Cardiovascular Safety of Clonidine and Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients after Cardiac Surgery by Angelina Grest, Judith Kurmann, Markus Müller, Victor Jeger, Bernard Krüger, Donat R. Spahn, Dominique Bettex, Alain Rudiger

“…Dexmedetomidine and the low-cost drug clonidine can both be used safely in selected patients after cardiac surgery.…”
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Chemical Modifications of Cassava Peel as Adsorbent Material for Metals Ions from Wastewater by Daniel Schwantes, Affonso Celso Gonçalves, Gustavo Ferreira Coelho, Marcelo Angelo Campagnolo, Douglas Cardoso Dragunski, César Ricardo Teixeira Tarley, Alisson Junior Miola, Eduardo Ariel Völz Leismann

“…Results showed that modified cassava peels are excellent adsorbent, renewable, high availability, and low-cost materials and a feasible alternative in the removal of metals in industries.…”
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Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b’]dithiophene-4,5-diamine: A New Fluorescent Probe for the High-Sensitivity and Real-Time Visual Monitoring of Phosgene by Yingzhen Zhang, Jun Xiao, Ruiying Peng, Xueliang Feng, Haimei Mao, Kunming Liu, Zhenzhong Liu, Chunxin Ma

“…However, timely and precise monitoring of phosgene at a low cost remains a significant challenge. This work is the first to report a novel fluorescent system based on the Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT) effect, which can rapidly detect phosgene in both solution and gas phases with high sensitivity by integrating a benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b’]dithiophene-4,5-diamine (BDTA) probe. …”
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A Review of Sustainable Water Practices: Teaching High School Students to Manage and Purify Water for Daily Needs by Wisnu Prayogo, Muhammad Faris Ihsan, Fajriharish Nur Awan, Nurul Mawaddah, Zhilli Izzadati Khairuni, Harry Wibowo, Liana Atika, Trimailuzi, Naufal Tinov, Sarra Rahmadani, Fatimah Maulida, Mena Fadillia Lukman

“…This review examines the importance of teaching water management and purification to high school students, with a focus on practical, low-cost methods that can be implemented using simple tools and techniques. …”
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Natural pozzolan as a sustainable cement replacement in high-performance concrete: Effects on mechanical properties, durability, and microstructural development by Yakoub Derrouiche, Djamel Achoura, Jacqueline Saliba, Franck Cassagnabère

“…Algeria, for instance, has abundant and low-cost NP, which can significantly decrease clinker demand and enhance eco-concretes' performance. …”
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An Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Point of View to Develop Controllers of Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ngo Van Hien, Van-Thuan Truong, Ngoc-Tam Bui

“…The paper ends with trial flights and deployment results that show good feasibility to be used for a trajectory-tracking controller of a low-cost Q-UAV. In this case study, the Q-UAV controller is implemented with the simulation model in the OpenModelica tool. …”
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A hybrid wavelet-wiener noise reduction algorithm for geomagnetic signals in dynamic positioning by Mingduo Li, Jinhua Wang, Liwen Guo, Qinggang Meng, Mengqian Li, Jinliang Hou, Aoze Duan, Haotian Sun

“…However, in the case of dynamic walking, the measured geomagnetic data has large disturbance and noise, especially when using low-cost MEMS devices, which significantly impairs the accuracy of geomagnetic positioning. …”
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Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Materials from Piers: Evaluating Durability Through a Case Study by Abraham Lopez-Miguel, Jose A. Cabello-Mendez, Alejandro Moreno-Valdes, Jose T. Perez-Quiroz, Jose M. Machorro-Lopez

“…Concrete is currently the most used construction material, mainly due to its mechanical strength, chemical stability, and low cost. This material is affected by wear processes caused by the environment, which lead to a reduction in the useful life of the infrastructure in the long term. …”
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Rancang Bangun dan Studi Eksperimental Pengaruh Perbedaan Jarak Pitch dan Kemiringan Poros terhadap Kinerja Mekanik Model Turbin Ulir 2 Blade Pada Aliran Head Rendah by Yul Hizhar, Bambang Yulistianto, Suryo Darmo

“…Screw turbine has many advantages such as simple in construction and installation, low cost in operating and maintenance, and fish-friendly. …”
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Energy efficiency and productivity improvements analysis in a Brazilian steel plant: simulation model using JaamSim open source software by Rodrigo de Paula Oliveira, Wilson Trigueiro de Sousa Júnior, Roberta Alves, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, Helio Tavares de Sá Neto

“…The use of a discrete event simulation methodology and JaamSim®open-source software, provided a low-cost solution and allowed the simulation of results in the virtual scenario, after modification. …”
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Red sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) leaf sheaths as source stable pigments by Oscar Zannou, Yann Emmanuel Miassi, Kossivi Fabrice Dossa, Marcel Houngbédji, Oyeniran Bernadin Agani, Yénoukounmè E. Kpoclou, D. Sylvain Dabadé, Midimahu Vahid Aïssi, Ilkay Koca, Adéchola P. P. Kayodé, Charis M. Galanakis

“…The increasing attention on the natural pigments can be associated with the availability, dietary, low-cost, bioactivity and safety. Sorghum bicolor is a common plant crop with many health benefits commonly. 3-deoxyanthocyanidin derivatives are the predominant anthocyanidins in the leaf sheaths of red sorghum. …”
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Estimating whole-body centre of mass sway during quiet standing with inertial measurement units. by Liam H Foulger, Emma R Reiter, Calvin Kuo, Mark G Carpenter, Jean-Sébastien Blouin

“…Although typically performed in laboratory settings, the growing availability of low-cost inertial measurement units (IMUs) allows the assessment of balance in the real world. …”
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High-throughput phenotyping techniques for forage: Status, bottleneck, and challenges by Tao Cheng, Dongyan Zhang, Gan Zhang, Tianyi Wang, Weibo Ren, Feng Yuan, Yaling Liu, Zhaoming Wang, Chunjiang Zhao

“…These include establishing uniform data collection standards, designing effective algorithms to handle complex genetic and environmental interactions, deepening the cross-exploration of phenomics-genomics, solving the problem of pathological inversion of forage phenotypic growth monitoring models, and developing low-cost forage phenotypic equipment. Resolving these challenges will unlock the full potential of HTP, enabling precise identification of superior forage traits, accelerating the breeding of superior varieties, and ultimately improving forage yield.…”
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ZnO Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Method: Synthesis and Characterization by Juan Carlos Anaya-Zavaleta, Antonio Serguei Ledezma-Pérez, Carlos Gallardo-Vega, Joelis Rodríguez-Hernández, Carmen Natividad Alvarado-Canché, Perla Elvia García-Casillas, Arxel de León, Agustín Leobardo Herrera-May

“…Herein, ZnO NPs were synthesized using a hydrothermal method under varied reaction times and adding ammonium hydroxide, which provided an advantage of a low-cost, scalable, low-temperature, and environmentally friendly process. …”
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An Effective Sol-Gel-Functionalized Polyurethane Foams Solid Platform Packed Minicolumns for Complete Extraction of Chromium (VI) from Water: Kinetic, Sorption Isotherms, Thermodyn... by Effat A. Bahaidarah

“…Sorbed chromium (VI) species were recovered with NaOH (0.5 M) and analysed by spectrophotometry, which supports the utility of the sol-gel-treated PUFs as a low-cost solid extractor for water treatment.…”
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UAV-Based Survey of the Earth Pyramids at the Kuklica Geosite (North Macedonia) by Ivica Milevski, Bojana Aleksova, Slavoljub Dragićević

“…Since professional LiDAR is very expensive and still not readily available, we used a low-cost UAV (DJI Mini 4 Pro) to carry out a detailed survey. …”
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AI enabled, mobile soil pH classification with colorimetric paper sensors for sustainable agriculture. by Ademir Ferreira da Silva, Ricardo Luis Ohta, Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Matheus Esteves Ferreira, Daniel Vitor Marçal, André Botelho, Tulio Coppola, Allysson Flavio Melo de Oliveira, Murilo Bettarello, Lauren Schneider, Rodrigo Vilaça, Noorunisha Abdool, Vanderlei Junior, Wellington Furlaneti, Pedro Augusto Malanga, Mathias Steiner

“…For optimizing production yield while limiting negative environmental impact, sustainable agriculture benefits from real-time, on-the-spot chemical analysis of soil at low cost. Colorimetric paper sensors are ideal candidates, however, their automated readout and analysis in the field is needed. …”
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Integration of wireless power transfer and low power wide area networks in IoT applications—A review by Molefi J. Makhetha, Elisha D. Markus, Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz

“…On the other hand, low power wide area networks (LPWANs) provide low-power consumption, low bandwidth interaction between IoTs and the cloud, all which are traits of low-cost solutions for long range communication. Conversely, due to these devices’ locations (hard-to-reach/hazardous), it is a challenge to sustainably charge them and for the power sources or their mechanisms to last for longer term. …”
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Response in Ambient Low Temperature Plasma Ionization Compared to Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization for Mass Spectrometry by Andreas Kiontke, Susan Billig, Claudia Birkemeyer

“…Although ambient MS is a rather new field of research, the interest in further developing the corresponding techniques and enhancing their performance is very strong due to their simplicity and often low cost of manufacturing. A precondition for improving the performance of such ion sources is a profound understanding how ionization works and which parameters determine signal response. …”
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Solution-Based Ultraviolet Photodiode with ZnO Nanoparticle/Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Polystyrene Sulfonate Heterojunction and Negative Capacitance by Jin Li, Xin Chang, Shunpu Li, Yi Zhang, Daping Chu

“…The demand for high-performance UV detectors with low cost and easy fabrication drives the development of novel materials and structures such as wide-bandgap semiconductors, polymers, photodiodes, and phototransistors. …”
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