Modern armed conflicts: compliance with the standards of international humanitarian law by R. V. Tsapyuk, O. M. Tsarenko

“… The article examines the current state of development of international humanitarian law (IHL) and identifies the main challenges facing its implementation in the context of modern armed conflicts. …”
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Economic Analysis of Global CO₂ Emissions and Energy Consumption Based on the World Kaya Identity by Alina Yakymchuk, Simone Maxand, Anna Lewandowska

“…Thus, an unexpected increase in the population likely does not have short-term effects on CO₂ emissions, and the responses to GDPpc and energy intensity both decrease after some periods, while the shock in carbon intensity shows a significant effect even after 10 years. …”
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Measurement of Population Carrying Capacity based on a P–S Model: A Case Study of Zhejiang Province by Linyun Zhang, Wei Li, Dalia Streimikiene

“…The implementation of the “second child policy” and the influx of large numbers of people have led to an increase in the population of Zhejiang Province in China, placing pressure on the environment, health care, and education. …”
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The Relations between Labour Market Institutions and Employment of Migrants by Domicián Máté, İmran Sarıhasan, Krisztina Dajnoki

“…Although the economic effects of migration increase the efficiency of labour markets, some governments have rigorously rejected solutions proposed for the current refugee crisis. …”
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PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS AS A FACTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION’S PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVENESS by Veronica PRISACARU, Alina CARADJA

“…Due to the acute competition in the market of educational services, it is obvious that focusing on students' interests represents a factor of performance and, implicitly, of the competitiveness of each higher education institution. In this context, we can highlight the partnership with students as one of the most effective instruments, which can be used both to diagnose the problems of professional training and to solve them through joint efforts.This investigation is focused on the following objectives: a) assessing the quality of engagement with students in order to increase the effectiveness of vocational training in higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova and b) experimenting with the method of partnership with students, evaluating the obtained results. …”
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Jeunes chercheurs face aux exigences de disponibilité temporelle by María del Río Carral, Bernard Fusulier

“…Academia, defined as a greedy institution, enhances a specific symbolic figure of the researcher, that of an individual who is entirely dedicated to his/her work. Given the current context implying a strong competition for very few long-term positions, such an institutional demand is reinforced by the injunction imposed on researchers to increase their productivity in short periods of time and to become internationally mobile. …”
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Dielectric Permittivity in Copper Leaching: A Review by Marcos Andreu, Robert Zwick, Moe Momayez

“…The study highlights the integration of permittivity measurements into existing monitoring systems, aiming to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and increase ore recovery rates. This comprehensive review provides insights into the current state of permittivity measurement technologies and their future prospects in the context of copper leaching.…”
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Stress and influencing factor among children diagnosed with cancer at hospitals in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Surya Kamal Shahi, Panpan Wang, Jinjin Gu, Rajendra Man Shrestha, Peng Wang

“…The linear regression model showed that stress is associated with socio-demographic variables sex in which female children are more stressed (β = 1.750 (95% CI: 0.46, 3.03) P < 0.05) and clinical features duration of diagnosis as the time increase (12 < Month ≤ 24) level of stress decreased (β =-1.730 (95% CI: -3.20,-0.25) P < 0.05. …”
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ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE COMPETITIVENESS OF TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES by LIVIU RADU, CARMEN RADU

“…In crisis situations, the competitiveness of transnational companies becomes a particularly complex concept, due to the fact that said business entities are continuously moving within the context of internationalization and increasing use of global strategies. …”
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The Quest to Re-energise Academic Staff in Higher Education in an Age of Performativity by Ioanna Palaiologou, Stephen Burwood, Thomas Feldges, Trevor Male

“…This article explores how it may be possible to re-energise academic staff within the current context of expectations of managers within higher education (HE) in England. …”
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“When in Rome…”: structural determinants impacting healthcare access, health outcomes, and well-being of South Asian older adults in Ontario using a multilingual qualitative approa... by Diya Chowdhury, Catherine Tong, Kimberly Lopez, Elena Neiterman, Paul Stolee

“…With the increase in international migration, the need for an equitable healthcare system in Canada is increasing. …”
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Inhibition Ameliorates Innate Immune Cell Activation, Inflammation, and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension by Hannah L. Smith, Bethany L. Goodlett, Gabriella C. Peterson, Emily N. Zamora, Ava R. Gostomski, Brett M. Mitchell

“…SSHTN is defined by an increase in blood pressure (BP) in response to high dietary salt, and is associated with heightened cardiovascular risk, renal damage, and immune system activation. …”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

“…Whey protein (WP) is a highly nutritious, commercially available alternative food source that is used primarily as a food supplement by athletes and physically active individuals to provide them with essential amino acids and bioactive peptides, and additional benefits have been attributed to WP consumption. In this context, the objective of this review was to explore current evidence regarding the consumption of different WP supplements in sports nutrition to elucidate their efficiency in affecting muscle hypertrophy, physical performance, response to muscle injury, weight loss, and body composition changes. …”
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Trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia: features and development priorities by A. M. Myrzakhmetova, D. U. Alshimbayeva, K. A. Turkeeva, A. T. Yerimpasheva

“…The main approach is to expand regional trade through the mechanism of participation in the Eurasian Union, the intensifi of corporate ties through the creation of joint ventures, based on the use of advanced scientifi technologies to increase the production of competitive products. The presented article reveals the current state of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in the context of the growing processes of globalization and regionalization. …”
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LEGITIMACY DEFICIT AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME by Nataliia Kononenko, Oleh Kononenko

“…The article analyzes the institutional capacity and legitimacy of governmental structures in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the current war. The main problem that undermines the effectiveness of the government is the regulatory and legal traps that arise from unreformed mechanisms of relations between the branches of government. …”
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Role of self-regulation in controlling cyber loafing and smartphone addiction: Reducing health risk at the university level by Aisha Bibi, Asia Mushtaq, Wajeeha Aurangzeb, Sadaf Z. Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmad

“…Additional factors such as students’ disengagement from tasks, lack of context familiarities, and the boring nature of the task or teaching method may increase the mobile addiction. …”
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Chemistry, Safety, and Challenges of the Use of Organic Acids and Their Derivative Salts in Meat Preservation by Olfa Ben Braïek, Slim Smaoui

“…Meat industries are constantly facing new waves of changes in the consumer’s nutritional trends, food safety, and quality requirements and legislations leading to an increase in interest for meat biopreservation to respond to all of these modern socioeconomic demands. …”
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Horticultural performance and QTL mapping of snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) populations with organic and conventional breeding histories by Hayley E. P. Richardson, Ryan M. King, Joel Davis, James R. Myers

“…IntroductionImproving crop cultivars for use on organic farms is pertinent, as current elite germplasm is less resilient within the more variable context of organic farm environments. …”
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Trends and Prospects of Development of the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad Region by Andrey D. Zhukovskii

“…The research is based on current statistical data and sources, as well as a theoretical and methodological review of the principles and approaches to the use of SEZs in both foreign and domestic practice. …”
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The Potential of Small, Low- Carbon, Zero- Energy Housing by Cynthia Souaid

“…The social dimension is then addressed from the perspective of market demand through an investigation of consumers’ current housing preferences. The assumption stating that, due to an increase in smaller, elderly, and lowerincome households, current housing preferences are leaning towards smaller dwellings is refuted underlining the importance of distinguishing between smallest and smaller dwelling sizes. …”
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