While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.

虽然它们听起来很高效而且节约成本，但最近的一项研究表明，它们并不有效，主要是因为抑郁症患者与之接触的可能性低，也难以坚持下去。

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One question Nocera and his colleagues will be addressing is which of these configurations will be more efficient and cost-effective in the long run.

Nocera和他的同事要解决的一个问题是从长远角度看哪种配置方式将更有效同时成本更低。

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The reason for this is simple: it's much more efficient and cost effective.

原因很简单：这个解决方案更为高效且节约成本。

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According to Mr Rae, combining schemes where appropriate would be more efficient and cost effective.

BBC: Public Accounts Committee

The measure would give ministers powers to direct councils to work more closely together to deliver more efficient and cost effective services.

BBC: Local government questions

This would give rise to a competitive industry that determines accurate prices for the most efficient and cost effective manner of reining in CO2's environmental threat.

ECONOMIST: Change of environment