Difficulties in differential diagnosis of lingering dry cough in children: from typical to rare causes by Т. V. Spichak, L. A. Razina, A. A. Dyomushkina, O. V. Kustova, O. F. Lukina

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Valuing the flexibility of flexible manufacturing systems by Kulatilaka, Nalin

“…It emphasizes the importance of ex ante economic justification of flexible manufacturing systems and proposes a way to modify existing capital budgeting techniques to incorporate the special features of flexibility. …”
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The value of flexibility by Kulatilaka, Nalin

“…This general model of flexibility is used to synthesize several recent studies of real options encountered in capital budgeting. For example, the model yields as special cases (a) the value of waiting to invest, (b) the option to abandon, (c) the value of having an option to shut down, (d) the replacement timing and technology choice, and (e) the "time to build" option for irreversible projects that require sequential outlays. …”
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Developing a total replacement cost index for suburban office projects by Hansen, David John, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Material development for lightweight 3D concrete printing by Ong, Ruo Xuan

“…With the rapid urbanisation, construction industry in Singapore is encouraged to adopt more sophisticated technology like 3D concrete printing (3DCP). 3DCP can make a revolutionary change to construction industry which is constantly facing the pressure to meet tight schedules and budgets. 3DCP could help to reshape the construction industry by shorten the construction time, cheaper cost, lesser labour usage, reduce human errors and resulted in lesser worker injuries and fatalities. …”
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Predicting radiative properties of spacecraft body substrates by Yap, Wai Teng.

“…Among them, micro-satellites are rapidly growing importantly in scientific and commercial realities because they provide shorter development times, smaller budgets and can achieve many of the functions of their larger counterparts – cheaper and effective. …”
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Using Reed-Muller codes for classification with rejection and recovery by Fentham, D, Parker, D, Ryan, M

“…This paper shows that RMAggNet can minimise incorrectness while maintaining good correctness over multiple adversarial attacks at different perturbation budgets by leveraging the ability to correct errors in the classification process. …”

New beginnings: the right to equality and early childhood care and education by Fredman, S, Donati, G, Naicker, S

“…We further propose that resource-based justifications for limiting this right are unacceptable when budgets permit unequal resource distribution and contravene a government’s positive duty to fulfil the right to equality.…”

Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development by Ansar, A, Flyvbjerg, B, Budzier, A, Lunn, D

“…We find overwhelming evidence that budgets are systematically biased below actual costs of large hydropower dams—excluding inflation, substantial debt servicing, environmental, and social costs. …”

Affording mobility: attending to the socio-material affordances of transport un/affordability by Plyushteva, A

“…The everyday spaces and times within which transport un/affordability takes place are examined through the three interrelated dimensions of transport un/affordability: transactions, journeys, and budgets. The paper considers the implications of conceptualising transport un/affordability relationally, particularly in the context of transport geography's empirical and theoretical engagements with transport justice, and amidst processes of profound technological change within both payment systems and transport systems globally.…”

Inertia-Gravity Waves Emitted from Balanced Flow: Observations, Properties, and Consequences by Williams, P, Haine, T, Read, P

“…Extrapolation of the results suggests that inertia-gravity waves might make a significant contribution to the energy budgets of the atmosphere and ocean. In particular, emission of inertia-gravity waves from mesoscale eddies may be an important source of energy for deep interior mixing in the ocean. © 2008 American Meteorological Society.…”

Negative investment in China: financing constraints and restructuring versus growth. by Ding, S, Guariglia, A, Knight, J

“…Our panel data probit estimations shows that negative investment by state-owned firms can be explained mainly by inefficiency: owing to over-investment or mis-investment in the past, these firms have had to restructure and to get rid of obsolete capital in the face of increasing competition and hardening budgets. The financing explanation holds for private firms, which have had to divest in order to raise capital. …”

The consumption choices of "Generation Rent" by Brown, AE

“…However, both higher and lower income rental households significantly increased the share of their budgets allocated to housing over the sample period, and experienced large declines in homeownership rates. …”

Unifying training and inference for panoptic segmentation by Li, Q, Qi, X, Torr, PHS

“…Moreover, our network flexibly works with and without object mask cues, performing competitively under both settings, which is of interest for applications with computation budgets.…”

Plan S, UKRI and Wellcome policies, and beyond: the past, present and future of open research funding by Grant, P, Paterson, D, Pollard, M, Hope, H, Bruce, R, Rooryck, J

“…</p> <p> As a result, some publishers are adapting their business models, offering transitional arrangements as they shift from read to publish; researchers are encouraged to use new and diverse routes to open access; and libraries are managing budgets and publishing services in new and different ways.…”

Negative investment in China: financing constraints and restructuring versus growth by Knight, J, Ding, S, Guariglia, A

“…Our panel data probit estimations shows that negative investment by state-owned firms can be explained mainly by inefficiency: owing to over-investment or mis-investment in the past, these firms have had to restructure and to get rid of obsolete capital in the face of increasing competition and hardening budgets. The financing explanation holds for private firms, which have had to divest in order to raise capital. …”

Breaking the bond: primary markets and carbon-intensive financing by Wilson, C, Caldecott, BL

“…To avoid becoming capital providers of last resort for carbon-intensive sectors, ETF providers need to reduce PMCE in line with Paris Agreement carbon budgets. For policymakers, not only can passive funds contribute to carbon lock-in, but ETFs directly bought by central banks are financing carbon-intensive sectors. …”

Misfinancing global health: a case for transparency in disbursements and decision making. by Sridhar, D, Batniji, R

“…We created a disbursement database with information gathered from the annual reports and budgets. Funding per death varied widely according to type of disease--eg, US$1029.10 for HIV/AIDS to $3.21 for non-communicable diseases. …”

Behavioral analysis of captive Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus) by Kamisan, Norhafizah

“…Additionally, the frequencies of visitors to the exhibits were noted. Diurnal activity budgets, exhibit use, and visitor frequency effects were calculated from the data collected. …”
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Profitability analysis of smallholder aquaculture farms: the case of Lagos State, Nigeria by Opeyemi Obafemi Adelesi, Olayinka Isiaka Baruwa

“…The study used enterprise budgeting, investment and sensitivity analysis to determine the profitability of catfish production in the study area. …”
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