Impact and costs of injuries in professional basketball: Insights from a four-season analysis by Adrián Rubio-Jiménez, Javier Peña, Adriá Sabata, Toni Caparrós, Martí Casals

“…Injuries in professional basketball affect player performance and generate significant costs. This study analyzed the incidence and economic impact of 102 injuries in a team from the ACB League over four seasons, with an injury rate of 5.85 injuries per 1,000 hours, higher during games. …”
Get full text

Decisions and Coordination in a Capacity Sharing Supply Chain considering Production Cost Misreporting by Daozhi Zhao, Hongshuai Han

“…When the sales revenue-sharing proportion, cost-sharing proportion, and service fee satisfy certain conditions, the sales revenue-sharing and cost-sharing contract can avoid the capacity provider’s cost misreporting behavior and coordinate the supply chain.…”
Get full text

Hub-and-spoke network design to optimize government subsidy costs for maritime transportation in Indonesia by Windra Priatna Humang, Djoko Prijo Utomo, Hasriwan Putra, Dedy Arianto, Rutma Pujiwat, Sucipto, Dwi Phalita Upahita, Nur Fitriana, Maharani Almira Salsabilla, Yustina Niken Raharina Hendra, Asep Yayat Nurhidayat, Mega Novetrishka Putri, Mohamad Ivan Aji Saputro, Amelia Santoso, Ivan Kristianto Singgih, Dina Natalia Prayogo, Indri Hapsari, Olyvia Novawanda, Stefanus Soegiharto, Jerry Agus Arlianto

“…Indonesia's maritime freight transportation system is characterized by inefficiencies stemming from high logistics costs and an unsustainable government subsidy structure. …”
Get full text

The dengue disquisition: A low-cost public housing conundrum in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Nabila AbuBakar, Jerzy M. Behnke, Norhidayu Sahimin, Xiaoye Kang, Siti Nursyahirah Mohd Shahar, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain

Get full text

Sustainable and cost-effective metastable white cast iron powder for the degradation of textile dyes by Noor Tayyaba, Federico Scaglione, Ali Shaukat, Paola Rizzi

“…This research will contribute to developing a new, highly efficient, and low-cost method for treating organic dye wastewater.…”
Get full text

Sizing Accuracy of Low-Cost Optical Particle Sensors Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions by Prakash Gautam, Andrew Ramirez, Salix Bair, William Patrick Arnott, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Hans Moosmüller, Xiaoliang Wang

Subjects: Get full text

Low-Cost and Readily Available Tissue Carriers for the Boston Keratoprosthesis: A Review of Possibilities by Andrea Cruzat, Allyson Tauber, Anita Shukla, Eleftherios I. Paschalis, Roberto Pineda, Claes H. Dohlman

“…These alternative tissue carriers for the B-KPro are discussed with special regard to safety, practicality, and cost for the developing world.…”
Get full text

ESG Ratings, Agency Cost and Corporate Performance: The Case of Chinese Firms in 2009-2023 by Yuefeng Xu, Shuangao Wang, Tiezheng Wang, Qintao Fan, Michael Chak Sham Wong

Subjects: Get full text

Using Low-Cost Sensors and Citizen Science: Assessing Thermal Inequality in African Slums by S. A. Sampson, A. Abascal, J. Wang, S. Vanhuysse, I. Rodríguez Carreño, I. Garcia Ruiz, M. Kuffer

“…This study explores the use of low-cost sensors and citizen science initiatives to measure air temperature with higher spatial resolution in informal and surrounding formal settlements. …”
Get full text

A Cost of Misclassification Adjustment Approach for Estimating Optimal Cut-Off Point for Classification by O.-A. Ampomah, R. Minkah, G. Kallah-Dagadu, E. N. N. Nortey

“…To achieve this aim, the study modified univariate discriminant functions by incorporating the error cost of misclassification penalties involved. By doing so, we can systematically shift the cut-off point within its measurement range till the optimal point is obtained. …”
Get full text

A cost-benefit analysis of using wastewater monitoring to guide typhoid vaccine campaigns by Aparna Keshaviah, Agha Ali Akram, Dheeya Rizmie, Ian Raxter, Rezaul Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Afroza Jannat Suchana, Farjana Jahan, Aninda Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Megan B. Diamond, Anthony Louis D’Agostino

Subjects: Get full text

Hybrid Powerplant Design and Energy Management for UAVs: Enhancing Autonomy and Reducing Operational Costs by Javier A. Quintana, Carlos Bordons, Sergio Esteban, Julian Delgado

“…This study integrates experimental data (wind tunnel and fuel cells) with real-time EMS strategies, and simulation-based predictions indicate practical improvements in endurance and cost reduction, as well as an increase in flight autonomy of 50%.…”
Get full text

Deconstruction of a prefabricated concrete building designed for disassembly–cost comparison of deconstruction and demolition by Pyry Harsunen, Ulrika Uotila, Tuomo Joensuu, Arto Saari

Subjects: Get full text

Design and implementation of a low-cost datalogger for solar irradiance and PV module temperature by Edickson Bobo Yungho, Eustace Mbaka Nfah, Tchendjeu Achille Ecladore Tchahou

“…This paper presents a simple and cost-effective datalogger that measures the irradiance, relative humidity, module, and environmental temperatures. …”
Get full text

Ergonomic Framework to Enhance Sustainable Cost-Effective Process in A Fashion and Designed Industry by Kenneth Ugo Udeze, Gracious Amarachukwu Nwafor

Subjects: Get full text

Small Size and Low Cost UHF RFID Tag Antenna Mountable on Metallic Objects by Sergio López-Soriano, Josep Parrón

“…In this contribution, a small size and low cost tag antenna for identifying metal objects in the European UHF band (865–868 MHz) is presented. …”
Get full text

Cost-effectiveness of open vs. laparoscopic gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer in China by Min Lai, YanTing Li, Ning Lan, Wenzhen Yuan

Subjects: “…Cost-effectiveness analysis…”
Get full text

Rice husk templated water treatment sludge as low cost dye and metal adsorbent by Nasser H. Shalaby, Emad M.M. Ewais, Riyad M. Elsaadany, Adel Ahmed

“…The preparation of adsorbents at low cost as alternatives to the expensive ones in the treatment processes of water and wastewater is the interest of the researchers worldwide. …”
Get full text

WCN24-1629 LOW-COST KIDNEY MODEL FOR ULTRASOUND GUIDED BIOPSY TRAINING by Hazem Abo shousha, Hassan Foula, Zaghloul Gouda, Walid Hemida, Salwa Zaghloul, Mennahallah Magdy, Ghada Mashaal

Get full text

Elephant Grass Silage with Pelleted Citrus Pulp: Chemical Composition, Digestibility, and Feedlot Costs by C. R. Barbosa, M. M. E. Santos, P. R. L. Meirelles, R. N. S. Torres, W. A. Baldassini, C. Costa

“…Based on economic analysis, we recommend the use of silage prepared from Capiaçu harvested at 120 days and containing 6% to 12% PCP because of its lower cost per unit of gain ($/arroba produced), cost per animal, and total feedlot costs compared to the other treatments. …”
Get full text