Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach by Seyedmahmoudian, Mehdi, Jamei, Elmira, Thirunavukkarasu, Gokul, Tey, Kok Soon, Mortimer, Michael, Horan, Ben, Stojcevski, Alex, Mekhilef, Saad

“…Integrating wind power prediction systems into electrical grids has witnessed a powerful economic impact, along with the supply and demand balance of the power generation scheme. …”

Safe haven assets and inflation hedging in the selected high and low inflation countries by Nurul Fasyah Mohd Ussdek

“…The prices of copper are affected by supply and demand in terms of its industria l property. …”
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Roles of human development and epidemiological change in the Malaysian health system by Teoh, Hock Geh

“…In causality test, it also clearly shows health expenditures specifically for private healthcare sector has a supply- induced demand on health consumers to use their services for chronic diseases treatment, and this has caused low fertility rate trend in Malaysia. …”
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Optimization model of large scale rainwater harvesting system by Hudzori, Afzan

“…An optimization model for systematic design and planning to determine the optimal sizing and network design for LSRWHS to meet the regional supply-demand distribution at minimum cost has been proposed in this research for variation of water supply and demand. A case study of Nusajaya, Johor with the rainfall daily data for 20 years collected from 200 houses rooftop was employed in this research. …”
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Use of a digital job-aid in improving antenatal clinical protocols and quality of care in rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso: a quasi-experimental evaluation by Alain Labrique, Smisha Agarwal, Abdoulaye Maïga, Anju Ogyu, Roch Modeste Millogo, Angelica Lopez-Hernandez, Matè Alonyenyo Labité

“…Objective We assessed the impact of a digital clinical decision support (CDS) tool in improving health providers adherence to recommended antenatal protocols and service quality in rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso.Design A quasi-experimental evaluation based on a cross-sectional post-intervention assessment comparing the intervention district to a comparison group.Setting and participants The study included 331 direct observations and exit interviews of pregnant women seeking antenatal care (ANC) across 48 rural primary-level health facilities in Burkina Faso in 2021.Intervention Digital CDS tool to improve health providers adherence to recommended antenatal protocols.Outcome measures We analysed the quality of care on both the supply and demand sides. Quality-of-care service scores were based on actual care provided and expected care according to standards. …”
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The comparison of spatial patterns and factors associated with healthcare provider knowledge in palliative care in various regions of China by Jingrong Wang, Suhang Song, Gengchen Mai, Xiaohan Teng, Zhiqun Shu, Yifan Xu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jianwei Shi, Limei Jing

“…This study suggested that the knowledge level of palliative care among healthcare providers nationwide was relatively low, indicating the existence of a disparity between the supply and demand of palliative care services. There may be regional disparities in palliative care services based on the substantial geographical variation in healthcare provider knowledge, emphasizing the necessity of tailored interventions targeting areas with the greatest need.…”
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تسويق نبات القبار في البادية السورية by معمر ديوب, إبراهيم صقر, موفق محمد, علي خنيفس, وائل حبيب

“…The product is priced by the trader depending on  the global supply and demand, and  the owners of collection centers charge a commission fee ranging between 5-7 for .S.L / kg. …”
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Employment of Graduates of Pedagogical Universities: Statistics vs Mythology by L. M. Nurieva, S. G. Kiselev

“…The authors believe that this article will allow to clarify approaches to assessing the effectiveness of teacher education system and adjust the control figures for university admission in the field of “Education and Pedagogical Sciences” in accordance with the current personnel supply and demand.…”
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Mining Situation and Geochemistry Characteristics of Three Ion Adsorption Rare-Earth Deposit in Guangdong Province by HUANG Hua-gu, HUANG Tie-lan, ZHOU Zhao-shuai, QU Wen-jun

“…The contradiction between supply and demand is outstanding. In order to reveal the exploitation situation of the rare-earth ores in Guangdong, we collected samples from weathering crust profiles and tailings of A, B and C mining areas. …”
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The optimal management of the patient with COVID‐19 pneumonia: HFNC, NIV/CPAP or mechanical ventilation? by A G B Broadhurst, C Botha, G Calligaro, C Lee, U Lalla, C F N Koegelenberg, P D Gopalan, I A Joubert, G A Richards, B W Allwood

“…Vitally, the choice of respiratory support should not be prescriptive but contextualised to each setting, as supply and demand of resources vary markedly between institutions. …”
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Urban food-energy-water nexus: a case study in Beijing by Xinqing Li, Lixiao Zhang, Pengpeng Zhang, Yan Hao, Xin Xiong

“…Beijing has to draw on cross-boundary production to meet FEW-use with the increasing gap between local supply and demand. ②There is a developing trend of the absolute quantity of interaction among FEW. …”
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Soil conservation ecosystem service supply-demand and multi scenario simulation in the Loess Plateau, China by Zhen Jian, Yingjun Sun, Fang Wang, Chenghu Zhou, Fang Pan, Wenxue Meng, Mingxin Sui

“…In this study, the soil conservation ecosystem service supply-demand ratio was innovatively proposed to quantitatively assess the supply and demand balance of soil conservation. First, the InVEST model was used to spatially quantify the supply (soil retention) and demand (soil erosion) of soil conservation services (SCS) in the LP from 2005 to 2020. …”
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Hydrogen in Grid Balancing: The European Market Potential for Pressurized Alkaline Electrolyzers by Emmanuel Stamatakis, Ewald Perwög, Ermis Garyfallos, Mercedes Sanz Millán, Emmanuel Zoulias, Nikolaos Chalkiadakis

“…This leads to an increasing demand to match supply and demand for power. Especially intermittent RE like wind and solar power face the issue of energy production unrelated to demand (issue of excess energy production beyond demand and/or grid capacity) and forecast errors leading to an increasing demand for grid services like balancing power. …”
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FORÇA DE TRABALHO NA AGRICULTURA EM GOIÁS AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN GOIÁS by Gyovanna Guimarães Nunes, Alzirene de Vasconcelos Milhomem, Sônia Milagres Teixeira

“…The results show strong declines, over time, both in supply and demand for labor in agriculture in the studied area. …”
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Ecological Stoichiometric Changes and the Synergistic Restoration of Vegetation Concrete Restoration Systems under Different Precipitation Conditions by Mingyi Li, Wenhao Dong, Ran Wang, Qixiu Li, Wennian Xu, Zhenyao Xia, Hai Xiao, Qiming Geng

“…There was a coupling effect in the contents of C, N, P and their stoichiometric ratio in the soil–plant system, and stoichiometry and elastic ecological interactions jointly controlled the supply and demand of elements in the plants, but there was no consistent temporal pattern of nutrient ecological stoichiometric ratio in the plant–soil system during the recovery process, thus requiring further research and evaluation.…”
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The vicious cycle of the public's irrational use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods systematic review by Lixia Duan, Chaojie Liu, Dan Wang, Rujiao Lin, Pan Qian, Xinping Zhang, Chenxi Liu

“…However, individual capacity (e.g., knowledge) and opportunity (e.g., contextual restriction) in reducing antibiotic use have mixed effect.ConclusionSystemic interventions concerning both supply and demand sides are warranted. The public needs to be educated about the appropriate management of URTIs and health care providers need to re-shape public attitudes toward antibiotic use for URTIs through communication and prescribing practices.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero, identifier: CRD42021266407.…”
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The inter-prefectural regional disparity of healthcare resources and representative surgical procedures in orthopaedics and general surgery: a nationwide study in Japan during 2015... by Masamitsu Kido, Kazuya Ikoma, Yumiko Kobayashi, Masahiro Maki, Suzuyo Ohashi, Katsutoshi Shoda, Daisuke Ichikawa, Ritei Uehara, Kenji Takahashi

“…Higher prevalence was recognised in rural prefectures due to the higher ageing rate; however, supply and demand are balanced. This study provides basic data for healthcare policy development in a medium-sized community. …”
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Attitudes and perspectives of 534 Chinese pediatricians toward internet hospitals by Wenbin Cui, Wenbin Cui, Wenbin Cui, Weijun Zhu, Xiaojie Li, Danmai Wu, Ping He, Guangjun Yu, Guangjun Yu

“…BackgroundInternet hospitals introduced in China have effectively reduced service time and space, promoted high-quality pediatric medical resources to grassroots areas, solved the contradiction between supply and demand of pediatric medical resources, and met patients’ increasing multi-level and diversified medical service needs. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Variation in Reference Evapotranspiration and Its Climatic Drivers in Northeast China by Xiaoshuang Liu, Chenxi Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Cheng Li, Linshan Cai, Manyu Dong

“…Reference evapotranspiration (<i>ET</i>₀) is an important component of the global water cycle, and its long-term change directly influences the regional water supply and demand balance. Under the background of global change, investigating spatiotemporal trends in <i>ET</i>₀ and its response to climate change is of great importance for the conservation and rational utilization of water resources. …”
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National Food Security Strategy Against the Backdrop of Domestic and International Dual Circulation by Yan Yan, Wang Xiudong, Wang Jimin, Mei Xurong, Tang Huajun, Wu Kongming

“…Our study indicates that there exists a large gap between food supply and demand, a high degree of external dependence, and a large amount of imports of feed protein in China, as well as challenges including the difficulty in substituting feed protein domestically, rigidness of environmental restrictions on soil and water resources, low incentives for farmers to grow grains, and insufficient risk-resistant capabilities of the food security system. …”
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