A Review of Central Bank Digital Currency: Current Status and Changing Trends by Fatih Ceylan

“…In this context, the aim of this study is to analyze all aspects (emergence process, positive/negative sides, projects, use cases, and technical infrastructure to be used) of this digital currency and to make a comprehensive evaluation of CBDC applications around the world. …”
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Legal Cooperation of Kazakhstan with the BRICS Countries on the Production and Operation of Medical Electric Vehicles with Artificial Intelligence Technologies by А. Y. Yelegen, М. А. Sarsembayev

“…Particular attention is paid to legislative measures that promote the formation and development of a new industrial sector, such as the production of medical electric vehicles with artificial intelligence technologies. …”
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The Influence of the Brand on the Purchasing Behavior of Agricultural Machinery by Aurelian-Cosmin Balan

“…The influence of the brand in the purchasing process of agricultural machinery plays an essential role in the decisions made by farmers and agricultural companies. …”
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Frequent design concepts for conveying cultural identity toward accommodation architecture in Chiang Mai heritage district, Thailand by Chonnipa Kanchaikham, Masato Takagi

“…The Chiang Mai heritage district is widely recognized as a prime location for the hospitality industry’s cultural tourism sector. Within this area, accommodations diversely express cultural identity through architecture as their selling points. …”
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Agrarian Conflicts After the Establishment of the Land Bank Agency in Indonesia by Iwan Permadi, Fadhli Rahman Arif

“…The establishment of the Land Bank in Indonesia may lead to conflicts of interest and the existence of customary land may be forgotten for reasons of land stateisation. The process of acquiring customary land for reasons of stateisation may affect the legal protection of indigenous peoples' rights. …”
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A review of subsurface geosystems and de-risking offshore construction in the Danish North Sea by Lasse Tésik Prins, Katrine Juul Andresen, Matthew Owen, Paul C. Knutz

“…The renewable energy transition has increased the demand for offshore construction in the Danish North Sea energy sector. This development underpins the need for further investigation of potential geological hazards and associated risks to avoid accidents involving people, the environment or infrastructure. …”
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La difficile « sortie du nucléaire ». Dénonciations écologistes de la gestion des déchets dans un site italien en démantèlement (Saluggia) by Cesare Mattina

“…This contribution focuses more particularly on the rhetoric of critics and denunciation used by local environmental associations concerning the nuclear sector, in general, and the decommissioning at the Saluggia site in Piedmont, in particular. …”
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Improving Budget Transparency to Achieve Effective and Sustainable Governance by Tatjana Stanimirović

“…Design/methodology/approach: The study relies on a combination of desk research and survey carried out among employees directly or indirectly connected to public finance issues in public sector organisations. The statistical analysis is based on 251 fully completed surveys. …”
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Olympic Games by Tuakli-Wosornu YA, Moses EC, Amick M, Grimm K

“…Behavior change is a long and demanding process for individuals and organizations.Centering athletes voices and lived experiences in practical research approaches while integrating multi-sector stakeholders can help ensure that methods and findings are fit-for-purpose and inform effective, sustainable athlete-safeguarding practices, programs, and policies.Key Words: Dangerous Behavior, Doping in Sports, Interpersonal Relations, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Psychological Abuse…”
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Rethinking academic identity: scholars as catalysts for institutional transformation in Zimbabwean higher education by Noah Ariel Mutongoreni, Charles Mbohwa

“…This study emphasizes the need for democratisation of public spaces, opening dialogue on higher education transformation and advocates for academics to reclaim their position as intellectual leaders in the sector.…”
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By Way of Example by Marina Bondi, Annalisa Sezzi

“…It is difficult, however, to identify linguistic features that may be critical in the process, apart from generic appeals to avoiding ambiguity and vagueness. …”
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Mapping the Growth of the Nones in Spain: Dynamics, Diversity, and the Porous Boundaries of Non-Religion in the Postsecular Age by Rafael Ruiz Andrés

“…Drawing on the key works on the subject, this article adopts a postsecular, religion-related field, constructivist approach, with the main aim of understanding the diverse sector that is included within non-religion. This study uses a multimethod approach, focusing on the preliminary findings of a qualitative fieldwork on non-religion in Spain. …”
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Methodological aspects of investment and construction projects management based on IPD, BIM, LEAN. Foreign experience by V. S. Kustov, A. G. Dmitriev

“…Using the method of an analytical review of documents, the main problems of the European construction sector that exist in the process of its digital transformation were identified and characterized. …”
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Medical Expertise at Yekaterinburg Hospital: Legislation and Practice in 1720s–1750s by A. Plate

“…This article examines the process of conducting medical expertise at the Yekaterinburg Hospital during the years 1720 to 1750. …”
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Patent Trends Analysis as a Basis for Innovation Strategies by Nestor Brandão Neto, Lester Faria, Francisco Cristovão Lourenço de Melo

“…This study examines how the economic appropriation of research and development outcomes mirrors the dynamics of the innovation process and informs strategic planning, policy formulation, and innovation management. …”
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An alternative test of the trade-off theory of capital structure by Giorgio Canarella, Mahmoud Nourayi, Michael J. Sullivan

“…In fact, when we exclude the years of the recent global financial crisis, the unit root hypothesis is rejected in one half of the sectors. We interpret these results as indicative that the recent global events may have produced in these sectors a structural change in the underlying data generation process (DGP). …”
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Assessment of 20 years of membership of the EU and challenges for the years to come: the common agricultural policy in Poland by Pawel Chmielinski, Zbigniew Florianczyk, Barbara Wieliczko

“…However, the regional and sector differences are widely visible and the rate of population in danger of poverty is still higher in rural areas.The ongoing political and economic global processes as well as the challenges related to climate changes will require both from the Polish agriculture and rural areas increasing their resilience and competitiveness to adjust to the new conditions and trying to escape middle income trap which is faced by the whole Polish economy.…”
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Performance based budgeting as an instrument of efficient resource alocation at the level of local self-goverment in the Republic of Serbia by Nikodijević Marija

“…The paper describes the main characteristics of this budgeting model which is an important part of the broader process of public sector reform. The basic principle of performance-based budgeting is reflected in the cause-effect of spent budget funds and the achieved results. …”
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Revolutionizing dental research in the Pacific Islands: the Pacific Islands dental research framework by Hemanth Tumkur Lakshmikantha, Ratu Osea Gavidi, Tokasa Leweni, Kantara Tiim, Kaitlyn Khan, Samantha Kumar

“…PIDRF supports indigenous priority-setting, reciprocal co-gauging, and cross-sector collaboration throughout the research process, guided by cultural relationship specialists and indigenous advisory boards. …”
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Sodium Chloride in Food by Sylwia Chudy, Agnieszka Makowska, Ryszard Kowalski

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