A Novel Method for Economic Dispatch with Across Neighborhood Search: A Case Study in a Provincial Power Grid, China by Guojiang Xiong, Jing Zhang, Xufeng Yuan, Dongyuan Shi, Yu He, Yao Yao, Gonggui Chen

“…It is mathematically a typical complex nonlinear multivariable strongly coupled optimization problem with equality and inequality constraints, especially considering the valve-point effects. …”
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Evaluating LEADER program support for local projects: insights from the Czech Republic and Hungary (2007–2013) by Adél Veselicz, Ondřej Konečný, János Pénzes, Csaba Patkós

“…We collected data from LEADER LAGs, such as the amount of LEADER funds allocated to settlements, the unemployment rate of each LAGs, per capita income, population density and the number of member settlements. Using the Gini-index, we calculated the resource distribution inequality of the LAGs and then correlation calculations were performed using the Gini-index and the other socio-economic indicators. …”
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Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of Mobile Manipulators with Markovian Switching Joints by Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Kerui Xia, Zhen Liu, Jianguo Tao, Yiqun Liu

“…It has been shown that the adaptive control problem for the Markovian jump nonlinear systems is solvable if a set of coupled linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) have solutions. Finally, a numerical example is given to show the potential of the proposed techniques.…”
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An interior proximal gradient method for nonconvex optimization by De Marchi, Alberto, Themelis, Andreas

“…We consider structured minimization problems subject to smooth inequality constraints and present a flexible algorithm that combines interior point (IP) and proximal gradient schemes. …”
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A systematised review and evidence synthesis on the broader societal impact of vaccines against Salmonella by Ezgi Dilek Demirtas, Rosanna Barnard, Jungseok Lee, Mark Jit

“…There were no studies measuring economic impact of antimicrobial resistance, changes in household behaviour or health inequalities.…”
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Project Capital Allocation Combination Equilibrium Decision Model Based on Behavioral Option Game by Meirui Zhong, Anqi Zeng, Jianbai Huang, Kairong Hong

“…Therefore, a good incentive plan should be a balance among insurance, incentive, and fairness, not only a balance between insurance and incentive.…”
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Properties and Applications of Neutrosophic Burr XII Distribution by Laila A. Al-Essa, Farrukh Jamal, Shakaiba Shafiq, Sadaf Khan, Qamer Abbas, Rehan Ahmad Khan Sherwani, Muhammad Aslam

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A Trial-and-Error Method with Autonomous Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Traffic Counts for Cordon-Based Congestion Pricing by Zhiyuan Liu, Yong Zhang, Shuaian Wang, Zhibin Li

“…Two practical properties of the cordon-based pricing are further considered in this article: the toll charge on each entry of one pricing cordon is identical; the total inbound flow to one cordon should be restricted in order to maintain the traffic conditions within the cordon area. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment and Modelling of Roof-Harvested Rainwater Quality in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda by Philip, Tibenderana, Moses, Nduhira Twesigye-omwe, Agwe, Tobby Michael, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq S, Denis, Byamukama

“…This situation has further been aggravated by a high rate of urbanization, population growth, rising water demand, continuous depletion of fresh surface water and groundwater, climate change, water governance, extreme social inequality and pollution (Struk-Sokolowska, et al., 2020, Balogun et al., 2016). …”
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Incidence and risk factors for Graves’ orbitopathy in patients who underwent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive treatment during medical treatment for Graves’ disease: investi... by Natsuko Watanabe, Jaeduk Yoshimura Noh, Ai Kozaki, Ran Yoshimura, Ai Yoshihara, Nami Suzuki, Masako Matsumoto, Miho Fukushita, Aya Kinoshita, Azusa Aida, Hideyuki Imai, Shigenori Hiruma, Toshu Inoue, Kosuke Inoue, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito

“…The risk factors and hazard ratios for GO underwent AIIST were: age (per 10 years), 1.32 (95% confidence interval: 1.16–1.50), p < 0.0001; TSH binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII) (per 10 IU/L), 1.33 (1.15–1.54), p = 0.0001; and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) negativity, 2.98 (1.96–4.59), p < 0.0001. …”
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Tacit Racism Toward Roma Students: The Case of a Turkish Public School by Ozan Uştuk

“…Teacher interviews expose a prevalent coping mechanism, i.e., denial, which reflects reluctance to acknowledge their role in perpetuating discrimination despite awareness of the structural inequalities faced by Roma students. …”
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GENDER EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY by KAZEEM ADEREMI ASIYANBI, AHMED YUSUF BABATUNDE, ADENIYI MICHAEL ADEWUSI

“…However, in Nigeria, severe gender inequities exist, limiting women's access to school, healthcare, economic opportunities, and political representation. …”
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“How difficult can it be?” A non-Indigenous ‘Asian’ Australian high school teacher’s AsianCrit autoethnographic account of dealing with racial injustice by Aaron Teo

“…Consequently, racial-colonial discourses axiomatically regulate scholarly and societal understandings of racial minorities through two unique but analogous debates – one focussed on the schism between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples; the other centred around immigration policy and multiculturalism (Curthoys, 2000). …”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) or augmented intelligence? How big data and AI are transforming healthcare: Challenges and opportunities by K Moodley

“…The digital divide between high- and low-income settings is significant and has the potential to exacerbate health inequities globally. …”
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Surgical Treatment for Profunda Femoris Artery Aneurysms: Five Case Reports by Kimihiro Igari, Toshifumi Kudo, Takahiro Toyofuku, Yoshinori Inoue

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Metropolisation and the Evoluti on of Systems of Cities in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland Since 1950 by Natalia Zdanowska

“…By analysing the changes in urban hierarchy and new urban patterns, we can stress that after 1989 the metropolisation has rather contributed to raise the predominance of the capital city in the urban systems than to diminish inequalities between the cities.…”
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Tourism commodification and privatization of nature: private protected areas in the Serra de Tramuntana (Mallorca) by Nora Müller, Robert Fletcher, Macià Blázquez Salom

“…PPAs are accused of reproducing social inequalities when entailing enclosure, exclusivity, land grabbing or dispossession. …”
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Clustering the countries of the Asia-Pacific by values of inclusive economic growth by S. S. Matveevskii, L. R. Borisova

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An Advanced Microturbine System with Water-Lubricated Bearings by Susumu Nakano, Tadaharu Kishibe, Tomoaki Inoue, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa

“…Water was also utilized to improve electrical output and efficiency through water atomizing inlet air cooling (WAC) and a humid air turbine (HAT). …”
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On the obstacle problem in fractional generalised Orlicz spaces by Catharine W. K. Lo, José Francisco Rodrigues

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