The evolution of postmortem investigation: a historical perspective on autopsy's decline and imaging's role in its revival by Nadia Solomon, Nadia Solomon, Nadia Solomon, Dominic Gascho, Natalie L. Adolphi, Laura Filograna, Harold Sanchez, James R. Gill, Jamie Elifritz, Jamie Elifritz

“…Postmortem computed tomography can help clarify manner and cause of death in a variety of situations and has undeniable advantages, including cost reduction, the potential to review data, expedient reporting, archived unaltered enduring evidence (available for expert opinion, further review, demonstrative aids, and education), and (when feasible) adherence to cultural and religious objections to autopsy. …”
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A novel colorimetric lead ion detection method using lead-2′3-dimercaptosuccinic acid chelates to catalyze etching of gold nanostars by Yuhuan Qin, Wenxue Sun, Joseph Brake, Sulin Gao, Qianqian Li, Xinrong Zhu, Jiang Bian, Xiaobin Wu

“…Our study provides a novel and practical approach for rapid, safe, and cost-effective detection of lead ions.…”
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Plasmonic optical fiber biosensors for ultra-low detection of respiratory syncytial virus via point-of-care tests by Federica Passeggio, Luigi Zeni, Massimiliano Galdiero, Francesco Arcadio, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Chiara Marzano, Ines Tavoletta, Fabiana Napolitano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Giuseppe Portella, Nunzio Cennamo

“…Hence, the results establish the POF-based RSV biosensor as a sensitive, cost-effective, ultra-fast, capable of being connected to the Internet, and a scalable alternative to traditional RSV detection methods, offering a promising tool for improving diagnostic capabilities in clinical and resource-limited settings.…”
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Evaluation of the Fracture Liaison Service within the Canadian Healthcare Setting by Matthew Wong-Pack, Nawazish Naqvi, George Ioannidis, Ramy Khalil, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan Adachi, Arthur N. Lau

“…Previous studies evaluating fracture liaison service (FLS) programs have found them to be cost-effective, efficient, and reduce the risk of fracture. …”
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Telemedicine in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Outcome Study by Ranit Bag, Malabika Mondal, Soumik Mukherjee

“…These telehealth services tried to recover the health system at minimum cost-effectiveness and covered a major part of the population. …”
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An ODE based neural network approach for PM2.5 forecasting by Md Khalid Hossen, Yan-Tsung Peng, Asher Shao, Meng Chang Chen

“…Meanwhile, neural networks provide a cost-effective and highly accurate solution in managing such complexities. …”
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Efficient Machine Learning Models for Solar Radiation Prediction Using Ensemble Techniques: A Case Study in Low-Rainfall Arid Climates by Jimmy Aurelio Rosales Huamani, Uwe Rojas Villanueva, Christian Leonardo Rosales Ventocilla, Jose Luis Castillo Sequera, Jose Manuel Gomez Pulido

“…However, solar energy values are not always available in many areas far from urban cities, due to the high cost of purchasing and maintaining measuring instruments. …”
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SELECTING THE OPTIMAL SCENARIO FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF DIAMOND WIRE CUTTING AND CHAINSAW MACHINES IN DIMENSIONAL STONE MINES USING SECA MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING M... by Abbas Amou, Majid Ataee-pour, Satar Mahdevari

“…Based on the available information, four criteria including the production rate, capital cost, operating costs, and productivity were considered to compare the defined scenarios. …”
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Record‐Breaking Far‐Red Silicon Quantum Dots LEDs Enabled by Solvent Engineering: Toward Superseding Perovskite Quantum Dots by Li Wang, Yuto Wada, Honoka Ueda, Temmaru Hirota, Kota Sumida, Yuito Oba, Ken‐ichi Saitow

“…Most quantum dots (QDs) contain either toxic elements, which are health and environmental hazards, or costly precious metals. In contrast, as nanocrystals consisting mainly of an earth‐abundant, light element, silicon QDs (SiQDs) have attracted attention as cost‐effective biomedical, display, and solid‐state lighting materials. …”
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Organizational and Methodological Approach to the Description and Standardization of Treatment and Diagnostic Processes in a Multidisciplinary Hospital by A. Y. Perminov, N. S. Fomenko, S. S. Petrikov, F. M. Navzadi

“…Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine 15 small  groups work on the main profiles of medical and diagnostic care on a  regular basis, more than 150 doctors are involved in the description and standardization, 232 models of complex medical and diagnostic processes, surgical interventions, active methods of treatment and diagnostics have been developed.The operogrammes and summary tables of resource characteristics prepared using the above-described organizational and methodological approach, agreed within the hospital, become the basis for solving various organizational and economic tasks, including the development of internal recommendations, checklists, calculation of standard cost, resource planning, etc.…”
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Evaluation of Depth Anything Models for Satellite-Derived Bathymetry by E. Günaydın, İ. Yakar, T. Bakırman, M. O. Selbesoğlu

“…This improvement shows the capability of Depth Anything V2 in estimating underwater terrain from monocular satellite imagery, which also demonstrates its potential for cost-effective bathymetric mapping in remote sensing applications. …”
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A Method for Auto Generating a Remote Sensing Building Detection Sample Dataset Based on OpenStreetMap and Bing Maps by Jiawei Gu, Chen Ji, Houlin Chen, Xiangtian Zheng, Liangbao Jiao, Liang Cheng

“…In remote sensing building detection tasks, data acquisition remains a critical bottleneck that limits both model performance and large-scale deployment. Due to the high cost of manual annotation, limited geographic coverage, and constraints of image acquisition conditions, obtaining large-scale, high-quality labeled datasets remains a significant challenge. …”
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A systematic review of computational simulation methods for predicting the toxicity of chemical compounds by Akram Tabrizi, Fatemeh Paridokht, Yaser Khorshidi Behzadi, Rezvan Zendehdel

“…Introduction: With the rapid development of new chemicals across various industries and the growing need for efficient and accurate toxicity assessments, in silico methods have emerged as a screening tool due to their cost-effectiveness, time efficiency, and reduction in animal testing. …”
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The Association of Postcardiac Surgery Acute Kidney Injury with Intraoperative Systolic Blood Pressure Hypotension by Solomon Aronson, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Mark Stafford-Smith, Manuel Fontes, Jeffrey Gaca, Joseph P. Mathew, Mark F. Newman

“…Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high mortality and substantial cost after aortocoronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery. …”
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Effect of sodium doping in NiO/Vermiculite composite on photocatalytic hydrogen production from methanol-water decomposition by Bartosz Zawadzki, Marta Valaskova, Alexandr Martaus, Jiri Pavlovsky, Kamila Koci

“…The findings highlight the potential of Na-doped NiO/Vm composites as cost-effective and scalable photocatalysts for hydrogen production. …”
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Circular Dichroism and Cross Polarization Conversion Using Chiral Metasurface by Muhammad Noman, Hattan Abutarboush, Khurram K. Qureshi, Adnan Zahid, Farooq A. Tahir, Muhammad Imran, Qammer H. Abbasi

“…The metasurface comprises a circular ring structure embedded with intelligently placed angle-induced slot and a metallic strip, fabricated using the cost-effective FR-4 substrate. The structure on the front side of the dual-mode CM is replicated on the back side of the substrate with a 90° rotation to achieve a chiral configuration. …”
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The Integration of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) in Waste-to-Energy Plants: A Review by Luigi Acampora, Serena Grilletta, Giulia Costa

“…However, alternative technologies, such as advanced amines and calcium looping, could provide more cost-effective solutions by improving energy efficiency and reducing the overall costs. …”
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Risk preference, government regulation, and the sustainability of crop straw resource utilization—based on research data from Liaoning Province, China by Te Huang, Yu Guo, Jing Zhou, Liqun Xiu

“…In contrast, relying solely on regulatory measures tends to weaken this positive effect by increasing compliance costs, thereby reducing the adoption probability by 5.22%. …”
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Exploration of In-situ Leaching Technology and Effectiveness of Hadatu Sandstone-type Uranium Mine Based on Analogy Method by ZHOU Yiru1, 2, YANG Yihan2, ZHANG Chuanfei2, YAO Guanghuai2, QIAO Peng2, REN Xiaoping2, XIA Liangshu1

“…The leaching cycle of Hadatu uranium mine is shortened by increasing leaching agent acidity, the liquid-solid product mass ratio decreases, the peak uranium mass concentration and average uranium mass concentration increase, but the acid consumption of tonnes of ore and tonnes of uranium increases significantly, the raw material consumption increases, and the cost of mining increases. Based on the results of geological, hydrogeological and indoor ground leaching process tests, the field test of Hadatu uranium mine is proposed to adopt the acid leaching process, and the recommended acidity of leach agent is 10 g/L.…”

What are the ethical issues related to telerehabilitation? A critical interpretive synthesis protocol by Marie-Josée Drolet, Dahlia Kairy, Arthur Filleul, Jennifer Sigouin, Anne Hudon

“…Systematic reviews seem to validate the efficacy and efficiency of telerehabilitation services for diverse patient conditions while offering in addition potential cost savings in healthcare. However, integrating telerehabilitation into clinical settings raises several ethical issues, including the risk of exacerbating existing health inequities in the provision of care. …”
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