Facilitating gynecological examination and long acting reversible contraception for women with substance use disorder: a prospective cohort study by Trine Finanger, Ragnhild Bergene Skråstad, Catherine Appleton, Cecilie Therese Hagemann

“…They were also offered contraception options, with an emphasis on Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC), at no cost. Participants provided feedback on the service immediately after their consultation and again six months later. …”
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Systematic Review Protocol on Antibiotic Use for infection related Orofacial Pain: Policy and Practice Implications. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Arpit Gupta, Neha Patyal, Richa Shrivastava, Nishant Mehta

“…Outcomes assessed will be pain reduction, quality of life improvement, adverse events related to antibiotic, clinical resolution, microbiological and radiological findings, biomarkers, antimicrobial resistance, cost implications. Independent reviewers will screen the studies, assess the risk of bias by using RoB-2 and certainty of evidence by using GRADE. …”
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Management of erectile dysfunction: perceptions and practices of Nigerian primary care clinicians by Adekunle J. Ariba, Olufemi T. Oladapo, Christianah A. Iyaniwura, Olukayode A. Dada

“…The reported barriers to the management of ED include lack of a standardised protocol (64.2%), inadequate experience in ED management (85.6%), preference of patients for native medication (42.3%), and the high cost of modern medication (48.1%). Conclusion: The clinicians acknowledged the high prevalence of ED in the primary care setting and recognised that they had a role to play in managing affected patients. …”
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Association between systemic immune-inflammatory biomarkers (SII, NLR, PLR, LMR) and breast cancer by Ying Wen, Yuanyuan Tang, Qiongyan Zou

“…In conclusion, SII, NLR, PLR, and LMR are independently associated with breast cancer risk and may serve as accessible and cost-effective biomarkers for early risk stratification and longitudinal monitoring of breast cancer.…”
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Evaluating the efficacy of Internet-Based Exercise programme Aimed at Treating knee Osteoarthritis (iBEAT-OA) in the community: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Abhishek Abhishek, Sameer Akram Gohir, Paul Greenhaff, Ana M. Valdes

“…Given the high prevalence of knee OA, a potentially cost-effective, digitally delivered approach to treat knee OA should be trialled. …”
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The Antidiabetic Activity of Wild-Growing and Cultivated Medicinal Plants Used in Romania for Diabetes Mellitus Management: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review by Diana Maria Trasca, Dalia Dop, George-Alin Stoica, Niculescu Stefan Adrian, Niculescu Elena Carmen, Renata Maria Văruț, Cristina Elena Singer

“…Although effective, conventional therapies are often limited by high cost, adverse effects, and issues with patient compliance. …”
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The Role of Solid Fuel Production in the Concentration of Brick Manufacturing Industries in Ouled Settout, Nador Province (NE Morocco) by El Monhim Bilal, Hlal Mohammed, Arabi Mourad, Mechkirrou Latifa, Elouassidi Abdelhafid, Sbai Abdelkader, Makkaoui Mohamed, Benrbia Khadija

“…Notably, the results indicate that red brick factories exhibit a higher tendency to locate near the petcoke source compared to cement plants, suggesting sector-specific spatial behaviors in response to energy availability and cost-efficiency considerations.…”
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ECONOMIC-FISHING ANALYSIS OF THE PRAWN Cryphiops caementarius (MOLINA, 1782) IN THE MAJES-CAMANÁ RIVER AREQUIPA-PERÚ (2019) by Kristhian Franchesco Paul PINAZO Beltran, Jesús Miguel Angel BERRÚ Beltran, Edwin Fredy BOCARDO Delgado

“…Bioeconomic-fishing aspects are reported based on data (fishing, costs and income derived from fishing) acquired in situ monthly in four altitudinal strata (every 200 meters above sea level - masl) of the Majes-Camaná river during 2019. …”
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Financial and Economic Analysis of the Robusta Coffee Sector in Tshopo Province by Bopoko Bamenga, Michel Baudouin

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The cost-benefit analysis in a production-operating account was used for each stakeholder of the chain. …”
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Modeling the shrimp aquaculture wastewater pollutant removals by clam shell using structural equation model by N.D. Takarina, O.M. Chuan, A. Adiwibowo, M.A. Adidharma

“…At the same time, clam shell was known as a low-cost and effective pollutant adsorbent that could remove pollutant from the water. …”
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Deep learning for vision screening in resource-limited settings: development of multi-branch CNN for refractive error detection based on smartphone image by Muhammad Syauqie, Muhammad Syauqie, Harry Patria, Sutanto Priyo Hastono, Kemal Nazaruddin Siregar, Nila Djuwita Farieda Moeloek

“…Its multi-scale feature extraction pathways were pivotal in effectively addressing overlapping red reflex patterns and subtle variations between classes.ConclusionThis study establishes the feasibility of smartphone-based photorefractive assessment integrated with artificial intelligence for scalable and cost-effective vision screening. By training the CNN model with a real-world dataset representative of Southeast Asian populations, this system offers a reliable solution for early refractive error detection with significant implications for improving accessibility to eye care services in resource-limited settings.…”
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Status and frontiers of Fabre disease by Wei Chu, Min Chen, Xiaoqin Lv, Sheng Lu, Changyan Wang, Limin Yin, Linyan Qian, Jiana Shi

“…However, this therapy has limitations such as high cost, short half-life, and production of neutralizing drug antibodies. …”
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Effect of Systematic Errors on Building Component Sound Insulation Measurements Using Near-Field Acoustic Holography by Wei Xiong, Wuying Chen, Zhixin Li, Heyu Zhu, Xueqiang Wang

“…After applying the proposed correction method, the NAH measurement results of the domestic microphone array are highly consistent with the weighted sound insulation measured by the standard method, and the measurement difference in the key frequency band is less than 1.0 dB, which significantly improves the reliability and applicability of low-cost equipment in engineering applications. In addition, the study reveals the inherent mechanism of differential amplification of system errors in the propagating wave and evanescent wave channels. …”
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The Knowledge and Application of Economics in Healthcare in a High-Income Country Today: The Case of Belgium by Baudouin Standaert, Désirée Vandenberghe, Mark P. Connolly, Johan Hellings

“…The main health economic method used was a cost-effectiveness analysis linked to budget impact, assigning reimbursable monetary values to new products becoming available. …”
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Detoxification of Ochratoxin A in Rice and Maize using ethanolic leaf extracts of  Moringa oleifera and Vernonia amygdalina by OLUWAGBENGA ANIFOWOSE, Bitrus W Tukura, Obaje D Opaluwa

“… The non-availability of research data in North-central Nigeria coupled with the toxic and prevalent nature of ochratoxin A makes it necessary to quantity and identify possible remediative techniques that are effective, less toxic, locally available, cost friendly and easy to deploy. This research was aimed at evaluating the potency of phytochemical remediation on ochratoxin A (OTA) in stored rice and maize using ethanolic leaf extracts of Moringa oleifera and Vernonia amygdalina. …”
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Mitogenomes of mosquito species of Harris County in Texas by Renee L. M. N. Ali, Christian Gauthier, Jeremy Verde, Hengameh Rezaei, Kevin Pritts, Max Vigilant, Bret Nash, Brandon Henriquez, Jeremy Vela, Miguel A. Saldaña, Simon D. W. Frost, Ethan Jackson, Mike Reddy, Isaiah Hoyer, James M. Pipas, Douglas E. Norris

“…This study demonstrates the utility of genome skimming as a cost-effective alternative approach to generate reference sequences for the validation of mosquito identification and taxonomic rectification, knowledge necessary for guiding targeted vector interventions.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Resampling Techniques for Class Imbalance in Financial Distress Prediction Using XGBoost by Guodong Hou, Dong Ling Tong, Soung Yue Liew, Peng Yin Choo

“…Among all techniques, Bagging-SMOTE achieved balanced performance (AUC 0.96, F1 0.72, PR-AUC 0.80, MCC 0.68) using a minority-to-majority ratio of 0.15, demonstrating that ensemble-based resampling can improve robustness with minimal impact on the original class distribution, albeit with higher computational cost. The compared findings highlight that no single approach fits all use cases, and technique selection should align with specific goals. …”
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Acid-Activated Biochar for Efficient Elimination of Amoxicillin From Wastewater by David Adu-Poku, Selina Ama Saah, Patrick Opare Sakyi, Charles Kwame Bandoh, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Azanu, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Issifu Hawawu, Samuel Azibere, Kweku Amaning Affram

“…The findings suggest that HNO3-activated coconut biochar is a promising, low-cost and porous adsorbent effective for amoxicillin removal.…”
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Developer Recommendation and Team Formation in Collaborative Crowdsourcing Platforms by Yasir Munir, Qasim Umer, Muhammad Faheem, Sheeraz Akram, Arfan Jaffar

“…This ecosystem ensures the timely delivery of cost-effective, innovative, and high-quality solutions. …”
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Integrating inflammation, nutrition, and immunity: the CALLY index as a prognostic tool in digestive system cancers - a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Wu, Jingting Liu, Chaodan Shao, Dongli Yu, Jianhua Liao

“…Conclusions The CALLY index serves as a cost-effective and reliable biomarker for predicting prognosis in digestive system cancers. …”
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