DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHANGES CHARACTERIZING THE RURAL POPULATION IN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN

“…About 4 million persons, i.e. 44.73 % of the country active population is in the rural space. Also, the elder age groups have a higher share in the economically active rural population. …”
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Boosting C-C Coupling for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction over Novel Cu-Cubic Catalysts with an Amorphous Shell by Hanlin Wang, Tian Wang, Gaigai Dong, Linbo Zhang, Fan Pan, Yunqing Zhu

“…Currently, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide faces significant challenges, including poor selectivity for C₂ products and low conversion efficiency. An effective strategy for optimizing the reduction reaction pathway and enhancing catalytic performance involves manipulating highly unsaturated atomic sites on the catalyst’s surface, thereby increasing the number of active sites. …”
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Genotypic Variation in Drought-Season Stress Responses Among Traditional Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) Varieties from Mediterranean Transition Zones of Northern Morocco by Mohammed Elmeknassia, Abdelali Boussakouran, Rachid Boulfia, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Among locations, Chefchaouen showed the highest protein, TSS, H₂O₂, and MDA levels, reflecting active stress tolerance mechanisms. These variations were confirmed by principal component analysis, which revealed a clear separation between photosynthetically efficient varieties (Nabout and Ounq Hmam) and stress-tolerant varieties (Ghouddane and Fassi). …”
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Source Term Estimation for Puff Releases Using Machine Learning: A Case Study by John Bartzis, Spyros Andronopoulos, Ioannis Sakellaris

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Integrated Fast Reactor Analysis and Calculation of Neutronics-thermal Coupling by LI Haotian, WU Mingyu, WU Zongyun, ZHOU Zhiwei, HUO Xingkai, XIAO Yubai

“…With the integrated fast reactor as the research object, the active zone was equally divided into 20 nodes in the axial direction, with one layer each in the upper and lower axial conversion zones, and a total of 22 layers in the axial direction. …”
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Visible transparency modulated cooling windows using pseudorandom dielectric multilayers by Seo Seok-Beom, Lee Jong-Goog, Yu Jae-Seon, Kim Jae-Hyun, Jung Serang, Kang Gumin, Ko Hyungduk, Hu Run, Lee Eungkyu, Kim Sun-Kyung

“…Here, we address these limitations by developing cooling windows using ZnS/MgF2 multilayers, optimized through a binary optimization-based active learning process. We demonstrated that these multilayers, with a total thickness below 1 µm, effectively reduced indoor temperatures by blocking NIR sunlight while achieving desired visible transmittance. …”
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Desporto Universitário em Portugal: novas perguntas e novas possibilidades (Deporte Universitario en Portugal: Nuevas preguntas y nuevas posibilidades) (University Sports in Portu... by Fernando Santos, António Camilo, Paulo Pereira, António Cardoso

“…Given these findings, this article aims to contribute to the reflection of the meaning, importance and possible interventions (new praxis) of university sport, trying to present, for this purpose, possible paths towards the promotion of a total university sport in its human radicality. …”
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A Package Level Regression Test Selection Approach for Java Software Systems by Mohammed Al-Refai, Mahmoud M. Hammad

“…Regression testing of software systems is an important and critical activity yet expensive and resource-intensive. An approach to enhance its efficiency is Regression Test Selection (RTS), which selectively re-executes a subset of relevant tests that are impacted by code modifications. …”
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Economic losses due to low coverage of lipid-lowering therapy in patients with cardiovascular diseases in the Russian Federation by Yu. A. Balanova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. E. Imaeva, O. I. Karpov, M. B. Khudyakov

“…The calculation includes data  from local population-based studies (prevalence of HCS, treatment coverage and efficiency), as well as Russian statistics on CVD for 2016. …”
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Methodological Tools for Diagnosing Insolvency (Bankruptcy) of Organizations in the Anti-Crisis Management System by Chernichenko Svetlana G., Kotov Roman M.

“…Four analytical vectors were defined after thematic grouping of the identified indicators: balance sheet liquidity (current liquidity ratio), property and capital structure (financial dependence and asset mobility ratios), security (working capital ratio with own circulating assets), efficiency (economic profitability, or loss ratio, and the ratio of business activity in the market). …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production through tuning charge transfer in TiO2/CdSxSe1–x-DETA nanocomposites with S-scheme heterojunction structure by Aoyun Meng, Renqiang Yang, Wen Li, Zhen Li, Jinfeng Zhang

“…Specifically, the sample containing 20% (in mass) TiO2, denoted as 20-TO, exhibited the best photocatalytic activity. In particular, the activity of 20% (in mass) TiO2/CdS0.25Se0.75-DETA (abbreviated as 20-TO/CS0.25E0.75) reached 32.7 mmol·g−1·h−1, maintaining high hydrogen evolution performance over ten consecutive cycles (totaling 40 h). …”
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Towards a learning healthcare community in the Bronx: evaluating the Bridging Research, Accurate Information and Dialogue (BRAID) model by Sarah M. McNeilly, Katherine W. Wang, Sarah A. Jacobs, Nang S. Yone, Debra A. Williams, Bruce D. Rapkin, Caroline Davis Joseph, Damara N. Gutnick

“…Conclusions Our quantitative evidence suggests that BRAID is effective, efficient and scalable, with experiential evidence supporting that it is reproducible. …”
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Design, development and experimental evaluation of a concentrator agrivoltaic system with integrated spectrally splitting Fresnel lens by Amir Hossein Aziznezhad, Shiva Gorjian, Hamed Mokhtarzadeh

“…In this system, the sunlight is first focused by a Fresnel lens and then split into two spectral ranges by the dichroic film: (i) photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), which passes through the film and can be utilized by the plants, and (ii) the remaining spectrum, which is reflected to the receiver to generate electricity. …”
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ENERGY-ENTROPIC VALUE OF ORGANIZATION’S RESOURCES by Alla Bondar

“…The model of energy circulation of the organization is formulated and the value of the organization is considered from the point of view of energy efficiency and energy entropy. A system of indicators has been developed that makes it possible to comprehensively evaluate the entropy value of each resource individually and their total value. …”
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Body composition, maximal fitness, and submaximal exercise function in people with interstitial lung disease by Owen W. Tomlinson, Anna Duckworth, Laura Markham, Rebecca L. Wollerton, Michael Gibbons, Chris J. Scotton, Craig A. Williams

“…However, maximal CPET values are often presented relative to body mass, whereas fat-free mass (FFM) may better reflect metabolically active muscle during exercise. …”
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Chemically functionalized Eggs capsules of Sea Snail (ess) banded dye-murex for bioremediation applications by Marilena Donnaloia, Francesco De Mastro, Carlo Porfido, Maria Michela Giangregorio, Roberto Terzano, Gennaro Brunetti, Danilo Vona

“…In addition, the functionalized material remained active up to 5 sorption cycles. This outcome represents an achievement made from the combination of natural materials and Nature inspired molecular moieties to act as efficient platforms for self-cleaning, leading to environmental remediation.…”
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Characterization of Genetic Diversity Among Cucumis Accessions Based on Morphological and Phytochemical Characters by Elyas Aryakia, Mohammad Reza Naghavi

“…Considerable amounts of phytochemical properties were revealed among Iranian Cucumis accessions, which were comparable to those reported in other studies. Furthermore, unlike Total phenol content and total flavonoid content, melons showed more total sugar and DPPH radical scavenging activity than cucumbers. …”
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Gelsolin-mediated actin filament severing, mechanics, and conformational changes at neutral and acidic pH by Taylor V. Douglas, Taylor V. Douglas, Claire A. Toland, Sydney A. Paulin, Nicholas Castaneda, Nicholas Castaneda, Laurene Tetard, Laurene Tetard, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang

“…Using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy imaging and pyrene fluorescence assays, we demonstrate that filament severing efficiencies by gelsolin are enhanced in acidic conditions. …”
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Acute effects of short-term high-intensity interval exercise and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on food-related inhibitory control in obese adults: a randomized controlled cro... by Bo Sun, Bo Sun, Yun-Fei Lu, Ji-Wei Chen, Yi-Lun Xiao, Jie Ren

“…Additionally, female participants showed enhanced N2 amplitudes in NoGo trials involving low-calorie food images under the HIIE condition, and no significant difference between NoGo and Go P3 amplitudes when responding to high-calorie food stimuli.Conclusion(1) HIIE may enhance behavioral response speed in obese males through non-inhibitory optimization of the prefrontal–striatal pathway, reflecting the neural efficiency hypothesis associated with short-term exercise; (2) MIAE may improve conflict monitoring in obese females, facilitating a shift in inhibitory control over high-calorie foods from active suppression to automated processing. …”
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Interacting effects of radiation and temperature on chlorophyll fluorescence and D 1 protein in Satsuma mandarin plants by ZHENG Jie, GUO Yan-ping, HU Mei-jun

“…Fast phase of chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics showed that (Fi-Fo) to (Fp-Fo) ratio reflecting activation of Q_A reduction declined, contrarily, slope of Fi to Fp reflecting proportion of inactive PS Ⅱ reaction centers increased. …”
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