Avaliação de oportunidades de produção mais limpa para a redução de resíduos sólidos na fabricação de tintas Evaluation of cleaner production opportunities for solid waste reductio... by Marcelo Alessandro Molinari, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas, Armando Pereira do Nascimento Filho

“…Results generated a graphical tool that provides the visual information needed to compare CP opportunities in terms of economic costs and environmental risks.…”
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State-mandated decentralized irrigation reforms: (re)thinking Africa’s irrigation commons using the state-reinforced self-governance framework by Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Thomas Yeboah, Kahad Adamu, Fuzhen Yin, Enoch Yeleliere, Thomas Padi Appai, Kwaku O Twum

“…First, the WUAs struggle to raise revenue from members who are mostly low-income farmers experiencing low farm yields, low farmgate prices, and rising farm costs. Second, the WUAs continue to (over)rely on their government supervisory authority to mobilize revenue, risking the possibility of recentralizing fiscal control in the supervisory authority and not tackling the core issues impacting farmers’ fiscal well-being. …”
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Impact of a reconstructive stage on the postoperative course in patients with oral cancer by A. A. Boyko, A. V. Karpenko, E. M. Trunin, R. R. Sibgatullin, N. S. Chumanikhina, O. M. Nikolaeva, I. A. Togo, M. G. Kostova

“…Microsurgical reconstruction is a costly and labour-consuming procedure; however, it has almost the same number of complication as reconstructive surgery with flaps with an axial blood supply.…”
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Real-World Experience of Dupilumab Treatment for Patients with COPD – A Single Center Prospective Study by Freund O, Meoded O, Arnaout T, Friedman Regev I, Kupershmidt A, Enghelberg S, Cohn-Schwartz D, Levy L, Bar-Shai A

“…Treatment limitations were costs (48%) and repeated injections (21%).Conclusion: In this case-series, dupilumab was shown to be well tolerated and was associated with lower rates of exacerbations and improved symptoms. …”
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Automatic construction of global cloud sample database based on Landsat imagery by Tao He, Guihua Huang, Lei Zhang, Daiqiang Wu, Yichuan Ma

“…In order to address problems of cloud samples required for cloud detection, such as reliance on manual interpretation, high collection costs, and limited quantity, this paper proposed a universal and automatic construction algorithm for cloud sample database (UAC-CSD) to create a large database of accurate and representative global cloud samples. …”
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Evaluating the sustainability of wheat irrigation systems: Using life cycle assessment to monitor the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus by Fereshteh Batoukhteh, Abdullah Darzi-Naftchali, Ali Motevali, Fatemeh Karandish, Markus Berger

“…A structured questionnaire was designed to obtain information on cropping areas, input consumption, field management practices, crop yield, costs, and income. Renewable energy scenarios, including 100 % renewables (RE100 %) and a 50 % grid mix (RE50 %), were modeled using Homer Pro software, and environmental impacts (EI) were assessed via LCA. …”
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Data mining methods application in reflexive adaptation realization in e-learning systems by A. S. Bozhday, Y. I. Evseeva, A. A. Gudkov

“…Finding such regularities and their subsequent analysis will make it possible to reorganize the structure of the system in a more optimal way and without human intervention, which will prolong the life cycle of the software and reduce the costs of its maintenance. Achieving this effect is important for e-learning systems, since they are quite expensive.The main results of the work include: the proposed classification of software adaptation mechanisms, taking into account the latest trends in the IT field in general and in the field of e-learning in particular; Formulation and formalization of the principle of reflexive adaptation in software systems applicable to a wide class of applied programs; The development of a universal architectural template of the software system, oriented to restructuring in the process of operation; Algorithm for self-optimization of the user interface of the software system based on methods of data mining.The development of the theoretical basis for the automatic reorganization of e-learning software will increase the flexibility of the virtual educational environment and increase the period of its exploitation. …”
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National Health Insurance Scheme Services and Patient Satisfaction: The Nigerian Experience by Egbon Henry Osarobo, Adekunle Simon Ayo

“…This has made satisfaction in healthcare services a top priority for both healthcare professionals and patients. However, the costs of healthcare services continue to be key sources of hardship for many households, hence the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) service in Nigeria to lessen the financial burden of accessing healthcare. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Primary Malnutrition and Patient Outcomes Among Individuals Admitted to Kosar Hospital, Semnan, 2022 by Maryam Nazari, Malihe Sadeghi, Negar Adineh, Atefeh Ashabi

“…Background and purpose: Malnutrition is associated with prolonged hospitalization, delayed recovery, increased mortality among hospitalized patients, and elevated hospital costs. These outcomes can be mitigated through appropriate diagnosis and timely interventions. …”
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The dynamics of life insurance demand in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis of socio-economic influences by Shaikh Masrick Hasan, Sonia Munmun, Priya Saha

“…Similarly, healthcare expenditure exhibits a significant positive effect on life insurance demand, influencing both insurance density (β = 2.0560, P < 0.01) and insurance penetration (β = 0.0024, P < 0.05), possibly due to rising healthcare costs prompting individuals to seek financial security. …”
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Results of tests of ballastless track designs on the Test Loop of JSC “VNIIZhT” by A. V. Savin, V. V. Tret’Yakov, V. N. Kaplin, A. V. Petrov, K. I. Tret’Yakov

“…The probability of a malfunction on the ballastless track is much smaller, but the risk of a sharp increase in the costs of its elimination is much higher. Tests made it possible to confirm the working capacity of the ballastless railway track for the conditions of the Russian railways, to reveal the features of the current maintenance of each design and to give recommendations on its improvement. …”
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A cross-sectional study on the assessment of adherence to cardiovascular medications in Sudan heart center. by Adil A Mahmoud, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Asim Ahmed Elnour, Osama Nasreldin E M, Vineetha Menon, Semira Abdi Beshir, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Abuelnor Mohammed, Mohamed Baraka, Fahad T Alsulami, Yousef Saeed Alqarni, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Khalid Awad Al-Kubaisi, Israa Yousif El Khidir, Kishore Ganana, Abdulla Al Amoodi

“…The cited reasons for non-adherence include forgetfulness and the costs of refilling medications. Education and age were associated with the level of adherence. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Sound Source Localization: A Review by Kunbo Xu, Zekai Zong, Dongjun Liu, Ran Wang, Liang Yu

“…Despite these advancements, current approaches face three core challenges: the insufficient integration of physical principles, prohibitive data annotation costs, and the trade-off between real-time performance and accuracy. …”
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Evaluating the effects of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices on productivity, adaptation, and mitigation indicators in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis approach by Zenebe Adimassu, Degefie Tibebe, Lulseged Tamene, Wuletawu Abera

“…However, the analysis revealed a negative effect size of up to −0.74 for income derived from drip irrigation, primarily due to the high costs of the necessary equipment. This highlights the need for reforms in duty and tax exemptions to improve farmers' profitability from drip irrigation systems. …”
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Effect of Construction Waste as a Fine Aggregate on Properties of Concrete. by Sempala, Ronald

“…Additionally, using routine construction materials like cement, fine and coarse aggregates results in significantly expensive construction costs. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to identify a different approach to dealing with the problem of these materials. …”
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Political Interference and Social Service Delivery in Kanaba Sub-County Kisoro District. by Tumushime, Bosco

“…The study concluded that political interference in social service delivery could be solved by the intervening strategies in place to reduce the rate of interference with social service delivery by political leaders like Leader's commitment, Good governance, Intuitional arrangement, Distribution of costs and benefits, and Secularism in a multi-religious society. …”
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The Effect of Price Changes on Maize Farmers in Uganda: A Case Study of Kigando Sub-County Kyankwanzi District. by Twizukye, Juliet

“…In the findings it was established that high costs of production increases the price of my produce which in turn leads to improved welfare. …”
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Investigating the Factors Affecting the Growth of Tourism in Kabale Municipality. by Amiidu, Muriisa

“…The results further indicated among the possible constraints to tourism development in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District and how can the constraints to tourism in Kabale District be mitigated/reduced include; poor hotels, distance and high transport costs, low pay for tour guides, language barrier, high priorities for international tourism by government, insecurity, poor road. …”
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Impact of Divorce on Girl Child Education in Nyakinama Sub-County Kisoro District. by Niyobyose, Sarah

“…They concluded that divorce and girl child education is attributed to several socioeconomic factors among which they include; Poverty encompasses income and non-income dimensions of deprivations, Poor parents are often unable to meet school costs such as uniforms, exercise books and other contributions for school equipment’s and buildings, Lack of adequate sanitation and good hygiene at school, Teachers, Headteachers and other people who manage the school always have negative attitudes towards girl’s education. …”
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Determinants of Performance in Physical Sciences at Uganda Certificate of Education: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ntungamo Municipality. by Muhindo, Alex

“…On teacher factors, there is a need for teachers to be more innovative and try to improvise local materials to teach physical sciences to arouse the interest of the learners, cut down on the costs of buying teaching aids, help the learners to appreciate their local environment in the study of sciences and consequently deepen their understanding of physical sciences in their context. …”
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