The Changing Nature of Security in Europe: the Triangle between Russia’s New Foreign Policy, the CSDP and NATO by Katerina Veljanovska

“…Russia’s new foreign policy appears to be a potential turning point for the Euro-Atlantic security context. Having come as a surprise to many, some senior Western officials and politicians have talked of a changed European security landscape, and argued that the current situation creates new security realities for the twenty-first century and, at the same time, demands a significant response from NATO. …”
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The Art of Tokenization: Blockchain Affordances and the Invention of Future Milieus by Laura Lotti

“…In spite of recent attempts to extend the scarcity-based paradigm to blockchains, I argue that cryptotokens do introduce differences in kind in the ways in which value generation and distribution are expressed and accounted for in digital environments. In this context, artistic approaches to tokenization can illuminate new aspects of the affordances of these technologies, toward the disintermediation of art production and its networked value from the current institutional-financial milieu. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL LEAPS ON MILITARY COMBAT CAPABILITY: THE CASE OF DRONES by Major Sînziana IANCU, Ph.D

“…In the current geopolitical context, where armed conflicts are increasingly based on technological superiority, drones represent a determining factor in gaining strategic advantage. …”
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Burnout and its Factors in Healthcare Workers Involved in Providing Health Care for Patients With COVID-19 at Different Stages of the Pandemic by A. B. Kholmogorova, S. S. Petrikov, A. Y. Suroyegina, O. Y. Mikita, A. A. Rakhmanina, A. P. Roy

“…Abstract. In the context of the pandemic, when healthcare professionals are forced to work under extreme stress and an increased threat of infection, research on professional burnout and emotional maladjustment of medical workers is gaining particular relevance around the world.Aim of study. …”
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Anti-tumor activity of a novel compound-CDF is mediated by regulating miR-21, miR-200, and PTEN in pancreatic cancer. by Bin Bao, Shadan Ali, Dejuan Kong, Sanila H Sarkar, Zhiwei Wang, Sanjeev Banerjee, Amro Aboukameel, Subhash Padhye, Philip A Philip, Fazlul H Sarkar

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In the current study we showed, for the first time, that CDF could significantly inhibit the sphere-forming ability (pancreatospheres) of PC cells consistent with increased disintegration of pancreatospheres, which was associated with attenuation of CSC markers (CD44 and EpCAM), especially in gemcitabine-resistant (MIAPaCa-2) PC cells containing high proportion of CSCs consistent with increased miR-21 and decreased miR-200. …”
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Biochemical detection of pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis using high wavenumber Raman endoscopy and stimulated Raman microscopy by Ezekiel J. Haugen, Andrea K. Locke, Lily H. Dao, Alec B. Walter, Pratheepa K. Rasiah, Justin S. Baba, Matthew A. Buendia, Hernán Correa, Girish Hiremath, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen

“…These findings were verified by ex vivo analysis of esophageal biopsies with stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, Raman microspectroscopy, and histochemical staining, which revealed significant decreases in epithelial carbohydrate content and increases in nucleic acid content in active EoE. …”
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Addition to the summary of cryptogam vascular and gymnosperms plants: “Flora of the Lower Volga Region” (based on materials of the herbarium of SSU (SARAT)) by Boldyrev, Vladimir Alexandrovich, Nyuschenko, Ekaterina Alexandrovna, Stepanov, Michail Vladimirovich

“…The herbarium of the SSU (SARAT) registered 33 species of higher spore-bearing vascular plants: Lycopodiophyta &ndash; four, Equisetophyta &ndash; six, Polypodiophyta &ndash; 19 and Pinophyta &ndash; four out of 41 species indicated in the literature for the Lower Volga region. The fund currently contains 1539 herbarium sheets related to the studied devisions the collections of which were carried out from 1902 to 2017. …”
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C18:0 GM3 ganglioside’s efficacy in LPS-induced parkinsonism: neuroprotection, inflammatory inhibition and gliosis mitigation by Tsung-Ta Liu, Cheng-Tsung Liu, I-Hsun Li, Yu-Chieh Chu, Hao-Yuan Hung, Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Ta-Kai Chou, Shiao-Yun Li, Tin-An Wang, Jui-Hu Shih

“…Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an incurable neurological disorder, and current pharmacological therapies primarily address symptoms without halting disease progression. …”
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Registry-based surveillance of paediatric home respiratory support in Switzerland: methodology and initial findings by Sophie Guerin, Christian Bieli, Regula Corbelli, Thomas Ferry, Miriam Giaranna, Matthias Horn, Silvia Miano, Nicolas Regamey, Daniel Trachsel, Sylvain Blanchon

“… INTRODUCTION: The use of long-term home respiratory support in children has increased dramatically worldwide in recent decades. …”
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Winter wheat yield responses to growing degree days: Long-term trends and adaptability in major producing areas of China by Ziyang Liu, Davide Cammarano, Xiaojun Liu, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Qiang Cao

“…Over time, the total GDD accumulation increased by an average of 345.23 ℃·d, and the GDD accumulation in the three key growth stages increased by an average of 273.26 ℃·d, 27.21 ℃·d, and 44.77 ℃·d. …”
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Safety Production of Fermented Beverages Made with Beekeeping By-products in the Colombian Caribbean Region by Jalelys Liceth Leones-Cerpa, Gabriella Santander, Ines Arroyo, Martha Cuenca Quicazan, Eduardo Sanchez-Tuiran, Karina A. Ojeda Delgado

“…Among the results, a notable decrease in pH was evident in the samples containing Montes de María pollen (between 4.12 and 4.32), together with an increase in acidity (0.96 and 1.36 %w/w lactic acid). …”
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Electrodeposition of Ni-WC composite coatings: formation, structure and properties by Polina M. Petukhova, Evdokiya G. Bushueva, Oksana N. Novgorodtseva, Vladislav D. Kizimov

“…Currently, electroplating is actively developing, and one of its promising areas is the study of composite electrochemical coatings (CEC). …”
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Hybrid compatible grid forming inverters with coordinated regulation for low inertia and mixed generation grids by Biddut Bhowmik, Moses Amoasi Acquah, Sung-Yul Kim

“…The control architecture of the HC-GFIs is designed as a multi-layered cascaded structure incorporating active power-frequency droop control, voltage regulation loops, a current-limiting regulator, and a dynamic current control layer. …”
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The Global Burden of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria by Andrea Marino, Antonino Maniaci, Mario Lentini, Salvatore Ronsivalle, Giuseppe Nunnari, Salvatore Cocuzza, Federica Maria Parisi, Bruno Cacopardo, Salvatore Lavalle, Luigi La Via

“…We focused on the most clinically significant MDR pathogens, regional differences in resistance, and the effectiveness of containment strategies. Our goal was to synthesize current knowledge and propose research directions. …”
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Observation of bi-directional global Alfvén eigenmodes in the MAST-U tokamak by M.B. Dreval, H.J.C. Oliver, S.E. Sharapov, J.F. Rivero-Rodriguez, M. Fitzgerald, C. Michael, R. Ochoukov, L. Velarde, M. Cecconello, D. Ryan, the MAST-U Team

“…In low plasma current ( I _p ) discharges, we observe only GAEs propagating counter to the plasma current and the beam direction. …”
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Specifics of Ensuring Russia’s Economic Security under Sanctions Pressure by N. A. Yagunova

“…The intensity of discussion of issues of ensuring economic security at the country level increases with the increasing impact of negative factors from both the external and internal environment. …”
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Multidimensional Scientometric Analysis for the Gig Economy by Sergen Gürsoy

“…In this context, it is important to be able to make scientometric analyzes within the scope of the literature on the gig economy in order to obtain systematic findings for future research on the current labor market. …”
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Biomarkers for diabetic retinopathy by Maria V. Budzinskaya, Dmitry V. Lipatov, Vladislav G. Pavlov, Denis V. Petrachkov

“…The review examines two main groups of biomarkers, molecular and visualised, which shows the current state of the problem and the prospects for studying biomarkers in the context of the DR treatment. …”
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Recherche-action pour une maintenance du quotidien dans les résidences universitaires by Marion Serre, Agathe Chiron, Chloé Perreau

“…In the current context of environmental crisis, maintenance is increasingly seen as an alternative to innovation and progress, which are generally associated with growth and consumption. …”
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STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF CHATBOTS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE by Iwona Lupa-Wójcik

“…The article addresses an important and current problem related to the use of chatbots in customer service, according to students. …”
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