Sustainability of a rice husk recycling scheme by Ryoko Sekifuji, Chieu Le Van, Masafumi Tateda, Hiroshi Takimoto

“…Method Based on a previous study, three essential conditions that are necessary for the sustainability of the system were identified (i.e., free or low-cost rice husk collection and hauling, production of silica in the amorphous state, and complete recycling of rice husk ash). …”
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Recent developments in carbon‐based electrodes surface modification for zinc bromine flow battery by Yanhong Li, Xiaoyun Sun, Lin Meng, Xingxing Wang, Boxue Ouyang, Deren Wang, Chenyu Zhao, Haochen Hu

“…Abstract Zinc‐bromine flow batteries (ZBFBs) hold promise as energy storage systems for facilitating the efficient utilisation of renewable energy due to their low cost, high energy density, safety features, and long cycle life. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Diesel-Degrading Bacteria from Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Sites, Flower Farms, and Soda Lakes by Gessesse Kebede Bekele, Solomon Abera Gebrie, Eshetu Mekonen, Tekle Tafese Fida, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Ebrahim M. Abda, Mesfin Tafesse, Fasil Assefa

“…Thus, there is a need to investigate and develop innovative, low-cost, eco-friendly, and fast techniques to reduce and/or eliminate pollutants using biological agents. …”
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Dual-Band Integrated Antennas for DVB-T Receivers by Andrea D'alessandro, Roberto Caso, Marcos R. Pino, Paolo Nepa

“…The L-shape PIFA prototype can be obtained by properly cutting and folding a single metal sheet, thus resulting in a relatively low-cost and mechanically robust antenna configuration.…”
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Reliability Assessment of an Improved Single‐Input Switched‐Capacitor Boost 7/9‐Level Inverter Suitable for Renewable Energies by Armin Ghelichi, Kazem Varesi, Milad Khoubrooy Eslamloo

“…The capacitors' impulsive charging current issue has been solved by employing compact (small‐inductor based) and low‐cost soft‐charging L‐D cells. The reliability assessments have also been performed on the proposed 7/9‐level inverter. …”
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High Quality GaAs Epilayers Grown on Si Substrate Using 100 nm Ge Buffer Layer by Wei-Cheng Kuo, Hung-Chi Hsieh, Wu Chih-Hung, Huang Wen-Hsiang, Chien-Chieh Lee, Jenq-Yang Chang

“…Therefore, the high quality GaAs epilayers that grow on virtual substrate with 100 nm Ge buffer layers is suitable to develop the low cost and high efficiency III–V/Si tandem solar cells.…”
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Strength Characteristics of Cement Treated and Expanded Polystyrene Mixed Lightweight of Waste Soil from the Construction Site of a Yangtze River Bridge in China by Weihua Lu, Jianyun Wang, Yongxing Zhang

“…If the pollution-free engineering utilization of the construction waste can be achieved at a low cost, it will undoubtedly be a great benefit for the country and the people. …”
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Surgical Practice in Resource‐Limited Settings: Perspectives of Medical Students and Early Career Doctors: A Narrative Review by BillSmith Anyinkeng Achanga, Christian Wabene Bisimwa, Victor Oluwafemi Femi‐Lawal, Nnoko Sona Akwo, Tohson Falake Toh

“…Conclusion Telesurgery, task shifting and sharing, high‐impact, low‐cost surgeries, and collaborations with more developed health systems could effectively bridge the gap in surgical availability in LMICs.…”
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Migration and plugging laws of plugging-selection balls in fine profile control process of layered waterflooding wells by Yan An, Fushen Ren, Xiaolong Liu, Jinzhao Hu, Tiancheng Fang, Baojin Wang, Min Luo

“…Abstract The ball-pitching plugging-selection profile control technology represents an effective and low-cost means of adjusting the profile of waterflooding well. …”
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Validation of a Portable Wireless Force Platform System To Measure Ground Reaction Forces During Various Tasks by Vasileios Mylonas, Christos Chalitsios, Thomas Nikodelis

“…To overcome this issue, researchers and manufacturers are developing low-cost portable force platforms that can be used in a variety of settings, including outdoors…”
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Design Study for a Quasisynchronous CDMA Sensor Data Collection System: An LEO Satellite Uplink Access Technique Based on GPS by Yijun Chen, Sheng Ding, Zhouchen Xie, Zhuangping Qi, Xuwen Liang

“…The satellite system is expected to have the following features: rapid production, low cost, and fast construction of the satellite network. …”
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Nitrogen-doped Biomass Carbon Coupled with Copper Oxide Materials for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by GUO Tianyu, ZHANG Jianing, BAI Dehao, ZHANG Jinnan, QI Yu, WANG Hongtao

“…This study presents a feasible pathway for fabricating low-cost and efficient CuO-based electrocatalysts.…”
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Miniaturized Inset-Fed Microstrip Patch Sensor Based on Meander-Line Slot for Water Measurement Applications by Aya Khalid Hadi, Mahmood Farhan Mosleh, Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

“…The inset-fed sensor size is 60×50×1 mm3 and is printed on a low-cost FR-4 dielectric substrate. The meander-line slots resonator is used in the proposed design to produce strong and concentrated electric fields while increasing the energy output by focusing the current in a narrow area. …”
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Evaluating the Potential of High-Resolution Visible Remote Sensing to Detect Shiraz Disease in Grapevines by Yeniu Mickey Wang, Bertram Ostendorf, Vinay Pagay

“…This preliminary study presents a new rapid and low-cost surveillance method to estimate SD infections in Shiraz vineyards, which could significantly lower the cost for growers who conduct on-ground SD visual assessments or lab-based tissue testing at the vineyard scale.…”
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Knowledge Management in Road Accident Detection Based on Developed Deep Learning by Bvss Subbarao, Ramana K

“…The study proposes an Internet of Things-based system built on low-cost devices. The suggested system has two stages: identification and reporting of accidents. …”
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Removal of an Aural Foreign Body by Magnetism by Emily Prentice, Emily Bartlett, Jonathan S. Ilgen

“…Using magnetism over short distances for the purpose of extracting metallic AFBs presents a low-cost, low-risk intervention. When used in applicable scenarios, this technique can decrease the need for specialty referral and can especially benefit patients seeking care in less-resourced settings.…”
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Design and Implementation of Multifunction Relay Based on Microcontroller by Ali Abdulsattar Hameed, Ahmed Jasim Sultan, Mehdi F. Booneya

“…The experiential results show that the proposed multi-function relay is accurate, fast response, reliable, selective, good performance, low cost, and sensitivity when used to protect the power system equipment under different operating conditions. …”
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Quantitative Clinical Diagnostic Analysis of Acetone in Human Blood by HPLC: A Metabolomic Search for Acetone as Indicator by Esin Akgul Kalkan, Mehtap Sahiner, Dilek Ulker Cakir, Duygu Alpaslan, Selehattin Yilmaz

“…The methodology is simple, rapid, sensitive, and of low cost, exhibits good reproducibility, and allows the analysis of acetone in biological fluids. …”
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Thermodynamics of Biosorption for Removal of Co(II) Ions by an Efficient and Ecofriendly Biosorbent (Saccharum bengalense): Kinetics and Isotherm Modeling by Muhammad Imran Din, Muhammad Latif Mirza, Sadia Ata, Makshoof Athar, Ijaz Ul Mohsin

“…In this research work, a low-cost biomass derived from the pulp of Saccharum bengalense (SB) was used as an adsorbent material/biosorbent for the removal of Co(II) ions from aqueous solution. …”
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Fabrication of Al-based composites reinforced with Al2O3-Tib2 ceramic composite particulates using vortex-casting method by Roshan M.R., Mousavian Taherzadeh R., Ebrahimkhani H., Mosleh A.

“…In this study, we tried to modify the process of composite production before, during, and after the casting procedure. Low-cost Al2O3-TiB2 ceramic composite particles, which produced after combustion synthesis, were used as reinforcement. …”
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