Transnational organized crime in Latin America: Current trends and prospects for military crime-fighting operations by A. N. Pyatakov

“…In particular, their activities contribute to the erosion of national sovereignty as they seek to oust states from their sphere of interests by both legal and illegal means. …”
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¡No en mi patio trasero!: el caso de la comunidad ecológica de Peñalolén by Roberto Mardones Arévalo

“…Por un lado, la falta de claridad en las políticas de utilización del suelo y, por otro, la aparición de una forma de expresión de malestar ciudadano, en función de un objetivo concreto y singular, calificadas como Nimby.Since the early stages of its transition, Chile has found itself caught up in a spiral that has manifested in the declining participation of citizens in the political sphere. Collective action of organized groups, created in the last stages of the military dictatorship, decayed gradually, leading to a reduced form of collective action. …”
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The impact of digital techologies on the tranformation of the labor market and recruitment by Оleg Havryliuk, Taras Bozhydarnik

“…Attention is focused on the fact that taking into account the mentality of the new generation ‒ generation Z, ‒ which is already actively influencing the modification of strategies of high-tech companies, development trends in the sphere of leisure and other important spheres of life, is particularly relevant. …”
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The "conquest" of historical space in the 21st century Russia: negative historical identity? by Aurimas Švedas

“…The intellectual foundations of the "state patriotism" in the sphere of political science are such terms as "energetic superpower" and "sovereign democracy," which were used simultaneously in order to present Russia on the international stage and to provide the state regime – the vertical of power – with meaningfulness in the eyes of the inhabitants of the state. …”
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Transforming Education Through Blockchain: A Systematic Review of Applications, Projects, and Challenges by Xianxian Wang, Muhammad Younas, Yicun Jiang, Muhammad Imran, Norah Almusharraf

“…Within the education sphere, blockchain applications protect academic records, ensure their trustworthiness, reduce fraud, and improve the value of educational assets. …”
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Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Hexamethylenediaminetetraacetatocobaltate(II) Complex by Periodate Ion in Aqueous Medium by R. M. Naik, B. Kumar J. Rai, R. Rastogi, S. B. S. Yadav

“…The reactions has been investigated spectrophotometrically at λmax = 580 nm under pseudo- first -order condition by taking large excess of oxidant [IO4] at pH = 4.0±0.02, I = 0.1 M (CH3COONa + NaNO3).and temperature = 30± 0.1 °C The electron transfer reaction between [CoII HDTA] 4- and [IO4-] obeys inner sphere reaction pathway through the formation of long-lived intermediate complex which finally get converted into a corresponding [CoIIIHDTA] 3- complex as final reaction product. …”
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Le tourisme émetteur chinois entre contrôle étatique et émancipation des individus : le cas des voyages de noce en France by Marine L’Hostis, Maxime Dejean

“…Conscientes de l’importance de ce marché au sein d’un secteur contribuant à près de 10 % du PIB mondial, les autorités du pays cherchent à instrumentaliser ces flux en partance du territoire pour accroitre la sphère d’influence de la Chine. Si cela fonctionne auprès de pays en voie de développement, souvent insulaires et/ou pour lesquels l’imaginaire touristique était encore à construire, les grandes destinations du tourisme international semblent moins donner prise à ce type d’instrumentalisation. …”
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The 2019 Social Protests in Latin America: Global Context and Ecuadorian Case-Study by A. N. Pyatakov

“…The paper considers the key features of this concept, including the idea that contemporary global social sphere is functioning in an online mode, allowing for increased speed of social interaction and communication on a global scale. …”
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The Tourism Industry as a Tool for Local Economic Development of the Territorial Communities of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine by Pavliuk Svitlana, Mirzayev Natig, Ungalov Sanjar

“…The Ukrainian and world scientists` works were analyzed regarding the impact of tourism on the local economic development of territorial communities, as a result of which attention was focused on several advantages in the economy, socio-cultural sphere, and ecology.…”
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Russian University Cities: Expectations vs. Reality by I. D. Turgel, K. D. Bugrov, A. D. Oykher

“…Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk, which exceed Tomsk in absolute terms, such as number of universities and total number of students studying in the city, lag Tomsk in the sphere of symbolic representation. The article concludes that, due to the specifics of its genesis and evolution, the phenomenon of a university city in Russia receives a new significance, reflecting the diversity of relationships between a large city and a complex, hierarchical system of universities operating in the socio-economic space of a common territory.…”
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AI AS A CREATIVE PARTNER: HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPACTS STUDENT CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS FROM LATVIA, UKRAINE AND SPAIN by Olga Verdenhofa, Remigijus Kinderis, Galina Berjozkina

“…This research makes a significant contribution to the field by offering valuable insights into the evolving role of AI in higher education, emphasising the importance of balanced integration strategies for maximising its potential in the educational sphere.…”
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Professional Language Training of International Students in the Multicultural Environment of University for International Relations by T. Glebova

“…That explains the relevance of studying the quality of professional language training of foreign students in the sphere of international relations. The language of teaching in most universities of the Russian Federation is Russian, besides, all MGIMO students are obliged to learn English either as their first or second foreign language, that is why international students have to study in a tri-lingual environment and the interfering influence of several cultures. …”
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FUNCTIONS OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION by M. A. Bogatyreova

“…The article is about the functions of professional higher education dealing with the sphere of foreign languages (FL). There are all indications that these functions are mainly determined by the higher education objectives, the dominating role that foreign languages play in modern society and politics. …”
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Genesis of social security regulation for police officers in Ukraine by A. S. Kolotik

“…However, today, more than seven years after the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”, the reform is still not fully completed, and sharp criticism of numerous problems and shortcomings in the reform process is often heard in the academic community and among representatives of the practical sphere of law. We do not deny the existence of certain gaps and other problematic issues in the current legal framework for the organisation and functioning of the police in Ukraine, but we do not agree with the current opinion that the police reform has failed. …”
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Police Officers’ Presumption of Innocence: History, Contemporaneousness and Possibility to Implement into Ukrainian Legislation by V. V. Sokurenko

“…The expediency of introducing police officers’ qualification immunity (police officers’ presumption of innocence) is based on a number of arguments, in particular: police officers need qualification immunity to perform their professional duties: they perform important tasks that may require immediate decisions in stressful situations, but lack of qualification immunity may lead that police officers do not dare to act when it is most needed; lack of qualification immunity can lead to unjustified police trials, when judges and jurors can review decisions, may lead to significant budget expenditures; police officers do not have absolute immunity and can be prosecuted for violating clearly established constitutional rights, despite the perspective of the availability of qualification immunity; police officers should not be forced to apply “abstract law”, i.e. those provisions that are not explicitly provided in the current legislation, but follow from its provisions, to specific circumstances, we cannot expect from police officers to be scholars in law sphere and use legal arguments during the arrest; police officers should be able to act professionally without worrying about prosecution.…”
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Fabrication of microcapsules with core‐shell structure for oral delivery of dual drugs and real‐time computed tomography imaging by Rong Cai, Long Xiao, Miaomiao Zhang, Lulu Zhao, Jingjing Zhang, Fengyi Du, Zhirong Wang

“…The results showed that the DL@BS MSs with a particle size of approximately 2 mm exhibited a uniform sphere. Because BS nanoclusters have a high X‐ray attenuation coefficient, the retention of DL@BS MSs in the digestive tract could be monitored through CT imaging in real time. …”
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The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion by Majid Nimrouzi, Zahra Salehi, Faranak Alembizar

“…The objective of this viewpoint is to enhance health awareness in both academia and the public sphere. …”
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The Use of the Direct Optimized Probabilistic Calculation Method in Design of Bolt Reinforcement for Underground and Mining Workings by Martin Krejsa, Petr Janas, Işık Yilmaz, Marian Marschalko, Tomas Bouchal

“…DOProC can be used to solve efficiently a number of probabilistic computations. A very good sphere of application for DOProC is the assessment of the bolt reinforcement in the underground and mining workings. …”
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RETRACTED: ASSESSMENT OF THE ADULT’S PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS AN INDICATOR OF THE QUALITY OF FURTHER EDUCATION by Natalia A. Biryukova

“…RETRACTED ARTICLEThe aim of the presented publication consists in revision of approaches to additional education of adults in general; and particularly – in improvement of foreign language training process in the sphere of continuous training.The necessity of active foreign language skills by each modern person is caused by development of international cooperation in the most different spheres of activity. …”
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Anachronism in using the notion of “an entrepreneur” to refer to a mandatory participant of a public contract by E. V. Vakulovych

“…The operator or provider of telecommunications – business entities that have the right to conduct activities in this sphere is determined as the subject of providing telecommunication services. …”
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