Optimisation du développement durable et management territorial stratégique : de la gouvernance locale à la transaction sociale by Michel Casteigts

“…Local governance, which associates public player, private sector and civil society stakeholders, contributes to this decision making optimum by reducing costs of transaction and costs of constraint in the collective choices. …”
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Trunk Shaker Mechanical Harvesting Systems by Stephen H. Futch, Fritz M. Roka

“… As discussed in other documents regarding various aspects of mechanical harvesting, Florida citrus growers must adopt new technology to reduce harvesting costs, thus allowing our citrus industry to compete with low-wage countries in a global juice marketplace. …”
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Economic Impacts of Ultrasonographic Fetal Sex Determination on Hanwoo Cattle Profitability and Market Dynamics by Doyoon Kim, Miyeon Son, Daejin Jung, Seongeun Heo, Myoungok Kim, Junkoo Yi

“…(1) Background: The Hanwoo cattle industry, valued for its premium beef, faces economic challenges due to fluctuating market prices, rising production costs, and profitability disparities based on calf sex, with male calves fetching higher prices and creating income imbalances for breeding farms. (2) Methods: This study assessed the economic impact of ultrasonographic fetal sex determination, a technology enabling fetal sex identification between 55 and 100 days of gestation, using 107 pregnant Hanwoo cows, of which 104 were successfully assessed with a 96.1% accuracy rate across all gestational stages. (3) Results: Economic analysis revealed that farms employing this technology achieved higher profitability by adjusting prices based on calf sex, with male calves significantly enhancing asset value; however, the technology’s financial benefits were influenced by market dynamics, implementation costs, and sex ratios. (4) Conclusions: These findings underscore the potential of ultrasonographic fetal sex determination to improve Hanwoo farm profitability and sustainability, provided its adoption is accompanied by careful consideration of costs and market conditions.…”
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PV Emulator based on DC-DC buck converter and PI Controller by El Asri Yassine, El Fadil Hassan, Lassioui Abdellah, Hasni Anwar, El Ancary Marouane, Bentalhik Issam, Koundi Mohamed

“…By enabling precise control and simulation under diverse scenarios, the emulator aids in reducing experimental costs and space requirements, thereby promoting more efficient solar technology research and education.…”
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THEORETICAL RATIONALE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE OPTIMAL SCHEME OF SEPARATION OF THE THREE-COMPONENT MIXTURE by M. K. Zakharov, Yu. A. Pisarenko

“…It is theoretically justified that for the scheme of separation of three-component mixtures with the release of the high-boiling component in the first column there is a region of initial compositions for which the heat costs are the least. An expression describing the boundary of the optimality regions of different separation schemes is given. …”
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Socioeconomic determinants of affordability of medication: a panel data econometric analysis in Iran by Mohammad Javad Rajabi, Mojtaba Ghasemi, Mohammad Peikanpour, Hamid Reza Rasekh

“…We developed a panel data econometric model to estimate the effects of Socioeconomic Determinants (SEDs) on medication expenses and three ratios, including: medication expense/ health costs, income, and all costs, as affordability indices. …”
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Distributionally Robust Low-Carbon Scheduling Model for Virtual Power Plants Considering Emerging Distributed Resources and Electricity Carbon Trading by WANG Jiayi, HE Shuaijia

“…[Results] Electricity-carbon trading reduced costs by approximately 24.7% compared to no electricity-carbon trading. …”
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Geometric, kinematic and dynamic parameters of the disc ripper by V. A. Nikolayev

“…To compare the energy costs for cutting the soil with passive discs and chisel-shaped working bodies, it is necessary to make a theoretical analysis of the energy costs for the operation of passive disks.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among healthcare seekers in two tertiary hospitals in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study by Ulrika Enemark, Evans Otieku, Ama Pokuaa Fenny, Alex Kwame Owusu-Ofori, Appiah-Koran Labi, Jørgen Kurtzhals

“…Nonetheless, a sizeable proportion disagreed or disagreed to some extent that AMR may lead to reduced productivity/indirect costs (71% (95% CI 66% to 76%)), increased provider costs (87% (95% CI 84% to 91%)) and costs for carers of AMR patients/societal costs (59% (95% CI 53% to 64%)). …”
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Fertilization of Strawberries in Florida by Shinsuke Agehara, George Hochmuth

“…Fertilizer is becoming a more significant portion of strawberry production costs, hence, proper fertilizer management is important for minimizing production costs and maximizing yield and fruit quality, while minimizing potential negative impacts on the environment caused by leaching or runoff of excess fertilizer nutrients. …”
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SECTION FOR A MACHINE OF SEEDLING PLANT IN NUTRITIVE POTS: PRECISE, FAST AND SECURE by Olimpia PANDIA, Ion SĂRĂCIN, Ganea Ioan CHRISTU

“…The energetic costs are represented by the mechanization of all the work for the preparation of the seedbed and the avoidance of the manual plantation. …”
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Average Packing Charges for Florida Fresh Citrus, 2002-2003 by Ronald P. Muraro

“…This is not a statistically chosen sample; therefore, the costs may not be representative of Florida's total citrus packinghouse industry. …”
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The Effect of Gainesville’s Urban Trees on Energy Use of Residential Buildings by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

“…However, trees also increase energy costs in winter by approximately $367 thousand annually because their shade cools buildings and thus raises building heating costs. …”
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The Effect of Gainesville’s Urban Trees on Energy Use of Residential Buildings by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer

“…However, trees also increase energy costs in winter by approximately $367 thousand annually because their shade cools buildings and thus raises building heating costs. …”
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Generalist-led hospital models and their alignment with value-based care: a systematic review protocol by Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Shankar, Fiona Devi

“…Introduction Value-based care focuses on delivering high-quality care while managing costs. Generalist-led hospital models, with generalist physicians playing a central role, have emerged as an approach to achieve value-based care goals. …”
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KAJIAN HUKUM ISLAM PADA PRAKTIK BAGI HASIL PENGOLAHAN SAWAH DENGAN SISTEM SETORAN by Kholis Firmansyah

“…Farmers prepare capital costs and work, starting from seed costs, maintenance to harvest costs, with the stipulation that farmers are obliged to deposit 3 quintals of harvest to the land owner after harvest, from land with an area of Banon 100 (1400 m2), and the remainder from the harvest becomes owned by farmers. …”
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SPT-AD: Self-Supervised Pyramidal Transformer Network-Based Anomaly Detection of Time Series Vibration Data by Seokhyun Gong, Taeyong Kim, Jongpil Jeong

“…Experimental results on real bearing vibration datasets demonstrate improved F1-scores over 6%p compared to existing models and demonstrate a significant reduction in computational costs in specific experimental environments. By reliably identifying and predicting bearing faults at an early stage, this research contributes to reducing maintenance costs and improving system stability. …”
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Efficiency Evaluation of Grain Harvesters of Different Types under North Kazakhstan Conditions by V. L. Astafyev, E. V. Zhalnin

“…(Results and discussions) the authors have also calculated direct costs for thrashing of one ton of grain under favorable harvesting conditions, total costs for thrashing of one ton of grain including grain losses under unfavorable harvesting conditions, as well as total costs for thrashing of one ton of grain considering that 30% of grain is harvested under favorable harvesting conditions and 70% -­ under the ones. …”
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Federated Learning With Automated Dual-Level Hyperparameter Tuning by Rakib Ul Haque, Panagiotis Markopoulos

“…This slow improvement is particularly problematic for FL, where each update round incurs high communication costs in addition to computation and energy costs. …”
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The Classification of Sharia Assets and Performance of Financial Portfolio by Sarfaraz Ahmed Bhutto, Saifullah Shaikh, Hussain Amar, Qamar Abbas Mangi

“…Secondly, our study also indicates that investors that prefer faith-based investing should be aware of the costs of faith investment in PSX. Investors can encounter additional costs while investing in Shariah compliant stocks. …”
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