Medication Adherence: does Patient Participation in Randomized Clinical Trials Affect on it? by N. O. Vasyukova, Yu. V. Lukina, N. P. Kutishenko, S. Yu. Martsevich, O. I. Zvonareva

“…Poor medication adherence of the patient can significantly worsen the effectiveness of treatment and leads to increased health care costs. And although the factors that improve adherence are varied, and include the skills of the doctor, the patient’s personal characteristics, the external environment, an individual approach to each patient and etc., the absence of a “gold standard” for assessing adherence in clinical practice makes it difficult to predict and significantly improve it among patients. …”
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Vehicles detection through wireless sensors networks and optical fiber sensors by Hacen Khlaifi, Amira Zrelli, Tahar Ezzedine

“…While some of these technologies are costly and redundant, others offer effective and adaptable levels of efficiency. …”
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Corporate carbon emissions and market value by Jinxu Zhang

“…Further research reveals that the negative impact of corporate carbon emissions on firm value is more significant in enterprises with high agency costs, high real earnings management levels, and poor corporate social responsibility performance. …”
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Purchasing Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Optimizing Inventory Management by Reza Hamdi Prayetno, Rani Destika Purba, Kyrene Wirawan, Kelvin Sweet, Evta Indra

“…Good inventory management can reduce storage costs, increase product availability, and maximize company profits. …”
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Integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Ecological Engineering for Sustainable Civil Construction by Zhang Xu, Zhou Qunyou, Zhang Huiying, Zhu Lin, Pei Shuhan

“…Moreover, BIM's ability to simulate environmental impacts at early design stages significantly minimizes resource waste and project costs. By integrating environmental engineering principles, BIM supports the assessment of the ecological impacts of different materials and construction methods, ensuring that sustainability goals are met from the early stages of design through to demolition. …”
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Understanding antimicrobial use in subsistence farmers in Chikwawa District Malawi, implications for public awareness campaigns. by Eleanor E MacPherson, Joanna Reynolds, Esnart Sanudi, Alexander Nkaombe, John Mankhomwa, Justin Dixon, Clare I R Chandler

“…However, they described using antibiotics and other medicines in these ways due to conditions of extreme precarity, the costs and limitations of seeking formal care in the public sector, and the inevitability of future illness. …”
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Staffing for Centralized Image Interpretation in Urban Rail Transit Security Inspection by FU Baoming, ZHANG Ning, SHI Qiyu

“…[Objective] The centralized image interpretation mode in urban rail transit security inspection can significantly reduce labor costs, improve inspection efficiency, and enhance the inspection intelligence level. …”
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Peste des petits ruminants: past, present, and future scope by Adnan F Fayyad, Ibrahim M Alzuheir

“…Vaccination efforts have shown effectiveness, though limited accessibility and high costs persist as barriers. The disease has gained attention from international organizations aiming for global eradication by 2030, with ongoing advancements in diagnostics and surveillance methods showing promise in control efforts. …”
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Effect of privatizing Japanese expressway companies on maintenance and management efficiency by Tsubasa Kaino, Kazuyoshi Hidaka

“…Using data envelopment analysis (DEA), we evaluate efficiency based on indicators such as management costs and toll revenue, comparing performance in the pre-privatization period, immediately after privatization, and 14 years later. …”
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Generative Artificial Intelligence for Synthetic Spectral Data Augmentation in Sensor-Based Plastic Recycling by Roman-David Kulko, Andreas Hanus, Benedikt Elser

“…However, acquiring large-scale, annotated spectral data for applications such as near-infrared (NIR) reflectance spectroscopy in plastic sorting remains a significant challenge due to high acquisition costs and environmental variability. This paper investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs) in synthetic spectral data generation. …”
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Unsupervised feature selection and class labeling for credit card fraud by Robert K. L. Kennedy, Flavio Villanustre, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar

“…Abstract Large datasets frequently lack class labels, and obtaining labeled data often involves substantial financial and time costs, along with risks of label noise and inaccuracies due to manual annotation. …”
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Diagnosis Anthracnose of Chili Pepper Using Convolutional Neural Networks Based Deep Learning Models by Hae-In Kim, Ju-Yeon Yoon, Ho-Jong Ju

“…A key challenge is the need for large, labeled datasets, which are costly to obtain. The study aims to identify the minimum dataset size required for accurate and efficient disease diagnosis using limited data. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis for children in Africa: Challenges, opportunities and public health strategies by Phillip T. Chigiya

“…Despite the introduction of maternal vaccines, such as RSVpreF (respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein vaccine), and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), such as nirsevimab, barriers including high costs, infrastructure limitations, and vaccine hesitancy hinder implementation in African settings. …”
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Risk management strategies for fuel shortages in economic dispatch with multiple fuel options using walrus algorithm by Mahmoud Ibrahim Mohamed, Ali M. Yousef, Ahmed A. Hafez

“…This approach proved its capability to continuously monitor fuel consumption and update POZs for each type of fuel, it dynamically adjusts generation to maintain real-time supply-demand balance, minimize generation costs, and ensure power system stability.…”
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Full-Scale Simulation and Experimental Study of Heat Transfer in Landing Gear Brake Discs for Medium-Sized Passenger Aircraft by Qingtang Meng, Hangming Shen, Bingchu Li, Zongxia Jiao

“…To address challenges in experimental studies (e.g., high costs and extreme conditions), this study employs full-scale numerical simulations to investigate heat transfer behaviours in medium-sized passenger aircraft brake discs. …”
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Wide Area Measurement-Based Centralized Power Management System for Microgrid with Load Prioritization by Prashant Khare, Maddikara Jaya Bharata Reddy

“…Efficient Microgrid operation requires a power management system to balance supply and demand, reduce costs, and ensure load prioritization. This paper presents a wide area measurement (WAMS)-based Centralized Power Management System (CPMS) for AC microgrids in both Islanded and Grid-Connected modes. …”
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Controlling as a method for ensuring the financial stability of a family business by B. Dost, Ja. Papula

“…For instance, after implementing management accounting, Müller & Söhne GmbH reduced costs by 20%, increased net profit from 500,000 EUR to 600,000 EUR, and increased the current ratio from 1.2 to 1.4. …”
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Bispectral index and cerebral oximetry in low-flow and high-flow rate anaesthesia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy – a randomized controlled trial by Jacek Kupisiak, Robert Goch, Wojciech Polenceusz, Robert Szyca, Krzysztof Leksowski

“…Introduction: The need to reduce pollution emissions in the operating room and to reduce treatment costs motivatesmore frequent use of general anaesthesia with a small or minimal fresh gas flow rate. …”
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Research on Wellbore Trajectory Optimization and Drilling Control Based on the TD3 Algorithm by Haipeng Gu, Yang Wu, Xiaowei Li, Zhaokai Hou

“…In modern oil and gas exploration and development, wellbore trajectory optimization and control is the key technology to improve drilling efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure safety. In the drilling operation of non-vertical wells in complex formations, the traditional static trajectory function, combined with the classical optimization algorithm, has difficulty adapting to the parameter fluctuation caused by formation changes and lacks real-time performance. …”
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A Digital Identity Blockchain Ecosystem: Linking Government-Certified and Uncertified Tokenized Objects by Juan-Carlos López-Pimentel, Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez, Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales

“…We also analyze the economic, technical, and social feasibility of deploying this system, including a breakdown of transaction costs for key stakeholders such as governments, end-users, and institutions like universities. …”
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