A New Scope and Aims for Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists by M. E. Wysession, N. B. Grimm, E. E. Hofmann, T. H. Illangasekare, W. K. Peterson, R. Zhang

“…The journal remains fully open access with publication costs borne by the American Geophysical Union, but is no longer by‐invitation‐only and welcomes submissions from all segments of the geophysical community to better represent the diversity in nationality, ethnicity, culture, gender, and career stage of Earth and space scientists.…”
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Onsite Characterisation of Composite Laterite Blocks by Using Novel Sensing Technologies—An Experimental Approach by Basileios Deligiorgis, Declan Vogt, Ferenc Mádai, Michael Galetakis

“…Testing on physical equivalents of mining blocks under controlled conditions offers reduced research costs and improved experiment repeatability. In this study, specimens consisting of ore, waste aggregates, and cement as binder are fabricated to resemble the mineralogical composition and physical properties of real mining blocks of a ferro-nickel lateritic deposit. …”
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Effects of Depressive Disorder on Consumption of Tobacco in Brazil by Laís de Sousa Abreu Soares, Evandro Camargos Teixeira

“…Economic research examines both the social and financial costs of tobacco consumption, as well as, how economic factors and public policies influence its demand. …”
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Farmers’ preferences toward organic certification scheme: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Northern Vietnam by Kene Boun My, Huy Nguyen-Quang, Phu Nguyen-Van, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Tuyen Tiet, Nguyen To-The

“…Our results suggest that a sales contract with either flexible or guaranteed prices is a significant incentive to explain their willingness to pay higher production costs to be involved in organic certification schemes. …”
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Ação de corticoides na fase aguda da neurocisticercose: nota preliminar by Guilberto Minguetti, Marlus V. C. Ferreira

“…It was also frequently necessary to submit patients to costly and dangerous surgical procedures to confirm the precise nature of the disease. …”
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Rapid assessment of competitiveness of small business enterprises by E. Y. Dotsenko, N. Ah. Solodovnikova

“…A particularly difficult question of assessing the competitive position is for small businesses because they have limited resources available, it makes necessary the formation of this methodology jf competitive assessment, which would allow to identify the competitive position of the enterprise without excessive additional costs. The article deals with the method of rapid assessment of business competitiveness, which allows on to determine the competitive potential of an economic entity the basis of comparative analysis of the main financial and market indicators.…”
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METHODS OF MASS APPRAISAL OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RENTAL RATES IN THE NARROW MARKETS by G. M. Sternik, S. G. Sternik

“…Moreover, there is a mismatch between the expected labor costs for data collecting and processing and achieved results.In this context, the task of developing a methodology for determining the rental rates for commercial real estate in the narrow markets in conditions of zero or minimum supply is highly relevant. …”
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Pose-Driven Body Shape Prediction Algorithm Based on the Conditional GAN by Jiwon Jang, Jiseong Byeon, Daewon Jung, Jihun Chang, Sekyoung Youm

“…Traditional parametric models often require minimal clothing and involve high computational costs. To address these issues, we propose a lightweight algorithm that predicts body shape from clothed RGB images by leveraging pose estimation. …”
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Economic Value of Florida Water Resources: Valuing the Quality of Water for Household Needs by Tatiana Borisova, Syed Irfan Ali Shah, Tara Wade, Xiang Bi, Kelly Grogan

“… Florida water-resource professionals deciding whether to implement a costly water protection program or to invest in better tap water treatment technology may wonder: Are such investments justified? …”
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The Impact of Intensive and Alternative Rearing Systems on the Nutritional Composition of Poultry Meat by Veronica Denisa Lungu, Andreea Ionela Zinca

“…These findings suggest that alternative rearing methods can offer superior nutritional advantages, but require optimization of production costs and yield.…”
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Hydrogen Production Using PVs with MPPT Optimization by Kristián Ondrejička, Vladimír Goga, Šimon Berta, Michal Miloslav Uličný, Vladimír Kutiš

“…This study aims to enhance green hydrogen production by optimizing PV-PEMEL performance using commercial power electronics, while improving energy storage and reducing costs for sustainable hydrogen generation.…”
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Permeable Pavement Systems: Technical Considerations by Eban Bean, Mark Clark, Barbra C, Larson

“…This new 8-page document provides technical details of permeable pavement systems, such as application, system elements, design, installation, operation, maintenance, crediting, and costs, in order to inform planners, engineers, landscape architects, local government officials, and other professionals in the built environment about the considerations for implementing and maintaining permeable pavements. …”
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Use of Telone II and Temik 15G to Improve Yields and Returns of Cotton Grown in Northwest Florida Fields Infested with Reniform Nematodes by D. J. Zimet, J. L. Smith, Jimmy R. Rich, R. A. Kinloch, Timothy D. Hewitt

“… This study was conducted to determine the economic return on investment for growers using different application rates of Telone II and Temik 15G. Incremental costs per pound of increased lint yield due to nematicide addition, net return per pound of increased lint yield, and partial net return per acre were calculated for treatments (Boehlje and Eidman, 1984). …”
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Application of the methodology of readiness levels for the lean development of digital twins of complex engineering systems by A. V. Sartori, V. A. Pershukov, N. A. Mosunova, N. M. Mantsevich

“…The use of the formalized TRL metric for detailed project planning by specific results reduces the development time, costs, and improves the quality of the results.…”
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DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND STAGES OF SPECIALIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTIVE FORCES by Anatoliy S. Chyuko

“…By analyzing the conditions of functioning and development of mass production of wealth the article identifies the lines of investing in  ensuring the paid demand for wealth by their key indicators,  including volumes, production costs, quality and product range. The  article shows the correspondence of investment Juglar cycles to  stages of job specialization used in mass production of wealth and  substantiates the use of indicators of investment cycles in order to  identify stages of productive forces specialization. …”
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Rhinitis in Children: Current Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment by E. A. Vishneva, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, L. R. Selimzyanova, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The economic burden of rhinitis is great for any health budget, the total direct and indirect costs are huge. The article shows the main phenotypic characteristics of rhinitis depending on the etiological factor; gives the modern principles of differential diagnostic search; points studies, use of which is not recommended in routine practice. …”
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ESTIMATING RETURN OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION by Natalia F. Chelukhina, Liliya D. Baklanova

“…Today the focus in organizing business processes is shifting from managing labour resources of the organization to managing costs and risks of the human capital. Thus investment in the development of university personnel should be considered as investment playing an important role in the process of increasing human capital of society. …”
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Will sustainability shape the future wine market? by Eugenio Pomarici, Riccardo Vecchio

“…Indeed, vineyards planted with these new varieties require few treatments and result in a dramatic reduction in the pesticide use, production costs and carbon footprint. Wine consumption scholars should closely examine how the media will communicate these varieties to the general public, as we anticipate that this will influence consumers’ perception of risk and, in turn, directly affect the market. …”
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Between Stability and Sustainability: Nuclear Energy in Romania's Energy Mix by GEORGE-CORNEL DUMITRESCU

“…Since the transition to green energy implies costs, resources, and new technologies, nuclear power generation could represent the buffer between the current situation and the desired one. …”
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The Effect of Green Tax on Total Tax Income (Case Study of Selected OECD Countries) by Maral Eskandari, Jamshid Pajooyan, Teymour Mohammadi, Farhad Ghafari

“…Green taxes which are based on costs, have such a feature. This study deals with environmental taxes and examines the effect of these type of taxes on total state tax revenues in 35 selected OECD countries over the period of 1980-2015. …”
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