Exploring the impact of noise, language familiarity, and experimental settings on emotion recognition by Terry Amorese, Marialucia Cuciniello, Anna Alterio, Daniele Pepe, Odette Scharenborg, Gennaro Cordasco, Anna Esposito

“…IntroductionThis work aims to understand the contextual factors affecting speech emotion recognition (SER), more specifically the current research investigates whether the identification of vocal emotional expressions of anger, fear, sadness, joy, and neutrality is affected by three factors: (a) the experimental setting, exploring vocal emotion recognition in both a controlled, soundproof laboratory and a more natural listening environment; (b) the effect of stimuli’s background noise: sentences were presented with three different levels of noise to gradually increase the level of difficulty: one clear (no noise) condition and two noise conditions; (c) language familiarity, since the stimuli comprised Italian sentences, and participants were both native (Italians) and Dutch speakers, who did not know Italian.MethodDutch and Italian participants were involved in a vocal emotion recognition task carried out in two different experimental settings (realistic vs. laboratory). …”
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Compliance of Appointment, Antidiabetic Treatment, and Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Private Diabetes Clinic by Kiran Piparva, Anil Singh, Nirav Joshi

“…Context: India is an epicenter of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the entire world. …”
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THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MACHINE TRANSLATION SYSTEMS OF ECONOMIC DISCOURSE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF FRENCH-UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE PAIRS) by Nataliia M. Sopyluk, Ilona O. Tsarenko

“…The paper is devoted to the research of the comparative analysis of the machine translation systems of French-language economic discourse in Ukrainian, taking into account the growing tendencies in the foreign economic activity of domestic enterprises and increasing the cooperation within the labor market. …”
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Dual effects of digital technology on high quality development of road transportation in Heilongjiang Province China by Peng Li, Ke Chen, Lusheng Liu, Zhijia Hou, Dahong Yang, Huiji Zhang

“…Digital technology is regarded as a key driver for achieving high quality development of road transportation (HQDRT) and building a leading transportation nation.However, existing research has not comprehensively elucidated the mechanisms through which the level of urban digital technology (UDTL) influences HQDRT, nor has it thoroughly explored the accompanying synergistic effects, especially within the context of the current revitalization strategy for Northeast China. …”
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Empirical Evidence on Pro-Environmental Activities of Companies in Times of Energy Transformation: A Case Study of Poland by Beata Bal-Domańska, Elżbieta Stańczyk, Mirosława Szewczyk

“…This article addresses a topic of critical importance globally, particularly in the context of the ongoing energy crisis, climate change, and efforts to transition towards sustainable energy systems. …”
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Cholecystoduodenal fistula presenting with refractory upper gastrointestinal bleeding: retrospective analysis: a case report by Zhen Zhao, Zihao Fan, Tianpeng Zhang

“…Only four cases (including the current one) manifested with gastrointestinal hemorrhage as the initial symptom. …”
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Brownian motion effects and thermophoresis on heat transmission mechanism of hybrid nano liquid flow over a stretched wedge surface by Sharanayya Swami, Suresh Biradar, Jagadish V Tawade, Vediyappan Govindan, Haewon Byeon, Busayamas Pimpunchat

“…The current study observes the impact of thermophoresis, Brownian motion, and magnetic fields on the flow and heat transfer properties of a hybrid nanofluid containing Al2O3, CuO, and ethylene glycol over a wedge-shaped surface undergoing horizontal stretching. …”
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New perspectives on heterogeneity in astrocyte reactivity in neuroinflammation by Daniel Evangelista Santos, Sarah Alexandra Silva Lima, Leticia Santos Moreira, Silvia Lima Costa, Clarissa de Sampaio Schitine

“…Astrocyte reactivity, previously considered uniform and functionally inactive, is currently a very diverse event in different inflammatory processes. …”
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Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
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Interactions Between Nanoparticles and Tomato Plants: Influencing Host Physiology and the Tomato Leafminer’s Molecular Response by Inzamam Ul Haq, Xiangyun Cai, Habib Ali, Muhammad Rehan Akhtar, Muhammad Adeel Ghafar, Moazam Hyder, Youming Hou

“…The current study illustrates the broader implications of nanoparticle use in agriculture, which is a sustainable pathway to increase crop resilience and productivity while reducing the impact of pests. …”
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Assessing chemical pollution with biomonitoring approaches in streams and rivers: a critical review by Ariane Moulinec, Jens Arle, Henner Hollert, Sarah Hörchner, Sarah Johann, Cornelia Kienle, Matthias Oetken, Andrea Sundermann

“…Abstract Many rivers and streams are affected by chemical pollution, yet current chemical monitoring methods are limited for technical and economic reasons. …”
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Desconfiança política na América Latina by Timothy J. Power, Giselle D. Jamison

“…<br>This paper reviews the context, causes, and consequences of mistrust of politicians in Latin America's current democratic era. …”
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SETTLEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF NON-STATE SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER THE LEGISLATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN STATES: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECT by Liudmyla Panova, Ernest Gramatskyy, Anna Panchenko

“… In the context of the present conditions of wartime, decentralisation and Ukraine's approximation to the standards of the European Union, the issue of payments for social services provided by non-state structures is becoming critical. …”
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Priority scientific areas in sports dances research: the analysis of the scientific resources of Web of Science Core Collection by Olha Podrihalo, Guo Xiaohong, Viacheslav Mulyk, Leonid Podrigalo, Mycola Galashko, Konstantin Sokol, Wladyslaw Jagiello

“…Background and Study Aim. The increase in the popularity of sports dances recently has been confirmed. …”
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Rebooting Master’s Programs in an Updated Higher Education System: Management Track by E. A. Kuklina

“…It is recommended that master’s programs be updated in accordance with the developed principles of reengineering: taking into account transformational mega-trends when developing program content; strengthening the management component in the curriculum structure; increasing the level of originality of content through the development of “professorial” courses and reflecting this in the KPI system; the possibility of reformatting the curriculum into a block-modular format; participation of employers in the implementation of the master’s training curriculum in order to solve pressing problems of the real sector of the economy; formation of scientific groups of students to carry out research on current research topics with the possibility of using the results obtained in preparing reports on design and analytical work and writing a final qualifying thesis. …”
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Tax regulation of enterprise R&D expenditures: special aspects and problems of regulation by T. A. Loginova

“…As a second step authors are performing the analysis of current rules related to tax accounting of R&amp;D costs and intangibles in accordance with Tax Code of Russian Federation. …”
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Sarcopenia in Rheumatic Diseases: A Hidden Issue of Concern by Eleni C. Pardali, Markos Klonizakis, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, Christos Cholevas, Constantinos Giaginis, Christina Tsigalou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou

“…The present narrative review seeks to explore the methods used to assess sarcopenia in patients with RDs, its prevalence among them, and the challenges faced by the affected individuals, while critically assessing the appropriateness and limitations of current sarcopenia assessment tools in the context of RDs.…”
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The lack of evidence-based management in electrical storm: a scoping review by Pouya Motazedian, Graeme Prosperi-Porta, Marie-Eve Mathieu, Nickolas Beauregard, William Knoll, Nicholas Quinn, Simon Parlow, Pietro Di Santo, Omar Abdel-Razek, Richard Jung, Nikola Kolobaric, William Barbour, David Nelson, Trevor Simard, Jacob C. Jentzer, Rebecca Mathew, George A. Wells, F. Daniel Ramirez, Benjamin Hibbert

“…The use of sedation for ES was exclusively studied in the context of mechanical ventilation. There was an increase in the number of ES studies over time, but sample sizes remained small and unchanged. …”
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A Multifunctional Nanodelivery System Modified by Fusion Peptides Acts as Teriparatide Carrier for Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss Therapy by Jiawen Li, Zhuowen Hao, Fangzi Ke, Zhihui Liu, Weilong Wang, Sihui Wen, Fan Wu, Bowen Xu, Miao He, Shengyu Zou, Xiong Chen, Jingfeng Li, Zuhong He

“…Teriparatide (PTH1‐34) exerts antioxidant properties in the context of osteoporosis. Thus, in the current study, a multifunctional thermosensitive nanodelivery system is developed, based on the unique anatomical structure of the inner ear, to load and sustain the release of PTH1‐34 to alleviate hair cell damage. …”
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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with ganglioneuroblastoma: a case report and literature review by Jiaji Zhou, Tang Dan, Lan Zeng, Fu Xiong, Guanghuan Pi, Ai Chen, Haiting Liu, Shuyao Zhu

“…However, the association between CREBBP variants and an increased risk of tumors remains unknown, despite multiple reports of tumor comorbidities related to RSTS. …”
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