IS BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER (BOT) SYSTEM AN EFFECTIVE INITIATIVE COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT METHOD IN STUDENT HOUSING PROVISION IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY? by Job Taiwo Gbadegesin, Matthew Oluwole Oyewole

“…This paper examines stakeholders’ perception in Nigeria on the effectiveness of BOT as a private finance initiative (PFI) for student housing provision and compares it with traditional procurement method (TPM). …”
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Safe and Effective Prescription of Exercise in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Rationale and Methods for an Integrated Knowledge Translation Study by Pat G Camp, W Darlene Reid, Cristiane Yamabayashi, Dina Brooks, Donna Goodridge, Frank Chung, Darcy D Marciniuk, Andrea Neufeld, Alison Hoens

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Performance of an Effective SAR Polarimetric Calibration Method Using Polarimetric Active Radar Calibrators: Numerical Simulations and LT-1 Experiments by Yibin Chen, Liang Li, Guikun Liu, Zhengshuai Li

“…The effectiveness and precision of the method were validated through calibration experiments conducted on the L-band polarimetric synthetic-aperture radar aboard the LT-1 satellite. …”
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Enhancing sustainability in the production of palm oil: creative monitoring methods using YOLOv7 and YOLOv8 for effective plantation management by Istiyak Mudassir Shaikh, Mohammad Nishat Akhtar, Abdul Aabid, Omar Shabbir Ahmed

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Geometric modulation: A more effective method of steerable ELF/VLF wave generation with continuous HF heating of the lower ionosphere by M. B. Cohen, U. S. Inan, M. A. Golkowski

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An Effective Pipeline Vibration Trend Prediction Method Based on Adaptive Chirp Mode Decomposition and Long Short-Term Neural Networks by Tao Qi, Yong Wang, Zhike Peng

“…Finally, the effectiveness of the method is demonstrated through both numerical simulations and field experiments.…”
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An improved underivatized, cost-effective, validated method for six short-chain fatty organic acids by high-performance liquid chromatography by Esther A. Olonimoyo, Naresh Kumar Amradi, Stephanie Lansing, Akua A. Asa-Awuku, Candice M. Duncan

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A highly cost-effective, eco-friendly tissue lysis and extraction method for faster DNA isolation from fish fin. by Pritam Lenka, Namrata Singh, Deepra Ghosh, Vivekanand Mahato, Sajalendu Ghosh

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Recent advances in applications of green nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery: a comprehensive review of different characterization methods and effective parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

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Water resource management in tourism hotspot: A cost-effective, semi-automatic method for monitoring the diffusion of residential swimming pools by Giuseppe Cillis, Rosa Coluzzi, Luca Salvati, Andrea Colantoni, Bogdana Nosava, Vito Imbrenda, Maria Lanfredi

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MEL-YOLO: A Novel YOLO Network With Multi-Scale, Effective, and Lightweight Methods for Small Object Detection in Aerial Images by Yang Yang, Fangtao Feng, Guisuo Liu, Juxing Di

“…In this article, we propose a novel YOLO model with multi-scale, effective, and lightweight methods for traffic small object detection, termed MEL-YOLO. …”
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WCN24-1050 METHOD FOR AN EFFECTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF PARATHYROID GLANDS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HYPERPARATHYROIDISM FOR ADEQUATE PARATHYROIDECTOMY AND ITS RESULTS by Renata Vakhitova, Sergey Zinchenko, Ilfat Galiev, Rafael Minabutdinov

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An effective method to purify Plasmodium falciparum DNA directly from clinical blood samples for whole genome high-throughput sequencing. by Sarah Auburn, Susana Campino, Taane G Clark, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Issaka Zongo, Robert Pinches, Magnus Manske, Valentina Mangano, Daniel Alcock, Elisa Anastasi, Gareth Maslen, Bronwyn Macinnis, Kirk Rockett, David Modiano, Christopher I Newbold, Ogobara K Doumbo, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

“…Highly parallel sequencing technologies permit cost-effective whole genome sequencing of hundreds of Plasmodium parasites. …”
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Cost-Effective Method for Dissolved Oxygen Sensing with Electrodeposited n-Cu₂O Thin-Film Semiconductors by H. E. Wijesooriya, J. A. Seneviratne, K. M. D. C. Jayathilaka, W. T. R. S. Fernando, P. L. A. K. Piyumal, A. L. A. K. Ranaweera, S. R. D. Kalingamudali, L. S. R. Kumara, O. Seo, O. Sakata, R. P. Wijesundera

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Increasing robustness of pairwise methods for effective connectivity in magnetic resonance imaging by using fractional moment series of BOLD signal distributions by Natalia Z. Bielczyk, Alberto Llera, Jan K. Buitelaar, Jeffrey C. Glennon, Christian F. Beckmann

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Full grading detection method of earth-rock materials by combining preliminary screening and video image recognition by Huawei Zhou, Liang Zhu, Yihong Zhou, Dongfeng Li, Tao Fang, Chunju Zhao, Zhipeng Liang, Fang Wang, Lei Lei

“…Second, an extraction model for the effective frame is constructed, along with a mathematical model for full gradation conversion that takes into account the slip velocity of earth-rock particles, based on the image preprocessing and particle contour feature extraction method for earth-rock materials. …”
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A novel method for evaluation of the maintenance impact in the health of industrial components by F. Javier Bellido-Lopez, Miguel A. Sanz-Bobi, Antonio Muñoz, Daniel Gonzalez-Calvo, Tomas Alvarez-Tejedor

“…This study presents a novel method for evaluating maintenance effectiveness in industrial systems, built around the concept of “risk curves” as quantitative indicators of failure. …”
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Virtual bronchoscopy, importance of the method, application and prospects for tumors of the trachea and bronchi by M. A. Mitev, N. Trajkova, D. Arabadzhiev, S. Valkanov, N. Georgieva, E. Obretenov

“…The majority of the examined studies relate to the diagnosis of new formations of the respiratory tract, preparation for surgery, assessment of the results of surgery, etc. VB is a noninvasive method allowing to examine the smallest bronchi. Relatively few studies in Bulgaria as well as the ensured during recent years new modern equipment for VB and MDCT, provide great opportunities for making VB examinations to study the effectiveness and its wide application in daily X-ray practice.…”
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Efficient Particle Capture and Release Method for DNA Library Preparation on Microfluidics by Zihan Song, Yihui Wu, Fengfeng Shu, Xiao Lv, Junyu Dong, Huan Li

“…These processes were further validated through experimental methods. During the release process, the trajectory of magnetic particles under the synergistic effect of flow field and magnetic field aligned with expectations. …”
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Thermal Effect Estimation of Smartphone Virtual Reality Headsets on Human Eye by Finite Element Method by Niyazi Uluaydın, Selim Şeker

“…Smartphones (SP) terminals are becoming the most popular media for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) effects with their central processing unit (CPU) and video capabilities. …”
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