The “New Normal” in China’s Assertive Power Projection in the South China Sea: Maritime Hybrid Threats by Övgü Kalkan Küçüksolak

“…Therefore, this study aims to shed light on the context and cumulative effects of China’s assertive employment of maritime hybrid instruments while discussing increasing international concerns on the altering dynamics of balance of power.…”
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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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International Labor Migration and Its Transformative Effects on Political Landscapes Across Central Asian Nations by Egor V. Fomin, Albert A. Averyanov

“…This study concludes that any reduction in migratory activities, decreased inflows of remittance funds, or diminished organic inclination toward closer ties among migrants would result in both increased political volatility within Central Asia and weakened Russian leverage over the area.…”
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Effects of El Niño and the Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (+IOD) on Health, Food Security, Economics, and Conflict in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries in the Indo‐Pacific: A Systemat... by Andrea Floridi, María Daniela Anda‐León, Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Megha Bhattacharyya, Anilkrishna Thota, Peter Burt, Luca Tasciotti, Jan Selby, Zahra Premji, Shannon Shisler

“…ABSTRACT Climate drivers such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can impact multiple sectors globally. We are currently witnessing the effects of these teleconnections against the backdrop of a changing climate. …”
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Healing of tendon-related diseases: insights from macrophage regulation by Ren-Qiang Chen, Peng-Ju Liu, Shuai Li, Hong-Pu He, Dan-Mei Li, Guang-Xun Yuan, Xiang-Yu Du, Jing-Yue Su, Zhen-Han Deng, Jian Xu

“…Abstract Tendon-related diseases (TRDs) are increasingly common in the current aging society and impose a significant burden on patients. …”
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Enhancing the Catalytic Kinetics of Electrodes by using a Multidimensional Carbon Network for Applications in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries by Lei Zhang, Qiang Ma, Jun‐Ping Hu, Jun Liu, Qi Deng, Pan Ning, Prof. Congshan Zhou, Prof. Xiongwei Wu, Prof. Yuping Wu

“…The peak potential was reduced by 357 mV, which could be attributed to the increased number of active sites and diffusion pathways; the energy efficiency of the composite electrode increased by 6 % (current density: 200 mA cm−2). …”
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Green manure, seed inoculation with Herbaspirillum seropedicae and nitrogen fertilization on maize yield by Joseani S. Ávila, Joilson S. Ferreira, Joelma S. Santos, Pablo A. da Rocha, Vera L. D. Baldani

“…ABSTRACT The current need for increase crop yields requires the supplying of nutrients, mainly nitrogen, which increases the production cost, requiring the search for alternative products, such as seed inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria and green manures. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Chinese Wooden Architecture Based on CNKI and Web of Science by Dongyu Wei, Meng Lv, Haoming Yu, Jun Li, Changxin Guo, Xingbiao Chu, Qingtao Liu, Guang Wu

“…In the context of the growing emphasis on sustainable development and building safety performance, wooden architecture will attract increasing attention due to its low-carbon characteristics and excellent seismic resistance. …”
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A comprehensive item bank of internal validity issues of relevance to in vitro toxicology studies by Gunn E. Vist, Heather M. R. Ames, Gro H. Mathisen, Trine Husøy, Camilla Svendsen, Anna Beronius, Emma Di Consiglio, Ingrid L. Druwe, Thomas Hartung, Sebastian Hoffmann, Carlijn R. Hooijmans, Kyriaki Machera, Pilar Prieto, Joshua F. Robinson, Erwin Roggen, Andrew A. Rooney, Nicolas Roth, Eliana Spilioti, Anastasia Spyropoulou, Olga Tcheremenskaia, Emanuela Testai, Mathieu Vinken, Paul Whaley

“…Context In vitro toxicology studies are increasingly being included as evidence in systematic reviews and chemical risk assessments. …”
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Endogenous IL-1 in cognitive function and anxiety: a study in IL-1RI-/- mice. by Carol L Murray, Pauline Obiang, David Bannerman, Colm Cunningham

“…IL-1RI(-/-) mice also showed normal memory for visuospatial context in the contextual fear conditioning paradigm. …”
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Digital transformation in the management of higher education institutions by Jose Ermeson Silva Carmo, Daniel Pacheco Lacerda, Cristina Orsolin Klingenberg, Fabio Antonio Sartori Piran

“…Initially, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to assess the current state of the literature broadly. This was followed by a content analysis to explore the specific characteristics of digital transformation within the context of HEI management. …”
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“We can’t survive without mutual support”: resilience and share and support networks in the Republic of Sakha (Russia) by Natalia Doloisio, Natalia Doloisio, Natalia Doloisio, Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, Jean-Paul Vanderlinden

“…Interviewees identified multiple manifestations of changes in climate and permafrost that are currently exerting increasing pressure on SSNs. These increase the difficulties to practice traditional activities and therefore to access black food (meat and fish) which is the base of the Yakutian diet. …”
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Characterizing dengue transmission in rural areas: A systematic review. by Olivia Man, Alicia Kraay, Ruth Thomas, James Trostle, Gwenyth O Lee, Charlotte Robbins, Amy C Morrison, Josefina Coloma, Joseph N S Eisenberg

“…In some rural areas, the force of infection appears to be increasing over time, as measured by increasing seroprevalence in children and thus likely decreasing age of first infection, suggesting that rural dengue transmission may be a relatively recent phenomenon. …”
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The Evolution of VANET: A Review of Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Software-Defined Networks by Octavio Jose Salcedo Parra, Lewys Correa Sanchez, Jorge Gomez

“…SDN protocols, controllers, and architectures are described, and their advantages and disadvantages in the context of VANET are analyzed. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of VANET, the emerging technologies driving them, and the challenges and opportunities presented by their continued development. …”
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Kosher food in the light of the challenges of global changes in dietary patterns by Kojić Nebojša, Prodanović Radivoj, Naser Zatam M., Pavlović Aleksandra, Duletić Rajna

“…In the context of the rapidly growing global population and increasing awareness of healthy and sustainable nutrition, the need to modify the market, adjust production standards, and innovate dietary practices has become a priority for food producers. …”
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A Fault Detection Method for Multi-Sensor Data of Spring Circuit Breakers Based on the RF-Adaboost Algorithm by Chuang Wang, Peijie Cong, Sifan Yu, Jing Yuan, Nian Lv, Yu Ling, Zheng Peng, Haoyan Zhang, Hongwei Mei

“…In the context of increasing the complexity and intelligence of modern power systems, traditional maintenance approaches for circuit breakers have shown limitations in meeting both reliability and economic requirements. …”
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Automatic detection of foreign object intrusion along railway tracks based on MACENet. by Xichun Chen, Yu Tian, Ming Li, Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Zixian Qu, Jianqing Wu, Shiya Cheng

“…To overcome these limitations, this study proposes a multi-level feature aggregation and context enhancement network (MACE-Net). The network architecture integrates the GOLD-YOLO module, an advanced object detection approach, alongside the updated deformable convolutional networks (DCNv3). …”
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Longevity: il Chinesiologo delle attività motorie preventive e adattate come figura di riferimento delle attività motorie by Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, Guido Belli

“…In particular, it highlights the role of physical activity in this context, with a special focus on adapted physical activity for individuals with varying degrees of risk factors. …”
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Development of management accounting functions in the corporate governance system by S. N. Grichkina, K. S. Chestnova

“…Problematic issues of the development of theory of management accounting in context of improving corporate governance and increasing requirements from various stakeholders to its information support are increasingly becoming the object of research by domestic and foreign scientists. …”
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THE FIRM AS A MICROECONOMIC FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE'S EXPORT POTENTIAL by O.М. Zelinska

“…The purpose of the study is to identify the role and mechanisms of the influence of enterprises as key microeconomic entities on the formation and growth of Ukraine's export potential, as well as to develop recommendations for increasing the efficiency of their export activities in the context of global competition and economic transformation.To achieve the goal of the scientific work, the following general scientific research methods were used: logical, comparison, synthesis and analysis, generalization, classification, explanation, as well as the tabular method. …”
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