Renewable Energy Sources and the New Paradigm in Energy Engineering by Eden Mamut

“…As a consequence, in the new paradigm, the optimization solutions are shifting from compliance with simple objective functions (as minimal cost or minimal impact) towards compliance with complex, dynamic, data driven solutions.…”
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The Ethical Significance of Brain-Computer Interfaces as Enablers of Communication by Toma Gruica

“…This imperative does not demand that BCIs be provided at any cost but prioritizes communicative reinstatement as a fundamental ethical goal in clinical practice, research, and policy. …”
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Evaluating the impact of the ‘Blow, Breathe, Cough’ health promotion intervention in resolving otitis media with effusion in children: An adaptive randomized-controlled trial proto... by Jaimee R. Rich, Michael Dymock, Elke J. Seppanen, Elena Montgomery, Tanisha Cayley, Tamara Veselinović, Greta Bernabei, Anri Lester, Amy Hannigan, Nicole Irvine, Kerryn Gidgup, Edna Ninyette, Steph Bray, Tu Trang Tran, Valerie M. Swift, Melinda Edmunds, Natalie Strobel, Daniel McAullay, Julie Marsh, Evelyn Tay, Lea-Ann S. Kirkham, Ruth B. Thornton, Robyn S.M. Choi, Lydia Timms, Emily Jackson, Jafri Kuthubutheen, Peter C. Richmond, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones

“…Discussion: If efficacious, BBC could reform OME treatment, reduce costs, and improve long-term hearing, speech, and QoL outcomes in some children. …”
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Designning a Model for Measuring the Effectiveness of Faraja Car Repair Centers by Milad Aghai, Saied Ramezan Zadeh, Rahman Yousefi

“…<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">One of the most critical challenges faced by organizations is ensuring the maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment at minimal cost, while maintaining permanent readiness for the execution of assigned missions. …”
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Identifying knowledge gaps in social determinants of health and related challenges in Iran; 2023 by Ahad Bakhtiari, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Efat Mohamadi, Fateme Yaftian, Sahar Kargar, Seyed Vahid Ahmady Tabatabaei, Zainab Alimoradi, Mahasti Alizadeh, Ali Almasi, Mostafa Amini‑Rarani, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Nahid Ardian, Ghorban Asgari, Samad Azari, Majid Babaei, Narjes Bahri, Masoud Behzadifar, Sara Dadipoor, Fatemeh Ghavidel, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari, Mahmood Karimy, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Abdolhossain Madani, Zohreh Mahmoodi, Mohammad Moradi-Joo, Masoud Motalebi Kashani, Simin Mouodi, Ali Asghar Najafpoor, Majid Nakhaee, Masoumeh Namadian, Marzieh Nojomi, Fatemeh Paknazar, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Mandana Saki, Yaser Sarikhani, Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Shahin Soltani, Elahe Tavassoli, Amin Torabipour, Reza Vazirinejad, Mehdi Vosoughi, Amirhossein Takian, Alireza Olyaeemanesh

“…Measuring different SDHs at the population level and carrying out related interventions cost far more than the centres’ annual budget. Because of this and other factors stated in the results section, the research centres have shifted their focus to smaller research and more accessible and limited groups and subjects. …”
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Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes by Philip M Bath, Jonathan Ball, Matthew Boyd, Heather Gage, Matthew Glover, Maureen Godfrey, Bruce Guthrie, Jonathan Hewitt, Robert Howard, Thomas Jaki, Edmund Juszczak, Daniel Lasserson, Paul Leighton, Val Leyland, Wei Shen Lim, Pip Logan, Garry Meakin, Alan Montgomery, Reuben Ogollah, Peter Passmore, Philip Quinlan, Caroline Rick, Simon Royal, Susan D Shenkin, Clare Upton, Adam L Gordon

“…We also planned to measure whether the treatments were cost-effective and how the all the trial procedures worked. …”
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Morpho-photometric Classification of KiDS DR5 Sources Based on Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Star–Quasar–Galaxy Catalog by Hai-Cheng Feng, Rui Li, Nicola R. Napolitano, Sha-Sha Li, J. M. Bai, Yue Dong, Ran Li, H. T. Liu, Kai-Xing Lu, Zhi-Wei Pan, Mario Radovich, Huan-Yuan Shan, Jian-Guo Wang, Wen-Zhe Xi, Ling-Hua Xie, Zun-Li Yuan, Yang-Wei Zhang

“…Raising the output probability threshold, we obtain higher purity at the cost of lower completeness. We have also validated the network using external catalogs crossmatched with KiDS, correctly classifying 99.74% of a pure star sample selected from Gaia parallaxes and proper motions, and 99.74% of an external galaxy sample from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly survey, adjusted for low-redshift contamination. …”
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Enhancing Supplier Ealuation and Selection in Supply Chain Using a PROMETHEE-Based Decision-Making Support System by Marzieh Afshari, Hassan Farsijani

“…</p> <ol style="text-align: left;" start="4"> <li><strong>Result</strong></li> </ol> <p style="text-align: left;">In order to evaluate and select the suppliers of Jihadin Parand Industrial Company, seven main criteria and eleven indicators were used, among which, the criteria of cost, quality and delivery as the most important criteria were selected according to the expert opinions of the mentioned company. …”
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Design and Validation of Tourism Destination Marketing Model Using New Electronic Technologies by Fatemeh Mirzaei, Hamid zargham boroujeni, Farid Askari, Seyed Mahdi Moafi Madani

“…On the one hand, electronic marketing reduces the costs of tourism and on the other hand, it increases the efficiency, effectiveness, intention to travel and attract tourists. …”
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CITA GO-ON study. A community based multidomain lifestyle intervention to prevent cognitive decline. Protocol design and recruitment process by Mikel Tainta, Mikel Tainta, Mikel Tainta, Mikel Tainta, Mirian Ecay-Torres, Myriam Barandiaran, Myriam Barandiaran, Myriam Barandiaran, Ainara Estanga, Carolina López, Miren Altuna, Miren Altuna, Ane Iriondo, Jon Saldias, Maite Garcia-Sebastian, Marta Cañada, Maria de Arriba, Imanol Reparaz-Escudero, Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu, Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu, Mikel Izquierdo, Mikel Izquierdo, Nekane Balluerka, Arantxa Gorostiaga, Naia Ros, Goretti Soroa, Jara Domper, Jara Domper, Lucia Gayoso, Lucia Gayoso, Maria Arrizabalaga-Lopez, Usune Etxeberria, Usune Etxeberria, Maria Ines Torres, Elena Alberdi, Elena Alberdi, Estibaliz Capetillo-Zarate, Estibaliz Capetillo-Zarate, Estibaliz Capetillo-Zarate, Maider Mateo-Abad, Itziar Vergara, Javier Mar, Pablo Martinez-Lage

“…The secondary outcomes measure cost-effectiveness, quality of life, and functional abilities. …”
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Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review by Ukachukwu O Abaraogu, Philippa Dall, Chris Seenan, Sarah Rhodes, Trish Gorely, Joanna McParland, Julie Brittenden, Ebuka M Anieto, Lorna Booth, Cathy Gormal, Jeremy Dearling, Candida Fenton, Sarah Audsley, Kimberley Fairer, Lindsay Bearne, Dawn A Skelton

“…Many studies did not report recruitment rates or reasons for not taking part, reasons for dropout, adherence rate or reasons for non-adherence. Although some costs were presented, no studies considered the cost of implementation. …”
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Unveiling the third dimension of glass by Faidra Oikonomopoulou

“…Discouraging factors such as the lengthy annealing process required, the to-date non-standardized production and the corresponding high manufacturing costs, have limited cast glass to only a few realized architectural applications. …”
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The impact of buyer shopping orientations and demographic factors on the purchasing for different product types- in the context of online shopping by Haseba Salim Hamad

“…This method was chosen, due to the fact that it is time and cost efficient compared to other distribution methods (Aaker et al. 2006). …”
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Accuracy Investigation of PPP Method Versus Relative Positioning Using Different Satellite Ephemerides Products Near/Under Forest Environment by Taylan Ocalan, Bahattin Erdogan, Nursu Tunalioglu, Utkan Mustafa Durdag

“…Owing to some advantages, such as work-duration and cost-effectiveness, many of users have implemented PPP method instead of the traditional relative positioning method for several applications. …”
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Melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children attending for elective surgery under general anaesthesia: the MAGIC non-inferiority RCT by Christopher Deery, Robert Bolt, Diana Papaioannou, Matthew Wilson, Marie Hyslop, Esther Herbert, Nikki Totton, Zoe Marshman, Tracey Young, Jennifer Kettle, Sondos Albadri, Simon Atkins, Katie Biggs, Janet Clarkson, Chris Evans, Laura Flight, Jacqui Gath, Fiona Gilchrist, Kate Hutchence, Nicholas Ireland, Amanda Loban, Amy Norrington, Hamish Paton, Jaydip Ray, Helen Rodd, Elena Sheldon, Richard Simmonds, Christopher Vernazza

“…There was uncertainty in the results of the cost-effectiveness analysis, though melatonin was found to be slightly cheaper (£46.20) than midazolam. …”
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Organising general practice for care homes: a multi-method study by Barbara Hanratty, Rachel Stocker, David Sinclair, Katie Brittain, Karen Spilsbury, Daniel Stow, Louise Robinson, Fiona E Matthews

“…Applying standardised costs to our data suggests that increasing contacts over time may increase primary care costs by up to £35,000 per annum for an average care home. …”
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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Physical and Emotional Dimensions of Girls with Persistent Depression by Froogh Abiri Bonab, Marziyeh Alivandi Vafa, Ali Khademi, Gholam Hossein Javanmard

“…Therefore, positive interventions, due to their short-term nature, comprehensibility of techniques, and cost-effectiveness compared to other treatment approaches, can be suitable for individuals with persistent depression. …”
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Long-term efficacy and immunopersistence of an Escherichia coli-produced HPV-16/18 bivalent vaccine: an observational extension study following a randomised, double-blind Phase III... by Fanghui Zhao, Qi Chen, Chao Zhao, Lingling Nie, Shangying Hu, Jian Yin, Lingxian Qiu, Zhaofeng Bi, Jiali Quan, Yufei Li, Mingzhu Li, Xun Zhang, Qinjing Pan, Caihong Li, Lidong Ke, Xiaoli Liu, Fengxian Zheng, Cuihong Dai, Zhe Wang, Xuefeng Kuang, Xinhua Jia, Yingying Su, Shoujie Huang, Qiufen Zhang, Weijin Huang, Lihui Wei, Jun Zhang, Ting Wu, Youlin Qiao, Ningshao Xia

“…Summary: Background: A safe and highly efficacious Escherichia coli-produced HPV-16/18 bivalent vaccine (Cecolin®) offers a cost-effective cervical cancer prevention measure. …”
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Climate-resilient strategies for wheat farming: minimizing climate impact, optimizing productivity, and maximizing profitability in the subtropical agroecological landscape of Indi... by Vijay Singh Meena, Vijay Singh Meena, Raj Kumar Jat, Shubham Durgude, Suneel Kumar, R. K. Sohane, R. K. Jha, Abhay Kumar, Ujjwal Kumar, Anjani Kumar, R. N. Singh, Illathur R. Reddy, S. Pazhanismy, Rakesh Kumar, Sunita Kumari Meena, Ved Prakash, Sanjay Kumar, Anirban Mukherjee, Brijendu Kumar, Tarun Kumar, Sanjay Mandal, Muneshwar Prasad, Raghubar Sahu, Raghubar Sahu, Rajesh Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Devendra Mandal, Ashok Kumar, Rajeev Singh, Bipul Kumar Mandal, N. K. Singh, Anita Kumari, Jitendra Kumar, S. K. Gangwar, Jogendra Soren, Krishna Bahadur Chhetri, Sourav Chaudhary, Rahul Singh Rajput, Mukesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Kumari Sharda, Umesh Narayan Umesh, Ranjan Kumar Singh, Ranjan Kumar Singh, Ravikant Chaubey, Vikash Kumar, Vikash Kumar, Ashutosh Yadav, Anmol Kumar, Anmol Kumar, Manish Kumar, Manish Kumar, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Rupashree Senapati, Sanjeev Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Devesh Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Sudip Sarkar, Shailja Kumari, Varsha Kumari, Kirti Kumari, Priyanka Kumari, Avinash Kumar, Avinash Kumar, Sonu Kumar Rai, Sonu Kumar Rai, Tej Pratap, Tej Pratap, Bipul Kumar Jha, Anil Kumar Jha, Dhananjay Pati Tripathi, Swati Sagar

“…Among crop establishment methods, happy seeder (HS) and zero tillage (ZT) consistently outperformed conventional farmer-managed practices, achieving 12.6–14.5% higher net returns and benefit-cost ratios up to 2.02, underscoring the agronomic and economic advantages of timely planting and resource-conserving technologies. …”
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The Circular Kitchen by Bas Jansen

“…Despite higher initial costs, the most adaptable CIK variant proved cost-effective over extended periods, confirmed by the second study comparing TECH and BIO kitchens. …”
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