Change Orders and Their Domino Effect: Insights from Public Construction Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Badr T. Alsulami

“…Public construction projects in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly in the Makkah region, are important for the infrastructure and economic growth of the country. However, these projects often face challenges from change orders (COs), which lead to notable cost and schedule overruns. …”
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Preliminary Research on a High Thrust-to-Weight Ratio of Double-Sided Composite Impeller Microturbine Engine by Cheng Zhang, Bei Yang, Yun Wang, Gaoxing Tu

“…In some situations, the improvement of the thrust-to-weight ratio (TWR) of microturbine engines (MTEs) for energy-, economic-, and environment-related reasons can be achieved for military or civilian purposes. …”
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Financial inclusion of vulnerable sectors with a gender perspective: risk analysis model with artificial intelligence based on complex thinking by Adriana Medina-Vidal, Patricia Esther Alonso-Galicia, Miguel González-Mendoza, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya

“…Integrating reasoning for complexity benefits women and contributes to economic and social growth in vulnerable regions. In contrast to other models, our credit risk analysis model uses AI and variables for gender, vulnerability, and complex thinking to detect patterns in women's behaviors and attitudes in the venture start-up process. …”
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Indonesia-US Trade Barrier: A Study on the Halal Certification of Imported Chicken Leg Quarters by Akim Akim, Arfin Sudirman, Januar Aditya Pratama

“…This study concludes that there were two considerations behind the implementation of non-tariff trade barrier by Indonesia to the import of chicken legs from the US through halal certification, namely the consideration of a society-centered approach to protect public confidence, protect producers, and domestic livestock workers and considerations that are state-centered in the context of handling the economic crisis in the livestock sector and saving the state's foreign exchange expenditure.…”
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Kelembagaan Badan Usaha Milik Desa di Kabupaten Buton Selatan by Zainul Abidin, La Didi, Rahmawati Rahmawati, Firman Akbar

“…As a result, one of the villages, namely Lampanairi village, succeeded in encouraging the role of its Village-Owned Enterprises and became a driving force for the community's economy and was part of 125 villages that received the title of Brilliant Village in the category of economic business development village in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic.…”
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Study of a Pathological E-Learning via Content Analysis on the Campus of the University of Tehran by Fatemeh Bahrami, Ali Rashidi

“…The advantage of this type of training for the educational organization in 4 categories (executive benefits, human resources, economic and educational-developmental) And the problems of this education were summarized by students in 3 general categories (learning problems, security and technology). …”
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Perancangan dan Perencanaan Mesin Pemipih Emping Jagung Skala Industri by Gilang Gerry Garnida, Rudy Yuni Widiatmoko, Syahrul Ariq Ismail, Donny Firli Ardiawan, Nuha Desi Anggraeni, Budiana Ruslan

“…The research stage consisted of the problem identification stage, the goal-setting stage, the drafting stage, and the planning stage. The EOQ Economic Order Quantity method is used to determine the forecast for raw material requirements, the forecasting result is 11.7408 kg. …”
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Les relations centre-périphérie et la fragmentation socio-spatiale dans les villes moyennes brésiliennes : Mossoró/RN et Ribeirão Preto/SP by Cláudio Smalley Soares Pereira, Vanessa Moura de Lacerda Teixeira, Cleiton Ferreira da Silva

“…They are associated to a new centrality of segmented commerce and services, which are nonetheless separated symbolically, socially and economically, either by fences and walls or through inequality and appropriation of the city. …”
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High-Dose Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation Increases Engraftment and Neuronal Distribution and Promotes Functional Recovery in Rats after Acutely Severe Spinal Cord Inju... by Taoyang Yuan, Qian Liu, Jie Kang, Hua Gao, Songbai Gui

“…Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to permanent, complete paraplegia and places considerable mental and economic burdens on patients, compared with mild to moderate SCI. …”
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Characterization of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Niovis Sosa Barberena, Roberto Angel Polo Amarante, Sandra Nancy Mendez Rogríguez, Mabel Sosa Barberena

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Cienfuegos has a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease, which is a health problem of great social and economic impact. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize patients with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis. …”
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Taxonomic Identification and Nutritional Analysis of <i>Pterocladiella capillacea</i> in Zhanjiang by Zhengwen Lv, Hongyan Cai, Nenghui Li, Hang Li, Jun Zeng, Kefeng Wu, Luming Deng, Huaqiang Tan, Hua Ye

“…In conclusion, <i>P. capillacea</i> is a high-protein, low-fat economic seaweed with a favorable amino acid and fatty acid composition, rich in minerals, and with significant nutritional and developmental potential. …”
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Evolution of University Autonomy and Academic Freedom in the Evaluation of University Faculty Members by I. G. Dezhina

“…Positive  aspects  of  the  Soviet  experience  include  guaranteed  state  funding  and a well-established system of cooperation with industry based on “economic contracts”. These supported the high status of faculty members. …”
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Combating Wear of ASTM A36 Steel by Surface Modification Using Thermally Sprayed Cermet Coatings by Vineet Shibe, Vikas Chawla

“…Thermal spray coatings can be applied economically on machine parts to enhance their requisite surface properties like wear, corrosion, erosion resistance, and so forth. …”
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A Research to Determine Environmental Approaches of University Students: Manisa Celal Bayar University Case by Tülin Çetin, Mustafa Erkan Turan, Pınar Aytekin, Mehmet Ali Yurdusev

“…In this study, it is aimed to determine the attitudes of university students towards environment using the NEP scale and to determine the relationship between these attitudes and several characteristics of the students such as demography, economic situation, sport activity engaged, smoking, eco-friendly product consumption, saving and membership of an environmental association. …”
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Art inheritance: Revitalizing traditional material culture motifs through innovative graphic design and artistic expression by Marzie Hatef Jalil, Qistina Donna - Lee Abdullah, Natasha Rusdy Wong, Loh Ngiik Hoon, Mazdan Ali Amaran

“…The findings showcase the exciting potential for small and medium enterprises to preserve and promote the Orang Ulu cultural heritage and sustainability while providing economic benefits for the community.…”
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Exploring the relationship between family income, food purchasing power, and nutritional adequacy in Babakan Village’s elementary school children by Ana Dina Resa, Putri Rahardianty Annisa

“…Inadequate nutritional intake can threaten physical and mental development, leading to poor academic performance. Economic factors (family income), play a significant role in determining a family's purchasing power. …”
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In the footsteps of Covid-19 convalescence by Alfredo Espinosa Brito

“…Other consequences, in addition to the purely biological ones, are also important, including: mental, social, labor, economic, consumption of health services and social services. …”
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Management of organizational culture in the conditions of enterprises digitalization by I. V. Groshev, A. V. Zheregelya, D. V. Shkolnyi

“…There is no sphere vital activity, that does not feel the influence of digital institutions. Economic activity of agents is most sensitive to digital innovations and market shifts.The process of integrating digital innovations into the activities of large foreign companies, based on the study of foreign sources, has been considered. …”
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FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA by Kobus VAN WYK, Richard JIMOH

“… The current difficulties in obtaining credit for housing, following the global economic crisis, show that private individual home-ownership is not effective enough in addressing the housing needs of the low and middle income groups. …”
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Laboratory and field efficacy of natural products against the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys and side effects on the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus by Elena Chierici, Elisa Marchetti, Adriana Poccia, Antonio Russo, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Lorenzo Governatori, Luca Zucchi, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti

“…Abstract The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is an invasive pest causing major economic losses to crops. Since its outbreaks in North America and Europe, H. halys has been controlled with synthetic pesticides. …”
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