منظور (IFRS) تشخيص محددات ومزايا التحول إلى معايير التقارير المالية الدولية مستخدمي المعلومات :دراسة تحليلية للمصارف الأهلية العاملة في محافظة النجف الاشرف... by انعام محسن غدير الموسوي

“…It explores the information needs of the main users of accounting, the factors that represent barriers to the adoption of IFRSs, and the costs and benefits of the adoption of IFRSs. In addition, a questionnaire survey was conducted and semistructured interviews were carried out to examine the issues in greater depth in order to answer the research questions. …”
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Using Natural Language Processing to Explore Patient Perspectives on AI Avatars in Support Materials for Patients With Breast Cancer: Survey Study by Eleanor Cheese, Raouef Ahmed Bichoo, Kartikae Grover, Dorin Dumitru, Alexandros Zenonos, Joanne Groark, Douglas Gibson, Rebecca Pope

“…Importantly, the results validate the use of generative AI in creating patient educational videos, highlighting its potential to address the challenges of costly video production and the limitations of traditional, often overwhelming educational leaflets. …”
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Methods of Introducing the Quality Management System in the Organization by Rybalko-Rak Lesіa A., Opryshko Volodymyr I., Bilan Leonid P., Derzhii Ruslan V.

“…The use of the organization’s internal resources can reduce costs and increase the adaptability of the system, but there are risks of not having the necessary competencies. …”
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Eliminating Heavy Metals from Water with Nano-Sheet Minerals as Adsorbents by Shaoxian Song

“…Nano-sheet minerals are featured by their large specific surface area, relatively low costs and active adsorbing sites, leading to be effective and potential adsorbents for heavy metals removal from water.…”
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Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

“…The additional impact of visits was mixed and comprised an overall economic saving of £431 848 between 2012 and 2018, but this was offset by the costs of the visits. Staff reported that GIRFT’s influence ranged from procurement changes to improved regional collaboration.Conclusion Nationally, we found substantial improvements in care, but the specific contribution of GIRFT cannot be reliably estimated due to other concurrent initiatives. …”
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FORECASTING AND OPTIMIZATION OF CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT OPERATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF FUZZY INFORMATION by Narkez Boranbayeva, Batyr Orazbayev, Leila Rzayeva, Zhalal Karabayev, Murat Alibek, Baktygul Assanova

“…It is shown that using nonlinear regression combined with fuzzy logic significantly improves the management of technological processes, increases the output and quality of products, and reduces production costs. The conclusion of the paper discusses the prospects for further development of the methodology and its application to solve similar tasks in other areas of chemical technology.…”
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Multi-criteria decision model for multicircular flight control of unmanned aerial vehicles through a hybrid approach by Noorulden Basil, Hamzah M. Marhoon, Bayan Mahdi Sabbar, Abdullah Fadhil Mohammed, Osamah Albahri, Ahmed Albahri, Abdullah Alamoodi, Iman Mohamad Sharaf, Amare Merfo Amsal, Mahrous Ahmed, Enas Ali, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim

“…This improvement may reduce operational risks and maintenance costs while increasing efficiency, prolonging UAV service life, and achieving energy savings. …”
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Modern methods for adhesive bowel obstruction diagnosis by K. D. Rybakov, G. S. Sednev, E. M. Askerov, A. M. Morozov, A. N. Pichugova, M. A. Belyak

“…Scott et al. reported seven emergency surgeries, accounting for 80% of all hospital admissions, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs in relation to general surgery in the United States. …”
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‘Antibiotics are like gold’: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on the use of antibiotics without a prescription by Larissa Grigoryan, Michael K Paasche-Orlow, Roger Zoorob, Lindsey A Laytner, Patricia Chen, Barbara Wells Trautner, Susan Nash, Ashley Collazo, Fabrizia Faustinella, Kiara Olmeda, Azalia Mancera

“…Healthcare system barriers revealed two themes: (1) patients encounter obstacles to healthcare (eg, transportation, long wait times, high healthcare costs and lack of reliable telemedicine options) and (2) patients express convenience in using non-prescription antibiotics from multiple sources (eg, leftover prescriptions, social networks or purchased without a prescription).Conclusions Barriers to care, the convenience of obtaining non-prescription antibiotics, and patients’ beliefs regarding the powerful value of antibiotics and their agency to direct this aspect of care present challenges that need to be explored to design effective outpatient antibiotic stewardship programmes.…”
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Inter and intrasentential code switching among late bilinguals by Barzan Jaafar Ali

“…Evangelia Adamou and Rachel Shen (2019) There are no language switching costs when code switching is frequent. International Journal of Bilingualism, SAGE Publications. …”
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Advances in Resourceful Recycling Technology of Lepidolite Tailings by Chuan PENG, Xuejun HU, Jing ZHAO, Xiaolong YU, Junfeng ZHANG

“…Nonetheless, additional investigation is required to tackle the intricate composition of tailings, the high costs, and the complexities associated with their utilization. …”
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Using Machine Learning Approaches on Dynamic Patient-Reported Outcomes to Cluster Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms by Nora Asper, Hans Friedrich Witschel, Louise von Stockar, Emanuele Laurenzi, Hans Christian Kolberg, Marcus Vetter, Sven Roth, Gerd Kullak-Ublick, Andreas Trojan

“…Deviations in the electronic patient-reported symptoms from the treatment-associated symptom patterns could dynamically indicate treatment non-adherence or lower treatment efficacy, without clinician input or additional costs. Similar analyses on larger patient cohorts are needed to validate these preliminary findings and to identify specific and robust treatment profiles.…”
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A GIS Approach to Modeling the Ecological Niche of an Ecotype of <i>Bouteloua curtipendula</i> (Michx.) Torr. in Mexican Grasslands by Alma Delia Baez-Gonzalez, Jose Miguel Prieto-Rivero, Alan Alvarez-Holguin, Alicia Melgoza-Castillo, Mario Humberto Royo-Marquez, Jesus Manuel Ochoa-Rivero

“…The reliance on imported seeds for grassland rehabilitation in Mexico has led to increased costs and other difficulties in implementing grassland rehabilitation programs. …”
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Instance Segmentation of Sugar Apple (<i>Annona squamosa</i>) in Natural Orchard Scenes Using an Improved YOLOv9-seg Model by Guanquan Zhu, Zihang Luo, Minyi Ye, Zewen Xie, Xiaolin Luo, Hanhong Hu, Yinglin Wang, Zhenyu Ke, Jiaguo Jiang, Wenlong Wang

“…Predominantly found in tropical regions of the Americas and Asia, its harvesting remains labor-intensive in orchard settings, resulting in low efficiency and high costs. This study investigates the use of computer vision for sugar apple instance segmentation and introduces an improved deep learning model, GCE-YOLOv9-seg, specifically designed for orchard conditions. …”
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Potensi Reduksi Emisi GRK dan Kelayakan Finansial dari Teknologi Hidrotermal untuk Pengolahan Sampah di Kabupaten Tangerang by Rania Salsabila Ayuvitari, Pini Wijayanti

“…One of potential measures is hydrothermal treatment technology for urban scale, but its implementation is costly. This study aims to: estimate the potential GHGs emissions prior the hydrothermal project, estimate the potential GHGs emission reduction after the project, and analyze the financial feasibility of the project. …”
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The effect of supplementary parenteral nutrition with different energy intakes on clinical outcomes of patients after gastric cancer surgery by Sida Sun, Wenxing Sun, Wenhui Xie, Fuya Zhao, Xianzhong Guo, Junfeng Zhou, Qingliang He, Hanfeng Zhou

“…Additionally, no increase in hospitalization costs or non-infectious complications occurred in the H-SPN group. …”
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Flexible Screen-Printed Gold Electrode Array on Polyimide/PET for Nickel(II) Electrochemistry and Sensing by Norica Godja, Saied Assadollahi, Melanie Hütter, Pooyan Mehrabi, Narges Khajehmeymandi, Thomas Schalkhammer, Florentina-Daniela Munteanu

“…Wastewater analysis typically relies on sensitive but costly techniques such as ICP-MS, AAS, and ICP-AES, which require complex equipment and are unsuitable for on-site testing. …”
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Validity of smartwatch-derived estimates of lactate threshold heart rate and pace compared to graded exercise testing by Changda Lu, Wei Cui, Zheng Zhu, Yiwei Wu, Qingjun Xing, Bingyu Pan, Bingyu Pan, Yanfei Shen, Yanfei Shen

“…Traditional methods like maximal lactate steady state and graded exercise testing are valid but invasive and costly. Advances in smartwatch technology offer a non-invasive alternative for monitoring LT, though their measurement protocols and outcomes have been less validated.MethodsThis study evaluates the validity of three mainstream smartwatches (Huawei GT Runner®, Garmin Forerunner 265® or 265s®, and Coros Pace3®) in estimating lactate threshold heart rate (LT HR) and pace (LT Pace), comparing these to measurement protocols and results from the modified Dmax method in laboratory standards. …”
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Building a healthy migrant workforce in Singapore – A cross-sectional study to understand health-seeking behaviours of male migrant workers by Nurul Amanina Binte Hussain, Sheena Ramazanu, Priscilla Ang, Halina Talib, Si Ying Tan, Hui Xiang Chia, Sharon Tan, Jeremy Fung Yen Lim, Jason CH Yap

“…At least 82 % of participants reported that they could access varying health services in Singapore and 73 % were satisfied with the costs of healthcare. However, a lower percentage of the participants (54 %) had seen a doctor, mostly for respiratory, fever or musculoskeletal conditions, and only 7 % saw a dentist at least once in a year. …”
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Effects of an online-based motivational intervention to reduce problematic internet use and promote treatment motivation in internet gaming disorder and internet use disorder (OMPR... by Stephan Herpertz, Peter Henningsen, Jan Dieris-Hirche, Laura Bottel, Magdalena Pape, Bert Theodor te Wildt, Klaus Wölfling, Nina Timmesfeld, Anja Neumann, Silke Neusser, Rainer Beckers

“…Secondary outcomes include time spent on the internet, motivation for change (Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale for Internet Use Disorder), comorbid mental symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7), quality of life (EuroQoL Standardised Measure of Health-related Quality of Life–5 Dimensions, General Life Satisfaction-1), self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale), personality traits (Big Five Inventory-10), therapeutic alliance (Helping Alliance Questionnaire) and health economic costs. The diagnosis of (comorbid) mental disorders is carried out with standardised clinical interviews. …”
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