Unraveling the risk of dredging on river bars for mineral sand mining: an engineering geological approach by Md. Shohel Rana, A.T.M. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Fuad Hasan, Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Mohammad Nazim Zaman

“…This research offers practical guidance for dredging companies to minimize risks and improve soil stability, contributing to safer and more sustainable river bar dredging operations worldwide.…”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa ,Henry Stanley, Mbabazi,Phelix Businge, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Results: The results revealed internal forms of SC, such as friends/peers, trustworthiness, personal saving, family, and social links, while external forms of SC were customers, financial institutions, governments, and companies. Further, SC influences the customer base, leads to high profits, increases sales volume, and enhances creativity and innovation. …”
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Review: Will “cultured meat” transform our food system towards more sustainability? by Jean-François Hocquette, Sghaier Chriki, Dominique Fournier, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury

“…In this context, some FoodTech companies are developing a disruptive approach: cell culture for in vitro food production of “meat” but this technology is still at the research and development stage. …”
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Features and Functionalities of Medical Mobile Applications for the Endemic Phase of COVID‐19: Review and Content Analysis by Mei Jun Loy, Khang Wen Goh, Norliza Osili, Long Chiau Ming, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Andi Hermansyah, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Kah Seng Lee

“…Based on the findings, mobile applications that would be recommended are the ones supported by the government health administration of the respective country. App development companies’ applications show that competent healthcare personnel was not involved in developing the applications. …”
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Image Enhancement of Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics Video Surveillance Based on Partial Differential Equations by Xiaosheng Yu, Peili Wu

“…This not only brings new opportunities to cross-border e-commerce companies but also excavates a huge potential market for the logistics industry. …”
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Intervention effectiveness in reducing the clustering of non-communicable disease risk factors in the workplace: A quasi-experimental study. by Nahla Guesmi, Sihem Ben Fredj, Nawel Zammit, Rim Ghammam, Imed Harrabi, Firas Chouikha, Maher Maoua, Jihen Maatoug, Hassen Ghannem

“…A quasi-experimental study, including six companies, was conducted in the governorate of Sousse between 2010 and 2014. …”
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens on Belle-Île-en-Mer: An exploratory study in a western French island environment by A. Haidar-Ahmad, C. Barthel, P. Boyer, G. Joncour, B. Degeilh, N. Boulanger

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Development of Communicative-Rhetorical Competence of a Future Engineer at the Research University by F. T. Shageeva, M. L. Smirnova

“…The rationale for its effective development is proposed by creating a set of relevant pedagogical conditions: the introduction of an additional discipline “Rhetoric” or the modernization of an existing subject program with a similar focus; using of special educational technologies and methods for the development of communicative-rhetorical competence; advanced training of university teachers; creation by the university of appropriate conditions for active research and social activities of students; cooperation of educational institutions with large enterprises, companies and research centers. The pedagogical conditions should take into account the capabilities of a research university: the integrated nature of the learning process; using modern educational technologies in the process of learning; availability of a developed system of professional retraining and advanced training of teachers and other specialists. …”
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The impact of digital technologies on modern society. An example of a social credit rating system in China by A. P. Klimovich

“…The mechanism of how the state uses private companies’ resources, applying all its power to influence on them, has been considered. …”
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Political implications of the activities of TNCs: Current trends and impact on the concepts of power, legitimacy and sovereignty by S. Yu. Zaitsev

“…The author focuses on such trends as digitalization, growing influence of companies with a platform business model, increasing engagement of corporations in addressing global issues, scaling up investments in the host countries’ infrastructure through new formats of public-private partnership, as well as growth in the number of state-owned TNCs. …”
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Construction of functional tissue-engineered microvasculatures using circulating fibrocytes as mural cells by Xiaolin Wang, Hong Tan, Harsha P Gunawardena, Jin Cao, Lu Dang, Hongbing Deng, Xueyong Li, Hongjun Wang, Jinqing Li, Caibin Cui, David A Gerber

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Universities Graduates in the Far East Labour Market by V. A. Gurtov, I. S. Stepus, S. S. Shabaeva

“…Possible ways for the Far Eastern economy balancing in human resources were also identified including an increased volume of training high-skilled human resources up to a state level; promotion of graduates’ migration from “non-Far Eastern” universities to Far Eastern Federal District; employer-sponsored education development in the interests of Far Eastern companies at Russian universities outside the Far Eastern Federal District. …”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. Isolated from Retail Chickens in Saudi Arabia by Sulaiman F. Aljasir, Sahar A. Allam

“…The overall objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in retail chickens from small, medium-sized, and large production companies in Saudi Arabia. Of the 212 chicken samples tested, <i>Salmonella</i> was detected in 9.3% of samples, all identified as <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Enteritidis. …”
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The analysis of promising directions for creation of domestic component base of volumetric rotary machines for low power energy, refrigeration and climate technology by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, Yu. A. Potapov

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The Soviet and Russian Energy Industry as Objects of Western Sanctions: Political Rivalry or Economic Competition by Y. V. Borovsky

“…The core motive of such behavior has been political rivalry, although in certain periods (for example, in the 1950s-1960s, 2010-ies) the United States may also be driven by economic competition or the desire to ensure the interests of its energy companies. Western European countries have often been in solidarity with the American actions against the Soviet or Russian energy complex. …”
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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

“…The comprehensive analysis of theoretical publications allows us to consider international competition as an abstract, depoliticized contest of states and other international actors (including companies) for some limited (mainly economic) benefits. …”
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Sharing Economy for Cost Reduction and Efficiency Increase: The Case of Sharing E-Commerce Logistics by Qiang Wei, Daguang Sun, Xinyu Gou, Chunguang Bai

“…By comparing the earnings data of several listed express companies, we analyze four types of optimization strategies: the order flow proportion revenue sharing strategy (RE-OFP), the combined factors revenue sharing strategy (RE-RSF), the order flow proportion risk sharing strategy (RS-OFP), and the combined factors risk sharing strategy (RS-RSF). …”
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How Energy Sector Reacted to COVID-19 Pandemic? Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Market Economy by Daniel Ştefan Armeanu, Camelia Cătălina Joldeș, Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

“…Furthermore, based on the Granger causality test results, only one-way causal relationships were identified from the variables that capture the evolution of the COVID-9 pandemic to the yields of Romanian energy companies. The novelty of this article is the examination of the impact of COVID-19 on the energy market throughout the fourth wave of coronavirus using the GARCH framework, the ARDL model, which allows for the capture of both short- and long-term reactions, the variance decomposition, and the Granger causality test. …”
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Comparative color stability assessment of orthodontic clear aligners: an in vitro study by Nancy Ajwa, Fatimah Radhi, Rana Aloraini, Ghadi AlSaydalani

“…Methods In a strictly controlled lab environment, 48 CAs from four different companies (Invisalign, EON, Clear Cap, and K clear) were immersed for seven days in six different beverages based on their pH (Pepsi, orange juice, milk, coffee, and black tea), as well as a control solution (distilled water). …”
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The Total Defense Concept as the Embodiment of Sweden’s Strategic Culture by N. E. Belukhin, V. V. Vorotnikov, S. Y. Dianina

“…Within the EU Sweden has earned credit for developing civilian or non-military elements of crisis management, while «more hardware» defense cooperation within PESCO and the European Defense Fund is defined by the pragmatic economic interests of Swedish defense companies rather than by strategic considerations. …”
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