Predicting the Energy Consumption in Chillers: A Comparative Study of Supervised Machine Learning Regression Models by Mohamed Salah Benkhalfallah, Sofia Kouah, Saad Harous

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Flood-Hazard Assessment in the Messapios River Catchment (Central Evia Island, Greece) by Integrating GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process by Vasileios Mazarakis, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Noam Greenbaum, Dimitrios-Vasileios Batzakis, Alessia Sorrentino, Ioannis Tsodoulos, Kanella Valkanou, Efthimios Karymbalis

“…The results provide valuable insights to assist decision-makers in prioritizing intervention areas and efficiently allocate resources.…”
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Enhancing strategic decision-making in built asset management through BIM-Enabled asset information modelling (AIM) for public buildings in Ethiopia: A fuzzy-AHP analysis by Muluken Tilahun Desbalo, Asregedew Kassa Woldesenbet

“…The findings highlight the need for tailored data generation strategies in existing buildings to address specific decision requirements, aiding in planning and resource allocation towards efficient AIM. The primary limitation of this study is its reliance on a small pool of 11 experts, which may limit the generalizability of the findings. …”
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Data processing pipeline for scientific publications to identify priority research areas by Iskandar B. Soliev

“…The author applies the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to identify hidden topics. Additionally, the paper conducts citation analysis and graph analysis of the relationships between publications, and also pays special attention to the development of a new metric – the “Priority Index”, which combines indicators of citation, thematic rel evance, and temporal trend of publications. …”
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Global and regional impact of health determinants on life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy, 2000–2018: an econometric analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease s... by Kamran Irandoust, Rajabali Daroudi, Maryam Tajvar, Mehdi Yaseri

“…Sexually transmitted infections (β = −0.25) in the African region, access to basic drinking water (β = 0.30), alcohol consumption (β = −0.06), and drug use (β = −0.02) in the Americas, injuries (β = −0.16), air pollution (β = −0.10), and obesity (β = −0.24) in the Eastern Mediterranean, urbanization (β = 0.08) in Southeast Asia, and education (β = 0.36) and smoking (β = −0.06) in the Western Pacific had the greatest impact on HALE compared to other regions (P < 0.05).ConclusionTo reduce inequalities, improve public health outcomes, and ensure efficient resource allocation, global and interregional policies should prioritize the determinants with the highest β values for health indicators in each region. …”
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How to promote local governments collaboration? evidence from carbon reduction in the Yangtze River Delta by Yue Liu, Yaodong Cang

“…This study presents a structural model and an impact mechanism model for collaboration through grounded theory, cluster analysis and variation coefficient analysis. The results suggest that there are five factors that influence collaboration: Equitable allocation and pressure from monitoring are pressure factors, governance cost and collaborative benefit are state factors, and governance responsibility is the individual factor. …”
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Managing and Prioritizing Investments in Urban Waterways: Empirical Insights Into the Preferences of the Public and Experts by Bethany Cooper, Michael Burton, Lin Crase, Daniel Rigby

“…Accordingly, the study provides useful insights for waterway managers seeking to improve the allocation of resources and generate the most efficient amenity outcomes.…”
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Changes in inpatient mental health treatment and related costs before and after flexible assertive community treatment: a naturalistic observational cohort study by Eva Brekke, Admassu N. Lamu, Renira C. Angeles, Hanne Clausen, Anne S. Landheim

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Building damage assessment in natural disasters: A trans- and interdisciplinary approach combining domain knowledge, 3D machine learning, and crowdsourcing by Julia Kohns, Vivien Zahs, Carolin Klonner, Bernhard Höfle, Lothar Stempniewski, Alexander Stark

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Exploring the role of energy transition in shaping the CO2 emissions pattern in China’s power sector by Yujie Wei, Tao Zhao, Xiaoping Zhang, Qi Tian, Fan Zhang

“…Coal-dependent provinces, such as Inner Mongolia and Shanxi, face high emissions and challenging transitions, while developed areas such as Beijing and Shanghai have decreased emissions through clean energy integration and enhanced power efficiency. Network analysis identifies Beijing and Jiangsu as central to resource management, empowered by robust policy and information-sharing capabilities, while most provinces demonstrate weaker coordination owing to constrained intermediary functions. …”
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Statistical analysis plan for the ARtificially Intelligent image fusion system versus standard treatment to guide endovascular Aortic aneurysm repair (ARIA): a multi-centre randomi... by Hatem A. Wafa, James Budge, Tom Carrell, Medeah Yaqub, Matt Waltham, Izabela Pilecka, Joanna Kelly, Caroline Murphy, Stephen Palmer, Rachel E. Clough, Yanzhong Wang

“…The primary outcome measure is procedure duration at baseline, while additional secondary outcomes are recorded at various time points and include indicators for technical effectiveness, patient outcomes, procedure efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. We plan to analyse the patient outcome data according to the treatment they received regardless of initial allocation. …”
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Effects of different Lys/Met ratios on the antioxidant capacity, tissue morphology, and fatty acid composition of subcutaneous fat in Tibetan sheep on low-protein diets: a lipidomi... by Rengeerli Sa, Fengshuo Zhang, Xianhua Zhang, Wei Gao, Yu Zhang, Jiacheng Gan, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

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Integrating Biomass Conversion Technologies with Recovery Operations In-Woods: Modeling Supply Chain by Jeffrey Steven Paulson, Anil Raj Kizha, Han-Sup Han

“…Results from geospatial analysis showed that there were 89−159 and 64−136 suitable locations for the BCT for logistics model (LM) I and II, respectively. …”
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El uso de la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para la evaluación del impacto de las TIC en la productividad del sector hotelero by Cidália Leal Paço, Juan Manuel Cepeda Pérez

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Green finance and urban carbon emission dual control: an empirical evidence from China by Tian Zhang, Yao Zhang, Yumin Zhang

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Comparing Machine Learning-Based Crime Hotspots Versus Police Districts: What’s the Best Approach for Crime Forecasting? by Eugenio Cesario, Paolo Lindia, Andrea Vinci

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A radar flow meter for automatic measurement of open channel flow by LI Yincai, LI Bin, LI Wei, YIN Wenbin, HAN Wei, WU Xiaolei

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A Proposed Framework for Ranking and Prioritizing Food Safety Risks in Low Resource Settings Using Foodborne Disease Burden Metrics: A Case Study in Ethiopia by Barbara Kowalcyk, Leon Gorris, Janet Buffer, Kathryn Stolte-Carroll, Bashiru C. Bakin, Allison Howell, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Moges, Kara Morgan, Laura Binkley, Getnet Yimer, Arie H. Havelaar

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Screening-Evaluation of Regional Investment Projects for the Provision of State Financial Support Measures by I. V. Kosorukova, O. V. Loseva, M. A. Fedotova

“…The methods of comparative analysis, classification, regulatory regulation, statistical indicators, screening and investment assessment, and the method of hierarchy analysis were used. …”
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Economic evaluation of ceftazidime-avibactam vs. polymyxin B for treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia by Jessica Matuoka, Daniela Vianna Pachito, Filipe Piastrelli, Lorena Cristina Correa Fehlberg, Haliton Alves de Oliveira Junior

“…Timely and appropriate treatment is key to obtaining better outcomes and allocational efficiency. Currently, the treatment options for carbapenem-resistant pathogen infections are limited, usually based on polymyxin, aminoglycosides, or combination therapy, as well as novel antibiotic therapies including Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CAZ-AVI). …”
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