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Abstract In most blood supply chains, blood centers and hospitals make individual decisions, resulting in an inefficient structure of the blood supply chain, which in turn renders supply and demand matching a challenging exercise. In this work, we make the very first attempt to optimize the interaction between blood centers and hospitals.
Mohammad S. Moshtagh+2 more
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Features and regulation of the use of distributed ledger technology
As a result of the conducted research, it has been revealed that the scientific and practical literature lacks sufficient studying of the functioning and systematisation of existing data on new financial technologies, on the basis of which modern ...
I. A. Rizvanova, M. T. Belova
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Abstract Residential buildings in Japan have shorter lifespans than those in other countries. Although it is customary for residential buildings to lose value in the real estate market when they exceed their statutory lifetimes, this rapid reconstruction cycle poses an environmental burden.
Sora Matsushima
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Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery
Abstract Physical cash enables payments in the absence of electricity or network coverage. Such offline payment functionality promotes the operational resilience and, particularly in developing countries, the accessibility of payments. Central banks are exploring issuing digital cash substitutes with similar offline payment functionality.
CHARLES M. KAHN+2 more
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Summary Sleepiness‐related errors are a leading cause of driving accidents, requiring drivers to effectively monitor sleepiness levels. However, there are inter‐individual differences in driving performance after sleep loss, with some showing poor driving performance while others show minimal impairment.
Katrina Nguyen+16 more
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Systemic Robustness: A Mean‐Field Particle System Approach
ABSTRACT This paper is concerned with the problem of capital provision in a large particle system modeled by stochastic differential equations involving hitting times, which arises from considerations of systemic risk in a financial network. Motivated by Tang and Tsai, we focus on the number or proportion of surviving entities that never default to ...
Erhan Bayraktar+3 more
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Private, Auditable, and Distributed Ledger for Financial Institutes [PDF]
Distributed ledger technology offers several advantages for banking and finance industry, including efficient transaction processing and cross-party transaction reconciliation. The key challenges for adoption of this technology in financial institutes are (a) the building of a privacy-preserving ledger, (b) supporting auditing and regulatory ...
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Uncertainty‐Aware Visualization of Biomolecular Structures
Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
A. Sterzik+3 more
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ABSTRACT Seed production on native seed farms has increased to meet the rising demand for plant material for restoration. Although these propagation efforts are necessary for restoration, cultivating wild populations may also result in unintentional selection and elicit evolutionary changes that mimic crop domestication, essentially turning these ...
Julie R. Etterson+3 more
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