Analysis Of Options Research Articles

The application of Analytic Network Process (ANP) in selecting the intersection investment between Tran Hung Dao – 3 Thang 2 – Mau Than in Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City

The analysis and evaluation of construction investment options in Vietnam is still qualitative and subjective, so investment decisions are not truly rational. This study proposes the Analytical Network Process (ANP) method applied to build evaluation models and then selecting criteria to quantify and digitize with specialized software, to analyze and make appropriate decisions. This research was conducted through a survey of 74 construction experts and engineers undertaking different roles in the project (state management agencies, investors, consultants, contractors, etc.). As a result, 29 variables (divided into 06 groups of factors), were established and analysed using Superdecision software. The study shows that option 01 (intersection renovation and expansion) has the highest score; and was proposed to invest and implement in practice.

Bariatric Surgery in Obesity: Metabolic Quality Analysis and Comparison of Surgical Options.

Obesity is a constantly growing health problem which reduces quality of life and life expectancy. Bariatric surgery (BS) for obesity is considered when all other conservative treatment modalities have failed. Comparison of the multidisciplinary programs with BS regarding to the weight loss showed that substantial and durable weight reduction have been achieved only with bariatric surgical treatments. Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most popular BS, it has high long-term failure rates, and it is claimed that one of every three patients will undergo another bariatric procedure within a 10-year period. Although BS provides weight loss and improvement of metabolic comorbidities, in long-term follow-up, weight gain is observed in half of the patients, while decrease in bone mass and nutritional deficiencies occur in up to 90%. Moreover, despite significant weight loss, several psychological aspects of patients are worsened in comparison to preoperative levels. Nearly one-fifth of postoperative patients with "Loss-of-eating control" meet food addiction criteria. Therefore, the benefits of weight loss following bariatric procedures alone are still debated in terms of the proinflammatory and metabolic profile of obesity.

Hydrothermal liquefaction integrated with wastewater treatment plants – Life cycle assessment and technoeconomic analysis of process system options

The purpose of this study is the formulation of various scenarios based on two different conceptual design configurations for a sewage sludge-to-fuel pathway via HTL, co-located with a wastewater treatment...

О некоторых механизмах импортозамещения во второй сфере АПК России

In this work, an analysis of a possible option for introducing the “sandbox mechanism” into agriculture of the Russian Federation was carried out; the authors investigated the possible economic consequences of this implementation. The emphasis is placed on the fact that this step will allow our country to enter a completely new innovative path of agricultural development. The following research results were obtained: failures in imports and exports due to large-scale disruptions in food supply chains are the results of Western sanctions pressure on the Russian food market. Russia is still dependent on imports, so the main thesis is that exports and import substitution are complementary strategies. In order to level out the problem of import substitution, the authors propose the use of a “sandbox mechanism”; it is quite obvious that, through a certain methodology, we will reduce the time and costs of entering export-oriented products into the national market, and then world markets and, subsequently, expanding production capabilities for domestic manufacturers. The key directions of state policy in the field of import substitution have been identified - ensuring technological sovereignty in the country through the production of import-substituting and export-oriented products. The main threats to food security for 2024-2025 are formulated: the further use of parallel imports will only worsen the already difficult relations with the West, and new risks will also appear - an uncontrolled rise in food prices and, as a result, a loss of confidence of the domestic consumer. Specific models of import substitution are proposed with an emphasis on domestic high-tech developments and scientific competencies in the food market.

装配式建筑结构选型方案对比分析——以武汉某大学培养模式改革襄阳示范区项目为例

装配式建筑结构选型方案对比分析——以武汉某大学培养模式改革襄阳示范区项目为例

Analysis of international trade transportation strategy of logistics under game theory model

Abstract It is of great significance to build a modern comprehensive transportation system and coordinate the development of various modes of transportation for economic development. This paper introduces the game theory model into the logistics international trade transportation strategy problem, establishes the Stackelberg game model, takes the transportation cost, transportation time, external cost, transportation security as the evaluation index, uses the DHGF comprehensive algorithm to decouple, and constructs the logistics international trade transportation model based on the game theory. The selection of container transportation from place A to five other locations is an example of a quantitative analysis of different transportation options and strategies in logistics international trade transportation under various demands. The optimal path is based on the demand of managers to control the external cost of 27,500 to 31,900 yuan, the demand of consumers of high-value goods to control the cargo damage rate of 1.43% to 1.59%, the optimal path of the demand of operators for the more economical railroad transportation. The final utility evaluation of the optimal path of this paper’s model is 0.18%~3.99% higher than the comparison model. The results show that the model in this paper can effectively provide a higher utility optimization scheme and route reference for international trade transportation path optimization under different demands of participants.

Comparative Analysis of Options for Organizing Internet Traffic Exchange in Territorially Distributed Communication Networks

Comparative Analysis of Options for Organizing Internet Traffic Exchange in Territorially Distributed Communication Networks

Analysis of options for the complex of transport and technological means interaction for transmitting information to the control system

The article describes the organization of interaction of a complex of autonomous intelligent transport and technological means (ITTS) for the transmission of information to the controlling system. The need for this solution is caused by the fundamental impossibility of implementing a cloud solution based on cellular communications and mobile Internet, due to unstable communication in the airport area, which is random and unpredictable. A variant of interaction is described in which ITTS transmits critical information about its condition and the results of technological operations to other ITTS using them as couriers to deliver information. Possible variants of such interaction and consequences are analyzed. A mechanism is proposed for synchronizing a set of ITTs containing redundant information, both among themselves and with the central system. The mechanism of the synchronization horizon is described. The criteria for choosing the most suitable ITTS are considered on the basis of various information available at each specific time. The concept of zones of stable transmission of information is introduced and a tool for creating a map of such zones is described.

Comparative analysis of options for organizing internet traffic exchange in territorially distributed communication networks - Review 2

Comparative analysis of options for organizing internet traffic exchange in territorially distributed communication networks - Review 2

Seaxes and skalms: Single-edged weapon in the Old Icelandic texts

The article examines the problem of the use in combat conditions and classification of single-edged short-bladed weapons of the Germanic and neighboring peoples of Europe in the early Middle Ages — combat knives seaxes. The authors consider the numerous existing archaeological finds in the context of terms used in modern Scandinavian languages, and also turn to the analysis of options for using the terms “seax” and “skalm” in archaic texts. A contextual analysis of the use of these terms in the poetic texts of songs from the Elder Edda and the prose of Icelandic sagas belonging to various subtypes is presented. According to the authors, the term “skalm” had a very specific purpose and fell out of everyday use — as a designation for a real type of weapon — long before the Viking Age. In the texts describing the Viking Age, it is not people who are consistently armed with skalms, but the dark and negative characters opposing them — trolls, jotuns, etc. However, in the heroic epic tradition, skalms, on the contrary, are used by heroes; It was the skalms that became part of the poetic formulas describing the equipment of the heroes of the epic. There is reason to believe that this term comes from ancient times and by the Viking Age it became an anachronism, acquiring new connotations and negative meaning.

Comparative analysis of options for organizing internet traffic exchange in territorially distributed communication networks - Review 3

Comparative analysis of options for organizing internet traffic exchange in territorially distributed communication networks - Review 3

What is the best strategy for iron deficiency anemia prevention and control in Iran? a policy analysis study protocol.

The present study is a type of exploratory qualitative studies and applied research. The approach of this study is a prospective policy analysis in which we will formulate appropriate policy options to prevent and control iron deficiency anemia in Iran. Current study is a multi-method research with an analysis for policy approach containing three phases. First, through a literature review study, policies, programs and interventions of different countries to control and prevent anemia caused by iron deficiency will be identified. Then, in the qualitative phase of the study, the challenges, barriers, facilitators of the policies and programs implemented and ongoing in Iran will be examined. The content and policy-making process, as well as the context and role of stakeholders and actors will be analyzed using the framework of the policy triangle and analysis of the policy process using the Kingdon's multiple streams model. Then, the proposed initial policy options will be developed. In the next phase, an expert panel contain experts, authorities and policymakers will be formed and the proposed options will be reviewed and categorized. In order to prioritize policy options and evaluate their feasibility in Iran, the Delphi technique and the policy options analysis framework of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be used. At the end, policy options will be selected based on the highest score and will be presented as appropriate policy options. Prospective policy analysis allows the selection of potentially practical and effective policy options to control iron deficiency anemia. The findings of current study will be presented as reports and research articles for policy makers.

Accelerating Image Classification based on a Model for Estimating Descriptor-to-Class Distance

The article describes a method of image classification based on the estimation of the distance to the etalon class. The implementation of estimates gives a significant gain in classification speed compared to linear search while maintaining a decent level of accuracy. The methodology is based on the use of the triangle inequality for images given by a set of binary vectors as descriptors of the image key points. The evaluation is applied to the "object descriptor – etalon" classification method, which is based on the descriptor voting procedure. An analysis of evaluation options is carried out using the parameters of the etalon sets in the form of a medoid and the closest or farthest points from it. The gain in classification time compared to the traditional method proportionally depends on the number of descriptors in the etalon description. Software simulation of classifiers with the implementation of evaluation shows a gain in speed of 350-450 times for the description of 500 descriptors while maintaining one hundred percent classification accuracy on the training set of similar NFT images. A control sample experiment shows that the classifier with estimation can respond better to image details compared to the traditional method.

TRANSLATION OF REALIA ON THE MATERIAL OF THE RUSSIAN FOLK TALE «KOSCHEY THE IMMORTAL»

Statement of the problem. The article discusses the interaction of linguistics and cultural studies in translation. The concepts of lacunarity, ethnolinguocultural asymmetry, sociocultural adaptation, significative connotation are revealed. Results. The article describes the difficulties that arise when translating works that are distinguished by a bright national coloring. Particular attention is paid to the problems associated with the difficulties of translation, in particular the translation of non-equivalent vocabulary. Various interpretations of the concept of reality are given. It is explained why it is necessary to distinguish between the concepts of "realia" and "non-equivalent vocabulary". With the help of the theory of renomination, the difficulties associated with the translation of realia from one language to another are analyzed and a comparative analysis of various translation options for realia taken from the Russian folk tale "Koschey the Immortal" of A. S. Afanasyev and its translations into Italian by Rosella Morini (2011) and Sophia de Figner (1903). Conclusion. It is concluded that the translation of folklore is always difficult, since its quality depends very much on how rich the translator's stock of thematic and folk-poetic vocabulary of both languages ​​is. The analysis showed that the language in the translations is modern, neutral vocabulary prevails in it, in contrast to the Russian fairy tale, where there is a lot of stylistically colored colorful vocabulary. To convey the cultural features of the Russian language, transcriptions, transliterations, partial tracing with explanatory notes are used.

A Real Option Analysis of the “Flats for Land” System - an Idiosyncratic Equity Financing Mechanism on Real Estate Investments

A typical real estate development project encounters an entrée capital expense for land purchase that is not immediately recovered until the allocated capital for the land acquisition is replaced with new capital that converts the land to a rentable building space. This article presents an idiosyncratic equity financing scheme that eliminates the sunk cost for a land purchase over a real estate development, within a real options framework. The study provides a model solution, numerical results of the option value, and the optimal investment threshold of a real estate development that is initiated through the “flats for land” scheme.

A sequential real options analysis for renewable power-to-hydrogen plants for Germany and California

The novelty of large-scale green hydrogen technology with its numerous applications, and the competition with well-entrenched conventional technologies, still makes it difficult to operate renewable power-to-hydrogen (P2H) plants profitably. In this study, sequential investments in the P2H plants are investigated using a Real Options approach. The analysis addresses the question of what the optimal timing is for sequential investments in P2H modules that enable hydrogen feed-in into the gas grid in Germany and California, both pioneers in the sustainable energy transition. Choosing this approach, the uncertain and largely irreversible character of the P2H investments is tackled. Since the focus is on substituting natural gas by adding green hydrogen to the gas grid, the underlying asset considered as stochastic is the price of natural gas. It is modeled by applying a geometric Brownian motion process. The analysis conducted reveals that for both California and Germany polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer systems are uneconomical in the foreseeable future, at least based on the assumptions made in the case studies. The required natural gas price level that would enable economic viability of gas grid feed-in exceeds the level of today's natural gas prices many times over. Without policy support (e.g., subsidies or quotas for green hydrogen, sufficiently high carbon tax), or an increased willingness to pay for green fuel on the customers' side, it is unlikely that the required minimum hydrogen price level for profitable business will be reached any time soon.

A Selected Survey of Game Theory Models with Government Schemes to Support Circular Economy Systems

This paper reviews the public schemes and mechanisms available for firms to activate and successfully organize circular economy settings. Because of the nature of such negotiated incentives, we focus this survey on game theory models and emphasize three main fields: (1) analysis of public schemes proposed by governments to sponsor the formation of circular economy systems; (2) investigation of government actions in sponsoring these schemes, which can either be active or passive; and (3) analysis of circular economy options used in game theory with government interventions, linked to the waste pyramid framework. Within these fields, we identify six research gaps that future research can address to contribute to this domain’s knowledge. Furthermore, by crossing these three dimensions, we derive 200 possible fields that can be populated with future research and emphasize the ones that require more contributions from researchers in the future.

An Assessment of Deep Borehole Disposal Post-Closure Safety

Around the world, deep borehole disposal is being evaluated for intermediate level-waste (ILW), high-level waste, and spent nuclear fuel. To facilitate a disposal concept options analysis for ILW in Australia, desktop and lab-based geoscientific investigations, together with generic post-closure safety assessments of deep borehole disposal of long-lived ILW, have been undertaken. This paper reports on geoscientific data obtained on crystalline rock and rock salt as model rocks for geological disposal. Petrophysical and mineralogical properties for these rocks have been investigated to provide realistic data for evaluation and input to post-closure safety assessments. For crystalline rock samples originating from depths between 700 to 1900 m, very low hydraulic conductivity (2 × 10−12 to 3 × 10−11 m/s) and very low porosity (0.02% to 1.2%) were obtained. The noble gas isotopic composition of fluid inclusions from the same depth interval confirmed the rock had been devoid of recent interaction with meteoric water, thus providing potentially suitable conditions for geological disposal. Rock salt from a 802-m (heterogeneous sample with 40% halite) and a 1100-m (sample with 98% halite) depth also had a low hydraulic conductivity (5 × 10−10 to 5 × 10−9 m/s at 802 m and 10−11 to 2 × 10−10 m/s at 1100 m) and very low porosity (~0.8% for the heterogenous sample and ~0.2% for the pure halite sample). Post-closure safety assessments based on numerical modeling provided bounding conditions around the thermal evolution of the disposal environment in crystalline rock for low heat generating ILW (50 W per 180-L vitrified waste canister), including exploring the sensitivity of temperature evolution within the borehole and rock environment to parameters such as heat load, borehole depth, geothermal gradients, and rock thermal conductivity. The coupling of heat transport with radionuclide migration to account for buoyancy-driven transport was shown to have a limited impact on radionuclide migration. For a disposal borehole in crystalline rock, the radionuclide concentrations and annual dose rates from key radionuclides (99Tc and 79Se) for a 500-m, 1000-m, or 3000-m deep borehole were negligible (i.e., many orders of magnitude smaller than the threshold dose the International Atomic Energy Agency considers insignificant for humans, 0.01 mSv/year). For disposal in rock salt, a suite of numerical model scenarios explored the effectiveness of the engineered barriers, including the glass matrix, primary package, and overpack, assuming diffusion-dominated transport. These scenarios illustrated that the performance of the disposal system was insensitive to the presence or absence of engineered barriers, as dose rates at late time (>105 years) were nearly identical for all scenarios. These results indicate that the natural barrier provided by the salt is very effective at containing radionuclides, while the engineered barriers serve mainly to delay the arrival of the peak dose. While the results are preliminary, the post-closure safety assessments, supported by measured data from crystalline rock and rock salt, give confidence that deep borehole disposal of long-lived ILW would result in dose rates considered insignificant for humans within a few meters from the borehole.

BATTLE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION LOGISTICS SUPPORT IN THE FORMS AND METHODS OF NATO STANDARDS MILITARY MANAGEMENT TOOLS BASED ON THE USE OF THE GAME THEORY MATHEMATICAL APPARATUS

The subject matter of the article is the analysis of the decision-making options for combat operations in the sphere of operation of the S-4 section of the headquarters of the military unit. The goal of the study is the development of the methodology of the military raffle according to NATO standards for the analysis of decision-making options for combat operations by applying the mathematical apparatus of game theory. The tasks to be solved are: to conduct an analysis of the methods recommended by NATO standards for a military draw; from the point of view their viability objectivity assessing to formulate a matrix game based on an a posteriori analysis of action options to make a decision on planning and organizing a battle in the field of the S-4 section operation. The methodological basis of the research was general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge. General scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge are used. The following results were obtained: The adequacy of the mathematical apparatus of game theory for the formal description of the decision-making process for combat operations, taking into account all possible risks, has been clarified. Conclusions The method of analyzing options for making a decision on combat operations using the mathematical apparatus of game theory is one that is devoid of subjectivity. The solution of the matrix game compiled on the basis of data on combat operations in the sphere of operation of the S-4 headquarters section of the military unit is the basis of the methodology of logistical support for the planning and organization of the battle in the forms and methods of the military management toolkit according to NATO standards.

EVALUATION OF ROAD SURFACE OPTIONS BASED ON THE ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY METHOD

Purpose. The purpose of this work is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of various types of road surfaces, including asphalt concrete, cement concrete, and pavement, with the aim of determining the most optimal option for a specific project based on criteria of productivity, durability, cost, and environmental impact. Methodology. The methodology involves the selection of construction materials and rational construction methods, taking into account weather conditions, climatic factors, and economic factors that influence the quality and durability of road surfaces. To evaluate road surface options while considering the importance of various criteria, the Analytical Hierarchy Method (AHP) is utilized. The process includes creating a hierarchy of criteria, assessing their significance, pairwise comparative analysis, calculating weight coefficients, and evaluating alternatives. Based on this analysis, the optimal road surface option is determined for a specific project or task. Findings. At this stage of the decision-making process involving the comparison of road constructions, we considered ten primary requirements and three widely used types of road surfaces: asphalt concrete, cement concrete, and pavement. Through a comprehensive analysis of various road surface options, the most optimal choice for a specific project was determined based on criteria of productivity, durability, cost, and environmental impact. Originality. A scientific approach was employed, which involved the selection of road surface construction and rational construction methods, taking into account weather conditions, climatic factors, and economic factors influencing the quality and durability of the road surface. This approach also considered the significance of various criteria to determine the optimal road surface option for a specific project or task. Practical value. The business model encompasses the stages of project design, implementation of construction work, and outlines a sequence of steps for creating, developing, and ensuring the efficient operation of industrial enterprises. The selection of the optimal road surface construction allows industrial enterprises to generate profits in the shortest possible time with minimal investments.