Sectoral investments to achieve water, energy and land SDG under climate change uncertainty by Adriano Vinca, Muhammad Awais, Edward Byers, Volker Krey, Keywan Riahi

“…Developing countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will need to increase their spending by 10%–30%, compared to current trends, to meet their SDGs for water. …”
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New Opportunities in Non-Preservative Glaucoma Therapy by A. A. Antonov, I. V. Kozlova, A. A. Vitkov

“…The degree of conjunctival hyperemia on the MacMonnies photographic scale decreased in both groups.Conclusion. Preservative-free drugs can be recommended for most patients with glaucoma as a starting treatment and as a replacement for current therapy.…”
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Investigation of the properties of self-compacting concrete using treated rubber powder, polypropylene fibers, and wash water by Ali Katebi, Gholamreza Asadollahfardi, Amirmasoud Salehi, Ghasem Ahmadi, Abolfazl Soleymani-tushmanlo

“…Compressive strength in specimens containing polypropylene fibers decreased by an average of 5 %, while those using wash water showed a 6 % reduction compared to control specimens. …”
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Journalism in the Digital World: The Conflict of Institutional Logics by Elena I. Kuznetsova

“…The main core of the media system’s existence, its institutional nature, is undergoing significant changes in the context of increasing technological convergence and the development of the economic phenomenon of platform capitalism. …”
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Measuring the Sciences Contribution to Socioeconomic Development: Russian Approaches in the Global Space of Ideas by A. A. Yanik

“…The review outlines the focus areas of scientific thought, the conceptual frameworks state, current approaches to measuring the contribution of sciences, the limitations and risks of the evaluation practice.Conclusions and Relevance: key areas of scientific thought in the subject under review for 100 years: (1) development of econometric approaches for measuring the «profitability» of science; (2) attempts to identify and measure the societal impacts of science; (3) scientific support of government experiments to use the evaluation technologies for increasing the return of budget investment to science; (4) conceptualizing and universalizing the terms. …”
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To move or not to move? The housing preferences of a post-socialist city in the suburbanisation stage by Wiktor Błoch, Michał Mackiewicz, Mariusz Sokołowicz

“… Researchers of urban mobility patterns and residential preferences of urban dwellers increasingly inquire whether these processes are universal or place-specific. …”
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Trans-Exclusionary, Transnational: Gender-Critical Feminism and the Overstatement of Harm in the UK and Germany by Eden Hills

“…Since 2021, the public profile of a similarly reactionary GC movement has grown in Germany, coinciding with the current centre-left coalition government’s various trans-positive legal interventions. …”
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FINANCIAL MECHANISM OF ELECTRONIC TRADING ON THE STOCK MARKET AND WAYS OF THEIR IMPROVEMENT by Yuliia Vladyka, Alexander Holubchykov, Serhii Mushtyn

“…It is noted that the development of such mechanisms contributes to increasing financial inclusion, expanding the population's access to financial services. …”
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Playing towards Motivation: Gamification and University Students in Physical Activity! by Victor Javier Sotos-Martinez, Salvador Baena-Morales, Manuel Sanchez-De Miguel, Alberto Ferriz-Valero

“…There is currently concern about the decrease in physical activity participation among university students. …”
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Foresight for Career Development by Anna Kononiuk, Anna Pajak, Alicja Eva Gudanowska, Andrzej Magruk, Eva Rollnik-Sadowska, Justyna Kozlowska, Anna Sacio-Szymanska

“… Career planning and development becomes a process of managing learning, experience and change in order to achieve a personally determined, preferred professional future. In the context of dynamic social, economic and technological changes, the role of career counselling services increases, although their character also evolves. …”
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Advancements in Aeromedical Management of Diabetes: Implications for Aviation Safety by Young Hwan Kwon

“…The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus among aviation personnel poses significant challenges to flight safety, necessitating stringent aeromedical management. …”

THE EVOLUTION OF FOOD CONSUMPTION IN ROMANIA IN THE POST-ACCESSION PERIOD TO THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sorinel Ionel BUCUR

“…It is also worth noting the worrying trend of increasing the consumption of carbohydrates and lipids with negative effects on the health of the population.…”
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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Higher Education: A Critical Examination of Governance and Policy by Francisco Rubio, Carlos Llopis-Albert, Daniel Palacios-Marqués, Dayanis García-Hurtado, Souzhen Zeng

“…By examining this extensive historical context, we can better understand the foundational elements that have shaped the current state of higher education. …”
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On the Issue of Improving Remuneration System in Budget Organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan by S. K. Baidybekova

“…The problems of accounting and analysis at enterprises in the context of international financial reporting standards are currently relevant, consequently it is necessary to work further to improve the organization of accounting and analysis of staff remuneration in budget organizations.…”
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Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development: Key Ethical Features and Proactive Initiatives Promoting Financial Inclusion by Laura Maria Franciosi

“…SDGs recognise that ending poverty is strictly intertwined with strategies to reduce inequality and spur economic growth, all while tackling climate change and preserving the environment. In this context, the lack of financial inclusion increases poverty and frustrates economic development since access to essential financial services helps people nurture their education and financial plans, and financial inclusion can help alleviate poverty and lift economic development. …”
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Transparent Assessment of the Supervision Information in China’s Food Safety: A Fuzzy-ANP Comprehensive Evaluation Method by Tingqiang Chen, Lei Wang, Jining Wang

“…The information transparency in the entirety presents deficiencies and gradually declines when that in the administrative level decreases. The economic development level indirectly determines the transparency level, and the transparency level does not conform to China’s current economic development level.…”
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Effects of Economic Sanctions on Russian Labor Market by Olga F. Alyokhina, Larisa M. Butova, Vera A. Akimenko, Denis V. Dmitrov

“…They used the methods of economic analysis, logical approach, and comparison to conduct a dynamic analysis of the labor market in 2021–2024 and reveal the causes of the current situation in the context of economic sanctions. …”

Professional Digital Competence: Definition, Frameworks, Measurement, and Gender Differences: A Systematic Literature Review by Sònia Sánchez-Canut, Mireia Usart-Rodríguez, Carme Grimalt-Álvaro, Sonia Martínez-Requejo, Beatriz Lores-Gómez

“…In the current context of increasing digitization, professionals need to be digitally competent. …”
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United Nations Security Council: Reform (Im)Possible? by Agostina Latino

“…In the current context, this vision is more fragmented than multipolar, with a scenario of more than two or three poles and their respective spheres of influence. …”
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Soy Isoflavones and PCOS: Role in Hormonal and Metabolic Mechanisms by Katarzyna Dereń, Izabela Michońska, Agnieszka Dymek, Magdalena Zielińska, Edyta Łuszczki

“…The role of soy isoflavones, which are an example of functional food, is increasingly emphasised in the context of multiple diseases, including those related to fertility. …”
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