Using systematic conservation planning to inform restoration of freshwater habitat and connectivity for salmon by Riley J. R. Finn, Lia Chalifour, Sarah E. Gergel, Scott G. Hinch, David C. Scott, Tara G. Martin

“…Decisions regarding barrier removal are often aimed at maximizing habitat area and connectivity for freshwater fish; yet can be challenging due to the sheer number of barriers, uncertainty in species presence, abundance, and habitat quality, as well as limited budgets alongside high costs of restoration. Here, we apply systematic conservation planning to prioritize in‐stream barrier removal aimed at restoring habitat connectivity for 14 populations of wild Pacific salmon in the lower Fraser River, Canada's most productive salmon‐bearing river. …”
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A Keynesian perspective on the health economics of kidney transplantation would strengthen the value of the whole organ donation and transplantation service by Francesca Leonardis, Lara Gitto, Evaldo Favi, Evaldo Favi, Angelo Oliva, Roberta Angelico, Annapaola Mitterhofer, Irene Cacciola, Domenico Santoro, Tommaso Maria Manzia, Giuseppe Tisone, Roberto Cacciola, Roberto Cacciola

“…The reproducible coefficient allows a reliable estimate of savings, subsequently enabling adequate investments and budgeting. Applying such a perspective jointly with reliable estimates would establish the basis for an in-hospital fee-for-value funding methodology for ODT.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of parenteral artesunate for treating children with severe malaria in sub-Saharan Africa by Yoel Lubell, Arthorn Riewpaiboon, Arjen M Dondorp, Lorenz von Seidlein, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, Margaret Nansumba, Samwel Gesase, Alison Kent, George Mtove, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Wirichada Pan Ngum, Caterina I Fanello, Ilse Hendriksen, Nicholas PJ Day, Nicholas J White, Shunmay Yeung

“…OBJECTIVE: To explore the cost-effectiveness of parenteral artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in children and its potential impact on hospital budgets. METHODS: The costs of inpatient care of children with severe malaria were assessed in four of the 11 sites included in the African Quinine Artesunate Malaria Treatment trial, conducted with over 5400 children. …”
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The tidal effects in the Finite-volumE Sea ice–Ocean Model (FESOM2.1): a comparison between parameterised tidal mixing and explicit tidal forcing by P. Song, D. Sidorenko, P. Scholz, M. Thomas, M. Thomas, G. Lohmann, G. Lohmann

“…We also show several phenomena that are not considered in the tidal mixing parameterisation, for example, the changing of energy budgets in the ocean system, the bottom drag induced mixing on the continental shelves and the sea ice transport by tidal motions. …”
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Developing New Financing Instruments for Iran’s Higher Education System (Case Study: Mortgage Securities Model) by Atiyeh Dadjoye Tavakoli, MohammadAli Hosseini, Mostafa Niknami, Mohammad Javad Salehi

“…These reasons include intensified economic sanctions, declined capacity of the state to finance this sector, decreased power of families and firms to cover educational and research expenses through private budgets, and the necessity of making higher education expenses efficient with respect to the need to train the future workforce. …”
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EEG-Based Seizure Prediction via Model Uncertainty Learning by Chang Li, Zhiwei Deng, Rencheng Song, Xiang Liu, Ruobing Qian, Xun Chen

“…After training, depthwise convolutions with different scales are equivalently converted into a single convolution layer, which can greatly reduce computational budgets without losing model performance. In addition, we propose a modified Monte Carlo (MMCD) strategy, leveraging the samples-based temporal information in EEG signals to simulate the Monte Carlo dropout sampling. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Energy Expenditures of Local Self-Government Units in Poland by Jacek Artur Strojny, Michał Stanisław Chwastek, Elżbieta Badach, Sławomir Jacek Lisek, Piotr Kacorzyk

“…That concerned both total expenditures and expenditures within individual sections of the budgets of municipalities.…”
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Analysis of Delta-V Losses During Lunar Capture Sequence Using Finite Thrust by Young-Joo Song, Sang-Young Park, Hae-Dong Kim, Joo-Hee Lee, Eun-Sup Sim

“…Therefore, at the early stage of mission planning, careful consideration must be made while estimating mission budgets, particularly if the preliminary mission studies were assumed using impulsive thrust. …”
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Mapping rainfall interception for assessing ecological restoration sustainability in China by Yiran Li, Yong Niu, Tianxing Wei, Yushi Liang, Peng Chen, Xiaodong Ji, Chuanjie Zhang

“…Herein, we explored the spatiotemporal patterns of rainfall interception (RI, an important component of ecosystem water budgets), and its drivers after ER implementation in China. …”
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Effects of food-based enrichment on enclosure use and behavioral patterns in captive mammalian predators: a case study from an Austrian wildlife park by Verena Puehringer-Sturmayr, Monika Fiby, Stephanie Bachmann, Stefanie Filz, Isabella Grassmann, Theresa Hoi, Claudia Janiczek, Didone Frigerio

“…Results We found that enrichment led to a uniform use of the enclosure and enhanced visibility in brown bears, increased activity budgets in pine martens, and observed high object interaction in both species. …”
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Microbial Activity in Subterranean Ecosystems: Recent Advances by Tamara Martin-Pozas, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Pimentel, Valme Jurado, Soledad Cuezva, Irene Dominguez-Moñino, Angel Fernandez-Cortes, Juan Carlos Cañaveras, Sergio Sanchez-Moral, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez

“…Nevertheless, there are still essential gaps in our knowledge concerning the budgets of greenhouse gases at the ecosystem scale and the possible feedback mechanisms between environmental-microclimatic conditions and the rates and type of activity of microbial communities in subterranean ecosystems. …”
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PRACTICAL EXPLORATION OF LOW-COST YET HIGHLY ACCURATE 3D MAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR DOCUMENTATION AND CONSERVATION OF AN EGYPTIAN TOMB (THEBAN TOMB 45) by R. L. Voûte, R. L. Voûte, C. v. d. Hoven, C. v. d. Hoven, H. S. Prins, B.-P. Smit

“…This study uses low-cost equipment in conjunction with simple geodetical principles to accurately map a tomb in 3D to empower archaeological teams with limited budgets to efficiently and effectively map their projects. …”
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Epidemiology of hydrocephalus in Brazil by Maurício Dutra, Stephanya Covas da Silva, Pâmella da S. Beggiora, Marcelo V. Santos, Hélio R. Machado, Luiza da S. Lopes

“…Conclusions: Hydrocephalus has a significant impact on public health budgets and pediatric mortality rates; however, it is probably underestimated, due to the paucity of demographic data and epidemiological studies in Latin America and, specifically, in Brazil. …”
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Implementation of dedicated social worker coaching for emergency medicine residents ‐ Lessons learned by Jennie A. Buchanan, Sarah Meadows, Jason Whitehead, W. Gannon Sungar, Christy Angerhofer, Abraham Nussbaum, Barbara Blok, Todd Guth, Katherine Bakes, Malorie Millner, Lavonne Salazar, Megan Stephens, Bonnie Kaplan

“…The residency leadership team partnered with our graduate medical education (GME) office to identify a clinical social worker and professionally‐trained coach to lead sessions. The project was budgeted at an initial cost of $15,000 over 1 year. …”
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Le démantèlement des politiques publiques rurales et environnementales au Brésil by Sabourin Eric, Grisa Catia, Niederle Paulo, Pereira Leite Sergio, Milhorance Carolina, Damasceno Ferreira Angela, Sauer Sérgio, Andriguetto-Filho José Milton

“…La méthode associe l’analyse documentaire des textes officiels, les statistiques portant sur les budgets et des entretiens auprès de décideurs et gestionnaires de ces politiques conduits dans le cadre de recherches initiées depuis 2012. …”
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Extracellular enzyme stoichiometry reveals carbon and nitrogen limitations closely linked to bacterial communities in China’s largest saline lake by Weizhen Zhang, Weizhen Zhang, Yongqin Liu, Mengdie Geng, Ruirui Chen, Jiyi Wang, Jiyi Wang, Bin Xue, Ping Xie, Jianjun Wang, Jianjun Wang

“…Benthic microorganisms mine and decompose sediment organic matter via extracellular enzymes to acquire limiting nutrients and thus meet their element budgets, which ultimately causes variations in sediment carbon storage. …”
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Exploring the Ecological Climate Effects Based on Five Land Use Types: A Case Study of the Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin in China by Mengyao Zhu, Dandan Liu, Weichao Tang, Qian Chi, Xiao Zhao, Siqi Xu, Siyu Ye, Yaobin Wang, Yaoping Cui, Shenghui Zhou

“…This study reveals the difference in energy budgets of different land use types under the influence of human activities. …”
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Twelve Steps to Financial Freedom for Plastic Surgeons by Kateryna Zelenova, MD, Brielle Raine, BS, Ricki Chen, BS, Rachel E. Williams, BA, Anna E. Davis, BS, Thom Loree, MD, FACS, Mark Burke, MD, Michael Nagai, MD, DDS, FACS, Jordan Frey, MD

“…Steps include building your “why,” becoming financially educated, eliminating debt, attaining insurance, optimizing contracts, awareness of self-net worth, budgeting, maximizing investment strategies, smart investing, wise spending, K.I.S.S, and creating a personal financial plan. …”
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Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform by Inge Petersen, André van Rensburg, Fred Kigozi, Maya Semrau, Charlotte Hanlon, Jibril Abdulmalik, Lola Kola, Abebaw Fekadu, Oye Gureje, Dristy Gurung, Mark Jordans, Ntokozo Mntambo, James Mugisha, Shital Muke, Ruwayda Petrus, Rahul Shidhaye, Joshua Ssebunnya, Bethlehem Tekola, Nawaraj Upadhaya, Vikram Patel, Crick Lund, Graham Thornicroft

“…The latter includes (a) strengthening governance to include technical support for integration efforts as well as multisectoral collaborations; (b) ring-fencing mental health budgets at district level; (c) a critical mass of mental health specialists to support task-sharing; (d) including key mental health indicators in the health information system; (e) psychotropic medication included on free essential drug lists and (f) enabling collaborative and community- oriented PHC-service delivery platforms and continuous quality improvement to aid service delivery challenges in implementation.ConclusionsScaling up integrated mental healthcare in PHC in LMICs is more complex than training general healthcare providers. …”
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Automatic Delineation and Height Measurement of Regenerating Conifer Crowns under Leaf-Off Conditions Using UAV Imagery by Andrew J. Chadwick, Tristan R. H. Goodbody, Nicholas C. Coops, Anne Hervieux, Christopher W. Bater, Lee A. Martens, Barry White, Dominik Röeser

“…This is exemplified in the field of forest management, where the extraction of individual tree crown information stands to benefit operational budgets. We explored training a region-based convolutional neural network (Mask R-CNN) to automatically delineate individual tree crown (ITC) polygons in regenerating forests (14 years after harvest) using true colour red-green-blue (RGB) imagery with an average ground sampling distance (GSD) of 3 cm. …”
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