Project quality, regulation quality by Elena Mussinelli

“…These tools legitimise choices where conformity to the standard acts as a screen for the assumption of precise responsibilities. …”
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Can community‐based conservation improve social acceptance of invasive species management? Lessons from New Zealand by Isobel Busby, Alexandra Palmer, Nikki Harcourt, Chris Jones

“…While efficacy and other practical considerations were central to lethal control decision making, choices were fundamentally constrained by social acceptability and by legacies of previous government‐led ISM efforts. …”
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Pope Leo and Chalcedon: how to prepare, appreciate and defend a problematic council by Philippe Blaudeau

“…Therefore, when anti-Chalcedonian opposition threatened to spread from Alexandria (457–460), the Bishop of Rome had to return to the principle of cooperation with his colleague, the Bishop of Constantinople, to guarantee the integrity of Chalcedonian decisions in matters of faith. This constrained choice was not implemented without embarrassing misunderstandings between the two partners, who were nevertheless condemned to come to an agreement. …”
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Assessing uncertainties in parton showers at double logarithmic accuracy for jet quenching studies by Carlota Andres, Liliana Apolinário, Néstor Armesto, André Cordeiro, Fabio Dominguez, José Guilherme Milhano

“…Abstract We present a systematic study of how different choices of ordering and phase-space constraints in parton showers affect the space-time structure of vacuum parton cascades and their interface with jet quenching models. …”
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Predicting the temporal distribution of origin-destination traffic demand using machine learning by Keyvan Pourhassan, Mojgan Pourhassan, Sekhar Somenahalli

“…In the travel demand modelling (TDM) domain, the time-dependency of travel demand has been associated with travellers' characteristics, typically implemented through theory-based choice modelling (CM) methods informed by stated or revealed preference datasets. …”
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Variable Structure Depth Controller for Energy Savings in an Underwater Device: Proof of Stability by João Bravo Pinto, João Falcão Carneiro, Fernando Gomes de Almeida, Nuno A. Cruz

“…The findings were applied to a depth-controlled sensor platform previously developed by the authors, using a well-established system model and considering physical constraints. Despite adopting a conservative approach, the results demonstrate that the control law can be implemented while ensuring formal system stability. …”
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Utility-based optimization of Fujikawa's basket trial design - Pre-specified protocol of a comparison study. by Lukas D Sauer, Alexander Ritz, Meinhard Kieser

“…Many basket trial designs implement borrowing mechanisms. These allow sharing information between similar strata with the goal of increasing power in responsive strata while at the same time constraining type-I error inflation to a bearable threshold. …”
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Peranan Radio Komunitas Agro dalam Pelayanan Informasi Pertanian di Desa Pangalengan by Teuku Winnetou

“…The purpose of this research are to acknowledge the performance communication of radio, the role of radio and the constrains radio faces. The reseach wich implemented in Radio Komunitas Agro at Pangalengan Village used qualitative design with case study research method. …”
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Web-Based Respondent-Driven Sampling to Assess Biobehavioral Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Thailand: Cross-Sectional Study by Watcharapol Srinor, Suvimon Tanpradech, Panupit Thiengtham, Samart Karuchit, Charif Naksuk, Thitipong Yingyong, Thananda Naiwatanakul, Sanny Northbrook, Wolfgang Hladik

“… Abstract BackgroundRespondent-driven sampling (RDS) is the current standard for sampling key populations at risk for HIV infections but is usually limited to local implementation in single towns or cities. Web-based sampling eliminates this spatial constraint but often relies on self-selected convenience samples. …”
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Insurrection through the balance sheet by Samuel A. Chambers

“…On strictly economic grounds, these two strands ought to be in tension, but Cooper illuminates their political convergence: agreeing to constrain ‘certain kinds of public spending’, they implemented a politics committed to inflating asset values for the wealthy while holding workers’ wage growth in check. …”
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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency. by David Nora, João Marreiros, Walter Gneisinger, Antonella Pedergnana, Telmo Pereira

“…A decrease in tool efficiency during use may have constrained daily activities, necessitating technological adaptations. …”
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Economic psychology and the emotional perception of fiscal illusions by Jacek Łukasiewicz, Justyna Pacuła, Przemysław Bochenek, Marta Bojaruniec

“…Results The general assumption is that public authorities subject to the constraints of fiscal policy rules should implement reforms to improve public finances. …”
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Cost-Effective Meal Planning Strategies for Maintaining Nutritional Quality in Financial Hardship among Families in Plateau State, Nigeria by Nanbam Ignatius Istifanus

“…This study may empower families to make informed dietary choices and achieve better health outcomes despite economic constraints.…”
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Exploring thermodynamics inconsistencies in unimodular gravity: a comparative study of two energy diffusion functions by Miguel Cruz, Norman Cruz, Samuel Lepe

“…We show that these conditions strongly constraint the viability of both models. Additionally, we comment about our results and compare with those obtained in recent works where the restriction of the parameters for these two diffusion models was implemented with the use of cosmological data.…”
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A multi-objective robust possibilistic programming approach to designing sustainable and reliable closed-loop supply chain network (case study: aluminum industry) by Sajad Amirian, Maghsoud Amiri, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…Purpose: In this research, a multi-product and multi-period closed-loop supply chain design problem with three objectives of profitability, social responsibility, and reliability under uncertain conditions has been considered.Methodology: Triangular fuzzy numbers have been used for non-deterministic parameters, and a robust probabilistic programming approach with the Me scale has been used to deal with fuzzy constraints. The proposed approach eliminates the need for iterative consideration by decision-makers by providing unlimited choices from the optimism-pessimism spectrum. …”
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Travellers’ diarrhoea among tourists in Pakistan by Abdul Thawwab Ishaque, Abdul Raheem Rizvie, Muhammed Ifham Imtiyas

“…Existing prevention and management approaches are constrained and primarily reliant on individual understanding and behaviours. …”
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Selection of emission reduction modes for energy-intensive enterprises under the dynamic carbon cap-and-trade regulation by Chunyi Ji, Binjia Chen, Wei Zhao, Xinyue Wang, Wuyong Qian

“…Energy-intensive enterprises have two main options for reducing their carbon emissions: design and implement carbon reduction projects on their own, or enter into cooperate contracts with energy service companies (ESCOs). …”
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Enjeux psychologiques des supports utilisés en recherche auprès d’enfants accueillis en protection de l’enfance by Séverine Euillet

“…Collecting the point of view of children who are concerned with child protection measures requires scientific and ethical reflections throughout the elaboration of the research approach. Methodological choices punctuating a research work lean as much on the knowledge of the stakes, the psychological processes of the child, as on the empirical and scientific choices. …”
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Approaching maximum resolution in structured illumination microscopy via accurate noise modeling by Ayush Saurabh, Peter T. Brown, J. Shepard Bryan IV, Zachary R. Fox, Rory Kruithoff, Cristopher Thompson, Comert Kural, Douglas P. Shepherd, Steve Pressé

“…Such methods therefore suffer from high-frequency artifacts, user-dependent choices of smoothness constraints making assumptions on biological features, and unphysical negative values in the recovered fluorescence intensity map. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…This strategy involves specifics goals, different temporal dimensions, differentiate scope and focus; it requires high politic and operational capacity to coordinate actions in many areas and to implement both universal and more selective policies, which imply in hard choices by the government.…”
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