Global Biomaterials Market: Potential Opportunities for Raw Materials of Animal Origin by Marina V. Patshina, Roman A. Voroshilin, Alexey M. Osintsev

“…Introduction. Meat processing enterprises are facing the problem of utilization of secondary products with a limited scope of application and a wide range of useful properties. …”
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Index Method of Evaluating the Performance of Economic Activities by A. Sh. Kamaletdinov, A. A. Ksenofontov

“…Data analysis and parameter estimation were carried out by means of the statistical information processing program IBM SPSS Statistics 20, the analytical module of the Russian Taxes regional tax revenue information analysis system and the MS Excel 365 tabular processor. …”
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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

“…This underscores the need for targeted and substantive efforts to integrate advanced technologies as part of a transformative approach to production processes.…”

Machine learning models for predicting spatiotemporal dynamics of groundwater recharge by Azeddine Elhassouny

“…The publicly available datasets are merged, processed, and organized into three parts for training, testing, and validation: 2002–2009, 2010–2015, and 2015–2020. …”
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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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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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Hierarchical Multi-Scale Decomposition and Deep Learning Ensemble Framework for Enhanced Carbon Emission Prediction by Yinuo Sun, Zhaoen Qu, Zhuodong Liu, Xiangyu Li

“…Carbon emission prediction is critical for climate change mitigation across industrial, transportation, and urban sectors. Traditional statistical and machine learning methods struggle to capture complex multi-scale temporal patterns and long-range dependencies in emission data. …”
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Addressing the Global Logistics Performance Index Rankings with Methodological Insights and an Innovative Decision Support Framework by Željko Stević, Nazlı Ersoy, Enes Emre Başar, Mahmut Baydaş

“…LPI serves as an interactive tool that helps countries identify challenges, innovative solutions, and opportunities in their trade and logistics sectors. In this study, the efficiency of logistics operations in 118 countries was evaluated using an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model objectively weighted by the Entropy method. …”
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Management of Innovative Projects for Ensuring the Economic Safety in the Conditions of Integration of Economies into the World Economy by T. K. Usmanova

“…Ensuring the economic security of the regions of Russia directly depends on the introduction of innovative technologies and project management in the sectors of the national economy of Russia. Methods: the methodology of the solution of objectives is based on usage of a method of dialectic research, methods of the economic analysis, forecasting, the situational and systemic analysis, expert evaluations and the analysis of empirical data. …”
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Expectations, impacts, and contradictions of e-scooters from a social exclusion perspective: Reflections from London's rental trial by Daniel Oviedo, Carolina Moore, Anastasia Trofimova

“…The paper builds on semi-structured interviews with 27 stakeholders representing diverse organisations in the public, private, and third sectors, and an online survey with over 1000 respondents, including users and non-users of private and shared e-scooters. …”
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Ultrasound in the Food Industry: Mechanisms and Applications for Non-Invasive Texture and Quality Analysis by Nama Yaa Akyea Prempeh, Xorlali Nunekpeku, Arul Murugesan, Huanhuan Li

“…The versatility of ultrasound—spanning low-intensity quality assessments to high-intensity processing interventions—makes it an invaluable technology for both quality control and product innovation. …”
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Assessment of Internal Audit Efficiency in Corporate Governance: an Empirical Analysis of the Russian Companies’ Data by Andrei Borisovich Ankudinov, Elena Sergeevna Markhanova

“…The obtained results allow for the conclusion that the internal audit service can be considered as a value driver, enhancing the efficiency of business-processes and thus contributing to the attractiveness of companies for investors. …”
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Scientometric Analysis as a Tool for Identifying Scientific Trends in the Region by A. R. Gatiyatov, M. R. Safiullin, A. A. Gataullina

“…The peculiarity of the approach is the collection   and processing of information at the level of individual subjects of the Russian Federation on the basis of systematization of statistics on particular scientific and educational institutions represented in statistical databases, as well as comparison of subject areas of international and domestic classifiers (All-Russian Classifier of Specialties in Higher Education and eLibrary subject rubricator, detailed by the State Rubricator of Scientific and Technical Information). …”
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Bridging the knowledge-action divide: environmental awareness and low-carbon behaviors of Chinese university students by Shali Wang, William Mbanyele, Tu Feng, Salim Khan, Shuangshuang Fan

“…Specifically, environmental knowledge is divided into three categories: System Knowledge (comprehension of environmental systems and ecological processes), Action Knowledge (knowledge of specific actions to reduce carbon emissions), and Efficacy Knowledge (awareness of the effectiveness of these actions). …”
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Predictive Modeling for Inactivation of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Biofilm with Combined Treatment of Thermosonication and Organic Acid on Polystyrene Surface by Emel Unal Turhan, Esabil Emrah Koca

“…Due to its higher accuracy, the predictive model developed using viable cell count data is recommended for applications in the food industry and processing sectors.…”
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RESULTS OF 2017: SOME TRENDS IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE WORLD AND RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INDICATORS by M. V. Ershov, V. Yu. Tatuzov, A. S. Tanasova

“…At the same time, it is taken into account that the study of the economic and financial history of the past year makes it possible to trace the positive evolution of many processes in the world and the Russian economy and finance. …”
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Sedimentary organic matter accumulation provinces in the Santos Basin, SW Atlantic: insights from multiple bulk proxies by Renato S. Carreira, Letícia Lazzari, Milena Ceccopier Ceccopier, Laura Rozo, Dayanne Martins, Gustavo Fonseca, Danilo C. Vieira, Carlos G. Massone

“…The aims of this study were two-fold, namely, to identify the major oceanographic and depositional processes driving OM transport and accumulation and to provide information on OM origin and availability to benthic secondary producers. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Urban Design by Rania Shokry

“…The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within the built environment is driving a paradigm shift—enhancing innovation, streamlining processes, and promoting sustainability—while simultaneously redefining conventional design methodologies. …”
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