THE VALUE CREATED THROUGH INTEGRATED REPORTING. A THEORETICAL APPROACH by MARIA-MĂDĂLINA BOGEANU-POPA

“…In the current context of increasing concerns about environmental sustainability and social responsibility, integrated reporting (IR) is becoming more and more relevant for companies. …”
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Reconsidering CPR protocols: Exploring hypernatremia's role in ventricular tachycardia from a case report by Arthur Gavotto, Jean-Yves Le Guennec, Cyril Amouroux, Pascal Champeroux, Angelo Polito, Jérôme Thireau, Alain Lacampagne, Gilles Cambonie

“…We hypothesized that hypernatremia could increase late sodium current in a context of adrenergic stimulation, both being already known to favour early-after-depolarizations. …”
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STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INSURANCE COVERAGE ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE OF REAL ESTATE MARKET by A. N. Jampol'skij

“…Liability insurance organizations – representatives of the business infrastructure of the real estate market serves to increase the economic security of transactions, and in this context deserves regular monitoring for the purpose of correction of legislation in relation to modern economic realities. …”
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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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STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF CHATBOTS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE

“… The article addresses an important and current problem related to the use of chatbots in customer service, according to students. …”
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Ethnoecology and ethnomedicinal use of fish among the Bakwele of southeastern Cameroon by Takanori Oishi

“…Ethnoichthyology is a branch of ethnobiology that explores the relationships between humans and fish, including local ecological knowledge about ichtyofauna, capture processes and utilization of the catches. Because of the current bushmeat trade crisis, the aquatic resources in the Congo Basin rainforest are increasingly viewed has promising alternate resources and have recently drawn the attention of conservation and development agencies. …”
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Development and evaluation of optimized PCR and indirect ELISA for the detection of Morganella morganii in dairy cows by Meihua Zhang, Jiayi Li, Jianfeng Xue, Huiling Xu, Muzi Li, Yibo Xia, Changxi Qi, Pu Zhang, Yongxia Liu, Jianzhu Liu

“…IntroductionMorganella morganii (M. morganii) is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, whose increasing virulence and antibiotic resistance negatively impact dairy cow health and productivity, raising concerns in livestock health management. …”
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Challenges and Mitigation Strategies in the Development and Feasibility Assessment of a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Depression (VMood): Mixed Methods Feasibility Study by Leena W Chau, Jill K Murphy, Vu Cong Nguyen, Hai Nhu Tran, Harry Minas, Raymond W Lam, Kanna Hayashi, Thi Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Emanuel Krebs, John O'Neil

“…There has subsequently been a considerable increase in the use of digital mental health interventions such as smartphone apps. …”
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Understanding the political economy of reforming global health initiatives – insights from global and country levels by Sophie Witter, Natasha Palmer, Rosemary Jouhaud, Shehla Zaidi, Severine Carillon, Rene English, Giulia Loffreda, Emilie Venables, Shifa Salman Habib, Jeff Tan, Fatouma Hane, Maria Paola Bertone, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Valery Ridde, Asad Shoaib, Adama Faye, Lilian Dudley, Karen Daniels, Karl Blanchet

“…Abstract Introduction Since 2000, the number and role of global health initiatives (GHIs) has been growing, with these platforms playing an increasingly important role in pooling and disbursing funds dedicated to specific global health priorities. …”
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Modelling of biological age in stable and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yujiao Wang, Ting Mu, Yufen Fu, Yuxin Wang, Guoping Li

“…To assess the ability of different variables to discriminate current disease status, we developed the initial model and three subsequent models, with the following variables added in the new model: Chronological age (CA), BA, and biological age acceleration. …”
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Federated Learning for Enhanced Cybersecurity and Trustworthiness in 5G and 6G Networks: A Comprehensive Survey by Afroditi Blika, Stefanos Palmos, George Doukas, Vangelis Lamprou, Sotiris Pelekis, Michael Kontoulis, Christos Ntanos, Dimitris Askounis

“…Particularly, we begin by providing the necessary background on 5G networks and FL, setting the stage for understanding their current and future implications. We then explore the current state-of-the-art of FL applications within 5G networks and their relevance to the future threat landscape of 6G. …”
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Cliff ecosystems: A critical yet uncharted frontier for research and conservation by Martí March-Salas, María Begoña García, Isaac H. Lichter-Marck, Juan Lorite, Manuel J. Steinbauer

“…Articles in this issue address a great variety of perspectives in cliff research such as: evaluating the potential loss of unique genetic diversity in endangered and rare cliff plants; understanding past, present and future distribution patterns, population dynamics, and evolutionary processes in cliffs in the context of climate change; examining abiotic and biotic feedbacks and interactions occurring in these habitats; assessing the current conservation status of cliff flora at global scale, and exploring new pathways to study and monitor the diversity of cliff habitats. …”
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Non-Thermal Plasma Applications in Maize Seed Remediation, Disinfection, and Improvement for Growth: A Review by Diana Guadalupe Gutierrez-Leon, Jorge Jurado-Paramo, Benjamin Gonzalo Rodriguez-Mendez, Diego Medina-Castro, Regulo Lopez-Callejas

“…Current alternatives aimed at ensuring production often come with considerable adverse effects. …”
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Recent advances in the biosynthesis and production optimization of gentamicin: A critical review by Feng Xu, Kaihao Hu, Ali Mohsin, Jie Wu, Lihuan Su, Yuan Wang, Rong Ben, Hao Gao, Xiwei Tian, Ju Chu

“…Subsequently, the article encapsulates a spectrum of strategies currently deployed to augment gentamicin yields. These strategies include mutation screening, molecular biological techniques, and optimization of the fermentation process. …”
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Great Gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in Central Asia Are Spreading to Higher Latitudes and Altitudes by Xuan Liu, Li Xu, Jianghua Zheng, Jun Lin, Xuan Li, Liang Liu, Ruikang Tian, Chen Mu

“…However, the optimal habitat region will expand relative to the current one. This expansion will increase with the rising CO2 emission levels and over time, potentially enlarging the suitable area by up to 39.49 × 104 km2. …”
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Multi-Temporal Analysis and Techno-Economic Evaluation of Offshore Wind Energy Integration to the Western Interconnection by Li He, Shahnawaz Siddiqui, Sameer Nekkalapu, Sohom Datta, Travis Douville, Konstantinos Oikonomou, Manisha Maharjan

“…A novel multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MTDC) model was developed and utilized, and its performance is compared with conventional high voltage direct current (HVDC) radial topology. …”
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View of Military Epidemiologists on the Problem of Global Spread of a New Coronavirus Infection by A. A. Kuzin, E. V. Lantsov, A. P. Yumanov, A. S. Kucherov, S. V. Artebyakin, D. A. Zharkov, P. V. Kulikov, I. O. Volinkov, D. Yu. Pishugin

“…Therefore, there is still a need to maintain the imposed restrictive and anti-epidemic measures, which may increase depending on changes in the epidemiological situation. …”
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Earthquake resilience of densely populated settlements: A strategic approach to mitigate Istanbul’s earthquake risk by Gülru Koca

“…For this purpose, firstly the previous and current urban design practices adopted in the city was evaluated. …”
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Advancing Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) in Teacher Education: Rasch Model among Indonesian Early Childhood Education Students by Yetty Isna Wahyuseptiana, Munawir Yusuf, Gunarhadi Gunarhadi, Roemintoyo Roemintoyo

“…However, there was an increase in the above-average and excellent categories among older and final-semester students. …”
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Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Simulation of the Tuberculosis Epidemic as a Function of Population Coverage with Screening by A. A. Starshinova, I. F. Dovgalyuk, N. N. Osipov, D. A. Kudlay

“…A simple mathematical model describing the dependence of incidence and sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the current year on sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the past year and population coverage with preventive screening in the current and past years was built up. …”
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