Mobilisation in the EveNing to TreAt deLirium (MENTAL): protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility randomised controlled trial by Owen Gustafson, Elizabeth King, Julie Lorraine Darbyshire, David Mcwilliams, C Bassford, Peter Nydahl, L Gallie, Dalia Barghouthy

“…Introduction Delirium is common in critically ill patients and is associated with longer hospital stays, increased mortality and higher healthcare costs. A number of risk factors have been identified for the development of delirium in intensive care, two of which are sleep disturbance and immobilisation. …”
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A synergistic approach using digital twins and statistical machine learning for intelligent residential energy modelling by Ahmad Almadhor, Shtwai Alsubai, Natalia Kryvinska, Nejib Ghazouani, Belgacem Bouallegue, Abdullah Al Hejaili, Gabriel Avelino Sampedro

“…Traditional energy management techniques often fail to address dynamic energy demands and user preferences, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. This paper proposes a framework that integrates Digital Twin (DT) systems with Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms for intelligent building energy consumption assessment by developing real-time virtual twin representations. …”
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Tindakan Hukum Konflik Pengadaan Tanah untuk Kepentingan Umum by Agnes Debora, Wardani Rizkianti

“…Behind all of this, there are families who lose their homes and jobs with uneven costs and forms of damages. Therefore, it is felt necessary for the urgency to analyse the arrangements, rights and obligations, as well as the related laws in the case of land acquisition for the public interest. …”
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Spatial–Spectral Feature Fusion and Spectral Reconstruction of Multispectral LiDAR Point Clouds by Attention Mechanism by Guoqing Zhou, Haoxin Qi, Shuo Shi, Sifu Bi, Xingtao Tang, Wei Gong

“…Existing spectral reconstruction methods often require empirical parameter settings and involve high computational costs, limiting automation and complicating application. …”
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CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDUE NUMBER SYSTEM USING DIAGONAL FUNCTION OF SPECIAL TYPE by N. F. Semyonova, N. I. Chervyakov, P. A. Lyakhov, M. V. Valueva, G. V. Valuev

“…For four moduli, proposed method reduces delay by4-92% -21-95% and hardware costs to 2 times by comparison to known methods. …”
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Evaluation of Oil Displacement by Polysaccharide Fermentation Broth of <i>Athelia rolfsii</i> Under Extreme Reservoir Conditions by Haowei Fu, Jianlong Xiu, Lixin Huang, Lina Yi, Yuandong Ma, Sicai Wang

“…Traditional scleroglucan products exhibit poor injectability and high extraction costs. This study investigated the application potential of the original fermentation broth of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by microorganisms in a simulated high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoir environment. …”
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A global assessment of food and non-food spending: evidence from 173 countries and implications for food security by Savant Nzayiramya, Andrew Muhammad, Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie

“…However, there is a complementary relationship between food and health care, suggesting that lower health care costs could improve food security. Both food and education are essential goods, leading to their low responsiveness to changes in both income and prices. …”
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The burden of COVID-19 based on disability-adjusted life years: a systematic review of available evidence by Eshagh Barfar, Behzad Raei, Salman Daneshi, Fatemeh Bagher Barahouei, Kiavash Hushmandi

“…However, challenges persist in identifying and quantifying the economic costs and non-health effects of the event on an international scale.…”
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Use of Eucalytpus mixed with native species for initial reforestation in the Atlantic Forest by Bruna S. Crivilin, Fernanda L. Cunha, Josiana J. N. Basílio, Lucas A. de Melo, Soraya A. Botelho

“…Research highlights: Increasing the proportion of Eucalyptus to 25-33% can reduce the costs of restoring Atlantic Forest areas in Brazil while enhancing the financial viability of reforestation through Eucalyptus wood production. …”
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Exploring facilitators and barriers to healthcare professionals’ use of clinical guidelines to prevent surgical site infection in Rwandan hospitals by Aloys Niyomugabo, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Anita Collins, Geldine Chironda

“…Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a significant clinical problem with detrimental effects on the quality of life coupled with prolonged hospital stays, additional costs for patients. There are clinical guidelines for prevention of surgical site infections. …”
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Quality Management in Software Development by M. D. Birulia

“…As a result, the product will enter the market faster, which will speed up the payback of costs. The implementation of the model created within the framework of this scientific work into the production practice of IT companies presupposes strategic changes. …”
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Line Congestion Management in Modern Power Systems: A Case Study of Pakistan by Kaleem Ullah, Zahid Ullah, Bilawal Shaker, Muhammad Ibrar, Muhammad Ahsan, Sarmad Saeed, Hamid Wadood

“…However, the intermittency of renewables leads to forecasting errors, requiring extra power reserves from conventional units, thereby escalating operational costs and CO2 emissions. The country currently utilizes a manual mechanism for power balancing operations, overlooking critical grid constraints of the transmission line loadings. …”
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Transforming construction in emerging economies: overcoming barriers to the adoption of industrialized building systems by Ermias A. Amede, Asregedew K. Woldesenbet, Astatike K. Bahiru, Fekadu T. Tibebu, Leule M. Hailemariam

“…These challenges delay projects, increase costs, and hinder innovation. The study suggests solutions like enhanced training, improved supply chain management, innovative financing models, and increased R&D investment. …”
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Sustainable groundwater control system for environmental and geotechnical problems in Sabkha soils in arid regions: case study from Abu Dhabi Metropolitan area by Ahmed Sefelnasr, Mohsen Sherif, Zainab Alhosani, Hamad Abduallah, Ahmed Baobaid, Abdel Azim Ebraheem

“…Previous solutions, such as soil replacement, soil treatment, and pumping water to transport it to the sea, have proven costly, unsustainable, and technically or economically infeasible in certain regions. …”
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Less Is More: Brain Functional Connectivity Empowered Generalizable Intention Classification With Task-Relevant Channel Selection by Haowei Lou, Zesheng Ye, Lina Yao, Yu Zhang

“…While this issue is being addressed by scaling up the EEG datasets and handcrafting the complex predictive models, this also leads to increased computation costs. Moreover, the model trained for one set of subjects cannot easily be adapted to other sets due to inter-subject variability, which creates even higher over-fitting risks. …”
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Research on Concrete Crack Damage Assessment Method Based on Pseudo-Label Semi-Supervised Learning by Ming Xie, Zhangdong Wang, Li’e Yin

“…By constructing a dual-path collaborative training framework and employing a dynamic pseudo-label refinement mechanism, the model achieves an F1-score of 0.883 using only 50% labeled data—a mere 1.3% decrease compared to the fully supervised benchmark DeepCrack (F1 = 0.896)—while reducing manual annotation costs by over 60%. Furthermore, a quantitative correlation model between crack fractal characteristics and structural damage severity is established by combining a U-Net segmentation network with the differential box-counting algorithm. …”
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A crucial step towards a safer healthcare system: embracing the WHO surgery checklist in Pakistan by Abdullah Khan, Mirza Rehan Yousaf, Hamza Naeem

“…But when a surgeon makes mistake, it costs lives. Being surgeon, a little negligence might make catastrophic incidents happen. …”
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Unveiling the environmental impact of corn production in China: evidence from panel ARDL approach by Ying Zhang, Muhammad Irshad Ahmad, Muhammad Irshad Ahmad, Qiong Shen, Muhammad Waseem Boota, Cuiping Zhao, Hengyun Ma

“…The findings reveal significant long-term contributions to carbon emissions from the use of agricultural water, agricultural credit, and fertilizers use, indicating the environmental costs associated with intensive agricultural practices. …”
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PERAN STAKEHOLDER LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN DALAM USAHA MENUMBUHKAN JIWA WIRAUSAHA DIKALANGAN MAHASISWA ( STUDI KASUS MAHASISWA JURUSAN MANAJEMEN PADA PERGURUAN TINGGI DI KABUPATEN KARAWA... by Citra Savitri, Enjang Suherman, Suroso .

“…But there are obstacles to these activities, namely (a) Student Participation; (b) Student Mindset; (c) Initial venture capital; (d) Activities Costs of Entrepreneurship; (e) Business Incubator. …”
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Feasibility, enablers and challenges of using timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive therapy in Pakistan. by Bushra Jamil, Divya Nair, Pruthu Thekkur, Neelofar Laeeq, Anum Adil, Mohammed Khogali, Rony Zachariah, Selma Dar Berger, Srinath Satyanarayana, Ajay M V Kumar, Aaron Bochner, Amanda McClelland, Razia Fatima, Anthony D Harries

“…Reasons for poor performance in the "second 7" component included travel costs to see a medical officer, loss of daily earnings and fear of a TB diagnosis. …”
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