CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS: A SEGMENTATION BASED ON FREQUENCY AND PURPOSE OF THEIR USE by Roxana-Larisa CADAR, Antonio AMUZA, Diana Elena DUMITRAȘ, Cristina Bianca POCOL

“…The consumption behaviour for products obtained from medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) has been little studied, until nowadays, in Romania. In the current context, in which there can be noticed an accentuated increase of these products’ supply on the market and the consumers’ concern with a healthy lifestyle, this study has aimed at a segmentation of the consumers of MAPs products, according to their frequency, purpose of use and sociodemographic features. …”
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Determining Impacts on Non-Performing Loan Ratio in Romania by Adriana Daniela CIUREL, Tiberiu STOICA

“…This paper aims to investigate some of the determinants of non-performing loans in the Romanian banking sector by means of Vector Error Correction (VEC). The increase in non-performing loans is the most relevant factor that financial institutions face in order to maintain an adequate level of solvency in the context of current economic decline. …”
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Prediction of potential habitat of Verbena officinalis in China under climate change based on optimized MaxEnt model by Shimao Chen, Zixuan Jiang, Jia Song, Tao Xie, Yu Xue, Qingshan Yang, Qingshan Yang, Qingshan Yang

“…Under future climate change scenarios (SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.5), the total suitable habitat area shows an overall increasing trend, reaching a maximum in the 2070s under the high-emission scenario (an increase of 3.6 × 105 km2 compared to the current distribution). …”
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QUALITY OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: FACTORS AND DETERMINANTS by Nikolaj I. Komkov, Mihail N. Dudin, Nikolaj V. Lyasnikov

“…Require surgical intervention and adjustments not only the current socio-economic plans, but also to take urgent measures to ensure the development prospects. …”
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Oral pathology induced by excess or deficiency of glucocorticoids in adults by Rucsandra Elena Dănciulescu Miulescu, Loreta Guja, Bogdan Socea, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Emil Ștefănescu

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Effect of increasing supplementation of dietary glycine on growth performance, meat quality, liver characteristics, and intestinal health in broiler chickens raised under heat stre... by Sung Hoon Kwon, Ji Hye Lee, Hyun Woo Kim, Deok Yun Kim, Dong Yong Kil

“…ABSTRACT: The current study aimed to investigate the effect of increasing supplementation of dietary glycine (Gly) on growth performance, meat quality, liver characteristics, and intestinal health in broiler chickens raised under heat stress (HS) conditions. …”
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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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Addressing the Socioemotional Dimension of Medical Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Student-Driven Development Strategies by Cintia Canato Martins, Marco Antônio Ribeiro Filho, Christian Guilherme Capobianco dos Santos, Luana Ribeiro Altrão lorino, João Daniel de Souza Menezes, Matheus Querino da Silva, Loiane Letícia dos Santos, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Natalia Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, Helena Landin Gonçalves Cristóvão, Randolfo dos Santos Júnior, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Patrícia da Silva Fucuta, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Denise Cristina Móz Vaz Oliani, Neide Aparecida Micelli Domingos, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Santos Miyazaki, Júlio César André

“… BackgroundThe current international context, marked by complex global challenges, necessitates the rapid intervention of higher education institutions to contribute to social transformation. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning applications and prospects in industrial scenarios by JING TAN, Ligang YANG, Xiaorui LI, Zhaolin YUAN, Yunduan CUI, Chao YAO, Zongjie WANG, Xiaojuan BAN

“…However, with the rapid advancements in Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, traditional control methods are increasingly inadequate to address the growing complexity, high dynamics, and real-time demands of modern industrial environments. …”
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Impact of frailty in older people on health care demand: simulation modelling of population dynamics to inform service planning by Bronagh Walsh, Carole Fogg, Tracey England, Sally Brailsford, Paul Roderick, Scott Harris, Simon Fraser, Andrew Clegg, Simon de Lusignan, Shihua Zhu, Francesca Lambert, Abigail Barkham, Harnish Patel, Vivienne Windle

“…Prescriptions increased with increasing age in both Fit and Mild frailty categories but decreased in moderate and severe categories. …”
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Femmes et transformation artisanale des poissons pélagiques au Sénégal : un secteur à bout de souffle by El Hadj Bara Dème, El Hadji Sow, Lovelie Licette, Nogaye Dia, Pierre Failler

“…All these elements seriously compromise the sustainability and the economy of the artisanal processing of pelagic fish. In the current context of promoting women's employment and their economic empowerment, the artisanal processing segment must be supported by strong public policies for the sustainability of the activity.…”
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L’affirmation d’une orthodoxie juive brésilienne : de la contestation à la délégitimation des libéraux by Aurélie Le Lièvre

“…This paper will propose lines of thinking, aiming to replace the evolutions and the tensions crossing the Brazilian Jewish Diaspora within the Brazilian context, but also within the larger American context.…”
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Strategic Workforce Development of the Staffing in the Russian Federation by P. S. Popov

“…The article analyzes the current state of the electric power industry of the Russian Federation, identifies priority areas for its development in the context of the availability of modern technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, and a virtual reality system. …”
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Transformational Leadership and Work Performance of Police Officers in Cambodian Provincial Police Commissariats by Bunchhian Chhoun, Yen Yat

“…This finding implies the necessity of extending transformational leadership practice among police leaders in the current context of Cambodia. …”
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Bleomycin: A worthy alternative by Gursev Sandlas, Paras Kothari, Parag Karkera, Abhaya Gupta

“…Complications of the therapy were few and far between. 2 patients developed fever after injection, one patients reported a transient increase in size of swelling, 2 patients have developed discoloration of the overlying skin and are currently being followed up for final outcome. …”
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Shifting of Distribution and Changing of Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria from Bile of Patients with Acute Cholangitis by Hao Y, Li L, Du W, Lu J

“…Yuqi Hao,1 Lianxin Li,2 Wenting Du,1 Jinshuai Lu1 1Department of General Internal Medicine, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Endoscopy Center, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jinshuai Lu, Department of General Internal Medicine, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China, Email lujinshuai@xjrmyy.comBackground: Gram-negative bacteria are the predominant pathogens responsible for biliary infections; however, the prevalence of Gram-positive bacteria is currently increasing. Investigating the bacterial spectrum and evolving antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram-positive bacteria is crucial for optimizing the management of acute cholangitis, particularly in the context of the global rise in antibiotic resistance.Methods: This retrospective analysis focused on Gram-positive bacteria isolated from the bile of patients undergoing biliary drainage with acute cholangitis at our hospital from January 1, 2018, to March 31, 2024. …”
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Network pharmacology-based prediction and “gut microbiota-inflammation-brain axis” validation of the active ingredients and potential mechanisms of Plantagins Herba for treating di... by Zhixuan Huang, Zhixuan Huang, Jian Liu, Jian Liu, Hui Li, Hui Li, Hui Li, Yangwen Ai, Yangwen Ai, Dongyue Zhou, Dongyue Zhou

“…BackgroundDiabetes-related cognitive dysfunction (DRCD) is increasingly recognized as a common complication. However, there are currently no specific remedies for DRCD. Plantagins Herba contains many active ingredients that can regulate blood lipids and blood glucose. …”
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Association Between A1c and Cutaneous Dermatophytosis: A Case–Control Study by Nicole Ufkes, Zachary Hopkins, John Skylar Westerdahl, Scott R. Florell

“…Controls included patients seen in the dermatology department but who had no known diagnosis (past or current) of dermatophyte infection and were seen in a context where tinea could have been identified (i.e., no surgical visits, suture removals, spot checks, and cosmetic visits) and did not have a potentially confounding condition (inflammatory rashes). …”
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Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
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Kyrgyz SSR During the Great Patriotic War: Demographic Processes and Challenges by Shaiyrkul Batyrbaeva, Anara Karyeva

“…By 1943, natural growth became negative, which was accompanied by an increase in migration losses caused by the return of evacuees and a general increase in mortality. …”
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