Paradigms of the agricultural system in times of COVID-19 by Luis Edgar Blanco-Capia

“…In this context, the agriculture of the XXI century begins to live a new revolution, broader, deeper than the previous ones: an organizational revolution, of knowledge management and convergences between the different technologies. …”
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Smart green ports: a sustainable solution for the maritime industry in a changing climate by Mohamed Elhussieny

“…The results show that, in ports where the IoT and AI technologies are effectively integrated, energy efficiency improves and greenhouse gas emissions significantly decrease. The application of smart technologies smoothens the processes of logistics, reduces costs, and increases service levels. …”
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Legal Challenges of Marine Insurance Laws in the Use of Unmanned Ships by Mahsa Bahadoran- Baghbaderani, Masoud Shirani, Reza Soltani

“…Furthermore, these vessels promise lower operational costs, optimized ship designs, increased cargo capacity, reduced fuel consumption, and consequently, a substantial decrease in environmental pollutants. …”
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FORMATION OF SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE EAEU MEMBER STATES IN THE INVESTMENT SPHERE by V. L. Abramov, P. V. Alekseev

“…The analysis shows a decrease in the indicators of economic growth, level of gross accumulation and attracted current and accumulated FDI in the national economies of the overwhelming majority of the EAEU countries, which makes it urgent and necessary to find new methodological and practical approaches to enhancement of the efficiency of integration processes. …”
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Japan’s Economy: Reforms and Growth Strategies by Yana Valeryevna Dyomina, Marina Gamilovna Mazitova

“…The growth of domestic demand could not be achieved due to the high savings rate and a two-stage increase in the consumer tax rate. However, the labor market has been expanded by increasing the employment of women and citizens over 65 years old and slightly easing the norms of migration policy. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Assessment of the Applicability and Steps of Implementing the Six Sigma Method in the Quality Management System of Additive Manufacturing by Ivan S. Kushnir, Anna P. Adylina, Tatyana A. Levina

“…Despite the widespread introduction of 3D printing in machine-building industries within the framework of Industry 4.0, the quality of manufactured products currently requires regulation and improvement. To reduce the volume of defects and increase the fault tolerance of the product, improve the condition of the workplace, work convenience, accounting for finished products and other important factors of the high-quality production cycle, there are a sufficient number of methods and practices used in many fields (automotive, mechanical engineering, energy, etc.). …”
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Comparative legal analysis of the labor law status of a higher school lecturer by T. F. Vysheslavova, S. A. Lukinova

“…The authors analyze the provisions of the current Russian labor legislation on the work of higher education lecturers in the context of globalization and the intensification of the global financial and economic crisis. …”
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of patient–portal–based screening for substance use among people with HIV by Eric Roessler, Daniela Zimmer, Jon Grant, Harold Pollack, Basmattee Boodram, Jessica Schmitt, Jessica Schmitt, Eleanor Friedman, Jade Pagkas-Bather, Jade Pagkas-Bather, Russell A. Brewer, Jessica Ridgway, Neda Laiteerapong, Neda Laiteerapong

“…To provide additional context, we briefly describe the overall ePORTAL HIV-S project.MethodsThis project will utilize a culturally tailored approach to increase patient portal use among PLWH in our health system via a community health worker (CHW)-led initiative. …”
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La capacidad del Congreso de los Diputados español para impulsar la incorporación del enfoque de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo (CPD) by Pérez-González, J., Segovia-Moreno, M.

“…With the information provided by Proyecto Avizor, this article has aimed to find if, in the current Spanish political context, the political initiatives that will be needed to fulfill the 2030 Agenda’s goals, face extra obstacles and burdens during their approval procedures compared withthe rest of initiatives. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…These characteristics indicated to influence (increase) housing survivability. Especially in the West, where most activities in the national housing stock are concentrated, the increase of private single-family houses influences overall housing survivability in the Netherlands (particularly when the pre-1946 group gradually decreases). …”
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Impact of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease on the cholesterol efflux capacity of high-density lipoproteins in adolescents with type 2 diabetes by José Antonio Orozco Morales, José Antonio Orozco Morales, Aída Xochitl Medina Urrutia, Margarita Torres Tamayo, Margarita Torres Tamayo, Juan Reyes Barrera, Esteban Jorge Galarza, Juan Gabriel Juárez Rojas, Pilar Dies Suarez, Nahum Méndez Sánchez, Nahum Méndez Sánchez, Luis Enrique Díaz Orozco, Luis Enrique Díaz Orozco, Lubia Velázquez-López, Patricia Medina Bravo, Patricia Medina Bravo

“…In the population with DM2 and MAFLD, we did not observe a decrease in CEC. Initially we found a slight elevation of CEC in adolescents with DM2, however, with the increase in liver fat, a little decrease is observed, which could explain a probable metabolic phenomenon, since the physicochemical composition and distribution of the particles is associated with the percentage of liver fat. …”
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Registry-based surveillance of paediatric home respiratory support in Switzerland: methodology and initial findings by Sophie Guerin, Christian Bieli, Regula Corbelli, Thomas Ferry, Miriam Giaranna, Matthias Horn, Silvia Miano, Nicolas Regamey, Daniel Trachsel, Sylvain Blanchon

“…Analysis of the first year’s data in the SwissPedHRS registry showed a sixfold increase in prevalence since 2001. It also highlighted a larger spectrum of underlying medical conditions and types of sleep-disordered breathing leading to home respiratory support and important changes in home respiratory support modalities, with decreased invasive and increased non-invasive respiratory support and decreased BPAP and increased CPAP ventilation. …”
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Optimizing Green Spaces Significantly Improves Wind Environment and Accessibility in County Towns by Dan-Yin Zhang, Ling Yang, Li-Yi Feng, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong

“…The results show the following: (1) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the ventilation performance of the urban wind environment improved at a daily wind speed of 5 m/s. The wind speed increased from the current low base speed (0–1 m/s) to a moderate speed (2–5 m/s), significantly enhancing the comfort of the population. (2) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the overall disaster-prevention performance of the county improved. …”
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Beyond the brain: early autonomic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease by Carmen Nanclares, Inés Colmena, Alicia Muñoz-Montero, Andrés M. Baraibar, Ricardo de Pascual, Aneta Wojnicz, Ana Ruiz-Nuño, Antonio G. García, Adrián Gironda-Martínez, Luis Gandía

“…Noradrenaline levels increased in both plasma and brain, while dopamine decreased peripherally but paradoxically increased in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. …”
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GBD: incidence rates and prevalence of anxiety disorders, depression and schizophrenia in countries with different SDI levels, 1990–2021 by Jueqi Wang, Xue Guan, Ning Tao

“…Data were categorized into 5-year age groups and 95% uncertainty intervals (UI) were calculated to account for data variability.ResultsIn countries with different SDI levels, the age-standardized average annual percentage change (AAPC) in the incidence of anxiety were all shown to be increasing, and there were large gender differences between the different SDI levels, with a maximum of 0.97 (0.76–1.18) for females in countries with a high SDI level, Age-standardized more rates per 100,000 people in high SDI countries, from 658.87 in 1990 to 841.56 in 2021, and the largest gender differences in countries with a low to moderate SDI level, with AAPCs for males and females of 0.04 (0.04–0.05), 0.86 (0.63–1.09); for depression, only the countries with medium-high SDI levels were statistically significant compared to the countries with medium-low SDI levels, with AAPCs of 0.05 (0.04–0.07), 0.04 (0.04–0.05); for schizophrenia in addition to the AAPCs of the countries with medium-high SDI levels showed an increase of 0.16 (0.13–0.18); the rest decreased.ConclusionThis study highlights the current status of global incidence and prevalence of mental disorders and examines the complex interactions between the period of onset and cohort of onset of mental disorders using APC modeling, with differences in gender differences in mental disorders in countries with different SDIs, and significant differences in countries with low to medium SDI levels, requiring further exploration of the mechanisms by which socio-economic development influences gender-specific mental health. …”
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Quantitative dynamics of neural uncertainty in sensory processing and decision-making during discriminative learning by Soonho Shin, Joonsu Oh, Sun Kwang Kim, Yong-Seok Lee, Sang Jeong Kim

“…Our model shows that the neural representation of fS1 encodes uncertainties not only from vibratory stimuli but also from decision-making processes, emphasizing its crucial role across various biological contexts. We confirmed that uncertainty decreases as learning progresses and increases with interruptions in learning. …”
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A health and wellness transformation programme to ensure optimal student performance and well-being within ICE environments by Juanita Jonker, Ryk Lues

“…The programme is adaptable, enabling institutions to respond in alignment with their specific contexts and ensure congruence amongst all elements. …”
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Philosophy of School Multilingualism in the Era of Political Multiculturalism. French Experience. Case of France by N. V. Litvak

“…Further research is needed, as well as the study of potential and latent risks of the current educational policy.…”
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Drivers of Food Service Need and Use among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men with Chronic Conditions in the United States by Jeong-Hui Park, Tyler Prochnow, Ledric Sherman, Caroline D. Bergeron, Ashley Merianos, Babatunde Olubajo, Sanjeela Gandhari, Matthew L. Smith

“…Food insecurity is predominant and differs across certain races and ethnicities, which highlights the importance of community-based food service access and utilization. In this context, the current study examined factors associated with community-based food service needs and utilization among middle-aged and older non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions. …”
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