THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN THE BANKING SECTOR by Diana Elena BRINZA, Mihaela Iuliana DUMITRU

“…This can happen when a person loses his job and therefore cannot repay a mortgage under the agreed conditions, or when a company is facing financial problems, which is common in the current situation. Thus, in the current conditions, an increase in the level of non-performing loans is inherent, in the absence of protection measures. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristic of chronic hepatitis C in the republic of Tyva by A. A. Saryglar, S. O. Dongak, A. D. Ibrohimova, K. E. Novak, E. V. Esaulenko

“…Over the past two years, the decrease in incidence in the Republic of Tyva is likely due to a decrease in the number of examinations, a decrease in patients seeking outpatient care, and insufficient screening in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The effect of social networks on the development of gastronomy – the way forward to the development of gastronomy tourism in Serbia by Dragan Vukolic, Tamara Gajić, Mirjana Penic

“…Purpose – To evaluate some of the current discussions about the possible impacts of social networks on the development of gastronomy in the Republic of Serbia. …”
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Quo Vadis the Common Agricultural Policy amid Tomorrow’s Challenges? by ANDREEA - EMANUELA DRĂGOI

“…Our main objective is to illustrate the future of CAP funding using as case study Romania’s approved CSP, while presenting the specific measures proposed in this country to support its agricultural sector among the challenges brought for its farmers by the current economic international context. …”
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Ambivalence in Place Attachment by Xin Li, Reinout Kleinhans, Maarten van Ham

“…The impending neighbourhood demolition uncovers accumulated social issues in danwei communities in the context of market reforms and institutional changes in current China, such as the emergence of deprived social groups and their struggles for better housing. …”
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The Biographical Narratives of an Adolescent in Kinship Care: A Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study by Grant T. Ryan

“…The presence and impacts of violence, abuse, and neglect in the context of Australian children in kinship care is an ongoing concern for health services. …”
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A Five-Year Evaluation of Safety and Traffic Course by Students and Lecturers Using the CIPP Evaluation Model by Homayoun Sadeghi-bazargani, Mina Golestani, Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Abdolhassan Kazemi, Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi, Mahdi Rezaei

“…The evaluation showed that the highest mean (SD) score of students’ satisfaction was about Product domain with 66.16 (24.60) and the lowest score was for Context domain with 58.65 (32.53). While the highest and lowest scores by lecturers were for Input and Process dimensions. …”
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Thrombospondin-I is a critical modulator in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). by Jessica Min-DeBartolo, Franklin Schlerman, Sandeep Akare, Ju Wang, James McMahon, Yutian Zhan, Jameel Syed, Wen He, Baohong Zhang, Robert V Martinez

“…Activation of PPARα pathway was supported by observed decrease in serum lipid levels. Our findings provide important insights into the role of TSP-1 in context of NAFLD/NASH and TSP-1 may be a target of interest to develop anti-fibrotic therapeutics for NAFLD/NASH.…”
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Strategizing Soft Skills Resilience: A Holistic Approach to Mitigating COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Workforce Development by Mariia Vesolovska, Lyubomyr Shved

“…They also have a crucial impact on the economy, as the acquisition of soft skills contributes to the more efficient functioning of enterprises and the economy as a whole. However, in the current context, due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain difficulties have arisen in their development in countries around the world. …”
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Livestock Farming Adoption in Rural Bangladesh: Determinants and Impacts on Household Income and Women's Dietary Diversity by Toma Deb Nath, Arindam Biswas, Sheikh Faruk Ahmed

“…Thus, the current study investigated the determinants and impacts of livestock farming adoption on household income and women's dietary diversity. …”
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Los estereotipos culturales como obstáculo para la convivencia en la escuela inclusiva / The cultural stereotypes as an obstacle for the coexistence in the inclusive school by Noah Hayes

“…We consider that the most efficient measure will be to increase the contacts between the native population and immigrants, since the knowledge provides understanding and acceptance, so necessary in the inclusive school and in the society in general.…”
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The Role of Structured Telephone Support in the Development of Self-care in Comorbid Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by E. D. Kartamysheva, Yu. M. Lopatin

“…All patients received CHF therapy in accordance with the current Russian clinical guidelines. The indicators evaluated initially and after 12 months of follow-up.Results. …”
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Determinants of soybean (Glycine max.) market supply in Northwestern Ethiopia by Takele Atnafu Delele, Almaz Giziew Adugna, Birhanu Melesse Gelaw

“…Although its demand rises quickly for export and local processing, the current production status is much below the market demand. …”
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Field-isolated genotypes of Mycobacterium bovis vary in virulence and influence case pathology but do not affect outbreak size. by David M Wright, Adrian R Allen, Thomas R Mallon, Stanley W J McDowell, Stephen C Bishop, Elizabeth J Glass, Mairead L Bermingham, John A Woolliams, Robin A Skuce

“…Average breakdown size increased with herd size and varied depending on the manner of detection (routine herd testing or tracing of infectious contacts) but we found no significant variation among M. bovis genotypes in breakdown size once these factors had been accounted for. …”
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Infectious disease modeling of social contagion in networks. by Alison L Hill, David G Rand, David G Rand, Martin A Nowak, Nicholas A Christakis

“…The interaction assumptions of the model are validated using longitudinal network transmission data. We find that the current rate of becoming obese is 2 per year and increases by 0.5 percentage points for each obese social contact. …”
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Effect of gravity on liquefaction behavior by R. Sukhumkitcharoen, J. Koseki, M. Otsubo, T. Morimoto

“…These characteristics are attributed to the stimulated loss of inter-particle contacts and an increased number of unstable particles, resulting in weakened void- and contact-based fabrics against cyclic loading under lower gravity conditions. …”
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Redefining luxury: exploring the natural connection with sustainability beyond labels by Nermain Al-Issa

“…This trend holds across diverse cultural contexts. Nevertheless, insights from this study highlight the importance of considering cultural differences, particularly in social motives, in the context of luxury and sustainability.Originality The current research adds to the understanding of the self-congruity concept, which influences consumers’ evaluation of products based on how they relate product or brand values to their self-identity. …”
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The legal nature of crypto assets and its reflection in the civil and tax legislation of the Russian Federation by A. O. Simonov

“…Without clear and unambiguous legal regulation, it is difficult to ensure proper control and taxation of transactions with crypto assets, which can lead to significant tax losses and a decrease in budget revenues.Moreover, the concept of “digital currency” used in Russian legislation does not correspond to the generally accepted meaning in international practice and is mainly considered in an economic context, rather than in a legal one. …”
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Impact of Sustainable Environmental Expenditures Policy on Air Pollution Reduction, During European Integration Framework by Ionel Bostan, Mihaela Onofrei, Elena-Doina Dascălu, Bogdan Fîrtescu, Carmen Toderascu

“…Pursuant to the growth of society, against the boosting of scientific and technological progress, also arises the negative effect of pollution acceleration. In this context, we relate to risks that imply the growth of pollution, especially against nuisance air pollution increase (CO, SO2, NO etc.) with major implications on the growth of greenhouse effect, the melting of the ice fields, respectively the pollution of the soil with nitrates from fertilizers intensively used in agriculture. …”
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Phenotypic and functional changes of NK cells in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia treated with hypomethylating drugs by D. I. Zhigarev, M. V. Khoreva, L. V. Gankovskaya

“…Meanwhile, the origin of this change and its role are important in the context of the disease pathogenesis. Ultimately, a simple description of an increase or decrease in a single receptor expression is not illustrative, since it can lead to uncertain consequences. …”
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