Platform capitalism’s social contract by Niels Van Doorn

“…The three platform fixes discussed in this essay each attempt to revise and rearticulate elements of the nation state’s social contract, operating at the urban level: 1) Channeling migrant labour into on-demand domestic work; 2) Coordinating civil society’s “altruistic surplus” to deliver social care; and 3) Promoting “home-sharing” as a way to finance the rising costs of social reproduction.…”
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Directed differentiation of embryonic stem cells using a bead-based combinatorial screening method. by Marina Tarunina, Diana Hernandez, Christopher J Johnson, Stanislav Rybtsov, Vidya Ramathas, Mylvaganam Jeyakumar, Thomas Watson, Lilian Hook, Alexander Medvinsky, Chris Mason, Yen Choo

“…We further demonstrate that the technology can be used to optimize existing protocols in order to substitute costly growth factors with bioactive small molecules and/or increase cell yield, and to identify in vitro conditions for the production of rare developmental intermediates such as an embryonic lymphoid progenitor cell that has not previously been reported.…”
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Start Now to Design Citrus Groves for Mechanical Harvesting by Bob Rouse, Steve Futch

“…It is a general consensus among industry leaders that efficiencies in harvesting offer the greatest potential to reduce costs and keep our juice industry economically viable. …”
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Digital shifts in Emirati film by Muna Alradimi, Noha Mellor

“…This study contributes to our understanding of the film industry in the UAE and its response to technological disruption, as it highlights some of the challenges facing the UAE film industry, such as high production costs and a limited market size, which further restrict revenue potential. …”
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PROFIT SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN AGRICULTURE BASED ON EFFECTS MEASUREMENT by Alexandru TCACI

“…The article addresses methodological issues aimed at estimating the sensitivity of profit under the influence of changes in yield per hectare and reduction of unit costs. As a result of the calculations, three areas of profit elasticity were delimited: moderate, increased, high. …”
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Scientific Justification and Policy Recommendations to the US Food and Drug Administration for Waiving Comparative Efficacy Studies by Sarfaraz K. Niazi

“…Finally, specific changes to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) are suggested to make US rules match the growing global scientific agreement, which could lower development costs and speed up patient access to biosimilars while still keeping safety and effectiveness intact.…”
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CONCEPT OF CONSTRUCTION OF CONTROL AND TEST STATION by Yurii Pribyliev B. Pribyliev

“…The proposed concept allows to design the control and testing station with minimal costs. The developed concept of the construction of automated control and test station is presented in the form of a consistent solution of a number of tasks that combine in two stages. …”
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CONCEPTUAL PRESENTATION OF THE NOTION “RISK MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCTION QUALITY PROVISION” FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE by M. A. Rudakova

“…Practical value: The risk management process in the sphere of industrial enterprise quality provision will allow to rapidly reveal the risks of production quality reduction influencing on the value of costs of inconsistent and defective goods.…”
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Overview of diffusion boriding problems in industrial applications by Željko Stojanović, Sanja Stanisavljev

“…The research was directed towards the display of limitations and inadequacy of boriding procedures in a solid, liquid and gaseous medium in terms of their contribution to low production efficiency and unjustifiably high production costs. The adverse effects of brittleness and formation of cracks that lead to fracture and peeling of the boric layer were considered, the problems of choosing high process temperatures which can be harmful for the base material, but also other errors which to be avoided in order to achieve the optimum characteristics of the boride layers. …”
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Long-term Turnaround Planning for an Oil Refinery Using a Milp Model by Ricardo A. de O. Lima, Reginaldo Guirardello

“…Key outputs include the maintenance schedule, unit utilization rates, intermediate stock levels, production, manpower, and maintenance costs. The model serves as a decision-support tool for refining managers, enabling them to plan maintenance interventions that maximize operating profit while adhering to operational constraints.…”
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Analysis of calls to the Mobile First-Aid Medical Services in a Brazilian capital city by Marilene Nonnemacher Luchtemberg, Denise Elvira Pires de Pires, Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Fabricio Pagani Possamai

“…The results indicate the need of investment in health education activities, reducing costs and increasing effectiveness. It is also necessary to improve communication between Mobile First-Aid Medical Services and the other services (Military Police and Fire Brigade) reducing the number of assistance.…”
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Authoritarian Securitisation and Moral Panic: The Discourse and Role of the Senate in the 2023 Thai Election by Gregory V. Raymond

“…Coordinatively, the narratives signalled to elites the costs of transgression and communicatively, they conveyed to broader Thai society the potential for conservative-sponsored street protest.…”
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Urban Tree Selection for Diversity by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew K. Koeser, Robert J. Northrop

“…By planting different types of trees in these locations, maintenance costs and infrastructure damage can be reduced and tree longevity increased. …”
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Ordonans o handlu lądowym z 1673 roku (Kodeks Savary'ego) by Anna Klimaszewska

“…Moreover, since the Act allowed a longer litigation process and thus created higher costs, at the same time diminishing the efficiency of the Court work. …”
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Market reforms in Russia: Problems and prospects by Simon György Jr.

“…In his opinion initial attempts to introduce market reforms by applying the shock therapy and forced-pace privatisation of state-owned enterprises caused high political and social costs to the Russia’s fragile democracy. Therefore the radical reform policy was temporarily suspended while the transition to a market economy was proceeded inconsistently and often unevenly. …”
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Fertility Factors from the Perspective of Mothers of Large Families by Monika Šmeringaiová

“…Using in-depth interviews, the study reveals several heterogenous perceptions within my homogenous population, especially in the case of factors such as financial costs and institutional childcare. However, the perceived benefits of having children, rooted in religious beliefs, clearly outweighed concerns about career impacts or family budget constraints.…”
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TRANSFER PRICING IN ROMANIA: GAPS & BEPS IMPACT by Cornelia NASTASE

“…The effects are major and include tax litigations, additional costs and an impaired collaboration with tax bodies.…”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL DECENTRALIZATION by Yuriy DUBNEVYCH, Ruslana SODOMA, Nataliya DUBNEVYCH

“…The article identifies the results of activities in the current and perspective plans of Truskavets united territorial community based on such indicators as the average amount of own revenues, local taxes and levies, the percentage of administrative office costs in own resources. It also substantiates the main priorities of Truskavets UTC in the context of current conditions and establishes the principles of financial support of the united territorial communities’ activity, which is an integral part of their financial capacity.…”
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Rate of Compliance Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension by Ola Aker, Saed Hamooz

“…This would ultimately reduce national health costs and increase the patient’s desired therapeutic outcome.…”
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Management of Microsprinkler Systems for Florida Citrus by Lawrence R. Parsons, Kelly T. Morgan

“…Because these systems usually operate at lower pressures than conventional overhead systems, there can also be appreciable savings from reduced energy costs. In addition, microsprinkler irrigation can provide partial frost protection for both young and mature trees. …”
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