Efficacy of country legal frameworks and international guidelines in curtailing money laundering and terrorist financing activities in grey list countries: Case studies of Kenya an... by Catherine Tuhirirwe, Richard Alexander

“…Additionally, low levels of compliance and effectiveness of MLRs can bring about negative consequences such as derisking, greylisting, increased costs of borrowing, and reduced development assistance inflows. …”
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Influence of Internal Factors and External Factors on Non Performing Financing in Islamic Commercial Banks by Nadirah Nur Alfakhirah, Tiara Juliana Jaya

“…This study aims to see the effect of the variables Return on Assets (ROA), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Operating Costs and Operating Income (OCOI), Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR), inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Non-Performing Financing (NPF) for Islamic commercial  banks in Indonesia for the 2018-2022 period. …”
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No-Reference Video Quality Assessment based on The Dover Framework using A Transfer Learning Method by Ardhi Muda Ariska, Tubagus Maulana Kusuma

“…Unlike previous studies that compromise performance for efficiency, this approach maintains competitive accuracy while significantly lowering computational costs. The results show that the proposed method delivers accurate and efficient video quality assessments, confirming the potential of the DOVER framework in no-reference VQA. …”
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Key Parameters for Design Analysis and Optimization of Dynamic Inter-Array Power Cable Configurations in Floating Offshore Wind Farms by Anja Schnepf, Ove Tobias Gudmestad

“…The main aim of power cable configuration design is to optimize performance and minimize costs. This can be achieved through thoughtful consideration of variables like power cable selection, configuration design, and the integration of specialized components and ancillaries. …”
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A Watershed Moment for Western U.S. Dams by Amy E. East, Gordon E. Grant

“…Today we also better understand dams' benefits, costs, and environmental impacts, including some that were unforeseen and took decades to become apparent. …”
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A systematic review on AI based class imbalance handling in software defect prediction by Somya R. Goyal

“…Software defect prediction is to predict the fault-prone modules assisting the development team to focus the testing efforts on the faulty modules, preserving the testing resources and leading to reduced costs of the product. A huge range of diversified AI based mechanisms are available to handle the class imbalance issue underlying the defect datasets that would hinder the performance of prediction models.This study assesses the timeline of evolution of AI applications in the domain of software defect prediction and culminates a Systematic Review over the period of 25 years from 2000 to 2025 dedicatedly focusing on class imbalance issue. …”
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Current Trend of Industry 4.0 in Logistics and Transformation of Logistics Processes Using Digital Technologies: An Empirical Study in the Slovak Republic by Patrik Richnák

“…In implementing Industry 4.0 in logistics, enterprises confront the biggest barrier, namely, investment costs. <i>Conclusions</i>: Through one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, several significant relationships were confirmed. …”
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FUNDING AND FINANCE ISSUES RELATED TO THE DECOMMISSIONING OF BRAZILIAN NPPS by Daniel Artur Pinheiro Palma, Anna Leticia Barbosa de Souza, Amir Zacarias Mesquita

“…In order to face the decommissioning costs of a nuclear power generation facility a sizeable amount of financial resources should be available to implement the decommissioning plan the operator is required to submit to the regulatory body. …”
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Research on the Market Positioning and Operational Strategy of New Energy Vehicle Brands Going Global — Based on the Support and Optimization of Cross-Border Financial Services by Liu Xianyi

“…Examples include the use of blockchain-based cross-border payment technologies, which have been proven to vastly lower transaction costs and settlement times, thus significantly raising NEV enterprises’ operational efficiency. …”
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Adaptive responses to inter-group competition over natural resources: the case of leakage by Jeffrey Andrews, Vicken Hillis, Matthew Clark, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder

“…Secondly, there is no silver bullet for communities adapting to leakage; adaptation is often costly, which means that stopping all the damages from leakage may be infeasible, requiring communities to make the best of a bad situation and allocate precious resources across various strategies. …”
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THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND BUDGET MANEUVER 2015 by V. V. Ponkratov

“…The real sector of the Russian economy is supposed to be content with a declaration of measures to reduce administrative barriers and costs.The author suggests that the choice of expenditure items for sequestration should be determined not only by the short-term efficiency criteria but the long-term development objectives of the country’s economy. …”
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Modeling of information support to optimize logistics tasks in transport sector using a programmable container transformer simulator by A. A. Korotkii, D. A. Yakovleva, A. A. Maslennikov, I. V. Golovko

“…The structure of the transport logistics system for the transportation of container transformers in an urbanized environment to optimize production costs with elements of intelligent urban mobility, as well as the simulation software for modeling and testing the developed system, are described. …”
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Romania’s Food System Vulnerability: Peste des Petits Ruminants Effects on the Agri-Food Sector by Petre Adrian Liptac, Mihaela Pila, Silvius Stanciu

“…Although traditional contracts exist with non-EU partners, live animal exports now incur additional food safety costs. The increased supply of sheep/goat meat on the domestic market will likely ensure a relative price stability for lamb/kid meat during the 2025 Easter season. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Analytical Methods for Quantifying the Deacetylation Degree in Chitosan Polymer Chains by Talita Martins, Gustavo L. Oliveira, Samuel B. Henriques, Eduardo H.M. Nunes

“…However, high-precision methods for DD measurement are often costly and difficult to access, posing a challenge for both academic research and industrial applications. …”
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IT service: concepts and types for accounting purposes by I.V., L.V., I.L.

“…The list of such features has been expanded and presented as follows: immateriality; inseparability from the source; indistinctness; receiving income from the performer or incurring costs; ensuring a useful result for the consumer of IT services; availability of special software and hardware for the service recipient; insensitivity of the IT service until the recipient receives the final version of the IT product; uncertainty of the quality of IT services before its implementation; difficulty in calculating the final price.…”
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Clinical and genetic characteristics and an algorithm for the differential diagnosis of progressive muscular dystrophies that manifest after a period of normal motor development by I. V. Sharkova, E. L. Dadali

“…The use of the proposed algorithm in clinical practice can significantly reduce the economic and time costs for confirmatory molecular genetic diagnosis, and promptly recommend etiopathogenetic therapy for some genetic variants of this group of diseases.…”
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A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to healthy eating among older adults in China based on nutritional literacy and the capability opportunity motivation behaviour mod... by Qian Li, Qian Wang

“…Policies to enhance digital inclusion, lower healthy food costs, and strengthen community resources can support healthier dietary behaviors and contribute to successful aging.…”
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Molecular Mechanisms and Pathways in Visceral Pain by Qiqi Zhou, George Nicholas Verne

“…Chronic visceral pain, a significant contributor to morbidity in the United States, affects millions and results in substantial economic costs. Despite its impact, the mechanisms underlying disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBIs), such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), remain poorly understood. …”
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Microalgae Bioactives for Functional Food Innovation and Health Promotion by José L. Guil-Guerrero, José A. M. Prates

“…Despite challenges related to high production costs, sensory attributes, scalability, and regulatory approval, advances in biotechnology, processing, and formulation are paving the way for their broader application. …”
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REGRESSION MODEL ON PAGARALAM COFFEE FARMERS’ INCOME WITH THE INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF HERBICIDE REDUCTANT VARIABLE by Irmeilyana Irmeilyana, Ngudiantoro Ngudiantoro, Sri Indra Maiyanti

“…Variables that had a significant effect on net income included gross income, farming maintenance costs, estimated yields, and tree age. Several models also contain variables of land area, length of time in coffee farming, number of trees, and frequency of organic fertilizers used. …”
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