Investigating family members’ experiences of the implementation and effectiveness of a youth-focused suicide aftercare service: a qualitative study by Marianne Webb, Hannah Richards, Michelle Lamblin, Dzenana Kartal, Pemma Davies, Natasha Swingler, Jo Robinson

“…Results Eight themes were generated from the thematic analysis: (1) Referral process can be opaque and difficult to navigate; (2) Logistics and costs can be a barrier; (3) Increasing knowledge and skills improves family functioning; (4) The impact on young people’s mental health and functioning – building a solid foundation; (5) Regular and transparent communication with staff facilitates engagement; (6) Family and peer sessions provide valuable support, insights, and skills; (7) Individually tailored program meets the needs of most young people; and (8) Discharge process can be inconsistent and unsupportive. …”
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Smart village construction and college students’ skills entrepreneurship path based on LSTM and simulated annealing algorithm by Xueli Dong

“…At the same time, in order to improve the success rate and profitability of college students’ skill entrepreneurship projects, a series of simulation experiments were carried out with the help of simulated annealing algorithm, and an optimal path taking into account costs and benefits was determined through the simulation and comparison of different entrepreneurial models. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Highly Modified Asphalt-Based Binders in High Friction Surface Treatment: Comparative Study with Epoxy-Based System by Alireza Roshan, Magdy Abdelrahman, Mohyeldin Ragab

“…Epoxy-based binders traditionally have been the sole option for HFSTs, but their drawbacks, such as high costs and compatibility challenges, have led to the search for substitute binders, including asphalt-based options. …”
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SFMattingNet: A Trimap-Free Deep Image Matting Approach for Smoke and Fire Scenes by Shihui Ma, Zhaoyang Xu, Hongping Yan

“…Smoke and fire detection is vital for timely fire alarms, but traditional sensor-based methods are often unresponsive and costly. While deep learning-based methods offer promise using aerial images and surveillance images, the scarcity and limited diversity of smoke-and-fire-related image data hinder model accuracy and generalization. …”
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Determination of the temporary disability duration in patientswith acute myocardial infarction depending on the body mass index by M. Yu. Koteliukh

“…The proposed method helped to determine the duration of temporary disability in patients with AMI depending on BMI, which would improve the provision of high-quality diagnostics and treatment of patients by reducing the economic costs of the length of hospital stay. …”
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Method for calculating annual duration of maintenance and repairs of domestic and foreign excavators considering time in service by R. F. Salikhov, I. E. Berdnikov

“…As a result of the application of the proposed method, the annual fund of time costs associated with maintaining and restoring the working technical condition can be predicted not only for domestic, but also for foreign single-bucket hydraulic excavators, the accuracy of planning the work performed increases compared with existing standards, this enables to take into account the unevenly distributed annual downtime depending on the planned working time, this will have a positive effect on the planning of the use of equipment. …”
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Changes in the life history traits in Aedes aegypti selected for resistance to permethrin and thymol, a spatial repellent. by Chelsea T Smartt, Sara Farless, Natalie L Kendziorski, Tse-Yu Chen, Yuexun Tian, Barry W Alto, Sandy A Allan, Cynthia C Lord

“…This study investigates changes in life history and fitness costs in Aedes aegypti selected to be resistant to different doses of permethrin and thymol. …”
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Integrated language teaching and multilingualism

“…The second part includes contributions from the CIIP Forum, which emphasizes ILD within the teaching of French as a school language. Contributions by D. Coste and Ch. Merkelbach link ILD to the Plan d’Études Romand, while J.…”
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Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Management: Implications for Corporate Performance in the Secondary Sector by Stavroula (Vivi) Mixafenti, Antonia Moutzouri, Aristi Karagkouni, Maria Sartzetaki, Dimitrios Dimitriou

“…Based on the findings, companies that apply proactive OHS practices achieve more productivity, increased staff retention, and lower costs due to accidents, while SMEs often find it difficult to undertake comprehensive policies. …”
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Sales of antitumor drugs in the retail segment of the Russian pharmaceutical market by I. K. Petrukhina, T. K. Ryazanova, E. P. Gladunova, A. M. Lazarev, A. A. Krivova

“…The Central Federal District accounts for about 50% of total sales of ATDs in monetary terms and 35% of sales in physical terms. The maximum costs were for medications in ATC groups L01B Antimetabolites, L02A Hormones and related compounds and L02B Hormone antagonists and related compounds. …”
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The Role of Road Transport Infrastructure Investments on Logistics Performance: A Research Agenda by Engy Osman Bayoumi, Sara Elgazzar, Alaa Abdel Bary, Stefano Ricci

“…In addition, it reduces all the operational costs of road trips. Moreover, in previous research, almost all researchers used a single method to figure out these impacts and none of them used hybrid methods to get more accurate results.…”
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Data Warehouse Failover Cluster for Analytical Queries in Banking by V. V. Sivov, V. A. Bogatyrev

“…Comparison of popular DBMS can be used by organizations to minimize costs when selecting a solution. The proposed configuration of the data warehouse cluster for analytical queries in the banking sector will improve the reliability of the DBMS and meet the requirements for subsequent scalability. …”
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A diffusion model for universal medical image enhancement by Ben Fei, Yixuan Li, Weidong Yang, Hengjun Gao, Jingyi Xu, Lipeng Ma, Yatian Yang, Pinghong Zhou

“…Existing approaches for natural image enhancement are mostly trained with numerous paired images, presenting challenges in data collection and training costs, all while lacking the ability to generalize effectively. …”
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When Should ‘Clever’ Cheetah Breed? Seasonal Variability in Prey Availability and Its Effect on Cheetah Reproductive Patterns by Eleesha Annear, Liaan Minnie, Vincent van derMerwe, Graham I. H. Kerley

“…Some predators may shift prey selection seasonally, optimizing foraging during energetically costly periods. Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, prefer adult prey in the dry season when younger prey are scarce but switch to neonate and juvenile prey during the wet season, presumably to optimize foraging during gestation and lactation. …”
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Analysis of the Economic Viability of the Installation of a Photovoltaic System at Jorge de Abreu Regional Hospital in Sinop-MT by Matheus Holzbach, Carla Carol Silva e Carvalho, Adriana Souza Resende

“…Thus, aiming at the rise of electricity generation in public buildings, due to the possibility of reducing costs with the electric bill, the present work deals with the dimensioning, budget quotation and economic feasibility analysis regarding the installation of a grid-connected photovoltaic power generation system to meet the energy demands of the Jorge de Abreu Regional Hospital in the city of Sinop, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. …”
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Comparative Profitability Analysis of Monoculture and Intercropping Land-Use Systems: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in North-Western Ethiopia by Yonas Belete Belay, Yoseph Melka

“…We obtained production costs and benefits of the land-use system from the farmers through questionnaires and key informant interviews. …”
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A Review of Prepaid Consumption Policies in China’s Fitness Industry by Duan Z, Zheng R

“…It further aims to strengthen regulatory support by improving risk prevention and enforcement efficiency for policymakers, while helping business stakeholders enhance operational stability and manage compliance costs more effectively.Keywords: fitness industry, prepaid consumption, policies, local legislation…”
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Enhancing fieldwork productivity in subsurface characterization: advancements in data acquisition with MASW-DS by Hamdan Hamdan, George Kritikakis, Mahmoud Elsamani, Mahmoud Harb, Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Pantelis Soupios

“…Our study evaluates the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed MASW-DS technique through a set of synthetic and real data tests and demonstrates its potential for expedited surveys resulting to reduced project costs. Furthermore, this work indicates that MASW-DS provide comparable performance to conventional MASW, even in challenging geological settings. …”
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Exchange-traded funds and the future of passive investments: a bibliometric review and future research agenda by Girish Joshi, Ranjan Kumar Dash

“…Abstract Passive investments such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide an opportunity to invest in indexes, asset classes, and sectors with low maintenance costs and high transparency. Today ETFs dominate the world, with nearly 50% of the investment in the USA coming through ETFs. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Completion Time and Perceived Workload in Pickers-to-Parts Order-Picking Technologies: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments by Nikolaos Chondromatidis, Anastasios Gialos, Vasileios Zeimpekis, Michael Madas

“…<i>Conclusion:</i> The paper successfully identified the best picker-to-goods technology, however it is important to mention that the adoption of such order-picking technology implies certain managerial implications that include training programs for employees to ensure they are proficient in using such technologies, upfront costs for purchasing and implementing the order picking system, and adjustments to existing workflows.…”
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