Effect of Heat Treatment and Titanium Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Fe31Mn28 Ni15Al24.5Tix High-Entropy Alloys by Shimaa El-Hadad, Mervat Ibrahim, Mohamed Mourad

“…Concluding, HEAs can achieve high hardness using low-cost principle elements with minor alloying additives compared to the other traditional alloys.…”
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Action Recognition in Basketball with Inertial Measurement Unit-Supported Vest by Hamza Sonalcan, Enes Bilen, Bahar Ateş, Ahmet Çağdaş Seçkin

“…This study aims to enhance basketball training by providing a high-performance, low-cost solution that minimizes discomfort for athletes. …”
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Experimental Analysis of Seismic Performance of Masonry Shear Wall Reinforced with PP-Band Mesh and Plastering Mortar under In-Plane Cyclic Loading by Qiang Zhou, Lingyu Yang, Wenyang Zhao

“…Masonry structures are widely used in developing countries due to their low cost and simple construction, especially in remote areas, where there are a large number of houses without seismic measures. …”
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Studies on the Biosorption of Textile Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using (L.) Leaf Sheath Fibres by Mohamed Chaker Ncibi, Borhane Mahjoub, Mongi Seffen

“…The adsorption of two textile dyes onto a low-cost and unexploited marine biomass, Posidonia oceanica (L.), was investigated in batch mode. …”
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Manufacturing of Bathroom Wall Tile Composites from Recycled Low-Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Pineapple Leaf Fiber by Negasi Gebremedhin, Gideon K. Rotich

“…Natural fiber-based composites are ecofriendly and low cost. This research is aimed at manufacturing composite wall tiles from recycled low-density polyethylene reinforced with pineapple leaf fibers (PALF). …”
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Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis by Clemens Scott Kruse, Nicole Krowski, Blanca Rodriguez, Lan Tran, Jackeline Vela, Matthew Brooks

“…The factors listed most often were improved outcomes (20%), preferred modality (10%), ease of use (9%), low cost 8%), improved communication (8%) and decreased travel time (7%), which in total accounted for 61% of occurrences.Conclusion This review identified a variety of factors of association between telehealth and patient satisfaction. …”
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A Low-Power General Matrix Multiplication Accelerator with Sparse Weight-and-Output Stationary Dataflow by Peng Liu, Yu Wang

“…To address this complication, this work also proposes an offline sparsity-aware shuffle strategy for weights, which balances the utilization of distributed buffers and minimizes buffer waste. Finally, a low-cost sparse computing method is applied to the WOS dataflow with globally shared inputs to achieve high computing throughput. …”
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Cost-effective reliable transmission service for Internet of Flying Things by Najmul Hassan, Noor M Khan

“…Atlantic Ocean) require high-speed, reliable, and low-cost airborne Internet (i.e. Internet provision to the aircraft) to manage various delay- and throughput-sensitive applications. …”
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Application of Machine Learning to Predict Trajectory of the Center of Pressure (COP) Path of Postural Sway Using a Triaxial Inertial Sensor by Kittichai Wantanajittikul, Chakrit Wiboonsuntharangkoon, Busaba Chuatrakoon, Siriphan Kongsawasdi

“…This study demonstrated that the inertial sensor, in comparison to the standard tool, would be an option for balance assessment since it is of low-cost, conveniently portable, and comparable to the accuracy of standard force platform measurement.…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution melting curve analysis for discrimination of oncology-associated mutations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shu Yu, Yan Cheng, Chen-Cheng Tang, Yue-Ping Liu

“…Conclusion As a pre-screening method, the high specificity, sensitivity, low cost, rapid turnaround, and simplicity of HRM make it a good alternative for clinical practice, but positive results must still be obtained for diagnostic confirmation. …”
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Laser Based Energy Distribution Architecture for Decoupling Energy and Sensing Planes in WSN by Naveed Anwar Bhatti, Affan A. Syed, Muhammad Hamad Alizai

“…We demonstrate energy transfer for practical decoupling using low-cost and low-footprint, laser μ -power beaming that powers current WSN platforms at 100 m of range. …”
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Low-error encoder for time-bin and decoy states for quantum key distribution by Davide Scalcon, Elisa Bazzani, Giuseppe Vallone, Paolo Villoresi, Marco Avesani

“…With its low QBER, stability, and simplicity, this device is a key building block for high-performance, low-cost QKD systems.…”
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The Use of a New Passive Sampler for Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Monitoring in Ecological Effects Research by Franco De Santis, Tuncay Dogeroglu, Sabrina Menichelli, Caterina Vazzana, Ivo Allegrini

“…Diffusion tubes have the advantage of being a low- cost, convenient way of mapping spatial distributions and investigating long-term trends of ozone and nitrogen oxides. …”
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Monitoring of train-induced vibrations on rock slopes by Jiangbo Xu, Changgen Yan, Xu Zhao, Ke Du, Heng Li, Yongli Xie

“…It enables real-time and long-distance monitoring by means of remote transmission with a low cost and high efficiency. The duration, frequency, amplitude, peak acceleration and peak particle velocity were adopted as measures for evaluating the influence of train vibrations. …”
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Frugal Education: What, why, and how? by Alex Masters

“…We can, however, learn from educators and institutions that have been able to achieve significant educational impact at low cost with far fewer resources, adopting frugal approaches to education design and delivery. …”
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Verification of Classification Model and Dendritic Neuron Model Based on Machine Learning by Dongbao Jia, Weixiang Xu, Dengzhi Liu, Zhongxun Xu, Zhaoman Zhong, Xinxin Ban

“…It has the characteristics of simple structure and low cost and can be used as a neuron model to solve practical problems with a high precision.…”
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Metals Doped TiO2 Nanoparticle as an Efficient Photoelectrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review by Asmaa Al-Baitai, Madeeha Mahmood, Saifaldeen abdulhussein, Saifaldeen Abdalhadi

“…Dye synthesis solar cells (DSSCs) are one of the most promising third-generation solar cells due to their simple fabrication, low cost, and chemical versatility. Many factors directly affect the efficiency of DSSCs, and the photoanode plays an important role in improving efficiency through its ability to adsorb dye, electron injection, the ability of recombination, and electron transfer. …”
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A Review of Integrated Photonic Devices Using Sb2Se3 by Xiaojun Chen, Jiao Lin, Ke Wang

“…Abstract The silicon photonic technology is a highly promising option for photonic integrated circuits and has attracted intensive interests, particularly since it can utilize complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor processing techniques and facilities, thereby realizing high‐density photonic integrations with low‐cost. Unfortunately, the thermo‐optic and the carrier dispersion effects, which are the typical means of tuning silicon photonics devices, bring the drawbacks of high power consumption and large device size due to the relatively weak effect with a small refractive index change and being volatile. …”
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Properties and Microstructures of Sn-Bi-X Lead-Free Solders by Fan Yang, Liang Zhang, Zhi-quan Liu, Su-juan Zhong, Jia Ma, Li Bao

“…The Sn-Bi base lead-free solders are proposed as one of the most popular alloys due to the low melting temperature (eutectic point: 139°C) and low cost. However, they are not widely used because of the lower wettability, fatigue resistance, and elongation compared to traditional Sn-Pb solders. …”
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Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic adsorption studies of acid dyes on adsorbent developed from kenaf core fiber by Intidhar J Idan, Luqman C Abdullah, Thomas SY Choong, Siti Nurul Ain B Md Jamil

“…It was concluded that QKCF adsorbent can be utilized as an efficient low-cost adsorbent for removal of anionic dyes.…”
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