Cost-benefit analysis of Infrastructure Projects in an Enlarged European Union: an Incentive-Oriented Approach [PDF]
The purpose of the paper is to analyse some results of cost-benefit analysis in a sample of ISPA (Structural Instrument for pre-accession countries) projects.
Massimo Florio, Silvia Vignetti
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Emissions of unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (UPOPs) and global warming are two major environmental challenges. But their governance has largely evolved in parallel, leaving the toxicity implications of climate‐driven industrial transitions poorly understood.
Yuxiang Sun +7 more
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EU Funded Projects: from Financial to Economic Analysis [PDF]
Investment projects represent the basis of economic and social development of our country. The investment is a cost that will most influence the future, but it is necessary that this influence should be not only positive, but also should exceed the ...
Andreea Lorena RADU +1 more
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Natural Variation of NAR5 Determines Nitrogenase Activity and the Yield in Soybean
This study identified NAR5, a gene encoding a subtilisin‐like protease, that regulates nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules. Overexpressing NAR5 delayed nodule senescence, enhancing nitrogenase activity, yield, and low‐nitrogen tolerance. The elite haplotype NAR5HapI‐1 linked to superior nitrogenase activity and greater seed weight has been ...
Chao Ma +11 more
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Hierarchical contracting in grant decisions: ex-ante and ex-post evaluation in the context of the EURegional Policy [PDF]
This paper applies incentive theory to the context of the European Union (EU) Regional Policy. The core instruments of the policy are the Structural Funds, capital grants that ?ow from the European Commission (EC) to Mem- ber States and regional ...
Massimo Florio, Michela Cella
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Evaluation of the Scottish Borders Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) programme [PDF]
In the light of decades of worldwide research that implies that the Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) programme has potential to enhance learning and attainment (Romney and Samuels, 2001) a pilot programme was launched in Scottish Borders Council ...
Campbell, Duncan +4 more
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models for Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy faces challenges in predicting treatment responses and understanding resistance mechanisms. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) offer powerful solutions for cancer immunotherapy in patient stratification, biomarker discovery, treatment strategy optimization, and foundation model development.
Xinchao Wu +4 more
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A diagnostic framework for assessing public investment management [PDF]
This paper provides a pragmatic and objective diagnostic approach to the assessment of public investment management systems for governments. Since weaknesses in public investment management can negate the core argument that additional fiscal space ...
Biletska, Nataliya +3 more
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Project’s assessment principles and strategies [PDF]
The decision of investment is related with a lot of issues that have an assignment in each project and in the final success of a project. In a project appraisal it is important to consider not only the project characteristics, but also the ...
Mouta, Helena, Moutinho, Nuno
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang +3 more
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