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This article presents one generalized order-level inventory system with fully permissible delay in payment in various trade-credit intervals. Review of existing literature finds few EOQ models under simultaneous considerations of time-dependent generalized demand rate, time-dependent generalized rate of deterioration and time-dependent generalized backordering under fully permissible delay in payment. In those existing studies, the optimal inventory depletion time is independent of demand over the entire cycle. Here, present article frames one generalized order-level inventory system with fully permissible delay in payment across various trade-credit intervals. This finds that when the trade-credit period is longer than the inventory depletion time to settle the account, the optimal inventory depletion time is dependent of demand. Under this ambiance, one particular case having time-dependent ramp type demand rate, two variables time-dependent Weibull distribution rate of deterioration and time-dependent backordering rate with fully permissible delay in payment, finds that the optimal inventory depletion time varies inversely over demand in that period. Moreover, the proposed model shrinks to obtain many well-established EOQ models as the special cases to it. Next, a general algorithm determines the various optimal solutions corresponding to seven cases. The managerial insights extracted from sensitivity analysis of parameters include the suggestion to halt the promotional activities so as to foreshorten the demand in shortage period. Also, this analysis attests that the longer waiting period of retailers should be counterbalanced with various promotional activities and anticipated benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an inventory model is developed without shortages where the production cost is inversely related to the set up cost and production quantity. In addition, the holding cost is considered time dependent. Here impreciseness is introduced in the storage area. The objective and constraint functions are defined by the truth (membership) degree, indeterminacy (hesitation) degree and falsity (non-membership) degree. Likewise, a non-linear programming problem with a constraint is also considered. Then these are solved by Neutrosophic Geometric Programming Technique for linear membership, hesitation and non-membership functions. Also the solution procedure for Neutrosophic Non-linear Programming Problem is proposed by using additive operator and Geometric Programming method. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the models using the proposed procedure and the results are compared with the results obtained by other optimization techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anxiety and depression are common psychological disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was upsurging worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore factors associated with anxiety and depression among T2DM patients in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted among T2DM patients using face-to-face interviews. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured using the CAS and PHQ-9 scales. Outcomes were assessed including sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, and challenges of getting routine medical and healthcare access-related questions. The prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms were 29.8% and 22.7%, respectively. Regression analysis reported that males older than 50 years, illiterate, unemployed or retired, urban residents, below the recommended level of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), low dietary diversity score (DDS) and obese respondents were associated with higher odds of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Moreover, respondents with transport difficulties, unaffordable medicine, medicine shortages, close friends or family members diagnosed with COVID-19 and financial problems during COVID-19 had higher odds of anxiety and depressive symptoms than their counterparts, respectively. Our study suggests providing psychological support, such as home-based psychological interventions, and highlighting policy implications to ensure the well-being of T2DM patients in Bangladesh during the pandemic., Competing Interests: The authors declare none., (© The Author(s) 2024.)