Trade, economic growth, and transportation sustainability perspectives of the Gulf-Europe corridor in the GCC countries by Md. Habibur Rahman, Roberto Baldacci

“…By creating land-based direct transportation routes to complement traditional maritime pathways, the project seeks to reduce transit times, lower shipping costs, increase trade flows, and improve regional integration. …”
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A Method of Reducing Flight Delay by Exploring Internal Mechanism of Flight Delays by Yakun Cao, Chenping Zhu, Yanjun Wang, Qingyun Li

“…Based on the above mechanism, we develop a specific measure for formulating flight planning from the perspective of mathematical statistics, which is easy to implement and reduces flight delays without increasing operational costs. We analyze the punctuality performance for 10 of the busiest and the highest delay ratio airports from 155 airports where DL took off and landed in the second half of 2017. …”
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Advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet of Things in accounting by M.H.

“…New opportunities are opening up for companies and enterprises, they can significantly save their costs, both time and money, which will help to effectively perform work for the modern business sphere. …”
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Digital Staining Algorithm for Multi-Domain Transformation of Unstained Images by Dong-Bum Kim, Jong-Ha Lee

“…This technology addresses the challenges associated with the traditional staining procedure, which is complex, time-consuming, and costly, as it relies heavily on manual labor. However, inconsistencies in staining color and quality, arising from variations in staining protocols caused by factors such as solution concentration, staining duration, patient-to-patient variability, and the type of scanner used, remain unresolved. …”
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Marketplaces as the basis of e-commerce: technological potential and investment horizons by S.V. Pokhylko, Y.S. Shvydka

“…The study devotes considerable attention to the advantages and disadvantages of integrating digital innovations into company operations, focusing on enhancing companies’ adaptability to changing market conditions and their ability to respond quickly to customer needs, as well as challenges related to investment costs and cybersecurity. The authors conclude that the results of this study provide a better understanding of the economic impact of digitalization on e-commerce and help identify optimal approaches for implementing cutting-edge technologies in the operations of marketplaces.…”
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EVALUATING BARRIERS TO INDUSTRY 4.0 ADOPTION IN ASIAN MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES: A FUNNEL PLOT ANALYSIS APPROACH by Nguyen Trong Hien Ton

“…Important barriers identified include a lack of technical skills, high implementation costs, limited IT literacy, concerns around data security, and unclear returns on investment (ROI), among others. …”
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Meteorological impact on gravimeter and seismometer readings by Yu. V. Antonov, I. A. Ponomarenko

“…At the Shults Cape (Vladivostok, Russia), Arti (Yekaterinburg, Russia) and BFO (Black Forest, Germany [10]) observatories, gravimetric measurements were conducted by La Coste & Romberg tidal gravimeters.   Results. …”
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Towards a Business Model Framework to Increase Collaboration in the Freight Industry by Alix Vargas, Shushma Patel, Dilip Patel

“…Collaboration in this sector has significant benefits, including the reduction of empty running, operating costs (OPEX) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) resulting in greater utilisation of existing logistics assets. …”
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Advanced modeling of thermal screens: Maximizing energy and water savings in greenhouses by Ali Ghamari, Mehdi Baneshi, Amirhossein Fathi

“…Maintaining an appropriate greenhouse microclimate for optimal plant growth often incurs significant energy costs due to heating and cooling demands. This study investigates the potential of thermal screens to minimize energy and water consumption in greenhouses. …”
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A code for the 2D simulation of the steady-state fluid flow in porous blocks containing transmissive fractures by Fidelibus Corrado, Xu Chaoshui, Wang Zhihe, Dowd Peter

“…The proposed method has the additional benefit of reducing computational costs, which is particularly useful for cases with large-scale fracture networks embedded in a conductive rock matrix. …”
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Smart cities and smart health: Innovations in home medical devices for efficient healthcare delivery by Taoyang Cai, Jingfei Ma, Shangjie Ge-Zhang

“…However, the industry faces challenges including high costs, data security concerns, and uneven market development. …”
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Analytical justifications of constructive parameters of bionic colters for vertical soil treatment by E. Aliiev, H. Tesliuk

“…Bionic coulters imitate natural forms and functions, which help reduce energy costs for soil tillage. The aim of the research was to justify the design and structural parameters of turbo discs (coulters) for vertical tillage based on the principles of bionic reverse engineering. …”
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Development of a Real-Time Online Automatic Measurement System for Propeller Manufacturing Quality Control by Yuan-Ming Cheng, Kuan-Yu Hsu

“…This approach is time-consuming, has high labor costs, and cannot monitor manufacturing quality in real-time. …”
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Considering the Prospects of Human Rights Individual Communications Procedures: Legal Politics and Potential Implications for Indonesia by Abdul Munif Ashri, Heribertus Jaka Triyana

“…The findings reveal the Government’s lack of political will to accept individual communications procedures due to a tendency to avoid adjudicatory human rights accountability mechanisms and the avoidance of possible compliance costs, such as financial, reputational, and political burdens. …”
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Hybrid Grey–Fuzzy Approach for Optimizing Circular Quality Responses in Plasma Jet Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloy by Ivan Peko, Boris Crnokić, Jelena Čulić-Viskota, Tomislav Matić

“…In this context it is very important to achieve the best possible final-quality workpiece to minimize additional post-processing costs, and time. This is especially challenging by the plasma jet processing of aluminum and its alloys. …”
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AMCL: supervised contrastive learning with hard sample mining for multi-functional therapeutic peptide prediction by Jiwei Fang, Henghui Fan, Jintao Zhao, Jianping Zhao, Junfeng Xia

“…However, the identification of peptide functions through wet-lab experiments is both time-consuming and costly, necessitating efficient computational prediction methods. …”
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Adaptation and Use of a Five-Task Model for Evaluability Assessment by Brad R. Watts, Heather M. Washington

“…Technical assistance was provided in order to support the efforts of the program to prepare for evaluation, though, the evaluability assessment identified risks and costs for the program to consider prior to proceeding. …”
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STATE AID EVOLUTION OVERVIEW IN EUROPEAN UNION CONTEXT DURING THE PERIOD 2007-2012 by Anca D.B., DODESCU

“…This may take place when market forces obstruct the achieving of the proposed objectives or permit their achieving on unacceptable long terms and costs. This article is structured in four parts, focusing on European Union's vision regarding state aid measures. …”
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Bistable expression of virulence genes in salmonella leads to the formation of an antibiotic-tolerant subpopulation. by Markus Arnoldini, Ima Avalos Vizcarra, Rafael Peña-Miller, Nicolas Stocker, Médéric Diard, Viola Vogel, Robert E Beardmore, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, Martin Ackermann

“…In addition, our results suggest a general principle of how pathogens can evade antibiotics: Expression of virulence factors often entails metabolic costs and the resulting growth retardation could generally increase tolerance against antibiotics and thus compromise treatment.…”
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