Review on security risks of key components in industrial control system by Shijie TANG, Fang YUAN, Jun LI, Yong DING, Huiyong WANG

“…With the rapid development of modern information technology and communication technology, industrial control system has become an important part of national key infrastructure, whose security is related to national strategic security and social stability.The close connection between modern industrial control system and Internet promotes the rapid progress of industrial control technology, meanwhile it brings serious security risks.Since the“Stuxnet” virus incident, attacks on industrial control systems have occurred frequently, which causes huge economic losses to global production enterprises.Besides, it also poses significant impact on the social stability and security to many countries and regions, which has aroused people’s great concern about the security of industrial control systems.Due to the wide variety of automation equipment and proprietary protocols, complex data flow and rapid development in modern industrial control system, it is very difficult to summarize the safety of key components of industrial control.There are few literatures related to this area, and most of them are old and incomplete.To solve the above problems, the mainstream architecture and related components of the current industrial control system were introduced.Then the security vulnerabilities and potential threats in the key industrial control components were analyzed.The attack methods of SCADA control center, programmable logic controller and field equipment were summarized.Furthermore, the preconditions, objects, steps and hazards of the attack in the literature in recent years were also analyzed.The attacks against industrial control network were classified from the perspective of integrity and confidentiality.Finally, the possible development trend of industrial control system attack was given.…”
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Examining the impact of environmental product innovation on perceived brand value considering the mediating role of ethical- aspects in the home appliance industry by Hamidreza Talaie

“…The statistical population of this research consists of customers of national home appliance brands. In this study, a convenience sampling method was used. …”
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The association between affordable care act implementation and the prevalence of women having ever received a Pap smear by Eric M. Ganz, Benjamin Brown, Heather Smith, Lawren Wellisch, Megha Gupta, Stephen M. Wagner

“…Background To assess if implementation of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with changes in the prevalence of women having ever received a pap smear.Methods This study utilised the publicly available Centre for Disease Control National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) data set. This was a serial cross-sectional study. …”
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Patrimonialisation du biome de las Caatinga : imaginaires paysagers en changement dans le semi-aride brésilien by Caio Augusto Amorim Maciel

“…Despite its great biodiversity and its singular character, the caatinga has been stigmatized at the national geographic imaginary as an inhospitable environment, almost like a desert. …”
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Performance of Three Reanalysis Precipitation Datasets over the Qinling-Daba Mountains, Eastern Fringe of Tibetan Plateau, China by Gefei Wang, Xiaowen Zhang, Shiqiang Zhang

“…Three popular reanalysis precipitation datasets, including ERA-Interim Reanalysis of European Centre for Medium Forecasts (ERA-Interim), Japanese 55-year Reanalysis (JRA-55), and National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research Reanalysis-1 (NCEP/NCAR-1) were evaluated against rain gauge data over the Qinling-Daba Mountains from 2000 to 2014 on monthly, seasonal, and annual scales. …”
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Digitalization of the Educational Environment: Risk Assessment of Distance Education by Russian and Vietnamese Students by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, A. S. Proskurina, T. H. Nguen

“…Among the macro factors are the national specifics of the educational system, traditions in the field of higher education, infrastructure, the national educational policy, and the mobilization potential of the population. …”
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Building a culture of quality in maternal and newborn health: experience from the quality, equity and dignity network in Ethiopia by Anene Tesfa Berhanu, Asebe Amenu Tufa, Seblewengel Lemma, Geremew Gonfa, Theodros Getachew, Desalegn Bekele, Fitsum Kibret, Nehla Djellouli, Tim Colbourn, Tanya Marchant

“…Methods This qualitative study, conducted at two points six months apart, incorporated data from key informant interviews, observations, and document reviews. It included 18 national and 22 sub-national key informant interviews, seven facility observations, and one technical working group meeting observation. …”
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Challenges of environmental and climate change: response of Global South (BRICS) countries by Z.T. Rahman, R. Lal, R. Rena

“… The study's goal was to determine the environmental and climate change issues that the BRICS nations are now confronting, the steps that have been taken to address these challenges, and the outcomes of Agenda 2030 and other initiatives that have been done. …”
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Analyzing the cancer mortality-to-incidence ratios and health expenditures in the aging population: a 20-year comparative study across high-income countries by Majed Ramadan, Shadell AlGhamdi, Rawiah Alsiary

“…Variations between high and low HE nations highlight potentially improved cancer outcomes in high HE countries. …”
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An Overview of Football Interpreting in Turkey: A Sample of Interview Analysis by Hasan Kutay Saba, Fatma Demiray Akbulut

“…Sports area, where many different nations and cultures come together, has been one of the biggest factors that increase intercultural communication. …”
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IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALIZATION ON THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF COMMERCIAL COMPANIES

“…For all these reasons, national governments should take action to help to export companies, or at least monitor the problems that such entities report. …”
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Humanitarian Diplomacy in Action: Examining Muhammadiyah as a Model for Faith-Based Organizational Engagement by Rahmawati Husein, Bachtiar Dwi Kurniawan, Nawang Kurniawati

“…This study not only contributes to a more nuanced understanding of FBOs in humanitarian diplomacy but also provides a template for other national and local NGOs seeking to navigate the challenges of international humanitarian work.…”
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An effective and ecofriendly suggestion to decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide by using NH3 gas by H. Eryilmaz

“…According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-2014 Climate Change Report, this is about two times higher than 278 ppm CO₂ concentration in the pre-industrial year 1765. …”
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Family Adoption Program: An NMC-mandated Initiative by Hemangini Kishore Shah, Amrit Kaur Virk, Amol Dongre, Shib Shekhar Datta, Subodh S. Gupta

“…The National Medical Commission (NMC) of India has introduced the Family Adoption Program (FAP) as a key initiative within the Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) framework. …”
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Towards a net-zero healthcare system in Kenya: Stakeholder perspectives on opportunities, challenges and priorities by Iris Martine Blom, Melvine Anyango Otieno, Susannah Mayhew, Neil Spicer, Andy Haines, Sarah Whitmee

“…To turn these ambitious commitments into outcomes and share learnings with other nations, a comprehensive assessment of the perspectives of key stakeholders likely to be involved in implementing the transition of the healthcare system is needed. …”
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Not all quad bikers are the same: unsupervised cluster analysis identifying injury risk groups among quad bike riders in Dubai, UAE by Michal Grivna, Ahmed Mohammed, Preetha Menon, Saeeda Buti Saeed, Ibrahim Abdalla Alfaki, Mohamed El Sadig, Omar Ahmed Zain Alsakaf, Rashad Gamar

“…In addition, emergency first aid services for tourists and nationals should be allocated to the major quad biking desert locations in Dubai to relieve the burden on emergency ambulatory care services.…”
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IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALIZATION ON THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF COMMERCIAL COMPANIES by Joanna Wyrobek, Paul Lane

“…For all these reasons, national governments should take action to help to export companies, or at least monitor the problems that such entities report. …”
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Regulatory mechanisms for underground waste disposal in Nigeria: review and implications for environmental management by Irwin Anthony Akpoborie

“…The Federal Ministry of Environment and the Department of Petroleum Resources control underground disposal of wastes in Nigeria with three principal regulations: Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria, National Guidelines on Waste Disposal through Underground Injection and the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry of Nigeria. …”
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CENTRAL ASIA IN SEARCH FOR ITS OWN WAY OF INTEGRATION by E. V. Makhmutova

“…They perceive it as a threat to a stable national development. Another factor is a higher commitment of Central Asian countries to cooperate with non-regional economies rather than within the region. …”
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Exploring the contribution of integrated healthcare practices to malaria control in Ghana: perspectives of medical herbalists by Irene G. Ampomah, Susan Devine, Genevieve A. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Conclusion Although national and health system-based challenges have thwarted the importance of integration on malaria control, medical herbalists feel optimistic about the intervention. …”
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