The amendment of the legal regulation of the institution of tax incentative in the Russian Federation by B. A. Fedosimov

“…The article is devoted to the institution of tax incentives, which is currently significant important for the development of the Russian state, that is objectively determined by the essence of tax incentives, which consists in intensifying the legal behavior of subjects of specific relations. …”
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Comparison of the indirect immunofluorescence assay and a commercial ELISA to detect KSHV antibodies by Valentin Leducq, Léa Ben Said, Sophie Sayon, Vincent Calvez, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Aude Jary

“…The current gold-standard method, the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), has a very good specificity of close to 100%, but a lower sensitivity of around 80–85%, which decreases to 64–67% in immunocompromised patients. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio as surrogate for JAK2V617F suppression and event-free survival in polycythemia vera by Tiziano Barbui, Arianna Ghirardi, Victoria Empson, Francesca Fenili, Giuseppe Gaetano Loscocco, Annalisa Condorelli, Alessandra Iurlo, Daniele Cattaneo, Elena Rossi, Valerio De Stefano, Paola Guglielmelli, Christoph Klade, Heinz Gisslinger, Alessandro Rambaldi, Joseph M. Scandura, Alessandro Maria Vannucchi

“…Abstract Chronic systemic inflammation is a key driver of polycythemia vera (PV) progression, but the immunomodulatory effects of current treatments remain poorly defined. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an accessible biomarker of systemic inflammation proven in other contexts, but its role in monitoring PV disease activity has not been established. …”
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Incomplete epidemiological transition in Kazakhstan: changes in the structure of life expectancy and causes of death by А. Алдангаркызы, М. Денисенко

“… This article examines Kazakhstan's epidemiological transition, focusing on shifts in mortality patterns and life expectancy within the context of socioeconomic and demographic influences. …”
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NON-CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAND USE: A WAY TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGIZATION AND CAPITALIZATION by Anton TRETIAK, Valentina TRETIAK, Tatyana PRIADKA, Valeriy LYASHYNSKYY, Nataliia TRETIAK

“…Which made it possible to divide the regions into six groups and show that with an increase in the area of agricultural land in the regions, the intensity of its use also increases, this contributes to degradation processes and, in general, less efficient use of land. …”
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The effect of population size on urban heat island and NO2 air pollution: Review and meta-analysis by Yufei Wei, Rémi Lemoy, Geoffrey Caruso

“…After pooling data we estimate that each 10-fold increase in population, increases the temperature gap between the city and countryside by almost 2 °C or a 40 % increase when cities get very large. …”
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Cross-country analysis of sustainable innovation and female entrepreneurship and their influence on the presence of women in managerial positions by Inna Alexeeva-Alexeev, Pilar Guaita-Fernandez, Cristina Mazas-Perez-Oleaga

“…Despite the global increase of women in business, there is still a very small proportion of female business leaders, although the distribution varies greatly by region and sector. …”
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Environmental Impact Sukuk: A Proposal for Environmental Sustainability by Ahmet Ulusoy, Mehmet Ela

“…The effects of climate change have been increasing rapidly in recent years and attracting attention in the context of a global problem. …”
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Trends and Prospects of Development of the Special Economic Zone in the Kaliningrad Region by Andrey D. Zhukovskii

“…The research is based on current statistical data and sources, as well as a theoretical and methodological review of the principles and approaches to the use of SEZs in both foreign and domestic practice. …”
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The Potential of Small, Low- Carbon, Zero- Energy Housing by Cynthia Souaid

“…The social dimension is then addressed from the perspective of market demand through an investigation of consumers’ current housing preferences. The assumption stating that, due to an increase in smaller, elderly, and lowerincome households, current housing preferences are leaning towards smaller dwellings is refuted underlining the importance of distinguishing between smallest and smaller dwelling sizes. …”
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“When in Rome…”: structural determinants impacting healthcare access, health outcomes, and well-being of South Asian older adults in Ontario using a multilingual qualitative approa... by Diya Chowdhury, Catherine Tong, Kimberly Lopez, Elena Neiterman, Paul Stolee

“…With the increase in international migration, the need for an equitable healthcare system in Canada is increasing. …”
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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

“…The present study provides important insights on the influence of eco-cultural contexts on the development of adaptive problem-solving, and the impact of social learning on children’s elective flexibility.…”
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Changes in the Species Composition and Structure of Large-Diameter Trees Along a Narrow Latitudinal Gradient in Subtropical China by Mengxian Li, Fei Huang, Xiaorong Jia

“…Additionally, species composition homogeneity decreased (based on PCoA and MRPP analysis), age-class structures became more complex, and the proportion of tropical genera gradually declined, whereas temperate genera increased. …”
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Trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia: features and development priorities by A. M. Myrzakhmetova, D. U. Alshimbayeva, K. A. Turkeeva, A. T. Yerimpasheva

“…The main approach is to expand regional trade through the mechanism of participation in the Eurasian Union, the intensifi of corporate ties through the creation of joint ventures, based on the use of advanced scientifi technologies to increase the production of competitive products. The presented article reveals the current state of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in the context of the growing processes of globalization and regionalization. …”
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LEGITIMACY DEFICIT AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME by Nataliia Kononenko, Oleh Kononenko

“…The article analyzes the institutional capacity and legitimacy of governmental structures in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the current war. The main problem that undermines the effectiveness of the government is the regulatory and legal traps that arise from unreformed mechanisms of relations between the branches of government. …”
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Role of self-regulation in controlling cyber loafing and smartphone addiction: Reducing health risk at the university level by Aisha Bibi, Asia Mushtaq, Wajeeha Aurangzeb, Sadaf Z. Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmad

“…Additional factors such as students’ disengagement from tasks, lack of context familiarities, and the boring nature of the task or teaching method may increase the mobile addiction. …”
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Chemistry, Safety, and Challenges of the Use of Organic Acids and Their Derivative Salts in Meat Preservation by Olfa Ben Braïek, Slim Smaoui

“…Meat industries are constantly facing new waves of changes in the consumer’s nutritional trends, food safety, and quality requirements and legislations leading to an increase in interest for meat biopreservation to respond to all of these modern socioeconomic demands. …”
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Ashwagandha and Its Role in Stress Reduction, Hormonal Balance, and Athletic Recovery: An Evidence-Based Review by Weronika Ossowska, Maksymilian Czarnota, Wiktoria Ösztreicher

“…State of Knowledge: Current clinical studies suggest that ashwagandha may effectively lower cortisol levels, thereby supporting stress resilience in both mentally and physically demanding contexts. …”
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Optimized bio-signal reconstruction and watermarking via enhanced fractional orthogonal moments by Gaber Hassan, Khalid M. Hosny, Islam S. Fathi

“…The findings indicate that the proposed methodology exhibits significantly higher performance levels than current methodologies, with a 64.3% improvement in PSNR (reaching 147.08 dB compared to 89.74 dB in existing approaches), 89.7% reduction in MSE (0.0092 versus 0.09 average), and 84.1% decrease in bit error rate (0.25 versus 1.57) for watermarking applications. …”
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University students’ physical features- reasons, consequences, solutions by Cristiana Lucretia Pop, Viorela Popescu, Rela Ciomag, Cristina Filip, Cristina Nae

“…This study adds evidence to the limited literature investigating university students' attitudes, opinions, and contexts that contribute to a decrease in their physical potential. …”
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