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.…”
Get full text

Detection the Expression of two Genes ZmWRKY86 and PMP3 responsible for tolerance to salt stress in maize by Hiba H. Taha, Najwa I. Khaleel, Amjad A. Mohammed

“…The current study measured the expression of certain genes responsible for the tolerance of the maize (Zea mays L.) to salt stress when it was grown in soil containing (0.0,25, 50,75,100 mmol) sodium chloride (NaCl) for 30 days. …”
Get full text

Residential child care in England by Jonathan Stanley

“…This article provides a summary of the current context for residential child care in England. …”

THE SALARY NEGOTIATION STRATEGY by ANCA JARMILA GUŢĂ

“…One of the main concerns of the employees of any company is motivation through the salary level. In this context, the paper proposes several strategies that can be used by employees to negotiate the first salary and increase salary in the current job. …”
Get full text

Quantitative evaluation of essential amino acids and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from global marine bivalve aquaculture by Karsoon Tan, Peng Xu, Leiheng Huang, Cong Luo, KhaiHang Choong, Zexin Li, Yu Guo, Kit-Leong Cheong

“…Although many studies highlight bivalve aquaculture as a potential source of sustainable and high-quality proteins, there is limited quantitative data on the production of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) and essential amino acid (EAA) from global bivalve aquaculture. In this context, the present study aims to evaluate the current status of n-3 LC-PUFA and EAA production in global bivalve mariculture. …”
Get full text

Universal metrics for predicting the activity of a wide range of fuel-cell catalysts by Ganesan Elumalai, Satoshi Tominaka

“…The increasing demand for universal metrics in material development, particularly in the context of material informatics (MI), emphasises the need for catalytic activity metrics in fuel-cell research, specifically for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). …”
Get full text

A Systematic Literature Review of Cross-Cultural Studies on Interior Perception by Ayşen Özkan, Türkan Sultan Yaşar Ismail

“…Interior spaces can be seen as one of the main surroundings for people, especially in the context of the current century urban context we live in. …”
Get full text

Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing by Fatemeh Akbari, Mohsen Dehghani, Ali Khatibi, Tine Vervoort

“…The current study provides further support for the notion that the impact of emotional and cognitive variables upon CP-related disability can be better understood when we consider the social context of pain patients and family function in particular.…”
Get full text

‘It was a joint plan we worked out together’. How the I-WOTCH programme enabled people with chronic non-malignant pain to taper their opioids: a process evaluation by Martin Underwood, Kate Seers, Charles Abraham, Harbinder Kaur Sandhu, Vivien P Nichols, Sam Eldabe, Alleyne Sharisse, Balasubramanian Shyam, Betteley Lauren, Booth Katie, Carnes Dawn, D Furlan Andrea, Haywood Kirstie, Iglesias Urrutia C Paola, Lall Ranjit, Manca Andrea, Mistry Dipesh, Noyes Jennifer, Rahman Anisur, Shaw Jane, KY Tang Nicole, Taylor Stephanie, Tysall Colin, Underwood Martin, J Withers Emma

“…Background The Improving the Wellbeing of people with Opioid Treated CHronic pain (I-WOTCH) randomised controlled trial found that a group-based educational intervention to support people using strong opioids for chronic non-malignant pain helped a significant proportion of people to stop or decrease opioid use with no increase in pain-related disability. …”
Get full text

Attention as a commodity in the world of disinformation and social media by Radoslav Ivančík, Pavel Nečas, Lucia Iľaščíková

“…Unfortunately, in many cases, it is also through the spread of disinformation. In this context, the authors, using relevant methods of scientific research, focused on attention as a commodity and the functioning of the attention economy in the context of the increasing extent of the spread of various disinformation (but also hoaxes and conspiracy theories) primarily through social networks, their susceptibility to the spread of unwanted content and efforts to regulate the spread of such content.…”
Get full text

Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Among girls, higher levels of reported exposure to tobacco advertisement were positively associated with shisha smoking whereas perceived tobacco harm was inversely associated with current cigarette and shisha smoking. Among boys, perceived social acceptability of smoking at parties was associated with an increased likelihood of cigarette smoking (APR=2.27; 95% Cl: 1.20–4.30). …”
Get full text

Inside CKD: Cost-Effectiveness of Multinational Screening for CKD by Navdeep Tangri, Kook-Hwan Oh, Jason C.J. Choo, Michel Jadoul, Johan Ärnlöv, Marcelo Costa Batista, Christian F. Christiansen, Gil Chernin, Lise Retat, Joshua Card-Gowers, Timothy Coker, Salvatore Barone, Stephen Nolan, Juan Jose Garcia Sanchez

“…Screening general populations aged ≥ 45 years increased projected CKD diagnosis rates per 100,000 persons eligible for screening from 459 by current practice to 7475 patients using 2 eGFR only, or 14,392 using 2 eGFR and 1 UACR. …”
Get full text

Leveraging green innovation from big data analytics: Examining the role of resource orchestration and green dynamic capabilities by Masood Nawaz Kalyar, Agata Pierscieniak, Muhammad Shafique

“…PURPOSE: The notion of big data analytics (BDA) has received increased attention from both researchers and managers. …”
Get full text

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.…”
Get full text

EVOLUTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOUR MARKET IN THE EUROPEAN UNION BETWEEN 2011-2020 by Cristina Vasilica ICOCIU, Ana-Maria IFRIM, Cătălin Ionuț SILVESTRU, Marius-Mihai MICU

“…In the current context, in which the pandemic crisis is wreaking havoc in all socio-economic fields, causing both loss of life and immeasurable economic losses, fundamental research conducted to identify directions for rapid and sustainable socio-economic recovery is of great importance. …”
Get full text

Indian Himalayan Arabidopsis thaliana population reflects deep history and might be the source of species expansion in the eastern edge by Akanksha Singh, Ashwani Kumar Verma, Abhinandan Mani Tripathi, Parneeta Mishra, Sumit Kumar Bag, Sivasubramanian Rajarammohan, Sribash Roy

“…Abstract Deciphering the origin, demography and adaptation strategies of species are important goals of biologists. In this context, the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana has been studied in details using regional and large scale global collections. …”
Get full text

Comparative Analysis of Electricity Consumption Forecast by Mehet Ali ARSLAN, Tarık TALAN

“…Therefore, the electricity produced must be consumed immediately without causing energy losses and waste. In this context, ensuring the balance between electricity production and consumption can correctly contribute to the management of the current deficit by increasing economic efficiency. …”
Get full text

Vibration energy harvesting by ferrofluids in external magnetic fields by Michal Rajnak, Juraj Kurimsky, Katarina Paulovicova, Jana Tothova, Jozef Kiraly, Roman Cimbala

“…Abstract The development of wearable electronics and the current era of big data requires the sustainable power supply of numerous distributed sensors. …”
Get full text

The association between dietary fat quality and quantity and hospitalization duration in COVID-19 in Iranian patients: a cross-sectional study by Farideh Shiraseb, Atieh Mirzababaei, Atieh Mirzababaei, Mahya Mehri Hajmir, Sara Ebrahimi, Shabnam Hosseini, Zeinab Zarrinvafa, Mahnaz Sadid, Yasaman Aali, Azam Mohamadi, Azam Mohamadi, Khadijeh Mirzaei

“…While RDS odds increased over Vit E/polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio tertiles, chills decreased. …”
Get full text

Neurorights and Neural Data Towards Legal Protection by Francesco Di Tano

“…Technologies such as brain-computer interfaces, electroencephalograms, and brain stimulation are expanding beyond the clinical context, finding application in work, education, entertainment, and the military. …”
Get full text