A critical analysis of public private partnership model in energy from waste projects by Junaid Tahir, Mark Atkinson, Zhigang Tian, Mohamad Kassem, Rafiq Ahmad, Pablo Martinez

“…Governments and investors are increasingly questioning their fiscal efficiency and overall benefit to taxpayers. Despite these concerns, studies investigating whether PFI provides value of money of PFI in EfW are lacking. …”
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Temporal Relationship Between Treatment Burden and Self-Care and Its Impact on Systolic Blood Pressure and Hypertension Control by Jia Z, Niu Z, Xie YJ, Su Z, Wang JJ, Hernandez J, Li YT, Wang HHX

“…Zhihui Jia,1 Zimin Niu,1 Yao Jie Xie,2 Zhiran Su,3 Jia Ji Wang,4 Jose Hernandez,5,6 Yu Ting Li,7 Harry HX Wang1 1School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR; 3Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; 4School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; 6Department of Precision Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 7Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yu Ting Li, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China, Email liyuting3@mail.sysu.edu.cn Harry HX Wang, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email haoxiangwang@163.com; wanghx27@mail.sysu.edu.cnBackground: Effective blood pressure (BP) control necessitates sustained adherence to self-care regimes; however, adherence can be undermined by excessive treatment burden. The longitudinal dynamics between treatment burden and self-care behaviours remain less understood, with particularly limited understanding of how the temporal relationship may influence BP control.Objective: This study sought to examine the temporal relationship between treatment burden and self-care while investigating their collective longitudinal impact on both systolic BP levels and hypertension control.Methods: We investigated a community-based longitudinal cohort of 1718 hypertensive patients (mean age 54.6 ± 11.9 years; 28.5% with coexisting diabetes). …”
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The impact of scaling up cervical cancer screening and treatment services among women living with HIV in Kenya: a modelling study by Timothy B Hallett, Hugo de Vuyst, Pablo Noel Perez-Guzman, Michael Hoonbae Chung, Shona Dalal, Kennedy K Mutai, Karanja Muthoni, Bartilol Kigen, Nduku Kilonzo, Mikaela Smit

“…Yearly rescreening with either option will impose a substantial burden on the health system, which could be reduced by spacing out frequency to three yearly without undermining health gains.Conclusions Beyond the specific choice of technologies to scale up, efficiently using available options will drive programmatic success. …”
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Decentralized biobanking platform for organoid research networks by Marielle Gross, Marielle Gross, Ananya Dewan, Mario Macis, Mario Macis, Eve Budd, M. Eifler, Olayinka Odeniran, Jeff Kahn, Jeff Kahn, Jeff Kahn, Robert Clell Miller, Robert Clell Miller, William Sanchez

“…IntroductionOrganoids are living, patient-derived tumor models that are revolutionizing precision medicine and drug development, however current privacy practices strip identifiers, thereby undermining ethics, efficiency, and effectiveness for patients and research enterprises alike. …”
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Decentralized Biobanking Apps for Patient Tracking of Biospecimen Research: Real-World Usability and Feasibility Study by William Sanchez, Ananya Dewan, Eve Budd, M Eifler, Robert C Miller, Jeffery Kahn, Mario Macis, Marielle Gross

“… BackgroundBiobank privacy policies strip patient identifiers from donated specimens, undermining transparency, utility, and value for patients, scientists, and society. …”
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Thematic Analysis of Factors Influencing Helmet Non-Use among Motorcyclists in Gorgan by Vajihe Jalaeian Bakhshande, Seyes Rasoul Davoodi

“…This erosion of legitimacy further undermined the credibility of laws and legislators. …”
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Workplace Incivility and Job Alienation: Analyzing the Mediating Role of Social Capital and the Moderating Role of Psychological Capital by Fariborz Fathi Chegeni, Mostafa OmidNezhad

“…Social capital in the workplace refers to a network of relationships built on mutual trust, cooperation, knowledge sharing, and shared norms, all of which enhance organizational cohesion and efficiency. Workplace incivility undermines trust, the foundation of social capital. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Volume-based reimbursement schemes prioritize efficiency, regardless of these major bioethical principles. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Volume-based reimbursement schemes prioritize efficiency, regardless of these major bioethical principles. …”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

“…Additionally, China may learn from the institutional tools used in the US for managing gaps on federal lands, and select and combine these tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of national park protection.…”
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A Sociological study of the Relationship between Smartphone Addiction and Phubbing Case Study18-29 Year Old Females of Ramhormoz City by Ali Boudaghi, Ali Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Sayedeh Sara Mousavi Moghadam

“…Using Cochran's formula and the cluster sampling method, 370 people were selected as the study sample. …”
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Assessing the thermal cracking process of coal in high-temperature environment: an ultrasonic approach by Junjun Feng, Junjun Feng, Shigeng Li, Chuanhua Xu, Jun Peng, Qisong Huang

“…It increases the risk of coal and gas outbursts and spontaneous combustion and also contributes to groundwater pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately undermining the environmental sustainability of coal mining. …”
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Determinants of Banking Profitability in Angola: A Panel Data Analysis with Dynamic GMM Estimation by Eurico Lionjanga Cangombe, Luís Gomes Almeida, Fernando Oliveira Tavares

“…Banking concentration presents mixed effects, enhancing net interest income while potentially undermining efficiency. Economic growth supports profitability, whereas inflation exerts a negative influence. …”
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Optimizing Medical IoT Disaster Management with Data Compression by Nunudzai Mrewa, Athirah Mohd Ramly, Angela Amphawan, Tse Kian Neo

“…This data overload makes processing and transmitting information efficiently a significant hurdle, potentially undermining the benefits of this union. …”
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Understanding the relationship: Financial inclusion's influence on bank stability in emerging economies by Shaoming Han, Cheng Qian, Nawal Abdalla Adam, Norboy Karimov, Wang Zhang

“…The findings reveal that financial inclusion generally enhances bank stability and positively influences operational efficiency and funding stability. However, during periods of lax financial regulations or excessive government intervention, banks may engage in riskier behaviors, potentially undermining stability. …”
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TSAS—YOLOv8: An Optimization Detection Model for Capturing Small Target Features and Processing Key Information by Yongbo Yuan, Linlin Cao

“…This not only reduces the detection accuracy but also undermines the model’s generalization performance. …”
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Controlling solidification cracks in laser beam welding of AA6005 using Al2O3 and TiC nanoparticles dispersed in a Cu coating by M.H. Khan, S. Jabar, T.I. Khan, H.R. Kotadia, P. Franciosa

“…Laser beam welding is a critical joining method for wrought 6xxx series aluminium (Al) alloys; however, its broader adoption is hindered by the susceptibility to solidification cracking, which undermines weld integrity and restricts the production of high-quality joints. …”
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Risk of AI Algorithmic Discrimination Embedded in Government Data Governance and Its Prevention and Control by PENG Lihui, ZHANG Qiong, LI Tianyi

“…Through systematic analysis, this study aims to reveal the potential risks of AI algorithms in government data governance, especially the causes and manifestations of algorithmic discrimination, and then it proposes effective solutions to protect citizens' legitimate rights and interests from being violated, and to maintain government credibility and social justice. [Method/Process] This study adopts the literature induction method to extensively collect domestic and international related data on the application of AI in government data governance, including academic papers, policy documents, and case studies. …”
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