Modern challenges facing electric vehicle adoption: a review of barriers to adoption, supply chain challenges, and equity by Hala Alshahapy, Joe F Bozeman III, Sanya Carley, Destenie Nock, Daniel Matisoff

“…Global disruptions in the supply chain, driven by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, exacerbate these challenges, keeping EV purchase prices elevated. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…In total, 19 out of the 36 + 1 states in Nigeria had a high prevalence of HBV (≥8%), with the highest prevalence (10.4%) in the north-central geopolitical zone. Up to 33.2% (95% CI 30.0–36.6) of the participants had detectable VLs of ≥300 copies/mL. …”
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A multi-criteria framework for enhancing decision-making in the risk management strategies of a global IT project by Nicoleta-Madalina Stan, Constantin Dorin Olteanu, Aurel Mihail Titu

“…The proposed framework integrates various criteria, including but not limited to financial impact, technological complexity, regulatory compliance, and geopolitical factors. By considering these diverse aspects, the framework provides a holistic view of potential risks, allowing project managers and stakeholders to make informed decisions. …”
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Blockchain-Assisted Generation Rescheduling in Imperfect Market Environments by Salman Tariq, Mohamed Shaaban, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah N. Mansor, Hasmaini Mohamad

“…Nonetheless, due to some geopolitical and economic reasons, many developing countries adopted a modestly liberalized version of the power market (imperfect market). …”
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Curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria using digital framework and data driven approaches by Bolanle Adefowoke Ojokoh, Benjamin S. Aribisala, Oluwafemi A. Sarumi, Tobore V. Igbe, Abimbola H. Afolayan, Arome J. Gabriel, Abiola Ezekiel Taiwo, Olatunji M. Omisore, Uchechukwu M. Chukwuocha, Olusola T. Babalola, Tolulope A. Adebayo

“…A structured user-oriented questionnaire was distributed to participants across different geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The study employed association rule mining and descriptive statistics, setting a support threshold of 0.001 and confidence of 0.8, to uncover patterns of interest among respondents. …”
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Defense Budget Gaps and Legal Implications of Alternative Financing in Indonesia: A Legal Reform Perspective by Aris Marsudiyanto, Athor Subroto, Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, A. Hanief Saha Ghafur

“…The urgency of addressing this funding shortfall is heightened by Indonesia’s need for robust defense capabilities in an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment. This study’s novelty lies in analyzing the legal implications of these alternative financing options, an area that has received limited attention in defense policy discourse. …”
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The role of the knowledge elite in the development of cross-border cooperation and the culture of peace in the Balkans by Mitrović Dragana, Veličković Dunja Z., Mitrović Ljubiša R.

“…The paper discusses the actors of cross-border cooperation in the Balkans, with special reference to the role of the knowledge elite and the new diaspora in regional development and the affirmation of the culture of peace in this fragile geopolitical space. The focus is on the problematization of the thesis on the role of the new intellectual diaspora from the Balkans, which is an integral part of the global transnational actors of social changes in modern times and whose cognitive, innovative, and social capital, through the process of return mobility (circular migrations of knowledge elites), can contribute to faster local, national, and regional development. …”
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Resilience of Civiliarchic Democracy in the Face of Challenges and Gaps in European Integration: The Political Dimension of the Index of Civiliarchy by Ashot Aleksanyan, Arusyak Aleksanyan

“… The Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries face significant challenges in achieving democratic consolidation amid geopolitical tensions, authoritarian tendencies and regional conflicts. …”
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On the issue of criminal law protection of cyber security of Ukraine in modern conditions by Chuvakov O.

“…Taking into account the existing threats to the foundations of the national and military security of Ukraine and in the conditions of rapidly changing geopolitical realities, there is a need to improve the existing criminal policy of the state, as well as some provisions of criminal legislation in the field of proper protection of such objects of criminal law protection against cyber attacks. …”
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The effect of labour migration and structural changes on economic development by O. Nosova

“…The Russian invasion in Ukraine increased geopolitical risks for the global economy in 2022 and in the present time. …”
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Russia and NATO’s ‘Open Door’ Policy in the Post-Bipolar Period by P. Ye. Smirnov

“…The author argues that the Western countries, viewing the ’open door’ principle as a next phase of the containment policy under new geopolitical circumstances and reaping tangible security benefits throughout its implementation, realized at a certain point that a swift accession of post-Soviet states to NATO was unattainable, and switched attention to the Nordic countries. …”
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Relations between Russia and Lithuania in the contemporary Lithuanian historiography by Nerijus Šepetys

“…During the last five years, the trend of diplomatic historiography has been gradually replaced with the fashion of geopolitical interpretations, which are partly spread by former historians of diplomacy (Č. …”
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France in the EU Economic System: The Peerless Second by O. V. Butorina

“…In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, French dirigisme is experiencing a resurgence of relevance.Nevertheless, France’s share of the EU’s overall GDP has been progressively declining, even as its demographic contribution to the Union has grown. …”
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The Arctic Lobby in Japan: Structures, Mechanisms of Infl uence and the Role in Developing Cooperation with the Russian Federation by E. V. Polkhova, A. A. Sergunin

“…Japan’s Arctic strategy, particularly its geopolitical and economic aspects, has been thoroughly reviewed by both Russian and foreign experts. …”
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Crimean-Ottoman Factor in the Socio-Cultural System of Russia in Early Modern Times by T. V. Chernikova

“…Abstract: The article gives a description of the sociocultural organization of Russia and the peculiarities of its geopolitical position in the system of international relations of the early modern period. …”
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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

“…However, they are also political rivals that consider the nuclear power industry generating billions of dollars and supplying energy to many countries as one of important geopolitical resources.…”
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Integração ou separação? Uma reflexão sobre a governança territorial no Prata a partir da construção da ponte da integração São Borja-Brasil/ Santo Tomé-Argentina by Muriel Pinto, Ronaldo Bernardino Colvero, Alex Sander Barcellos Retamoso

“…The due region has as limit the river Uruguay, body of water that was of great importance for the cultural communications, territorial disputes and speculative and geopolitical interests by the region. The territorial and strategic importance of the Prata basin has aroused European speculative interests in the region since the 17th and 18th century (urban and social consolidation of the Jesuit-Guarani reductions), 19th century (consolidation of the private, individualist and essentialist productive model, as well as the constitution Of national states), 20th century (construction of the integration bridge). …”
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ART AS COMMUNICATION IN HOTSPOTS OF THE PLANET (ON THE EXAMPLE OF MODERN SYRIA). PART ONE by Oksana Kosiuk

“…The article proves that in the context of coverage of global geopolitical catastrophes, the problem of unambiguous representation of facts is becoming more and more urgent since each of the participants in the conflict defends their views on the causes, consequences and unfolding of events. …”
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Limits of the Turkish Model Applicability in the Middle East Countries after the Arab Awakening: The Case of Egypt by D. V. Zhigulskaya

“…Painful transformational processes taking place in the Middle East after the Arab Awakening pose not only new threats and challenges for regional actors, but also provide new opportunities for some of them to pursue their geopolitical ambitions and strengthen strategic positions, including through non-traditional methods and tools. …”
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BRICS Countries in Political Consciousness of Russian Citizens by S. Yu. Belokonev, T. V. Evgenieva, V. V. Titov, Z. R. Usmanova

“…The image of China appears to be the most complicated and multidimensional, with the key elements being the “thousand-year history”, the “great culture” and the recognition of the geopolitical power of this state. The images of India and Brazil among the Russians have a significantly more amorphous character, but at the same time hold a moderately positive emotional connotation. …”
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