Poultry Litter Feeding Ban: Implications of the 2nd Interim Rule for Animal Feeding by Matt Hersom, Dale Dubberly, Kelly Friend

“…Issuance of this interim rule has raised concerns in the Florida poultry industry concerning disposal of the poultry litter by-product and in the Florida cattle industry concerning the loss of a low-cost alternative feed source. This document is AN150, one of a series of the Department of Animal Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. …”
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Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Partially Precast Partially Encased Assembled Composite Beams by Liufeng Zhang, Yinghua Yang

“…In view of the characteristics of a high floor and the heavy load of logistics buildings, a partially prefabricated partially encased assembled composite beam (PPEC) is proposed in order to achieve the low cost construction of such buildings. In this research, the mechanical properties of PPEC beams were studied experimentally. …”
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The Challenges of Spirometric Diagnosis of COPD by Adriana Maldonado-Franco, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Alirio R. Bastidas Goyes, Daniel A. Botero-Rosas

“…Due to its simplicity, portability, and low cost, spirometry has been established as the main tool to detect this condition, but its flawed performance makes it an imperfect COPD diagnosis gold standard. …”
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30 years of CNES parabolic flights for the benefit of the scientific community by Rouquette, Sébastien

“…The use of parabolic flights is complementary to other microgravity carriers, and preparatory to manned space missions onboard the International Space Station and other manned spacecraft, around the Earth or beyond, to the Moon for example.The main advantages of parabolic flights for microgravity investigations are the short turn-around time, the relatively low cost, the flexibility of experimental approach, the possibility of direct intervention by investigators on board the aircraft during and between parabolas, and the possibility of modifying the experiment set-up between flights.…”
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Optimal and Nonlinear Dynamic Countermeasure under a Node-Level Model with Nonlinear Infection Rate by Xulong Zhang, Chenquan Gan

“…Finally, some numerical examples are given to illustrate the main results, from which it is found that (1) the proposed optimal strategy can achieve a low level of infections at a low cost and (2) adjusting nonlinear infection and countermeasure rates and tradeoff factor can be conductive to the containment of virus propagation with less cost.…”
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Detection of Intermittent Fault for Discrete-Time Systems with Output Dead-Zone: A Variant Tobit Kalman Filtering Approach by Jie Huang, Xiao He

“…Dead-zone phenomenon exists in many real practical systems due to the employment of low-cost commercial off-the-shelf sensors. Two Bernoulli random variables are utilized to model the dead-zone effect and a variant formation of Tobit Kalman filter is brought forward to generate a residual that can indicate the occurrence of an intermittent fault. …”
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Effect of Apogee and Ponnax on Stolon Production and Yield of Florida-Grown Strawberry. by John R. Duval, Elizabeth Golden

“…Hence, manual labor must be used to remove runners in the fruiting field at a cost of $40 to $60 per acre. If a low-cost chemical means could be found to reduce or eliminate runner production in the fruiting field, producers would benefit greatly. …”
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Aspergillus nidulans: A Potential Resource of the Production of the Native and Heterologous Enzymes for Industrial Applications by Amit Kumar

“…A. nidulans has shown the potential to utilize low-cost substrates such as wheat bran, rice straw, sugarcane bagasse, rice bran, coir pith, black gram residue, and chicken feathers to produce enzymes cost-effectively. …”
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The effect of environmental awareness as a moderation on determinants of green product purchase intention by A.S. Rama, . Yasri, P. Susanto

“…The population in this study is Generation Y in West Sumatra, who intend to buy low-cost green cars. This study used a nonprobability approach in the sample selection. …”
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The use of low-density EEG for the classification of PPA and MCI by Panteleimon Chriskos, Panteleimon Chriskos, Kyriaki Neophytou, Christos A. Frantzidis, Christos A. Frantzidis, Jessica Gallegos, Alexandros Afthinos, Chiadi U. Onyike, Argye Hillis, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Kyrana Tsapkini, Kyrana Tsapkini

“…ObjectiveDissociating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is an important, yet challenging task. Given the need for low-cost and time-efficient classification, we used low-density electroencephalography (EEG) recordings to automatically classify PPA, MCI and healthy control (HC) individuals. …”
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Ultralight aircraft and conventional digital cameras as an alternative for urban mapping by Román Edén Parra-Galaviz, Manuel de Jesús Pérez-Valdez, Omar Llanes-Cárdenas, Lennin Enrique Amador-Castro, Rafael Macías-Segura, Ciro de la Concepción Díaz-Hernández, Alberto Gaxiola

“…This was validated as a low-cost, valuable tool for municipal authorities in small to medium-sized cities, where resources are often more limited than in larger cities.…”
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The Simulation of a Surface Plasmon Resonance Metallic Grating for Maximizing THz Sensitivity in Refractive Index Sensor Application by Asmar Sathukarn, Chia Jia yi, Sakoolkan Boonruang, Mati Horprathum, Khwanchai Tantiwanichapan, Kiattiwut Prasertsuk, Chayut Thanapirom, Woraprach Kusolthossakul, Kittipong Kasamsook

“…The well-developed designed grating introduces a promising, low-cost, and easily fabricated THz refractive index sensor.…”
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Interpreting Dye Test Results for Improved Drip Irrigation Management for the Mulched Vegetable-Production Systems in South Florida by Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt, Gregory Hendricks

“… On-farm dye tests provide simple, low-cost methods to understand how water and dissolved nutrients (e.g., nitrogen) will move within beds at a given farm. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF PREFERANCE OF HOMEOPATHICF TO ALLOPATHIC TREATMENT by Aymen Naeem

“…The reasons for high utilization of homeopathic medicines can be attributed to the high efficacy, low cost, better taste, minimum side effects and forefathers trend. …”
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Random Emission and Control of Whispering Gallery Mode Using Flexible Optical Fiber by Bingyang Cao, Zhen He, Weili Zhang

“…Axially uniform optical fibers provide a low-cost, scalable platform for the emission of whispering gallery mode (WGM) lasers. …”
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Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Intercommunication in the Internet of Things Environments by Youngseok Chung, Seokjin Choi, Dongho Won

“…Moreover, we only use low cost functions, such as hash functions and exclusive-OR operations in consideration of limited computing power of the thing.…”
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Low-maintenance subtropical green roofs. Spontaneous vegetation and substrate deph by Brenda Chaves Coelho Leite, Lucas Gobatti, Isabela Gamba Huttenlocher

“… Spontaneous and ruderal plants can be the key to a low-cost, low-maintenance urban Green Infrastructure that can adapt to the local climate context. …”
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Adsorption of Crystal Violet onto Adsorbents Derived from Agricultural Wastes: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies by LK Akinola, AM Umar

“…This study demonstrates the suitability of GS and BP as low-cost adsorbents for removing crystal violet from industrial wastewater.…”
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EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF A VENTURI TUBE AS A DIDACTIC TOOL FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING by Felipe Orlando da Costa, Jéssica Trindade Martins, Caio Guilherme Sales Ferreira, Giovanna Kellen Tavares de Andrade, Felipe Leonardo Barcelos Mateus, Renata de Aquino Brito Lima Corrêa

“…The system was constructed with materials of low-cost and easy access. The experimental results for the flow and pressure drop were compared with theorical values and with additional data obtained by the use of a numerical and computational method (CFD). …”
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Fungal- and Algal-Derived Synthesis of Various Nanoparticles and Their Applications by Anugrah Michael, Aniket Singh, Arpita Roy, Md. Rabiul Islam

“…Greener synthesis through fungus and algae done through bioreduction by biomolecules or enzymes present in them is low-energy, low-cost, and needs a low-temperature environment, providing a unique technique for the manufacture of various metallic nanoparticles utilized in an array of industries and healthcare.…”
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