Enterprise internal audit data encryption based on blockchain technology. by Lixia Gao

“…Recently, blockchain applications for internal audits in the enterprise sector are still emerging. Thus, blockchain technology in auditing provides the benefits of enhanced transparency and immutability in data processing, which can establish new solutions for internal auditing but still lacks encryption techniques. …”
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TRANSNATIONAL THREATS AND FOREIGN POLICY SHIFTS: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES by AHMED OLAWALE MOLIKI, NURUDEEN ABIDEMI AKANBI

“…The challenges of terrorism and insurgency in West Africa countries is highly facilitated by the advent of globalisation, and this has greatly impacted how these nations position their foreign policy, shifting from the traditional way of foreign policy making to one that encompasses collaborations to tackle emerging threats. This research therefore explored transnational threats and foreign policy shifts, with a focus on investigating the impact of globalization on West African countries. …”
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Construction demand and key technology development direction of underground gas storage in China by Xiaoping YANG

“…Finally, it was pointed out that it was necessary to focus on the scientific research on key technologies of gas storage construction, rapidly develop the underground gas storage construction, operation and safety early warning technology, so as to meet the long-term development needs of underground gas storage construction, and ensure the emergency peak regulation and gas supply safety of natural gas in China.…”
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Heatwave induced health vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh by Maria Mehrin, Fatema Tuz Zuhra, Md Mafizur Rahman

“…Heatwaves emerge as a substantial environmental hazard, posing a severe threat to public health, especially in the tropical countries of South Asia. …”
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Impacting Information Technology on Investment Capital Attraction and Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Vietnam by Lam Thanh Hien, Phan Thanh Tam

“…Key recommendation: The authors proposed recommendations for policymakers and investors to improve technology based on the results. Technology (TEC) emerges as the most influential factor, exerting the most substantial impact on investment capital attraction and sustainable development. …”
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Nonlinear modeling of oral glucose tolerance test response to evaluate associations with aging outcomes. by Grant Schumock, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Chee W Chia, Rita R Kalyani, Luigi Ferrucci, Ravi Varadhan

“…Physical frailty, a syndrome characterized by loss of resilience to stressors, is thought to emerge due to dysregulation of and breakdowns in communication among key physiological systems. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of γ-linolenic acid eradicating the biofilm of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by Ming Wei, Peng Wang, Tianmeng Li, Jun Liu, Yu Wang, Li Gu, Shuai Wang

“…In addition, KEGG analysis identified specific metabolic pathways that were significantly downregulated by GLA.ConclusionGLA effectively targets multiple aspects of biofilm formation in VRE-fm, including the downregulation of key biofilm-related genes, the inhibition of quorum sensing systems, and the modulation of metabolic pathways. GLA emerges as a promising candidate for eradicating Enterococcus biofilms.…”
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Mathematical Modeling of Tuberculosis Transmission Dynamics With Reinfection and Optimal Control by Francis Oketch Ochieng

“…The development of highly efficacious vaccines emerges as the most cost‐effective strategy in combating TB transmission in Kenya. …”
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Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Estimation of Gut Microbiota Composition Based on Dietary Patterns and Its Association with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in the L... by Christie J. Bou Chacra, Sofi G. Julien

“…Gut microbiome analysis is costly and poses a significant challenge for determining the gut microbiota composition to facilitate the adoption of personalized nutritional interventions. Emerging evidence suggests dysbiosis as a contributor to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the results remain uncertain. …”
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The Impact of Epigenetics on the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes and Associated Nephropathic Complications by Amit Mukherjee, Tanusree Debbarman, Basu D. Banerjee, Sheelu S. Siddiqi

“…As the disease progresses, the interplay between genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors becomes increasingly evident, leading to complications. Epigenetics has emerged as a critical area of research, providing insights into how these factors can modify the expression and cellular behavior without altering the underlying DNA sequence. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Genome-Based Severity Predictions Correspond to Lower qPCR Values and Higher Viral Load by Martin Skarzynski, Erin M. McAuley, Ezekiel J. Maier, Anthony C. Fries, Jameson D. Voss, Richard R. Chapleau

“…As the COVID-19 global pandemic surpassed one year, several variants had emerged resulting in increased severity and transmissibility. …”
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Progress in devulcanization of waste tire rubber: Upcycling towards a circular economy by Zaheer ul Haq, Teng Ren, Xinyan Yue, Krzysztof Formela, Denis Rodrigue, Xavier Colom Fajula, Tony McNally, Dong Dawei, Yong Zhang, Shifeng Wang

“…The devulcanization of tire rubber has emerged as a historical challenge in the field of sustainable rubber engineering since Goodyear invented cross-linking in 1839. …”
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RISK MANAGEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL POTENTIAL OF BUSINESS ENTITIES by Nadiia Davydenko, Alina Buriak, Natalia Wasilewska, Mirosław Wasilewski

“…Insurance can be provided at different levels: from crop insurance to emergency insurance. Having insurance allows the company to reduce financial losses in case of unexpected events. …”
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“Liikumisega” vene laulude kultuurilisi tähendusi Udmurdimaa Debjossõ rajooni Varni külas by Svetlana Tolkachova

“…At the same time, a trend of assimilating Russian “songs with movement” has emerged in the traditional musical culture of the Northern Udmurts, to the extent that some of them have acquired a sacral meaning. …”
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TIBW: Task-Independent Backdoor Watermarking with Fine-Tuning Resilience for Pre-Trained Language Models by Weichuan Mo, Kongyang Chen, Yatie Xiao

“…However, their widespread adoption raises concerns about intellectual property (IP) protection, as unauthorized use can undermine innovation. Watermarking has emerged as a promising solution for model ownership verification, but its application to NLP models presents unique challenges, particularly in ensuring robustness against fine-tuning and preventing interference with downstream tasks. …”
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Impact of Tobacco Use on Oral Cancer Incidence among Women in Urban Slums: A Case-Control Study by Anuj Singh Parihar, Sonal Wakhle, Bireswar Roy, Diwakar Vashisth, Aditya S. Dupare, Rashmi Laddha

“…Smokeless tobacco use and smoking emerged as independent risk factors for oral cancer. …”
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An Automatic Extraction Method of Coach Operation Information from Historical Trajectory Data by Jun Li, Qingqi Li, Yan Zhu, Yan Ma, Yubin Xu, Chao Xie

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Misdiagnosis of Psychosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Young Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Jiangbo Ying, Melvyn Weibin Zhang, Sreedharan Geetha Sajith, Giles Ming-Yee Tan, Ker-Chiah Wei

“…This case study presents a young man who was assessed to have no major mental illness during his first visit to emergency services in a psychiatric hospital. During his second visit, he was initially assessed to have first episode psychosis, due to his possible delusional beliefs related to the insurance payout, social withdrawal, and strange behaviors, and then later he was assessed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) instead of psychosis, because of his recurrent and intrusive thoughts. …”
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Care intertwined with anxiety and helplessness: the experiences of ICU nurses from COVID-19 disease’s end of life—a qualitative study by Neda Asadi, Zahra Royani, Sirous Pourkhajoei

“…Guba and Lincoln’s criteria were applied to increase the trustworthiness and rigour of the study, and the data were analysed using Graneheim and Lundman’s method and MAXQDA 2020.Results ICU nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life are comprehensive, and four main themes emerged from the responses: fear of death due to COVID-19 infection; physical and psychological consequences of caring for patients dying from COVID-19; confusion in caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life and unbelievable deaths.Conclusion The present study looked at the experiences of Iranian nurses providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Bibliometric Mapping of Scientific Production and Conceptual Structure of Cyber Sextortion in Cybersecurity by Fani Moses Radebe, Kennedy Njenga

“…The results also showed that research is observed to be emerging from South Africa and Ghana in the African region. …”
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