ORGANIC FARMING VERSUS CONVENTIONAL FARMING: CASE STUDY, DORNELOR BASIN, SUCEAVA COUNTY, ROMANIA by Marioara RUSU, Elisabeta ROȘU, Ioan Sebastian BRUMĂ, Violeta FLORIAN, Mihai Alexandru CHIȚEA

“…In the current context of increasing concerns for healthy agri-food systems, the adoption of ecological farming practices has gained ground and visibility both as sustainable approach to the farming activity and as scientific approach. …”
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Issues Regarding the Appropriateness of Using Precast Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures Compared to Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures, in Office Buildings and Resi... by Bogdan Hauşi Sorin

“…Given the current context at national and European level in terms of reducing skilled labour force in constructions, as well as the high level of density and traffic in large cities, there is an increasing emphasis on the possibility of shortening the duration of building the structural frames on site, reducing the number of workers or even reducing the level of noise pollution. …”
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Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“… The aim of this study is to assess the risks associated with e-cigarette use, particularly in the context of cardiovascular and respiratory health. …”
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Gender perspectives in disaster response: An evidence-based review by Alfred Acanga, Baker Matovu, Venugopalan Murale, Sudha Arlikatti

“…Furthermore, socioeconomic gender inequalities limit collective agency in disaster response while socio-cultural and patriarchal norms lead to uneven disaster response that are further reinforced by gender inequalities that lead to structural violence. Increased vulnerability to disasters increases fear and mistrust of existing institutional disaster management strategies. …”
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Antioxidative and Antimelanoma Effects of Various Tea Extracts via a Green Extraction Method by Yihui Chen, Jyun-Yin Huang, Yichi Lin, I-Fan Lin, Yi-Ru Lu, Li-Heng Liu, Hui-Min David Wang

“…Tea (Camellia sinensis) contains high level of antioxidant elements and is a well-known beverage consumed worldwide. …”
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MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Olimpia OANCEA

“…Once companies have developed products and services, they must communicate the value and benefits of the offerings to current and potential customers. Consumers are changing. …”
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Progressive scale implementation for personal income tax as a necessary condition for ensuring social justice by N. Z. Zotikov

“…In the context of the current unfavorable demographic situation and external challenges due to Western sanctions, it is necessary to strengthen motivation to work, considering foreign positive experience to introduce a real and workable progressive scale of personal income taxation.…”
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Multiscale effects of climate change and anthropogenic activity on vegetation dynamics in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area by Yun Tang, Yuanyuan Wang, Quanming Yang

“…The results reveal that: NDVI exhibits an increasing trend in most regions, Land Surface Temperature (LST) has significantly increased, and the intensity of anthropogenic activities has significantly intensified in half of the regions. …”
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Study of Ionanofluids Behavior in PVT Solar Collectors: Determination of Thermal Fields and Characteristic Length by Means of HEATT^® Platform by Mariano Alarcón, Juan-Pedro Luna-Abad, Manuel Seco-Nicolás, Imane Moulefera, Gloria Víllora

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Distraction Osteogenesis in Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction Applications: Feasibility Study of Design and Development of an Automatic Continuous Distractor by Katayoun Hatefi, Shahrokh Hatefi, Milad Etemadi

“…The device contains mini stepper motor and gear-box, controller, mechatronic system, LCD, and keypad. …”
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Promoting sound development of preterm infants in the name of developmental neuroscience: Beyond advanced life support and neuroprotection by Osuke Iwata, Sachiko Iwata, Yung-Chieh Lin, Shin Kato, Yuko Mizutani, Tadashi Hisano, Masahiro Kinoshita, Satoko Fukaya, Koya Kawase, Shinji Saitoh

“…Despite the increased survival opportunities for extremely preterm infants, their long-term cognitive outcomes remain poor, with increased incidence of cognitive impairments in childhood and reduced opportunities to attend higher education in young adulthood compared to their term-born peers. …”
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Mechanism of Foreign Policy Coordination Within the Framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization by Kirill Y. Golub

“…Increasing changes in the system of international relations in the current conditions require states to create and ensure the dynamic operation of regional institutional mechanisms Such a mechanism within the CSTO ensures coordination of the member states’ positions on international and regional security issues. …”
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Platform for energy generation based on piezoelectric elements by Peter Adel Wakеm Awad, Anastasia A. Sidorova, Tatyana E. Mamonova

“…In recent decades, we have seen rapid advances in science and technology in renewable and alternative energy. In this context, the research related to energy generation from non-obvious sources is becoming increasingly relevant. …”
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Sustainable Development and New Challenges of the Energy Market: Amendment on “New Normal” by Evgenia A. Kuklina

“…At present, the use of the term “new normal” as a new reality, characterizes a situation of challenge that requires a new model of economic development which would take into consideration current threats and risks. The article analyzes the possibility of implementing a concept of sustainable development in the context of new challenges at the energy market. …”
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Leveraging mobile applications in humanitarian crisis to improve health: a case of Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey by Aral Surmeli, Nirmala P Narla, Angela J Shields, Rifat Atun

“…HERA App is the first mHealth solution that has been designed for Syrian refugees in Turkey and is currently still in the data collection phase. We discuss its design and implementation and analyze the enablers and barriers of adoption systems, health systems access, and cultural norms for implementing a demand-side mHealth intervention in this context.…”
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Compost from the food waste for organic production of cabbage, cauliflower, and radish under sub-tropical conditions by Neha Kumari, Anit Sharma, Mamta Devi, Atif Zargar, Sunny Kumar, Umesh Thakur, Ajay Bhatia, Khushboo Badhan, Sunaina Chandel, Arpana Devi, Kriti Sharma, Shweta Kumari, Mussarat Choudhary, Arup Giri

“…Purpose In the current scenario, food wastage is a significant concern throughout the world. …”
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Intermittent pneumatic compression for venous thromboembolism prevention: a systematic review on factors affecting adherence by Richard Greenall, Rachel E Davis

“…These findings could be used to inform future research and quality improvement efforts to increase adherence in this very important, but currently under-researched area.…”
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Society 5.0 and human-centered technology: Redefining talent management in the digital age by Salim Atay, Cennet Terzi Müftüoğlu, Neşe Gülmez, Muhittin Şahin

“…The findings are presented on work life and organization, early career and employment support processes, talent acquisition, talent development, talent retention, digital transformation, and human-centered design. In this context, current and future horizons are discussed from different perspectives. …”
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STREPTOCOCCAL (GROUP A) INFECTION IN RUSSIA: STATE OF THE PROBLEM AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS by N. I. Briko, E. V. Glushkova, E. P. Kakorina, N. V. Nikitin

“…We identified 33 different emm-type. All cultures contained speB gene. Some strains contained speA, and others speC genes. …”
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Gender issues in French geography by Dominique Creton

“…This situation calls for an inquiry into the increased visibility of current research. How have developments been influenced by factors such as scientific, sociological, national and international contexts, and by the changing demographic make up of French geographers (by sex, generation, and status) ? …”
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