An Adaptive Robust Optimization Model for Microgrids Operation Using Convexified AC Power Flow Equations by Mahmoud Mollayousefi Zadeh, Zakaria Afshar, Gholamreza Farahani, Seyed Mohammad Taghi Bathaee

“…The proposed solution method solves the microgrid (MG) operation management problem with high accuracy due to considering the convexification method in a reasonable computational time and reducing operational costs compared to conventional models. The numerical results indicate the benefits of the proposed ARO and solution approach over traditional methods.…”
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Fundamental principles to design an ethical payment system by Gyöngyi Bugár, Márta Somogyvári

“…Each principle has three dimensions: financial inclusion embraces physical, intellectual and economic accessibility to the payment system, fair treatment of users means protection against illegal and/or illegitimate surveillance, trustworthiness and fair distribution of costs. Relying on these principles we discuss their significance in the payment system with special focus on the transition from a cash-dominant payment system to a fully digital one.…”
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Un atlas-web pour comparer l’exposition individuelle aux pollutions atmosphérique et sonore selon le mode de transport by Philippe Apparicio, Jérémy Gelb, Marie-Ève Mathieu

“…On the individual level, cycling helps to improve people’s physical and mental health, and, collectively, it reduces healthcare costs, traffic congestion, as well as air and noise pollution.Several studies have recently compared the levels of exposure to air pollutants and noise according to the mode of transportation used (car, bicycle, or public transit) in a number of cities around the world. …”
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PREDICTIVE MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS ON REDUCING THE RISK AVERSION COEFFICIENT: MAIZE FARMERS OF NORTHWESTERN IRAN by Mojtaba SOOKHTANLOU, Hesamedin GHOLAMI

“…Also, results of OLR revealed that the probability of placing the farmers at higher levels of risk aversion increased significantly by increasing age, farming experience, farm input costs and facing with more agricultural risks; while increasing education level and farm income, better farm and technical infrastructure management and better risk-sharing management, the probability of placing the farmers at lower levels of risk aversion increased.…”
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RATIONALE FOR APPLYING JATROPHA CULTURE AS BIOFUEL MATERIAL by Viktor Ivanovich Pahomov, Maksim Nikolaevich Moskovskiy, Hoan Nghia Dat

“…A comparative economic analysis of the production costs for various kinds of raw materials is conducted. …”
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The industrial process for quality machine translation by Lori Thicke

“…Selecting the right MT engine – rules-based (RBMT), statistical (SMT) or hybrid – is just one part of a process that, if correctly managed, is capable of lowering translation costs, increasing productivity and even improving quality and consistency. …”
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Pollution, Information, and Migration by MINGDA WANG, ZIKUN DING

“…These results are attributable to (i) information effects—that is, increased life satisfaction from information accessibility and governance efforts; and (ii) health effects—including improved health conditions and reduced hospital costs. Further evidence suggests that income growth is more pronounced for individuals with better internet or mobile device access and in regions with stronger economic development and health-care resources. …”
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Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Breeding and Wintering Habitat for Forest Birds by Mark Hostetler, Jan-Michael Archer

“…Developers are sometimes reluctant to conserve trees and forest fragments in subdivided residential/commercial areas because it costs time and money, but there is value in this conservation effort not only for many different species of forest birds, but for future homeowners waking to birdsong in the mornings. …”
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Implementasi Metode LCG Pada Aplikasi CBT Untuk Tes Potensi Akademik Berbasis Web by Rizky Rinaldi

“…So that the exam is still carried out manually and costs a lot of money in its implementation. But it also makes the exam process less carried out because some students can cheat when filling in answers by cheating friends. …”
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Combining whole genome sequencing and non-adaptive group testing for large-scale ethnicity screens by Elior Avraham, Noam Shental

“…Conclusions Our computational approach aims to reduce the costs of large-scale ancestry testing by up to 4-fold in many real-life scenarios while not compromising accuracy. …”
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The Centre and the Periphery: Productivity and the Global Networked Public Sphere by Peter Sekloča

“…Counter-measures of media industries manipulate the amounts of variable and constant capital (outsourcing of labour, shifting of depreciation costs on users, and specialisation). These processes, which are specific to platform business models, ultimately give rise to fragmentation, individualisation and ideological homogenisation of the peripheral public. …”
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Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Forest Fragments Used as Stopover Sites by Migrant Birds by Mark E. Hostetler, Jan-Michael Archer

“…Developers are sometimes reluctant to conserve trees and forest fragments in subdivided residential/commercial areas because it costs time and money, but there is value in this conservation effort not only for many different species of forest birds, but for future homeowners waking to birdsong in the mornings. …”
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Exploring trust dynamics in finance: the impact of blockchain technology and smart contracts by Haochen Guo, Xiaoxing Liu

“…Key findings reveal that blockchain significantly reduces transaction costs, enhances transparency, and increases security, paving the way for innovative financial products and services. …”
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Sustainable investing among young generations: balancing ideals and financial realities by Laura Gómez Sánchez, Sandra Tobon

“…Key barriers include risk aversion, perceived high costs, and limited availability of attractive ESG investment options. …”
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Trump’s Five Percent NATO Ruse by Lars Hilse

“…The paper concludes that Trump’s demand strategically advances American business interests, as the European nations currently allocate approximately 63 percent of their military procurement budgets to US defense contractors, yielding a substantial return on minimal US investment in NATO’s actual operational costs.…”
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Key Aspects of Innovation Process Intensification in Uzbekistan Industry by G. Sh. Karabaeva

“…In order to raise products to global standards serious costs and efforts are necessary, which are unattainable for many enterprises.…”
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How Barney Glaser and Classic Grounded Theory Have changed and Impacted my Life by Barry Chametzky

“…I even remember not “getting” his joke about the book costing 100 dollars. Clearly, I was dumbstruck. I had never spoken with a famous person and did not want to come across as a blithering idiot. …”
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AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION OF OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN IN THE TREATMENT by R. Goranova-Spasova

“…It has been demonstrated that pain affects all health-related dimensions of quality of life and analyses show that chronic pain is associated with high health costs. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to investigate the awareness and participation of patients with chronic pain in the treatment METHODS: For the purposes of the study, a questionnaire was developed for a direct individual survey. …”
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Mapping IT and Management Challenges in Small and Micro-Businesses: A Path to Digital Maturity in Manufacturing by Csaba Tápler

“…The required efforts and costs associated with improving data accuracy, such as setting up and operating an adequate inventory management system, are unpredictable for these businesses. …”
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The Determination of Fair Selling Price: an Ethnomethodology Study in PT. Panderman Property Syariah by Wiwid Sukamto, Iwan Triyuwono, Unti Ludigdo

“…The results of the study show that there are four ways to determine the selling price, such as; implementing sharia provisions, determining the pricing objectives, calculating costs and determining fair profit, and bidding and contract arrangement mechanisms. …”
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