Factors that influence the enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes for ethanol production: a review by Natasha Kevellyn dos Santos, Daniel Pasquini, Milla Alves Baffi

“…For an efficient and low-cost hydrolysis, homemade enzymes produced from agroindustrial residues, such as sugarcane bagasse, can be employed. …”
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SAS4P: Providing automatic smoking detection for a persuasive smoking cessation application by Pedro O Rossel, Lorenzo Paredes, Antonio Bascur, Claudia Martínez-Carrasco, Valeria Herskovic

“…This article proposes a low-cost wearable device that may be worn in a front shirt pocket or clipped to clothing to detect smoke and secondhand smoke. …”
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Production of free fatty acids by enzymatic hydrolysis of residual frying oil using non-commercial lipases from Aspergillus niger by CLAUDIO JUNIOR DOS SANTOS, ROSIANE DOS SANTOS, KEILLA S. CERQUEIRA, JACQUELINE R.S. RODRIGUES, ROBERTO R. DE SOUZA

“…In this study, it was possible to obtain free fatty acids (FFAs) using a noncommercial enzyme and waste oil as an environmentally correct and low-cost alternative.…”
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Drilling Load Model of an Inchworm Boring Robot for Lunar Subsurface Exploration by Weiwei Zhang, Shengyuan Jiang, Dewei Tang, Huazhi Chen, Jieneng Liang

“…In the past decade, the wireline robot has received increasing attention due to the advantages of light weight, low cost, and flexibility compared to the traditional drilling instruments in space missions. …”
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An Integrated Approach of Video Game Therapy^®: A Case Study by Maura Crepaldi, Francesco Bocci, Marcello Sarini, Andrea Greco

“…This approach uses commercial video games, which are generally free or available at a relatively low cost. These games possess many essential functions that make them practical as preventive tools or support for integration into traditional therapies. …”
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Chromium adsorption using a composite adsorbent of corn waste and bentonite by Miguel Herrera-Gavidia, Dalia Carbonel, Hugo Chirinos-Collantes

“…Its adsorption in wastewater using low-cost, easily implementable technologies has emerged as a crucial solution for mitigating its harmful impact. …”
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Comparative efficacy of propofol and clove oil as sedatives in transportation of jack dempsey fish (rocio octofasciata) by Tuba Özge Yaşar, Çetin Yağcılar, Mehmet Yardımcı

“…<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> Considering its low cost and easy availability, since propofol has been found to be more suitable and clove oil was more ineffective than propofol, therefore propofol can be recommended as a priority in the transport of aquarium fish.…”
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Study on the Evaluation Standard of Construction Quality for Asphalt Pavement Based on the Intelligent Sensing Aggregate by Chen Zhang, Yuxin Zheng

“…To provide a new method for construction quality evaluation of asphalt pavement, this study developed an intelligent sensing aggregate (ISA) with low cost and high precision based on the 3D printing and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. …”
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COST OPTMIZATION WITH INTERNET SUPPORTED FMEA AND FUZZY FMEA ANALYSIS by Buket Karatop, Ceren Arslan Kazan, Halil Koruca

“…The global competitive environment forces businesses to produce high-quality and low-cost products and they develop strategies in this regard. …”
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A single-phase seven-level switched capacitor with common ground inverter and improved phase-shift modulation technique by Bisma Saif, Adil Sarwar, Shafiq Ahmad, Shiue-Der Lu, Hwa-Dong Liu

“…Abstract Lately, transformer-less Researchers in the fields of power electronics and renewable energy have taken notice of photovoltaic inverters because of their great efficiency, low cost, and small size. However, higher efficiency typically results in more components, making the inverter costly and bulky. …”
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Development of Decontamination Treatment Techniques for Dry Powder Foods by Atmospheric-Pressure Nonequilibrium DC Pulse Discharge Plasma Jet by Toshifumi Yuji, Kenichi Nakabayashi, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Narong Mungkung, Yoshifumi Suzaki, Sarizam Mamat, Hiroshi Akatsuka

“…Dry powder food ingredients imported to Japan contain large amounts of viable bacteria and coliform bacteria, and we need a simple, low-cost, dry nonthermal decontamination method without spoiling nutrients, color, fragrance, and flavor. …”
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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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Application of Electro-Fenton Technology to Remediation of Polluted Effluents by Self-Sustaining Process by Maria Ángeles Fernández de Dios, Olaia Iglesias, Marta Pazos, Maria Ángeles Sanromán

“…For this reason, in this study microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were designed in order to supply electricity to electro-Fenton processes and to achieve high treatment efficiency at low cost. Initially, the effect of key parameters on the MFC power generation was evaluated. …”
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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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