Constitutive modeling and workability characterization of pre-deformed AZ31 magnesium alloy during hot shear-compression deformation by Junsong Jin, Fangtao Chai, Jinchuan Long, Chang Gao, Shaolei Wang, Pan Zeng, Xuefeng Tang, Pan Gong, Mao Zhang, Lei Deng, Xinyun Wang

“…Pre-deformation is a cost-efficient method to control the microstructure and mechanical properties of wrought magnesium (Mg) alloys. …”
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An easy-to-use capsicum delivery system for crop-raiding elephants in Zimbabwe: preliminary results of a field test in Hwange National Park by Sébastien Le Bel, Russell Taylor, Mike Lagrange, Onias Ndoro, Marc Barra, Hillary Madzikanda

“…Although chilli has been tested with success on crop-raiding elephants, its utilization on a larger scale has been limited by the difficulty of finding a low-cost, easy-to-use capsicum delivery system. Two types of dispensers were developed: a catapult using clay balls and a gas-dispenser using ping-pong balls. …”
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N‐oxide‐Functionalized Bipyridines as Strong Electron‐Deficient Units to Construct High‐Performance n‐Type Conjugated Polymers by Mingwei Li, Wenhao Li, Junkang Zhou, Xiaowen Tian, Hongxiang Li, Zhen Jiang, Di Liu, Yunqi Liu, Yang Wang, Yongqiang Shi

“…Abstract Developing low‐cost unipolar n‐type organic thin‐film transistors (OTFTs) is necessary for logic circuits. …”
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Safety, Adequacy, and Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Tru-Cut Biopsy of Gynaecologic Tumours: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study by Munachiso Iheme Ndukwe, Dominik Karasek, Denisa Pohanková, Ivan Praznovec, Petra Bretova, Martin Stepan, Dominik Habes, Jan Laco, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Milan Vosmik, Igor Sirak

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Tru-cut biopsy is a cost-effective and safe preoperative diagnostic modality for patients with gynaecologic tumours, offering high adequacy and accuracy. …”
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Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modelling study. by Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Piotr Bandosz, Colin D Rehm, Jose Penalvo, Laurie Whitsel, Tom Gaziano, Zach Conrad, Parke Wilde, Renata Micha, Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Simon Capewell, Dariush Mozaffarian, Martin O'Flaherty

“…Further, we did not model or compare the cost-effectiveness of each proposed policy.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Fiscal strategies targeting diet might substantially reduce CVD burdens. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Drought-related impacts reported were: cost of food, prevalence of diarrhoea in children under five years of age, conflicts over resources, animal diseases and mortality, aridity and crop failure. …”
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Adhesive Performance of Zirconia and Lithium Disilicate Maryland Cantilever Restorations on Prepared and Non-Prepared Abutment Teeth: An In Vitro Comparative Study by Tareq Hajaj, Ioana Elena Lile, Radu Marcel Negru, Serban Talpos Niculescu, Sami Stuparu, Mihai Rominu, Cosmin Sinescu, Paul Albu, Florina Titihazan, Ioana Veja

“…Zirconia Maryland bridges, in particular, represent a cost-effective and mechanically resilient option for anterior single-tooth replacement.…”
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Use of constitutive and inducible oncogene-containing iPSCs as surrogates for transgenic mice to study breast oncogenesis by Christine Nguyen, Julie P. T. Nguyen, Arnav P. Modi, Ihsaan Ahmad, Sarah C. Petrova, Stuart D. Ferrell, Sabrina R. Wilhelm, Yin Ye, Dorthe Schaue, Sanford H. Barsky

“…Conclusions The iPSC clones offer a number of advantages over transgenic mice including cost, the ability to manipulate and tag in vitro, and create an in vitro model of breast ontogeny and oncogenesis that can be used to gain additional insights into the differentiated status of the target cell which is susceptible to transformation. …”
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North of England Women’s Diet and ActivitY - After Breast Cancer (NEWDAY-ABC) intervention in women diagnosed with early oestrogen-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer: a randomis... by C. Wilson, K. Pickering, S. Wane, J. Cohen, C. Huang, M. Northgraves, H. Crank, A. Anderson, H. Cain, R. Copeland, J. Gray, J. Hargreaves, R. J. Q. McNally, J. M. Saxton

“…Conclusion The NEWDAY-ABC intervention is feasible and showed preliminary evidence of efficacy in terms of weight loss and other important health outcomes in women with early-stage breast cancer. The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the intervention versus standard care now needs to be robustly evaluated via an adequately powered clinical trial. …”
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DM_CorrMatch: a semi-supervised semantic segmentation framework for rapeseed flower coverage estimation using UAV imagery by Jie Li, Chengyong Zhu, Chenbo Yang, Quan Zheng, Binhui Wang, Jingmin Tu, Qian Zhang, Sheng Liu, Xinfa Wang, Jiangwei Qiao

“…In this study, we propose a cost-effective and high-throughput approach using a semi-supervised learning framework, DM_CorrMatch. …”
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Analysis of chromosomal aberrations in early pregnancy loss using high-throughput ligation-dependent probe amplification and single tandem repeats by Rong Wei, Haili Hu, Shenlin Wang, Junxiang Tang, Jingran Li, Keting Tong, Chaohong Wang, Jiansheng Zhu

“…As a relatively novel genetic screening technology, high-throughput ligation-dependent probe amplification combined with short tandem repeat analysis (HLPA + STR) demonstrates significant clinical advantages, including shorter turnaround time, user-friendly technical workflows, and superior cost-effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of fetal chromosomal abnormalities using HLPA + STR in early pregnancy loss (EPL). …”
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Biological activities of optimized biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles using Proteus mirabilis PQ350419 alone or combined with chitosan and ampicillin against common multidrug-re... by Laila A. Elshikiby, Zakaria A.M. Baka, Mohamed M. El-Zahed

“…This study showcases a simple and cost-effective approach for green-synthesizing a selenium/chitosan/ampicillin nanocomposite (Se/CS/AMP) as a novel antibacterial and antibiofilm agent. …”
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Optimizing SVC placement for enhanced voltage stability using a novel index and hybrid ABC-PSO algorithm by Hafizur Rahman, Roman Mia, Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Faiyaj Ahmed Limon, Md. Shahid Iqbal, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Rabiul Karim, Md. Janibul Alam Soeb

“…The economic analysis also shows substantial yearly cost savings, with best-case installations achieving return on investment (ROI) within <1.5 years. …”
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A comparative performance evaluation of 12 HIV-1 viral load testing asssays: advancing the clinical application of HIV-1 nucleic acid testing in China by Yu Wang, Pinliang Pan, Wenge Xing, Xin Zhang, Boxue Han, Cong Jin

“…These findings provide evidence for optimizing HIV-1 NAT strategies, supporting the adoption of cost-effective domestic kits, and guiding future improvements for low-level viremia monitoring.…”
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Association Between Vertebral Artery Stiffness and Idiopathic Subjective Tinnitus: A Prospective Study by Ismail Aytac, Alper Yazici, Orhan Tunc, Rauf Gul, Yusuf Inanc, Koray Tumuklu

“…We demonstrated the utility of Doppler ultrasonography, a cost-effective and non-invasive imaging modality, for evaluating vascular parameters in tinnitus patients, paving the way for broader clinical applications. …”
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An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm Based on Delaunay Triangular NavMesh for Off-Road Vehicle Navigation by Ting Tian, Huijing Wu, Haitao Wei, Fang Wu, Jiandong Shang

“…The improved road-off path planning A* algorithm proposed in this paper, based on the Delaunay triangulation navigation mesh, uses the Euclidean distance between the midpoint of the input edge and the midpoint of the output edge as the cost function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the Euclidean distance between the centroids of the current triangle and the goal as the heuristic function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>h</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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RNAi in Pest Control: Critical Factors Affecting dsRNA Efficacy by Maribel Mendoza-Alatorre, Brenda Julian-Chávez, Stephanie Solano-Ornelas, Tania Samanta Siqueiros-Cendón, Jorge Ariel Torres-Castillo, Sugey Ramona Sinagawa-García, María Jazmín Abraham-Juárez, Carmen Daniela González-Barriga, Quintín Rascón-Cruz, Luis Ignacio Siañez-Estrada, Edward Alexander Espinoza-Sánchez

“…Additionally, ensuring environmental stability, addressing biosafety concerns, and developing cost-effective production methods are essential for its practical application. …”
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A Generalized Method for Characterizing 21 cm Power Spectrum Signal Loss from Temporal Filtering of Drift-scanning Visibilities by Robert Pascua, Zachary E. Martinot, Adrian Liu, James E. Aguirre, Nicholas S. Kern, Joshua S. Dillon, Michael J. Wilensky, Nicolas Fagnoni, Eloy de Lera Acedo, David R. DeBoer

“…Our formalism primarily relies on analytic calculations, and therefore has a greatly reduced computational cost relative to traditional Monte Carlo signal loss analyses. …”
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The gut-skin axis in psoriasis: Evidence-based insights from a meta-analysis on probiotics-synbiotics-mediated microbiota interventions by Nurlinah Amalia, Danar Wicaksono, Elvan Wiyarta, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Hari Darmawan, Muhammad Reva Aditya, Ariq Fadhil Athallah, Maulana Bagus Adi Cahyono, Aiman Idrus Alatas, Trina Ekawati Tallei, Raymond Rubianto Tjandrawinata, Arun K. Bhunia, Fahrul Nurkolis

“…These findings could redefine therapeutic paradigms, offering a cost-effective and accessible solution for millions of psoriasis patients worldwide.…”
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Implementation of hybrid simulation training to promote collective and self-efficacy in medical students: a two-pronged approach by Calvin Yuk Wang Tam, John Ian Wilzon T. Dizon, Simon Wai Ching Sin, Gloria Kai Yan Tang, Victor Yuk Wah Lai, Yvonne Yin Wong, Fraide A. Ganotice, Pauline Yeung Ng

“…Conventional forms of SBT in acute care primarily involve manikins or task trainers, which are either costly or too task-specific. Recent innovations in virtual patient simulation software (VPS) invites the opportunity for conjoined use with basic manikins, creating a hybrid model for acute-care teaching. …”
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