The concept of sustainable regional development – institutional aspects, policies and prospects by Radislav Jovovic, Mimo Draskovic, Milica Delibasic, Miroslav Jovovic

“…Virtual enterprise is a temporary alliance of enterprises that come together to share their skills, core competencies, costs and resources in order to better respond to rapidly changing market environment and dynamic customer demands. …”
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Striving for zero traditional and non-traditional healthcare-associated infections (HAI): a target, vision, or philosophy by Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq

“…According to studies, patients with HAIs have longer hospital stays, higher mortality rates (ranging from 7% to 64.6%), and higher healthcare costs as a result of their extended care needs. This review will delve into the prevalence, consequences, and management strategies for both traditional and non-traditional HAIs.…”
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Electrical resistivity and induced polarization in the investigation of acid drainage in decommissioning a mine by Beatriz Guzzo Duz, César Augusto Moreira, Marcos Eduardo Hartwig, Felipe Queiroz Miano, Lucas Moreira Furlan

“…Abstract The opening and development of mines without previous planning can generate costly environmental liabilities that are difficult to recover. …”
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Self‐sustaining populations are a conservation vision, not an operational objective by Stefano Canessa, Axel Moehrenschlager, John G. Ewen, Sarah J. Converse

“…However, this statement vaguely conflates different formulations and interpretations of population viability, management costs, and cultural preferences for non‐invasive population management. …”
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Energy impact of lighting system replacement in a public education institution by Fernando Alberto Benger, Cristian Roberto Ruschetti, Matias Meira, Silvano Renato Rossi, Juan Pablo Pendones

“…The analysis includes the impact in terms of energy and lighting quality, replacement costs and return on investment. The calculation of greenhouse gases (GHG) and their environmental impact is also presented. …”
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Research Progress on Chitinase and Chitosanase with Transglycosylation Activity by Yingying WEI, Minjuan GUI, Huihui SUN, Ling ZHAO, Rong CAO

“…The TG reaction offers advantages in producing oligosaccharides with high-degree polymerization, including easy accessibility to substrates and low production costs. This paper reviews recent advances in chitinases and chitosanases with TG activity, analyzes the key amino acid residues affecting TG activity in chitinases, and discusses the impact of molecular modifications of these key residues on TG activity. …”
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ESTIMATION OF RELIABILITY PARAMETERS FOR POWER TRANSFORMERS by Nabila Al Balushi, Waleed Al Khairi, S. M. Rizwan, S. Z. Taj

“…Their failure leads to significantly higher losses and maintenance costs. Therefore, it is essential to have an optimal maintenance strategy in place for the transformers. …”
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Enhancing public opinion monitoring for social hot events with a time series neural network-based logic map by Hangyin Mao, Ying Jiang, Xiaohan Lai, Yehua Zhang, Xiaoxiao Huang

“…Experiments show this method reduces storage costs, simplifies prediction, and exhibits robustness. …”
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Effective elastic properties of the grid structure based on asymptotic homogenization method by Tao Gao, Bo Liang, Hang Zhang, Song Chen, Xinliang Zhang

“…For a hexagonal aluminum honeycomb core, the integrated model reduces computational costs by 60%–70% while capturing critical shear effects in thick sandwich configurations, which are neglected in classical Kirchhoff theory. …”
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Creating Wildflower Habitats in Golf Course Out-Of-Play Areas by Rebecca Nestle, Grace Cope, Nicole Benda, Adam G. Dale

“…Dale and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department is intended to provide guidelines for Florida golf course superintendents to aid in their efforts to conserve important wildlife while reducing maintenance inputs and associated costs. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1316 …”
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Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on Dyslipidaemia by Natalie Koh, Brian A Ference, Stephen J Nicholls, Ann Marie Navar, Derek P Chew, Karam Kostner, Ben He, Hung Fat Tse, Jamshed Dalal, Anwar Santoso, Junya Ako, Hayato Tada, Jin Joo Park, Mei Lin Ong, Eric Lim, Tavin Subramaniam, Yi-Heng Li, Arintaya Phrommintikul, SS Iyengar, Saumitra Ray, Kyung Woo Park, Hong Chang Tan, Narathip Chunhamaneewat, Khung Keong Yeo, Jack Wei Chieh Tan

“…While there has been substantial progress in dyslipidaemia therapy, its management in the region is hindered by limitations in awareness, adherence and healthcare costs. The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC) developed these consensus recommendations to address the need for a unified approach to managing dyslipidaemia. …”
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PHARMACO-ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF IN-PATIENT TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH PERINATAL by N.M. Sudakova, N.I. Grevtseva, I.V. Kareva, O.M. Zubov

“…It was established, that in the groups with the most financial costs («A» and «B») almost half of the drugs were referred to «V» and «N» categories, and 67,6% of drugs of group «B» were referred to «E» category. …”
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Sustainable aerogel blankets from recycled plastics and construction waste for high-performance thermal insulation by Ait Khouya Oumaima, Belouaggadia Naoual, Elfarissi Latifa, Zamma Abdellah

“…Despite their low thermal conductivity, aerogels face significant challenges, including high production costs, reliance on toxic precursors, energy-intensive processes, and structural fragility, limiting their large-scale adoption in construction. …”
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Vibration-Based Damage Identification and Condition Monitoring of Metro Trains: Warsaw Metro Case Study by Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara, Filip Pachla, Piotr Stecz, Krzysztof Stypuła, Tadeusz Tatara, Jerzy Lejk, Marek Sokołowski

“…With the entered monitoring system and the introduced WODL index thresholds, it is possible to better plan the costs associated with the repair and replacement of wheels of rolling stock, where there are large values of radial runout. …”
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Design of a non-human proctoring and authentication system for mobile phone-based online examination by Brendan Ubochi, Emmanuel Oluleye, Charity Odeyemi, Chinyere Ubochi

“… Proctored computer-based examinations present challenges that are associated with high operational costs, logistical difficulties, and scalability limitations. …”
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The Design of Special Singlewinding Twospeed Motor for Contrarotating Axialflow Fan by MENG Dawei, YANG Xiaoni, LIU Jinhui, JING Chao

“…Aiming at the problems of the pressure rise and power imbalance and the problem of serious reduction of efficiency when the contrarotating axial flowfan deviates from the rated operating point,the twostage drive motor of the fan is studiedIn this paper, the single winding and double speed motor is designed to drive the impeller of the contrarotating axial flowfanAccording to motor winding theory, with the method of symmetry axis to design the 6/8 pole winding typeThe finite element simulation analysis simulation analysis of the double speed pole motor show that the twospeed motor has good performance in two kinds of polesThe fan can adjust the speed ratio of the impeller according to different working conditions, so as to keep the fan working in efficient operation areaIn addition, the design of single winding twospeed motor reduces the height of center and manufacturing costs by comparing the motor with the original fan…”
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ARS Conceptual Framework for AI-Driven Systematic Reviews in Sports Science and Medicine by Tiago Fernandes, Marta Castañer, Oleguer Camerino

“…However, it entails significant costs due to the required time and human resources, while immediate and systematic evidence synthesis methods remain scarce. …”
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A retrospective cohort study of gastrografin in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction during pregnancy by Qiu Li, Huihua Lou, Rong Peng, Xiaosong Zheng, Chenwei Wang, Xiaojun He

“…However, the gastrografin group demonstrated superior outcomes, including a higher conservative treatment success rate, reduced need for surgery, shorter hospital stays, lower medical costs, and enhanced diagnostic utility. Gastrografin appears relatively safe in pregnancy, with its effective therapeutic action and precise diagnostic capability proving instrumental in managing ASBO.…”
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A multi-criteria decision making model to locate the hub ports (case study: the maritime industry of Iran) by Amir Zabihi, Mohsen Gharehkhani

“…A shipping carrier not only calculates transport distances and operation costs, but also evaluates some qualitative conditions for existing hub locations and then selects an optimal container transshipment hub location in the region. …”
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Past, present and (possible) future of biofouling regulatory instruments within the international marine environmental protection framework by Mar Santos-Simón, Ainhoa Fernández-García de la Yedra, Maren Ortiz-Zarragoitia, Agnese Marchini

“…At a global scale, even if biofouling undeniably accounts for important costs and risks, there is currently no international legally binding framework on it. …”
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