A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Rolling Stock Deadhead Routing before the Operation Period in an Urban Rail Transit Line by Qingwei Zhong, Yongxiang Zhang, Dian Wang, Qinglun Zhong, Chao Wen, Qiyuan Peng

“…Finally, the model is further extended to consider operating costs, and more computation cases are tested for better adapting to the practical operating conditions.…”
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Mathematical Models and Algorithms of Optimal Load Management of Electricity Consumers by I. U. Rakhmonov, K. M. Reymov

“…Alignment load profile with a view to reducing costs can be implemented with the aid of consumers’ involvement by administrative and economic measures. …”
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DISCO: Efficient Diffusion Solver for large-scale Combinatorial Optimization problems by Hang Zhao, Kexiong Yu, Yuhang Huang, Renjiao Yi, Chenyang Zhu, Kai Xu

“…We apply DISCO to design 2D/3D TSP Art, enabling the generation of fluid stroke sequences at reduced path costs. By incorporating DISCO’s multi-modal property into a divide-and-conquer strategy, it can further generalize to solve unseen-scale instances out of the box.…”
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Market Research on Waste Biomass Material for Combined Energy Production in Bulgaria: A Path Toward Enhanced Energy Efficiency by Penka Zlateva, Angel Terziev, Mariana Murzova, Nevena Mileva, Momchil Vassilev

“…However, significant barriers remain, including high initial investment costs and uneven access to raw materials. The findings confirm that the developed system offers a technologically robust, environmentally efficient and market-relevant solution, aligned with the goals of energy independence, sustainability and the transition to a low-carbon economy.…”
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Analisis Penyajian, Pengungkapan, dan Pemanfaatan Dana Nonhalal pada BAZNAS Kabupaten Pekalongan Tahun 2018-2022 by Fitriana, Fitri Kurniawati

“…However, the use of bank tax and bank administration costs is still not in accordance with the fatwa because non-halal funds should not be channeled for institutional purposes.…”
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Modelling Consumers’ Preferences for Time-Slot Based Home Delivery of Goods Bought Online: An Empirical Study in Christchurch by Ashu Kedia, Dana Abudayyeh, Diana Kusumastuti, Alan Nicholson

“…<i>Conclusion</i>: It appeared that the off-peak delivery option is less likely to draw the desired consumer patronage and is thus less likely to assist in lowering the number of unsuccessful home deliveries, the transportation costs incurred by service providers, traffic congestion, and pollution in urban areas.…”
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Validation of Ecological Momentary Assessment With Reference to Accelerometer Data: Repeated-Measures Panel Study With Multilevel Modeling by Jung Min Noh, SongHyun Im, JooYong Park, Jae Myung Kim, Miyoung Lee, Ji-Yeob Choi

“…However, sensor-based measures often pose challenges for large-scale studies due to their associated costs, inability to capture contextual information, and restricted user populations. …”
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Business intelligence for decision-making in royalties project management by Juan Sebastián Sánchez Gómez, Edwin Andres Arevalo Herrera, Cristian Camilo Torres Puentes

“…These Microsoft tools are available to most national public servants and contractors, so generating the solution does not imply additional costs. The experience is well documented in the present work and provides a replicable model that can adapt to multiple contexts, promoting greater efficacy and efficiency in public administration. …”
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Right-of-way licensing ordinances: renewing city authority over energy utilities to facilitate climate policy by Christy Anderson Brekken, Roman Patchell, Julia Mycek

“…We compared city staffs' experiences and perceptions of each governance structure across three dimensions of institutional theory: legal relations, transaction costs, and social norms. We found that city staff overwhelmingly prefer licensing ordinances as a right-of-way governance structure and adoption seems to be growing. …”
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Speech-dependent data augmentation for own voice reconstruction with hearable microphones in noisy environments by Mattes Ohlenbusch, Christian Rollwage, Simon Doclo

“…Such training data can be collected by recording many utterances from different talkers wearing the hearable, which is costly, or generated by augmenting existing clean speech datasets. …”
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Multi-stage process optimization and efficiency improvement for magnetorheological polishing of glass-ceramics by Yakun Yang, Mingming Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Yongsheng Du, Hui Ma

“…Multi-stage polishing improved efficiency by 26.7 % and reduced costs compared to single-stage polishing. It provides a new technical support for the development of MRP glass-ceramics.…”
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USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOMATING THE CONDUCTING AND CHECKING OF DICTATIONS by Olena Piatykop, Yevhen Harin, Olha Pronina

“…The availability of web-oriented educational systems allows institutions to serve a large number of students simultaneously, expanding their audience without significant additional costs. This is also relevant for distance learning in cases of unexpected disruptions. …”
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AI-assisted evidence screening method for systematic reviews in environmental research: integrating ChatGPT with domain knowledge by Chen Zuo, Xiaohao Yang, Josh Errickson, Jiayang Li, Yi Hong, Runzi Wang

“…The findings provide a structured framework for applying eligibility criteria consistently, improving evidence screening efficiency, reducing labor and costs, and informing large language models (LLMs) integration in environmental SRs. …”
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Individual Antipredator Responses Are Positively Correlated Across Cue Types in Free‐Living Black‐Capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) by Emma L. C. Reid, Megan LaRocque, Josue David Arteaga‐Torres, Kimberley J. Mathot

“…On the other hand, social information, such as alarm calls, tends to be less costly to obtain but may also be less reliable if congeners assess risk differently from one another, or if the information quickly becomes outdated. …”
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The effect of Centrifuged Hot-Dip Galvanisation (CHDG) Process on the Corrosion on Nuts by Kader Coskun, Beyza Aşıkoğlu, Yusuf Güner, Muhammed Maraşlı, Mesut Yıldız, Hüsnü Gerengi

“…Bolted fasteners offer advantages such as versatility, reliability, minimal maintenance and inspection costs, easy and fast assembly, and good strength under variable loads. …”
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AI-Based Solar Panel Detection and Monitoring Using High-Resolution Drone Imagery by Raheleh Parsaeifar, Mojtaba Valinejadshoubi, Anthony Le Guen, Fernando Valdivieso

“…The developed model improves efficiency and accuracy in solar panel monitoring, reduces operational costs, and adapts to various geographic and environmental conditions. …”
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Determination of Russian innovative activity tendencies by Marina A. Motova

“…For this purpose, on the basis of the data, contained in the statistical report, characterizing the level of innovative activity (number of the innovation-active organizations, costs for technological innovations, amount of the shipped innovative products, etc.) the indicators, characterizing intensity and efficiency of innovative activities were calculated. …”
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Fungal Δ9-fatty acid desaturase: a unique enzyme at the core of lipid metabolism in Aspergillus fumigatus and a promising target for the search for antifungal strategies by Jonatas Erick Maimoni Campanella, Leonardo Talachia Rosa, Iran Malavazi

“…ABSTRACT Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, and Cryptococcus neoformans are the leading fungal pathogens that cause life-threatening deep mycosis, posing significant challenges to immunocompromised patients and increasing healthcare costs worldwide. Lipid metabolism is crucial for the growth and development of all organisms. …”
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Investigation of the rational use of teicoplanin in inpatient wards of teaching hospitals in Birjand, Iran, from 2022 to 2023 by Motahareh Mahi-Birjand, Effat Alemzadeh, Saeed Jalalian, Soudabe Es'haghi

“…Nowadays, irrational antibiotic use is a major contributor to increased illness, death, and healthcare costs. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the pattern of Teicoplanin use in hospitalized patients at teaching hospitals in Birjand, Iran, from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Alcoholic vs. aqueous chlorhexidine for abdominal surgery skin preparation: a randomized controlled trial by Pakkapol Sukvibul, Amarit Tansawet, Metasist Kultanaruangnonth, Lalita Chatrung, Suphakarn Techapongsatorn

“…Abstract Surgical site infections (SSIs) significantly affect patient outcomes and healthcare costs. Alcohol-based chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is widely used for preoperative skin preparation; however, aqueous CHG is being considered as a safer alternative in certain settings. …”
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