Review on the Millimeter-Wave Generation Techniques Based on Photon Assisted for the RoF Network System by Jiangnan Xiao, Chuang Zhao, Xingxing Feng, Xu Dong, Jiangli Zuo, Jun Ming, Ye Zhou

“…The mm-wave communication technology based on photon assisted can overcome the bandwidth bottleneck of electronic devices and provide the potential for developing the low-cost infrastructure demand of broadband mobile services. …”
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A tale for two roles: Root-secreted methyl ferulate inhibits P. nicotianae and enriches the rhizosphere Bacillus against black shank disease in tobacco by Siqi Ma, Qianru Chen, Yanfen Zheng, Tingting Ren, Rui He, Lirui Cheng, Ping Zou, Changliang Jing, Chengsheng Zhang, Yiqiang Li

“…The great dual effect of methyl ferulate on the control of phytopathogens and its low cost enable a novel potential avenue for controlling soil-borne fungal diseases. …”
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A Lightweight YOLO Model for Rice Panicle Detection in Fields Based on UAV Aerial Images by Zixuan Song, Songtao Ban, Dong Hu, Mengyuan Xu, Tao Yuan, Xiuguo Zheng, Huifeng Sun, Sheng Zhou, Minglu Tian, Linyi Li

“…Overall, the YOLO-Rice model demonstrates enhanced robustness and real-time detection capabilities, achieving higher accuracy and making it well-suited for deployment on low-cost portable devices. This model offers effective support for rice yield estimation, as well as for cultivation and breeding applications.…”
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Twelve-Month Retention in and Impact of Enhance®Fitness on Older Adults in Hawai‘i by Michiyo Tomioka, Kathryn L. Braun, Yan Yan Wu, Kay Holt, Paula Keele, Lori Tsuhako, Johnny Yago

“…Enhance®Fitness is a low-cost group exercise program designed specifically for older adults (60+ years) to improve physical performance. …”
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A Review on Performance Calculation and Design Methodologies for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Blades by Rongyu Zha, Siyuan Wu, Chang Cai, Xiaohui Liu, Dian Wang, Chaoyi Peng, Xuebin Feng, Qiuhua Chen, Xiaohui Zhong, Qing’an Li

“…The efficient, low-cost, and large-scale development and utilization of offshore wind energy resources is an inevitable trend for future growth. …”
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On the measurement of microclimate by Ilya M. D. Maclean, James P. Duffy, Stef Haesen, Sanne Govaert, Pieter De Frenne, Thomas Vanneste, Jonathan Lenoir, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Marcus W. Rhodes, Koenraad Van Meerbeek

“…We demonstrate that reasonably accurate estimates of air temperature can be obtained with low‐cost and unshielded ultrafine‐wire thermocouples that possess low thermal emissivity and a highly reflective surface. …”
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Developing a method for root-zone soil moisture monitoring at the field scale using remote sensing and simulation modeling by Hamideh Noory, Morteza Khoshsima, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Salar Pashapour

“…We herein propose a method for integration of low-cost, available, multi-source data, including field data (crop, soil, and weather) and high-resolution satellite data (Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8) into a soil–water–atmosphere–plant (SWAP) model to provide daily, accurate surface- and root-zone SM at the field scale that can inform optimal management of irrigation water. …”
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Novel Fusion Technique for High-Performance Automated Crop Edge Detection in Smart Agriculture by F. Martinez, James B. Romaine, P. Johnson, A. Cardona Ruiz, Pablo Millan Gata

“…For the training of each methods, a custom database has been created using a low-cost, low-power custom IoT node deployed on a real farm to provide the most accurate data. …”
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Building a near-infrared (NIR) soil spectral dataset and predictive machine learning models using a handheld NIR spectrophotometerZenodo by Colleen Partida, Jose Lucas Safanelli, Sadia Mannan Mitu, Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad, Yufeng Ge, Richard Ferguson, Keith Shepherd, Jonathan Sanderman

“…This near-infrared spectral dataset consists of 2,106 diverse mineral soil samples scanned, on average, on six different units of the same low-cost commercially available handheld spectrophotometer. …”
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The application of emerging technologies for the quality and safety evaluation of oilseeds and edible oils by Xue Li, Wenwen Liu, Lu Xiao, Jie Zhao, Yan Chen, Liangxiao Zhang, Peiwu Li, Dolores Pérez-Marín, Xu Wang

“…Classical techniques widely used to detect the safety and quality attributes of oilseeds and edible oils often involve time-consuming and tedious operation; therefore, the development of low cost, rapid and non-destructive detection method is necessary. …”
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An Open-Source 3D Printed Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping by Francisco Yumbla, Emiliano Quinones Yumbla, Erick Mendoza, Cristobal Lara, Javier Pagalo, Efraín Terán, Redhwan Algabri, Myeongyun Doh, Tuan Luong, Hyungpil Moon

“…This research focuses on the design of a three-finger adaptive gripper using additive manufacturing and electromechanical actuators, with the purpose of providing a low-cost, efficient, and reliable solution for easy integration with any robot arm for industrial and research purposes. …”
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β-Fructofuranosidase and β –D-Fructosyltransferase from New Aspergillus carbonarius PC-4 Strain Isolated from Canned Peach Syrup: Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Enzyme Pr... by Gustavo Carvalho do Nascimento, Ryhára Dias Batista, Claudia Cristina Auler do Amaral Santos, Ezequiel Marcelino da Silva, Fabrício Coutinho de Paula, Danylo Bezerra Mendes, Deyla Paula de Oliveira, Alex Fernando de Almeida

“…A. carbonarius PC-4 is a new promising strain for invertase and FTase production from low cost carbon sources, whose synthesized enzymes are suitable for the production of inverted sugar, fructose syrups, and fructooligosaccharides.…”
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Spin‐coating fabrication of high‐yield and uniform organic thin‐film transistors via a primer template growth by Zhenxin Yang, Jiale Su, Junzhan Wang, Xuanhe Li, Fushun Li, Juntao Hu, Nan Chen, Zhang Tao, Delong Yang, Deng‐Ke Wang, Qiang Zhu, Yuhui Liao, Zheng‐Hong Lu

“…Abstract Solution coating of organic semiconductors offers great potential for achieving low‐cost and high‐throughput manufacturing of large‐area and flexible electronics. …”
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Oxygenase Enzyme Activity and Compound Profile in Hydrocarbon Bioremediation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Rhodococcus erythropolis Consortium by Adi Tiya Yanuar, Abd. Aziz Amin, Lutfi Ni'matus Salamah, Frentina Murty Sujadi, Ekwan Nofa Wiratno, Citra Satrya Utama Dewi, Andi Kurniawan

“…Bioremediation is an alternative method for degrading contaminants due to its eco-friendliness and low cost. During bioremediation, the enzyme oxygenase is produced by bacteria to degrade pollutants. …”
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Development of a Recombinant Omicron BA.1 Subunit Vaccine Candidate in Pichia pastoris by Sibel Kalyoncu, Dogu Sayili, Ayca Zeybek Kuyucu, Hakan Soyturk, Seyda Gullu, Busra Ersayan, Ibrahim Oguzhan Tarman, Mehmet Ender Avci, Olcay Mert, Umut Haskok, Ege Tekin, Huseyin Akinturk, Ridvan Orkut, Aysegul Demirtas, Idil Tilmensagir, Ceren Ulker, Bilgi Gungor, Mehmet Inan

“…ABSTRACT Low‐cost and safe vaccines are needed to fill the vaccine inequity gap for future pandemics. …”
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Digital Information Exchange Between the Public and Researchers in Health Studies: Scoping Review by Nazli Soltani, Thilo Dietz, Doris Ochterbeck, Jens Dierkes, Katja Restel, Lara Christianson, Karina Karolina De Santis, Hajo Zeeb

“…The main facilitators were the consideration of any stakeholder perspectives and needs to clarify expectations and responsibilities, the use of modern or low-cost communication technologies and public-oriented language, and continuous communication of the health study process. …”
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Setup of a densely distributed and quality-controlled meteorological sensor network in Pune, India, for urban microclimate research and citizen participation in the context of clim... by N. Eingrüber, W. Korres, U. Löhnert, K. Schneider

“…The measurement locations of the standardized, low cost and expandable measurement network in Pune cover the full range of surface characteristics from vegetated parks to street canyons and from built-up inner courtyards to open areas, representing the heterogeneity of the microclimatic conditions within that study area. …”
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil by F. Anguebes-Franseschi, A. Bassam, M. Abatal, O. May Tzuc, C. Aguilar-Ucán, A. T. Wakida-Kusunoki, S. E. Diaz-Mendez, L. C. San Pedro

“…The study indicates the feasibility of manufacturing biodiesel using Amazon sailfin catfish biomass oil as a low-cost raw material. It represents an environmental option to mitigate a global problem of atmospheric pollution, and at the same time, it shows a commercial alternative to reduce the ecological impact caused by this fish in the diverse ecosystems to which it has spread. …”
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Capital formation and production of carbon emissions in low-carbon development by E.S. Siregar, S.U. Sentosa, A. Satrianto

“…The   government must strive for promoting eco-friendly agricultural practices with mitigated through outreach programs involving experts who educate farmers on minimizing emissions, reducing carbon emissions from pesticide with using biochar sourced from empty palm fruit bunches and also rice straw which is very easy to obtain at a low cost and is environmentally friendly, and emphasizing environmental preservation policies in the industrial sector like industrial transformation efforts with an effective approach to reducing carbon emissions such as restructuring various aspects of industrial activities, including investment, final demand, intensity and production methods. …”
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Plant-Based Antigen Production Strategy for SARS-CoV-2 Nucleoprotein and RBD and Its Application for Detection of Antibody Responses in COVID-19 Patients by Katerina Takova, Valeria Tonova, Ivan Minkov, Eugenia S. Mardanova, Nikolai V. Ravin, Stanislav Kotsev, Maria Pishmisheva, Gergana Zahmanova

“…During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the development of efficient serological tests for monitoring the dynamics of the disease as well as the immune response after illness or vaccination was critical. In this regard, low-cost and fast production of immunogenic antigens is essential for the rapid development of diagnostic serological kits. …”
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