ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST QUARTET AND ITS PARTICIPANTS TO ACHIEVE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN SETTLEMEN WITHIN THE ROAD MAP PROJECT (2003 – 2008) by I. A. Leshchenya

“…Nevertheless, the very fact of the Quartet creation, which evidenced that even the most influential global actor has no power to solve all aspects of the regional conflict on its own, became a sign of gradual transformation of a unipolar world towards a multipolar one.…”
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Enhancing social functioning using multi-user, immersive virtual reality by D. J. Holt, N. R. DeTore, B. Aideyan, L. Utter, L. Vinke, D. S. Johnson, J. Zimmerman, K. N. Dokholyan, A. Burke

“…In addition, comfort with others in the real world (p = 0.02) and facial affect recognition accuracy (p = 0.02) significantly increased, while interpersonal distances remained unchanged, following ROOM. …”
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Pore Space Reconstruction of Shale Using Improved Variational Autoencoders by Yi Du, Hongyan Tu, Ting Zhang

“…Shale oil and shale gas, as unconventional petroleum resources with abundant reserves in the whole world, attract extensive attention and have a rapid increase in production. …”
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Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases among Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates from Clinical Specimens in Three Major Hospitals in Northern Jordan by Raymond G. Batchoun, Samer F. Swedan, Abdullah M. Shurman

“…Extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production is increasing all over the world, and organisms other than E. coli and K. pneumoniae are acquiring this character. …”
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Mobilization, conservation and study of cultivated and wild potato genetic resources by S. D. Kiru, E. V. Rogozina

“…Nowadays, the world’s largest Potato Genebanks, including VIR Potato Genebank, hold about 98 thousand accessions of potato and its wild relatives. …”
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EdgeGuard: Decentralized Medical Resource Orchestration via Blockchain-Secured Federated Learning in IoMT Networks by Sakshi Patni, Joohyung Lee

“…EdgeGuard outperforms existing solutions in terms of computational performance, data value, and privacy protection across a wide range of real-world medical datasets. This work enhances safe, effective, and privacy-preserving medical data management in IoMT ecosystems while maintaining outstanding standards for data security and resource efficiency, enabling large-scale collaborative learning in healthcare.…”
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A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol by Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Babatope O Adebiyi, Kufre J Okop, Anna-Marie Beytell

“…With an estimated 183–259 per 1000 children born with FASDs, South Africa is identified to have the highest prevalence of FASDs in the world. Nevertheless, there is a lack of appropriate policies, guidelines and interventions addressing the issues around FASDs. …”
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Enhancing depression recognition through a mixed expert model by integrating speaker-related and emotion-related features by Weitong Guo, Qian He, Ziyu Lin, Xiaolong Bu, Ziyang Wang, Dong Li, Hongwu Yang

“…Abstract The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, depression will be the most common mental disorder, significantly affecting individuals, families, and society. …”
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Business culture of entrepreneurship: Analysis of maturity in Ukraine and Russia by Larysa Ligonenko

“…The research was conducted based on the information base of the international sociological research project World Values Survey (WVS), which is based on surveys, that study people’s values and their impact on the social and cultural life of individual countries. …”
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Formation and development of special police units: a retrospective analysis by K. O. Chyshko, R. S. Pinchuk

“…Stage I (1709–1917) – formation of the land militia, which can be considered the first example of the existence of modern special police units; Stage II (1917–1941) – characterised by the creation of Ukrainian voluntary militia and military formations; Stage III (1941–1978) – a period of stagnation in the history of the formation of special police units due to the events of the First and Second World Wars; Stage IV (1978–1991) – creation of the first special unit in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR at the official level – a special police detachment; Stage V (1991–2014) – associated with Ukraine’s independence and the creation of Berkut special police unit, Titan special police unit, Sokil rapid response unit; Stage VI (2014 – present) – formation of special police units that actively participate in armed conflicts; this stage was influenced by three key events: 1) the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine, which was later called the “Joint Forces Operation”, which led to the creation of a number of volunteer special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine; 2) the creation of the National Police of Ukraine and the formation of special units within its structure (the Rapid Action Corps, the Special Police Patrol Service and the Tactical Response Unit); 3) Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which led to the creation of a militarised special police unit, the “Luty” Joint Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine and the “Safari” assault regiment of the National Police.…”
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Text mining of hypertension researches in the west Asia region: a 12-year trend analysis by Mohammad Rezapour, Mohsen Yazdinejad, Faezeh Rajabi Kouchi, Masoomeh Habibi Baghi, Zahra Khorrami, Morteza Khavanin Zadeh, Elmira Pourbaghi, Hassan Rezapour

“…More than half of the world population lives in Asia and hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent risk factor found in Asia. …”
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Carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes and product use are a non-ignorable factor in China’ s mitigation by Liting Hu, Xiaoyi Hu, Bowei Li, Liya Guo, Di Chen, Yang Yang, Mengyue Ma, Xinhe Li, Rui Feng, Xuekun Fang

“…Abstract China, the largest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter in the world, is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. …”
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Virtual Cities: From Digital Twins to Autonomous AI Societies by Andrey Nechesov, Ivan Dorokhov, Janne Ruponen

“…Virtual Cities (VCs) transcend simple digital replicas of real-world systems, emerging as complex socio-technical ecosystems where autonomous AI entities function as citizens. …”
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Heterogeneous Network-Based Chronic Disease Progression Mining by Chenfei Sun, Qingzhong Li, Lizhen Cui, Hui Li, Yuliang Shi

“…Healthcare insurance fraud has caused billions of dollars in losses in public healthcare funds around the world. In particular, healthcare insurance fraud in chronic diseases is especially rampant. …”
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Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Li-Ting Wang, Yu-Wen Wang

“…Each participant’s psychological QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization’s QOL Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). …”
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A Model of Tuberculosis Screening for Pregnant Women in Resource-Limited Settings Using Xpert MTB/RIF by Eleanor R. Turnbull, Nzali G. Kancheya, Jennifer B. Harris, Stephanie M. Topp, German Henostroza, Stewart E. Reid

“…Timely diagnosis and treatment of maternal tuberculosis (TB) is important to reduce morbidity and mortality for both the mother and child, particularly in women who are coinfected with HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the integration of TB/HIV screening into antenatal services but available diagnostic tools are slow and insensitive, resulting in delays in treatment initiation. …”
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Geographic Information Systems and MATLAB Simulation to Quantify and Analyze Traffic Congestion in Oja Oba Road, Arakale Road, and FUTA North Gate Road of Akure, Ondo State, Nigeri... by E. T. Idowu, O. J. Nnamani, O. O. Aderinlewo

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Evaluating the Effect of Cement and ARG Fiber on the Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Dune Sand by Faisal I. Shalabi, Javed Mazher, Kaffayatullah Khan, Muhammad Nasir Amin, Mesfer Alqahtani, Hosam Awad, Ali Alghannam, Hussain Albaqshi

“…Despite its collapsible nature and weakness, desert sand can be used for construction purposes all over the world if properly stabilized. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of cement and fiber in stabilizing locally available dune sand. …”
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Modelling and Analysis of Autonomous Airport Surface Movement Operations based on Multi-Agent Planning by Malte von der Burg, Alexei Sharpanskykh

“…We defined different sizes of aircraft, accounted for a minimal safety distance between them, and calibrated their speed limits in curves with historic ADS-B data. Using the real-world flight schedules of two of the busiest days at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, including different runway configurations, we examine the performance of the autonomous taxiing system with respect to the historic operations. …”
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Teaching Method for Software Measurement Process Based on Gamification or Serious Games: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Lennon Sales Furtado, Rafael Ferreira de Souza, João Luís dos Reis Lima, Sandro Ronaldo Bezerra Oliveira

“…However, despite their importance, it has been pointed out in the literature that many students are leaving the academic world without the necessary skills to conduct this kind of process. …”
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