Estimating the Economic and Clinical Value of Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance to Three Gram-negative Pathogens in Japan by Tetsuya Matsumoto, Oliver Darlington, Ryan Miller, Jason Gordon, Phil McEwan, Takahisa Ohashi, Amer Taie, Akira Yuasa

“…The associated maximum clinical and economic gains were estimated at up to 4 422 284 bed days saved, up to 3 645 480 defined daily doses of antibiotics avoided, up to ¥117.6 billion (US $1.1 billion) saved in hospitalization costs, and a net monetary benefit of up to ¥18.1 trillion (US $169.8 billion). …”
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Iron Loading and Overloading due to Ineffective Erythropoiesis by Toshihiko Tanno, Jeffery L. Miller

“…Adult humans produce 200 billion erythrocytes daily, and approximately 1 billion iron molecules are incorporated into the hemoglobin contained within each erythrocyte. …”
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Broiler Management - The First 24 Hours by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“… More than 30 billion broiler chicks are produced worldwide on an annual basis. …”
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Recycling Construction and Demolition Waste in the Sector of Construction by Yuvraj R. Patil, Vaidehi A. Dakwale, Rahul V. Ralegaonkar

“…The increasing worldwide demand for concrete, fueled by rising urbanization and infrastructural expansion due to exponential population growth, has raised concerns over the depletion of natural resources, as global natural aggregate (NA) demand is estimated to surpass 50 billion tons by 2025. Concurrently, more than 3.57 billion tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste are produced annually worldwide. …”
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Broiler Management - The First 24 Hours by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“… More than 30 billion broiler chicks are produced worldwide on an annual basis. …”
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Human-induced water loss potentially threatens sustainable development of sandy regions in China by Runa A, Xinliang Pan, Liudi Zhu, Kelvin T. F. Chan, Zhangcai Qin, Enliang Guo, Yuhai Bao, Song Qing, Tingwei Cui

“…Water loss was primarily attributed to increased farmland irrigation (49.56 billion m³) and ecological restoration (37.04 billion m³). …”
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Research on Territorial Spatial Use Regulation, Land Element Allocation, and Regional Fiscal Transfer Payments: An Empirical Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Wanmin Zhao, Yijia Gao, Aihui Ma

“…Shanghai has the highest unit value, at around CNY 13.77 million per hectare, whereas Yunnan Province has the lowest, at approximately CNY 1.4748 million per hectare. (3) The total fiscal transfer amount for the provinces in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is about CNY 23.4 billion. Anhui Province receives the most compensation, at approximately CNY 8.5 billion, while Jiangsu Province has the highest expenditure, at about CNY 19.8 billion. …”
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Deep Learning Approach for Ascaris lumbricoides Parasite Egg Classification by Narut Butploy, Wanida Kanarkard, Pewpan Maleewong Intapan

“…A. lumbricoides infection affects up to 1/3 of the world population (approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide). It has been estimated that 1.5 billion cases of infection globally and 65,000 deaths occur due to A. lumbricoides. …”
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Economic Activities of German Local Authorities – Critical Notes from a Public Finance Perspective by Thomas Döring, Birgit Aigner-Walder

“…In fact in 2010 a total of € 9.3 billion was earned by local authorities this way (compared to € 6.0 billion in 1992). …”
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Russia’s technology trade with foreign countries in 2006–2021 by A. Yu. Smirnov

“…Based on the analysis of the Federal State Statistics Service data for 2006–2021, conclusions have been drawn that during the period under review, technology imports from Russia increased 4.4 times (up to USD 5.0 billion), while exports increased 8.8 times (up to USD 4.6 billion). …”
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Estimating the Impact and Cost of the WHO 2010 Recommendations for Antiretroviral Therapy by John Stover, Lori Bollinger, Carlos Avila

“…When testing and outreach costs are included, total costs increase by 62%, from US$26.3 billion under the previous eligibility criterion of treating those with CD4 <200 to US$42.5 billion using the revised eligibility criterion of treating those with CD4 <350.…”
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Recent advances in organic fluorophores as anti-counterfeit agents: an up-to-date review by N Akshaya, Annette Thomas, Glanish Jude Martis, Santosh L. Gaonkar

“…According to a report published in 2017, the market for counterfeiting was found to be 107.26 billion dollars annually which increased to 206.57 billion dollars in 2021. …”
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Engineering Wood Products from Eucalyptus spp. by Lee Seng Hua, Lum Wei Chen, Petar Antov, Lubos Kristak, Paridah Md Tahir

“…Forest covers 4.06 billion hectares (ha) or 31% of the total land area worldwide, where 93% (3.75 billion ha) are natural regenerating forests and the remaining 7% (294 million ha) are planted forests. …”
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Mobile ad-hoc networks: MANET by Mikarić Bratislav, Spalević Petar, Jakšić Branimir

“…Currently in 2018, 7.6 billion people are in the world, and 8.6 billion mobile devices. …”
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Reducing Postharvest Loss of Stored Grains Using Plant-Based Biopesticides: A Review of Past Research Efforts by Getachew Bezabih, Neela Satheesh, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Melaku Wale, Minaleshewa Atlabachew

“…The world population is projected to be 9.1 billion by the year 2050, and about 70% extra food will be required. …”
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Bioterrorism in Canada: An Economic Assessment of Prevention and Postattack Response by Ronald St John, Brian Finlay, Curtis Blair

“…The economic impact of a bioterrorist attack in Canada could range from $6.4 billion/100,000 exposed to B anthracis to $8.6 billion/100,000 exposed in an attack using C botulinum. …”
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Lactic Acid Bacteria from African Fermented Cereal-Based Products: Potential Biological Control Agents for Mycotoxins in Kenya by Eliud N. Wafula, Christabel N. Muhonja, Josiah O. Kuja, Eddy E. Owaga, Huxley M. Makonde, Julius M. Mathara, Virginia W. Kimani

“…Data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization projects increased consumption of cereals from 2.6 billion tonnes in 2017 to approximately 2.9 billion tonnes by 2027. …”
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Uncovering the drivers, impacts, and urgent solutions to soil erosion in the Ethiopian Highlands: a global perspective on local challenges by Degfie Teku, Tarekegn Derbib

“…The reviewed literature highlights severe soil degradation, with erosion rates in some areas exceeding 200 tonnes per hectare annually, resulting in the loss of over 1.5 billion tonnes of topsoil each year. This degradation reduces agricultural productivity by 5%–10% annually and causes economic losses exceeding $1 billion, approximately 2% of Ethiopia’s GDP. …”
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Russian companies forming information and communication technology groundworks by P. V. Tereliansky

“…The analysis showed that the total volume of sales of twenty-two companies belonging to the sectors “Information  technology”, “Telecommunications”, “Media and Internet”, amounted to 2 615 billion rubles, which is compared with the volume of sales of 11 883 billion rubles of the first twenty-two leading domestic companies (related to the resource sector) is only 22 percent. …”
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Functional food products in Japan: A review by Shun Iwatani, Naoyuki Yamamoto

“…As a result, the net sales of FOSHU products reached 6.2 billion dollars in 2007. Most of the health claims relate to improving gastro-intestinal health using probiotics. …”
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