THE PAYG VARIANT VERSUS THE FULLY FUNDED VARIANT IN CONFIGURING AN EFFECTIVE PENSION SYSTEM by CIPRIAN PANZARU

“…The actual situation is characterized by a major transformation of economical structures, such as: the decrease of population, the increase of participation rate of younger people in higher education and most important, massive retirements and migration. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Preventable Socioeconomic Damage in Different Approaches to the Prevention of Vaccine-Controlled Infections in the Framework of the National Vaccination S... by N. I. Briko, L. D. Popovich, A. Ya. Mindlina, O. I. Volkova, E. O. Kurilovich

“…Extending the five-component vaccine coverage to 60% of children in the 3-to 18-month age group will reduce losses to 20,215 years, saving 10,263 years of life (33.7% more than the current algorithm), and even more if coverage is close to 100%: annual losses will decrease to 2,134 years, which can provide 28,344 saved years of life (93% more than the current algorithm). …”
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Social learning leads to inflexible strategy use in children across three societies by Wilson Vieira, Sarah Pope-Caldwell, Ardain Dzabatou, Luke Maurits, Marie Padberg, Daniel Haun

“…Our data show that German children exhibited overall higher elective flexibility than their Congolese peers whose elective flexibility decreased with age. Interestingly, children across all communities showed less elective flexibility when they learned a strategy socially than when they acquired it themselves. …”
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Debris flows dynamic risk assessment and interpretable Shapley method-based driving mechanisms exploring – A case study of the upper reach of the Min River by Yufeng He, Mingtao Ding, Yu Duan, Hao Zheng, Wen He, Jun Liu

“…The study found that the areas with extremely high debris flow risk decreased by 18.57%, while the areas with moderate and high risk levels increased by 8% and 14% respectively. …”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α promotes tubulointerstitial fibrosis via the upregulation of Muc4 by Zhong-Tang Li, Xin-Hui Hu, Wei-Jie Ni, Zuo-Lin Li, Bi-Kun Huang, Yu Zhang, A-Feng Miao, Jing-Yuan Cao

“…Furthermore, MUC4 overexpression in the context of HIF-1α knockout was positively correlated with increased ECM protein expression and TIF. …”
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Computational markers show specific deficits for dyslexia and ADHD in complex learning settings by Yafit Gabay, Lana Jacob, Atil Mansour, Uri Hertz

“…Abstract The current study examined how individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders navigate the complexities of learning within multidimensional environments marked by uncertain dimension values and without explicit guidance. …”
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Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests... by Chiara Torresan, Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, Edmondo Di Giuseppe, Matija Klopčič, Mathieu Lévesque, Florian Motte, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Hans Pretzsch

“…Abstract Key message We found a significant increase in the latewood density of European beech, and a decrease in the latewood and mean wood density of silver fir and Norway spruce in European mountain forests over the period 1901–2016. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Maternal and paternal infant directed speech is modulated by the child’s age in two and three person interactions by Manuela Filippa, Hervé Tissot, Tiffany Mancinelli, Nicolas Favez, Didier Grandjean

“…Across contexts and parental roles, intensity, pitch, and their variability consistently increased from 3 to 9 months. …”
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Smart Campus Tools by Bart Valks

“…The main research question is: How can smart campus tools optimally contribute to the match between demand for and supply of space, both on the current campus and on the future campus? To answer the research question, this PhD dissertation explores the use of Smart campus tools in Dutch and international contexts, at universities and other organisations. …”
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Modernization of the Feed Water Regenerative Heating System in the “PT-60” Steam Turbine Unit Cycle by V. V. Yanchuk, V. N. Romaniuk

“…Three scenarios of the use of AHP as part of the thermal scheme of the CHP are considered, viz. with an increase in generation, with the maintenance of generation or with a decrease in the generation of electric energy. …”
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Beyond the Trends: Evolution and Future Directions in Music Recommender Systems Research by Babak Amiri, Nikan Shahverdi, Amirali Haddadi, Yalda Ghahremani

“…Although there has been a recent decrease in general interest, investigating context-aware models and hybrid techniques offers encouraging opportunities for further inquiry. …”
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Optimizing Green Spaces Significantly Improves Wind Environment and Accessibility in County Towns by Dan-Yin Zhang, Ling Yang, Li-Yi Feng, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong

“…The results show the following: (1) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the ventilation performance of the urban wind environment improved at a daily wind speed of 5 m/s. The wind speed increased from the current low base speed (0–1 m/s) to a moderate speed (2–5 m/s), significantly enhancing the comfort of the population. (2) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the overall disaster-prevention performance of the county improved. …”
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Drivers of Food Service Need and Use among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men with Chronic Conditions in the United States by Jeong-Hui Park, Tyler Prochnow, Ledric Sherman, Caroline D. Bergeron, Ashley Merianos, Babatunde Olubajo, Sanjeela Gandhari, Matthew L. Smith

“…Food insecurity is predominant and differs across certain races and ethnicities, which highlights the importance of community-based food service access and utilization. In this context, the current study examined factors associated with community-based food service needs and utilization among middle-aged and older non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions. …”
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How School-Based “Pockets of Humanity” Can Promote Student Well-Being: Youth Perspectives on Justice and Well-Being in School by Kate Somerville

“…This study examines how youth activists perceive the impact of school conditions on their well-being in current political contexts. Focusing on qualitative interviews with twelve high school student activists from the organizing base of a digital youth advocacy organization, I explore the relationship between youth’s experiences of justice or injustice and perceptions of their own well-being in educational settings. …”
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FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL LABOR MARKET IN CONDITIONS OF MILITARY THREAT AND INTERNAL POPULATION DISPLACEMENT by Liudmyla Akimova, Gаlina Urchik

“…In the majority of western regions, the ratio between professions with an increase or decrease in the number of vacancies favoured the former. …”
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Multiomics-based analysis of the mechanism of ammonia reduction in Sphingomonas by Wang Mingcheng, Wang Mingcheng, Wang Mingcheng, Wang Mingcheng, Liu Daoqi, Xia Huili, Wang Gailing, Liu Chaoying, Guo Yanan, Guo Aizhen, Guo Aizhen, Guo Aizhen

“…These results suggested that under high ammonium sulfate level, the flux of purine and arginine metabolism pathways in Sphingomonas sp. Z392 might decrease, while the flux of nitrogen metabolism pathway might increase, resulting in increased nitrite content and NH3 release. …”
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Beyond the brain: early autonomic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease by Carmen Nanclares, Inés Colmena, Alicia Muñoz-Montero, Andrés M. Baraibar, Ricardo de Pascual, Aneta Wojnicz, Ana Ruiz-Nuño, Antonio G. García, Adrián Gironda-Martínez, Luis Gandía

“…Noradrenaline levels increased in both plasma and brain, while dopamine decreased peripherally but paradoxically increased in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. …”
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HUMAN RESOURCES OF HEALTHCARE IN UKRAINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND WAR by Oleksandr P. Volosovets, Dmytro D. Diachuk, Igor A. Lurin, Oleksandr M. Naumenko, Valentin D. Pariy, Anton O. Volosovets

“…To analyze the human resources for health in Ukraine in the context of the ongoing war and pandemic, and to identify the regions of the country and specialties of physicians and residents most affected by the current challenges. …”
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The impacts of perceived overqualification on employee performance: A case of chefs by Gökhan ONAT, Duygu Eren

“…As a result of the analysis made with the data collected, it was found that perceived overqualification negatively and significantly affects employee performance. In this context, as a result of this study, it can be said that employee performance may increase or decrease if the overqualification observed in chefs increases or decreases. …”
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