Enhancing Financial Decision-Making: Real Options Complementing the Net Present Value Technique in the Financial Services Sector by Ferina Marimuthu, Kyle Fitzgerald

“…Findings: The results concluded that the incorporation of real options into traditional NPV analysis significantly improves decision-making, offering decision-makers greater flexibility and efficiency. The results suggest that when faced with hypothetical projects where initial NPV turns negative with the adoption of real options, decision-makers are more likely to make rational choices that optimize the outcome. …”
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The contribution of Electronic Records Management towards Organisational Performance: A case study of Stanbic Bank-Kabale Branch. by Kembabazi, Betty

“…The researcher used a descriptive research design with qualitative and quantitative methods and sampled 100 respondents purposefully using the sample size determination table of Krejcie and Morgan. …”
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Record Keeping Systems and Service Delivery in Uganda: Case Of Kabale District Local Government by Turyasingura John Bosco, agaba moses, Kabagambe Jesse David, Barigye Godfrey

“…The study's end variable was the provision of services, and its predictor factors were the efficiency with which the records management systems function. …”
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Governance Factors and Electricity Service Delivery in Kabale Municipality. by Orishaba, Patrick

“…Unbundling was proposed for better governance, accountability, and transparency, suggesting a stringent revision of the current concession for efficiency and development.…”
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Advances in rapid detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs): From conventional techniques to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy by Yaping Tian, Yuanyuan Liu, Keyong Dong, Bo Zhao, Shoufeng Tang, Xinming Nie, Yabin Yan

“…Given their immense diversity, quantitative analysis of VOCs often poses a challenging task. …”
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Reveal genomic insights into cotton domestication and improvement using gene level functional haplotype-based GWAS by Guoan Qi, Yiqian Li, Wanying Zhang, Zegang Han, Jinwen Chen, Ziqian Zhang, Lisha Xuan, Rui Chen, Lei Fang, Yan Hu, Tianzhen Zhang

“…This report provides genomic insight into the genetic dissection and efficient mapping of functional genes in plants.…”
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Low-cost male urogenital simulator for penile implant surgery training: a 3D printing approach by Zixi Wang, Carlo Saija, Nicholas Raison, Abdullatif Aydin, Zhouyang Xu, Katie Zuo, Kawal Rhode, Antonia Pontiki

“…This study introduces an innovative and cost-efficient male urogenital simulator designed to enhance penile implant surgery training. …”
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Advances in miniaturized liquid sample preparation techniques for environmental analysis: A special look towards green solvents and automation by Rafael Oliveira Martins, Camila Will, Maria Flávia Assunção Magalhães, Fernando Mauro Lanças

“…Through this review, we aim to encourage researchers to adopt miniaturized liquid techniques for environmental monitoring, thereby advancing the implementation of more sustainable and efficient analytical strategies.…”
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Potential mechanisms of synthetic endophytic bacterial community to reduce PAHs accumulation in vegetables by Pengfei Li, Xian Zhou, Tong Wei, Jian Wang, Yanzheng Gao

“…The results demonstrated that various colonization methods effectively reduced PAHs in vegetables, with leaf painting proving to be a cost-effective and efficient approach. Compared to the non-inoculated control, PAH content in the edible parts of amaranth was reduced by 40.63 % using the leaf painting method. …”
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SCENARIO APPROACH TO CHOOSING A STRATEGY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY by Тетяна Мединська, Руслан Скриньковський, Петро Сеник, Зинаїда Живко, Наталія Рак

“…It is established that simultaneous attention to comprehensive monitoring, control mechanisms and regulatory framework contributes to a more efficient use of financial resources and reduces vulnerability to external and internal threats. …”
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Multi-Agent-Supported Tracking Based on Hidden Markov Model with Weighted Entropy by Hao Sheng, Haoyu Gao, Shuai Wang, Da Yang, Dazhi Yang, Guanqun Su

“…Furthermore, a multi-agent architecture is employed for track management, enabling parallelized state estimation and seamless integration of the HMM-based Kalman filter with multi-cue fusion. Quantitative evaluations show that our method achieves 82.1 in IDF1, 81.5 in MOTA, 65.9 in HOTA, and 1,255 IDs on the MOT17 benchmark, and achieves 81.2 in IDF1, 78.4 in MOTA, 65.7 in HOTA, and 608 IDs on the MOT20 benchmark, and the application of the multi-agent mechanism significantly improves the scores on FPS as a result of efficient computation. …”
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Cancer screening research in Bangladesh: Insights from a scoping review by Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury, Nazirum Mubin, Tasmira Mohib, Nashit Chowdhury, Taharat Fatema Chowdhury, Ahmad Maksud Hasan Laskar, Sanchita Sultana, Mohammad Raihan, Tanvir C. Turin

“…Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) was found to be a simple and cost-efficient way to detect early-stage cervical cancer. …”
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A dynamical model of the spindle position checkpoint by Ayse Koca Caydasi, Maiko Lohel, Gerd Grünert, Peter Dittrich, Gislene Pereira, Bashar Ibrahim

“…Our model suggests that Bfa1 interacts with Tem1 in the cytoplasm as well as at the SPBs to provide efficient Tem1 inhibition.…”
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Microscopic Pore–Throat Architecture and Fractal Heterogeneity in Tight Sandstone Reservoirs: Insights from the Denglouku Formation, Xujiaweizi Fault Depression by Zeqiang Wang, Yunfeng Zhang, Yilin Li, Xuntao Yu, Jiapeng Yuan, Botao Huang

“…The heterogeneity of the microscopic pore structure in tight sandstone reservoirs is a key factor limiting the efficient development of natural gas. This study focuses on the tight sandstone of the Denglouku Formation in the Lower Cretaceous region of the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression in the northern Songliao Basin. …”
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The Histone Deacetylase Family: Structural Features and Application of Combined Computational Methods by Antonio Curcio, Roberta Rocca, Stefano Alcaro, Anna Artese

“…However, their non-selective toxicity necessitates ongoing research into safer and more efficient class-selective or isoform-selective inhibitors. …”
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Tooth image segmentation and root canal measurement based on deep learning by Ziqing Chen, Qi Liu, Jialei Wang, Nuo Ji, Yuhang Gong, Bo Gao

“…IndroductionThis study aims to develop a automated method for tooth segmentation and root canal measurement based on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, providing objective, efficient, and accurate measurement results to guide and assist clinicians in root canal diagnosis grading, instrument selection, and preoperative planning.MethodsWe utilizes Attention U-Net to recognize tooth descriptors, crops regions of interest (ROIs) based on the center of mass of these descriptors, and applies an integrated deep learning method for segmentation. …”
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Hydrogel-Based Protein Microchips: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications by A.Yu. Rubina, E.I. Dementieva, A.A. Stomakhin, E.L. Darii, S.V. Pan’kov, V.E. Barsky, S.M. Ivanov, E.V. Konovalova, A.D. Mirzabekov

“…Fluorescence and chemiluminescence microscopy were used as efficient methods for the quantitative analysis of the microchips. …”
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MRI quantified enlarged perivascular space volumes as imaging biomarkers correlating with severity of anxiety depression in young adults with long-time mobile phone use by Li Li, Yalan Wu, Jiaojiao Wu, Bin Li, Rui Hua, Feng Shi, Lizhou Chen, Yeke Wu

“…For classifying depression status, eight features were selected to construct a K nearest neighbors model with an AUC value of 0.931 (95%CI 0.814-1.000) in the testing dataset.DiscussionThe utilization of MRI-quantified EPVS metrics combined with machine-learning algorithms presents a promising method for evaluating severity of anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with LTMPU, which might introduce a non-invasive, objective, and quantitative approach to enhance diagnostic efficiency and guide personalized treatment strategies.…”
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Development of cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence marker for powdery mildew resistance in Korean malting barley using QTL-seq by Jin-Cheon Park, Young-Mi Yoon, Chang-Hyun Lee, On-Sook Hur, Sang-Min Kim

“…This marker is associated with a Clathrin Assembly Protein, which is involved in vesicle formation and intracellular trafficking, processes essential for cellular signaling and defense responses.ConclusionThe development of the CAPS marker (PMC_75) provides a valuable tool for marker-assisted selection in breeding PM-resistant malting barley, improving breeding efficiency, and accelerating the development of resistant cultivars.…”
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Compounds producing an effective combinatorial regimen for disruption of HIV‐1 latency by Pargol Hashemi, Kris Barreto, Wendy Bernhard, Adam Lomness, Nicolette Honson, Tom A Pfeifer, P Richard Harrigan, Ivan Sadowski

“…One compound, designated PH02, was efficient at reactivating viral transcription in several cell lines bearing reporter HIV‐1 at different integration sites. …”
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