Impact of Cannabis Seed Incorporation in Layer Diet on Productive Performance and Egg Quality Traits by Yassine Taaifi, Kamal Belhaj, Farid Mansouri, Youssef Rbah, Najlae Elbouanani, Reda Melhaoui, Abdesamad Ben Moumen, Embarek Azeroual, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani

“…Based on these findings, we can conclude that the incorporation of nonindustrial Moroccan cannabis seeds (ecotype Beldiya) at low rate in the diet of laying hens does not alter the laying performance or the quality of the egg; therefore, they could be used in poultry feeding as an alternative constituent to partially replace high-cost imported ingredients, such as corn and soybeans.…”
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Vanadium remediation from polluted wastewater using a novel non-conventional adsorbent by Manar Banwan Hasan, Suha Anwer Ibrahim, Nisreen Mizher Rahmah, Thekra Atta Ibrahim, Alaa Hani Alminshid, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas

“…This investigation studies the utilization of buckthorn leaves as a low-cost and environmentally friendly adsorbent to remove vanadium from simulated wastewater. …”
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A Two-Dimensional Position and Motion Monitoring System for Preterm Infants Using a Fiber-Optic Pressure-Sensitive Mattress by Giulia Palladino, Zheng Peng, Deedee Kommers, Henrie van den Boom, Oded Raz, Xi Long, Peter Andriessen, Hendrik Niemarkt, Carola van Pul

“…Before clinical use, we developed a simple, replicable, and cost-effective test protocol to simulate infant movements and positions, enabling early identification of technical limitations. …”
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The Main Tasks of Forensic Research Conducted in Trials on Land Disputes by A. Yu. Butyrin, O. V. Zhukova, E. B. Stativa

“…The purpose of addressing the diagnostic task is to ascertain the condition of the land in terms of possibility to use it for its intended purpose taking into account the type of permitted use and to determine the technical condition of construction objects located on the land plot. The cost task solution aims at determining the market, and other value of the land, the number of costs required to restore the land after being exposed to destructive natural and technogenic factors. …”
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Electrical Balance of Plant Approach for Offshore Wind Power Plants: A Brazilian Case Study by Felipe J. Lachovicz, Kristie K. Kuster, Ana P. Oening, Debora C. Marcilio, Guilherme M. F. Souza, Robinson A. Silva

“…The electrical balance of plant is a significant part of installation costs, and modeling it can help developers optimize solutions and reduce expenses. …”
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Overcoming Barriers: A Study on Family Experiences and Treatment Adherence in Congenital Talipes Equinovarus in Kutch District, Gujarat by Vishal Pushkarna, Daxesh J Patel, Tej S Rudani

“…Background: The Ponseti method is widely recognized as the gold standard for managing congenital clubfoot, offering an effective, low-cost alternative to surgical interventions. This method involves a series of plaster casts, a percutaneous Achilles’ tenotomy, and the use of a Mitchell Ponseti brace, allowing for nonhospital-based care that supports family integration. …”
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Optimal Dark Tea Fertilization Enhances the Growth and Flower Quality of Tea Chrysanthemum by Improving the Soil Nutrient Availability in Simultaneous Precipitation and High-Temper... by Jiayi Hou, Jiayuan Yin, Lei Liu, Lu Xu

“…Thus, dark tea biofertilizer is a cost-effective and efficient additive for growing tea chrysanthemum in SPH regions due to improving soil quality and causing nutritional and functional components to accumulate in harvest flowers, which greatly promotes the commercial value of rural revitalization industries centered around tea chrysanthemum.…”
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Applicability of the SAF operation – case study of a Czech registered business aircraft operator on flights within Europe by Eliška Makovcová, Peter Olexa, Pavel Provinský, Damir Kuchkarov, Peter Vittek

“…The study evaluates the carriers’ networks by establishing two refueling strategies and identifying key factors for calculating emissions and costs. Specifically, the Minimum Refueling Strategy and Maximum SAF Refueling Strategy are analyzed. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients with Abdominal Obesity Are Prone to Osteodysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hui Guo, Zengmei An, Ningjian Wang, Shaohong Ge, Jian Cai, Shiyan Yu, Ying Zhou, Rong Ying, Kexi Zha, Tao Gu, Yan Zhao, Yingli Lu

“…In routine clinical practice, these easily obtained indices could be used as a preliminary screening method and relevant factors for osteodysfunction incidence risk at no additional cost and may be of particular value for postmenopausal women in T2DM populations.…”
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Cs2AgBiBr6 Perovskites: Designing Stable, Sensitive and Selective Eco‐friendly Ozone Sensors by Aikaterini Argyrou, Rafaela Maria Giappa, Emmanouil Gagaoudakis, Vassilios Binas, Ioannis Remediakis, Konstantinos Brintakis, Athanasia Kostopoulou, Emmanuel Stratakis

“…The perovskite material is synthesized using a precipitation method under ambient conditions, ensuring a cost‐effective and environmentally friendly fabrication process. …”
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Estimating concentration of toxic ions Arsenic in water by using Photonic Crystal Fiber based on Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) by Ghufran Mohammed Jassam, Soudad S. Ahmed

“…The suggested sensor has a strong mechanical structure, low cost, and easy fabrication, allowing it to provide a greater measurement range and action area to the measured samples without lengthening the sensor. …”
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Simulation design of 542kWp DC/480kWp AC Solar Photovoltaic System at Institute of Southern Punjab by Muhammad Muneeb Khan, Sadiq Ahmad, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Zeshan Haider Anjum, Muhammad Amir Shafi

“…According to National Electric Power Regulation Authority (NEPRA) rule Tarif A3(66) is applied on universities and schools, where 60 Rs/kWh is unit cost in year 2024. The generated energy costs for Longi solar cell for proposed location in ISP Multan is 0.07 US dollars per kWh, while the standard energy pricing in Pakistan in 2024 is 0.21 US dollars per kWh. …”
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Determination of Phthalates in Purified Drinking Water in Italy by Claudia Lino, Serena Indelicato, David Bongiorno, Fabio D’Agostino, Sergio Indelicato, Giuseppe Avellone

“…The analytical approach developed may be adopted as a cost-effective tool for water quality assessment and offers promising potential for broader application in public health and commercial water treatment systems.…”
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Social autopsy analysis of the determinants of neonatal and under-five mortalities in Nigeria, 2013-2018 by Robinson D Wammanda, John Quinley, George I Eluwa, Adeyinka Odejimi, Michael Kunnuji, William Weiss, Inuwa B Jalingo, Olorunimbe T Ayokunle, Alice R Nte, Rebekah King, Ana C Franca-Koh

“…The main barriers to care were distance, cost, transport, and the need to travel at night, and these barriers were interlinked. …”
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Protocol for a feasibility and acceptability study using a brief ACT-based intervention for people from Southwest Wales who live with persistent pain by Madalina Saracutu, Darren J Edwards, Helen Davies, Jaynie Rance

“…A larger scale study is envisaged to follow, in order to investigate the full effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘A Mindful Act’.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the College of Human and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee at Swansea University in December 2017. …”
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Analysis of functionality free CASE-tools databases design by A. V. Gavrilov

“…The introduction in the educational process of database design CASEtechnologies requires the institution of significant costs for the purchase of software. A possible solution could be the use of free software peers. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of Different Methods for Measuring Countermovement Jump Height by Bailey Cameron, James Steele, Lee Bridgeman

“…Coaches should consider what data they want to collect, its validity and reliability, the purpose of the testing and the cost of the equipment when deciding which system to purchase. …”
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GaN HEMTs-based compact power factor corrected 96.1% peak efficiency LED driver with gate assisted circuit by Muhammad Faizan, Zhengfang Qian, Hua Zhu, Shuting Fan, Muhammad Zain Yousaf, Mohit Bajaj, Chen Zhichu, Asad Aziz

“…Abstract LED drivers of present day demand high power factor (PF), high power efficiency, low total harmonic distortion, very low electromagnetic interference and high reliability but still struggling with low operating frequency and voltage, low efficiency, large size, lack of fully soft switching, low reliability, high cost, shoot-through and switching oscillations. In this paper, an LED driver is presented for high input voltage with low bus voltage that features very low noise, low total harmonic distortion (THD), high PF and high power efficiency by using fully soft switching mechanism, i.e. the negligible switching losses. …”
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Modified fuzzy logic and artificial bee colony: An artificial intelligence approach to optimization and power quality improvement in an MPPT-based system by Musawenkosi Lethumcebo Thanduxolo Zulu, Rudiren Sarma, Remy Tiako

“…This paper presents an improved fuzzy logic and artificial bee colony (FLABC) technique for optimization and power quality enhancement in an MPPT-based system. optimal economic dispatch solution for a microgrid, with the goal of meeting load and balance demand, while reducing the cost of power generation and gas emissions. The FLABC technique is proposed for optimization and power quality enhancement in an MPPT-based hybrid renewable system. …”
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Comparative analysis of Microsoft Kinect Azure and manual measurement methods in the sit and reach test among elite female weightlifters by Usame Ömer Osmanoğlu, Kenan Erdaği, Bülent IŞIK, Serkan Örücü, Erkan Özbay

“…Abstract Microsoft Kinect is an increasingly common tool for low-cost and portable measurement of human movements. …”
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