The impact of corporate social responsibility on the environmental performance of large organizations in Serbia by Aleksić Marko, Berber Nemanja, Strugar-Jelača Maja, Bjekić Radmila

“…Background: Modern business operations, which have resulted in a significant growth of major companies, both those operating within their national boundaries and multinational ones, have contributed to an increased exploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, harmful gas emissions, drinking water scarcity, deforestation and many other negative consequences for the entire environment. …”
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Metal pollution status and health risk assessment of beach sediments along the Mersin coast, Turkey by Özbay Özgür, Akçay İsmail

“…However, the high ecological risk indices calculated in this study strongly suggested an apparent Cd, Cr and Ni pollution in the studied beach sediments due to natural and anthropogenic contamination. Study findings indicated the HI values were greater than 1 for the metal Cr. …”
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Ten Years After the 2008 Crisis: Has Risk Aversion Won? by Eliana Marcia Martins Fittipaldi Torga, Carolina Magda da Silva Roma, Paula Magda Roma, Bruno Pérez Ferreira

“…Five investment portfolios were built by taking into consideration the weight distribution criteria defined by the inverse of the standard deviation of assets, the natural logarithm and exponential of these values, as well as the minimum variance and tangent portfolios, based on the S&P 500 futures index, dollar futures index, US government long-term bond (10-year Treasury Bond) and gold futures. …”
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Versatility of Chitosan-Based Biomaterials and Their Use as Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration by José Carlos Viana Ribeiro, Rodrigo Silveira Vieira, Iracema Matos Melo, Vilana Maria Adriano Araújo, Vilma Lima

“…Chitosan is a naturally occurring polysaccharide obtained from chitin, present in abundance in the exoskeletons of crustaceans and insects. …”
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Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region by Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Jéssica da Silva Ferreira, Amanda Haisi, Felipe Fornazari, Hélio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes

“…Twenty specimens of E. sexcinctus were captured alive by wildlife veterinarians from their natural habitats in different locations. The animals were euthanized following induction of anesthesia, and different biological samples were collected. …”
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Subularia aquatica (Brassicaceae), a phantom species of the Ukrainian flora by Chorna H.A., Shynder O.I., Bagatska T.S.

“…In our country, currently there are no suitable ecological and coenotic conditions for natural habitats of this species. Therefore, we believe that S. aquatica should be excluded from the Red Data Book of Ukraine.…”
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BLOOD MORPHOBIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS of hereford cows IMPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA IN SPRING by M. S. Mansurova

“…All animals were managed under identical conditions: on natural pastures in summer and at stables during cold seasons. …”
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A Field Trial to Demonstrate the Potential of a Vitamin B Diet Supplement in Reducing Oxidative Stress and Improving Hygienic and Grooming Behaviors in Honey Bees by Nemanja M. Jovanovic, Uros Glavinic, Jevrosima Stevanovic, Marko Ristanic, Branislav Vejnovic, Slobodan Dolasevic, Zoran Stanimirovic

“…The honey bee is an important insect pollinator that provides critical pollination services for natural and agricultural systems worldwide. However, inadequate food weakens honey bee colonies, making them vulnerable to various biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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The anti-inflammatory mechanism of acerola based on LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages and xylene-induced ear edema in mouse by Hua Wu, Liuping Fan, Qun Yu, Yanqing Li, Ling Tong, Cuifeng Cao

“…Acerola cherry has been acknowledged as the best source of natural vitamin C supplements, while the anti-inflammatory effect of acerola (ACC) is still unclear. …”
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Consequences of Sanctions on the Aggravation of the Effects of Climate Change by Mehrdad Moghadam khorsand, Maryam RazehKeisami

“…Governments should think of the necessary arrangements and measures such as creating compensation mechanisms, increasing international cooperation, developing domestic capacities, localizing the required equipment and tools, supporting domestic production and successful and stylish producers, and providing the necessary incentives to elites and owners. thinking, increasing the export of goods and services, creating convergence with other aligned governments, caution in the consumption of natural resources, diversification in energy consption and replacing renewable energies with fossil fuels and other practical and executive measures to reduce the consequences of sanctions and the effects of climate change to cope effectively.…”
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Short-Term Forecasting of Global Energy and Metal Prices: VAR and VECM Approaches by Diana Balioz

“…This study introduces a set of multivariate models with the aim of forecasting global prices of 1) crude oil, 2) natural gas, 3) iron ore, and 4) steel. Various versions of vector autoregression and error-correction models are applied to monthly data for the short-term prediction of nominal commodity prices six months ahead, and to examine forecast accuracy. …”
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De la réparation à la restauration by Céline Granjou, Stéphanie Gaucherand, Elaine Chanteloup

“…Now, 40 years later, it aims at restoring both a natural ecosystem and a cultural landscape. The ski resort’s managers, the technicians, the farmers, and the concerned researchers share a common wish for autochthony, which sometimes is close to folklorisation. …”
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Musiktheorie als Kompositionslehre und Komposition(slehre) als Musiktheorie – Hugo Riemann zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Eine Studie zu tonalen Funktionen und dem dialektischen Kade... by Stephanie Probst

“…. […] diese Lehre betrifft nicht nur eine Deutung von Erscheinungen der Vergangenheit […], sondern sollte zu ihrer Zeit auch eine Kompositionslehre darstellen.« Helga de la Motte-Habers Hinweis auf die nicht nur deskriptive, sondern auch präskriptive Natur von Riemanns Theorie wird im vorliegenden Artikel zum Anlass genommen, den Künstler Riemann in Beziehung zum Musikgelehrten Riemann zu setzen. …”
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Technical and economic analysis of a specific spruce wood material drying process by Terziev Angel, Ivanov Martin, Vassilev Momchil, Stankov Borislav

“…Three different heat source options were further suggested and analysed, for the wood drying process optimization: implementation of natural gas boiler, electric boiler and high temperature heat pump installation. …”
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Complexity-Based Modeling of Scientific Capital: An Outline of Mathematical Theory by Yurij L. Katchanov, Natalia A. Shmatko

“…The principal contribution of this paper is an axiomatic characterization of scientific capital in terms of natural axioms. The application of the axiomatic method to scientific capital reveals novel insights into problem still not covered by mathematical modeling. …”
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Influence of physicochemical factors on the interaction of metallic nanoparticles with immune system cells by Sinai G. Gutiérrez-Cruz, Alejandro Muñoz-Diosdado, Ramón A. Gutiérrez-Calleja, Octavio Rodríguez-Cortés, Ana E. Ortiz-Reyez, Raúl Flores-Mejía

“…This paper reviews the reported biological effects of MNPs on various immune cell types, including B and T lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils.…”
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Plant Resin Delivery by Nanovectors as an Emerging Approach to Boost Solubility, Permeability and Bioavailability by Eleonora Truzzi, Giulia Vanti, Lucia Grifoni, Eleonora Maretti, Eliana Leo, Anna Rita Bilia

“…Resins are complex mixtures of natural constituents containing non-volatile and volatile terpenes, in combination with gums and polyphenols, used since ancient times for their medicinal properties. …”
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Posttransplant Metabolic Syndrome by M. Shadab Siddiqui, Richard K. Sterling

“…There is an urgent need for well-designed prospective studies to fully delineate the natural history and risk factors associated with posttransplant MS. …”
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Organ In Vitro Culture: What Have We Learned about Early Kidney Development? by Aleksandra Rak-Raszewska, Peter V. Hauser, Seppo Vainio

“…This review provides an introduction to the technique of organ culture, describes how the Grobstein assay and its variants have been used to study aspects of mesenchymal induction, and describes the search for natural and chemical inducers of the metanephric mesenchyme. …”
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Overview of (1→3)-β-D-glucan immunobiology by David L. Williams

“…It is now established that (1→3)-β-D-glucans are recognized by macrophages and, perhaps, neutrophils and natural killer cells via a (1→3)-β-glucan specific receptor. …”
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