Financial hardship after cancer: revision of a conceptual model and development of patient-reported outcome measures by Salene MW Jones, Jean Yi, Nora B Henrikson, Laura Panattoni, Veena Shankaran

“…Participants worried about cancer care costs and employment. Programs for alleviating financial hardship had high administrative burdens. …”
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Diffusion of Innovation Explaining Support for Septic to Sewer System Conversion Programs Among Florida Residents: Lessons for Educators and Related Stakeholders by Dharmendra Kalauni, Laura Warner, Lisa Krimsky, Shelli Rampold, Sravani Pasula

“…While there are multiple benefits of making such a change, S2S conversion is a complex and costly process. This document was developed to aid environmental management professionals, policymakers, and communication and education professionals (e.g., Extension agents) in understanding residents’ perceptions pertaining to S2S conversion. …”
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Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses by Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Edward L. Johnson, João Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Carissa Wickens, Caitlin Bainum

“…Independent of the size of the operation and number of horses, good forage planning can help reduce feeding costs, environmental impacts, and nutritional disorders caused by high-concentrate feeding. …”
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Practical Strategies for The Economic Development of Mexico: Nearshoring Trend by Ignacio Santillán Luna, J. Jesús Ceja Pizano, Daniel Pineda Domínguez

“…Nearshoring to Mexico is driven by various factors, including tariff benefits from Free Trade Agreements, low labor costs in manufacturing companies, and a stable exchange rate. …”
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Thermal Energy consumption monitoring System in the Hot water Supply circuit as part of the Smart Home management system by A. A. Oleinikov, K. N. Timofeeva

“…This article describes a system that allows you to optimize energy costs and reduce the likelihood of heating problems in apartment buildings associated with illegal connection to the hot water circuit.Methods. …”
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Assessing Causes of Driver Job Dissatisfaction in the Flatbed Motor Carrier Industry by Ashley Wygal, Douglas Voss, Michael B. Hargis, Scott Nadler

“…Trucking companies regularly report turnover rates exceeding 100%. Each driver costs between $2200–$21,000 to replace and new drivers often impact carrier customer service and safety performance. …”
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Network modelling of palm biodiesel plants to supply the isolated electric power systems of Pará state by Thassyo Jorge Gonçalves Pereira, Cláudio Mauro Vieira Serra, André Cristiano Silva Melo, Najmat Celene Nasser Medeiros Branco

“…Our results point to the efficiency of the generated models, the importance of three cities for the network, and to the little impact of some waterways in the total transportation costs.…”
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A Conceptual Model for Assessing the Minimum Size Area for an Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Program by Hugh J. Barclay, Robert Matlock, Stuart Gilchrist, David M. Suckling, Jesus Reyes, Walther R. Enkerlin, Marc J. B. Vreysen

“…In the economic part, the size of the core area was calculated to determine the point at which the revenues from the core area equal the control costs. This model will need to be calibrated and validated for each species and geographic location. …”
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A Hybrid PI–Fuzzy Control Scheme for a Drum Drying Process by Gisela Ortíz-Yescas, Fidel Meléndez-Vázquez, Luis Alberto Quezada-Téllez, Arturo Torres-Mendoza, Alejandro Morales-Peñaloza, Guillermo Fernández-Anaya, Jorge Eduardo Macías-Díaz

“…The drying process is widely used in the food industry for its ability to remove water, provide microbial stability, and reduce spoilage reactions, as well as storage and transportation costs. In particular, rotary drum drying becomes important when it is applied to liquid and pasty foods because of the desire to maintain defined characteristics in terms of product moisture. …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence with Ant Colony Algorithm in construction projects schedule by Kiana Ahghari

“…Scheduling of activities, to minimize costs by using limited resources and inConditions of existence of time-sensitive constraints are used. …”
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Enhancing Power Efficiency in 4IR Solar Plants through AI-Powered Energy Optimization by S. Boobalan, TR. Kalai Lakshmi, Shubhangi N. Ghate, Mohammed Hameeduddin Haqqani, Sushma Jaiswal

“…Furthermore, the system can be customized according to your industry’s changing needs and requirements, providing the ability to reduce costs in energy usage while improving the efficiency and productivity of machines.…”
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Establishing the Role of Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Aisling Barry, Anthony Fyles

“…In women with breast cancer, SABR may eliminate the need for invasive surgery, reducing healthcare costs and hospital stays and providing an additional curative option for early-stage disease. …”
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Measuring Belief in Climate Change With a Single Item by Sebastian Berger, David Hauser, Anna Lange, Sander van der Linden

“…We therefore conclude that the single item is a suitable instrument to measure belief in climate change when multiple-item assessments are either too costly or otherwise unfeasible.…”
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Regulatory Compliance and Innovation: A Literature Analysis on the Impact of Sustainability Legislation on Engineering and Supply Chain Innovations by the Example of the German Cir... by Wanja Wellbrock, Asli Ercengiz, Daniela Ludin

“…In contrast, challenges such as high initial costs, technological complexity and regulatory uncertainties make it difficult to innovate, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. …”
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The sustainable management of overtourism via user content by Concepción Foronda-Robles, Luis Galindo-Pérez-de-Azpillaga, Pablo Armario-Pérez

“…Key findings reveal issues of congestion, high costs and environmental degradation, identifying user satisfaction and spatial significance as critical dimensions. …”
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Optimization of Solid Phase Microextraction Conditions for Volatile Components of Foods by Using Response Surface Methodology by Ceyda Dadalı, Yeşim Elmacı Elmacı

“…Since these methods are difficult and costly to implement, these methods have left their place to the solid phase microextraction technique. …”
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Unraveling social-ecological constraints to the adoption of CMD-resistant cassava varieties in Thailand by Chaiteera Panpakdee, Khuansuda Khanbut, Anan Polthanee

“…Using binary logistic regression analysis, the results, significant at the 0.05 level, indicate that household income, production costs, farmers’ knowledge of CMD, access to soft loans, and peer influence are key factors shaping adoption behavior. …”
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The PROMISE of Precision Medicine in Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries by Giulia La Vecchia, Vincenzo Scarica, Ludovica Leo, Rocco A. Montone

“…Despite the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease, MINOCA has proven to be associated with a significant risk of mortality, angina burden, and socioeconomic costs. However, due to the heterogeneous nature of this clinical condition and the absence of randomized clinical trials, evidence supporting a standardized diagnostic algorithm and the clinical management of these patients is lacking. …”
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Сurrent status and BAM’s development prospects by M. S. Simagutina

“…In the longer term, it is necessary to reduce the transport costs of the national economy, ensure the accessibility of transport to entities, increase the competitiveness of transport services and solve the systemic problem of increasing the speed of freight and passenger trains. …”
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Factors related to adherence to treatment for systemic hypertension by Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava, Eliana Cavalari Teraoka, Amanda dos Santos Oliveira, Amanda Aparecida Teixeira Ferreira Calixto, Letícia Palota Eid, Eugênia Velludo Veiga

“…The following were identified as factors related to adherence to treatment: treatment costs, educational activities, sex, physician-patient relationship, physiological and behavioral aspects, drug therapy, attending checkups and lifestyle. …”
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