An Analysis of Factors Contributing to Cost Overruns in the Global Construction Industry by Ahmed Mohammed Abdelalim, Maram Salem, Mohamed Salem, Manal Al-Adwani, Mohamed Tantawy

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Historical Overview of Cuba’s Costs of Sugar Production 1959-2005 by G. B. Hagelberg, José Alvarez

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Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospital cost of care. by Tricia J Johnson, Joshua Longcoy, Sumihiro Suzuki, Zeynep Isgor, Elizabeth B Lynch

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Although studies have evaluated the hospital cost of care associated with treating patients with COVID-19, there are no studies that compare the hospital cost of care among racial and ethnic groups based on detailed cost accounting data. …”
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Efficient Differential Diagnosis using Cost-aware Active Testing by Emile van Gerwen, Leonardo Barbini, Michael Borth, Robert Passmann

“…Combining all these possible steps into one probabilistic and causal reasoning framework, we I) stepwise generate the diagnostic model systematically to correctly cover the interplay of observations and diagnostic interventions, and II) provide decision support based on counterfactuals for the selection of the next diagnostic step, countering the vast number of possible actions that arise in machine diagnostic processes, considering costs of actions to minimize the expected overall cost of the diagnosis. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Cost Estimation Models for Office Buildings by Guolong Chen, Simin Zheng, Xiaorui He, Xian Liang, Xiaohui Liao

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COST MANAGEMENT AS A CRITICAL PART OF THE BANK FINANCE MANAGEMENT by Alexander V. Tutunnik, Ekaterina A. Isaeva

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Development of cost functions for wastewater treatment by sequential batch reactor by Bhaskar Sengupta, Abhisek Roy, Somnath Mukherjee

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The ‘Superheroes’ project: Design and fabrication of low-cost personalized prostheses by María González-García, Andrés Meana-Fernández, Deva Menéndez-Teleña, Ramón Rubio-García

“…Myoelectric prostheses, controlled by voluntary muscle contractions, can restore some functionality; however, they are costly, complex, and inaccessible, particularly for children who require frequent updates as they grow. …”
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STRUCTURE OF INVESTMENT COSTS OF DAIRY SHEEP BREEDING FARMS IN BULGARIA by Tsvetana HARIZANOVA – METODIEVA, Nikola METODIEV

“…The purpose of the research was to analyze the structure of the investment costs for the establishment of dairy sheep breeding farms in Bulgaria, as well as to explore some indicators, characterizing the activity of the farms under this study. …”
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The Cost of Heat: Health and Economic Burdens in Three Brazilian Cities by Daniela Debone, Nilton Manuel Évora do Rosário, Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia

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Co-benefits of nature-based solutions exceed the costs of implementation by Alberto González-García, Ignacio Palomo, Anna Codemo, Mirco Rodeghiero, Titouan Dubo, Améline Vallet, Sandra Lavorel

“…However, detailed quantitative analyses of these benefits and the cost effectiveness of such initiatives are limited. …”
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Cost of whole genome sequencing for non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica. by Laura Ford, Kathryn Glass, Deborah A Williamson, Vitali Sintchenko, Jennifer M B Robson, Emily Lancsar, Russell Stafford, Martyn D Kirk

“…<h4>Background</h4>While whole genome sequencing (WGS) may be more expensive than traditional testing and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), simple cost comparisons ignore the potential for WGS to reduce the societal costs of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica through public health action to prevent illness.…”
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Costs of typhoid vaccination for international travelers from the United States by Heesoo Joo, Brian A. Maskery, Louise K. Francois Watkins, Joohyun Park, Kristina M. Angelo, Eric S. Halsey

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Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus by A. V. Rudakova, N. I. Briko, Yu. V. Lobzin, I. S. Namazova-Baranova, S. N. Avdeev, V. A. Korshunov, M. P. Kostinov, G. I. Ignatova, E. V. Blinova, A. V. Kontsevaya, R. V. Shepel, I. Yu. Drozdova, O. M. Drapkina

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Weighing the Cost of Expectations that Students Complete Legal Work Experience by Anne Hewitt, Laura Grenfell, Hadieh Abiyat, Mikeyli Hendry, Joanna Howe, Sam Whittaker

“…These data sources shed new light on the costs of expectations that graduates should already have practical legal work on their CVs, which calls into question the broad encouragement of work experience by universities, legal firms, and law societies.…”
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Life cycle cost-effectiveness estimation and optimization method for satellite by ZHAO Jianyu, WANG Jingyan, CHENG Zhuo, JIAO Jian, CHENG Yao

Subjects: “…life cycle|effectiveness estimation|cost estimation|cost-effectiveness optimization…”
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Une voiture low cost pour les pays riches by Tommaso Pardi

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Cost-efficiency of mastitis control strategies on smallholder dairy farms by A. Fadillah, B.H.P. van den Borne, Y.H. Schukken, O.N. Poetri, H. Hogeveen

“…The objectives of this study were to estimate the costs associated with mastitis on Indonesian smallholder dairy farms and evaluate the cost-efficiency of various mastitis control strategies. …”
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The price is right: have costs and value come full-circle? by William R. Smith, Jr.

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DECREASING THE COST OF WIND TURBINE WITH VERTICALLY INSTALLED ROTOR WHEEL by Anisimov V.K.

“…The cost dependence of the most expensive parts of the vertical rotor windmill and their sizes (height and diameter) was studied. …”
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