Integrated data-driven topology reconstruction and risk-aware reconfiguration for resilient power distribution systems under incomplete observability by Sipei Sun, Ning Li, Liang Zhang, Dongpo Zhao, Di Lun, Liang Feng

“…To mitigate this risk, a bilevel reconfiguration optimization model is developed, in which the upper level minimizes cumulative risk and switching cost while maximizing load restoration, and the lower level enforces electrical feasibility under contingency-aware constraints. …”
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Culture-free genome-wide locus sequence typing (GLST) provides new perspectives on Trypanosoma cruzi dispersal and infection complexity. by Philipp Schwabl, Jalil Maiguashca Sánchez, Jaime A Costales, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Maikell Segovia, Hernán J Carrasco, Carolina Hernández, Juan David Ramírez, Michael D Lewis, Mario J Grijalva, Martin S Llewellyn

“…This study proposes a simple, cost-effective 'genome-wide locus sequence typing' (GLST) tool based on massive parallel amplification of information hotspots throughout the target pathogen genome. …”
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CD4 enumeration technologies: a systematic review of test performance for determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy. by Rosanna W Peeling, Kimberly A Sollis, Sarah Glover, Suzanne M Crowe, Alan L Landay, Ben Cheng, David Barnett, Thomas N Denny, Thomas J Spira, Wendy S Stevens, Siobhan Crowley, Shaffiq Essajee, Marco Vitoria, Nathan Ford

“…A number of technologies exist for CD4 enumeration, with considerable variation in cost, complexity, and operational requirements. We conducted a systematic review of the performance of technologies for CD4 enumeration.…”
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Energy conservation-based on-line tuning of an analytical model for accurate estimation of multi-joint stiffness with joint modular soft actuators by Fuko Matsunaga, Taichi Kurayama, Ming-Ta Ke, Ya-Hsin Hsueh, Shao Ying Huang, Jose Gomez-Tames, Wenwei Yu

“…While joint modular soft actuators have enabled cost-effective and personalized stiffness estimation, existing approaches face limitations. …”
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A staged deep learning approach to spatial refinement in 3D temporal atmospheric transport by M. Giselle Fernández-Godino, Wai Tong Chung, Akshay A. Gowardhan, Matthias Ihme, Qingkai Kong, Donald D. Lucas, Stephen C. Myers

“…However, their high computational cost makes them impractical for applications requiring rapid responses or iterative processes, such as optimization, uncertainty quantification, or inverse modeling. …”
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EmotionNet-X: An Optimized CNN Architecture for Robust Facial Emotion Analysis by Syed Muhammad Aqleem Abbas, Qaisar Abbas, Syed Muhammad Naqi

“…The proposed EmotionNet-X bridges accuracy and deployability, enabling cost-effective FER in IoT systems, such as access control, authentication, monitoring health status in real-time, security systems, live assistance, etc. …”
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Comparative assessment of the Sikun 2000 sequencing platform for whole genome sequencing by Keya Cai, Sibin Li, Meng Pan, Hui Lu, Liang Wang, Shengquan Fang, Lingzhi Gou, Jiang Tang, Yan Kong, Li Zhao, Yongyong Ren

“…In October 2023, Sikun introduced the Sikun 2000, a desktop NGS platform designed for rapid, cost-effective sequencing with up to 200 Gb of data per run. …”
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Liver involvement in the process of acute respiratory infections in pediatric patients by Nune Baghdasaryan, Gohar Ayvazyan, Murad Grigoryan, Lilit Avetisyan, Olya Asatryan, Nane Mnatsakanyan, Anush Perikhanyan

“…Pediatric patients with ARI and with higher serum OCT levels have 27% more chance to experience increased disease severity, which can affect on liver state and prolong hospitalization time and cost. …”
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Wavefield Networked Sensing: Principles, Algorithms, and Applications by Marco Manzoni, Dario Tagliaferri, Stefano Tebaldini, Marouan Mizmizi, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Umberto Spagnolini

“…Regarding radio-based sensing, it is essential to understand when and how sensing terminals should cooperate, namely the best strategy that trades between performance and cost (e.g., energy consumption, communication overhead, and complexity). …”
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Experimental study on three-dimensional electrode-electrode-Fenton coupling for emulsified oily wastewater treatment by ZHANG Hua, HU Chuanlong, WU Di, YANG Wenxin, XUE Jia, ZHANG Wenyi

“…Technical and economic analysis showed that this process had certain cost advantages and had prospects for promotion and application.…”
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Enhancing freshwater production of pyramid distiller with sun tracking, triangle additional absorber, reflectors, and Nano-enhanced PCM by Fadl A. Essa, H.Y. Gadallah, F.Sh. Abou-Taleb, Z.M. Omara

“…An economic analysis revealed competitive freshwater production costs, with the MPSS-TA+R costing $0.0156/L compared to $0.02/L for the PSS. …”
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Thick Film Transducers for High Frequency Coded Ultrasonography by Andrzej NOWICKI, Marcin LEWANDOWSKI, Janusz WÓJCIK, Ryszard TYMKIEWICZ, Rasmus LOU–MOLLER, Wanda WOLNY, Tomasz ZAWADA

“…Recently a new technology of piezoelectric transducers based on PZT thick film has been developed as a response to a call for devices working at higher frequen- cies suitable for production in large numbers at low cost. Eight PZT thick film based focused transducers with resonant frequency close to 40 MHz were fabricated and experimentally investigated. …”
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Recent Development of Optimization of Lyophilization Process by Hidenori Kawasaki, Toshinori Shimanouchi, Yukitaka Kimura

“…For the further improvement of the time and economical cost, the design space is a promising method to give the possible operation range for optimizing the lyophilization operation. …”
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On uncertainty of elastic modulus measurements via nanoindentation mechanical testing and conventional triaxial testing by Zhidi Wu, Eric Edelman, Kathleen Ritterbush, Yanbo Wang, Brian McPherson

“…Each method requires minimal sample volume, is low cost, and includes a relatively rapid measurement turnaround time. …”
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Pilot-Scale Study of Real Domestic Textile Wastewater Treatment Using Cassia fistula Seed-Derived Coagulant by Minh-Trung Dao, Vo-Chau-Ngan Nguyen, Thanh-Nha Tran, Xuan-Du Nguyen, Duc-Thuong Vo, Van-Kieu Nguyen, Le-Thuy-Thuy-Trang Hoang

“…Plant-derived coagulants have exhibited a good potential in wastewater treatment due to their “green” characteristics, high coagulating-flocculating activity, cost-effectiveness, and biodegradability. Nevertheless, research studies have focused mainly on bench-scale experiments; pilot-scale and full-scale simulations are still limited. …”
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Real-Time Human Action Recognition With Dynamical Frame Processing via Modified ConvLSTM and BERT by Raden Hadapiningsyah Kusumoseniarto, Zhi-Yuan Lin, Shun-Feng Su, Pei-Jun Lee

“…This enhancement enables our network to achieve accuracies of 91.46% on the NTU60 dataset and 83.06% on NTU120, marking an improvement of 1.63% and 3.22%, respectively, with only a slight increase of 0.1 GFLOPs in computational cost. Unlike other real-time models that rely on large-scale datasets such as Kinetics for extensive pretraining, our model achieves competitive performance while being trained directly on NTU datasets. …”
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Allergen‐specific immunotherapy by recombinant Der P1 allergen‐derived peptide‐based vaccine in an allergic mouse model by Soheila Asoudeh Moghanloo, Mohsen Forouzanfar, Mojtaba Jafarinia, Mohammad R. Fazlollahi, Gholam Ali Kardar

“…Although existing treatments significantly reduce IgE or IL‐4/IL‐13, they are very costly. This study aimed to construct a recombinant protein derived from rDer p1 peptides in the form of an immunotherapy approach and to measure the response of IgE and IgG antibodies. …”
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Predicting excavation-induced lateral displacement using improved particle swarm optimization and extreme learning machine with sparse measurements by Cheng Chen, Guan-Nian Chen, Song Feng, Xiao-Zhen Fan, Liang-Tong Zhan, Yun-Min Chen

“…Traditional methods, like manual inclinometers, are accurate but costly and labor-intensive. Automated systems provide real-time data but face challenges with dense sensor placement and high costs. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENCY EVALUATION OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY IN HIGH-CAPACITY CONTAINERS WITH LOAD LIFTING VERTICAL STAYS IN ROADRAIL NETWORK by I. M. Ryabov, V. Gorina

“…The number of such sites on the railway transport network in the Russian Federation is significantly fewer than the number of conventional cargo railway stations without such equipment, which leads to distance, time and cost of delivery increasing, the efficiency of the road transport use reducing due to a large downtime. …”
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Immobilisation and bioavailability of toxic metals in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivated in contaminated soil amended with peanut and sheanut shells biochar by Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah, Abdul-Halim Abubakari, Albert Kojo Quainoo

“…Abstract Low-cost and eco-friendly techniques are required to restore or reclaim metal contaminated land or industry areas. …”
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