Photonic crystal fiber sensors in the THz domain: A leap forward in alcohol detection by Most. Momtahina Bani, Khalid Sifulla Noor, A.H.M. Iftekharul Ferdous, Md. Asaduzzaman Shobug

“…By providing enhanced detection capability in the THz range, this sensor improves safety monitoring and quality control processes in sectors where these substances are frequently used.…”
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Transformation of the Risk Management System of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises under the Influence of Structural Crises by Denis Pishchalkin, Ilona Pishchalkina, Svetlana Suloeva

“…Mining and metallurgical companies (MMCs), as budget-forming and city-forming enterprises, have an impact on related sectors of the economy and are also affected by changes in other industries. …”
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Advanced Biofuel Value Chains Sourced by New Cropping Systems With Low iLUC Risk by Andrea Parenti, Walter Zegada‐Lizarazu, Karla Dussan, Ana M. López‐Contreras, Truus deVrije, Igor Staritsky, Berien Elbersen, Bert Annevelink, Fulvio Di Fulvio, Katja Oehmichen, Niels Dögnitz, Andrea Monti

“…Literature data on bioethanol production from similar feedstocks were used to estimate yields, process costs, and GHG emissions of a biorefinery process based on these biomasses. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Student Outcomes in Coding Courses by Zakaria Soufiane Hafdi, Said El Kafhali

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) has found applications across diverse sectors in recent years, significantly enhancing operational efficiencies and user experiences. …”
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Impact of Digitalisation in Construction on Australian Designers and Builders: A Cross-Analysis Based on the Size of Organisations by Srinath Perera, Xiaohua Jin, Kasun Gunasekara, Marini Samaratunga

“…The construction industry has yet to reach significant levels of digitalisation compared to other sectors, which could enhance its processes. Recent building failures globally have eroded public trust in the industry, highlighting issues of compliance. …”
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Scenario planning from the bottom up: supporting inclusive and ecosystem-based approaches to marine spatial planning by Tegan Carpenter-Kling, Hannah Truter, Anne Lemahieu, Bernadette Snow, Mia Strand, Nina Rivers, Lea Nupnau, Amanda T. Lombard

“…Building scenarios, if developed through a bottom-up process (i.e., involving stakeholders from the start and throughout the process), can provide a platform that can promote the sharing and integration of different types of knowledge, thus producing more equitable and sustainable area-based plans. …”
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AI-assisted technology optimization in disability support systems using fuzzy rough MABAC decision-making by Jabbar Ahmmad, Osamah AbdulAziz Al-Dayel, Meraj Ali Khan, Tahir Mahmood

“…Thus, it shows its potential for dealing with the problems arising from the selection process of inherent challenges and will offer a reliable tool to the stakeholders in the health and assistive technology design sectors. …”
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BASES OF PUBLIC POLICY FORMATION DIRECTED AT ENSURING BUDGET SECURITY by S. Onishchenko

“…Strategically budget security guarantees only competitive economy, which can be constructed only by recovery and accelerated development of promising sectors of the national economy in the presence of a balanced budget policy. …”
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An Underdeveloped Region: the Imperatives of Reindustrialization (on the example of the North caucasian Federal District) by G. H. Batov, L. A. Khutova, T. M. Shogenov

“…This requires a transition to continuous digitalization processes, the use of digital technologies and software products that can ensure the development of production systems in the direction of creating a new technological order.Conclusions and Relevance: issues of digital and programmatic reindustrialization of the economy are especially aggravated in lagging and underdeveloped regions, where, due to the poorly diversified sectoral structure of the industry, there is a weak reaction to the formation of investment demand for the production of competitive goods. …”
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Training and performance assessment of NPP operators on comprehensive simulators by О. Стенін, В. Пасько, О. Лісовиченко, С. Стенін, В. Солдатов

“…To implement the assessment process, a specially constructed initiative matrix is proposed. …”
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CORPORATISM IN WESTERN EUROPE: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION by Р. Ja. Feldman

“…Dynamics of political processes unfolding in the space of Western Europe, suggests that the mechanisms of articulation and political representation of social and labour interests have significantly transformed over the past 30 years. …”
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Religious component of ethnocultural development оf polyetnic region of Сhernivtsi oblast by Ivan Kostashchuk

“…The years of Ukraine’s independence have been marked by complex transformational processes that happened in many spheres of society: changes in state institutions, political system, property issues, ethnocultural development of the regions, and so on. …”
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Investigation of Blood Supply to the Macular Region of the Retina in Chronic Myeloproliferative Diseases by E. M. Yunusova, T. R. Mukhamadeev, B. A. Bakirov, G. M. Idrisova

“…According to the results, patients with CMPD revealed a significant decrease in VD in all sectors (except the foveolar zone) in both studied vascular plexuses, as well as a significant increase in area of FAZ compared to the control group. …”
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RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AS FACTORS AFFECTING RUSSIA’S WOOD INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS by Maxim A. Shishelov, Vladimir A. Noskov

“…Identifying the cause-and-effect relationships between factors and the performance of key sectors, along with determining the primary resource factors and technological factors, is crucial for developing effective measures to improve the economic performance of the industry. …”

Analysis of the impact of innovative digital technologies on regional socio-economic complexes by I. G. Ershova, P. V. Kovalenko, A. A. Sotnikov

“…Yet, due to the uneven pace of development and implementation of these technologies  in  different  sectors  of  the  economy  and  individual  regions,  the  processes  of  digital  transformation  require  increased  attention  to  this aspect on the part of business community.…”
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New food risks in the contemporary globalizing society by E. A. Buzykina

“…The article explains the need for the sociological study of the nature of food risks and their new forms that have appeared under the interrelated processes of globalization and glocalization and determine the future of food systems. …”
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Accessibility and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage: Examples of Best Practices in Europe by Rosa Anna Genovese

“…The essay will report on actions promoted at international and national level, to ensure accessibility in different sectors of social life and reduce obstacles in this field in European regulations and in the practices of Member States. …”
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Assessing Critical Success Factors for Supply Chain 4.0 Implementation Using a Hybrid MCDM Framework by Ibrahim Mutambik

“…The study delivers a comprehensive evaluation of CSFs for SC4.0, applicable to a variety of sectors aiming for digital and sustainable transformation.…”
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Presentation by Editorial Board

“…The initial concept of this publication derives, however, from the will and constant dedication demonstrated by Franca Pecchioli Daddi in developing, in her own university, an area of oriental studies which would extend and complement those sectors of research on the Ancient Near East that already enjoyed a strong tradition in Florence, leading to new synergies and directions for further research. …”
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FOCAL MECHANISMS OF EARTHQUAKES IN THE SUBDUCTION ZONE OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC PLATE by N. A. Bushenkova, O. A. Kuchay

“…There occurs a change in azimuthal orientation of the compression axes in the subducting plate at a depth of more than 70 km: the axes occupy different azimuthal sectors showing difference in the orientation of their slope, with the orientations of the T-axes become multidirectional.The calculation of seismotectonic deformations was carried out based on the data on focal mechanisms of 7768 earthquakes. …”
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