FORMATION OF SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE EAEU MEMBER STATES IN THE INVESTMENT SPHERE by V. L. Abramov, P. V. Alekseev

“…The analysis shows a decrease in the indicators of economic growth, level of gross accumulation and attracted current and accumulated FDI in the national economies of the overwhelming majority of the EAEU countries, which makes it urgent and necessary to find new methodological and practical approaches to enhancement of the efficiency of integration processes. …”
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Banking Models Under the Impact of the Post-Crisis Organizational Changes Apt to Confer Sustainable Financial Stability - Romanian Experience by Claudia Gabriela Baicu, Olimpia State

“…The banking model practiced in Romania continues to be the traditional one. Currently, the most important challenges of the Romanian banking system are the growth of the non-performing loans, the loans in foreign currency to unhedged borrowers, the pressure to meet the Basel III requirements, as well as the possibility that the exposure of foreign banks towards Romania to decrease.…”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Is litter biomass a driver of soil volatile organic compound fluxes in Mediterranean forest? by M. Rocco, M. Rocco, J. Kammer, M. Santonja, B. Temime-Roussel, C. Saignol, C. Lecareux, E. Quivet, H. Wortham, E. Ormeño

“…We investigated in situ daily BVOC fluxes from bare soil and different litter biomasses mimicking current, lower, or higher litter production as both decreases and increases in litter accumulation are expected in the Mediterranean region under the current context of climate change and greening management policies. …”
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Japan’s Economy: Reforms and Growth Strategies by Yana Valeryevna Dyomina, Marina Gamilovna Mazitova

“…The growth of domestic demand could not be achieved due to the high savings rate and a two-stage increase in the consumer tax rate. However, the labor market has been expanded by increasing the employment of women and citizens over 65 years old and slightly easing the norms of migration policy. …”
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Comparative legal analysis of the labor law status of a higher school lecturer by T. F. Vysheslavova, S. A. Lukinova

“…The authors analyze the provisions of the current Russian labor legislation on the work of higher education lecturers in the context of globalization and the intensification of the global financial and economic crisis. …”
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Assessment of the Applicability and Steps of Implementing the Six Sigma Method in the Quality Management System of Additive Manufacturing by Ivan S. Kushnir, Anna P. Adylina, Tatyana A. Levina

“…Despite the widespread introduction of 3D printing in machine-building industries within the framework of Industry 4.0, the quality of manufactured products currently requires regulation and improvement. To reduce the volume of defects and increase the fault tolerance of the product, improve the condition of the workplace, work convenience, accounting for finished products and other important factors of the high-quality production cycle, there are a sufficient number of methods and practices used in many fields (automotive, mechanical engineering, energy, etc.). …”
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Oral history as a citizen science tool to understand biodiversity loss and environmental changes: on firefly extirpation in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico by Danna Betsabe Rivera Ramírez, Cisteil X. Pérez-Hernández, Yaayé Arellanes-Cancino, Luis Mendoza-Cuenca

“…Morelians associated these phenomena with increased anthropogenic activities in the city, such as urban growth and a notable increase in pollution and deforestation. …”
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Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests... by Chiara Torresan, Torben Hilmers, Admir Avdagić, Edmondo Di Giuseppe, Matija Klopčič, Mathieu Lévesque, Florian Motte, Enno Uhl, Tzvetan Zlatanov, Hans Pretzsch

“…Abstract Key message We found a significant increase in the latewood density of European beech, and a decrease in the latewood and mean wood density of silver fir and Norway spruce in European mountain forests over the period 1901–2016. …”
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La capacidad del Congreso de los Diputados español para impulsar la incorporación del enfoque de Coherencia de Políticas para el Desarrollo (CPD) by Pérez-González, J., Segovia-Moreno, M.

“…With the information provided by Proyecto Avizor, this article has aimed to find if, in the current Spanish political context, the political initiatives that will be needed to fulfill the 2030 Agenda’s goals, face extra obstacles and burdens during their approval procedures compared withthe rest of initiatives. …”
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Optimizing Green Spaces Significantly Improves Wind Environment and Accessibility in County Towns by Dan-Yin Zhang, Ling Yang, Li-Yi Feng, Jiang Liu, Xin-Chen Hong

“…The results show the following: (1) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the ventilation performance of the urban wind environment improved at a daily wind speed of 5 m/s. The wind speed increased from the current low base speed (0–1 m/s) to a moderate speed (2–5 m/s), significantly enhancing the comfort of the population. (2) Under the vegetation ratio of trees–shrubs–herbaceous plants, the overall disaster-prevention performance of the county improved. …”
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Financial security of Ukraine in debt burden: Assessment and forecasting by Fedir Zhuravka, Yuriy Petrushenko, Svitlana Chorna, Bohdana Huriy, Inessa Yarova, Olga Pankiv, Wojciech Duranowski

“…Regression modeling demonstrated a clear negative correlation between the amount of external debt and the level of financial security, with each increase in the debt burden being accompanied by a decrease in the integral index. …”
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Quality failures in Energy- saving renovation projects in Northern China by Yuting Qi

“…However, in China, building energy renovation projects are subjected to quality failures resulting in energy wastage, a decrease in the energy efficiency of the project, an increase in project cost, and thus negatively affecting the overall performance of the renovation projects. …”
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Philosophy of School Multilingualism in the Era of Political Multiculturalism. French Experience. Case of France by N. V. Litvak

“…Further research is needed, as well as the study of potential and latent risks of the current educational policy.…”
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Drivers of Food Service Need and Use among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men with Chronic Conditions in the United States by Jeong-Hui Park, Tyler Prochnow, Ledric Sherman, Caroline D. Bergeron, Ashley Merianos, Babatunde Olubajo, Sanjeela Gandhari, Matthew L. Smith

“…Food insecurity is predominant and differs across certain races and ethnicities, which highlights the importance of community-based food service access and utilization. In this context, the current study examined factors associated with community-based food service needs and utilization among middle-aged and older non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men with chronic conditions. …”
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Endogenous IL-1 in cognitive function and anxiety: a study in IL-1RI-/- mice. by Carol L Murray, Pauline Obiang, David Bannerman, Colm Cunningham

“…IL-1RI(-/-) mice also showed normal memory for visuospatial context in the contextual fear conditioning paradigm. …”
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Beyond the brain: early autonomic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease by Carmen Nanclares, Inés Colmena, Alicia Muñoz-Montero, Andrés M. Baraibar, Ricardo de Pascual, Aneta Wojnicz, Ana Ruiz-Nuño, Antonio G. García, Adrián Gironda-Martínez, Luis Gandía

“…These changes were accompanied by diminished sodium (INa), calcium (ICa), and nicotinic (IACh) currents, compromising CC excitability. With age, a shift toward increased potassium (IK) currents and enhanced catecholamine secretion may reflect compensatory adaptations aimed at preserving output. …”
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The need for greater transparency in the moderation of borderline terrorist and violent extremist content by Ellie Rogers

“…Through a review of the literature, this article discusses the importance of increased transparency surrounding the moderation of borderline TVEC, and demonstrates the ways in which current legislation, tech company policies and content moderation processes are not conforming to transparent practices in the context of borderline TVEC moderation.…”
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Strategies for adaptation of Russian commercial banks to innovative technologies by O. S. Solenaya

“…All banking innovations have a significant impact on the current business models of commercial banks, increasing the efficiency of their activities and at the same time the level of competition both in the banking sector and in the financial markets as a whole…”
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of patient–portal–based screening for substance use among people with HIV by Eric Roessler, Daniela Zimmer, Jon Grant, Harold Pollack, Basmattee Boodram, Jessica Schmitt, Jessica Schmitt, Eleanor Friedman, Jade Pagkas-Bather, Jade Pagkas-Bather, Russell A. Brewer, Jessica Ridgway, Neda Laiteerapong, Neda Laiteerapong

“…To provide additional context, we briefly describe the overall ePORTAL HIV-S project.MethodsThis project will utilize a culturally tailored approach to increase patient portal use among PLWH in our health system via a community health worker (CHW)-led initiative. …”
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