Study of defects influence on chlorinated polyvinyl chloride pipes damage and analysis of their fracture by Fatima Gugouch, Meriem Meknassi, Mohamed Elghorba, Achraf Wahid, Houda Mouradi, Bouhsiss Hassan, Aziz Maziri

“…Most recently installed piping water and gas systems in the world are made of thermoplastic due to its advantages, for example, low cost, ease of fabrication and corrosion resistance. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Surface Water Treated by Alum and Pawpaw Seed Powder by O. M. Ojo

“…In contrast, natural alternatives such as pawpaw seed powder offer a potentially low-cost and eco-friendly solution. Hence, the objective of this paper is to comparatively evaluate the physicochemical properties of surface water treated by using alum and pawpaw seed powder using appropriate standard methods. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Migration during COVID-19 Lockdown in Krakow, Poland by Mateusz Zaręba, Tomasz Danek

“…It allowed for observation of air pollutions from solid fuel heating with minimum traffic-generated pollution background. The Airly© low-cost sensors (LCS) network was used for this study.…”
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Dynamic Model and Characteristic Analysis of Viscosity-Ultraelasticity for Bionic Vascular Network by Yanli Chen, Xueqing Zhang, Zhiyue Sang, Yongbai Sha, Guiqiang Bai

“…Due to the large volume of pipeline transportation, low cost, safety and the reliability, and automatic control, it is widely used in many fields of industrial development and human daily life. …”
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Determination of Land Surface Temperature with Thermal Remote Sensing Images: A Case Study Kocaeli Province by Özer Akyürek

“…The information obtained from the remote sensing platforms, because of the low cost and wide area coverage has been used as data source in various applications. …”
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Towards AI-Based Traffic Counting System with Edge Computing by Duc-Liem Dinh, Hong-Nam Nguyen, Huy-Tan Thai, Kim-Hung Le

“…In this study, we introduce a low-cost and effective edge-based system integrating object detection models to perform vehicle detecting, tracking, and counting. …”
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The Role of Natriuretic Peptides for the Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Alberto Palazzuoli, Matteo Beltrami, Gaetano Ruocco, Marco Pellegrini, Ranuccio Nuti

“…Due to their availability and relatively low cost, they became the first step examinations in HF patients evaluation at hospital admission together with clinical and chest radiography examination. …”
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Study on Elevated Interval Evacuation of Metro Train considering the Influence of Fire, Railings, and Track Bed by Jianyao Tu, Bozhezi Peng, Liwei Bai, Chaoyang Li, Yi Zhang

“…Due to its fast construction speed and low cost, it plays an important role in transportation systems with dense concentrations of people. …”
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A Study on a Solar Simulator for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Kyoung-Jun Lee, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Ho-Sung Kim, Dongsul Shin, Dong-Wook Yoo, Hee-Je Kim

“…Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are emerging low-cost, simple alternatives to conventional solar cells. …”
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The semi-wild mariculture of Caribbean King Crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus) for coral reef restoration by Samantha Glover, Mark J. Butler, IV

“…Herbivore competitors and predators were few in quarries, and there was no difference in the population size structure, fecundity, predatory mortality, or health of crabs in quarries compared to that in the wild. Therefore, the low-cost semi-wild mariculture of large numbers M. spinosissimus is feasible in saltwater quarries and could alleviate a logistical bottleneck to herbivore restoration on Caribbean coral reefs.…”
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Influence of Substrate on Crystal Orientation of Large-Grained Si Thin Films Formed by Metal-Induced Crystallization by Kaoru Toko, Mitsuki Nakata, Atsushi Okada, Masato Sasase, Noritaka Usami, Takashi Suemasu

“…Producing large-grained polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) film on glass substrates coated with conducting layers is essential for fabricating Si thin-film solar cells with high efficiency and low cost. We investigated how the choice of conducting underlayer affected the poly-Si layer formed on it by low-temperature (500°C) Al-induced crystallization (AIC). …”
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MEASUREMENT OF CO AND NO2 GAS CONCENTRATION'S BY MULTISENSOR MICROSYSTEM IN THE MODE OF PULSE HEATING by O. G. Reutskaya, Y. M. Pleskachevsky

“…The most promising for mass use in gas analysis equipment are semiconductor gas sensors due to their high reliability, easy operation and relatively low cost. Power consumption in the single-sensor mode, constant heating is from 250 to 600 W average and in pulsed mode heating – ≤ 20 W. …”
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Plant-Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Yunhui Bao, Jian He, Ke Song, Jie Guo, Xianwu Zhou, Shima Liu

“…The use of plant extracts as reductants and stabilizers to synthesize MNPs has the advantages of low cost, environmental friendliness, sustainability, and ease of operation. …”
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Waste floral foam to nanoporous activated carbon for efficient CO2 capture: An investigation on the property-performance correlation of KOH impregnation by Akshata Pattanshetti, Vidhya Jadhav, Amruta Koli, Miroslaw Kwiatkowski, Radha Kishan Motkuri, Deok-kee Kim, Sandip Sabale

“…The efficient CO2 capture requires engineering a low-cost, highly efficient adsorbent. Herein, the upcycling of waste floral foam into chemically activated nanoporous carbon (CANC) is reported. …”
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A Gamified Active-Learning Proposal for Higher-Education Heterogeneous STEM Courses by Mario J. Duran, Juan J. Aciego, Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, Juan Carrillo-Rios, Angel Gonzalez-Prieto, Alicia Claros-Colome

“…However, it is possible to maintain a traditional teaching structure and include low-cost AL activities that enhance the students’ performance and satisfaction. …”
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Scalable Production of Eco-friendly Modified SiO2 as Demulsifier of Crude Oil by Soheila Javadian, Alireza Ramezani, S.Morteza Sadrpoor

“…This demulsifier serves as a low-cost and biodegradable solution for the treatment of w/o emulsions. …”
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Clomiphene Citrate versus Clomiphene Citrate in combination with other drugs in Ovulation Induction in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Mostafa Khodary, Yasser Ahmed Abuelwafa Abdellatif, Mahmoud Ibrahim Almolakab B- Alrashidy, Sayed Ahmed Mohammed Taha

“…Conclusion: The combination of clomiphene and letrozole and clomiphene and gonadotrophins had proved to be the most effective , low cost infertility treatment in women with PCOS that offers high ovulation and pregnancy rates.…”
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Perspectives on additive manufacturing for warhead applications by Hao Xue, Qiang Zhou, Chuan Xiao, Guangyan Huang

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) technology can fabricate complex structures, with classified materials composition and customized components, while achieving low cost, high accuracy, and rapid production of the parts. …”
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Potentiality of agricultural adsorbent for the sequestering of metal ions from wastewater by P.C. Emenike, D.O. Omole, B.U. Ngene, I.T. Tenebe

“…This review shed lights on the removal proficiency of various low–cost agricultural adsorbent for the elimination of cadmium (II), copper (II) and lead (II) ions, considering performance, surface modification, equilibrium adsorptive studies, kinetic characteristics, coefficient of correlation (R2) and reuse. …”
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The effect of a water jogging exercise course on older men with knee osteoarthritis by Yaser Khanjari, Razie Garooei

“…The results of this study show that regular practice of jogging in water can be a new, safe, effective and low-cost way to improve pain and quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis. …”
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