The Lomax-Claim Model: Bivariate Extension and Applications to Financial Data by Jin Zhao, Humaira Faqiri, Zubair Ahmad, Walid Emam, M. Yusuf, A. M. Sharawy

“…Based on these analytical measures, we observed that the new model outperforms the competitive models. Furthermore, a bivariate extension of the proposed model called the Farlie–Gumble–Morgenstern bivariate Lomax-Claim distribution is also introduced, and different shapes for the density function are plotted. …”
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Корупція в приватній сфері України: стан та методика дослідження by M. V. Chehunov

“…Було  проаналізовано  результати  міжнародних,  зокрема:  Індексу  сприйняття  корупції (Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI), Індексу верховенства права (Rule of Law Index), Індексу легкості ведення бізнесу (Doing Business Index), Індексу глобальної конкурентоспроможності (Global Competitiveness Index, GCI), Індексу економічної свободи (Economic Freedom Index), Звіту про розширення ЄС щодо України за 2023 рік, опублікованому Європейською Комісією; та вітчизняних досліджень: Барометру інвестиційної привабливості України (Ukraine Investment Attractiveness Index), «Корупція в Україні 2021: розуміння, сприйняття, поширеність», проведеного Національним агентством з питань запобігання корупції (НАЗК), статистики Ради бізнес-омбудсмена та ін. …”
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Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation Peaks Earlier as Athletes Repeatedly Hop, but There are Differences Depending on ACL Reconstruction Technique. by Einar Einarsson, Olivia Barbosa, Magnus Kjartan Gislason, Kristin Briem, Argyro Kotsifaki, Rodney Whiteley

“…# Background After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) athletes face the challenge of regaining their previous competitive level while avoiding re-injury and early knee joint cartilage degeneration. …”
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Innovative activity of Polish enterprises – a strategic aspect. The similarity of NACE divisions by Edyta Bielińska-Dusza, Monika Hamerska

“…Strategic innovativeness, which is a long-term process that takes into account the interpenetration of various types of innovation together with strategic thinking, can be an effective tool for achieving high operating efficiency and maintaining a competitive advantage in the market. The analysis of literature on the subject, as well as observations, indicates that even within one industry, there are differences in this respect. …”
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Optimal Sizing and Techno-economic Analysis of Combined Solar Wind Power System, Fuel Cell and Tidal Turbines Using Meta-heuristic Algorithms: A Case Study of Lavan Island by Hessameddin Talebi, Javad Nikoukar, Majid Gandomkar

“…Abstract Combined renewable energy sources (RESs) are emerging as a competitive alternative to conventional energy production facilities due to their sustainability and zero-emission characteristics. …”
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Analysis of the efficiency of suburban passenger transportation on the Lviv railway sections by Oleh Voznyak, Pavlo Bandrivskyi

“…The main problems of suburban passenger transport, which worsen the quality of the services provided and affect the competitiveness of railway suburban transport compared to other modes of transport, are examined in this article. …”
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Ukrainian civil society institutions and organisations activities under special legal regimes by V. V. Pylyp

“…The main measures taken to ensure national security in 2022-2023 under the legal regime of martial law and aimed at regulating the activities of civil society institutions and organisations include: regulating the grounds and procedure for terminating the activities of public associations, religious organisations, trade unions, and their associations; enshrining at the legislative level the areas of volunteer activity, simplifying the procedure for registering volunteers for the anti-terrorist operation and/or measures to ensure national security and defence, repulse and deter the armed aggression of the russian federation; the procedure for the activities of these institutions; adopting the Law of Ukraine "On media" to stimulate a competitive environment, equality and independence of the media and to protect the national interests of Ukraine and the rights of users of media services, etc. …”
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Sharia Financial Literacy and Good Corporate Governance for Generation Z: Study in Sharia Banks in Indonesia by Novrida Qudsi Lutfillah Lutfillah, Yeni Agustin Novitasari, Atik Andhayani

“…These findings emphasize the need for Sharia banks and regulators to actively promote financial literacy and enforce strong GCG practices to enhance their competitiveness among Generation Z.   Tantangan yang dihadapi bank syariah dalam menarik Generasi Z sebagai nasabah utamanya terletak pada terbatasnya kesadaran akan dampak literasi keuangan syariah dan praktik Good Corporate Governance (GCG) terhadap keputusan menabung. …”
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Comparative Adsorption Study of Functionalized Magnetite and Maghemite Nanoparticles Coated with CTAB Surfactant for Efficient Chromium Removal from Wastewater by Mohamed Naous, Ahmed Halfadji

“…Additionally, Fe3O4@CTAB mainly adsorbs chromium chemically, reducing Cr(VI) to Cr(III), with less impact from competitive ions compared with γ-Fe2O3@CTAB.At pH = 2, adsorbent dose = 5 g/L, and initial chromium concentration = 1 mg/L, maghemite@CTAB achieved a high chromium removal efficiency of 95%. …”
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Current trends, methods and results of brown mustard (Brassica juncea) and black mustard (Brassica nígra) breeding by V. S. Trubina

“…Its new cultivar ‘Niagara’ was developed by recurrent individual selection from accession k-2632 preserved in the collection of the Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR). In competitive trials ‘Niagara’ demonstrated an average yield at the level of 1.5–1.7 t/ha, and the oil content in seeds of 37.0–40.0%. …”
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Delayered IC image analysis with template‐based Tanimoto Convolution and Morphological Decision by Deruo Cheng, Yiqiong Shi, Tong Lin, Bah‐Hwee Gwee, Kar‐Ann Toh

“…Our proposed TCMD model also achieves competitive accuracy with the reported deep U‐net while requiring 13× shorter training/validation time. …”
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The effects on milk marketing of cooperative partnership of dairy farmers: a case study from Türkiye by Bahar Aydin Can, Sait Engindeniz, Sait Engindeniz

“…In conclusion, for cooperatives to play a more effective role in dairy cattle farming, it is necessary to increase the competitiveness of cooperatives and ensure their effectiveness in the milk market through the establishment of processing and packaging facilities in the region.…”
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Adaptive Asymptotic Shape Synchronization of a Chaotic System with Applications for Image Encryption by Yangxin Luo, Yuanyuan Huang, Fei Yu, Diqing Liang, Hairong Lin

“…Simulation experiments demonstrate that the proposed encryption algorithm achieves exceptional performance in terms of correlation metrics and entropy, with a competitive value of 7.9971. Robustness is further validated through key space analysis, yielding a value of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mn>10</mn><mn>210</mn></msup><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mn>512</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, as well as visual tests, including center and edge cropping. …”
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ED‐ConvLSTM: A Novel Global Ionospheric Total Electron Content Medium‐Term Forecast Model by Guozhen Xia, Fubin Zhang, Cheng Wang, Chen Zhou

“…Overall, the model shows competitive performance in medium‐term global TEC maps prediction during geomagnetic quiet periods.…”
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New cultivars of vegetable cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) developed at VIR by M. V. Gurkina, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…In 2022, according to the results of competitive and local trials, cvs. ‘Samma Nova’ and ‘Pasta Grin’ were included in the State Register for Selection Achievements (National List). …”
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Models, systems, networks in economics, engineering, nature and society by S.V. Zinchenko

“…To effectively manage logistics business processes at the last mile stage, organizations need to take into account various aspects – organizational, competitive, value, technological and environmental.…”

Comparison of Hybrid Rye and Wheat for Grain Yield and Other Agronomic Traits Under Less Favourable Environmental Conditions and Two Input Levels by Thomas Miedaner, Sophie Lauenstein, Bärbel Lieberherr

“…To test whether hybrid rye is competitive with winter wheat, a trial was conducted with 10 hybrid rye and 20 wheat varieties of all quality levels. …”
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Effects of hydrodynamic cavitation combined with snail enzyme treatment on the structure and functional properties of water-soluble dietary fiber in rice husks by Zhigang Quan, Mingming Chen, Dongjie Zhang

“…Functional evaluation showed that the inhibitory effect of CE-SDF on α-glucosidase and α-amylase was significantly enhanced, and enzymatic reaction kinetic analysis revealed that both enzymes were competitive inhibitors, with IC50 values of 2.893 and 1.727 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Economic Diplomacy of the Russian Federation: Prospects for the Development of an Eff ective Export Support System by A. A. Naryshkin

“…For the Russian Federation this issue acquires particular relevance under present conditions, since the expansion of industrial exports is designed to reduce dependence on commodity exports, strengthen national competitiveness, ensure economic growth, and, correspondingly improve the quality of life of its population. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SPREAD: A CASE STUDY OF KASAWO AND KATOSI SUB COUNTIES, MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA by Savino Biryomumaisho, Geofrey Otuba, John Okongo, Frank Mwiine

“…Blood samples were collected from pigs of all ages and sex in the two sub counties and ASF virus antibodies were tested using competitive ELISA. Out of the 777 collected blood samples, none was seropositive for ASF virus antibodies. …”
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