Technology Advancements and the Needs of Farmers: Mapping Gaps and Opportunities in Row Crop Farming by Rana Umair Hameed, Conor Meade, Gerard Lacey

“…Farmers reported mixed reactions to current technologies, acknowledging efficiency improvements but highlighting barriers such as capital costs, technical complexity, and inadequate support systems. …”
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Development of accounting and analysis of innovations in biofuel production in the conditions of circular economy by O.V. Oliinyk, S.F. Lehenchuk, A.O. Solovey

“…This creates a need to develop adapted methods that would allow: to record innovative costs and benefits; to assess the effectiveness and profitability of implemented solutions; to take into account environmental benefits (for example, reducing CO₂ emissions); to integrate accounting for waste, secondary raw materials, energy flows, etc. …”
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Building Envelope Thermal Anomaly Detection Using an Integrated Vision-Based Technique and Semantic Segmentation by Shayan Mirzabeigi, Ryan Razkenari, Paul Crovella

“…Detecting these anomalies is essential to improve the thermal performance of energy-inefficient buildings through energy retrofit design and correspondingly reduce operational energy costs and environmental impacts. A thermal bridge is an unwanted conductive heat transfer. …”
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Modelling of Regional Economy Growth Strategy by I. S. Mezhov, E. V. Kletskova

“…This approach allows us to take into account the production process of the GRP in the industry as much as possible, based on the inclusion in its production function of such characteristics as: basic production assets, capital productivity, profitability of costs, sensitivity to investment, consumption-output relationships. …”
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COMPARISON OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES BETWEEN CLEAR ALIGNERS AND TRADITIONAL BRACES IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT by Y.S. Korotkova

“…In the future, it is essential to explore other aspects, such as treatment costs, duration of the process, and care requirements for orthodontic appliances, which may also influence patients' choices regarding the treatment method. …”
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Body weight and body surface area of adult patients with selected cancers: An Italian multicenter study. by Valentina Danesi, Alice Andalò, Martina Cavallucci, William Balzi, Nicola Gentili, Mattia Altini, Roberta Maltoni, Ilaria Massa, Giorgia Vallicelli, Maria Teresa Montella, Carla Masini, Andrea Roncadori

“…Although body weight (BW) and body surface area (BSA) are utilized to establish the appropriate dosage of anticancer drugs, their distribution in cancer patients is poorly studied, making it challenging to predict the amount of drug use and related costs of BW or BAS-dosed regimens. This study investigates the distribution of BW and BSA in adults with selected cancers who initiated systemic anticancer treatment in the eastern Emilia-Romagna region hospitals between 2011 and 2021. …”
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Assessing the influence of health systems on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus awareness, treatment, adherence, and control: A systematic review. by Suan Ee Ong, Joel Jun Kai Koh, Sue-Anne Ee Shiow Toh, Kee Seng Chia, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee, Pablo Perel, Helena Legido-Quigley

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This review points to the importance of reducing, or possibly eliminating, out-of-pocket costs for diabetes medication and self-monitoring supplies. …”
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Transforming Chiller Plant Efficiency with SC+BAS: Case Study in a Hong Kong Shopping Mall by Fong Ming-Lun Alan, Li Baonan Nelson

“…Empirical observations indicate a statistically significant 17.6% energy usage decrease, coupled with a 15.3% decrease in the related energy expenditure costs. Furthermore, the environmental impact is calculated, with an estimated 61.1 tons reduction in the amount of CO₂ emissions, hence emphasizing the capacity for SC+BAS in offsetting the carbon footprint for commercial buildings. …”
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Structural Relationship Analysis of Substance Use Tendencies in Adolescents: The Role of Childhood Maltreatment, Parenting Styles, and the Mediating Role of Impulsivity by Ali Beheshti Motlagh, Sajjad Basharpoor

“…Introduction and purpose: The tendency to use drugs in adolescents has become an important issue at the individual-social level, and an addicted person imposes enormous costs on the family, as well as the education and health systems. …”
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Shifting Landscapes, Escalating Risks: How Land Use Conversion Shapes Long-Term Road Crash Outcomes in Melbourne by Ali Soltani, Mohsen RoohaniQadikolaei, Amir Sobhani

“…Road crashes impose significant societal costs, and while links between static land use and safety are established, the long-term impacts of dynamic land use conversions remain under-explored. …”
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End-stage kidney diseases in areas of conflict: patients’ perspective and patient access to hemodialysis services in Northwest Syria by Ismail Alkhatib, Sami Alasfar, Gilbert Burnham, Nimetcan Mehmet Orhun

“…Because of the decentralized distribution of facilities, half of patients could reach their dialysis facility in 30 min or less, and at minimal costs. Two-thirds (67.3%) reported the presence of comorbidities, with hypertension and diabetes being the most common. …”
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LI-YOLOv8: Lightweight small target detection algorithm for remote sensing images that combines GSConv and PConv. by Pingping Yan, Xiangming Qi, Liang Jiang

“…Furthermore, Parameters and GFLOPs were reduced by 10.0% and 23.2%, respectively, indicating a significant enhancement in detection accuracy along with a substantial decrease in both parameters and computational costs. Generalization experiments were conducted on the TinyPerson, LEVIR-ship, brain-tumor, and smoke_fire_1 datasets. …”
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Nitrogen fertilization and glyphosate doses as growth regulators in Esmeralda grass by Raíssa P. D. Gazola, Salatiér Buzetti, Rodolfo de N. Gazola, Regina M. M. de Castilho, Marcelo C. M. Teixeira Filho, Thiago de S. Celestrino

“…ABSTRACT Despite maintaining the green color in turfgrasses, nitrogen (N) fertilization affects shoot growth and, consequently, the frequency of cuts, the main factor in the costs of turfgrass maintenance. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate N fertilization and the use of glyphosate as a growth regulator in Esmeralda grass (Zoysia japonica Steud.). …”
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The influence of Micephyt preparation on seed productivity and on qualtity of hybrid seeds of Cucurbita pepo var. giramontia Duch by V. F. Khlebnikov, N. V. Smurova, N. V. Smurova, I. T. Balashova

“…The profitability of additional costs associated with the use of the preparation Micephit for the treatment of the maternal line 166/5 squash was 343%. …”
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YOLOv8n-Al-Dehazing: A Robust Multi-Functional Operation Terminals Detection for Large Crane in Metallurgical Complex Dust Environment by Yifeng Pan, Yonghong Long, Xin Li, Yejing Cai

“…To overcome the heavy computational costs associated with processing high-resolution images by using YOLOv8n, our method refines YOLOv8n through component substitution and integrates real-time dehazing preprocessing for high-resolution images, thereby reducing the image processing time. …”
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Improvement of interaction between Rosfinmonitoring and law enforcement agencies in conducting investigations by L. P. Koroleva

“…This leads to time lags and increased transaction costs of interaction between the competent authorities.The purpose of the study is to develop proposals to improve interaction between Rosfinmonitoring and law enforcement agencies when conducting investigations as part of interdepartmental investigative and operational groups.Methodology. …”
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Evaluating the Efficiency of Work of the Department of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging by K. K. Osadchiy, E. A. Mershina, A. E. Bragina, V. E. Sinitsyn

“…Based on the findings, the investigators calculated the throughput potential of CT and MRI, described the factors influencing the possibility of realizing this potential, developed recommendations to enhance the efficiency of work processes, and ranked the latter by the magnitude of the expected effect, by the complexity of implementation, and by material costs, followed by prioritization.Results. Assessment of the throughput potential has shown that CT and MRI examinations can be performed by 50.6% and 23.2% more, respectively. …”
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MARKET IN RUSSIA by S. E. Dyba, I. V. Chernova

“…Materials and methods of research: the information base of the study was the volume of costs for geoinformation services and software in the context of the subjects of Russia. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of a weight-reduction programme for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape: a pilot study by Adil Razak, Abdul Aziez Isaacs

“…Background: Diabetes is a common non-communicable disease and complications are resulting in increased disability, reduced life expectancy and enormous health costs for virtually every society. Medical Nutrition Therapy is important for the prevention, treatment, and self-management of diabetes, and the prevention or delay in onset of diabetes-related complications. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey of Super-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Datasets: Evolution, Challenges, and Future Directions by Anh Vu-Duc, Khang Nguyen-Vi, Bao Bui-Quoc, Nidal Kamel

“…High-resolution (HR) imagery plays a crucial role in remote sensing applications such as land-cover classification, environmental monitoring, urban planning, and disaster assessment, yet acquiring such imagery remains challenging due to sensor limitations, atmospheric disturbances, and high data costs. Super-resolution (SR) has emerged as a promising computational alternative, enhancing spatial detail from low-resolution data without requiring hardware upgrades. …”
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