Establishing foreign bookshelves in libraries around the world: a socio-cultural component of international cooperation by Demianiuk Liudmyla

“…The research has found that such projects are effective tools of cultural diplomacy that significantly enhance global cultural understanding. Conclusions. In the current geopolitical and cultural context, a pressing issue for Ukraine is the preservation of the identity of the Ukrainian nation and its cultural heritage for future generations. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis as a Potential Factor in Early Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Strategy of COVID-19 Patients by Kevin Tandarto, Kadek Ari Suyandi, Lily Chandrawati

“…The consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are devastating and become the current world major public health issue. Not only SARS-CoV-2 attack the respiratory system, but also can affect multiple organs. …”
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Financial assessment of the implementation of state policy measures in the field of environmental protection: macroeconomic aspect by N. N. Shkolnikova, E. A. Shkolnikov, M. A. Shkolnikov

“…The assessment of expenditures for environmental protection in Russia for 2017–2021 showed an annual stable growth with an almost twofold increase in the whole five years. A structural analysis in the context of environmental protection activities allowed us to identify the dominant cost items as the most significant in the implementation of state environmental policy. …”
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Internal Control System of the Enterprise as Instrument for Ensuring Economic Security by A. V. Guryanov, V. A. Plotnikov, A. M. Yusufova

“…The article substantiates the need to introduce and develop internal control at an enterprise and examines the importance of the internal control system as a factor in increasing the economic security of an enterprise. The main objectives of the economic security of an enterprise in this context are identified as: timely identification and prevention of adverse events in the activities of the enterprise; ensuring compliance with current legislation; asset protection; control of the reliability of the reporting provided; carrying out analysis of the processes of economic activity of the enterprise. …”
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Kalirin-7 is a Key Player in the Formation of Excitatory Synapses in Hippocampal Neurons by Xin-Ming Ma

“…Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons of Kal7 knockout (Kal7KO) mice show decreased spine density, spine length, synapse number, and postsynaptic density (PSD) size in their apical dendrites; are deficient in long-term potentiation (LTP); and exhibit decreased frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC). …”
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Investigating the impact of armed conflict, cultural factors, and demographic characteristics on access to family planning services in Northwest Syria: a cross-sectional study by Okba Doghim, Abdulselam Daif, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Kristen Meagher, Preeti Patel

“…Among them, 58% reported current contraceptive use. Analysis by age groups revealed that individuals aged 26–35 exhibited the highest proportion of contraceptive usage at 41.5%, while the under-18 age group showed the lowest at 7.7%. …”
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Structural Analysis of Shipping Fleet Capacity by Lixian Fan, Sijie Zhang, Jingbo Yin

“…By considering new orders, current fleet size, and demolitions in ship capacity supply, this study develops a systematic model in both bulker and container markets. …”
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Reconsidering CPR protocols: Exploring hypernatremia's role in ventricular tachycardia from a case report by Arthur Gavotto, Jean-Yves Le Guennec, Cyril Amouroux, Pascal Champeroux, Angelo Polito, Jérôme Thireau, Alain Lacampagne, Gilles Cambonie

“…We hypothesized that hypernatremia could increase late sodium current in a context of adrenergic stimulation, both being already known to favour early-after-depolarizations. …”
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Federated Learning for Enhanced Cybersecurity and Trustworthiness in 5G and 6G Networks: A Comprehensive Survey by Afroditi Blika, Stefanos Palmos, George Doukas, Vangelis Lamprou, Sotiris Pelekis, Michael Kontoulis, Christos Ntanos, Dimitris Askounis

“…Particularly, we begin by providing the necessary background on 5G networks and FL, setting the stage for understanding their current and future implications. We then explore the current state-of-the-art of FL applications within 5G networks and their relevance to the future threat landscape of 6G. …”
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Cliff ecosystems: A critical yet uncharted frontier for research and conservation by Martí March-Salas, María Begoña García, Isaac H. Lichter-Marck, Juan Lorite, Manuel J. Steinbauer

“…Articles in this issue address a great variety of perspectives in cliff research such as: evaluating the potential loss of unique genetic diversity in endangered and rare cliff plants; understanding past, present and future distribution patterns, population dynamics, and evolutionary processes in cliffs in the context of climate change; examining abiotic and biotic feedbacks and interactions occurring in these habitats; assessing the current conservation status of cliff flora at global scale, and exploring new pathways to study and monitor the diversity of cliff habitats. …”
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Entrepreneurial bricolage: A systematic literature network analysis and TCCM approach by Brahim Aaouid, Abdellah Elboussadi, Omar Boubker, Zakaria Nejjari

“…In recent years, bricolage, often considered an alternative approach to traditional methods of entrepreneurial action, has attracted increasing interest from researchers. This article aims to provide an in-depth overview of the current state of bricolage research and to illuminate the historical development of knowledge in this area. …”
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Protection of forest lands in the Russian Federation: Problems and solutions by Serebryakov Oleg, Yakovenko Natalia, Komov Igor, Kolotushkin Andrey

“…The main attention is paid to the analysis of the current forest legislation, its shortcomings and potential for improvement in order to increase the effectiveness of protection measures. …”
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Insights into the dietary composition and conservation challenges of the Chilean eagle ray (Myliobatis chilensis) in the port of Chancay, Lima by Ana Lucía Yapur-Pancorvo, Francisco Rafael Pinilla García

“…In a context of increasing fishing intensity and coastal development, dietary studies provide critical early signs of local ecosystem stress and constitute a practical basis for designing targeted conservation measures. …”
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Chinese teachers’ perception of how TESOL differs from teaching EAP by Yulong Li, Lixun Wang

“…The last two decades have witnessed a prolific increase in academic activity in the study of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). …”
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL SPHERE: FEATURES OF THE PARTICIPATION OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS by BONDARENKO NATALYA

“… Public-private partnership in the scientific and technological sphere is becoming particularly important in the context of the need to integrate public and private capital for the development of science and education. …”
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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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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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Small Extracellular Vesicles with a High Sphingomyelin Content Isolated from Hypertensive Diabetic db/db Mice Inhibits Calcium Mobilization and Augments Amiloride-Sensitive Epithel... by Hunter Ramsay, Ling Yu, Faisal F. Alousi, Abdel A. Alli

“…The amiloride-sensitive transepithelial current was increased in mpkCCD cells treated with small uEVs with abundant sphingomyelin content from hypertensive diabetic db/db mice in a dose- and time-dependent manner. …”
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