The growing U.S.-Chinese rivalry and foreign policy initiatives of the Biden administration in Latin Caribbean America by A. D. Trebukh

“…The first section of the article defines the place of LCA in the foreign policy strategy of the current administration in the context of the Democrats’ rhetoric about the struggle over the ‘free world’ challenged by the authoritarian regimes, in particular by the PRC. …”
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The Nature of the Right to Personal Data: A Civil Law Perspective by L. V. Shvets

“…In today’s context of growing volumes of personal data and the increasing number of legally significant actions that can be conducted with access to such data, the importance of legal protection for personal data has become more pronounced. …”
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Starch–Glycerol-Based Hydrogel Memristors for Bio-Inspired Auditory Neuron Applications by Jiachu Xie, Yuehang Ju, Zhenwei Zhang, Dianzhong Wen, Lu Wang

“…Despite this, memristors still face many challenges in biomimetic functionality and circuit integration. In this context, a starch–glycerol-based hydrogel memristor was developed using starch as the dielectric material. …”
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Autonomous Driving Strategy for a Specialized Four-Wheel Differential-Drive Agricultural Rover by Salvatore Martelli, Francesco Mocera, Aurelio Somà

“…At the same time, there is a necessity to ensure an adequate production level in order to meet the increasing food demand due to the current population growth trend. …”
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Accounting for the geometry of the respiratory tract in viral infections by Thomas Williams, James M. McCaw, James M. Osborne

“…Increasingly, experimentalists and modellers alike have come to recognise the important role of spatial structure in infection dynamics. …”
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‘We have learning objectives, not enjoyment objectives': the role of enjoyment in Life Sciences teaching and learning by Catherine Mansfield

“…In addition, staff enjoyment of teaching is often overlooked in favour of a student-only perspective that may limit a holistic understanding of emotion in HE, given strong links between staff and student emotion and empathy. In the current HE climate, where students face huge pressure to achieve, and staff workloads are increasing, a focus on enjoyment could bring substantial benefits. …”
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Applicable Law to the Legal Parentage of a Child Born Through International Surrogacy by Didem Kayalı

“…Although prohibited in Turkey, the legality of surrogacy in countries such as Greece, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine, and Georgia increases the likelihood of disputes related to international surrogacy before the Turkish courts. …”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEBTEDNESS AND PROFITABILITY INDICATORS IN ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF SMEs by Oana-Letitia CATUTOIU, Mariana MAN

“…The dynamics of the economy, the current social and economic conditions, the complexity of the activities of SMEs in competitive economic circumstances with major influences on managerial decisions, require the abandonment of routine and force the identification of new possibilities for increasing the relevance of financial and accounting information in the context of performance evaluation.…”
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The role of the state in managing scientific and technological development: from theory to practice by E. B. Lenchuk

“…The importance of taking into account modern trends in state participation in the sphere of scientific and technological development for Russia, which is growing in the context of external restrictions and the current high technological dependence, is substantiated. …”
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Design of an Integrated Approach to Industrial Logistics Information Based on Supply Chain Management by Yang Shang

“…In addition, with the globalization of the economic environment today, enterprises are facing increasingly fierce competition. In this context, most companies are taking logistics informatization as an important factor for their success. …”
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Рpinciples of developing the russian cultural identity of university students in foreign language classes by N. V. Ryapolova

“…Relevance. In the context of increasing geopolitical tensions in the world the development of Russian cultural identity of students in foreign language classes is of particular importance. …”
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Knowledge construction in blended learning and its impact on students' academic motivation and learning outcomes by Muhammad Younas, Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs, Yicun Jiang

“…Computer-Integrated Learning Assistance (CILA), which utilizes AI technologies, provides real-time support and guidance to learners in this context.ObjectiveThe current study analyzed the role of technological knowledge construction in blended learning and how it impacts students' academic motivation and learning outcomes.MethodThe study is qualitative in nature and participants were recruited using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Regulatory framework for the formation of sustainability reporting by D.O. Seletska

“…This article is dedicated to the study of the regulatory framework for the formation of sustainability reporting, the relevance of which is determined by the increasing impact of enterprisesʼ activities on the environment, society, and the economy. …”
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Characteristics of the State Bureau of Investigation’s territorial departments’ powers by R. I. Bohdanov

“…It is argued that in the current context, the State Bureau of Investigation is beginning to play an increasingly important role in ensuring the proper functioning of all other state institutions. …”
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Pain therapy to reduce perioperative complications by Freys Stephan M., Pogatzki-Zahn Esther

“…In the times of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs, acute pain therapy became an increasingly well investigated and accepted aspect in almost all surgical subspecialties. …”
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Crisis, Identity, and Intoxication: Youth Drug Abuse and Socio-Economic Marginalization in Post-2000s Zimbabwe by Ruvimbo Nyatsanza, Farai Tendai Nyoni, Takudzwa Chiremba

“…Using a documentary survey method that draws on policy reports, media sources, and public records, the study investigates the strong link between acute socio-economic marginalization and the rise of increasingly creative yet hazardous substance consumption practices. …”
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Transforming Auditing in the AI Era: A Comprehensive Review by Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh

“…This study explores how auditing is evolving in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by analyzing a dataset of 465 peer-reviewed publications from 1982 to 2024, sourced from Scopus and Web of Science. …”
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Study on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of newly designed (Si, Ti) micro-alloyed hot-dipped Zn–6Al–3Mg alloy coating by Haotian Chen, Yuanyuan Liang, Renbo Song, Xinwei Wang

“…(Al,Si)3Ti, acting as a cathode in the corrosion process, leads to a decrease in the rate of corrosion by decreasing the current density at the anode. …”
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Electrohydraulic effect of microsecond pulsed discharge in transformer oils by Hang Wang, Cheng Zhang, Zhuofei Wang, Shuai Zhang, Kaihang Guo, Tao Shao

“…With the gap distance increase, all the breakdown voltage, the discharge energy, and the ratio of the mechanical energy to total energy increase, the breakdown current, the acceleration of the container wall, and the velocity of the shock wave decrease. …”
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Ultraviolet Emission From Resonant Tunnelling Metal–Insulator– Semiconductor Light Emitting Tunnel Diodes by Chen-Sheng Lin, Kate Cavanagh, Hei-Chit L. Tsui, Andrei Mihai, Bin Zou, Duncan W.E. Allsopp, Michelle A. Moram

“…A decrease in emission intensity was observed at high injection currents due to Fowler–Nordheim tunnelling. …”
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