Introduction to the January 2025 Issue by Peter H. Siegel

“…Towards that end, we are making major changes to our internal Editorial Board structure and paper screening methods. …”
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Opportunities and challenges halal tourism in Indonesia in the era of human-centered technology (society 5.0) by Fikry Ramadhan Suhendar, Nurlailiyah Aidatus Sholihah

“…Overcoming these challenges requires a collaborative strategy between the government and the private sector, utilization of technology for efficiency and safety, improving the quality of human resources, and more intensive promotion in both domestic and international markets. With the implementation of this strategy, Indonesia's halal tourism sector can develop optimally, strengthen the country's economy, and meet global market demand.…”
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The Influence of Physical Activity, Fast Food, and Body Composition on Hypercholesterolemia in Young Adults: A Step Toward SDGs - Good Health and Well-being by Sari Hesti Permata, Fadlilah Synta Haqqul, Febriani Ayu Rizky, Yasmin Alya, Fadilah Fitria Nur, Azizah Nisa Fithri

“…Body composition was assessed using Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA), fast food consumption through a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), and physical activity using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). …”
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INVESTIGATION ON THE DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT OF CYLINDRICAL CLEANING PIGS THROUGH THE BENDS OF PIPELINE SYSTEMS FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATION by Serhii STETSIUK, Yaroslav DOROSHENKO, Robert BONDARENKO, Oleksandr FІLIPCHUK, Volodymyr VOLOVETSKYI

“…Development and implementation of methods for cleaning the internal cavity of pipelines in the process of transporting fluids is important to ensure their energy efficiency and safe operation. …”
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Does Frankie Go to Hollywood? From American influence to articulatory phonetics: the singing pronunciation of 1980s pop artists by Coline Caillol, Emmanuel Ferragne

“…A quantitative study of word internal intervocalic /t/ pronunciation as a marker of an American accent (where a flapped alveolar realization is considered typically American as opposed to a more characteristically British alveolar stop) was carried out on a database of 350 randomly sampled songs from top 10 albums for each year of the decade. …”
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Effect of moisture change on water retention behavior of unsaturated silty soil under loading–unloading conditions by Syed Kamran Hussain Shah, Adnan Anwar Malik, Shay Haq, Waqar Ahmad, Umair Ali, Rabia Chaudhry

“…Abstract Earthen embankments either natural or constructed artificially often comprise of unsaturated soils being considered stronger in terms of compressibility and permeability. However, the internal nomenclature of unsaturated soils due to the presence of air, water, and soil particles makes it more complex while such soils interact with moisture under the circumstances of applied stress history during the earthen structure’s life span. …”
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Differential game theory application in models of trade relations of Great Britain with Portugal and Russia with Belarus by I. V. Korolyov

“…The transition to the study of the continuously differential game of international trade is shown. Possible strategies of players’ behavior in non-antagonistic (positional) games are investigated. …”
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The Dynamics of the Development of French Export Activities in the Transition to a Post-Industrial Economy by Nelly I. Allayarova, Alexey V. Tebekin, Bata I. Ketsba

“…When achieving the goal of effective development of the national economy in modern conditions, the minimum task is to win back the domestic market through import substitution, and the maximum task is to increase exports of not only raw materials, but also high-tech products as evidence not only of technological sovereignty, but also of the international competitiveness of domestic products. In this regard, it is of interest to consider the experience of developing export activities of other leading countries of the world, which predetermined the choice of the research topic. …”
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Understanding emotional and health indicators underlying the burnout risk of healthcare workers. by Elçin Güveyi, Garry Elvin, Angela Kennedy, Zeyneb Kurt, Petia Sice, Paras Patel, Antoinette Dubruel, Drummond Heckels

“…Burnout is usually conceptualised as resulting from external pressures rather than internal resilience and although is not a diagnosable condition, it is related to help seeking for its psychological sequelae. …”
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Relationship between Physical Activity Level and Physical Literacy in Iranian Ethnic Children: A Cross-Cultural Study by Majid Mohammadi, Sheikh Mahmoud, Davood Hoomanian, Hasan Gharayagh Zandi, Mehrzad Hamidi

“…Data was collected using the Canadian Physical Literacy Test-2 and the International Child and Adolescent Physical Activity Questionnaire. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of CFRP reinforced masonry ?beams performance under bending loads by Mahmoud Zaghlal, Alaa El-Sisi�, Mohamed Husain, Samar Samy

“…In this paper, an experimental and numerical study was achieved to investigate the behavior of masonry beams internally reinforced using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and hybrid steel/CFRP reinforcements. …”
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AdS3 solutions in massive IIA with small N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = (4, 0) supersymmetry by Yolanda Lozano, Niall T. Macpherson, Carlos Nunez, Anayeli Ramirez

“…Abstract We study AdS3 x S 2 solutions in massive IIA that preserve small N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = (4, 0) supersymmetry in terms of an SU(2)-structure on the remaining internal space. We find two new classes of solutions that are warped products of the form AdS3 x S2 x M4 x ℝ. …”
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Optimum design of wind turbine foundation according to rebar detailing by Italo Linhares Salomão, Placido Rogério Pinheiro, Napoleão Vieira Nepomuceno, Gabriel Xavier Santiago Marinho, Matheus Martins Palmela Bastos de Oliveira, Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Bruno Ricardo de Almeida

“…After analysing the internal forces in circular foundations, the designer must define the calculation sections to determine the required area of steel and select the diameter of the steel bars and their positioning in the base. …”
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Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students by Prabhati Gupta, Zoya Chowdhary, Vikas Singh, Aashima Bajaj, Disha Gupta, Monika Loitongbam

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0–21), neutral (score 22–44) and positive (score 45–64). …”
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Study on Impact of Various Void Conditions on Shallow Rectangular Masonry-Concrete Power Tunnel and Surrounding Roads by Gang Tian, Chunfeng Jin, Haijun Zhang, Hai Shi, Yanqing Du, Yanli Qi, Mingzhou Bai

“…The models that cover 9 circular voids and 9 square voids are created to investigate how various forms and positions of void will affect the internal forces of the power tunnel structure and surrounding roads. …”
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Network Interaction of Universities in the Context of the Russian Arctic Development by E. V. Kudryashova, M. V. Nenasheva, A. A. Saburov

“…These include monitoring the state of training of personnel with higher education and developing professional standards, developing educational products, including network programs and mass open online courses on Arctic topics, participating in international projects, conducting a national competition for student papers, as well as accumulating information related to training and research on Arctic topics. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Kannada Version of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire-Short Form by B. Sapna, D. S. Gazala Sulthana

“…The face validity was tested on the basis of consensus among the translators, investigators, and six experts (index of clarity – 98.4%). Acceptable internal consistency was obtained for total scale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72). …”
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Exhibiting the West at the Paris Exposition of 1867: Towards a New American Aesthetic Identity? by François Brunet, Jessica Talley

“…This paper seeks to identify aesthetic concerns and, more generally, an ambition to seduce the gaze of French and international viewers through the general organization and specific displays of the American exhibition, concentrating on exhibits offered by the Western states and territories. …”
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Natural Human Freedoms as the Basis of Legal Regulation by Yu. G. Izotov

“…Kant, the views of modern lawyers, reflected in fundamental international documents and national constitutions. It is concluded that the existing concepts are based on assumptions, many of their provisions are outdated and often contradict each other, and the content of the natural human rights themselves is not disclosed. …”
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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

“…The research was conducted among 875 rural women participating in a joint project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Iran. A sample of 420 women was selected using a multi-stage clustering technique, and data were gathered through structured interviews. …”
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