Source attribution of human campylobacteriosis at the point of exposure by combining comparative exposure assessment and subtype comparison based on comparative genomic fingerprint... by André Ravel, Matt Hurst, Nicoleta Petrica, Julie David, Steven K Mutschall, Katarina Pintar, Eduardo N Taboada, Frank Pollari

“…Human campylobacteriosis is a common zoonosis with a significant burden in many countries. Its prevention is difficult because humans can be exposed to Campylobacter through various exposures: foodborne, waterborne or by contact with animals. …”
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Management of COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Case Series by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Riahdo J. Saragih, Tantika Andina

“…Despite being one of the most impacted countries, little is known about KTRs with COVID-19 in Indonesia. …”
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The attitudes of physicians toward nurse prescribing rights: a cross-sectional study by Yu Wu, Jian Liu, Lovel Fornah, Zeping Yan, Lijun Meng, Shicai Wu

“…Abstract Background Nursing prescribing rights have been proposed in many countries, with physicians’ attitudes playing an important role. …”
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ON THE QUESTION OF EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SUBORDINATE ENTITIES by R. R. Gimatdinov, I. R. Nasyrov

“…While being implemented in the mainstream of a state foreign policy, they contribute to strengthening the relations of friendship and cooperation between Russia and foreign countries.Foreign representations of regions are widely used to promote international interests of subnational actors. …”
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Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Causing Contamination in Raw Beef and Meat-Processing Environments in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by Amgalanzaya Dorjgochoo, Anujin Batbayar, Altansukh Tsend-Ayush, Bayarlakh Byambadorj, Sarantuya Jav, Munkhdelger Yandag

“…The prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) ranges from 10%–50% in China and Russia, neighboring countries of Mongolia. This study aimed to assess S. aureus contamination in raw beef samples and surface swabs from meat-processing areas and markets, while detecting, as well as to detect virulence and resistance genes in the isolates. …”
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Historical development of accelerometry measures and methods for physical activity and sedentary behavior research worldwide: A scoping review of observational studies of adults. by Kelly R Evenson, Elissa Scherer, Kennedy M Peter, Carmen C Cuthbertson, Stephanie Eckman

“…After reviewing 1027 full-text publications, we identified and abstracted accelerometry characteristics on 155 unique observational studies (154 cross-sectional/cohort studies and 1 case control study). The countries with the highest number of studies included the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. …”
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Modulation of Inflammatory Reactions by Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation: Cytokine Release of Murine Endothelial Cells Is Dependent on Culture Conditions by Sabine Schröder, Stephan Kriesen, Daniel Paape, Guido Hildebrandt, Katrin Manda

“…Background. In many European countries, patients with a variety of chronical inflammatory diseases are treated with low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT). …”
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PROVIDING DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE WAR: THE EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE by Lidia Londar, Marcus Pietsch

“…Our findings provide the first insights into the social implications and how countries can prepare to create distance-learning opportunities for their students during wartime and highlight the relevance of IT infrastructure in this context. …”
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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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Role of Legislation and State Policy in Minimizing the Impact of Threats to Environmental Safety in the Automobile Transport Sector by I. V. Bryhadyr, I. V. Panova

“…The main environmental problems faced by governments are the use of internal combustion engines and fuel quality indicators. Many EU countries are refusing to further impose more strict requirements on the operation of motor fuel engines, instead introducing mechanisms to completely abandon such vehicle propulsion systems. …”
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Oil and Gas in the Arctic: Legal Status and Reserves by N. N. Shvets, P. V. Beresneva

“…The article addresses these vital questions with the detailed analysis. 1982 UN Convention on the Law of Sea partially regulates Artie legal status but countries apply sectorial principal to Arctic territories to claim their rights. …”
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Thriving in golden years: Promoting psychological well-being for healthy ageing in India by Dhananjay W Bansod, Raghunath Mandi

“…Background: In order to address the issues associated with an ageing and implement effective policies, countries must have a thorough understanding of health issues and emerging trends among the geriatric population. …”
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Determinants of Occupational Injury: A Case Control Study among Textile Factory Workers in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Zewdie Aderaw, Dagnew Engdaw, Takele Tadesse

“…However, efforts towards investigation of determinants among factory workers are very minimal in developing countries. Thus, this study aimed at to identify determinants of occupational injury among textile factory workers in Amahara regional state in Ethiopia. …”
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY CALCULATION PROCEDURE FOR THE AUTOMATIC WATER-LEVEL REGULATING INVARIANT SYSTEM IN THE BOILER SHELL by A. N. Kuchorenko

“…The three-element system for automatic water-level regulation in the boiler shell as well as its modifications received maximal dissimilation in the Republic of Belarus and the CIS countries power economies. Though, they possess the following shortages: occurrence of the steadystate errors at the end of the transient process during the control response to internal disturbances and those by over-heated steam; large level deviations at sharp and significant load changes, which often leads to the boiler or the power block deloading or stoppage. …”
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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

“…Practical implications – Research includes information relevant to access the impact of e-pharmacy services on healthcare accessibility, affordability and quality in developing countries. Originality/value – The findings extend the adoption of technology literature in healthcare and offer a new understanding of adoption dynamics. …”
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Ethnonational discourse of migrants in social networks on the example of Tajik and Kyrgyz virtual communities on VK by T. N. Yudina, D. A. Besfamilnyi

“…The empirical basis of the study was the results of online questionnaire survey of 400 migrant respondents from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and qualitative analysis of their posts with a vivid news agenda about the relationship between the two countries. The peculiarities of ethno-national discourse of migrants in social networks between Tajik and Kyrgyz virtual groups consisted in an attempt to understand the ongoing conflict. …”
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Optimization of excess energy storage from an islanding micro-hydropower system as an alternative to dump loads by Daniel H. Ngoma, Banet Masenga, Lucy Petro

“…But studies have shown a different trend for many developing countries especially in Africa where energy needs is increasing steadily and mostly in the urban areas due to the availability of national grid while in the rural and off-grid areas energy demand is supplied with the local available energy resources and technologies eg. solar energy, wind energy, hydropower or biomass energy technologies as well as hybrid energy systems. …”
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Transfer pricing reforms in the context of BEPS: challenges remain by S. S. Pyroha

“…The presence of affiliated entities in different countries and the independence of tax systems make it easy to shift profits from jurisdictions with high corporate tax rates to jurisdictions with low rates. …”
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Exploring Conditions for Designing Citizen Observatories in Sri Lanka: The Case of Air Quality in Rural Areas by Chaminda Rathnayake, Somya Joshi, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman

“…Our findings indicate that most often, the citizen science practices identified and discussed by the literature on COs and human-computer interaction are at odds with rural communities’ priorities and sensing praxis in countries such as Sri Lanka. Thus, we argue for engaging with communities and their specific collective practices rather than with individuals to design COs in rural areas in Sri Lanka and in similar contexts. …”
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The military service as part of the social ideal in Serbia by Starčević Srđan, Blagojević Srđan

“…The return of war to European soil actualizes the issue of society's readiness for defense in many European countries. Serbian society has changed significantly in the two previous decades, becoming largely described by Bauman's fluid modernity, and the capacity of citizens for armed and unarmed resistance in the event of war has significantly declined. …”
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