Minimizing the overall electricity production cost to the large-scale power system incorporating solar and wind energy sources using Elk Herd Optimizer

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Utility planning in bespoke off-grid utility infrastructure systems in South Africa by Skipp, Kayla

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A systematic review of the assessment of out-of-pocket payment removal policies in reducing the economic burden caused by direct and indirect costs of HIV service utilization in South Africa by Majokweni, Hlombekazi

“…We included quantitative and qualitative articles that reported costs of HIV service utilization or reported impoverishment and catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) as part of their outcomes. …”
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An investigation into the costs of active power transmission transactions and methods for evaluation of costs by Gorodkova, Elena

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Sustainable utilization of desalination concentrate by ElBarmelgy, Amira Hesham

“…The Artemia and algae biomass can be sold, generating additional economic benefits and minimizing the cost of such a system, thus allowing for an economically, socially and environmentally safe way to utilize desalination waste. …”
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A multiobjective optimization model for optimal placement of solar collectors

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Optimal sizing and operation of pumping systems to achieve energy efficiency and load shifting

Subjects: “…Operational cost…”
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Reductions in Gastrointestinal Intolerance, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Associated with a Plant-Based Peptide Enteral Formula with Fruit and Vegetable Ingredients: Retrospective Analysis of Children and Adults in Post-Acute Care

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Investigating hyperheuristics for solving bi-objective simulation optimisation problems by Nigrini, Leanne

Subjects: “…Value analysis (Cost control)…”
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Optimized production and inventory decisions for a mixed make-to-order/make-to-stock ready-made garment manufacturer by Youssef, Aya M. El-Mehany

“…When analysis was made to the parameters that influence the decisions, it was found that distributing the capacity between MTO and MTS with different percentages had significant impact on the revenues and costs. The model was very sensitive to the increases in the fabric price and subcontracting costs while the overall net profits were not significantly affected by the changes in the inventory holding cost. …”
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Design of an optimal photobioreactor by Hagendijk, Adrianus Jan

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Reductions in Gastrointestinal Intolerance, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Associated with a Plant-Based Peptide Enteral Formula with Fruit and Vegetable Ingredients: Retrospective Analysis of Children and Adults in Post-Acute Care [Corrigendum]

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Optimal liquidation strategies by Ennis, Michael

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Modeling and optimization of remanufacturing operations of spent products for sustainability by Heikal, Eman

“…However, there is no decision making system the manufacturers could use for cost / benefit assessment of disassembling and recovering these products that considers the following points: (1) evaluating the value of recovering the whole product versus value associated with recovering its disassembled items , (2) using Multi-Objective Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) to assign spent products and their items to various recovery alternatives considering their received physical conditions, (3) selection of operations for items is not limited by a fixed regular production-hour capacity for each operation, (4) model assumptions, constraints, and formulation that satisfy the three aspects of sustainability, which are economic, social responsibility, and environmental aspects in one step model , (5) considering other vital dimensions which are the quality of recovered products and the minimum batch size for vending recycled materials, (6) utilizing the recycling operation in the optimum way that increases revenue from vending isolated materials. …”
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The cost effectiveness of treating paediatric cancer in South Africa: a review of treatment cost for Burkitt Lymphoma by Kay, Chane

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The Economics of Building Life Cycle Costing by Stevens, Alan J

“…The purpose of this thesis is to examine the economics of buildings with special reference to life cycle costing in order to illustrate how valid comparisons of alternative construction methods or material selection can be achieved with a view to optimizing total costs.…”
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Optimization of thermal efficiency of buildings by Kamel, Hussein

“…In the building sector, the choice of the materials utilized in building the wall is dependent on many factors. …”
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Supply and demand side benefits and costs of low cost urban electrification in Malawi : a case of Mbayani Township by Matinga, Margaret Njirambo

“…The tariff nevertheless ensures cost recovery over a period of 5 years. While lack of data from the utility hindered detailed analysis of the supply side impacts, the study concluded that the strategies used yielded net costs for the utility. …”
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