Determination of the maximum number of employees of the JSC Russian Railways engaged in transportation activities when planning measures for programs to increase labor productivity by E. N. Efimova, P. A. Shanchenko, E. V. Ershova

“…Introduction of measures aimed at increasing labor productivity should ensure an increase in the efficiency of production processes in terms of costs associated primarily with labor resources. …”
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Can Indonesia achieve self-sufficiency of garlic as one of the national strategic commodities? A system dynamics approach by Feryanto Feryanto, Yanti Nuraeni Muflikh, Nia Rosiana, Herawati Herawati, Ammar Abdul Aziz

“…Self-sufficiency may not be feasible but focuses on improving garlic productivity and lowering costs.…”
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The Contradictory Role of Corruption in Corporate Innovation Strategies by James Okrah, Alexander Nepp

“…This effect is due to the fact that corruption in such countries acts as a mechanism to reduce transaction costs associated with innovation. The level of corrupt activity of managers increases as they accumulate experience due to the high degree of bureaucratization and the weakness of institutions, which turn into time and financial costs for enterprises. …”
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On-board accelerometers in railway track condition monitoring. A systematic review by Imanol Bravo, Unai Alvarado, Javier Nieto, Pablo Ciáurriz

“…Monitoring techniques can improve the life cycle of railway infrastructure, increasing reliability, safety, and reducing costs. The use of on-board and wayside sensors in the railway industry for condition-based maintenance is helping to reduce maintenance costs. …”
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Hybridization-encoded DNA tags with paper-based readout for anti-forgery raw material tracking by Jiaming Li, Alex Crown, Peter Ney, Sergey Yekhanin, Aditi Partap, Anuja Shirole, Huiting Jiang, Sagan Russ, Max Gordon, Adaora Aroh, Jeff Nivala, Anirudh Badam, Vaishnavi Ranganathan, Karin Strauss, Ranveer Chandra, Yuan-Jyue Chen

“…Additionally, DNATrack employs DNA Hybridization Encoding (HyEn) for enhanced anti-forgery security. Although current costs are higher ($2-$4 per read and write), declining DNA synthesis costs, along with DNA’s unique advantages, make this approach a promising solution for future supply chain management.…”
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Application of agricultural machinery to improve the quality of organic fertilizer at KTH Lamperangan by Syamsia Syamsia, Rahim Iradhatullah, Anwar Andi Rahayu, Rohana Rohana, Amandira Selfi, Syahrir Muh., Syafar Sukma, Aidin Ilhamsyah, Safira Nanda

“…The use of machines is also more efficient because it reduces waste by utilizing all parts of the raw materials, thereby reducing waste volume, low energy use, and reducing operational costs.…”
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Rate distortion optimization for adaptive gradient quantization in federated learning by Guojun Chen, Kaixuan Xie, Wenqiang Luo, Yinfei Xu, Lun Xin, Tiecheng Song, Jing Hu

“…Aiming to minimize the total communication costs, we consider both the correlation of gradients between local clients and the correlation of gradients between communication rounds, namely, in the time and space dimensions. …”
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Sensor-Based Diagnostics for Conveyor Belt Condition Monitoring and Predictive Refurbishment by Ryszard Błażej, Leszek Jurdziak, Aleksandra Rzeszowska

“…Rising raw material costs and complex global supply chains have reduced the durability and availability of conveyor belts. …”
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Investigating the mediating roles of inventory management and supply chain disruption factors in logistics performance – An evidence from the construction industry from Coastal Kar... by Shriharsha, Jagadeesha B Pai, Sumukh Hungund

“…The findings reveal that material costs directly affect inventory management and supply chain disruptions, mediating supplier and logistics management and aiding in assessing project performance. …”
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Aspiration pneumonia: epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis, and prognosis by Clàudia Sitges-Milà, Ramon Boixeda Viu, Jordi Almirall

“…This review explores AP’s definition, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and costs. This review was conducted through a comprehensive analysis of the existing AP literature. …”
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The Reliability of COVID-19 Data in the Shadow of Anti-Pandemic Measures’ Cancellation by Evgeny Sedashov, Mert Moral

“…COVID-19 pandemic necessitates taking measures that may be very costly from an economic standpoint and likely to make the mass public discontent. …”
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Methods for Improving Point Cloud Authenticity in LiDAR Simulation for Autonomous Driving: A Review by Yanzhao Yang, Jian Wang, Xinyu Guo, Xinyu Yang, Wei Qin

“…Collecting LiDAR data for autonomous driving using real vehicles is costly, scenario-limited, and challenging to annotate. …”
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Delivery Route Management based on Dijkstra Algorithm by Ng Lih Sheng, Nureize Arbaiy, Chuah Chai Wen Wen, Pei-Chun Lin

“…This process is inefficient, takes a long time, increases costs and is prone to errors. Therefore, the Dijkstra algorithm has been used to improve the delivery management process. …”
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Introduction by Martine Guibert, Françoise Coste, Nathalie Dessens, Sonia V. Rose

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Emergency admission Predictive RIsk Stratification Models: Assessment of Implementation Consequences (PRISMATIC 2): a protocol for a mixed-methods study by Mark Kingston, Helen Snooks, Alan Watkins, Christopher Burton, Jeremy Dale, Jan Davies, Alex Dearden, Bridie Evans, Bárbara Santos Gomes, Jenna Jones, Rashmi Kumar, Alison Porter, Bernadette Sewell, Emma Wallace

“…Background: Emergency admissions are costly, increasingly numerous, and associated with adverse patient outcomes. …”
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Net-Zero Energy House-Oriented Linear Programming for the Sizing Problem of Photovoltaic Panels and Batteries by A. Daniel Carnerero, Taichi Tanaka, Mengmou Li, Takeshi Hatanaka, Yasuaki Wasa, Kenji Hirata, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Takanori Ida

“…The results show that, under the right incentive, users can achieve ZEH, reduce their electricity costs and have a minimal impact on the main grid.…”
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Multi-Objective Optimization Scheduling for Electric Vehicle Charging and Discharging: Peak-Load Shifting Strategy Based on Monte Carlo Sampling by Jian Zheng, Jinglan Cui, Zhongmei Zhao, Guocheng Li, Cong Wang, Zeguang Lu, Xiaohu Yang, Zhengguang Liu

“…For charge and discharge optimization, an EV charge and discharge scheduling model is constructed, aiming to balance multiple objective functions, including battery degradation costs, user charging costs, grid load fluctuations, and peak-to-valley differences. …”
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Predicting estrogen receptor status from HE-stained breast cancer slides using artificial intelligence by Maren Høibø, Maren Høibø, Ute Spiske, André Pedersen, Borgny Ytterhus, Lars A. Akslen, Lars A. Akslen, Elisabeth Wik, Elisabeth Wik, Cecilie Askeland, Cecilie Askeland, Ingerid Reinertsen, Ingerid Reinertsen, Erik Smistad, Erik Smistad, Marit Valla, Marit Valla

“…Pathology laboratories are burdened by an increased number of biopsies, and costly and resource-demanding molecular pathology analyses. …”
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THE MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF TUNNEL KILN by Irina Gennadyevna Afanasyeva

“…The paper attempts to create a fairly simple model requiring reasonable machine time and costs and, at the same time, allowing to use it for the synthesis of thermal management systems and to analyze the temperature fields in different zones of the furnace.…”
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THE ALGORITHMIC MODEL OF LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS OPTIMIZATION by G. I. Nazarenko, O. V. Andropova

“…Introduction of algorithmic approach is able to optimize diagnostics and its costs. Various algorithmic models, their features and structure are reviewed. …”
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