Plastics in the German building and infrastructure sector: A high-resolution dataset on historical flows, stocks, and legacy substance contaminationZenodo by Sarah Schmidt, Xavier-François Verni, Thomas Gibon, David Laner

“…The use of plastics in buildings and infrastructure has been steadily increasing in the past. Due to the longevity of building components, in the upcoming decades a dramatical growth in waste quantities is expected as a delayed response to the increased consumption, posing a major challenge for waste management and recycling. …”
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Knowledge Diversity at Universities? by Barbara Gross, Theo Hug, Ulrike Stadler-Altmann

“…In the last decade, debates on digitalization programs and on dynamics of datafication have become increasingly influential at universities. More recently, debates on the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) have begun, although corresponding questions about changing knowledge ecologies are currently underexplored in educational research. …”
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Living the Idea That All Languages Are Equal? – Teachers’ Perspectives on Translanguaging in the ELT Classroom by Luisa Hopfendorf

“… As part of ongoing processes of globalization, multilingual landscapes are increasingly becoming visible, not least in educational settings. …”
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Impact of Drought on Soil Microbial Communities by Sujani De Silva, Lithma Kariyawasam Hetti Gamage, Vesh R. Thapa

“…This review synthesizes current knowledge on the effects of drought on soil microbiomes, with a focus on microbial diversity, resilience, and functional shifts in agricultural contexts. …”
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Market orientation of entrepreneurial university distance education and sustainable competitive advantage relationships: The mediating role of employee engagement by Paul Mensah Agyei, Chei Bukari, Nathaniel Amoah

“…To be competitive in the distance education service delivery market, the need for a strategic approach by managers of these institutions to manage the increased competition cannot be compromised. Despite the available past and current studies on market orientation, the impact of market orientation on firms in the context of distance education is yet to be explored. …”
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Can public health reconcile profits and pandemics? An analysis of attitudes to commercial sector engagement in health policy and research. by Jeff Collin, Sarah E Hill, Mor Kandlik Eltanani, Evgeniya Plotnikova, Rob Ralston, Katherine E Smith

“…<h4>Background</h4>Public health's terms of engagement with unhealthy commodity industries (alcohol, tobacco and ultra-processed food and drinks) have become increasingly contested in policy and research. We sought to identify approaches that could attract consensus support within and across policy domains.…”
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«If we do not worship idols, then we worship sin in every possible way»: The topoi of pagan sacrifice in a late 17th century sermon by A. I. Popovich

“…The works of Dimitry Rostovsky are also used to reconstruct the multidimensional context of polemics. These authors are united by their increased focus on contemporaneousness, and by their desire to offerthe listener/reader by means of homilies an ideal of salvation (including «everyday martyrdom»), contrasting it with «sacrifice to idols». …”
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A Review of Indian-Based Drones in the Agriculture Sector: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions by Ranjit Singh, Saurabh Singh

“…In the current era, Indian agriculture faces a significant demand for increased food production, which has led to the integration of advanced technologies to enhance efficiency and productivity. …”
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An assessment of impact of information and communication technology in enterprızes of Korça region by Rafail Prodani, Jozef Bushati, Aigars Andersons

“…Ever-evolving and increasingly powerful Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have fundamentally changed the nature of global relationships, sources of competitive advantage and opportunities for economic and social development. …”
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The right to a view in Russia: History, legislation and future prospects by Polina N. Andreeva

“…The findings indicate that current legislation lacks legal guarantees for preserving views from windows, as evidenced by judicial practice. …”
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Data center virtualization and its economic implications for the companies by Cristian STEFAN, Mariana JURIAN, Logica BANICA

“…In the current situation of the economic crisis, when companies target budgetcuttings in a context of an explosive data growth, the IT community must evaluate potentialtechnology developments not only on their technical advantages, but on their economiceffects as well. …”
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The Impact of Globalization on the Dynamics of the Domestic Market of National Economies by Yu. S. Bogachev, S. R. Bekulova

“…In the context of the turbulence of the global economy, the relevance of research aimed at determining the ability to ensure the sustainable development of national economies within the current model of global economic development is increasing.   …”
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy for intestinal dysplasia and neoplasia detection and management in Crohn’s disease: when and how? by Tommaso Pessarelli, Alessandra Piagnani, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Irene Maria Bambina Bergna, Arnaldo Amato

“…This review summarizes current evidence on the role of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, as well as small bowel capsule endoscopy and device assisted enteroscopy, in this context. …”
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The ageing of people living with cystic fibrosis: what to expect now? by Almudena Felipe Montiel, Antonio Álvarez Fernández, Mario Culebras Amigo, Letizia Traversi, David Clofent Alarcón, Karina Loor Reyes, Eva Polverino

“…However, the prolonged life expectancy is accompanied by an increasing burden of age-related comorbidities, especially in the context of chronic disease. …”
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Aligning visual imagery to the operator improves geospatial situation awareness in a single-display 360-degree periscope concept by Jason Bell, Zachary Howard, Stephen Pond, Troy Visser, Madison Fitzgerald, Megan Schmitt, Shayne Loft, Steph Michailovs

“…Using a simulated periscope operator task, the current study assessed whether the degree of display-operator alignment influences periscope operator geospatial situation awareness (SA). …”
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The neurobiological basis of emotions and their connection to facial expressions in non-human mammals: insights in nonverbal communication by Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Jhon Buenhombre, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Karina Lezama-García, Temple Grandin

“…Considering these coded facial movements, current research aims to associate certain facial expressions with the animals’ emotional states and affective contexts. …”
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Financial security of Ukraine in debt burden: Assessment and forecasting by Fedir Zhuravka, Yuriy Petrushenko, Svitlana Chorna, Bohdana Huriy, Inessa Yarova, Olga Pankiv, Wojciech Duranowski

“…Regression modeling demonstrated a clear negative correlation between the amount of external debt and the level of financial security, with each increase in the debt burden being accompanied by a decrease in the integral index. …”
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence as an Advanced Learning Tool into Ukrainian Inclusive Educational Environment by Liliia Potapiuk, Alina Sasiuk

“…In the context of general pedagogy, positive trends in AI integration are evident. …”
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Scoping review: Online video games and mental health among school-going children in Africa by Muhammad Hoque, Mostafizur Rahman, Sayma Akter Pata, Muhammad Akram Uzzaman

“… Introduction Online video gaming is increasingly popular among school-aged children in Africa, driven by expanding internet penetration and mobile technology access. …”
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Integration of Artificial intelligence into Ukrainian inclusive educational environment as an advanced learning tool by Лілія Потапюк, Аліна Сасюк

“…In the context of general pedagogy, positive trends in AI integration are evident. …”
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