The Role of Consumer Characteristics and Marketing Mix on the Waste of Agricultural Products by M. Mahmoudi, H. Mohammadi, A. Karbasi

“…It is identified as one of the factors influencing the reduction of waste in fruit and vegetable products. …”
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Malaria Mortality in Brazil: Age–Period–Cohort Effects, Sociodemographic Factors, and Sustainable Development Indicators by Mariusa Fernandes de Farias, Eric Renato Lima Figueiredo, Raimundo Nelson Souza da Silva, Deizyane dos Reis Galhardo, Cleide Laranjeira da Silva, Evelyn Myelle Farias Moreira, Yury Souza de Azevedo, Emilly Cassia Soares Furtado, Janielly Reis Castelhano, João Simão de Melo-Neto, Fabiana de Campos Gomes

“…Objective: To verify whether there is a relationship between the age-standardized malaria mortality rate in Brazil and age–period–cohort effect variables, sociodemographic differences, and indicators of sustainable development. Methods: Data on malaria mortality in Brazil from 2000 to 2022 were analyzed using sociodemographic factors such as ethnicity, region of residence, and sustainable development indicators. …”
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Food insecurity among displaced populations in Armenia during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by Araz Majnoonian, Araz Majnoonian, Carine Tamamian, Musheh Ovanesian, Tala Al-Rousan

“…This study investigated food insecurity among displaced populations and host communities in Armenia during the conflict.MethodsThis study is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data obtained from the 2020 REACH ARM Database Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA), which was conducted across six Armenian provinces. …”
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Population-level health and economic impacts of introducing Vaccae vaccination in China: a modelling study by Qiong Zhang, Xun Zhuang, Min Liu, Gang Qin, Xiao Zang, Jun-Jie Mao, Wan-Lu Yue, Pei-Yao Zhai, Chun-Hu Li

“…We aim to assess the population-level health and economic impacts of introducing Vaccae vaccination to inform policy-makers.Methods We evaluated a potential national Vaccae vaccination programme in China initiated in 2024, assuming 20 years of protection, 90% coverage and US$30/dose government contract price. …”
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Air-gap membrane distillation to desalinate seawater and hypersaline-produced water by Prashan M. Rodrigo, Sana Fatima, Raghava R. Kommalapati, Shankararaman Chellam

“…AGMD offers a promising alternative by addressing the drawbacks of traditional desalination techniques, such as the high energy consumption associated with thermal methods and the intense pressure demands of reverse osmosis when dealing with hypersaline sources. …”
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Predicting the impact of patient and private provider behavior on diagnostic delay for pulmonary tuberculosis patients in India: A simulation modeling study. by Sarang Deo, Simrita Singh, Neha Jha, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Puneet Dewan

“…Our objective is to quantify the impact of changes in these behavioral characteristics of providers and patients on diagnostic delay experienced by pulmonary TB patients.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We developed a discrete event simulation model of patients' diagnostic pathways that captures key behavioral characteristics of providers (time to order a test) and patients (time to switch to another provider). …”
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Understanding Safety in Online Mental Health Forums: Realist Evaluation by Paul Marshall, Neil Caton, Zoe Glossop, Steven Jones, Rachel Meacock, Paul Rayson, Heather Robinson, Fiona Lobban

“…Following previous research, safety was conceptualized with reference to both experiences of harm and feelings of interpersonal safety within the forum environment. MethodsData were collected from 42 semistructured realist interviews and 504 cross-sectional survey responses from users of 3 UK-based online mental health forums. …”
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Simulation of the effect of climate change on phenology and yield of dryland wheat in Kurdistan province by Fateme Aghamir, Saeid Soufizadeh, Ahmad Soheili

“…Introduction: Climate change is one of the most important human challenges in food security in the agricultural sector, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Estimating the CO₂ Impacts of Wind Energy in the Transition Towards Carbon-Neutral Energy Systems by Hannele Holttinen, Tomi J. Lindroos, Antti Lehtilä, Tiina Koljonen, Juha Kiviluoma, Magnus Korpås

“…The marginal benefits of wind energy in replacing CO₂ emissions in electricity generation are gradually declining as carbon-emission-reduction targets are fulfilled. However, there is still the potential to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels in other energy sectors via electrification. …”
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The Effect of Using Processed Potato Waste with Rumen Contents in the Diet of Fattening Lambs by Saeed Narimani Karajeh, Jamal Seifdavati, Hossein Abdi Benemar, Reza SeyedSharifi, Hamed Samadi Khadem

“…Compared to other processing methods, bioconversion is a new and desirable method for managing agricultural waste and residues. …”
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Measuring and optimizing pathways for regional economic and low-carbon coordination effects: A case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Lu Chen, Jingyi Zhao, Junbo Wang, Qiang Ren, Wei Liu, Qunyi Liu

“…Achieving the dual objectives of regional economic growth and emission reductions within the next decade is projected to require a confluence of factors: an 8 % annual economic growth rate, a decline in fossil fuel dependence to 53 % of the energy mix, and a contraction of the secondary sector's contribution to 47 %.…”
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Takt complementing Last Planner® System on residential construction projects. by William Power

“…The study adopted a mixed methods approach utilising case study design and data collected from a literature review, site observation diary, site documentation analysis, and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production by René Eschen, Tim Beale, J. Miguel Bonnin, Kate L. Constantine, Solomon Duah, Elizabeth A. Finch, Fernadis Makale, Winnie Nunda, Adewale Ogunmodede, Corin F. Pratt, Emma Thompson, Frances Williams, Arne Witt, Bryony Taylor

“…We estimated the cost of IAS to agriculture, the most important economic sector in Africa. Methods Data on the monetary costs of IAS to mainland Africa as well as information about the presence and abundance of the most important IAS were collected through literature review and an online survey among a wide variety of stakeholders. …”
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Aligning With the Goals of the Planetary Health Concept Regarding Ecological Sustainability and Digital Health: Scoping Review by Mathea Berger, Jan Peter Ehlers, Julia Nitsche

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this review was to examine the extent to which digitalization in the health care sector influences environmental sustainability. Specifically, it aimed to assess how digitalization can contribute to reducing the health care sector’s impact on global climate change. …”
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Identification and analysis of factors affecting the technology transfer process in the power train of automotive (Case study : Iran Khodro Industrial Group) by ٍEbrahim Doostzadeh, Abbas Toloie Ashlaghi, Manochehr Manteghi, Reza Radfard

“…Among the most important applications of this method is data reduction or structure identification. …”
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Assessing and Analyzing the Level of Informal Employment in Ukraine by Moroz Svitlana G., Tsymbal Diana O.

“…The study applies a comprehensive approach that combines sociological survey methods and mathematical modeling, particularly Bayesian networks, allowing for the identification of key factors influencing the choice between official and unofficial forms of employment. …”
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Legal Challenges of Marine Insurance Laws in the Use of Unmanned Ships by Mahsa Bahadoran- Baghbaderani, Masoud Shirani, Reza Soltani

“…As various industries move towards automation, the shipping and maritime transportation sector are not exempted from this. Unmanned ships have become an important topic in this field, drawing the attention of industry owners. …”
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Rebound of Antibiotic Use and Respiratory Infections After Resumption of Normalcy From COVID-19 in Hong Kong by Ma ESK, Hsu E, Chow V, Chow T, Kung K, Au A, Chen H

“…We investigated whether this effect on reduction of antibiotic prescription can be sustained after resumption of normalcy and lifting of public health measures.Methods: We compared the wholesale supply of antimicrobials using mean annual Daily Defined Dose/1000 inhabitants (DID) in different sectors in pre-COVID-19 (2014– 2019), COVID-19 (2020– 2022) and post-COVID-19 (2023) periods. …”
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An analysis of the Policy of Increasing the Salaries of Government Employees Based on the Framework of Kingdon's Multiple Streams (Case Study of Budget Law 1401) by Seyyed Mojtaba Shahraeini, Heidar Najafi, Seyyedamir Abbaszade, Mahdi Khosravi, Iman Akbari

“…Objective Issues related to public sector human resources management, particularly those concerning service compensation and annual salary increases for employees, are among the most critical decision-making areas for government managers and parliamentarians in the drafting and approval of annual budget laws. …”
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Competition for labor resources: losses of the Amur region by A. V. Vasilyeva

“…In the competition for labor resources some regions win and get essential advantages in social and economic development, others sustain considerable losses. Statistical methods of analyzing social and economic phenomena and processes were used as tools for carrying out the research: indexes of dynamics, structure, and tabular and graphic methods of visualization of quantitative data.As a result of the conducted statistical research, it was found out that the population of the Amur region decreases annually, at the same time the decline in the population of the region is long-term and steady in nature. …”
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