Opinion Dynamics Model Based on Cognitive Styles: Field-Dependence and Field-Independence by Xi Chen, Shen Zhao, Wei Li

“…We find that when an individual has a greater tendency toward the field-independent cognitive style under the influence of culture, the time required for a social system to reach a steady state will increase; the system will have greater difficultly in reaching consensus, mirroring the evolutionary trends in public opinion in the context of eastern and western cultures. …”
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BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE FACTORS IN THE FORMATION OF THE HEURISTIC MODEL OF THE EFFECTIVE INTERPRETER IN INVESTING IN HIGH-TECH COMPANIES by S. V. Ilkevich

“…As the heuristic model of the effective interpreter can be perceived as generally increasing the risks in the system for all stakeholders at the current stage of the evolution of the investment system, the author focuses on the most negative manifestations of cognitive and behavioural factors in his description in the publication. …”
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Occupational safety and health in Ecuador by Paúl Cajías Vasco, Darío Álvarez Calderón, Pamela Merino Salazar, Antonio Gómez Garcia

“…Twelve scientific articles on OSH from authors of Ecuadorian affiliation and developed in a national context were identified. Conclusions: OSH status in Ecuador faces a persistent high toll of informal workers, an aging working population, an increase of work accidents, a scarce scientific evidence and an outdated legislation. …”
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Gamification resources in education: A theoretical approach by N. A. Astashova, S. K. Bondyreva, O. S. Popova

“…The activity-based approach in the context of gamification determines an active, ever-increasing activity as a source of personal development of students. …”
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Determining the Teachers' Attitude towards "Mistake" and "Making Mistakes" in the Learning Process and Improving the Culture facing it (case study: elementary school students) by Mazhar Babaee, Hedyeh Azagh

“…With these perceptions, teachers may react differently to students' mistakes. In this context, the teacher's attitude, his awareness and experience of the impact of mistakes on progress and success in dealing with students' mistakes are very important. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the complex of restoration of the affected territories as a result of military actions in Ukraine by Liudmyla Datsenko, Svitlana Titova, Marharyta Dubnytska

“…Results and conclusions: The land relations during the reconstruction of Ukraine should be based on the following principles and approaches: openness of the public cadastral map of Ukraine; simplification of permit procedures; assessment of land and soil quality, inventory; continuation of the trend of decreasing arable land; conservation of lands, the use of which could harm human life and health as well as the state of the environment; expropriation of land from tenants who are connected to Russia or Belarus; soil conservation in the context of war; introduction of the state system for the control of land resources and the responsibility of land users.…”
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Attributing climate and weather extremes to Northern Hemisphere sea ice and terrestrial snow: progress, challenges and ways forward by Kunhui Ye, Judah Cohen, Hans W. Chen, Shiyue Zhang, Dehai Luo, Mostafa Essam Hamouda

“…Both sea ice and spring snow in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) have been decreasing at an alarming rate in a changing climate. …”
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Impact of demographic ageing on sustainability of public finance in Serbia by Zdravković Aleksandar, Domazet Ivana, Nikitović Vladimir

“…In this context, critical review of the current government approach to the pension growth dynamics was given from the perspective of medium-term sustainability of pension system, which resulted in appropriate recommendations. …”
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African New Towns by Rachel Keeton

“…Building on the arguments that (1) equal access to resources is a key component of sustainable development and that (2) urban planning benefits from new linkages between critical social theory and environmental science, this research proposes that applying adaptive urban planning principles to New Towns in the African context can increase ecological sustainability and social inclusivity (WCED 1987; Fainstein and Campbell 2012). …”
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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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CIS Countries Foreign Economic Activity — from Challenges to New Opportunities by M. S. Goncharov

“…Aim and tasks. To identify current trends and issues in foreign trade, the international financial system, and the investment activity of CIS member states, and to provide recommendations that contribute to sustainable economic development and strengthened mutual cooperation.Methods. …”
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Unlocking the hidden forces: deformation and associated stress distribution in the present-day Geneva Basin and Jura fold-and-thrust belt by Sandra Borderie, Jon Mosar, Adeline Marro, Louis Hauvette

“…If current seismicity indicates that the Geneva Basin is tectonically active, few data regarding the state of stress in the area are currently available. …”
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Optimizing the role of pharmacists at the primary healthcare centres in Indonesia through an integrated information system by Nur Yuliasih, Yasmin Fatinah, Rizky Abdulah, Rizky Abdulah, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika

“…All interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analyses, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the situation.ResultsWe identified two significant challenges in optimizing the use of integrated systems at the PHCs to increase the role of pharmacists. Considering context-content-process-actors, implementing integrated pharmaceutical care standards relies significantly on human resources and infrastructures. …”
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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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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Modelling suggested that provision of oral tenofovir/emtricitabine pre-exposure prophylaxis increased human immunodeficiency virus testing, with anti-retroviral therapy initiation at diagnosis, and reductions in the level of condom-less sex, that each played an important role in decreasing human immunodeficiency virus incidence among men who have sex with men, and that the current human immunodeficiency virus incidence would have been double what it is if any one of them had not occurred. …”
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Mind the semantic gap: semantic efficiency in human computer interfaces by James Horsley

“…Current ML systems have fundamental semantic gaps in bespoke human context, real-time world knowledge, and how those relate to HCI tooling. …”
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Constitution of police sciences in the Slovak Republic by M. Lisoň, A. Vaško

“…Therefore, the authors of this paper accept that the theoretical and methodological development of police sciences requires them to be confronted and independently dealt with the current state in the theory and methodology of science in the early 21st century, to be sensitive to the current development of the overall scientific atmosphere and independently and critically. …”
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G‐space versus E‐space: Are hornets (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) at equilibrium with honeybees in Asia? by Ehsan Rahimi, Chuleui Jung

“…We found that Vespa velutina currently exhibits a moderate geographic niche overlap (G‐space) of 0.63 with both honeybee species. …”
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Demilitarized Status in International Law and the Militarization Problem of the Eastern Aegean Islands by Cüneyt Yüksel, Nesrin Singil

“…As such, Greece engages in activities and actions aimed at violating the demilitarized status of the Eastern Aegean Islands, with these violations observed to have begun increasing. For this reason, Greece’s claims should be evaluated in the context of current issues, and considering the steps Türkiye will take in response to these violations is also essential. …”
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