Plastic Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Impact on the Environment and Public Health—A Systematic Review by Danladi Chiroma Husaini, Rodeli Kaylin Mendez, Michael Arzu, Lydia Harris-Thurton

“…Background. The global spread and accumulation of plastics in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial settings are of great concern to public health and the environment, especially in developing countries with few resources. …”
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The Impact of Country of Origin Effect and Consumer Ethnocentrism on Purchase Intention of Foreign Brand Recreational Materials Used in Sports Activities: An Empirical Research by Murat Arslandere, Yusuf Er

“…Enterprises operating in international markets in a globalizing world must take many factors into consideration in their activities. …”
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Geometrical-Feature-Preserving Adjoint Tomography of Near-Surface Structure with Seismic Early Arrival by Chao Zhang, Cheng Li, Jian Cai

“…Due to suffering from a cycle‐skipping issue, it is difficult to reach the global minima for conventional EWI with the misfit function of least-squares norm (L2‐norm). …”
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Numerical Investigation of Bundled RC Column under Impact Load by Abreha Abay, Temesgen Wondimu

“…The numerical results also show that pure axial load slightly improved the impact capacity of the BRC columns. Finally, while the global failure of the RC column governs the response of repeatedly impacted BRC columns, failure characteristics of the single impacted columns are associated with local concrete damage at the impact zone.…”
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The Crisis of Managerial Information Flows in Education: Theoretical Aspects and Social Realities by A. M. Osipov

“…This strategy expresses distrust of educators, contains ignorance towards public-state governance and has become a dead end for the Russian education system, a major obstacle to maintaining its potential, development and progress in view of growing global competition.…”
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Behaviour and Failure of Steel Columns Subjected to Blast Loads: Numerical Study and Analytical Approach by Haitham Al-Thairy

“…The study also presents derivations and validations of a proposed analytical approach to calculate the critical blast impulse at which a steel column losses its global stability. Comparison between the critical impulse-axial force curves obtained from the proposed equation and that extracted from numerical simulations indicates the validity and feasibility of the proposed equation.…”
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Economia criativa e suas tendências em Porto Alegre by Sandro Ruduit Garcia

“…O artigo indaga: Como se tem desenvolvido os setores ligados a essa nova economia criativa em meio aos abalos da crise financeira global? Conjectura-se que empresas e empregos em setores relacionados à economia criativa tenderiam a expandir-se mais rapidamente do que aquilo que ocorre nos demais setores da atividade econômica, dependendo da qualidade e disponibilidade de recursos relevantes no território e dos quadros político-institucionais que contribuem para estruturar tais atividades. …”
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Examining the dynamics of plagiarism: a comparative analysis before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Yovav Eshet

“…Abstract This research explores the impact of the unforeseen global crisis on education and assessment practices, investigating plagiarism rates through a comprehensive analysis of 25,864 written assignments from 42 academic institutions in 2019, 2020, and 2023 before, during, and after crises, such as pandemics. …”
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Valor razonable para la propiedad, planta y equipo en entidades chilenas by Karime Chahuán Jiménez, Paúl Rojas Opaz

“…Con la información obtenida, los resultados fueron presentados tanto a nivel global como de actividad, permitiendo concluir que no hay una tendencia por actividad económica en la utilización del valor razonable para la medición posterior al reconocimiento de las propiedades, plantas y equipos, y que este modelo de revaluación es utilizado en casos puntuales por las entidades, ya que implica un gran despliegue de recursos, por esta razón, se aplica de manera especial para aquellos elementos en los que existen las condiciones requeridas para expresar su valor razonable.…”
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Firing propagation in empirical cognitive networks of human brain by Dehua Chen, Ruohua Gao, Zhiyin Yang, Siyu Huo, Zonghua Liu

“…We find that the firing propagation can be seriously influenced by both the global topology of the network and the local topology of the source node. …”
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Vulnerability Evaluation and Improvement Method of Civil Aviation Navigation Network by Tingyu Gong, Songchen Han, Kunshan Yang

“…The structural importance of a node corresponds to its topology features including local dominance of the node and its global influence, and the important contribution to both adjacent and nonadjacent nodes from this node, while the functional importance is indicated by the flight flow serviced by the node during a fixed period of time. …”
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Where the wild things are...stored? The management and return of seized wildlife by Anna Saito

“…While seizure data alone is deemed insufficient to measure the illegal wildlife trade, given the complexity of the many drivers and pressures associated, the elevated numbers of wildlife seized provide nevertheless evidence of a global illicit trade that is in progress and seemingly prospering. …”
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The Popes as guardians of human dignity by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

“…The text rejects the notion that the Church should merely react to global issues, arguing for a proactive role in shaping the future by emphasizing humanity’s vocation within God’s creation. …”
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INSTRUMENTAL CAPACITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN MODERN CONDITIONS by Georgii Logvynskyi

“…The dynamics of new forms of international business functioning are established, characterised by features such as: a) virtual forms of operation (including through business platforms); application of modern technologies as the basis of functioning (including software, artificial intelligence); implementation of global and rapid networking via the Internet, etc. …”
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THE NEXUS BETWEEN POVERTY AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN ILORIN TOWNSHIP by HADIZAT AUDU SALIHU

“…In Kwara state, the situation is not different as the poverty rate in the state according to the report published by the United Nations Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index as of 2023 is 38.9%. …”
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Implementation of Simplified Data Encryption Standard on FPGA using VHDL by salim Qadir Mohammed

“…Due to enormous development in communication devices, globally internet-connected network largely used in all human activities. …”
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Des architectes urbanistes au cœur d’une lutte entre des écologies concurrentes. « Quartier libre des Lentillères » contre « écocité Jardin des maraîchers » à Dijon... by Pierre Bouilhol

“…These new forms of activism and civic engagement, both local and global, have become increasingly divisive, often pitting environmentalists against one another. …”
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Aprendizaje tecnológico en empresas de software en México. Cuatro territorios locales: Guadalajara, Tijuana, Mexicali y Distrito Federal by Miguel Ángel Rivera, Arturo Ranfla, José Luis Bátiz

“…Se señala que los servicios de software se han desarrollado principalmente en las ciudades de Guadalajara y México, pero han surgido de una industria fragmentada, pues pese a su potencial (alta proporción de ingenieros en la plantilla laboral en empresas locales nuevas) está siendo crecientemente marginada por dos tipos de competidores: las empresas globales y lo que aquí se llama competidores "genéricos" provenientes de España y la India, principalmente.…”
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Redes insurgentes: como o movimento Black Lives Matter ajudou a reorganizar o sindicalismo estadunidense? by RUY BRAGA

“… A atual onda de agitação trabalhista nos Estados Unidos, evidenciada tanto pela criação de novos sindicatos em setores tradicionalmente desorganizados, quanto pelo aumento do apetite grevista dos trabalhadores sindicalizados, foi seguida por um súbito aumento dos protestos em defesa das vidas negras, em escala global, em decorrência do assassinato, no dia 25 de maio de 2020, de George Floyd pela política de Minneapolis. …”
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Constructing Peace Identity: Hiroshima's Diplomatic Role in Nuclear Disarmament by Sayyidul Mubin, Fahrizal Basanto Ramadhan

“…This article focused on how Hiroshima created and managed its peace identity and transformed itself into a strong player within global nuclear disarmament diplomacy. Based on constructivist theory, which states that identity and interests are developed through social interaction and interpretation, the study examined how Hiroshima evolved from a city that suffered as a result of the atomic explosion to become a strong advocate for nuclear disarmament. …”
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