Enhanced Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Replication in Nsp4- or Nsp2-Overexpressed Marc-145 Cell Lines by Zhengqin Ye, Zhenbang Zhu, Liangzheng Yu, Zhendong Zhang, Xiangdong Li

“…Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) causes significant economic losses to the swine industry. The killed PRRSV vaccine has been reported to be safe and could elicit humoral responses. …”
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PID Testing Method Suitable for Process Control of Solar Cells Mass Production by Xianfang Gou, Xiaoyan Li, Su Zhou, Shaoliang Wang, Weitao Fan, Qingsong Huang

“…Voltage bias of several hundred volts which are applied between solar cells and module frames may lead to significant power losses, so-called potential-induced degradation (PID), in normal photovoltaic (PV) installations system. …”
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Importance of Lipopolysaccharide and Cyclic β-1,2-Glucans in Brucella-Mammalian Infections by Andreas F. Haag, Kamila K. Myka, Markus F. F. Arnold, Paola Caro-Hernández, Gail P. Ferguson

“…Infections by Brucella species cause major economic losses in agriculture, leading to abortions in infected animals and resulting in a severe, although rarely lethal, debilitating disease in humans. …”
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Microring quantum cascade surface emitting lasers by David Stark, Mattias Beck, Jérôme Faist

“…At wavelengths of 4.5 and 8 μm, we investigate the optical losses for decreasing ring diameters while benchmarking the device performance against linear microcavities. …”
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High prediction skill of decadal tropical cyclone variability in the North Atlantic and East Pacific in the met office decadal prediction system DePreSys4 by Paul-Arthur Monerie, Xiangbo Feng, Kevin Hodges, Ralf Toumi

“…We apply a signal-to-noise calibration framework and show that DePreSys4 predicts an increase in the number of TCs over the eastern Pacific and the tropical Atlantic Ocean in the next decade (2023–2030), potentially leading to high economic losses.…”
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Estimated Costs and Regional Economic Impacts of the Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) Outbreak in Miami-Dade County, Florida by Sergio Alvarez, Edward A. Evans, Alan W. Hodges

“…This 12-page fact sheet provides estimates of the direct and indirect losses to Florida’s agriculture and related sectors as a result of the outbreak and ensuing quarantine and eradication programs. …”
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Heterogeneous Network-Based Chronic Disease Progression Mining by Chenfei Sun, Qingzhong Li, Lizhen Cui, Hui Li, Yuliang Shi

“…Healthcare insurance fraud has caused billions of dollars in losses in public healthcare funds around the world. …”
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An Advanced Microturbine System with Water-Lubricated Bearings by Susumu Nakano, Tadaharu Kishibe, Tomoaki Inoue, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa

“…Water is the lubricant for the bearings in this first reported application of water-lubricated bearings in gas turbines. Bearing losses and limitations under usage conditions were found from component tests done on the bearings and load tests done on the prototype microturbine. …”
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Implementing the Four Rs (4Rs) in Nutrient Stewardship for Tomato Production by Qingren Wang, Guodong Liu, Kelly Morgan, Yuncong Li

“…Farming practices that follow the 4Rs can provide nutrients for optimal tomato productivity while minimizing the risk of nutrient losses and adverse environmental effects, both of which are important to the development of agricultural sustainability. …”
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FOR GOLD AND THE BLESSING OF GOD: THE RATIONAL CHOICE FOR USING THE RABU WEKASAN AMULET IN THE EAST JAVANESE MUSLIM COMMUNITY by Devi Suci Windariyah, Maskud

“…The research results reveal three typologies of amulet users' mindsets: 1) Tabarrukan, using the Rabu Wekasan Amulet as a wasilah (intermediary) to ask for protection from Allah; 2) Economic aspect, using Rabu Wekasan amulets to protect their economic level from losses; and 3) Social aspect: using Rabu Wekasan amulets to maintain peace and public health.…”
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Robust Inventory Financing Model with Partial Information by Yong Wang, Jixiang Zhou, Hailei Sun, Lin Jiang

“…We then use numerical examples to compare the firm’s losses under two demand information cases with those occurring under demand certainty. …”
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COVID-19 and post-disease features in patients with obesity by Ekaterina S. Frolova, Pavel P. Veselovsky, Galina A. Chumakova, Nadezhda G. Veselovskaya, Anna V. Ott

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population, causing significant economic effect, material damage, and irreparable human losses. Many countries were forced to promptly reorganize their healthcare system in order to save patients with COVID-19. …”
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Des aspects de collégialité dans le fonctionnement du gouvernement grec: Le cas des gouvernements de coalition à l’époque du Mémorandum by Marie-Iléane Pravita

“…L’oeuvre de coordination du Premier ministre devient difficile quand il s’agit d’un gouvernement de coalition constitué de nombreux membres, séparés d’un fossé idéologique. Le Conseil des ministres a cessé de jouer son rôle constitutionnel, de formuler la politique générale du pays, et ce sont des réunions informelles qui ont substitué aux organes compétents. …”
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Impact of the Encapsulation Process by Spray- and Freeze-Drying on the Properties and Composition of Powders Obtained from Cold-Pressed Seed Oils with Various Unsaturated Fatty Aci... by Dorota Ogrodowska, Małgorzata Tańska, Waldemar Brandt, Sylwester Czaplicki

“…Sterol degradation was high and only 35-40% of these compounds were determined in powders. In turn, tocopherol losses were dependent both on the encapsulation method and oil type. …”
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Tea Production and its Forecasts, and the Possibility of Tea Cultivation in the Context of Environmental Requirements in China by Kaja Karwowska, Magdalena Skotnicka, Maria Śmiechowska

“…FAO has presented the activities that could reduce the losses. At the moment, the best solution might be to change crop types and diversify sources of raw material. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Hungarian Freight Transport by Huszárik Erika Seres, Mura Ladislav, Farkas Iván Zsolt

“…Based on the findings, it can be stated that the more diverse a company’s activities are, and the faster it can respond to economic challenges, the smaller the losses it will incur.…”
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A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the mulberry looper, Phthonandria atrilineata by De-Long Guan, Ying-can Qin, Ya-Zhen Chen, Shi-Hao Zhang, Ji-ping Liu, Hui-Yu Yi, Xiao-Dong Li

“…The outbreak trend of P. atrilineata has been expanding yearly, causing substantial economic losses. Despite its ecological and economic importance, knowledge about the genomic background of P. atrilineata remains limited. …”
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Optimized Sizing, Selection, and Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage for Grid-Connected Wind-PV Hybrid System by Hina Fathima, K. Palanisamy

“…The sizing methodology is optimized using bat optimization algorithm to minimize the cost of investment and losses incurred by the system in form of load shedding and wind curtailment. …”
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Assessment of the influence of gap wall mobility factor at calculation of leakage in working section of a scroll compressor. Part 2 by V. A. Pronin, A. V. Kovanov, V. A. Tsvetkov, E. N. Mikhailova, P. A. Belov

“…Leakage of the working substance in the compressor's flow gaps accounts for a large share of its volumetric losses. The optimality of calculated and approximated characteristics depends on the accuracy of quantitative component determination. …”
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Treatment of Homozygous Type II Antithrombin Heparin-Binding Site Deficiency in Pregnancy by Hilde Fiskvik, Anne F. Jacobsen, Nina Iversen, Carola E. Henriksson, Eva-Marie Jacobsen

“…Her history included seven prior VTEs, three early and two late pregnancy losses. She was prophylactically treated with both human plasma-derived AT concentrate (hpATC) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), resulting in a successful 6th pregnancy and a healthy live born baby. …”
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