The Code of Maya Kings and Queens: Encoding and Markup of Maya Hieroglyphic Writing by Martin de la Iglesia, Franziska Diehr, Uwe Sikora, Sven Gronemeyer, Maximilian Behnert-Brodhun, Christian Prager, Nikolai Grube

“…The project Text Database and Dictionary of Classic Mayan approaches this challenge with an encoding strategy relying on stand-off markup, which is enriched with additional information sources. …”
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Land Conflict, Territorial Reconfiguration and the Values Tied to Land in the Cahabón Mountains (Guatemala) by Agnès Bergeret

“…At each sequence in this process, social and territorial organisation patterns have been transformed by the confrontation between the region’s two local social groups: the mixed-race Ladinos and the native Mayan-Q’eqchi’. The ways in which the mountains have forged the identities of each group and shaped the frameworks of reference and collective actions are key to understanding the strategies adopted by the players in the conflict.…”
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L’expérience des Tribunaux de Conscience contre les Violences Sexuelles au Guatemala : Vers une Récupération de la Justice par les Femmes Autochtones by Laura Cahier

“…Nevertheless, hopes for transitional justice have been dashed by the persistence of a continuum of violence, particularly against Mayan, Garífuna and Xinka women. Indigenous and feminist activists have developed alternative strategies to overcome impunity and the negligence of the state justice system, while seeking for Justice. …”
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EVALUATION OF LAND SUITABILITY FOR IRRIGATED WHEAT CULTIVATION USING TWO DIFFERENT METHODS IN NORTHERN ALI AL-GHARBI DISTRICT by A. R. Anbar, A. I. Hamad

“… This study aimed to evaluate the suitability of land for irrigated wheat cultivation in the Ali Al-Gharbi area in Maysan Governorate.A semi detailed soil survey was conducted covering an area of 77244.66 hectares. 15 pedons were described and 40 surface samples were collected. …”
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Systematic Characterization of the Chemical Components of Canna edulis Ker-Gawl Based on UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS Technology by Liqiao Lv, Chi Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Dachuan Zhang, Fangyuan Zhao, Lv Bu Aga, Nan Wang, Junling Li, Leimengyuan Tang, Baosheng Zhao, Chunguo Wang, Xueyong Wang

“…We used retention time, accurate molecular weight, parent peaks, fragment peaks, fragmentation characteristics, comparative analysis with the literature, reference standards, and standard databases, including ChemSpider, mzVault, MassBank, and mzCloud. A total of 54 chemical constituents were identified from the methanol extract of the rhizome, including 36 organic acids (with six phenolic acids), three phenols, one sugar (and its derivatives), one coumarin, one triterpenoid, ten N-containing organic compounds (including seven amino acids), and two other compounds. …”
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Grey Forecasting for technoeconomic sustainability of fiberglass composite waste recycling in developing countries by Rizwan Rasheed, Fizza Tahir, Shuaishuai Geng, Fizza Batool, Muhammad Afzaal, Yuehong Su

“…As such a trial project in Pakistan has initiated a viable benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 1.27 and a payback period of 26 months. Experiments using FRP recyclate-based inputs were successful in improving the filler, value, and strength of the product. …”
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Energy Saving Technologies and Practices in Facility Agriculture in Cold Regions by Ningning Li, Weiyao Xu, Yue Zhang, Wenchuan Ma, Yanjie Ren

“…Economic analysis shows that geothermal heat pumps and high efficiency insulation materials have a short investment payback period and are suitable for widespread adoption, while solar collectors and intelligent light control systems are more appropriate for long-term application. …”
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Experimental investigation on thermal management and performance enhancement of photovoltaic panel cooled by a sustainable shape stabilized phase change material by Ahmad Al Miaari, Khaled Own Mohaisen, Amir Al-Ahmed, Hafiz Muhammad Ali

“…From economical point of view, using SSPCM are considered feasible with a payback period calculated to be 1.05 years.…”
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LCA and exergy-economic evaluation of a biogas-to-fuels system using CO2 hydrogenation and exhaust gas recycling by Hamed Ghiasirad, Farinaz Ebrahimian, Towhid Gholizadeh, Ali Mohammadi, Siamak Mirmasoumi, Rahim Khoshbakhti Saray, Anna Skorek-Osikowska

“…Economic analyses demonstrate lower levelized costs of natural gas and shorter payback periods for systems incorporating liquified natural gas and gas turbine cycles. …”
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Navigating the Challenges of Sustainability in the Food Processing Chain: Insights into Energy Interventions to Reduce Footprint by Orlando Corigliano, Pietropaolo Morrone, Angelo Algieri

“…Energy efficiency interventions are estimated to save up to 20%, with a favorable payback period, as evidenced by several practical implementations.…”
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Biomonitoring potential of trace metal accumulation and bioavailability in coral skeletons and reef sediments of Persian Gulf: A comparative study by Seyed Hassan Mousavi, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri

“…Nayband Marine National Park in the northern Persian Gulf is an important ecological areas, significantly impacted by industrial activites that poses risk of trace metal pollution to living organisms. …”
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Experimental and Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar-Geothermal Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for Power Generation in Nepal by Suresh Baral

“…The levelised cost of the electricity (LCOE) was $0.38/kWh in order to be highly feasible investment. The payback period for such hybrid system was found to have 7.5 years and 10.5 years for R245fa and R134a, respectively.…”
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Thermodynamic, economic, and environmental evaluation of internal combustion engine exhaust gas-driven Organic Rankine cycles for power generation and desalination by Mohammad Waqas Chandio, Laveet Kumar, Abdul Ghafoor Memon, Mohamed M. Awad

“…Moreover, the maximum net power output, energy efficiency, energy and exergy efficiencies, rate of exergy destruction, working fluid mass flow rate, and distillate flow rate obtained from theregenerative ORC(RORC) were evaluated as 200.9 kW, 15.06 %, 20.16, 730.3 kW, 5.642 kg/s, and 20.21 m³/h, respectively. The optimal payback period is indicated by BORC, calculated to be 2.87 years. …”
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Economic feasibility study of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp farming: nanobubble investment in increasing harvest productivity by Syifa Mauladani, Asri Ifani Rahmawati, Muhammad Fahrurrozi Absirin, Rizki Nugraha Saputra, Aprian Fajar Pratama, Arief Hidayatullah, Agus Dwiarto, Ahmad Syarif, Hardi Junaedi, Dedi Cahyadi, Henry Kasman Hadi Saputra, Wendy Tri Prabowo, Ujang Komarudin Asdani Kartamiharja, Alfian Noviyanto, Nurul Taufiqu Rochman

“…Economic parameters calculated in this study were Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period (PP), Break Even Point (BEP), Benefit Cost Ratio (B/C Ratio), and Sensitivity Analysis (SA). …”
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Case studies on domestic refrigerator energy rationing by implementing a hybrid PV-driven condenser cooling system by Moataz M. Abdel-Raouf, M.A. Eid, M. Elsayed, M. Salah Mansour

“…Finally, the novel refrigerator cost analysis indicates that the extra life cycle payback ratio peaked at 12.48 %.…”
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Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…Comparison of the wind turbine–solar cell–fuel cell–battery system with the wind turbine–solar cell–battery and solar cell–battery systems indicated that the internal rate of return and the payback period were, respectively, 9.39% and 11.4 years and 11.7% and 11 years. …”
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Independent energy storage planning model considering comprehensive benefits enhancement by Wenzhang Guo, Yuanke Zhou, Rui Zhang, Han Su, Jia Tian, Xudong Hu, Yuming Shen, Jiayin Xu, Feiao Zhao, Yinghao Ma

“…Aiming at the problems of unclear service scope, high investment cost, long payback period, and low utilization rate faced by the construction of new energy storage, an energy storage planning method considering the comprehensive benefits of independent energy storage is proposed. …”
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Comparison of “Rose, Aeroleaf, and Tulip” vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) and their characteristics for alternative electricity generation in urban and rural areas by Ariyana Dwiputra Nugraha, Rendianto Aginta Garingging, Ardi Wiranata, Adriyan Cristhofer Sitanggang, Eko Supriyanto, Fefria Tanbar, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…Furthermore, the results obtained from the experiment align with the simulation results. An Energy Payback Period analysis is also conducted to determine the optimal turbine that can achieve the shortest energy production time from the work done. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…Calculations have shown the acceptability of the payback period of the proposed modernization.…”
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Fast In-House Next-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Hospital Budget Impact Analysis by Ubong Silas, Maximilian Blüher, Antonia Bosworth Smith, Rhodri Saunders

“…The model predicted a $710 060 increase in testing costs, a $1 732 506 increase in revenue, and a $1 022 446 return on investment over 5 years. The payback period was 15 months with in-house NGS. The number of patients on targeted therapy increased by 3.38%, and the average turnaround time decreased by 10 days when in-house NGS was used. …”
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