Research on evolution and security risk of Metaverse by Hailong WANG, Yangchun LI, Yuxiao LI

“…Recently, the Metaverse boom has swept the world.To improve the voice in the future digital field, major countries and well-known enterprises have accelerated arrangement of this emerging industry.However, there is no unified definition and ultimate form description of Metaverse.It is urgent to understand the essential characteristics, evolution trend and security risks of Metaverse scientifically, which can promote the high-quality development of China’s electronic information industry and ensure the cyberspace security.With literature research and related information analysis, the definition of Metaverse was put forward based on the core concepts such as technology and application iteration, economic and business model and the role of social relations.Additionally, the development and evolution of Metaverse were divided into four stages (data creation, digital bionics, virtual mirror and virtual-real symbiosis) according to the evolution degree of space category, space-time dimension, key technology and virtual real interaction.And the characteristics and corresponding forms of each stage were expounded.Then it analyzed the main reasons for the popularity of the Metaverse from the perspectives of innovative application demand, virtual life transformation, commercial value driving and political power driving.Focusing on the problems of challenging the national governance system, impacting the mainstream ideology, manipulating the capital market, causing potential social problems and misleading the layout of technology industry, it analyzed the multiple security risks and threats brought by the Metaverse wave from perspectives including politics, culture, economy, society and technology.It is suggested that the Metaverse is still in the stage of concept improvement and product exploration now.China should rationally grasp the development opportunities of the Metaverse based on the current situation of the electronic information industry, prepare for risks in advance, build a digital governance supervision system, stimulate industrial innovation and open development, consolidate the support of network information security, and create a healthy and orderly international environment.…”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IMMIGRATION IN ITALY by E. J. Tsareva

“…The trend is growing, not only because of the ideal geographic position for transit, but also due to the Italian economic structure, and business interest: Cheap labour is greatly in demand among employers. …”
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Effects of Regional Trade Agreement to Local and Global Trade Purity Relationships by Siyu Huang, Wensha Gou, Hongbo Cai, Xiaomeng Li, Qinghua Chen

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IMPACT OF SELECTED FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN LISTED INSURANCE USING CARAMELS FRAMEWORK by ALIU, Ismaila Daudu, Qadir Folorunsho DAUDA, Rukayat Bukola ADEJARE, Bashirat O OLOYIN-ABDULHAKEEM

“… Insurance sub-sector of financial services serve as the backbone of economic growth through efficient resource allocation, reduction of business risks and spread of financial risk. However, the overall financial performance of Nigerian insurance industry is low evidenced with pitiable penetration rate and contribution to Gross Domestic Product of Nigeria. …”
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Oil and Gas in the Arctic: Legal Status and Reserves by N. N. Shvets, P. V. Beresneva

“…With Artie gas production cost of$ 4-12 million BTU, there is no business case to develop Artie gas in America and at the edge of profitability in Europe.…”
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Adaptive Multimodal Fusion with Cross-Attention for Robust Scene Segmentation and Urban Economic Analysis by Chun Zhong, Shihong Zeng, Hongqiu Zhu

“…The method analyzes urban economic activities and spatial layout using satellite and street view images, with applications in traffic flow and business activity intensity, highlighting its practical significance. …”
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Shaping Career Satisfaction: The Influence of Professional Training and Expectations in Winter Hotel Employees by Ahmet Çavuş, Furkan Zirzakıran, Leyla Tokgöz

“…Interestingly, no significant differences were found in career expectations based on employees’ gender, business divisions, or work shifts. These findings offer novel insights into employee satisfaction within the winter tourism sector, particularly in the context of winter hotel tourism in Turkey.…”
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Link between dynamic capability and sustainable entrepreneurship: The mediation role of digital networking by Sofyan Ashari Nur, Muafi Muafi

“…The population used is online business managers in e-commerce in Yogyakarta. The sample selection was carried out by stratified random sampling and collected 180 respondents. …”
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What Signal Paradoxes of Global Economy by T. A. Malova

“…Paradoxically, the shock of the pandemic, which “blew up” the course of things, provoked an unprecedented decline in business activity in a number of sectors of the economy, under certain conditions, can turn the vector towards economic growth and development. …”
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Determinants of e-pharmacy adoption and the mediating role of social influence among young users by Adetumilara Iyanuoluwa Adebo, Kehinde Aladelusi, Mustapha Mohammed

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Identification of Buffalo Breeds Using Self-Activated-Based Improved Convolutional Neural Networks by Yuanzhi Pan, Hua Jin, Jiechao Gao, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf

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A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century by Endalkachew Abebe Kebede, Kevin Ong’are Oluoch, Stefan Siebert, Piyush Mehta, Sarah Hartman, Jonas Jägermeyr, Deepak Ray, Tariq Ali, Kate A. Brauman, Qinyu Deng, Wei Xie, Kyle Frankel Davis

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Experience in implementing a patient-centered approach in a private medical organization by L. I. Moskvicheva, Yu. S. Genyush, I. A. Petrova

“…Currently, taking into account the pronounced competition among modern medical organizations, attracting patients and forming a high degree of their loyalty requires significant efforts both in the field of ensuring the quality of medical services provided, and in the field of full implementation of legally enshrined patient rights, compliance with ethical and deontological norms, the formation of effective communication and integration processes between employees of a medical organization and patients and/ or their relatives, and in the context of the activities of a private medical organization, special work is also largely required to optimize the main business processes. All the activities described above are united by the concept of «patient-centered approach».Purpose of the study. …”
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The military service as part of the social ideal in Serbia by Starčević Srđan, Blagojević Srđan

“…The first would be incentives related to employment, the second would be cooperation between the state and civic initiatives and organizations, and the third would be incentives related to business and tax incentives.…”
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Domain adaptation-based multistage ensemble learning paradigm for credit risk evaluation by Xiaoming Zhang, Lean Yu, Hang Yin

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POST-PANDEMIC TRADE FAIR DYNAMICS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF EXHIBITORS' VIEWS ON DIGITAL AND HYBRID TRADE FAIRS by Dimitris KOURKOURIDIS, Ioannis FRANGOPOULOS, Asimenia SALEPAKI

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The dynamics of mental health policy in Iran over the last century by Hashem Rastegar, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Leila Doshmangir

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Personal transformations of the elements of behavioral component of law enforcement officers’ professional activity by N. Ye. Tverdokhliebova

“…The interdependent elements of behavioral component of a law enforcement officer’s professional activity have been singled out, namely: the adaptive potential of an individual, skills and behavioral self-regulation styles, individual and business qualities, mechanisms of psychological protection and coping-behavior strategies. …”
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Spatial Variation of Arsenic in Soil, Irrigation Water, and Plant Parts: A Microlevel Study by M. S. Kabir, M. A. Salam, D. N. R. Paul, M. I. Hossain, N. M. F. Rahman, Abdullah Aziz, M. A. Latif

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Risk Control of Virtual Enterprise Based on Distributed Decision-Making Model by Zhaoying Ouyang

“…Virtual enterprise is a dynamic alliance of businesses, in which multiple members undertake joint research, development, manufacturing, operation, etc. …”
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