Consumer's perceptions and motivations on the consumption of fortified foods and 3D food printing by Frederica Silva, Tatiana Pereira, Susana Mendes, Leonel Gordo, Maria Manuel Gil

“…Consumer attitudes and acceptance of emerging technologies in the food sector, as well as their application, are determining factors for their successful implementation. …”
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A data-driven multicriteria decision model for healthcare workforce retention strategies by Debora Di Caprio, Sofia Sironi, Fan-Yun Lan, Ramin Rostamkhani

“…An adjusted analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to weight the job dimensions and the criteria within each job dimension (phase 3). …”
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Transition from Technological Dominance to Total Management in Future Low-Carbon Building Industry by Liyin Shen, Lingyu Zhang, Meiyue Sang, Jorge Ochoa, Siuwai Wong, Yan Liu

“…This study adopts an innovative synergy theory to explain the mechanism by which the efforts of all management dimensions can be synergized to promote low-carbon practices in the building sector. Consequently, the outcome of this paper is the introduction of a total low-carbon management (TLCM) paradigm. …”
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The evolution of the Gulf Coopera-tion Council approaches to security issues after the Arab Spring by E. S. Melkumyan

“…This paper attempts to identify the key milestones, factors and trends that have shaped the GCC decision-making process in the security sphere over the past 10 years since the beginning of the Arab Spring. …”
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Analysis of Falling Block Characteristics in Salt Caverns Energy Storage Space by Shengwei Dong, Taian Fang, Jifang Wan, Shan Wang, Yanqi Zhao, Xiaowen Chen, Xiaofeng Yang, Yangqing Sun

“…In the current global energy sector where energy storage technology is highly regarded, the development of storage technology is crucial. …”
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Decision-Making Techniques Based on q-Rung Orthopair Probabilistic Hesitant Fuzzy Information: Application in Supply Chain Financing by Shahzaib Ashraf, Noor Rehman, Muhammad Naeem, Sumayya Gul, Bushra Batool, Shamsullah Zaland

“…Among financial providers, the banking sector is referred to as the primary source of financing. …”
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Advancing carbon sequestration and nutrient management in the South African dairy industry for sustainable growth by Riana Reinecke, Riana Reinecke, James N. Blignaut, James N. Blignaut, James N. Blignaut, Heinz H. Meissner, Pieter A. Swanepoel

“…This review focuses on essential factors influencing nutrient management and the processes that contribute to soil carbon enhancement. …”
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Carbon flow tracking and network reconfiguration: a network evolution analysis of embodied carbon emissions from belt and road trade under regional and industry perspectives by Ying Wang, Ruohan Zhang, Shali Wang, Liya Wang, Xinglan Dai, Zishuai Zu

“…This paper uses the multi-regional input–output (MRIO) model to build the B&R trade embodied carbon emission network across 66 countries and 26 industrial sectors from 2004 to 2020, and combines social network analysis to observe the flow relationship and evolution process from the regional and industry perspective. …”
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Child Poverty and Its Associated Issues in A City, Tokyo: Insights from Community-Based Participatory Research by Shinpei Ikeda, Yuriko Iwabuchi, Masato Nakamura, Kanta Ohno, Hirotomo Shibahashi

“…Conclusions: Addressing child poverty in A City requires strengthening collaboration between the education sector and community stakeholders, enhancing early detection of poverty-related issues, and establishing comprehensive support systems for timely intervention. …”
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Carbon-carbon composite material as a potential basis for orthopedic implants by E. M. Gordina, S. A. Bozhkova, D. V. Labutin, Yu. A. Utkin, A. I. Aptukov

“…After 24-hour incubation, the samples were washed, placed in an ultrasonic bath, and sonication fluid was inoculated using the sector method. To saturate the CCCM blocks with antibiotics, they were placed into a vancomycin solution and then lyophilized under negative pressure with gradual heating. …”
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Private law schools in Japan during the Meiji period by V. V. Puzhaev, V. B. Romanovskaya

“…The article draws attention to the “struggle for influence” between the public sector of legal education and private institutions, as well as to the “factional rivalry” between law schools that taught different systems of Western law (French, English, German). …”
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Strengthening research and evaluation at the community level: A case for consideration, collaboration and care within mental health by Sumedha Verma, Belinda Caldwell, Susie Hansen, Sarah Pollitt, Vicki Hams, Lauren Bruce, Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, Sarah Maguire

“…We explain the need for a systemic approach to building R&E within the community sector and provide rich examples of CBPR in practice. …”
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Emerging Drying Technologies and Their Impact on Bioactive Compounds: A Systematic and Bibliometric Review by Amanda Aparecida de Lima Santos, Gabriela Fonsêca Leal, Matheus Robim Marques, Lucas Caiafa Cardoso Reis, João Renato de Jesus Junqueira, Leandro Levate Macedo, Jefferson Luiz Gomes Corrêa

“…This systematic review, following the PRISMA protocol, examines emerging food drying technologies designed to enhance process efficiency while preserving nutritional and functional properties. …”
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Co-Inoculation of <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> and <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> Species Augment the Growth of <i>Schizolobium parahyba</i> var. <i>parahyba</i> (Vell.) Blake Seedlings by Natália Cássia de Faria Ferreira, Alcides Gatto, Maria Lucrecia Gerosa Ramos

“…The adoption of “consortium” of potential microorganisms can optimize the forest seedling production process. The objective of this study was to evaluate in greenhouse conditions the effect of co-inoculation between <i>Trichoderma harzianum, Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens</i>, and <i>B. elkanni</i> on the growth of <i>Schizolobium parahyba</i> var. …”
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European Perspectives on Innovative Educational Practices in the Age of Globalization and Digitalization by Alla Martyniuk, Iryna Zabiiaka, Anastasiia Shevchuk, Svitlana Lobanova, Аlla Hubina, Olha Melnychuk

“…These types of tools contribute to improving the processes of learning by students, allowing them to visualize complex and abstract definitions, motivate active participation in the learning process, develop creativity and practical skills of problem-based thinking, and provide realistic experiences of solving educational tasks in practice. …”
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Augmented reality technology as a new source of competitive strengths in engineering products by A. S. Zuev, A. N. Zueva, D. A. Leonov

“…It also analyzes the necessary functional options and scenarios of using these applications, thus explaining the point of implementing them not as separate software products oriented on separate product units and equipment, but in the context of a unified information service of support for the production process, basically allowing the formation of a new production engineering instrument that goes along with the concept of the fourth technological revolution - reference-informational AR systems, the concept of use for which is universal to all industries and the consumer sector of the national economy. …”
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Investigation of Surface Hardness and Microstructural Changes in S45C Carbon Steel Cylinders Through Arc Quenching by Pham Son Minh, Van-Thuc Nguyen, Thanh Tan Nguyen, Nguyen Ho

“…After the arc quenching process, the case hardening depth is represented by the heat-affected zone at 1536 μm. …”
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Physics-Guided Memory Network for building energy modeling by Muhammad Umair Danish, Kashif Ali, Kamran Siddiqui, Katarina Grolinger

“…Accurate energy consumption forecasting is essential for efficient resource management and sustainability in the building sector. Deep learning models are highly successful but struggle with limited historical data and become unusable when historical data are unavailable, such as in newly constructed buildings. …”
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A Review on Revolutionizing Healthcare Technologies with AI and ML Applications in Pharmaceutical Sciences by Priyanka Kandhare, Mrunal Kurlekar, Tanvi Deshpande, Atmaram Pawar

“…AI-driven predictive maintenance, process optimization, and inventory management have enhanced efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains. …”
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Application of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to enhance supply chain sourcing: A systematic literature review by Refentse L. Selepe, Olasumbo A. Makinde, Thomas Munyai

“…Background: In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, the manufacturing sector is increasingly adopting Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies to streamline sourcing processes within supply chains. …”
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