Evolution of beach profiles at the German Baltic Sea during and after large-scale beach nourishment: bar formation and sand redistribution by Jan Tiede, Christian Jordan, Marcus Siewert, Knut Sommermeier, Torsten Schlurmann

“…Traditional defense mechanisms, such as dikes and seawalls, are often costly and environmentally taxing. This research highlights how beach and dune systems, key components of coastal protection in the Baltic Sea region, evolve following sand nourishment. …”
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Innovation governance in Poland. Technological trends with an outlook to 2030 by Dominik Zieliński, Joanna Grudowska, Piotr Lewandowski

“…The small difference in results leads us to believe that nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, drone technologies and hydrogen applications in steel production should also be in the spotlight, but special attention should be paid to the accompanying challenges, such as development costs or insufficient R&D infrastructure. The size and scope of the research make it unique and, at the same time, support the significance of the results for Polish technology, economy and science.…”
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What Drives Profitability in the Romanian ICT Sector? by Lucian Belascu, Dan Gabriel Dumitrescu, Alexandra Smedoiu Popoviciu, Alexandra Horobet

“…At the same time, other disparities resulting from the characteristics of the business – size, personnel costs, productivity – are present. Our results show the high heterogeneity of profitability between firms in the ICT sector, but also the greater importance of the factors intrinsic to the firm compared to that of industry or location factors, which raises the question of whether this sector has incorporated into profitability the tax advantages it enjoys and how sustainable its performance will be once these advantages will diminish…”
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Accelerating discovery of next-generation power electronics materials via high-throughput ab initio screening by Jiashu Chen, Mingzhu Liu, Minghui Liu, Xinzhong Wang, Yiwen Su, Guangping Zheng

“…Nevertheless, the WBG materials have some limitations that there exists the proliferation of intrinsic defects, with prohibitively high fabrication costs. We identify next-generation PEs materials beyond SiC, GaN, and Ga2O3 based on a high-throughput computational methodology. …”
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A Digital Twin Framework for Nuclear Power Equipment Maintenance: Design, Prototyping, and Preliminary Validation [version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Qingfeng Xu, Qian Huang, Fengtian Chang, Yifan Zhi, Min Zhang, Guanghui Zhou, Chao Zhang

“…Traditional time-based maintenance strategies are limited in NPE contexts due to stringent safety requirements and high costs of complex systems. Specifically, maintenance processes lack transparency, state monitoring relies heavily on manual inspections, and decisions depend passively on individual expertise. …”
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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Skin Cancers: A Review by Anastasia Hodorogea, Andreea Calinescu, Mihaela Antohe, Mihaela Balaban, Roxana Ioana Nedelcu, Gabriela Turcu, Daniela Adriana Ion, Ioana Anca Badarau, Catalin Mihai Popescu, Raluca Popescu, Cristiana Popp, Mirela Cioplea, Luciana Nichita, Ionela Hulea, Alice Brinzea

“…More studies are required on this topic in order to establish clear correlations. High costs related to skin cancer therapies in general as well as high impact on patients’ quality of life demand finding new, reliable prognostic and therapeutic markers with significant public health impact.…”
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Hierarchical Charging Scheduling Strategy for Electric Vehicles Based on NSGA-II by Yikang Chen, Zhicheng Bao, Yihang Tan, Jiayang Wang, Yang Liu, Haixiang Sang, Xinmei Yuan

“…The results revealed that the coordinated strategy reduced the user costs by 21% and the grid load variance by 64% compared with uncoordinated charging. …”
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Care and Neurorehabilitation in the Disorder of Consciousness: A Model in Progress by Giuliano Dolce, Francesco Arcuri, Simone Carozzo, Maria Daniela Cortese, Pierpaolo Greco, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Loris Pignolo, Maria Elena Pugliese, Francesco Riganello

“…The model application has progressively shortened the time of hospitalization and reduced costs at unchanged quality of services.…”
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Meta-Synthesis of Land Value Capture (LVC) Mechanism and Its Instruments by Mahsa Fatahian, Homayoon Nooraie, Reza Nasr Esfahani

“…Traditional revenue sources are insufficient to meet the substantial costs of urban initiatives, resulting in a significant financial gap between escalating expenditures and stagnant income streams. …”
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Driving sustainability transitions through financial tipping points by N. Ameli, H. Chenet, H. Chenet, M. Falkenberg, M. Falkenberg, S. Kothari, J. Rickman, F. Lamperti, F. Lamperti

“…By aligning expectations, steering herding behaviour, mobilizing public finance, reducing capital costs, reaching low-carbon investment thresholds in developing nations, and enforcing robust financial regulations and policies, the financial system can assume a central role in re-orienting economies onto a net-zero and sustainable course. …”
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Assessing Risk Priority Numbers of Failures in the Screw Tightening Machine of a Hard Disk Drive Production System by Naraphorn Paoprasert, Wai Yan Htet Lin, Thepniramit Muneekaew

“…In a competitive environment, many production industries must reduce costs while maintaining asset value and reliability. …”
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Research progress on prevention and control of bio-fouling and early monitoring of reverse osmosis membrane in seawater desalination by LIU Jun, CHEN Yongqiang, LIU Zhugen, REN Xinhua, LÜ Zhixin, YU Haichao, MING Hongxia

“…Consequently, this significantly increases operational costs for projects, of which biological pollution is identified as the primary cause for the decline in membrane function. …”
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Design and Energy-Saving Analysis of a New LNG Vaporizer Based on Mg-Based Hydrogen Storage Metal by Wenke Yuan, Zixuan Yin, Yan Su, Zhangyu Liu, Leyi Bao, Jinyu An

“…Combined with solar energy storage devices, for a northern city in China (about 40° N), the savings in electricity costs could be about $2200 per year.…”
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A study of the applicability of a straw-fired batch boiler as a heat source for a small-scale cogeneration unit by Sornek Krzysztof, Filipowicz Mariusz

“…Straw-fired batch boilers, due to their relatively simple structure and low operating costs, are an excellent source of heat for a wide range of applications. …”
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Research progress on risk factors for implantable venous access port-related infections in cancer patients (恶性肿瘤患者发生植入式静脉输液港相关感染危险因素研究进展)... by LI Ting (李婷)

“…Poor nursing of the infusion port leads to the highest incidence of related infections, high costs, and serious consequences for patients. This paper summarized the risk factors related to the IVAP in perspectives of catheter, patient, disease and medical staff, and provided reference for clinical prevention of related complications. …”
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Correction of Thrombocytopenia with Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Before Elective Surgery or Invasive Procedures by T. A. Deeva, M. V. Maevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Delayed care is associated with longer hospital stays and greater medical costs. Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (avatrombopag) should be considered for the management of cirrhotic patients with severe thrombocytopenia undergoing elective invasive interventions with a high risk of bleeding.Conclusion. …”
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Deep Learning Framework for Oil Shale Pyrolysis State Recognition Using Bionic Electronic Nose by Yuping Yuan, Xiaohui Weng, Yuheng Qiao, Xiaohu Shi, Zhiyong Chang

“…Abstract Real-time monitoring of the pyrolysis state of oil shale is crucial for precisely controlling heating temperature and duration, which can significantly reduce extraction costs. However, due to the complexity of in-situ environments, this task is highly challenging and remains one of the key technological barriers in in-situ mining. …”
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Progress in source-sink matching and safety evaluation of CO2 geological sequestration by LI Shilun,TANG Yong,DUAN Shengcai,QIN Jiazheng,CHEN Yinuo,LIU Yaxin,ZHENG Peng,ZHAO Guoqing

“…This paper summarizes the development process of China's CO2 geological sequestration technique from three aspects, economic boundaries of sequestration technology, source-sink matching technology, and sequestration safety and monitoring, reviews the economic costs of CCUS technology in the capture, transportation, injection and burial period, and further summarizes the current technical and economic boundaries and influencing factors of each period. …”
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Inventory management: a proposal for a differentiated pharmacy by Andressa Brito Lira, Fernanda de Medeiros Nóbrega, Demóstenes Figueiredo de Sousa, Mayza Neves Delmondes, Paulo Cesar Gonçalves Pereira, Núbia Kelly Rodrigues Ribeiro, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz

“…In an increasingly competitive market, the management of medication supplies is needed to avoid the high costs of products, reduce the total capital invested by the company, and avoid a lack of products to clients. …”
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Improvement of an Anode-Supported Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Spray-Coated Calcia-Stabilized Zirconia Electrolytes by Fauzi Yusupandi, Muhammad Ilham, Ilham Ali Yafi, Pramujo Widiatmoko, Isdiriayani Nurdin, Saumi Febrianti Khairunnisa, Hary Devianto

“…Among the three types of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC) have been widely developed due to reducing operating costs and materials. In this study, we produced an anode-supported IT-SOFC cell through the dry-pressing method for NiO-CSZ anode production and spray coating technique for Calcia-Stabilized Zirconia (CSZ) electrolyte and calcium cobalt zinc oxide (CCZO)-CSZ cathode fabrication. …”
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