ACCELERATED ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF PHANTOM «ROZI» BY OS-SART METHOD USING ORDERED SUBSET PROJECTIONS by S. A. Zolotarev, M. M. Mieteeg, A. N. Al-Nadfa

“…One of the popular approaches used to increase the rate of convergence of these algorithms is to perform a correction of the current approximation of the reconstructed object on subsets of the projection data. …”
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Dismissed Industrial Areas: The Urban Project of the Montedison Factory of Akgragas in Porto Empedocle Between the Past, Present, and Future by Karim Syed, María J. Andrade, Luis Machuca Casares

“…In recent decades, in Italy, as in the international context, the phenomenon of disused industrial buildings has acquired considerable dimensions, with inevitable social, urban and economic repercussions. …”
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Hyperloop Technology on European Trade Routes by Aleksejs Vesjolijs, Yulia Stukalina, Olga Zervina

“…In this paper, twelve different scenarios are constructed and compared; these scenarios contain the description of current EU trade routes that could be influenced by Hyperloop and those that could be introduced given the improved delivery times and sustainable business opportunities. …”
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Design of an Automatic Defect Identification Method Based ECPT for Pneumatic Pressure Equipment by Bo Zhang, YuHua Cheng, Chun Yin, Xuegang Huang, Sara Dadras, Hadi Malek

“…In this paper, in order to achieve automatic defect identification for pneumatic pressure equipment, an improved feature extraction algorithm eddy current pulsed thermography (ECPT) is presented. The presented feature extraction algorithm contains four elements: data block selection; variable step search; relation value classification; and between-class distance decision function. …”
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Addressing the Challenges in Protecting Child Victims of Sexual Violence within Non-Formal Education Institutions by Dani Krisnawati, Ria Restu Wikansari

“…In recent years, violence against women and children has markedly increased in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Currency and Financial Crisis: A Review Study of Prediction Models and Crisis Management Strategies by Haitham Assi Kareem, Idress Mohammed Husien

“…This review article summarizes current research from 2019 to 2024 with an emphasis on the kinds of datasets, timeframes, and models used. …”
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Company Specific Determinants of Adopting Internal Carbon Pricing As Carbon Management Strategy by R. Desai, A. Raval, N. Baser, D. Saraf

“…Further, the results also depict that even though the number of firms using ICP has increased, the current mean adoption rate is only 23%. …”
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AI-enhanced chatbot for improving healthcare usability and accessibility for older adults by Abdulrahman Khamaj

“…Thus, the iterative approach based on direct user feedback in the context of the current work allowed for the overcoming of such drawbacks and the provision of the target population of older adults with the needed healthcare services.…”
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Disproporations and Development of Regional Insurance Markets and Managing Them by V. G. Khalin, G. V. Chernova, E. L. Prokopjeva

“…The current stage of development of the Russian insurance market in most regions is accompanied by imbalances in its development — a mismatch between the level of development of the regional insurance market and the needs of the region for insurance protection, as well as large deviations of insurance indicators at the regional level from their reference values, for example, the best or average across the insurance market countries. …”
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Does the Experience of Being Phubbed by Friends Affect Psychological Well-Being? The Mediating Roles of Loneliness, Relationship Satisfaction, and Self-Esteem by Yeslam Al-Saggaf

“…An increase in levels of loneliness or a decrease in levels of friendship satisfaction was also negatively associated with self-esteem and, in turn, with psychological well-being. …”
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Essay. The Vicious Circles of Bureaucratic Circular Economy: The Case of Packaging Waste Euro-Targets for Romania by Octavian-Dragomir Jora, Alexandru Pătruți, Mihaela Iacob

“…In spite of its probably good intentions, the circular economy package contains at least one directive which under current economic conditions is practically inapplicable in countries such as Romania. …”
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DC serial arc fault recognition in aircraft using machine learning techniques by Raul Carreira Rufato, Thierry Ditchi, Cyril Van de Steen, Thierry Lebey, Yacine Oussar

“…The analysed database contains both current signal measurements of arc faults and nominal behaviours. …”
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The Conceptual Foundations of the Formation of an Ecosystem of Innovations in Agribusiness by Kyfyak Viktoriia I.

“…Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the report «European Innovation Scoreboard 2024: Country Profile Ukraine», which allows to identify specific trends and opportunities for further research and improvement of innovative approaches in the agrarian business of Ukraine. An analysis of the current challenges faced by agribusiness in the context of global economic and climatic fluctuations is presented, and strategic solutions to maintain the competitiveness of the Ukrainian agrarian business at the international level are proposed. …”
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FOMO in the Digital Age by Putri Annisa Purba, Cut Metia

“…Interestingly, higher self-esteem is found to be associated with increased FOMO, suggesting that self-esteem in this context may be contingent on social validation and can strengthen the desire for digital existence. …”
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Hydrazides as Powerful Tools in Medicinal Chemistry: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Biological Applications by Sofia Teixeira, Elisabete M. S. Castanheira, M. Alice Carvalho

“…The increase in drug resistance and the high toxicity of current drugs have inspired the scientific community to develop new drugs for various diseases. …”
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Population and mobility in the Portuguese islands: trends from 2001 to 2021 by Cristina Sousa Gomes, Dulce Pimentel, Isabel Tiago de Oliveira, Paulo T. Matos

“…The article begins with a brief overview of the historical and geographical context, which is essential for understanding the factors that shape population evolution and are reflected in the current situation. …”
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COMPARISON OF FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICES BETWEEN GREECE AND ARMENIA: POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ARMENIA by Sargis GEVORGYAN

“…The study critically discusses Greece's National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP) and extrapolates key policies and strategies pertinent to the Armenian context. Moreover, the current geopolitical changes and their potential influence on the food waste management system of Armenia have been discussed. …”
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Navigating double burden: Community health workers in rural Dominican Republic living and working through the epidemiologic transition. by Eliana G Armora Langoni, Deshira D Wallace, Clare Barrington

“…However, more than a transition from infectious disease to NCD, participants described a current double burden of both, and a resulting expansion of their roles and responsibilities. …”
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Basic Units: An Architectural Proposal for the Immigration Emergency in México by Sindy Melissa Godínez De León, Ruth María Garza de la Garza, Aíxa Carolina Becerra Vázquez

“… The present study analyzes the reuse of basic emergency shelter units, intending to adapt them as temporary shelters for deported migrants on the border between México and the United States. In the current geopolitical context, characterized by restrictive immigration policies and increased mass deportations, it is essential to provide efficient and sustainable housing solutions. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE IN IALOMIȚA COUNTY by MITULESCU (AVRAM) RALUCA, GHEORGHE ELIZA, ILIE (MARIN) NICOLETA, OPREA IULIA ALEXANDRA

“…Additionally, recommendations and strategies are presented for improving CDW management in the context of the European Union. …”
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