Removal of Reactive Orange 16 Dye from Aqueous Solution by Using Modified Kenaf Core Fiber by Maytham Kadhim Obaid, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Intidhar Jabir Idan

“…Evaluated removal of reactive orange 16 (RO16) dye from aqueous solution was studied in batch mode by using kenaf core fiber as low-cost adsorbents. In this attempt, kenaf core fiber with size 0.25–1 mm was treated by using (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethylammonium chloride (CHMAC) as quaternization agent. …”
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Drinking Water Treatment Residuals to Control Phosphorus in Soils by Jonathan D. Judy, Maria L. Silveira, Sampson Agyin-Birikorang, George O'Connor, Thomas A. Obreza

“…The use of drinking-water treatment residuals (WTR) to control excess phosphorus (P) in soils with limited P adsorption capacity has been explored as a potential low-cost method by which to reduce phosphorus losses to surface waters and a discussion of these explorations is presented here. …”
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Model-Based Analysis of Flow-Mediated Dilation and Intima-Media Thickness by G. Bartoli, G. Menegaz, M. Lisi, G. Di Stolfo, S. Dragoni, T. Gori

“…Jointly with the user friendliness, low cost, and robustness, this makes the system suitable for both research and daily clinical use.…”
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Eggshell Powder as an Adsorbent for Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution: Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies by R. Bhaumik, N. K. Mondal, B. Das, P. Roy, K. C. Pal, C. Das, A. Baneerjee, Jayanta kumar Datta

“…These results indicate that eggshell powder can be used as an effective, low-cost adsorbent to remove fluoride from aqueous solution as well as groundwater.…”
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Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications by Marco Domingos, Dinuccio Dinucci, Stefania Cometa, Michele Alderighi, Paulo Jorge Bártolo, Federica Chiellini

“…This paper presents a novel extrusion-based system to produce 3D scaffolds with controlled internal/external geometry for TE applications.The BioExtruder is a low-cost system that uses a proper fabrication code based on the ISO programming language enabling the fabrication of multimaterial scaffolds. …”
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Enhancement of Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Material Properties with Carbon Nanofiber by Libya Ahmed Sbia, Amirpasha Peyvandi, Parviz Soroushian, Jue Lu, Anagi M. Balachandra

“…An optimization experimental program was implemented in order to identify the optimum combination of steel fiber and relatively low-cost carbon nanofiber in UHPC. The optimum volume fractions of steel fiber and carbon nanofiber identified for balanced improvement of flexural strength, ductility, energy sorption capacity, impact, and abrasion resistance of UHPC were 1.1% and 0.04%, respectively. …”
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An Experimental Validation of Phase-Based Motion Magnification for Structures with Developing Cracks and Time-Varying Configurations by M. Civera, L. Zanotti Fragonara, P. Antonaci, G. Anglani, C. Surace

“…Both mode-shape- and frequency-based approaches are considered, showing the potential to identify the severity and position of the damage as well A high-definition, high-speed camera and a low-cost commercial alternative have been successfully utilised for these video acquisitions. …”
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Motion Smoothness Analysis of the Gait Cycle, Segmented by Stride and Associated with the Inertial Sensors’ Locations by Leonardo Eliu Anaya-Campos, Luis Pastor Sánchez-Fernández, Ivett Quiñones-Urióstegui

“…This method is practical, time-effective, and low-cost in terms of computation. Furthermore, it is shown that analyzing gait signals segmented by strides provides more information about gait progression.…”
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Improved voltage transfer method for lithium battery string management chip by Kai‐Kai Wu, Hong‐Yi Wang, Chen Chen, Tao Tao, You‐You Fan, Hao Zhang, Yu‐Xin Liu

“…The circuit reduces the leakage current to nanoampere scale and is integrated into the lithium battery string management chip, which is helpful for battery voltage balance and low cost.…”
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Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collaborative Target Search by DRL: A DQN-Based Multi-Agent Partially Observable Method by Heng Xu, Dayong Zhu

“…As Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology advances, UAVs have attracted widespread attention across military and civilian fields due to their low cost and flexibility. In unknown environments, UAVs can significantly reduce the risk of casualties and improve the safety and covertness when performing missions. …”
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Cryo-electron tomography pipeline for plasma membranes by Willy W. Sun, Dennis J. Michalak, Kem A. Sochacki, Prasanthi Kunamaneni, Marco A. Alfonzo-Méndez, Andreas M. Arnold, Marie-Paule Strub, Jenny E. Hinshaw, Justin W. Taraska

“…The pipeline provides efficient, distributable, low-cost sample preparation and enables targeted structural studies of identified proteins at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells.…”
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Advanced Online State-of-Health Prediction and Monitoring of Na-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicles Application by D. Pelosi, L. Trombetti, F. Gallorini, P. A. Ottaviano, L. Barelli

“…Na-ion batteries are growing interest due to their sustainability and low cost. A wide implementation in stationary applications, but also for short range transportation, is envisaged. …”
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Collaborative planning of subcontractors using the Last Planner System: a case study on a gas subcontractor in repetitive housing projects by Xavier Brioso, Karla Delgado-Martínez, Luis Bravo-Salomón

“…The methodology was applied to a massive multi-family low-cost housing project in the city of Lima, Peru, which was modeled by using BIM technology. …”
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Design of a Compact Planar Rectenna for Wireless Power Transfer in the ISM Band by Fang Zhang, Xin Liu, Fan-Yi Meng, Qun Wu, Jong-Chul Lee, Jin-Feng Xu, Cong Wang, Nam-Young Kim

“…The proposed topology not only reduces the rectenna design cycle time but also leads to easy realization at the required frequency ranges with a very low cost. For validation, a 2.45 GHz rectenna system is designed and measured to show their microwave performances.…”
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Faults Detection in a Photovoltaic Generator by Using Matlab Simulink and the chipKIT Max32 Board by Riadh Khenfer, Mohamed Mostefai, Seddik Benahdouga, Mounir Maddad

“…A user program can be developed visually on a PC side via the graphical user interface (GUI) in Matlab Simulink, where the chipKIT Max32 of Digilent which is a low-cost board is designed for use with the Arduinompid software. …”
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Towards a new era of 2D materials-based multifunctional composite films: From innovation to evolution by Muhammad Yasir Khalid, Rehan Umer

“…As expected, high mass production from low-cost and facile fabrication techniques for multifunctional composite films plays a pivotal role in their practical applications. …”
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Design, Modelling, and Implementation of a Fuzzy Controller for an Intelligent Road Signaling System by José Manuel Lozano Domínguez, Tomás de J. Mateo Sanguino

“…The hardware and software system consists of a set of autonomous, intelligent, and wireless low-cost devices that generate a visual warning barrier perceived by drivers from a suitable distance when pedestrians traverse a crosswalk. …”
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Structural, Optical Constants and Photoluminescence of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Sol-Gel Spin Coating by Abdel-Sattar Gadallah, M. M. El-Nahass

“…We report manufacturing and characterization of low cost ZnO thin films grown on glass substrates by sol-gel spin coating method. …”
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Research on power communication private network based on interleaved digital-analog hybrid modulation by ZHANG Jun, XU Xiang, RUI Wenjun, HU Weisheng

“…Both simulation and experimental results indicate that the interleaved digital-analog modulation scheme exhibits a signal-to-noise ratio gain compared with the conventional modulation scheme, and offers a feasible scheme for low-cost, high-bandwidth and high-fidelity power communication network.…”
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Real-time detection of loosening torque in bolted joints using piezoresistive pressure-sensitive layer based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced epoxy nanocomposites by Abdulkadir Sanli, Bilgehan Demirkale, Olfa Kanoun

“…Our findings highlight BoltWISE as a promising, low-cost solution for efficiently detecting bolt loosening in industrial environments. …”
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