Joint Cognition: Thought Contagion and the Consequences of Cooperation when Sharing the Task of Random Sequence Generation. by John Nicholas Towse, Andrea Sarah Towse, Satoru Saito, Yukio Maehara, Akira Miyake

“…First, there are both costs and benefits from group performance. Second, repetition avoidance occurs in dyadic as well as individual production settings. …”
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On ways to improve the efficiency of water propellers by A. V. Mesropyan, Yu. A. Shabelnik

“…The use of CFD calculations allows you to reduce the time, costs and volumes of product development work.…”
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Lithography-Free Technology for the Preparation of Digital Microfluidic (DMF) Lab-Chips with Droplet Actuation by Optoelectrowetting (OEW) by Christoph Doering, Johannes Strassner, Henning Fouckhardt

“…., for the definition of the spacer layer, reduces efforts and costs. Here, exemplarily, we demonstrate the OEW-driven movement and mixing of chemical reagents in a simple color change reaction analyzed by absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Traffic Prediction with Data Fusion and Machine Learning by Juntao Qiu, Yaping Zhao

“…Validated with large-scale real datasets, the method demonstrates excellent prediction performance while significantly reducing computational complexity and deployment costs. This study demonstrates the great potential of simple machine learning techniques in multimodal data fusion, provides an efficient and practical solution for traffic prediction, and offers an effective alternative to resource-intensive deep learning methods, opening up new paths for building scalable traffic prediction systems.…”
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A Method of Determining Blocking Voltage of SiC MOSFET Based on the Neural Network Predict Model by Jun SHEN, Dong LIU, Maosen TANG, Xinglai GE, Junhan YE, Rongbin ZHOU

“…Power device designers often need to design and optimize devices by device simulation, however, due to the simulation results are unknown before the simulation, designers need to gradually adjust the relevant parameters to make the simulation results constantly approach the target value, which costs much time. There is no effective solution to this problem. …”
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Integrating energy justice and economic realities through insights on energy expenditures, inequality, and renewable energy attitudes by Lina Volodzkiene, Dalia Streimikiene

“…The results reveal a generally equitable distribution of energy costs but underscore significant economic constraints, as evidenced by widespread reluctance to pay premiums for renewable energy. …”
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Аlcohol and diabetes: a double-edged stick by L. Yu. Morgunov

“…This article examines and summarizes studies on the epidemiology, risk of developing diabetes, and the influence on the cardiovascular system of patients with diabetes and different levels of alcohol consumption. High costs for the treatment of alcohol abusers have been demonstrated. …”
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Blockchain and IoT for Sustainable Agriculture: Innovations and Impacts by Femi Abiodun Elegbeleye, Olusegun Oguntona, Ife Elegbeleye

“…Despite their promise, challenges persist, including high implementation costs, scalability issues, and limited digital infrastructure in rural areas. …”
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Smart Geopolitics, Dangerous Ideas: Energy security, Ideology, and the Challenges of American Policy in the Persian Gulf by Diego Pagliarulo

“…Such an approach has proved to be extremely costly and frustrating, while the time seems ripe to explore new strategies. …”
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Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Integrated Management of Equilibrium Development of Russian Enterprises as Ecological and Economic Systems by A. V. Demidov

“…The scientific problem of the adequacy of the implemented environmental measures at enterprises to the level of negative impact on the environment is the basis for the internalization of external environmental costs, which is possible at Russian enterprises by expanding the environmental responsibility of domestic business on the basis of the integrated integration of environmentalists management into the system of strategic management of organizations. …”
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4.0 as Innovation Environment of Opportunities for Small Business by O. A. Khudaiberdiev

“…Their use in the complicated pandemic period allowed us to continue efficient work and at the same time to find new, promising opportunities to extend business-partnership, promote goods, improve quality of service, raise competitiveness and productivity, cut costs and shape innovation business-models. In general they drastically impact fundamental changes in tactics and strategy of work in all spheres. …”
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The dual impact of tobacco spending: crowding out essentials and crowding in addictive behaviors by Elvina Merkaj, Drini Imami, Jeffrey Drope

“…To accommodate tobacco costs, many households are forced to reduce essential expenditures on health and education—a phenomenon known as the crowding out effect. …”
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Long term comparison between reprocessed nuclear fuel cycles by Fidéllis Bitencourt Gonzaga Louzada e Estanislau, Carlos Eduardo Velasquez, Antonella Lombardi Costa, Claubia Pereira

“…Advantages and disadvantages of using the strategy of operating with the different nuclear fuel cycles are shown, which include results regarding natural uranium consumption, spent fuel accumulation or utilization, nuclear waste and the nuclear fuel costs for both fuels.…”
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THEORETICAL SUBSTANTIATION OF A MECHANISM OF PRICE FORMATION AND REALIZATION OF DISCHARGED MEDICAL PROPERTY OF ARMED FORCES by E. O. Rodionov

“…So, we have established that the drugs and medical products discharged from the stock may be of great interest for consumers due to the medical property offer in low (optimal) costs.…”
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Assessment and evaluation of degree of multilateral well’s performance for determination of their role in oil recovery at a fractured reservoir in Iran by Sadegh Elyasi

“…Current drilling costs may exceed more than million dollars for each well; therefore designing a well completion, which can increase production, is essential. …”
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Performance optimization of the CLIC positron source by Yongke Zhao, Steffen Doebert, Andrea Latina

“…With a bunch charge below 1 nC, it is possible to reduce the energy from 5 GeV to a minimum of 2.3 GeV with the linac length and costs reduced accordingly. The deposited power in the target is also reduced with the energy.…”
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An intelligent and simplified 5G wireless network technology by Yuhong HUANG, Qi SUN, Minli JIA, Ran DUAN, Zhuo CHEN

“…5G is the current focus of the development of the information and communication industry, and is gradually being deployed and commercialized.The 5G network will cover toC to toB, aiming at the interconnection of everything, so the complexity and challenges are unprecedented.In order to meet the needs of multiple scenarios, 5G network technology is complex and flexible in design, and the traditional management and operation methods are difficult and costly.At the same time, industry application requirements are very different and demanding.All of these require integrated solutions such as cloud-network integration and network industry collaboration.In response to the above-mentioned problems and needs, an intelligent and simplified 5G wireless network technology framework was proposed.Through innovative thinking and technology development of wireless networks, 5G and artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, edge computing and other new technologies were integrated and innovated to continuously improve 5G capabilities and promote the deep convergence of 5G and DOICT.A detailed introduction to the entire framework, platforms and applications in the above technology system were given.Finally, a technical outlook was proposed for shaping a new 5G ecology that supported green, smart, efficient operation, and the internet of everything.…”
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Choosing the right frame: how context preferences facilitate subsequent decisions by Lauren S. Treiman, Wouter Kool

“…We found that participants exhibited frame preferences, with a predominant preference for the gain frame, and that they were willing to incur costs to select options within their preferred frame. …”
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Improving Engineering Design Using Smart Evaluation of Indoor Acoustical Climate of Dining Places by Elzbieta Nowicka

“…Implementing this method provides possibilities to increase the comfort of restaurants and cafeterias and lower or avoid costs associated with improving the acoustic comfort of ready-to-use dining places.…”
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Mechanical power is maximized during contractile ring-like formation in a biomimetic dividing cell model by Ryota Sakamoto, Michael P. Murrell

“…While intracellular signaling initiates contractile ring assembly during cell division, how mechanical forces coordinate division and their energetic costs remain unclear. Here, we develop an in vitro model where myosin-induced stress drives division-like shape changes in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs, liposomes). …”
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