Remote Work and Telemigrants: The New Face of Offshoring and Its Effects on Industrial Relations by Serpil Çiğdem Yücel

“…Remote work allows employees to perform their tasks through digital tools without physically attending a workplace, while offshoring enables employers to access labour in low-cost countries. As traditional business models give way to new forms of work such as telemigration, it has been found that this shift presents both significant challenges and opportunities for industrial relations. …”
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Advances in Nanocellulose-Based Composites for Sustainable Food Packaging by Baoying Shi, Di Wu, Yu Lin, Xinyu Xu, Siqi Xie, Guiyuan Zhao, Yufeng Wang

“…Future research should prioritize scalable, low-cost production technologies and expanded applications in smart and active packaging systems. …”
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Research on the Optimal Scheduling of Multi-Microgrid Double-Layer Game Considering Fair Carbon Trading Strategy in the Green Certificate Trading Market by Shuaibo Zhang, Fei He, Baofeng Li

“…However, the cost of the heat supply network increases by 4318 yuan. …”
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Micro-Actuators with Light and Magnetism Dual-Control for Maneuverable Movements by Yang Zhang, Tenglong Fu, Erming Tian, Jing Yi

“…The fabrication process demonstrates cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally sustainable characteristics, requiring neither complex equipment nor organic solvents. …”
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Does Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Have Better Functional Outcome Than Vertebroplasty in Single Level Osteoporotic Compression Fractures? A Comparative Prospective Study by F. Omidi-Kashani, F. Samini, E. G. Hasankhani, A. R. Kachooei, K. Z. Toosi, F. Golhasani-Keshtan

“…In considering the high cost of KP relative to VP in the developing countries like Iran, there is no logical reason to use KP in a single level refractory OCF in these regions.…”
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Inventory Management Practices and Challenges: An Exploratory Study by Abdelrahim Alsoussi, Khaldoun Tahboub

“…The common challenges of inventory management were also identified and found to include the lack of formal cost calculation methods, limited technological adoption, supply chain disruptions, and reliance on managerial intuition over data-driven decision-making. …”
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Diagnostic utility of an automated fundus-OCT camera in the emergency department: a retrospective review by Samyuktha Guttha, Andrew M. Huang, Kiran Malhotra, Andrea L. Blitzer

“…Automated fundus-OCT cameras are emerging as a rapid, user-friendly and cost-effective tool in the ED. Methods Fundus and OCT images were taken by residents as needed for patients undergoing ophthalmology consultation in an academic ED in 2023. …”
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A high-resolution, nanopore-based artificial intelligence assay for DNA replication stress in human cancer cells by Mathew J. K. Jones, Subash Kumar Rai, Pauline L. Pfuderer, Alexis Bonfim-Melo, Julia K. Pagan, Paul R. Clarke, Francis Isidore Garcia Totañes, Catherine J. Merrick, Sarah E. McClelland, Michael A. Boemo

“…This method requires sequencing on only one nanopore flow cell per sample, and the cost-effectiveness enables functional screens to determine how human cancers respond to replication-targeted therapies.…”
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Virtual Reality and Digital Twins for Catastrophic Failure Prevention in Industry 4.0 by Vicente Rojas Catalán, José Luis Valín, Felipe Muñoz-La Rivera, Julio Ortega, Nicolás Norambuena, Emanuel Ramirez, Cristóbal Ignacio Galleguillos Ketterer

“…This work proposes a low-cost simulation platform, based on virtual reality and real-time digital twins, designed to support training and capacity building in industrial environments. …”
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Fast Identification and Detection Algorithm for Maneuverable Unmanned Aircraft Based on Multimodal Data Fusion by Tian Luan, Shixiong Zhou, Yicheng Zhang, Weijun Pan

“…This integrated solution provides cost-effective, high-precision drone surveillance for resource-constrained airports.…”
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Emergency Resource Dispatch Scheme for Ice Disasters Based on Pre-Disaster Prediction and Dynamic Scheduling by Runyi Pi, Yuxuan Liu, Nuoxi Huang, Jianyu Lian, Xin Chen, Chao Yang

“…These improvements significantly reduce the cost of community energy self-sustainability, enhance the satisfaction of community residents, and ensure system stability across various disaster scenarios.…”
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Modification of accelerated thermal stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibers by creating an oxygen concentration gradient in the production of carbon fiber by E. A. Trofimenko, T. V. Bukharkina, S. V. Verzhichinskaya

“…The resulting technology regime is promising for the production of high strength (4.5 GPa, 4.9 GPa) PAN fibers at a reduced cost. While maintaining the total thermal stabilization time of PAN at the level of 30 min, which is three times less than the industrial processes used, it was possible to reduce the formation of a heterophase structure, as well as lowering the final processing temperature and reducing the temperature difference between the stabilization zones. …”
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Urban Energy Transitions: A Systematic Review by Or Yatzkan, Reuven Cohen, Eyal Yaniv, Orit Rotem-Mindali

“…Specifically, it seeks to answer the following research question: how do local authorities implement energy-efficient practices and adopt renewable energy technologies to reduce emissions, optimize cost-effectiveness, and influence urban policy-making? …”
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Occupational stress and its relationship with need le stick injury among emergency department personnel by A Sharifian, O Aminian, L Afshari Saleh

“…Introduction: Emergency personnel are usually exposed to needle stick injuries (NSI) and contamination with HBV, HCV & HIV. The cost of health and psychological effects of such injuries demonstrates the importance of evaluating its risk factors and preventing it. …”
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Production Behavior Analysis of Multibranched Horizontal Oil Well considering Reservoir and Well-Type Factors by Shukai Tang, Xiaoxiao Sun, Kai Zheng, Liangbin Xu, Qingwen Kong

“…Fishbone multibranched horizontal well has the advantages of increasing drainage area, reducing drilling number, utilizing existing wells, and saving oilfield development cost, especially for marginal oilfield exploitation. …”
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Digital health technologies in Kurdistan region of Iraq: a narrative review of enhancing healthcare accessibility and quality by Zhinya Kawa Othman, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Olalekan John Okesanya, Omar Abdulkarim Saeed Alhammadi, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo

“…In conclusion, digital health technologies, including machine learning, telemedicine, and electronic health records, have assisted healthcare accessibility and quality in Kurdistan, particularly in underserved areas, by providing immediate access to patient data and facilitating decision-making through clinical decision support tools, remote consultations, and cost-efficient healthcare services.…”
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Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Pediculated Autograft Augmentation of Subscapularis Repair During Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Tiago Martinho, M.D., Jeanni Zbinden, M.D., Alaa Elsenbsy, M.D., Alexandre Lädermann, M.D.

“…Repurposing the otherwise-discarded tendon brings several mechanical and biological advantages for SSc repair healing at low cost and without donor-site morbidity.…”
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Stimulation of Deprivation Cycles with Spirulina platensis Feed Supplementation on Osphronemus gouramy Physiological Responses by Sorta Basar Ida Simanjuntak, Eko Setio Wibowo, Indarmawan Indarmawan

“…Feed deprivation is done to reduce the cost of production, high production costs due to high feed prices. …”
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ANN and machine learning based predictions of MRR in AWSJ machining of CFRP composites by K. Ramesha, N. Santhosh, B. A. Praveena, Banakara Nagaraj, N. Channa Keshava Naik, Quadri Noorulhasan Naveed, Ayodele Lasisi, Anteneh Wogasso Wodajo

“…The integration of RSM and machine learning (ML) techniques enabled effective optimization of machining parameters, showcasing the potential for cost-effective and high-precision CFRP machining. …”
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Deep Layered Network Based on Rotation Operation and Residual Transform for Building Segmentation from Remote Sensing Images by Shuzhe Zhang, Taoyi Chen, Fei Su, Hao Xu, Yan Li, Yaohui Liu

“…Furthermore, we propose a Multi-Level Dilated Connection (MDC) Module to efficiently capture contextual relationships across different scales at a low computational cost. We conduct comparative experiments with several state-of-the-art models on three datasets, including the Massachusetts dataset, the INRIA dataset, and the WHU dataset. …”
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