Authentic or spurious: an evolutionary game analysis of manufacturing enterprises’ greenwashing behavior under dynamic government regulation by Jingwei Zeng, Tao Huang, Xia Wu, Tengfang Liu

“…Specifically, the benefits of green innovation exert a greater impact on greenwashing behavior than the costs, the issuance of green credit has a more significant effect than the revocation of green certification, and public supportive incentives play a more substantial role than resistive pressures. …”
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EVALUATION OF PRODUCT QUALITY: INDICATORS AND METHODS by Svitlana Gutkevych, Yurii Safonov, Oleh Holovko

“… The present article focuses on the economic approach to product quality management, which seeks to achieve an economic effect by comparing costs and benefits. The article evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of product quality management based on market, financial, social, and other factors. …”
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Another gap on the rota: a scoping review of attrition from specialty training in secondary care by Gillian Vance, Bryan Burford, Megan E L Brown, Hannah Gillespie, Nicola Brennan

“…This attrition causes increased costs for the National Health Service, exacerbates workforce shortages and threatens quality and safety of care. …”
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Fundamentos para la determinación de la capacidad de carga de un remolque cañero durante su proceso de diseño // Basics for the determination of load capacity of a sugar cane trail... by V. Álvarez-Sánchez

“…</p><p><br />Key words: design, sugar cane trolley, efficiency, load capacity, minimum costs</p>…”
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Phytotechnical performance of leafy vegetables under organic management with fermented agro-industrial composts in Brazil by Ana Amélia dos Santos Cordeiro, Ricardo Luiz Louro Berbara, José Guilherme Marinho Guerra, Luiz Fernando de Sousa Antunes, Giulia da Costa Rodrigues dos Santos, Ednaldo da Silva Araújo, José Antonio Azevedo Espindola

“… ·       Using agro-industrial waste reduces costs and boosts organic farming sustainability. …”
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Métodos de geração de colunas para problemas de atribuição Column generation methods for assignment problems by Edson Luiz França Senne, Luiz Antonio Nogueira Lorena, Silvely Nogueira de Almeida Salomão

“…PACS consists of determining a cell assignment pattern which minimizes cabling costs between a cell and a switch and transfer costs between cells assigned to different switches, while respecting certain constraints, especially those related to limited switch's capacity. …”
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Um modelo de otimização linear para o planejamento agregado da produção e logística de sementes de milho A linear optimization model to the aggregate production and logistics plann... by Rogério de Ávila Ribeiro Junqueira, Reinaldo Morabito

“…The results showed the importance of considering tax costs in the production and logistics aggregate planning of corn seeds.…”
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Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping by Áine Aventin, Stephan Rabie, Sarah Skeen, Mark Tomlinson, Moroesi Makhetha, Zanele Siqabatiso, Maria Lohan, Mike Clarke, Lynne Lohfeld, Allen Thurston, Jackie Stewart

“…Objective: To expedite potential impact and reduce development costs, we conducted a needs assessment to inform the co-design, in consultation with local stakeholders, of adapted versions of an existing gender-transformative Relationships and Sexuality Education intervention for use in South Africa and Lesotho. …”
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How will mandatory nutrition and ingredient labelling affect the wine industry? A quantitative study of producers’ perspectives by Evelyn Pabst, Gergely Szolnoki, Simone Mueller Loose

“…Keywords: Nutrition labelling, Ingredient lists, Production costs, Competitive advantage, Wine industry structure, Expected consumer reaction…”
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Modeling of the Scattering Field of an FGM-148 Javelin Anti-Tank Missile in Altair Feko by I. F. Kupryashkin, K. Yu. Zavodskyh

“…However, these calculations are often associated with significant computational costs, especially at large values of the ratio of the characteristic dimensions of the object to the wavelength. …”
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TESTING OF TWO‐STAGE CULTIVATION OF DUNALIELLA SALINA TEOD. (TEODORESCO, 1905) IN THE SEVASTOPOL REGION by I. N. Gudvilovich, A. B. Borovkov

“…We determined the range of surface irradiance, which can be considered optimal for intensive cultivation of D. salina in terms of energy and mineral costs. Across this range, the average growth rate of the culture under experimental conditions amounted to 0.23–0.27 g DW/(l∙day), whereas the ratio of Car / Chl a increased by a factor of 1.5‐ 2, which indicates changes in the pigment composition of D. salina. …”
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Development of Pavement Condition Index and Roughness Index Relationship for Optimal Pavement Maintenance Strategies: A Case Study of Johnstone Road. by Bogere, David

“…Pavement maintenance is crucial for ensuring road safety, reducing congestion, and minimizing repair costs. However, determining the optimal timing and strategy for pavement maintenance remains a challenge. …”
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Urban Greenprint: A Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Urban Forest Strategies in Sustainable Cities by Marco di Cristofaro, Federico Valerio Moresi, Mauro Maesano, Bruno Lasserre, Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza

“…While achieving the highest environmental and social benefits, CM incurs the greatest economic costs. This study highlights the need for long-term, integrated UF strategies to harmonize climate change mitigation with economic viability and social inclusivity. …”
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Flight initiation distance is repeatable and geographically flexible in greylag geese Anser anser by Andrew C. Katsis, Lauren K. Common, Jonas Lesigang, Avila Bold, Marie Fröhlich, Jana-Marie Schmincke, Didone Frigerio, Sonia Kleindorfer

“…The decision to flee from an approaching threat represents a trade‐off between the costs and benefits of flight. In research to date, particular interest has been given to the effects of urbanisation on predator escape behaviour. …”
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A review of myostatin gene mutations: Enhancing meat production and potential in livestock genetic selection by Siti Rani Ayuti, Mirni Lamid, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Mohammad Anam Al-Arif, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Zulfi Nur Amrina Rosyada, Sugito Sugito, Muslim Akmal, Rimayanti Rimayanti, Rakhi Gangil, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Mutasem Abuzahra, Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses, Lili Anggraini

“…This is advantageous for growers seeking to cut feed costs while raising yields. MSTN-mutated animals convert feed into muscle more efficiently, lowering production costs over time and making them more appealing for commercial breeding operations. …”
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OMRoadNet: A Self-Training-Based UDA Framework for Open-Pit Mine Haul Road Extraction from VHR Imagery by Suchuan Tian, Zili Ren, Xingliang Xu, Zhengxiang He, Wanan Lai, Zihan Li, Yuhang Shi

“…By reducing per-kilometer operational costs by 78% relative to LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) alternatives, OMRoadNet establishes a practical solution for intelligent mining infrastructure mapping, bridging the critical gap between structured urban datasets and unstructured mining environments.…”
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PCRFed: personalized federated learning with contrastive representation for non-independently and identically distributed medical image segmentation by Shengyuan Liu, Ruofan Zhang, Mengjie Fang, Hailin Li, Tianwang Xun, Zipei Wang, Wenting Shang, Jie Tian, Di Dong

“…The PCRFed approach was evaluated on two non-IID medical image segmentation datasets, and the results show that it outperforms several state-of-the-art FL frameworks, achieving higher single-client performance while ensuring privacy preservation and minimal communication costs. Our PCRFed framework can be adapted to various encoder-decoder segmentation network architectures and holds significant potential for advancing the use of FL in real-world medical applications. …”
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Factors and future scenarios for green transition in circular waste management business model development by Noorhan Firdaus Pambudi, Togar Mangihut Simatupang, S.M. Samindi M.K. Samarakoon, Nur Budi Mulyono, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake, Liane Okdinawati

“…The development of circular waste management businesses prioritizes factors such as waste segregation and service costs in the collection phase. In the prevention and waste reduction phase, the willingness to reduce waste and use plastic packaging is prioritized. …”
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The Long-Term Financial and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Health Record on an Academic Ophthalmology Practice by Michele C. Lim, Roma P. Patel, Victor S. Lee, Patricia D. Weeks, Martha K. Barber, Mitchell R. Watnik

“…A total savings of $188,951 in transcription costs occurred over a 4-year time period post-EHR implementation. …”
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Transportation-Induced Carbon Emissions Jeopardize Healthcare Logistics Sustainability: Toward a Healthier Today and a Better Tomorrow by Khalid Zaman, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Usama Awan, Wiwik Handayani, Hailan Salamun, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mohd Khata Jabor, Kamalularifin Subari

“…<i>Methods:</i> Based on this critical fact, this study examined the impact of logistics operations on healthcare costs by controlling for carbon emissions, fuel imports, and economic development across a large cross-section of 131 nations by using the Robust Least Squares Regression. …”
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