Low dose exposure to dioxins alters hepatic energy metabolism and steatotic liver disease development in a sex-specific manner by Oluwanifemi E. Bolatimi, Yuan Hua, Frederick A. Ekuban, Tyler C. Gripshover, Abigail Ekuban, Bana Luulay, Walter H. Watson, Josiah E. Hardesty, Banrida Wahlang

“…“Dioxins” are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that are continuously present in the environment at appreciable levels and have been associated with increased risk of steatotic liver disease (SLD). However, current understanding of the role of sex and effects of mixtures of dioxins in SLD development is limited. …”
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A broad-spectrum pneumococcal vaccine induces mucosal immunity and protects against lethal Streptococcus pneumoniae challenge by Fang-Feng Chiu, Ling-Ling Tu, Wangxue Chen, Hongyan Zhou, Bing-Sin Liu, Shih-Jen Liu, Chih-Hsiang Leng

“…Pneumococcal disease is a major threat to public health globally, impacting individuals across all age groups, particularly infants and elderly individuals. The use of current vaccines has led to unintended consequences, including serotype replacement, leading to a need for a new approach to combat pneumococcal disease. …”
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Classifying social position with social media behavioral data by Júlia Koltai, Zsófia Rakovics, Zoltán Kmetty, Kata Számel, Borbála Ungvári, Bendegúz Váradi, Ákos Huszár

“…When analyzing digital behavioral data, however large scale it is, information on the social position of the users is hardly available. In the current paper, we analyze a special dataset collected with a data donation technique, which contains information on both the social position and the observed digital behavior of participants, and which is representative for the internet user population of Hungary. …”
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Mapping the status of global taxonomic knowledge of Orthoptera (Arthropoda, Insecta) by Rodrigo Antônio Castro-Souza, Juliana Stropp, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta, Richard J. Ladle, Neucir Szinwelski, Geiziane Tessarolo, José Alexandre Diniz-Filho, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Joaquín Hortal

“…Our analyses show that the descriptions of currently valid species increased exponentially since the 19th century, with a temporary decline following World War II, while synonyms outpaced the number of valid species until the 1980s. …”
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Land use change impact on urban land surface temperatures: A GIS-supported satellite-based case study by Caroline Walder, Pelin Firat Örs, Ardeshir Mahdavi

“…The findings highlight the relationship between urbanization and temperature rise in the urban context. The study used data from Landsat 8 satellite in 2013 and 2020. …”
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FORMATION OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL OF ENTERPRISES by V. G. Semenova

“…The formation and active use of intellectual capital of the enterprise becomes a guarantee of increasing its competitiveness and efficiency of activities both in the context of solving current problems and in the strategic perspective. …”
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Harnessing the value of near-term actions for achieving climate-ready fishery management by Michael Drexler, Elizabeth B. Cerny-Chipman, Megan J. Peterson Williams, Meredith Moore, Corey Ridings

“…Climate change requires managers to bolster long-term resilience of fisheries and concurrently improve short-term responsiveness of management systems to prevailing ecological conditions, all while avoiding unintended harm to stocks in a highly uncertain context. There has been substantial effort dedicated to developing the scientific information and tools needed to inform climate-ready fisheries, yet implementation of these approaches has been limited in the United States management system. …”
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Exploring microalgae applications in building facades: a bibliometric perspective by Aslı Taş, Güneş Mutlu-Avinç

“…As a result, this research makes the current position of microalgae technologies visible and provides strategic recommendations to guide future academic work. …”
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Integrating the Triple Bottom Line into the Vehicle Routing Problem: a transdisciplinary approach to customer prioritization by Federico Trigos, María Lucila Osorio

“…The current business environment is characterized by heightened competition, rising customer expectations, and increasing demands for cost efficiency and sustainability. …”
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Psikoterapi Profetik Sebagai Islamic Helping Relationship by Wanodya Kusumastuti, Nasrudin Nasrudin

“…The current Islamic psychotherapy model has developed a lot and effectively overcame various human problems. …”
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Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties by Agnieszka Kreitschitz, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…Depending on the water content, mucilage can behave as an efficient lubricant or as strong glue. The current work attempts to summarise the achievements in the research on the mucilage envelope, primarily in the context of its structure and physical properties, as well as biological functions associated with these properties.…”
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Gender perspectives on educational contributions to the study of video-gaming: A baseline feminist genealogy by Cristina Valdés-Argüelles, Aquilina Fueyo Gutiérrez, María Verdeja

“…This paper is part of a broader research project undertaken in the context of a doctoral thesis within the framework of the R+D+I project ‘Building global citizenship with young people: researching transformative practices with participatory and inclusive methodologies’. …”
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The Role of Different Planting Types in Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects: A Case Study of Gaziantep, Turkey by Ahmet Salih Günaydın, Murat Yücekaya

“…This study focuses on the effect of different planting alternatives on bioclimatic comfort. In this context, different planting options with only leafy, only coniferous, leafy and coniferous at half at 4 m, 6 m, and 8 m intervals along with the current planting state of the study area in Gaziantep, Turkey were prepared. …”
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ENSURING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH AGILE MARKETING by Mirela-Cristina VOICU

“…Agile marketing is the current way of doing marketing in volatile markets with informed consumers and fast-reacting competition. …”
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Comparative Morphological Study on the Contemporary liveable Cities: Liveable Urban Form from East to West (Iran, Turkey, and Europe) by Ayda Rastiemadabadi, Sadaf Tabatabaee

“…Four different approaches to urban morphology used in current analysis: historical and natural context, evolution process, space syntax and spatial structure. …”
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SOURCES OF FINANCING TASKS FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: FINDINGS IN LIGHT OF THEIR REPORTING by Aleksandra Pisarska

“…The research presented in the study has provided new knowledge about the structure of the financing sources of a public education of higher institution in the context of current conditions for its functioning. …”
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Vehicle routing problem in a medical facility waste collection company: a comparative analysis of guided local search, simulated annealing and tabu search algorithm by Michael Anderson, Sumarsono Sudarto

“…Another conclusion is that the total distance would increase by having more constraints and dimensions.…”
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New Strategic Approaches to Gaining from Emerging Advanced Manufacturing Markets by Yuri Simachev, Anna Fedyunina, Maksim Yurevich, Mikhail Kuzyk, Nikolay Gorodnyi

“…The authors conclude that in the current context, no universal approaches to shaping a successful industrial policy remain. …”
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PROGRAME DE ÎNVĂŢARE SOCIO-EMOŢIONALĂ BAZATE PE MODELUL CASEL: O ANALIZĂ EXPLORATORIE A LITERATURII by Ioana Alexandra NEGRU

“…Social-emotional competencies are increasingly being investigated in the current educational context. …”
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Reviewing the Impact of Generative AI on ‎Language Learning and Teaching: A Synthesis of Potentials and Pitfalls by Hewa Fouad Ali, Zahra Abdulmutalib Muhammed

“…This thematic literature ‎review aims ‎to study the role of GenAI in education, ‎exploring the ‎challenges and ‎benefits in the context of language learning and teaching. ‎This comprehensive literature ‎review is ‎centered on thematic analysis where ‎scholarly publications were selected and ‎analyzed ‎based on predetermined ‎themes including characteristics, challenges, benefits, ‎current ‎practices, and ‎future directions of GenAI in education with a particular ‎emphasis on ‎‎language learning and teaching. …”
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