Evaluation of sieved biomass of Cicer arientinum (horse bean) for removal ofmethylene blue: batch study by Anandrao A Kale

“…For the initial concentration of 79.9 mg/L and material dose of 500 mg/L, the value of Kid and the intercept was found to be 4.359 and 22.557, respectively, indicating that the foundry layer is sufficiently thick. The low-cost, easily available agro-waste of C. arientinum was found to be a good adsorbent for the methylene blue dye.…”
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Access to Complex Abortion Care Service and Planning Improved through a Toll-Free Telephone Resource Line by Wendy V. Norman, Barbara Hestrin, Royce Dueck

“…The service provided unanticipated benefits to health care planning and monitoring of provincial health care related service delivery and gaps. This model for low cost health service delivery may realize similar benefits when applied to other health care systems where access and referral barriers exist.…”
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Application of the ABC Algorithm in Parameter Estimation and Kinetic Model Selection in Propionic Fermentation by Waldecleia Queiroz Da Costa, Miguel Fernando Saraiva Maia, Nilton Pereira Da Silva, Deibson Silva Da Costa, Emerson Cardoso Rodrigues, Diego Cardoso Estumano

“…A propionic acid fermentation process not only provides a more sustainable approach but also opens the door to propionic acid production capacity in regions with limited petroleum supplies. With fermentation, low-cost substrates can be used, such as residual biomass; reducing their concentration in nature. …”
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Autonomous Quadcopter Image Processing for Simulated Search and Rescue Flights by Budi Hartono, Muhammad Rizki Zuhri, Citra Asti Rosalia, Nofrijal Fauzan

“…An interesting aspect of this research concerns the application of a low-cost image processing system to ensure the quadcopter flies at a constant flight altitude above the ground surface, so that the quadcopter can perform simulated SAR flight missions and accurately identify landmarks. …”
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Supramolecular Assembly and Reversible Transition and of Chitosan Fluorescent Micelles by Noncovalent Modulation by An Liu, Hong Song, Puyou Jia, Ying Lin, Qingping Song, Jiangang Gao

“…Chitosan-based intelligent artificial systems have been of increasing interest for their biocompatibility, multifunctionality, biological activity, and low cost. Herein, we report the fabrication of supramolecular nanoparticles based on water-soluble chitosan (WCS) and 1,1′,1″,1″′-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrakis(benzene-4,1-diyl) tetrakis(azanediyl)tetraacetic acid (TPE-(N-COOH)4), which is capable of reversible transition between polyion complexes (PICs) and hydrogen bonding complexes (HBCs) with tunable aggregation-induced emission driven by pH value. …”
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The Application of Advanced Bone Imaging Technologies in Sports Medicine by Samuel S. Tadros, Scott Epsley, Sameer Mehta, Brandon C. Jones, Hiran I. Rajapakse, Rashad Madi, Austin Alecxih, Daniel Kargilis, Chamith S. Rajapakse

“…One such alternative is diagnostic ultrasound, which is preferable due to its low cost and lack of radiation exposure. Furthermore, ultrasound, which has not been a common imaging modality for monitoring fracture healing, has been shown to potentially demonstrate earlier signs of union compared to conventional radiographs, including callus mineralization and density at the healing site. …”
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A Nanostructured Cu(II) Coordination Polymer Based on Alanine as a Trifunctional Mimic Enzyme and Efficient Composite in the Detection of Sphingobacteria by Noelia Maldonado, Ana Latorre, Félix Zamora, Álvaro Somoza, Carlos J. Gómez-García, Agatha Bastida, Pilar Amo-Ochoa

“…Going beyond that, as there are no comfortable and practically clinical tests capable of detecting the presence of Sphingobacteria, the compound can be easily embedded to form moldable gelatin that will facilitate the handling and low-cost commercial kits.…”
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Copper Adsorption Using Hydroxyapatite Derived from Bovine Bone by Lingchang Kong, Xin Liu, Guocheng Lv, Tianming Liu, Peijun Zhang, Yuxin Li, Bin Chen, Libing Liao

“…Permeable reactive barrier (PRB) has been rapidly developed as the in situ remediation technology to control toxic copper migration. Low cost, seepage stability, and great longevity are considered within PRB reactive media. …”
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Noncontact Palm Vein ROI Extraction Based on Improved Lightweight HRnet in Complex Backgrounds by Fen Dai, Ziyang Wang, Xiangqun Zou, Rongwen Zhang, Xiaoling Deng

“…To reduce the computation time and model size for ultimate deploying in low-cost embedded systems, this improved HRnet was designed to be lightweight by reconstructing the residual block structure and adopting depth-separable convolution, which greatly reduced the model size and improved the inference speed of network forward propagation. …”
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The Bonding Mechanism and Experimental Verification of Pilger Hot Rolling Clad Tube by Zonglin He, Zhibing Chu, Yuanhua Shuang, Yujun Gou

“…In this paper, we focus on the bonding mechanism of bimetallic clad tube because of its low cost and comprehensive properties. The numerical simulation and the experiment are carried out from the diffusion behavior of carbon atoms in the metallurgical bonding process. …”
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Preliminary reduction of chromium ore using Si sludge generated in silicon wafer manufacturing process by Jung W.-G., Back G.-S., Johra F.T., Kim J.-H., Chang Y.-C., Yoo S.-J.

“…In order to promote the recycling of by-product from Si wafer manufacturing process and to develop environment-friend and low cost process for ferrochrome alloy production, a basic study was performed on the preliminary reduction reaction between chromium ore and the Si sludge, comprised of SiC and Si particles, which is recovered from the Si wafer manufacturing process for the semiconductor and solar cell industries. …”
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Any Sugar with That? Assessment of Dissolved Sucrose as Supplementary Feed in Nursery Rearing of Juvenile Bivalves by Andy Jordan, Bradley Skelton, Maria Mugica, Andrew Jeffs

“…This demonstration that dissolved sucrose can significantly improve the growth and nutritional composition of mussel spat over periods as short as 2 h shows promise for the commercial application of sucrose as low-cost supplementary feed in bivalve nurseries.…”
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Development of a Method for Rapid Determination of Morpholine in Juices and Drugs by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Mengsi Cao, Pingping Zhang, Yanru Feng, Huayin Zhang, Huaijiao Zhu, Kaoqi Lian, Weijun Kang

“…This quantitative method for morpholine is simple, sensitive, rapid, and low cost and can successfully be applied to analyze the residual morpholine in apple juices and drug samples.…”
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Design of Personalized Cervical Fixation Orthosis Based on 3D Printing Technology by Yangyang Xu, Xiangyu Li, Yafei Chang, Yi Wang, Lifang Che, Guopeng Shi, Xiaofen Niu, Haiyan Wang, Xiaohe Li, Yujie He, Baoqing Pei, Guoqiang Wei

“…The cervical spine range of motion in flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotation is all less than 8° after using the device. Low cost, quick manufacturing time, high precision, attractive appearance, lightweight structure, waterproof design, and practical customized orthotics for patients are all advantages of 3D printing technology in the field of orthopedics. …”
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A window into the vascular endothelium in COVID-19: Nails by Ozge Sevil Karstarli Bakay, Niyazi Cetin, Umut Bakay, Gokhan Cinar, Sule Goksin

“…Conclusions: Proximal nailfold dermoscopy is an effective, low-cost, and easily accessible method that enables observing microvascular changes in COVID-19 patients. …”
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Precision Calibration of Robot Magnetorheological Finishing System Based on Laser Tracker by Yujing Wei, Runmu Cheng, Longxiang Li, Qiang Cheng, Yue Pan, Chaoyue Zhu, Jinbo Zhang, Jun Zheng, Bo Ai

“…Six-degree-of-freedom industrial robots, known for their low cost and high flexibility, have been extensively applied in optical processing. …”
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Effect of morphology on electron drift mobility in porous TiO2 by B. O. Aduda, P. Ravirajan, K. L. Choy, J. Nelson

“…Porous titanium dioxide is an attractive material for solar cell application on account of its stability, electron transport properties, and the possibilities for controlling surface morphology as well as for its ease of fabrication and low cost. Nanostructured TiO2 has been intensively studied for applications to dye sensitised solar cells. …”
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The Role of Physical Techniques on the Preparation of Photoanodes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Shideh Ahmadi, Nilofar Asim, M. A. Alghoul, F. Y. Hammadi, Kasra Saeedfar, N. A. Ludin, Saleem H. Zaidi, K. Sopian

“…Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted numerous research, especially in the context of enhancing their efficiency and durability, due to the low-cost and environmentally friendly nature of photovoltaic (PV) technology. …”
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Simulating Performance of a Dual Angle Particle Monitor for Atmospheric Particulate Matter by Charles D. Litton, Aranya Venkatesh, Jill Andersen, Dömötör Gulyás, Sara Longo, Chris Bartley, Illah Nourbakhsh

“…Such a monitor, that is low-cost and easy to use, can provide information directly to the users so that they can be driven to action. …”
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Actors and roles in integration of electric vehicles in energy markets and power systems: Theory, glossary, and application to virtual power plant and fleet operator by Jan F. Heinekamp, Kai Strunz

“…The overarching goal of this integration is to meet the EV energy demand at low cost for end users, while maximizing the use of renewable energy for charging. …”
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