The Opinions of the Sheep Breeders about the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Program under Farmer Condition in Niğde Province by Selina Güngör, Betül Gürer

“…In this context, the support model for reducing costs was selected by breeders as the best criterion in a policy to be implemented for the protection of native animal genetic resources. …”
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Street-level imagery dataset for the detection of informal vendors in urban environmentZenodo by Keyla Garcia-Jaimes, John R. Ballesteros, John W. Branch-Bedoya

“…Street vending is a prominent component of the informal economy, yet its prevalence remains poorly quantified due to the limitations of traditional survey methods, which are costly, invasive, and labor-intensive. To enable scalable, image-based assessments of this activity, we present the StreetVendor-SLI dataset, specifically designed for detecting vendors in urban environments. …”
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Ethical limits and suggestions for improving the use of AI in scientific research, academic publishing, and the peer review process, based on deontological and consequentialist vie... by Mohammed Daoudi

“…Key barriers include limited access to AI tools (47.6%), high costs (38.1%), and insufficient technical skills (45.2%). …”
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Analytical Model for Seismic Performance of Hollow RC Bridge Piers Considering Elongation Reduction in Reinforcement Deteriorated by Aging and Other Factors by Tae-Hoon Kim, Ick-Hyun Kim, Hyun Mock Shin

“…Deterioration caused by de-icing agents and carbonation has reduced the lifespan of bridge structures, thus necessitating frequent maintenance and increasing economic and social costs. A validated nonlinear finite element analysis program RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology) was enhanced with a deterioration model and an extended damage index that incorporates elongation reduction in reinforcing bars. …”
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Modeling dynamic scenarios for safety, reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis by Cesar Augusto Gabe, Luciano Ondir Freire, Delvonei Alves de Andrade

“…By modeling complex human and automated interventional scenarios, this method reduces capital costs and keeps safety and availability of systems.…”
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FERTILITY CARE IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: Public sector access to medically assisted reproduction in South Africa: a case study by Gerhardus Marthinus Boshoff, Willem Ombelet, Carin Huyser

“…In order to ease the travel distance of patients, alternative primary diagnostic routes with accessible clinics are needed. In addition, costs of therapeutic procedures in the public sector should be re-evaluated to be offered at affordable rates for marginalised patients.…”
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Modelado de propiedades mecánicas de mezclas asfálticas espumadas recicladas mediante regresión no lineal y redes neuronales artificiales y clasificación de diferentes diseños util... by Mehrdad Mirshekarian Babaki, Ali Pirhadi Tavandashti

“…Foamed asphalt mixtures, created using reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and foamed bitumen, offer energy savings, reduced use of virgin materials, and lower transportation costs, combining the characteristics of rigid and flexible pavements. …”
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PROCESSES OF THE TELECOM OPERATOR’S INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMATION by Leonid Smidovych, Yurii Davydovskyi

“…Conclusions: the transformation to modern information architecture will ensure compliance of BSS/OSS systems with market requirements and new technologies, adapt to their changes, allow operators to increase competitiveness, reduce operating and capital costs, create technological conditions for open digital ecosystem and transform the operator into a digital services provider. …”
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Key drivers of medical crowdfunding success: a comprehensive analysis of 84,712 projects by Siyuan Zhang, Qing Zhang, Mengning Wang, Xin Tang, Xin Lu, Wei Huang

“…In China, the insufficiency of medical insurance to cover all medical expenses, coupled with significant urban-rural disparities, leaves certain households, especially those in impoverished regions, unable to bear unforeseen high healthcare costs. Consequently, there arises a need for medical crowdfunding as a supplementary mechanism to the healthcare insurance system. …”
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Research on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning for Carbon Emission Monitoring of Land-Side Heavy Vehicles in Ports by Xincong Wu, Zhanzhu Li, Xiaohua Cao

“…Furthermore, a multi-objective path planning mathematical model is established in this article, introducing the optimal goals of economic and environmental costs to achieve the overall path planning objectives. …”
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Advancements in hybrid heating systems for residential applications by Duaa Allahseh, Jan Böttner, Mohammad Al-Addous, Volker Lenz

“…Furthermore, it discusses the challenges of hybrid system implementation, such as high initial costs and integration complexities. The novelty of this work lies in its comprehensive assessment of hybrid system configurations, their control requirements, and the role of smart technologies in optimizing their operation. …”
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A novel intelligent approach for infection protection using a multidisciplinary collaboration in regional general hospitals by Xiaoyan Yuan, Peng Wang, Jiwen Liu

“…The spread of HAIs not only compromises patient safety but also stresses medical resources, increasing treatment costs and placing additional demands on healthcare staff. …”
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Investigating Enhanced Cooling Load Estimation through Hybrid LSSVR Models by Ali Hassan, Hamza Rashid

“…Given the significant influence of cooling systems on operational costs, it is valuable to explore models for forecasting building heating and cooling loads. …”
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‘Stuck in catch-22’: a qualitative study of perceived work ability and decision-making about employment in severe asthma by P. Mackiewicz, H. Hussein, A. H. Mansur, M. T. Krishna, G. I. Walters

“…Four major themes were constructed: impact of patients’ asthma control on work, psychological burden of living with SA, costs and benefits of being in employment, and adaptations and strategies for remaining in employment. …”
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A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT THE EFFICIENCY OF WAGE SYSTEM IN PUBLIC (MUNICIPAL) ESTABLISHMENTS: THE FIRST TESTING RESULTS IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE by N. Volgin, I. Demidov

“…The methods of calculating the labour results and costs are given. At that the monetary method allows to investigate the ratio of real remuneration of labour (RRL) and labour performance against the general financial indices, and also separately against the budget and off-budget financing at the level of separate employees and top managers. …”
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Missing Categorical Data in Sociological Surveys: An Experimental Evaluation of Imputation Techniques by Yaroslav Kostenko, Andrii Gorbachyk

“…The work emphasizes the importance of principled imputation and provides practical recommendations for sociologists regarding method selection, predictor set construction, and consideration of computational costs when addressing missing categorical data.…”
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ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BELOVED PET COMMUNITY WITH GROOMING SKILLS IN AN ARTISTIC MANNER IN PANGKAJENE DISTRICT, PANGKEP REGENCY by DWI KESUMA SARI, RINI AMRIANI, Dian Fatmawati, Muh. Zulfadillah Sinusi, Makruf Arif

“…This will help owners to save on grooming costs for their pets. During the implementation of the activity, a demonstration of legal grooming was carried out on two cats, pocket books were distributed, and educational videos were shown on legal grooming technique guides. …”
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Evolution of flight control systems and aerial photography in unmanned agricultural aircraft by Yu. S. Tsench, R. K. Kurbanov, N. I. Zakharova

“…It is anticipated that future intellectualization and miniaturization of flight control systems will not only boost UAV performance but also reduce the economic costs associated with the aerial monitoring of agricultural biological assets.…”
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Facilitating safe transition to home for preterm infants (FAST home): Protocol for a retrospective observational study. by Lisa Szatkowski, Janine Abramson, Sha Tao, Sarah E Seaton, Jon Dorling, Michelle Arellano-Meza, Jane Harvey, Tom Harvey, Shalini Ojha

“…Longer hospital stays than necessary can be detrimental to infants, stressful for families, and costly. Currently, little is known about whether, how long and why preterm infants stay in hospital beyond physiological readiness for discharge.…”
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Container Flow-Transport Technology of Selection Grain Production by Mikhail L. Kryukov, Viktor K. Pyshkin, Andrey S. Chulkov, Svetlana V. Vlasova, Maksim V. Ivanov, Kirill A. Stepanov

“…Low-level mechanization is one of the main reasons for the high costs in selection and primary seed production. Crop breeders use transport and loading facilities for seed material transporting in an unsystematic manner. …”
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