infections in dairy animals by PCR-RFLP by DEVENDER SINGH RANA, PANKAJ KUMAR, PAWAN KUMAR, JASLEEN KAUR, SAURABH J TALUKDAR, RAHUL YADAV, MAHAVIR SINGH, JINU MANOJ, RAJESH CHHABRA

“…PCR-RFLP proved to be a simple, cost effective and accurate method as compared to the phenotypic based methods which are often difficult and time consuming for rapid and species level differentiation of Candida species involved in mycotic mastitis. …”
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Evaluation of a Simplified Upper Arm Device for Vacuum-Assisted Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens by Ulrich Y. Schaff, Bradley B. Collier, Gabriella Iacovetti, Mitchell Peevler, Jason Ragar, Nicolas Tokunaga, Whitney C. Brandon, Matthew R. Chappell, Russell P. Grant, Greg J. Sommer

“…However, these devices are often costly relative to the reimbursement rate for common laboratory testing panels. …”
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An efficient IoT-based crop damage prediction framework in smart agricultural systems by Nermeen Gamal Rezk, Abdel-Fattah Attia, Mohamed A. El-Rashidy, Ayman El-Sayed, Ezz El-Din Hemdan

“…The key contributions of this innovative work include the design of a low-cost, power-efficient, and scalable crop damage prediction system, the integration of real-time IoT data with optimized ensemble learning, and a comprehensive evaluation of imputation techniques to enhance model robustness. …”
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Research Results for a New Onion Seed Drill by A. A. Ibragimov, A. К. Karakhanov, A. A. Abdurakhmanov, A. Е. Eshdavlatov, P. A. Uteniyazov, A. A. Khadzhiev

“…The authors note that foreign samples are complex in design, not adapted to local soil and climatic conditions, cannot provide even seed placement on ridges, and the cost of the seeders themselves and service are very high.…”
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Bi-Objective Optimization of Techno-Economic and Environmental Performance for Membrane-Based CO₂ Capture via Single-Stage Membrane Separation by Nobuo Hara, Satoshi Taniguchi, Takehiro Yamaki, Thuy T. H. Nguyen, Sho Kataoka

“…The set of Pareto solutions revealed opposite directions for optimization: either (1) increase the membrane area to reduce CO₂ emissions but increase costs or (2) increase power consumption and reduce costs but increase CO₂ emissions. …”
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Exploring Long-Term Clean Energy Transition Pathways in Ghana Using an Open-Source Optimization Approach by Romain Akpahou, Jesse Essuman Johnson, Erica Aboagye, Fernando Plazas-Niño, Mark Howells, Jairo Quirós-Tortós

“…Alternative pathways based on clean energy production may provide cost savings of around USD 11–14 billion compared to a Business as Usual case. …”
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Sucrose-Formulated Recombinant Factor VIII Dosing Flexibility in Prophylaxis Regimens: Experience from Postmarketing Surveillance Studies by Thomas J. Humphries, Stephan Rauchensteiner, Claudia Tückmantel, Alexander Pieper, Monika Maas Enriquez, Prasad Mathew

“…Prophylaxis regimens for severe hemophilia A allowing more flexible dosing while maintaining efficacy may improve adherence and decrease the cost of prophylaxis. Here, we compared the clinical effectiveness of once- or twice-weekly versus ≥3-times-weekly prophylaxis with sucrose-formulated recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII-FS) in a “real-world” practice setting. …”
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SBAS-InSAR Analysis of tectonic derived ground deformation and subsidence susceptibility mapping via machine learning in Quetta City, Pakistan by Sajid Hussain, Bin Pan, Zeeshan Afzal, Meer Muhammad Sajjad, Najeebullah Kakar, Nisar Ahmed, Wajid Hussain, Muhammad Ali

“…This study utilized Time-Series Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (TSInSAR) to provide accurate and cost-effective monitoring of ground displacement in Quetta City, Pakistan – a seismically active and rapidly urbanizing region. …”
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Production and evaluation of rabies immunoglobulin extracted from chicken egg yolk by Vichununt Kerdput, Vararut Yodkamol, Mattika Sookprasong, Wongsakorn Wongwadhunyoo, Iyacoob Khunsri, Promsin Masrinoul, Trong Wisedchanwet, Naphatsamon Uthailak, Yanin Limpanont, Onrapak Reamtong, Poom Adisakwattana, Charin Thawornkuno

“…The study found that using polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG) was the most effective method for extracting anti-rabies IgY from egg yolks in terms of amount (1.87 mg of IgY from one mL of egg yolk), purity (83 %), and cost-effectiveness. Further purification through affinity chromatography increased the purity to 95 %, as confirmed by 1D GeLC-MS/MS, showing a purity of up to 98 %. …”
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Nanomedicine for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Fibrosis by Montano-Peguero Y, Verdejo HE, Riquelme JA, Kogan MJ, Lavandero S

“…Moreover, its availability is limited by the high cost of the equipment. For this reason, nanotechnology offers a promising approach for developing nanosystems directed at molecular targets of cardiac damage, to provide both affordable and readily available diagnostics and the possibility of targeted therapy. …”
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SGLT2 inhibitors across various patient populations in the era of precision medicine: the multidisciplinary team approach by Patrick McLean, Josiah Bennett, Edward “Trey” Woods, Sanjay Chandrasekhar, Noah Newman, Yusuf Mohammad, Muzamil Khawaja, Affan Rizwan, Riyan Siddiqui, Yochai Birnbaum, Carl J. Lavie, Salim Virani, Karim El Hachem, W. H. Wilson Tang, Tania Ahuja, Scott Isaacs, Chayakrit Krittanawong

“…Despite this, the adoption of the drug class into clinical practice remains suboptimal, hindered by cost and clinician familiarity. This review explores the therapeutic indications for sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, examining their mechanisms of action, classic and prospective clinical effects, safety profile, and impact on decision-making, while highlighting emerging evidence for additional applications such as weight loss, anti-hypertensive, and anti-steatotic effects.…”
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Correlates of symptom burden in renal dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifan Lu, Shuqi Zhai, Qinqin Liu, Congcong Dai, Shejuan Liu, Yanqing Shang, Chaoran Chen

“…Results showed that the symptom burden of renal dialysis patients was positively correlated with age, gender, working status, medical cost, dialysis age, quality of sleep, nutritional status, comorbidities, depression, anxiety, disease uncertain, avoidance coping and resignation coping, and negatively correlated with marital status, income, serum sodium, quality of life, social support, subjective well-being, and self-management ability.Conclusions Our findings reveal that many factors, including demographic, disease-related, and psychosocial variables, affect symptom burden. …”
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