Burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in Belgium: a comparative risk assessment analysis by Stefanie Vandevijvere, Delphine De Smedt, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Robby De Pauw, Johan Van der Heyden, Sarah Nayani, Vanessa Gorasso, Wilma Johanna Nusselder, Henk Hilderink

“…The aim of the study is to estimate the burden attributable to high BMI in Belgium, in terms of years of life lost due to disability (YLD), years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL) and disease costs, using comparative risk assessment. We followed the general framework established in the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study. …”
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Applications and Consequences of Transparency in the Health Systems: A Systematic Scoping Review by Hossein Bouzarjomehri, Mohammadreza Maleki, Javad Sajjadi-Khasraghi, Yasaman Herandi

“…The studies identified various applications of transparency, such as quality and safety, pricing and costs, personal health records (PHR), prescriptions, payments, insurance, waiting times, staffing, and statistical data. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Resource Use, Treatment Patterns, and Treatment-related Events in Patients with Huntington’s Disease–associated Chorea Initiated on Tetrabenazi... by Victor W. Sung, Sanjay K. Gandhi, Victor Abler, Brian Davis, Debra E. Irwin, Karen E. Anderson, Ravi G. Iyer

“…During the 6-month post-index period after HD diagnosis, HD patients incurred higher all-cause healthcare costs (\$20 204) vs the 6-month pre-index period (\$6057), driven by higher hospitalization and pharmacy costs…”
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A Novel Ensemble Classifier Selection Method for Software Defect Prediction by Xin Dong, Jie Wang, Yan Liang

“…The presence of software defects significantly impacts the quality of software systems and increases development and maintenance costs. To improve system quality and reduce costs, it is necessary to predict software defects in the early stages of the software development lifecycle. …”
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Using artificial intelligence for enhancement of solar cell efficiency in the of Iraq by Ibtihal R. N. ALRubeei, Safa N. Idi, Ihab L. Hussein Alsammak, Haider Th. AlRikabi, Hussain A. Mutar, Abdul Hadi M. Alaidi

“…The research identifies locations best-suited for solar energy projects to boost operational effectiveness and decrease both costs and energy generation costs. Through this research, a framework emerges for solar energy project deployment strategy which contributes to sustainable development and helps Iraq advance its renewable energy framework. …”
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Estimating the Economic and Clinical Value of Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance to Three Gram-negative Pathogens in Japan by Tetsuya Matsumoto, Oliver Darlington, Ryan Miller, Jason Gordon, Phil McEwan, Takahisa Ohashi, Amer Taie, Akira Yuasa

“…The model used a 10-year time horizon with a willingness-to-pay threshold of ¥5 000 000 (US $46 827) and discounting was applied at a rate of 2% to costs and benefits. Clinical and economic outcomes were assessed as a function of varying AMR levels of three Gram-negative pathogens in Japan by up to 100% of the current level…”
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Energy Management of Industrial Energy Systems via Rolling Horizon and Hybrid Optimization: A Real-Plant Application in Germany by Loukas Kyriakidis, Rushit Kansara, Maria Isabel Roldán Serrano

“…Industrial energy systems are increasingly required to reduce operating costs and CO₂ emissions while integrating variable renewable energy sources. …”
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Development of a CNN-based decision support system for lung disease diagnosis using chest radiographs by B. T. Magar, M. A. Rahman, P. K. Saha, M. Ahmad, M. A. Rashid, H. Higa

“…However, accurately interpreting CXRs remains challenging, as human diagnostic performance is influenced by individual expertise and other factors, often resulting in delays, high costs, and potential misinterpretations. To address these limitations, automated computer-based detection systems offer the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy, reduce costs, and enable timely disease identification. …”
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Real-time information-based combined control method for bus delay by Baoyu Hu, Xinlei Song, Yangyang Fu

“…This model aims to minimize both passenger time costs and company operational costs. Factors such as intersections and traffic flow are also considered. …”
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Directions of Perfection of State Regulation of Industrial Development by N. M. Abdikeev, Yu. S. Bogachev, E. L. Moreva

“…Consistent application of the identified principles and tools in the study regarding other policies of industrial development entails further elaboration of the raised issues on accounting in the system of industrial development stimulation, changing the values of different factors of increasing competitiveness, lowering production costs that occur under the conditions of transition to the 6th technological mode, including the priorities for lower production costs, the causes of the deficit human capital and the conditions for its overcoming, modernization of methods of supporting industrial development, the relationship of internal and external factors of industrial development.…”
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Optimization and Scheduling of Comprehensive Energy Systems Considering AmmoniaRefrigeration and Ammonia Blending in Thermal Power Plants by CHU Zhuang, YUAN Jixin

“…[Objective] In the context of dual carbon，this study aims to construct a joint model of ammonia refrigeration and thermal power units to optimize operating equipment，reduce system costs and carbon emissions，and achieve comprehensive utilization of ammonia throughout the entire process of synthetic ammonia reaction. …”
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Preparation of coal-based low-dimension carbon materials and the applications in organic solar cells by Yong ZHAO, Min LIU, Jianlei QUE, Peng HUANG

“…The pivotal role of coal-based low-dimensional carbon materials in enhancing the power conversion efficiency of OSC, reducing manufacturing costs, improve stability, and supporting sustainable development is analyzed. …”
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SHARP-Net: A Refined Pyramid Network for Deficiency Segmentation in Culverts and Sewer Pipes by Rasha Alshawi, Md Meftahul Ferdaus, Md Tamjidul Hoque, Kendall Niles, Ken Pathak, Steve Sloan

“…Manual inspections are time-consuming, costly, and prone to human error, while existing automated methods often struggle with real-world challenges, such as occlusions, irregular defect shapes, class imbalances, and high resource demands. …”
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Effect of surface plastic deformation of drill pipes material on their technological properties by Nikolay A. Buglov, Pavel S. Pushmin

“…The need to study the effect of surface plastic deformation of drill pipes on their technological properties, which will significantly reduce the irrational material and energy costs of drilling wells, as well as optimize the technical and economic indicators of drilling operations. …”
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Equipment and Technology Application for Washing Highly Saline Soils by F. U. Zhuraev, F. Sh. Musulmanov

“…They determined that the application of the proposed technology reduced energy consumption by 9.0-14.5 percent, labor costs by 7.91-14.11 percent, operating costs by 8.16-11.0 percent, increased labor productivity by 16.3-18.0 percent, and that ensured annual economic efficiency in the amount of 11.6-12.6 million soums.…”
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Spatial and Spectral Structure-Aware Mamba Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Jie Zhang, Ming Sun, Sheng Chang

“…However, these approaches inevitably disrupt spatial structures, leading to ineffective modeling of complex spatial relationships and increased computational costs due to elongated scanning paths. Moreover, the lack of neighborhood spectral information utilization fails to mitigate the impact of spatial variability on classification performance. …”
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A Novel Transfer Learning-Based OFDM Receiver Design for Enhanced Underwater Acoustic Communication by Muhammad Adil, Songzuo Liu, Suleman Mazhar, Ayman Alharbi, Honglu Yan, Muhammad Muzzammil

“…Our experiments show that the model adapts well to these challenging environment, overcoming model mismatch and minimizing computational costs. The proposed TL-based OFDM receiver outperforms traditional methods in terms of bit error rate (BER) and other evaluation metrics. …”
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Carbon Policies and Liner Speed Optimization: Comparisons of Carbon Trading and Carbon Tax Combined with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme by Ming Sun, Midakpe P. Vortia, Guangnian Xiao, Jing Yang

“…This study compares two scenarios of carbon tax policy and carbon trading rights in terms of voyage costs and carbon emissions. The results of this comparison based on the given parameters indicate a reduction of 1124 tons of carbon emissions with the carbon tax policy scenario, while the carbon trading rights scenario allows for more voyages yearly (5.24 vs. 5.30). …”
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The effects of early marriages on academic performance of marginalized girls in secondary schools of central province in Zambia by Sikota Sharper, Chikumbe Sankwa Evans, Mufalali Simasiku Mwiya, Mwila Bowa, Enock Mutengo, Kwame Nkrumah University

“…Solving this issue needs a full plan that lowers school costs, involves the community, keeps girls safe, supports gender equality in schools, and applies laws that stop early marriage.…”
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POTASH EXTRACTION AND HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT IN THE BAGES REGION (SPAIN) by Santiago Gorostiza Langa

“…El acercamiento histórico a este caso de estudio muestra que la definición de las externalidades como éxitos en la transferencia de costes, defendida por Martínez-Alier, resulta adecuada para los costes económicos relacionados con la remediación ambiental de las minas del Bages, básicamente cubiertos por fondos públicos.…”
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