COVID-19 hardship and mental health in Chilean parents: the role of disaster exposure and family resilience by Camila Espinoza, Lenneke Alink, David P. Laplante, Bernet Elzinga, Shelley van der Veek

“…Previous exposure to adversity might increase the negative impact of pandemic experiences. …”
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THE SOURCES OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER SHARING SERVICES by S. V. Ilkevich

“…In the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in the need for both conceptualizations and applied research on the current radical reformatting of urban mobility. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts on Pacific salmon and trout using bioenergetics and spatiotemporal explicit river temperature predictions under varying riparian conditions. by Andrew R Spanjer, Andrew S Gendaszek, Elyse J Wulfkuhle, Robert W Black, Kristin L Jaeger

“…Juvenile salmon and trout growth, a key predictor of survival, is poorly understood in the context of current and future (climate-change mediated) conditions, with resource managers needing information on how land use will impact future river conditions for these commercially and culturally important species. …”
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Effects of aging and valence on emotional response inhibition: conclusions from a novel stop-signal task by Jill D. Waring, Stephanie N. Hartling

“…However, little is known about how aging impacts response inhibition within emotionally relevant contexts. The current study examined how aging impacts emotional response inhibition by comparing older and younger adults’ ability to stop responses to emotional images. …”
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Enhancing investment through cyber security policies – Case of Albania by Vilma TOMCO, Klorenta Janushi PASHAJ

“…Moreover, in order to analyze benefits of increasing the investment on cyber security, different cases from the region and Europe will be shown. …”
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Incubation of semen with human follicular fluid improves the antioxidant status and quality of spermatozoa after freezing–thawing by Monireh Mahmoodi, Elham Shojafar, Maryam Dastjani-Farahani

“…The FF group displayed a considerable increase in sperm parameters, total antioxidant capacity, and catalase activity and a significant decrease in malondialdehyde level compared with the control group. …”
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Sociocultural correlates and epidemiological patterns of non-alcoholic beer consumption: a cross-sectional study in Poland by Andrzej Silczuk, Aleksandra Lewandowska, Tomasz Baran, Tytus Koweszko, Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska, Julia Gujska, Magdalena Tatara, Małgorzata Gałecka

“…Secondary outcomes included sociodemographic correlates, reasons for use, consumption contexts and self-reported changes in alcoholic beer consumption following NAB adoption.Results 70.6% of respondents reported current NAB use. …”
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Trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia: features and development priorities by A. M. Myrzakhmetova, D. U. Alshimbayeva, K. A. Turkeeva, A. T. Yerimpasheva

“…The main approach is to expand regional trade through the mechanism of participation in the Eurasian Union, the intensifi of corporate ties through the creation of joint ventures, based on the use of advanced scientifi technologies to increase the production of competitive products. The presented article reveals the current state of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia in the context of the growing processes of globalization and regionalization. …”
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LEGITIMACY DEFICIT AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME by Nataliia Kononenko, Oleh Kononenko

“…The article analyzes the institutional capacity and legitimacy of governmental structures in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the current war. The main problem that undermines the effectiveness of the government is the regulatory and legal traps that arise from unreformed mechanisms of relations between the branches of government. …”
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Role of self-regulation in controlling cyber loafing and smartphone addiction: Reducing health risk at the university level by Aisha Bibi, Asia Mushtaq, Wajeeha Aurangzeb, Sadaf Z. Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmad

“…Additional factors such as students’ disengagement from tasks, lack of context familiarities, and the boring nature of the task or teaching method may increase the mobile addiction. …”
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Chemistry, Safety, and Challenges of the Use of Organic Acids and Their Derivative Salts in Meat Preservation by Olfa Ben Braïek, Slim Smaoui

“…Hence, to replace synthetic and/or expensive additives, new technologies in preserving meat products from microbial contamination have been established. In this context, organic acids and their salts have been considered as the most popular examples of preservatives that offer several advantages to be applied in meat industry. …”
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DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW OF FLUOROQUINOLONES AMONG THE OUT-PATIENTS IN A PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITAL, PAKISTAN by Awais Arshaad, Shahzaib Sharafat, Ayesha Mustafa, Hamza Mahmood, Fatima Mustafa, Sonia Tariq, Ammara Asif

“… Background: The increase in antibiotic resistance is a challenging threat to the healthcare system. …”
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Preserving Innovation: Ensuring the Future of Today’s Scholarship by Karen L Hanson

“…Scholars are experimenting with increasingly diverse digital technologies to express their research in new ways. …”
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Resilience During Crisis: COVID-19 and the New Age of Remote Work in Higher Education—A Systematic Literature Review by Obianuju E. Okeke-Uzodike, Edwige Pauline Ngo Henha

“…This article addresses this research gap using a systematic Literature Review method to unearth the current state of scientific research regarding resilience in Crisis Management in the context of remote work during COVID-19. …”
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NON-CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAND USE: A WAY TO ACCELERATE ECOLOGIZATION AND CAPITALIZATION by Anton TRETIAK, Valentina TRETIAK, Tatyana PRIADKA, Valeriy LYASHYNSKYY, Nataliia TRETIAK

“…Which made it possible to divide the regions into six groups and show that with an increase in the area of agricultural land in the regions, the intensity of its use also increases, this contributes to degradation processes and, in general, less efficient use of land. …”
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The effect of population size on urban heat island and NO2 air pollution: Review and meta-analysis by Yufei Wei, Rémi Lemoy, Geoffrey Caruso

“…While much research has focused on the local urban context and micro-conditions for sources and exposures in particular case-studies, the effect of the overall level of urban agglomeration, as measured by population size, remains underreported. …”
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Effectiveness of laughter therapy with healthcare clowns on the mood of hospitalised adults by Yelsyn Mauricio Porras-Jiménez, Carmen Álvarez-Nieto, Karen Lizeth Romero-Granados, César Augusto Pinzón-Ordoñez, Isabel María López-Medina

“…Discussion: Current evidence supports laughter therapy with healthcare clowns as a tool to foster positive emotions, reduce negative psychological symptoms, and improve emotional well-being in various contexts, highlighting the importance of collaborative implementation with medical staff to strengthen well-being in healthcare settings. …”
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Modification of PEDOT:PSS films using ZnI2 additive for power conversion efficiency enhancement of organic solar cells by Sucheewan Krobthong, Sutthipoj Wongrerkdee, Sawitree Wongrerkdee, Khathawut Lohawet, Anusit Kaewprajak, Pisist Kumnorkaew

“…Organic solar cells (OSCs) fabricated with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) films often have limited performance due to high sheet resistances since commercial PEDOT:PSS contains a high insulating PSS to conducting PEDOT ratio. …”
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The Spatial Analysis for Bassia eriophora (Schrad.) Asch. Plant Distributed in all IRAQ by Using RS & GIS Techniques by Al Ramahi et al.

“…Most vegetation’s are Land cover (LC) for the globe, and there is an increased attention to plants since they represent an element of balance to natural ecology and maintain the natural balance of rapid changes due to systematic and random human uses, including the subject of the current study (Bassia eriophora ) Which represent an essential part of the United Nations system for land cover classification (LCCS), developed by the World Food Organization (FAO) and the world Organization for environmental program (UNEP), to observe basic environmental elements with modern techniques. …”
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Enhancing the sustainability of geotechnical engineering with utilization of fly Ash by Hasan Majed Alqawasmeh

“…Abstract Massive amounts of fly ash (FA) are dumped carelessly leading to a negative influence on the environment. However, FA contains several advantages when it is used in geotechnical engineering and civil engineering projects which not only dispose of waste but also improve sustainability. …”
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