Paradoxes in The Approach to Faculty Remuneration in Private Universities by A. R. Alaverdov

“…The employers strive to get maximum efficiency from the faculty staff at minimal costs. The paper shows three possible models of faculty behavior in these conditions. …”
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Is Sexual Size Dimorphism Inherent in the Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis? by Alla V. Silina

“…Gregarious settlement of this bivalve contributes to the reproductive success of the population so that the energetically costly ovaries may all be fertilized.…”
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Discussion on the Design of Sprayed Eco-Protection for Near-Slope Roads Along Multi-Level Slopes by Haonan Chen, Jianjun Ye

“…Results demonstrate that the optimized design reduces additional maintenance costs caused by near-slope roads by 6.5–8.0% during the curing period. …”
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New approach to determining the economic efficiency of investments in mineral resources deposits development by V. M. Serov, Yu. P. Tikhonov

“…The formulas for calculating the indicators of economic efficiency of investments and capital investments in development and exploitation of mineral deposits of specific investors without considering the costs of production and social infrastructure have been given.…”
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Translating Decadence by Bénédicte Coste, Jane Desmarais

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Temporal stability of soil moisture in an experimental watershed in the Pernambuco semi-arid region by Valdemir P. Silva Junior, Abelardo A. A. Montenegro, Rogério O. de Melo

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate surface soil moisture temporal stability under two cover crop conditions in an experimental watershed in the Brazilian semi-arid region, aiming to identify stable points, thus reducing monitoring costs and highlighting the importance of temporal stability in a watershed. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF SHORT GRAIN CROP ROTATION DEPENDING ON TILLAGE SYSTEMS by Raisa VOZHEHOVA, Liudmyla HRANOVSKA, Anatolii TOMNYTSKYI, Pavlo LYKHOVYD, Iryna BIDNYNA

“…Economic efficiency was assessed by calculating the figures of gross product value, expenditures, profits, production costs, profitability and recompensating terms. As a result, it was established that the best economic output is provided by differentiated disking with soil slitting, where general profitability reached 73.5% owing to the highest average yields of the crops studied and general yields of grain (7.66 t/ha) and forage (8.31 t/ha) units. …”
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THE SIZE OF STATES OF THE GAP TECHNOLOGICAL IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COMPARED TO THE STATES OF ADVANCED by Aswan Abdul Qader Zaidan

“…In terms of measuring the technological gap in developing and advanced countries in Iraq, Syria, Italy, and Japan, the results of   technology gap  analysis  indicated  an  average  of  49,  38,  29,  22%  (for  Iraq,  Syria,  Italy  and Japan) Mine.The study concluded with a number of conclusions, including the low competitiveness of most developing countries, low production and low quality due to the high costs resulting from the high prices of production inputs, as well as the apparent low rates of use of agricultural technology both for the use of tractors and machinery  or  the  use  of  chemical  fertilizers,  Irrigation  and  the  use  of  improved varieties in agriculture, Therefore, the study recommends that developing countries should  pay  attention  to  the  scientific  and  technological  aspects  that  support  the development  of  agricultural  production  and  intensify  the  effort  to  formulate economic development policies that are in line with their reality and their potential.…”
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Financial Inclusion and Women Empowerment in Uganda A Case of Lango Sub Region, Northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Charles Edaku, Dennis, Obote

“…Financial service providers should lower down the costs of operating accounts for the financial inclusiveness of women, particularly women from rural areas. …”
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Design of a Flexible Pavement for Kabwohe- Masherukabuhweju Gravel Road Using Road Note and CBR. by Twinamatsiko, Zilberbel

“…The project design was started after field studies showed that travel time was greatly reduced, inadequate cross section high maintenance costs which were reflected on the existing road. …”
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The Effect of Exfoliated Vermiculite on the Drying Shrinkage of Cement-Sand Mortar. by Akello, Lydia

“…One of the major factors affecting the quality of plasters is drying shrinkage which causes cracks leading to deterioration, reduced service life, aesthetic loss and increase in maintenance costs. The only solution to this problem is to incorporate admixtures in mortar at the time of construction that reduce the susceptibility of plaster to cracking. …”
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Taxation of copper and nickel ores mining in Australia, Canada, Chile, Kazakhstan and USA by N. S. Kostrykina, A. V. Korytin, E. V. Melkova

“…The third is the Canadian model which is similar to the second one, but with the extraction costs also deducted from the sale price.…”
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Control Indicators for Typical Persistent Organic Pollutants in Lake Sediments by LUO Xi, XIE Xiao-jing, XU Cheng-jian, ZHANG Lu, YAN Dan, TANG Qiang

“…[Conclusion] The conclusions indicate that differentiated control indicators can balance remediation costs and ecological safety. Dioxin standards for fishery water use must be an order of magnitude stricter than current soil standards, methylmercury risk control should be decoupled from total mercury metrics, and SCCPs thresholds must account for water solubility. …”
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Modern railway for 21st Century by Editorial Foreword

“…According to a recent study by the International Union of Railways, the rail transport has about four times less external costs per passengerkilometer than road or air transport. …”
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Distributed Voltage Optimal Control Method for Energy Storage Systems in Active Distribution Network by Yang Liu, Wenbin Liu, Ying Wu, Haidong Yu

“…However, the traditional centralized optimization scheduling method is difficult to meet the real-time voltage regulation requirements due to high communication costs. In this regard, this paper proposes a distributed fast voltage regulation method for energy storage systems (ESSs) in distribution networks. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON ROMANIA’S ECONOMY: SECTORAL IMPACTS, LABOR MARKET SHIFTS, AND FUTURE FORECASTS by Davide Nicola PÂNTEA, Oana Ruxandra BODE, Rozalia Veronica RUS, Valeria GIDIU

“…Many workers perceive this technology as a threat, while their employers see it as an opportunity to cut costs. The main objective of this study is to identify the possible impact that the application of AI may have in the future, in Romania, in each economic sector (primary, secondary, and tertiary). …”
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Dynamic Prediction Method for Ground Settlement of Reclaimed Airports Based on Grey System Theory by Ke Ma, He Weng, Zhaojun Luo, Saeed Sarajpoor, Yumin Chen

“…The complexities of marine foundations, the difficulties in investigating reclaimed land, and the heightened risks of excessive settlement require timely and accurate monitoring and prediction to effectively identify risks and minimize unnecessary maintenance costs. To address these challenges, this study introduces a dynamic prediction model based on grey system theory, enhanced by a variable-size sliding window mechanism that continuously integrates the latest monitoring data. …”
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Novel Physical Unclonable Function Implementation for Microcontrollers and Field Programmable Gate Arrays by Marco Grossi, Martin Omana, Cecilia Metra, Andrea Acquaviva

“…In this paper, we present a novel PUF based structure, that can be implemented at low costs in microcontrollers and FPGAs, by exploiting the circuitry that is already present in their General Purpose Input-Output (GPIO) interface. …”
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Next-generation sequencing applications in food science: fundamentals and recent advances by Joel Tigrero-Vaca, Byron Díaz, Ganyu Gu, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos

“…Despite its advantages, challenges such as high sequencing costs, data interpretation complexity, and the need for standardized workflows remain. …”
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ARIA–Italy managing allergic rhinitis and asthma in a changing world: The role of the Pharmacist by Giovanni Paoletti, Dr. M.D., Corrado Giua, Prof. Pharm.D., Alessandro Marti, Dr. M.D., Matteo Alberto Baio, Dr. Pharm., Nicolò Valli, Dr. M.D., Erminia Ridolo, Prof. M.D., Maria Teresa Ventura, Prof. M.D., Giovanni Passalacqua, Prof. M.D., Francesca Puggioni, Dr. M.D., Olga Lourenço, Dr. Pharm., Jean Bousquet, Prof. M.D., Ph.D., Giorgio Walter Canonica, Prof. M.D., Enrico Heffler, Prof. M.D., Ph.D., Carlo Lombardi, Dr. M.D.

“…This collaborative approach has demonstrated promise in enhancing disease outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.…”
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