Solvent solutions: comparing extraction methods for edible oils and proteins in a changing regulatory landscape. General introduction☆ by Carré Patrick, Berthold Sebastian, Piofczyk Thomas, Bothe Sarah, Hadjiali Sara

“…Hexane is currently the dominant solvent in the oil extraction industry, valued for its efficiency, low cost, and ability to preserve the quality of oils and proteins. …”
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Research Progress on Biotransformation of Agri-food Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste into Vanillin by ZHOU Man, LI Chenglin, LIN Kailin, CHEN Luyi, WANG Ziyi, YANG Xinying, JIANG Haiyan, ZHANG Xiaoxue, HUANG Xiaoqi, ZHOU Cunshan

“…In recent years, due to energy shortages, resource scarcity, and environmental pollution, there has been a rapid development in the production of vanillin by the biotransformation of low-cost, widely available, and renewable agri-food lignocellulosic biomass waste as substrates. …”
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Bael Tree Leaves as a Natural Adsorbent for the Removal of Zinc(II) Ions from Industrial Effluents by P. Senthil Kumar, K. Kirthika, K. Sathish Kumar

“…The purpose of the present study was the exploration of the use of natural materials as a low-cost adsorbent in such technological applications. …”
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Decomposition and Oriented Growth of YBa2Cu3O7-x Films Prepared with Low Fluorine TFA-MOD Approach by Xiaohui Zhao, Pan Zhang, Yabing Wang, Jie Xiong, Bowan Tao

“…TFA-MOD approach of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) films has been approved to be the most promising method for mass production of low cost high temperature coated conductors. In order to reduce the decomposition time and improve the properties of YBCO films, copper propionate was used as the precursor and certain Lewis-bases were introduced into the precursor solution. …”
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Biomass-Derived Adsorbents for Dye and Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater by Kashir Ali, Muhammad Ussama Javaid, Zaman Ali, Muhammad Junaid Zaghum

“…There are many ways to eliminate these pollutants from water but adsorption has attained much interest because of its low cost, easy application, and no secondary pollutants. …”
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An optimized LSTM-based equalizer for 100 Gigabit/s-class short-range fiber-optic communications by Vuong Quang Phuoc, Nguyen Van Dien, Ho Duc Tam Linh, Nguyen Van Tuan, Nguyen Van Hieu, Le Thai Son, Nguyen Tan Hung

“…However, the impairments of low-cost device and fiber chromatic dispersion lead to the limitation of system performance when the data rate rises to 100 Gbps or higher. …”
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Water Absorption Behavior of Teff (Eragrostis tef) Straw Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composite: RSM-Based Statistical Modeling and Kinetic Analysis by S. Venkatesa Prabhu, Vincent Herald Wilson, K. T. Anand, S. Jose, S. Sivamani, Chinnasamy Gomadurai, Melkamu Kifetew

“…Recently, reinforced polymeric composites prepared from natural fibers have received a significant interest among the researchers because of its appreciable sustainability, environmentally friendly, and low cost. However, one particular issue, that is, hydrophilic property, still needs to be addressed for its successful applications. …”
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Equilibrium and Kinetics Study of Adsorption of Crystal Violet onto the Peel of Cucumis sativa Fruit from Aqueous Solution by T. Smitha, S. Thirumalisamy, S. Manonmani

“…The use of low-cost, locally available, high efficiency and eco-friendly adsorbents has been investigated as an ideal alternative to the current expensive methods of removing dyes from wastewater. …”
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A Review on the Fabrication of Polymer-Based Thermoelectric Materials and Fabrication Methods by Muhammad Akmal Kamarudin, Shahrir Razey Sahamir, Robi Shankar Datta, Bui Duc Long, Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri, Suhana Mohd Said

“…The applications of thermoelectric polymers at low temperatures, especially conducting polymers, have shown various advantages such as easy and low cost of fabrication, light weight, and flexibility. …”
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Neck circumference cutoff point as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian rural workers. by Manoela Cassa Libardi, Cleodice Alves Martins, Júlia Rabelo Santos Ferreira, Glenda Blaser Petarli, Monica Cattafesta, Olívia Maria de Paula Alves Bezerra, Eliana Zandonade, Carlos Eduardo Gomes Siqueira, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Jonathan Filippon, Luciane Bresciani Salaroli

“…The NC measurement proved to be a simple, low-cost and accurate measure for assessing this morbidity in Brazilian rural workers.…”
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Towards Human Capture Movement: Estimation of Anatomical Movements of the Shoulder by B. B. Salmerón-Quiroz, C. F. Mendez-Barrios, J. F. Guerrero-Castellanos, S. A. Rodriguez-Paredes, G. Villegas-Medina

“…The proposed methodology uses a data fusion of low-cost and low-weight MEMS sensors jointly to an a priori knowledge of the arm anatomy. …”
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Forest Fire Detection Using Wireless Sensors and Networks by Mingyue Wang

“…Wireless sensor network technologies normally deploy a large number of small, low cost sensors, fairly densely that can observe and influence the physical world around them by gathering physical information, transform it into electrical signals, send it to a remote location to do some analysis and deploy the results in different applications. …”
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Fabrication of bendable and narrow bandgap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 for tandem photovoltaics by Sarallah Hamtaei, Alice Debot, Romain Scaffidi, Guy Brammertz, Estelle Cariou, Sean M. Garner, Aranzazu Aguirre, Jef Poortmans, Phillip J. Dale, Bart Vermang

“…Our results show a way for scalable fabrication of all thin-film, flexible tandem solar cells, by means of industrially relevant processing steps in a low cost and sustainable fashion.…”
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Bioinspired origami-based soft prosthetic knees by Siyuan Gao, Chengxu Yang, Hongting Chen, Xinqiang He, Lecheng Ruan, Qining Wang

“…Here, we innovate a soft prosthetic knee for transfemoral amputees, addressing current challenges through the integration of origami technology and bioinspired weight-bearing principle, achieving its lightweight, compactness, low cost, and simple fabrication. The soft knee can hold the weight of a human (more than 75 kg), perform biomimetic polycentric flexion, absorb impacts during walking (absorbing 11.5% to 17.3% more impact forces), and actively support amputees to walk across ramps, stairs, and obstacles. …”
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Damage Detection and Localization from Dense Network of Strain Sensors by Simon Laflamme, Liang Cao, Eleni Chatzi, Filippo Ubertini

“…In order to address this challenge, the authors have recently proposed a novel sensing solution consisting of a low-cost soft elastomeric capacitor that transduces surface strains into measurable changes in capacitance. …”
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Electrochemical Sensor Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Coated Copper Nanoparticle Composite for Detection of Norfloxacin in Milk by LI Shengnan, HU Minkang, QIN Boyang, YANG Wen, FENG Jun, DU Haijun

“…Furthermore, thanks to the low price of raw materials used in the experimental process and the preparation extremely of low cost of the sensor, it is promising for actual applications.…”
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Simultaneous Adsorption of Cr(VI) and Phenol from Binary Mixture Using Iron Incorporated Rice Husk: Insight to Multicomponent Equilibrium Isotherm by Ankur Gupta, Chandrajit Balomajumder

“…Fe modified rice husk was prepared as a low cost biosorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) and phenol both singly and in combination from single and binary simulated synthetic waste water. …”
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Application of Light Therapy in Brain Function Modulation and Rehabilitation by TAO Qian, SO Kwok-Fai

“…As an important physical modality treatment method, light therapy is a novel intervention that has several strengths: non-invasive, safe, effective, low-cost, few adverse effects, and high compliance. …”
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Topologically influenced terahertz emission in Co2MnGa with a large anomalous Hall effect by Ruma Mandal, Ren Momma, Kazuaki Ishibashi, Satoshi Iihama, Kazuya Suzuki, Shigemi Mizukami

“…To extend the applicability of THz waves, the present objective is to develop an efficient, compact, durable, and low-cost THz emitter source. A spintronic THz emitter consisting of a ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic bilayer heterostructure is a promising innovation that can provide an alternative solution/replacement for conventional THz emitters. …”
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Factors Affecting Bangladeshi High School Students' Practices of Sanitation and Hygiene by Majedul Hoque

“…To advance improved sanitation and hygiene practices among school students, multi-level interventions such as regular delivery of WASH-related materials and agents, promotion of low-cost WASH interventions, quality cleaning services improvement, close observation of cleaning activities, individual hygiene behaviour promotion, and introduction of gender-sensitive WASH infrastructure and construction may be helpful. …”
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