Adsorption of phenol on activated carbon obtained from date palm branches by Sameh Ahmed, E. S. Gogina, N. A. Makisha

“…In this regard, the purpose of this research was to study the adsorption of phenol on activated carbon based on date palm branches (DPB-AC) as a low-cost adsorbent.Materials and methods. DPB was used as a raw material for the production of AC by chemical activation of H3PO4. …”
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Biosorption Study of Methylene Blue (MB) and Brilliant Red Remazol (BRR) by Coconut Dregs by Hafiza Shukor, Abu Zahrim Yaser, Noor Fazliani Shoparwe, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Nadiah Mokhtar

“…This study shows that coconut dregs can be one of the potential and low-cost biosorbents for the treatment of industrial dyes soon.…”
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Effect of phosphoric rock on the chemical, microbiological and enzymatic quality of poultry, equine and cattle manure compost mix by Luis Paez, Jose Garcia, Joel Parra, Leonardo Lozano Jacome

“…Third, a strong positive relationship was found between ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and PBII, a medium correlation was found between PSM and TP, and a negative correlation was found between pH and PT.Conclusion Composting manure with phosphoric rock could be a low-cost source of macronutrients, minerals, and microorganisms to promote soil health and crop yields.…”
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Water level monitoring by using magnetic optical sensor by Jonatan Daniel Morales Arrieta, Jesus Vargas Ortiz, Jesús Patricio Ordaz Oliver, Juan Carlos González Islas, Omar Samperio Vázquez

“…In this work, a real-time water level measurement system using an optical-magnetic sensor with high linearity, low cost, high reproducibility, and easy installation is proposed. …”
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Research on BHAST Test Method for Plastic Encapsulated Microcircuit by Yuege Zhou, Bo Wan, Qingsheng Liu, Jingyang Zhong, Shupeng Li, Tengfei Ma, Wei Guo

“…Compared to metal packaging and ceramic packaging, plastic encapsulated microcircuits (PEMs) have the advantages of light weight and low cost. However, due to their non-airtightness, they are prone to delamination, corrosion, and other failures in humid and hot environments. …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…While still in its infancy, printed electronics have the potential to become a permanent low-cost and efficient substitute for conventional production methods. …”
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Can Abies alba Needles Be Used as Bio-passive Samplers to Assess Air Quality? by Agnieszka Stojanowska, Maciej Górka, Anita Urszula Lewandowska, Kinga Wiśniewska, Magdalena Modelska, David Widory

“…We ultimately recommend that Abies alba needles can be used in future air quality monitoring programs, especially since this method is low cost and easy to implement.…”
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P2P and MPEG FGS Encoding: A Good Recipe for Multipoint Video Transmission on the Internet by Alfio Lombardo, Diego Reforgiato, Giovanni Schembra

“…Although in the past the FGS was not employed due to its encoding complexity, today, thanks to advances in hardware technology, we were able to develop an MPEG-4/FGS encoder on low-cost PCs which turned out to be more feasible and appealing for its flexibility. …”
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Unsupervised Learning‐Assisted Acoustic‐Driven Nano‐Lens Holography for the Ultrasensitive and Amplification‐Free Detection of Viable Bacteria by Yang Zhou, Junpeng Zhao, Junping Wen, Ziyan Wu, Yongzhen Dong, Yiping Chen

“…This approach has a low cost (∽$500) and is rapid (∽1 h) and highly sensitive (∽38 CFU mL−1), allowing for the amplification‐free detection of viable bacteria and emerging as a powerful tool for food safety inspection and clinical diagnosis.…”
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Enhancing electrocatalytic performance of RuO2-based catalysts: mechanistic insights, strategic approaches, and recent advances by Binod Raj KC, Dhananjay Kumar, Bishnu Prasad Bastakoti

“…Ruthenium oxide (RuO _2 ) based materials display high performance for OER and HER because of their capacity to bind oxygen, eminent catalytic activity, low cost compared to other precious metals, and stability in a wide pH range. …”
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High sensitivity tapered fiber refractive index biosensor using hollow gold nanoparticles by Parisa Borjikhani, Nosrat Granpayeh, Mohammad Ismail Zibaii

“…Fast, accurate, easy and low-cost disease diagnosis are the advantages of optical fiber biosensors. …”
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Design and development of an integrated enset processing machine suitable for central highland farmers of west shewa zone Ethiopia by Beka Adugna Jima, Kishor Purushottam Kolhe, Moera Gutu Jiru

“…Therefore; the proposed Integrated enset machine will be handy to the marginal and low-cost enset-producing farmers of West Shewa Zone Ethiopia.…”
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A Reusable Capillary Flow-Driven Microfluidic System for Abscisic Acid Detection Using a Competitive Immunoassay by Cristiana Domingues, Marta S. C. Rodrigues, Pedro G. M. Condelipes, Ana Margarida Fortes, Virginia Chu, João Pedro Conde

“…This paper presents the development of a reusable, portable, capillary-driven microfluidic platform based on a PDMS-PEG (polyethylene glycol) copolymer designed for the rapid low-cost detection of abscisic acid (ABA), a key biomarker for the onset of ripening of non-climacteric fruits and drought stress in vines. …”
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Flexible and cost-effective deep learning for accelerated multi-parametric relaxometry using phase-cycled bSSFP by Florian Birk, Lucas Mahler, Julius Steiglechner, Qi Wang, Klaus Scheffler, Rahel Heule

“…Whole-brain relaxometry using DNNs proved to be effective and adaptive, suggesting the potential for low-cost DNN retraining. This work emphasizes the advantages of in silico DNN MP-qMRI pipelines for rapid data generation and DNN training without extensive dictionary generation, long parameter inference times, or prolonged data acquisition, highlighting the flexible and rapid nature of lightweight machine learning applications for MP-qMRI.…”
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Wireless sensor networks and structural health monitoring: Experiences with slab track infrastructures by Eduardo Cañete, Jaime Chen, Manuel Díaz, Luis Llopis, Bartolomé Rubio

“…Since the cost of these systems is steadily decreasing, it is now possible to use permanent wireless sensor networks as an integral part of the overall system to pave the way for smart infrastructures that can get real-time information about the structural health of the infrastructure at a relatively low cost. In order to show the suitability of this kind of system to monitor the structural health, three demonstrators, developed in the context of the FASTRACK project, related to the design and construction of a monitoring system for slab track systems that measures vibrations and displacements in the track, are presented. …”
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Literature review on ability of agricultural crop residues and agro-industrial waste for treatment of wastewater by Nur Hidayat, Sri Suhartini, Tutut Arinda, Elviliana Elviliana, Lynsey Melville

“…ACR and AIW in wastewater biosorption can be applied in any small-scale agro-industries because of their simplicity procedures, technology, and low cost. Various options of wastewater technologies have also been investigated in recent years. …”
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A Review on Diffusion Bonding between Titanium Alloys and Stainless Steels by De-feng Mo, Ting-feng Song, Yong-jian Fang, Xiao-song Jiang, Charles Q. Luo, Machael D. Simpson, Zhi-ping Luo

“…High-quality joints between titanium alloys and stainless steels have found applications for nuclear, petrochemical, cryogenic, and aerospace industries due to their relatively low cost, lightweight, high corrosion resistance, and appreciable mechanical properties. …”
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The challenge of using date branch waste as a peat substitute in container nursery production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by Najla Dhen, Safa ben Abed, Amin Zouba, Faouzi Haouala, Bouthaina AlMohandes Dridi

“…Conclusions In view of low cost, availability and large area of date-palm cultivation in Tunisia and over the world, it seems that peat can be replaced with substrate of date-palm wastes in the horticulture sector.…”
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The Design and Validation of an Open-Palm Data Glove for Precision Finger and Wrist Tracking by Olivia Hosie, Mats Isaksson, John McCormick, Oren Tirosh, Chrys Hensman

“…In order to alleviate slippage, improve comfort, reduce sizing issues, and eliminate movement restrictions, this paper presents a new low-cost data glove with an innovative open-palm and finger-free design. …”
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Ascorbic acid-immobilized zinc selenide for electrochemical monitoring of hydrogen peroxide in liver cancer samples by Shan E Zahra Jawad, Sibtain Ahmed, Dilshad Hussain, Javerya Najeeb, Ayub Alam, Muhammad Najam-ul-Haq, Batool Fatima

“…The sensor exhibits a low detection limit, and board linear range of 0.49 µM and 0–70 µM, respectively. The low-cost electrochemical sensor is robust for up to 100 cycles. …”
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