AN ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN UKRAINE by А. Semenets, D. Tiurina, Y. Kuzkin, O. Yarmak

“…The first one is that the European integration is a blessing in all respects, it has no obvious and significant risks and should bring economic and social prosperity to Ukraine, promote Ukraine’s transition to the European social standards, due to economic growth caused by expanding target markets for Ukrainian products (giving access to the capacious European market), guarantee rapid growth of direct foreign investment in the Ukrainian economy, the improvement of the export-import balance, the creation of new jobs, the intensification of innovation processes and an increase in tax revenues to the budgets at all levels, the revamping of Ukrainian industry and the entire economy. …”
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Optimization of Residential Demand Response Program Cost With Consideration for Occupants Thermal Comfort and Privacy by Reza Nematirad, M. M. Ardehali, Amir Khorsandi, Arash Mahmoudian

“…To address these uncertainties, this study integrates robust counterpart optimization techniques, augmented with uncertainty budgets to control uncertainty variation making them less conservative. …”
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of integrated case management of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia by Tiawanlyn G. Godwin-Akpan, Karin Diaconu, Melissa Edmiston, John Solunta Smith, Fred Sosu, Stefanie Weiland, Karsor K. Kollie

“…Data was sourced from the NTDs program annual budgets and financial reports for integrated CM-NTDs and Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to determine cost drivers and effectiveness. …”
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Household air pollution: A dire need of awareness in Pakistan by Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Ayesha Ahmed Khan

“…In the meantime, examples of general policies include, but are not limited to, television advertisements, awareness drives, and allotting larger budgets towards cleaner fuel provision. For people utilizing primitive three-stone stoves, a plancha stove, comprising simply a stove and a chimney, can also be provided. …”
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Uniform broad-area deposition and patterning of SiO2 nanofilms by 172 nm photochemical conversion of liquid tetraethoxysilane layers at 300 K by Jinhong Kim, Dane J. Sievers, Andrey E. Mironov, Sung-Jin Park, J. Gary Eden

“…Oxide films of the quality required for the fabrication of electronic and photonic devices are typically deposited at elevated temperatures and thermal equilibrium, thereby adversely impacting thermal budgets. We report the deposition and patterning of silicon dioxide (SiO2) films of high electrical and optical quality on Si(100) or polymer substrates in a N2 atmosphere and at 300 K by the photochemical conversion of thin liquid tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) layers with narrowband vacuum ultraviolet radiation [vacuum ultraviolet (VUV), 172 nm] provided by efficient microplasma lamps. …”
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Use of soybean as an alternative protein source for welfare-orientated production of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) by Mark Flint, Jaylene Flint

“…Behavior and feeding suggested soy-based diets do not alter time budgets or activities. There were no differences in the frequency or severity of pathologies for animals fed either diet. …”
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Should Canada Worry About a Resource Curse? by Alan Gelb

“…Developing the fiscal capacity to withstand commodity-market shocks, creating effective and durable checks and balances on systems of legislative power, enforcing transparency in budgeting and public-investment management, and maximizing tax efficiencies and tax administration, are all areas where Canadians can and should focus their efforts. …”
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Does long-term care use within primary health care reduce hospital use among older people in Norway? A national five-year population-based observational study by Deraas Trygve S, Berntsen Gro R, Hasvold Toralf, Førde Olav H

“…Strengthening primary health care, including long-term care, is one of several measures being taken to handle future health care needs and budgets. There is limited and inconsistent evidence on the effect of long-term care on hospital use. …”
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The future of mega sport events: examining the “Dutch Approach” to legacy planning by Stefan Hartman, Tjeerd Zandberg

“…Purpose – Mega sport events (MSE) are immensely popular but also highly criticized because these include large public budgets and involve politically sensitive topics. …”
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Assessing the demand and current status of agricultural mechanization in major coffee-production areas of Ethiopia by Dessye Belay Tikuneh, Mubarek M Issa, Yared D Tefera

“…The main challenges for low mechanization in Ethiopia include difficult topography, fragmented land, a lack of manpower, lack of awareness of technology, weak linkages of coffee mechanization channels, high technology costs, a shortage of running budgets, and a weak support system of cooperatives and unions. …”
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STRESSORS OF MOTHER – ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Michael C. Mabalay

“…Most of the mother-administrators from private HEIs were stressed in preparation and allocating budgets resources (2.84) “mild”, being involved in the collective bargaining process (2.84) “mild”, attempting to meet social expectations (housing, friends, etc.) (2.84) “mild” and administering the negotiated contract (grievance, interpretations) (2.67) “mild” while, mother-administrators from public HEIs were stressed in trying to complete reports and other paperwork (2.62) described as ”mild”. …”
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The Relationship between Electricity Prices and Household Welfare in South Africa by Bekithemba Qeqe, Forget Kapingura, Bahle Mgxekwa

“…The results of the study show: (i) South African household electricity demand is inelastic to changes in price of electricity; (ii) electricity prices in the country increased at a higher rate than the rate of inflation for most of the time during the study period, suggesting that households incurred increased expenditures to achieve their desired utility or satisfy their energy needs during this period; (iii) household total electricity expenditure is positively related to household total energy expenditure, implying that high household expenditure on electricity exerts upward pressure on the overall household energy budgets; and (iv) household total food expenditure is negatively related to household total energy expenditure. …”
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India’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emission from Freshwater Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Review by Bipradeep Mondal, Kuldeep Bauddh, Amit Kumar, Nirmali Bordoloi

“…However, a large portion of India’s freshwater has not been considered yet, and there is a need to account for precise regional carbon budgets. Therefore, in this review, GHG emissions from India’s freshwater bodies, drivers behind GHG emissions (e.g., pH, mean depth, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients), and long-term climatic risks are thoroughly reviewed. …”
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Should Canada Worry About a Resource Curse? by Alan Gelb

“…Developing the fiscal capacity to withstand commodity-market shocks, creating effective and durable checks and balances on systems of legislative power, enforcing transparency in budgeting and public-investment management, and maximizing tax efficiencies and tax administration, are all areas where Canadians can and should focus their efforts. …”
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Global adoption of 6-month drug-resistant TB regimens: Projected uptake by 2026. by Aastha Gupta, Sandeep Juneja, Victor Babawale, Nurov Rustam Majidovich, Norbert Ndjeka, Phuong Thi Mai Nguyen, Parpieva Nargiza Nusratovna, David Robert Omanito, Tiffany Tiara Pakasi, Yana Terleeva, Atyrkul Toktogonova, Yasir Waheed, Zaw Myint, Zhao Yanlin, Suvanand Sahu

“…It is intended to guide global health stakeholders in planning and budgeting for DR-TB interventions. Projected usage could help estimate cost of the individual components of DR-TB regimens over time.…”
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Mineralogy and geochemistry of pyrochlore from the Shaxiongdong Nb-REE deposit, northwestern Hubei Province: Implications for the niobium enrichment mechanism in carbonatites by Zhijun Qin, Bao Zhou, Sengren Chang, Jianhui Su, Hui Shao

“…On the other hand, compared to the primary pyrochlore, the altered ones have relatively low Nb2O5, CaO, Na2O and F but high UO2, Ta2O5, SrO and SiO2, indicating that the fluids responsible for pyrochlore alteration are rich in Sr, Si and U, and the alteration tends to mobilize Nb in early pyrochlore, a process that is able to lower the Nb budgets of the deposit.…”
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The Key Role of No-Carbon National Oil Companies in Global Climate Action: Leveraging The G20 Forum to Accelerate Energy Transition by Leonardo Beltrán-Rodríguez, Juan Roberto Lozano-Maya

“…This is because their overall value proposition, business strategies and budgets are interlinked with, or heavily influenced by, government policies. …”
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Determinants of survival in very low birth weight neonates in a public sector hospital in Johannesburg by Cooper Peter A, Chirwa Tobias F, Ballot Daynia E

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Audit of disease and mortality patterns provides essential information for health budgeting and planning, as well as a benchmark for comparison. …”
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An Insurance Value Modeling Approach That Captures the Wider Value of a Novel Antimicrobial to Health Systems, Patients, and the Population by Mei S. Chan, Richard Holloway, Robert King, Rosie Polya, Rebecca Sloan, Jack C. Kowalik, Tom Ashfield, Luke S.P. Moore, Thomas Porter, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard

“…**Discussion:** The overall insurance value if AMR remains at current levels (a conservative projection), is over 5 times greater than insurance value from just the operational healthcare costs perspective, traditionally the sole perspective used in health budgeting. Insurance value was generally larger for nationwide or universal (catastrophic AMR, pandemic, and conventional antimicrobial shortages) rather than localized (ward closure) scenarios, across perspectives. …”
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Social and digital vulnerabilities: The role of participatory processes in the reconfiguration of urban and digital space by Maria Cristina Antonucci, Michele Sorice, Andrea Volterrani

“…Participation found in the city a relevant space to experiment with innovation in the relationship between institutions and citizens, many initiatives advanced and developed over the years have had a powerful lever in technology: participatory budgets, consultations, public-private-non-profit partnerships. …”
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