Climate Change Impact on the Trigger of Natural Disasters over South-Eastern Himalayas Foothill Region of Myanmar: Extreme Rainfall Analysis by Kyaw Than Oo, Chen Haishan, Kazora Jonah

“…This information is expected to be convenient for local authorities and flood protection projects in rural and urban basins.…”
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THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL ON EMPLOYEE RETENTION: A COMPARISON OF FINNISH AND VIETNAMESE ENTERPRISES by Nguyễn Hà Thu

“…Furthermore, the study would like to discover if these effects are different in different cultures.The author applied qualitative method, and the data were collected through 15 semi-structured interviews (including 7 casesconducted in Finland and 8 cases interviewed in Vietnam). …”
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Dexmedetomidine Reduces Incidences of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis by Qiaonan Zhong, Ashish Kumar, Abhishek Deshmukh, Courtney Bennett

“…Data extraction was carried out by two authors independently. Results. We identified 6 out of 126 studies that met the selection criteria for our meta-analysis, all of which focused on the perioperative cardiac surgery period. …”
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LENDING RATE AND COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING IN NIGERIA by Lateef Adewale Yunusa, Mayowa Ebenezer Ariyibi, Kehinde Isiaq Olaiya, Tolulope Oyakhilome Williams

“…Deposit growth and money supply both have a positive significant impact on the growth of bank lending. The monetary authorities should encourage banks to attract more deposit as this has a significant impact on the credit ability of the banks. …”
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The North–South transport corridor project in the context of foreign economic interests of Belarus by Alexander A. Prikhodko

“…The text also analyzes the main preconditions for Minsk’s increased interest in the North–South corridor, assesses the current state of the republic’s trade relations with counterparty countries along this transport corridor, and assesses Belarus’ readiness to really increase its efforts to build the potential of the route. The author concludes that Minsk should not be expected to make significant efforts within the framework of the project due to the fact that: a) the dynamics and volumes of Belarusian supplies in monetary and physical terms to the countries of the «far arc» are unstable and still fairly modest in the total volume of exports of the republic; b) significant additional growth in both the volume and range of Belarusian goods to countries along the North–South corridor is not expected in the foreseeable future, as the thesis of Minsk reaching the limits of the «export maneuver» seems increasingly convincing. …”
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Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitudes towards Second-Hand Smoking Exposure Among University Students: An Exploratory Study by Md. Majharul Islam, Firoj Al-Mamun, Moneerah Mohammad ALmerab, Mst. Sabrina Moonajilin, Mohammed A. Mamun

“…It is recommended that university authorities organize seminars and implement health education initiatives targeting vulnerable populations to address the findings and promote a smoke-free environment on campus.…”
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ACCESSIONS OF KYRGYSTAN TO THE CUSTOMS UNION: PRECONDITIONS, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS by O. M. Evdokimova

“…In the article it is spoken about the main measures accepted by the participating countries of the Custom Union and Kyrgyzstan for acceleration of inclusions process of the Kyrgyz republic in structure of the Customs union. The author comes to the conclusion that integration of Kyrgyzstan into the Customs union will lift economy of Kyrgyzstan which becomes a component of huge intercontinental economic association – the Custom Union and EEP - on new qualitative level. …”
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Mechanisms of Public Administration to Ensure Investment and Innovation Security of Territories by Buryk Myroslav M.

“…The functional of investment and innovation security in the conception of increasing the level of competitiveness of the State is studied. The author analyzes the feasibility and prospects of using innovative electronic systems, the capabilities of modern tools and technologies to optimize the public administration system in the field of investment and innovation security. …”
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Diversity of Mycotoxins in Stored Paddy Rice: Contamination Patterns in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Lien Thi Kim Phan, Thuy Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Thien Thi Thanh Tran, Sarah De Saeger

“…This study could give essential information to stakeholders, including policy-makers or food safety authorities, etc., to inform strategies to mitigate these toxins in the near future and underscores the importance of monitoring rice production.…”
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Amplification of factors of regional markets transformations in the context of generation theory by R. S. Blizkiy, E. A. Divaeva

“…The article summarizes scientific ideas about essence of Russian regions and regional markets as actively transforming systems of economic relations in complex geopolitical and socio-economic conditions. The authors propose a process-role model of Russian regional markets functioning, consider relationship and dependence of median number and age structure of the country’s population, highlight the dominant problem of aging and decline in the number of able-bodied population. …”
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The distance learning impact on the quality of the educational process (according to the study results conducted at the State University of Management) by I. K. Shcherbakova

“…In this regard, it is proposed to form recommendations on the need to develop the principles of an educational process combined system, providing for a combination of online and offline formats. In addition, the author’s task is to offer modern interactive techniques that will be used on online platforms in order to increase interest in learning and improve the quality of the educational process.…”
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François Lamy’s Cartesian Refutation of Spinoza’s Ethics by Jack Stetter

“…François Lamy (1636–1711), a Benedictine monk and Cartesian philosopher whose extensive relations with Arnauld, Bossuet, Fénélon, and Malebranche put him into contact with the intellectual elite of late-seventeenth-century France, authored the very first detailed and explicit refutation of Spinoza’s Ethics in French, Le nouvel athéisme renversé (1696). …”
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Counterterrorism Planning in the Shipping Industry Leveraging Competitive Intelligence by Anastasios-Nikolaos KANELLOPOULOS, Anthony IOANNIDIS

“…Each component is detailed to illustrate how CI can transform CT planning, making it more anticipatory and effective. The authors anticipate that using CI will help stakeholders, including policymakers, Shipping companies, and security agencies, adopt more proactive and effective measures against emerging threats. …”
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Enhanced image processing and storage for defect evaluation in BIM of inspected steel bridges by Dogan Karluklu, Cecilia Rinaldi, Marianna Crognale, Lucia Figuli, Vincenzo Gattulli

“…At the beginning of the study, approximately 160 defect images were collected, examined and some of them were selected for visualization purposes. The authors table a procedure that can be followed, starting with storing defect images and ending with defect visualization in the BIM environment, and present a discussion on the advantages and limits of the process by examining concepts such as automated data collection by drones, machine vision-based damage identification by color detection technique, BIM and Industry Foundation Classes standardisation applied to inspection data.…”
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Research Status and Trends in Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells: A Bibliometric Analysis over the Past Two Decades by Zhengyang Li, Jinyi Li, Shanshan Dai, Ruirui Liu, Qingyu Guo, Fei Liu

“…The VOSviewer software was used to analyze the distribution of authors, journals, and institutions. The contents and directions of PDLSC research were summarized by analyzing high-frequency keywords. …”
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Responses of an <i>In Vitro</i> Coculture Alveolar Model for the Prediction of Respiratory Sensitizers (ALIsens^®) Following Exposure to Skin Sensitizers and Non-Sensitiz... by Sabina Burla, Aline Chary, Tommaso Serchi, Sébastien Cambier, Kristie Sullivan, Elizabeth Baker, Nikaeta Sadekar, Arno C. Gutleb

“…Respiratory sensitizers are classified as substances of very high concern (SVHC) under the European Union (EU) regulation for the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH), emphasizing the importance of evaluating respiratory tract sensitization as a critical hazard. …”
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The National Police of Ukraine activities in the sphere of ensuring national security by A. A. Nikitin

“…It has been provided the author's understanding of the concept of national security as a state of protection of the state sovereignty, constitutional order, public order, economic, scientific, technical and defence potential, information sphere and state secrets from external and internal threats, from any manifestations of unlawful encroachments, which is achieved by applying a system of measures of political, economic, organisational, legal, military, ideological and other nature, proportionate to the threats to the national interests of Ukraine. …”
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The concept and types of subjects of countering offenses in the entrepreneurial sphere by V. M. Vasyliev

“…The main ones were highlighted: President of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; local governments; Ministry of Finance of Ukraine; Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine; State Fiscal Service and its structural units (except for customs control at the border); State Inspectorate of Ukraine; National Bank of Ukraine; revenue authorities and fees of Ukraine. A special group of subjects has been identified, those who have administrative and jurisdictional powers. …”
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INVARIANT SYSTEM OF THE STEAM-DRUM BOILER FEED AUTOMATIC REGULATION by G. T. Kulakov, A. N. Kukhorenko

“…Altogether, under all the influences, the authors report of receiving substantial improvement of regulation quality as compared with the typical three-element automatic feed-regulation system…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Optimal Control Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission in Ethiopia by Ashenafi Kelemu Mengistu, Peter J. Witbooi

“…Thus, to reduce MDR-TB efficiently, it is recommended that authorities focus on treating MDR-TB, effective treatment of DS-TB, and promoting social distancing through public health education and awareness programs.…”
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