The role of Airbnb creating a “new”-old city centre: facts, problems and controversies in Porto by Pedro Chamusca, José Rio Fernandes, Luís Carvalho, Thiago Mendes

“…The case of Porto –which in many ways illustrates the fast growth of short-term, rental-driven urban tourism in southern Europe– demonstrates that Airbnb’s global corporate narrative around property sharing, micro-entrepreneurship and tourism democratization hardly fits the urban reality of host professionalization, income concentration and growing massification. …”
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Application of Artificial Neural Network in the Baking Process of Salmon by Pengfei Jiang, Kaiyue Zhu, Shan Shang, Wengang Jin, Wanying Yu, Shuang Li, Shen Wang, Xiuping Dong

“…The global production of farmed Atlantic salmon amounts to over 2 million tons per year. …”
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Lugares amados, lugares sombra: éticas y estéticas en tiempos de transición by María Cecilia Roa García, Alejandro Quecedo del Val, Nils Lagrève, Ana Manuela Amaya Morales

“…Cañaverales represents thousands of communities across the Global South that have sustained relationships of care, awe, reciprocity, and attunement with their territories—what we call beloved places. …”
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Democratising Nuclear Governance: The Role of African Civil Society in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) by Michaelan Sinnett, Joelien Pretorius

“…This article elaborates on this role, guided by Scholte’s (2002) framework of the assessment of transnational civil society’s democratising role in global governance, to map ICAN’s role in six criteria: awareness, participation, contestation, transparency, accountability, and legitimacy. …”
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A Scientometric Review of Digital Currency and Electronic Payment Research: A Network Perspective by Qing Shi, Xiaoqi Sun

“…The potential implications of digital currencies and electronic payment (DC/EP) have become a hot global research area. To present the knowledge bases and research fronts of this field, we apply a scientometric approach to analyze 454 publications obtained from the Web of Science core collection. …”
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Factors influencing the implementation of a teacher professional development program to improve teaching quality by Lucas Silva Didier, Kim Schildkamp, Adrie J. Visscher, Roel J. Bosker

“…This study provides important insights into the conditions necessary for successful TPD implementation in a global south country.…”
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Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck by Jingfan Zhang, Zhe Lu, Jinge Zhou, Guoming Qin, Yicheng Bai, Christian J. Sanders, Peter I. Macreadie, Jiacan Yuan, Xingyun Huang, Faming Wang

“…Over the next two decades, we project that the restoration of mangroves would necessitate an investment of $40.0–52.1 billion, yielding net gains in ESV of $231–725 billion. The global benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of mangrove restoration ranges from 6.35 to 15.0, demonstrating that such projects are highly cost-effective. …”
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Detecting and Mapping Peatlands in the Tibetan Plateau Region Using the Random Forest Algorithm and Sentinel Imagery by Zihao Pan, Hengxing Xiang, Xinying Shi, Ming Wang, Kaishan Song, Dehua Mao, Chunlin Huang

“…The extensive peatlands of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) play a vital role in sustaining the global ecological balance. However, the distribution of peatlands across this region and the related environmental factors remain poorly understood. …”
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Real-World Experience of Imipenem–Relebactam Treatment as Salvage Therapy in Difficult-to-Treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections (IMRECOR Study) by Isabel Machuca, Arantxa Dominguez, Rosario Amaya, Cristina Arjona, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Maravillas Carralon, Rosa Giron, Isabel Gea, Natividad De Benito, Andres Martin, Fatima Galan, Jose Antonio Martinez, Rayden Iglesias, Jaume Revuelto, Juan Jose Caston, Angela Cano, Elisa Ruiz-Arabi, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Julian Torre-Cisneros

“…Abstract Introduction Difficult-to-treat-resistant (DTR) infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa represent a global public health threat, prioritizing the search and development of new antibiotics for this microorganism. …”
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Applying Hybrid PSO to Optimize Directional Overcurrent Relay Coordination in Variable Network Topologies by Ming-Ta Yang, An Liu

“…The proposed NM-PSO method has the advantage of NM algorithm, with a quicker movement toward optimal solution, as well as the advantage of PSO algorithm in the ability to obtain globally optimal solution. Neither a conventional PSO nor the proposed NM-PSO method is capable of dealing with constrained optimization problems. …”
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Development of Public Administration and its Research in Slovenia through the Lenses of Content Analysis of the International Public Administration Review by Polonca Kovač, Tina Jukić

“…In sum, to support PA’s progress and its disciplinary evolution in line with global trends and the IPAR mission, a systematic interdisciplinary and all-European approach in future theory and practice is inevitable. …”
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Barriers and drivers of near-term climate change mitigation: a Canadian case study by Jeffrey Sauer, I Daniel Posen, Shoshanna Saxe

“…Rapid greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation is critical to facilitate the near-term (i.e. within five years) reductions needed to limit global temperature rise to 2 °C. In addition, ongoing delays in climate action in many countries and sectors mean that rapid interventions will be needed in the 2030s and 2040s as climate change evolves and the need to mitigate becomes more urgent. …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Influence of Roof Fracturing Angle on the Stability of Gob-Side Entry Subjected to Dynamic Loading by Zhibiao Guo, Lei Zhang, Zhibo Ma, Feixiang Zhong, Jingchao Yu, Siming Wang

“…Furthermore, dynamic loading was applied to research the influence of fracture of hard rock strata on the entry stability. The global model was validated with the field data. The simulation results demonstrate that the reasonable scope of the roof fracturing angle is 10–20°, in which case the distributions of vertical stress are favorable to the stability of gob-side entry. …”
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Evolution of CpG-islands by means of tandem duplications by V. N. Babenko, Y. L. Orlov, Zh. T. Isakova, D. A. Antonov, M. I. Voevoda

“…In particular, they: a) initiate transcription as promoters in most (> 50 %) genes of vertebrates, in some cases bi-directional, due to self-complement feature of cg dinucleotides; b) form a global methylation landscape; c) act as a transcription “switch” via methylation. …”
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Spatial Differentiation and Influencing Factors of Second-Hand Housing Prices: A Case Study of Binhu New District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China by Song Xu, Zhen Zhang

“…The decoration status and floor are global scale variables, and their spatial heterogeneity is weak. (3) The number of bedrooms, orientation, decoration status, floor, and building structure all positively affect house prices, while area, house age, the distance to the nearest subway station, and the distance to the nearest school negatively affect house prices. …”
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Unravelling the Threads:  Bibliometric Exploration of Islamic Family Law Research in Southeast Asia (2004-2024) by Khuluq Dhaifallah Muhammad Agha, Mahmoud Ibrahim El Nafad, Sutrisno Hadi

“…In fact, these nations are leading the way, contributing significantly to the global conversation. However, despite this impressive research activity—based on an analysis of 1,091 documents from Scopus—many of the most pressing issues, such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance, still lack comprehensive solutions. …”
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Optimal Active-Reactive Power Dispatch for Distribution Network With Carbon Trading Based on Improved Multi-Objective Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm by Furong Tu, Sumei Zheng, Kuncan Chen

“…These elements are integrated to enhance population diversity and improve global exploration capabilities. Subsequently, the algorithm is applied to an modified IEEE-33 distribution network, followed by a thorough statistical analysis of the results. …”
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A comprehensive review on multifunctional bioactive properties of elm oyster mushroom Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.) Redhead (Agaricomycetes): Current research, challenges and future... by Aditya, Neeraj, J.N. Bhatia, Ajar Nath Yadav

“…This mushroom also holds significant importance globally and is cultivated in China, Japan and other Asian nations due to its favorable growth conditions, exceptional nutritional value, and medicinal attributes. …”
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A simple model of HIV epidemic in Italy: The role of the antiretroviral treatment by Federico Papa, Francesca Binda, Giovanni Felici, Marco Franzetti, Alberto Gandolfi, Carmela Sinisgalli, Claudia Balotta

“…Analytical results about properties of the model in its time-invariant form are provided, in particular the global stability of the equilibrium points is established either in the absence and in the presence of infected among immigrants.…”
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Involuntary intoxication caused by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-BUTINACA: A case report by Elise M.A. Slob, Maryam Lyousoufi, Sharif Pasha, Erik B. Wilms

“…Synthetic cannabinoids are gaining popularity globally and detection is not commonly available. We report a 27-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room because of sudden headache, nausea, vertigo, red eyes and palpitations. …”
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