Striking the Balance: Evaluating Content Quality and Reward Dynamics in Blockchain Online Social Media by Davide Mancino, Barbara Guidi, Andrea Michienzi, Marco Viviani

“…However, users can still cheat the logic of such reward systems, to maximize their economic gain, regardless of content quality. In this paper, we focus on this problem by studying the actual relationship between the quality of User-Generated Content disseminated in the context of blockchain-based decentralized social media platforms, and the rewards provided to users by their reward systems. …”
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Representative CO2 emissions pathways for China's provinces toward carbon neutrality under the Paris Agreement's 2 °C target by Han-Tang Peng, Da Zhang, Jun-Ting Zhong, Li-Feng Guo, Si-Yue Guo, Jun-Ling Huang, De-Ying Wang, Chang-Hong Miao, Xi-Liang Zhang, Xiao-Ye Zhang

“…However, there are notable regional variations, with some regions in the northwest potentially experiencing higher economic growth due to the availability of high-quality low-carbon resources. …”
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Maintenance of microclimate parameters in unheated parts of buildings by overflow air heating by S. V. Sarsyan, V. Yu. Kravchuk

“…Overflow air heating is a rarely used, but possessing a significant economic effect technology, the research of which is given insufficient attention. …”
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Development of a handheld GPU-assisted DSC-TransNet model for the real-time classification of plant leaf disease using deep learning approach by Midhun P. Mathew, Sudheep Elayidom, V. P. Jagathy Raj, K. M. Abubeker

“…By providing farmers and farming stakeholders with a reliable tool for rapid disease detection, our model facilitates timely intervention and management practices, ultimately leading to improved crop yields and mitigated economic losses. Through extensive comparative analyses on various datasets and filed tests, the proposed depth wise separable convolutional-TransNet (DSC-TransNet) architecture has demonstrated higher performance in terms of accuracy (99.97%), precision (99.94%), recall (99.94), sensitivity (99.94%), F1-score (99.94%), AUC (0.98) for Grpae leaves across different datasets including bell pepper and tomato. …”
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Analysis of study Global Burden of Disease in 2021: global, regional, and national burden of nutritional deficiency from 1990 to 2021 by Jing Chen, Zedong Li, Hong Liu

“…BackgroundNutrient deficiency disorders (NDs) harm growth, causing economic losses. Addressing NDs is a global priority, yet recent data is limited. …”
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Reflections from first-generation small-scale vegetable farmers by Richard Bloomfield, Deishin Lee

“…Agriculture has long been regarded in Canada as not only economically but also culturally significant. Yet less than 1% of the population are recognised as farmers by the latest census data (Statistics Canada, 2021). …”
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Modern advancements of energy storage systems integrated with hybrid renewable energy sources for water pumping application by Marwa M. Ahmed, Haneen M. Bawayan, Mohamed A. Enany, Mahmoud M. Elymany, Ahmed A. Shaier

“…Case studies from diverse geographical locations demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of HREWPS, including significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and increased agricultural productivity. …”
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Capacity Factor Forecasting for Generation Facilities Based on Renewable Energy Sources in Decentralized Power Systems by A. M. Bramm, P. V. Matrenin, N. A. Papkova, D. A. Sekatski

“…The development of distributed generation using a multi-agent approach requires the creation of models for assessing the technical and economic efficiency of decisions made by each agent, both at the strategic and tactical levels. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Living with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Gábor Kovács, Elemér Mohos, János Tibor Kis, Ádám Tabák, Péter Gerendy, Judit Pettkó, Dávid Nagy, Dávid Győrbíró, Zoltán Kaló

“…The aim of the current analysis was to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgeries in obese patients with type 2 diabetes in Hungary compared to conventional diabetes treatments based on economic modelling of published clinical trial results. …”
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Laboratory Model Tests on Consolidation Performance of Soil Column with Drained-Timber Rod by X. J. Chai, K. Deng, C. F. He, Y. F. Xiong

“…Yet, in some special conditions, timber piles have certain advantages due to their environment-friendly characteristics, which result in obvious economic benefits and suitability. To overcome the weakness of the traditional timber pile technology and expand its application in engineering practice, a drained-timber pile technique was put forward. …”
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Presenting a Worthy Governance Model for Tourism in Iran\'s Post-Coronavirus Era by Laaya Jalilian, Mohsen Ahadnejad, hiwa865@gmail.com

“…The findings of this research, which identify indicators of effective governance and elucidate the causal conditions for the application of such governance in Iran's tourism industry, provide a foundation for potential outcomes, including the enhancement of the business environment, particularly in the aftermath of the economic downturn experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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THE 90^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FRUIT CROP GENETIC RESOURCES AT VIR by A. A. Yushev

“…Collections include wild and cultigen types, old and new cultivated varieties, sources and donors of valuable breeding and economic traits. Key words: genetic diversity, experiment stations, fruit and berry crops.…”
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Host protein PRPS2 interact with the non-structural protein p17 of Avian Reovirus and promote viral replication by Hu Xiaomiao, Zhao Ruihong, Li Wei, Pan Xiaocheng, Dai Yin, Wu Huimin, Wu Yantao, Zhang Chengcheng

“…Avian reovirus (ARV) is highly prevalent in healthy poultry flocks and has been linked to viral arthritis/tendonitis, dwarf syndrome, chronic respiratory disease, and immunosuppression in avian species, resulting in significant economic losses within the poultry industry. The non-structural protein p17 encoded by ARV induces cellular autophagy and facilitates viral proliferation, playing a pivotal role in viral pathogenesis. …”
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Performance of Subgrade Soil Blended with Cement and Ethylene Vinyl Acetate by Kashif Ali Khan, Hassan Nasir, Muhammad Alam, Sajjad Wali Khan, Izhar Ahmad

“…EVA contributes almost 14% mass to the global waste, requiring bigger lands for its disposal; therefore, in order to promote a green environment and to bring an economical waste management system, an investigation of using EVA in the soil stabilization techniques is attempted. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of African swine fever spread in wild boar population in Russian Federation, 2007–2022 by O. I. Zakharova, A. A. Blokhin, O. A. Burova, I. V. Yashin, F. I. Korennoy

“…African swine fever is a transboundary disease of all members of Suidae family andit causes economic damage to the pigindustry and ecology of wild boar as a species. …”
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A new vaccination approach for Salmonellosis employing a multi-epitope vaccine based on live microbial cell factory from Lactococcus lactis by Reyhaneh Sadat Moosavi-Kohnehsari, Mahnaz Jafari-Sohi, Tohid Piri-Gharaghie, Shakiba Tolou-Shikhzadeh-Yazdi, Mona Aghassizadeh-Sherbaf, Romina Hosseinzadeh

“…Salmonella infection is a severe health and economic burden in the poultry industry, according to spleen sections from the L. lactis/pNZ8121-Multi epitope. …”
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Exploring barriers to accessing health care services by young women in rural settings: a qualitative study in Australia, Canada, and Sweden by Reyhaneh Golestani, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Paul Peters

“…Individual barriers include limited knowledge about available health services, negative attitudes toward healthcare, psychological discomfort when seeking assistance, and economic affordability issues. Institutional challenges involve limited healthcare resources, gender insensitivity among providers, judgmental attitudes from healthcare staff, inadequate time management of services, and a lack of privacy and confidentiality within facilities. …”
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Gazprom on the European Market: In Search of the Balance between the Principles of Competition and Energy Security by V. I. Salygin, N. Y. Kaveshnikov

“…The paper investigates legal, political and economic aspects of contemporary regime of gas cooperation, particularly restriction of reexport, linkage between gas and oil prices, pricing based on long-term contracts and spot markets. …”
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A hybrid stochastic-interval Mean–CVaR model for the wind-storage system offering strategy under uncertainties by Ziang Wang, Xiuli Wang, Zhicheng Wang, Jing Huang, Xiancheng Ren, Mengfu Tu

“…The impact of interval uncertainty on the offering strategy and income of wind-storage systems is analyzed in detail, aiming to provide a reliable economic benefit analysis. Multiple offering strategies are developed for operators of wind-storage systems based on different risk appetites.…”
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Unlocking the potential of micro-hydropower in water distribution networks: a comprehensive systematic review for Malaysia’s sustainable energy future by Muhammad Fazrulilahi Abdul Rahman, Norashikin Ahmad Kamal, Jazuri Abdullah, Emanuele Quaranta, Sangmin Shin

“…The findings indicate that Malaysia may achieve its renewable energy objectives by formulating effective policies to optimize the current water infrastructure, while promoting environmental, economic, and energy security aims. Malaysia can lead Southeast Asia's sustainable energy initiatives by advancing micro-hydropower, hybrid energy systems, and community engagement. …”
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