Robotics Middleware: A Comprehensive Literature Survey and Attribute-Based Bibliography by Ayssam Elkady, Tarek Sobh

“…Because of the increase in complexity of robotic applications and the diverse range of hardware, robotic middleware is designed to manage the complexity and heterogeneity of the hardware and applications, promote the integration of new technologies, simplify software design, hide the complexity of low-level communication and the sensor heterogeneity of the sensors, improve software quality, reuse robotic software infrastructure across multiple research efforts, and to reduce production costs. This paper presents a literature survey and attribute-based bibliography of the current state of the art in robotic middleware design. …”
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Location tendencies in developer investments in the residential market in Łódź by Antczak-Stępniak Agata

“…Therefore, the current tendency of locating a significant part of investments in the city centre seems to be a very positive phenomenon. It reduces the costs of these investments and creates a more compact urban built-up area.…”
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INNOVATIVE ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH-TECH SECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY by Tatiana Kolmykova, Oleg Artemyev

“…Research of innovative aspects of the development of high-tech sector of the economy to determine the direction of industrial policy in the future, to identify priorities for the technical-tech development. Costs associated with the development and distribution industries in the high-tech sector of the national economy, should not be grounds for refusal of carrying out large-scale targeted industrial policy. …”
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Weed Management in Rice by Dennis C. Odero, Curtis Rainbolt

“…Weed infestations can also interfere with combine operation at harvest and can significantly increase harvesting and drying costs. Weed seed contamination of rice grain lowers grain quality and may lower the cash value of the crop. …”
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The African and Asian ivory markets in Europe: a survey of five countries by Daniel Stiles, Esmond Martin

“…(Stiles and Martin 2000, 2002, 2003). Sources and costs of ivory, crafts people; shops and the retail market and prices in the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany are assessed. …”
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METHANISATION IN AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL BENEFITS AND INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES by Petia BRANZOVA, Annie DIMITROVA

“…It highlights the challenges of using methanisation, namely high initial costs and the need for regulatory support. It also looks at prospects for future development, such as the establishment of cooperative structures for centralised methanisation, the expansion of financing and opportunities for integration with other renewable energy technologies. …”
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SHORT SUPPLY CHAINS - A NEW PARADIGM OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING by Florin PUIU, Adrian TUREK-RAHOVEANU

“…These include increased transparency, reduced costs, and strengthened relationships between producers and consumers. …”
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Citrus Herbicide Boom Sprayer Calibration by Stephen H. Futch, Masoud Salyani

“…Incorrect application rates may result in increased weed control costs as a result of over application of herbicide material or the need to repeat application due to poor weed control. …”
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El maíz: la persistencia de una cultura en México by David Barkin

“…They have partially responded to falling prices by the diminution of the costs of production thanks to an extension of the cultivation area and a diminution in investments. …”
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Deposit Rate Ceilings as a Tool of Prudential Regulation by Janusz Krajewski

“…The emphasis has been placed on the use of capital requirements, typically using the BIS standard developed in the Basel Accord.As the excessive reliance on capital requirements can become costly for the banks and lead to loose their franchise value and undermine incentives for prudent investing. …”
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A macroeconomic estimation of wine production in Greece by Vasileios A. Vlachos

“…The findings indicate that international trade impacts more on wine production in Greece than domestic consumption of Greek wine and that productivity boosts wine production at the same time as personnel costs are a significant impediment. Policy orientations based on the findings are discussed.…”
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Adverse drug reactions in pediatric unit: knowledge of nursing team by Luciana Rodrigues da Silva, Tathiana Silva de Souza Martins, Zenith Rosa Silvino, Liliane Pinheiro de Mello, Marina Andrade de Castro, Érica Nascimento Menezes de Andrade

“…On the other hand, it may increase the costs of health care if used improperly and/or lead to the occurrence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). …”
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Mission á ICOM Paris: The ICOM June Meetings 2018 by Roeland P Paardekooper

“…The largest challenges for 2018 are launching the new website, costing some 126,000 Euro, as well as modifying / repairing the underlying database of members.…”
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Quand gérer des feux de circulation préfigure des choix de mobilité : les enjeux stratégiques d’un outil technique by Céline Brandeleer, Thomas Ermans

“…This technical device redistributes the temporal sharing of space in favour of public transport, which allows the constant erosion of the commercial speed faced by the Société de transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB) to be halted, thus cutting back on operational costs. Our objective is to make sense of this technical device and to highlight the underlying political challenges in terms of the management of space. …”
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Deciding Irreducibility/Indecomposability of Feedback Shift Registers Is NP-Hard by Lin Wang

“…A FSR f is said to be reducible if all the output sequences of another FSR g can also be generated by f and the FSR g costs less memory than f. A FSR is said to be decomposable if it has the same set of output sequences as a cascade connection of two FSRs. …”
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FUNDAMENTALS OF INNOVATION IN MODERN BANKING SERVICES by Nizami Khudiyev, Ragib Mammadli

“…Innovative advancements help banks digitize their banking services, operations and management, improve efficiency, productivity and functionality, reduce costs, create new banking products and improve existing ones. …”
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Les dépenses de personnel des collectivités locales franciliennes by Françoise Navarre

“…Local contrasts in personnel costs are strong. For instance, charges increase with population and stabilize for the most important localities. …”
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A Study on Hover Performance of Ducted Fans for an Unmanned VTOL Aircraft by Young Jae Choi, Seong-Yong Wie, Sanghyun Chae

“…Shape of the duct inner surface was asymmetric in longitudinal direction, and considering various aspects such as test site or costs for test operation, a 40% scaled-down model of the ducted fan was adopted for this study. …”
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Keeping Food Safe: Preparing and Cooking by Claudia Peñuela, Amarat Simonne

“…Well-prepared meals can save money and meet nutritional needs, and making safe and healthy meals a part of your lifestyle can contribute to lower healthcare costs. But many people with busy schedules find it difficult to make time to cook meals. …”
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE TYPICAL RURAL AREAS IN BULGARIA by Emil MUTAFOV, Yuliyana YARKOVA

“…Bulgaria is not an exception and it is important to periodically review and analyze Rural areas' progress on certain parameters, such as GDP per capita, foreign direct investments, tangible fixed assets acquisition costs, coefficient of economic activity, etc. The main goal of this article is to review the progress for a period of 5 years in the typically Rural areas in Bulgaria according to classification NUTS 3 and draw possible future goals for better regional and rural development. …”
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