Techno-economic evaluation of probioticated Kunu-zaki drinks produce from millet and cocoa powder by Babatunde Olawoye, Ayodeji F. Afolayan, Omotade R. Ogunremi, Isaac O. Olaoye

“…The annual revenue after tax was N6.56 × 108while the return of investment, single payback period, discounted payback period, gross margin and internal rate of return were 64%, 1.56 years, 2.06 years, 23.08 and 78.02%, respectively. …”
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The Present and Future of Szigetvár Spa – An Economic Analysis of Geothermal Energy Investment by Judit Pálné Schreiner

“…The methods used include static payback period, average rate of return, levelized cost of electricity, net present value, profitability index, dynamic payback period, internal rate of return and real options. …”
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Enviroeconomic optimization of insulation thickness for building exterior walls through thermoeconomic and life cycle assessment analysis by Mehmet Kadri Akyüz

“…In all climate zones, environmental payback periods are much shorter than economic ones.…”
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Simulation and techno-economic analysis of energy cane pyrolysis for bio-oil production using Aspen Plus by Thomas Rafael de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Luz Lisboa

“…The economics involved two scenarios: 1) Two years payback and 10 years plant life; 2) 2.71 years payback and 20 years plant life. …”
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Assessment of Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) system feasibility in Malaysia: A comprehensive study by Hui Tang Jing, Bahar Rubina, Low Jaslyn, Jun Hieng Kiat

“…The ST system has an efficiency of 72.38%, a payback period of 7.39 years, and an ROI of 13.53%.…”
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Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research by Erdem Cuce, Saboor Shaik, Abin Roy, Chelliah Arumugam, Asif Afzal, Pinar Mert Cuce, Aritra Ghosh, Tabish Alam, Sharmas Vali Shaik

“…They also reported the greatest carbon mitigation of 300.55 kg of CO2/year and 281.58 kg of CO2/year with the faster payback periods. PCM roof envelopes are the most energy-efficient option for green buildings.…”
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Advancing energy efficiency: thermomechanical characterization of plastic-infused concrete for sustainable building solutions by Siddique, Mohammed Javeed, Akhas, Punitha Kumar

“…Additionally, the use of 10 wt% HDPE results in the fastest payback, recorded at 1.37 years.…”
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Life support technology of beach glamping using renewable energy of sea waves by V. V. Mironov, Yu. A. Ivanyushin, D. A. Suglobov, D. V. Mironov, L. I. Maksimov

“…The coastal zone of the Sea of Japan is a promising territory in the case of seasonal operation of facilities with the proposed technology. The payback period of the technology for operation on the Black Sea coast was determined.Conclusions. …”
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Editorial by J. Rossouw

“… From text: The first edition of what turned out to be one of the foundational texts of what became known as the intellectual movement of Radical Orthodoxy (RO), John Milbank’s Theology and social theory: Beyond secular reason was published in 1990. …”
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APPRAISAL OF ECONOMICAL EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF FIBROUS LINING IN THERMAL GASPLASMA FURNACES AND FURNACES OF RESISTANCE OF MACHINE-BUILDING PRODUCTION by V. I. Timoshpolskij, I. A. Trusova, D. V. Mendelev, P. E. Ratnikov

“…The carried out calculations showed that partial modernization of thermal furnaces of machine building production by means of replacement of chamotte by fibrous fettling is economically reasonable and has rather short period of payback.…”
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Correction for Li et al., “SARS-CoV-2 SUD2 and Nsp5 Conspire to Boost Apoptosis of Respiratory Epithelial Cells via an Augmented Interaction with the G-Quadruplex of BclII” by Ying Li, Quanwei Yu, Ridong Huang, Hai Chen, Hequan Ren, Lingling Ma, Yang He, Weimin Li

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El tiempo vuela: el uso de aves y otros animales para representar las unidades de tiempo de la cuenta larga maya by Rogelio Valencia Rivera

“…The zoomorphic images used to represent the different periods that form the Mayan Long Count have never been explained in a global way and their meaning remains poorly understood. …”
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Flexural Investigation Of Fibrous Concrete Slabs Incorporating Pet Wastes As Sand Replacement by Sabar Zahraa A., Dawood Abbas O.

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Historiographie de l’américanisme scientifique français au xixe siècle : le « prix Palenque » (1826-1839) ou le choix archæologique de Jomard by Nadia Prévost Urkidi

“…For Carlos Navarrete, the « discovery » of the ruins of Palenque was « the beginning of the Mayan archaeological adventure ». The impact of this discovery went beyond this Mayan archaeological field thanks to the prize about the « American Antiquities » which the Société de Géographie de Paris proposed between 1826 and 1839. …”
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Gut Microbiome Profiles in Colorectal Cancer Patients in Iraq by Fatima J. Kadhim, Zahid S. Aziz, Khalid S. Ibrahim

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Techno-economic and environmental assessment of grid and solar photovoltaic microgrid supply options for isolated off-grid rural communities toward sustainable and affordable elect... by Nicholas Saddari, Nana Sarfo Agyemang Derkyi, Forson Peprah, Samuel Gyamfi, Genevieve Kwarteng Donkor

“…The grid expansion option had internal rate of return, discounted payback period and profitability index of 2 %, infinity years, and 0.6, respectively. …”
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Assortment of black currant cultivars for the Southern Urals by A. A. Vasiliev, F. M. Gasymov, N. V. Glaz

“…‘Podarok Ilyinoy’, ‘Sudarushka’, ‘Zhemchuzhina’, ‘Gera’, ‘Mayak’ and ‘Venera’ (bi = 1.70, 1.68, 1.52, 1.46, 1.40, and 1.28, respectively).The locally developed cv. …”
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Life Cycle Cost Comparison Study of PV and Concrete Rooftop in Jakarta by Religiana Hendarti

“…The simulation results showed that the LCC can be improved by 27.6%, and the “discounted payback” is reached at year 15. Indeed, this indicates that a roof made of solar panels is promising to replace the existing concrete roof.…”
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Energy, exergy and enviro-economic analysis of a hybrid energy plant utilizing biogas and solar technologies in the Almaty region, Republic of Kazakhstan by Abdullah Akbulut

“…The total investment costs and payback period for the Hybrid energy plant were calculated as 14.03 million € and 6 years, respectively. …”
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Formation of mechanisms for sustainable development of industrial enterprises on the example of the power industry by V. V. Lebedev

“…Its boundaries can be extended to manage the full life cycle of an investment project from an idea to summarizing the project in terms of its payback and other performance indicators.…”
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