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The Impact of Contracting Out on the Costs of Refuse Collection Services - The Case of Ireland [PDF]
This paper examines the impact of contracting out on the costs incurred by local authorities in providing refuse collection services. Using original survey data for the Republic of Ireland, three methods of estimating the impact of tendering are adopted.
Eoin Reeves, Michael Barrow
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg +20 more
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International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.This paper proposes two projector‐based Hopfield neural network (HNN) estimators for online, constrained parameter estimation under time‐varying data, additive disturbances, and slowly drifting physical parameters. The first is a constraint‐aware HNN that enforces linear equalities and inequalities (via slack neurons) and continuously tracks the ...
Miguel Pedro Silva
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Cost Savings Using Automated DNA Sequencing
BioTechniques, 2000 Y.F. Leung +5 more
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Computer analysis of effects of altering jet fuel properties on refinery costs and yields [PDF]
This study was undertaken to evaluate the adequacy of future U.S. jet fuel supplies, the potential for large increases in the cost of jet fuel, and to what extent a relaxation in jet fuel properties would remedy these potential problems.
Breton, T., Dunbar, D.
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Big Banks, Bigger Fees: A National Survey of Bank Fees and Fee Disclosure Policies [PDF]
, 2011 Examines disclosure of bank and credit union fees, including online, in compliance with the Truth in Savings Act; availability of free or low-cost checking accounts; and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could help improve ...
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International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.This work introduces an adaptive human pilot model that captures pilot time‐delay effects in adaptive control systems. The model enables the prediction of pilot–controller interactions, facilitating safer integration and improved design of adaptive controllers for piloted applications.
Abdullah Habboush, Yildiray Yildiz
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study explores the mechanical performance of three auxetic structures, identifying a re‐entrant‐star hybrid as the most effective for impact absorption. Finite element simulations and experiments demonstrate significant gains in energy absorption and flexural strength after geometric optimization. This study investigates the mechanical performance
Malik Hassan +4 more
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