Collaborative planning of subcontractors using the Last Planner System: a case study on a gas subcontractor in repetitive housing projects by Xavier Brioso, Karla Delgado-Martínez, Luis Bravo-Salomón

“…The efficient management of subcontractors turns into a challenge in contracts with fixed prices and short terms. Non-conformances due to poor deliverables are common, generating delays and cost overruns for all parties involved, especially for the main contractor. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…The directly reciprocal generational contract is the implicit expectation that parents will care for their children until they are old enough to care for themselves, and children will support their parents, in turn, when their parents can no longer support themselves. …”
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The Specific Features of the Contemporary Russian Foreign Energy Policy Shift in Modern Times by E. S. Leonov

“…Both contracts can disrupt power balance on the global energy market. …”
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Research on Financial Hedging Decision Based on Exchange Rate Risk in Transnational Supply Chain by Liang Wang, Xianyan Xiong, Mengmeng Hui

“…Thirdly, from the perspective of wholesale price agreements and revenue-sharing contracts, it discusses the impact of financial hedging behavior and bilateral exchange rate risks on the decision-making process of each member through mathematical modeling. …”
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RESULTADOS DE ESTUDIO EMPÍRICO.EVALUACIÓN DE COMPETENCIAS GERENCIALES EN EMPRESARIOS DE PYMES DE CALI, COLOMBIA. ANÁLISIS DE 43 PYMES EN CUATRO SECTORES INDUSTRIALES DE LA CIUDAD D... by Carlos Arturo Cano Hernández

“…Este contraste muestra cómo existe una cierta relación de causa efecto entre la competitividad de las empresas, con el perfil competitivo de los empresarios.…”
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Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe by The Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe TB Disability Study Group (members listed here in alphabetical order):, S.A. Adakun, F.M. Banda, A. Bloom, M. Bochnowicz, J. Chakaya, A. Chansa, H. Chiguvare, R. Chimzizi, C. Colvin, J.P. Dongo, A. Durena, C. Duri, R. Edmund, A.D. Harries, I. Kathure, F.N. Kavenga, Y. Lin, H. Luzze, I. Mbithi, M. Mputu, A. Mubanga, D. Nair, M. Ngwenya, B. Okotu, P. Owiti, A. Owuor, P. Thekkur, C. Timire, S. Turyahabwe, E. Tweyongyere, M. YaDiul, R. Zachariah, K. Zimba

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Unraveling the dyadic dynamics: exploring the impact of flexible working arrangements’ availability on satisfaction with work-life flexibility among working parents by Ya Guo, Fenwick Feng Jing, Yuqi Zhong, Meng Zhu, Senhu Wang

“…The results show that among couples with children, mothers’ availability of FWAs significantly improves their own and their husbands’ satisfaction with WLF. In contrast, fathers’ access to FWAs only improves their own satisfaction with WLF. …”
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Análisis de algunos aspectos procesales del sistema de resolución de controversias en concesiones de obra pública by Maite Aguirrezabal, Juan Carlos Flores Rivas

“… En este trabajo analizaremos el régimen de resolución de controversia regulado en la Ley 20.410 a propósito del Contrato de Concesión de Obra Pública en aspectos tales como jurisdicción, competencia, atribuciones de los distintos órganos que intervienen y el acceso a los recursos. …”
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The concept of civil law incentives by Yu. I. Chalyi

“…This is especially evident in contractual relations of obligation. The regulatory (security) function of civil law incentives is associated with the legal formalisation of achieving, first and foremost, private interests. …”
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Modelos del desarrollo y construcción de paz en la sustitución de cultivos de coca. Análisis de la participación comunitaria en los casos de Bolivia y Colombia by Sofía Quintero Cristancho, Silvia Mantilla Valbuena, Raúl Román Romero

“…En este artículo se realiza un análisis comparativo de las políticas de control y sustitución de cultivos de coca en Bolivia y en Colombia, respectivamente, a partir del contraste entre dos enfoques de paz y desarrollo -posneoliberal versus neoliberal-, así como del lugar que ocupa la variable de la participación comunitaria en las relaciones entre el Estado, las instituciones y las comunidades. …”
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Pricing and Allotment in a Sea-Cargo Supply Chain with Reference Effect: A Dynamic Game Approach by Lei Xu, Govindan Kannan, Xiaoli Yang, Jian Li, Xiukun Zhao

“…The contract between the carrier and forwarder is a long-term issue, and the repeated contract business makes the forwarder develop a reference point based on the contract prices, and this reference effect, to a large extent, affects the forwarder’s contract purchasing decisions. …”
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Islamic Finance, Ownership Risk and Right to Yield: Gaps in Theory and Practice by Mohammad Abdullah

“…From a shariah perspective, the rights and obligations of parties in exchange contracts are determined based on the different underlying contractual structures. …”
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Comparison of Two New Mouse Models of Polygenic Type 2 Diabetes at the Jackson Laboratory, NONcNZO10Lt/J and TALLYHO/JngJ by Edward H. Leiter, Marjorie Strobel, Adam O'Neill, David Schultz, Andrew Schile, Peter C. Reifsnyder

“…This review compares two novel polygenic mouse models of type 2 diabetes (T2D), TALLYHO/JngJ and NONcNZO10/LtJ, and contrasts both with the well-known C57BLKS/J-Leprdb (db/db) monogenic diabesity model. …”
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Carbon Emission Reduction and Coordination Strategies for New Energy Vehicle Closed-Loop Supply Chain under the Carbon Trading Policy by Yan Yin, Fengcai Liu

“…When the cost of carbon emission reduction technology is too high, manufacturers may not have much incentive to carry out technological research and development and innovation, resulting in failure to achieve system optimization. (4) This study designed a revenue-cost-sharing contract coordination mechanism; that is, the retailer will provide part of the revenue to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer will provide recovery compensation to the recycler.…”
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Wages withheld, deferred or deflected: The case of child domestic workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Annabel Erulkar, Lemi Negeri, Eyasu Hailu Mekonnen, Elizabeth Anderson, Yuki Lo

“…Among those of legal working age, our results underscore the need for formal employment contracts, increased legal protection and improved working conditions for domestic workers.…”
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Application of quantitative histomorphometric features in computational pathology by Yujie Shi, Bo Hu, Mingyan Xu, Yunhan Yao, Shuaiqiang Gao, Xiang Xia, Xikai Deng, Jianfeng Liu, Jia Gu, Shifu Chen

“…However, these methods are often criticized for the “black box” issue, a significant limitation of DL. In contrast, traditional feature engineering‐based methods involve well‐defined quantitative input features. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…In the third and fifth steps, the utilization of smart contracts is recommended. Smart contracts play a role in documenting taxes in the third step. …”
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Stackelberg Game Model of Railway Freight Pricing Based on Option Theory by Jingwei Guo, Zhongqi Xie, Qinglin Li

“…In this paper, the rail freight option (RFO) based on option theory is proposed to study the optimal pricing decision of the railway transportation enterprise and contract customers’ optimal purchase decisions. To obtain an effective RFO contract, the railway freight contract transaction process is first analyzed. …”
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Adaptive enhancement of shoulder x-ray images using tissue attenuation and type-II fuzzy sets. by Qifeng Liu, Yong Han, Lu Shen, Jialei Du, Marzia Hoque Tania

“…Shoulder X-ray images typically have low contrast and high noise levels, making it challenging to distinguish and identify subtle anatomical structures. …”
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Examining the Methods of Guaranteeing Product Quality from the Perspective of Imami Fiqh, Iranian Law and European Union Law by Akbar Mahmoodi

“…In both types, the principle of guaranteeing a contract is separate from the first contract, and there is a similar one called customary guarantee. …”
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