Return Strategies of Competing E-Sellers: Return Freight Insurance vs. Return Pickup Services by Qiyuan Li, Yanli Fang, Yan Chen

“…Our findings revealed that highly similar or highly differentiated products typically favor RFI due to intense price competition or reduced need for service-based competition, while moderately differentiated products lead to RPS adoption as service quality becomes a key competitive lever. Additionally, competitive pressure often drives e-sellers to adopt homogenized return strategies, particularly RPSs, to maintain market position. …”
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AI and Language: New Forms for Old Discriminations? A Case Study in Google Translate and Canva by Martina Mattiazzi

“…In a society based on democracy and equality, it is important to ensure that the use of such a widespread technology as AI does not perpetuate existing stereotypes and does not allow to become a new form of strengthening discriminations. …”
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The major integration features of banking system by Mirhashimli Leyla, Hasanova Afag, Choriev A.

“…In this context, the internationalization of financial services becomes an important tool for strengthening and liberalizing the financial systems of developing countries, opening new opportunities for their economic growth and sustainable development. …”
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Bayesian neural network modelling for estimating ecological footprints and blue economy sustainability across G20 nations by Muhammad Akhtar, Jian Xu, Umair Kashif, Kishwar Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Haris

“…Abstract The term “blue economy” has become synonymous with generating income from maritime pursuits while protecting and improving marine environments. …”
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The Labour Market Situation of Population Groups in the Visegrád Countries by Łukasz Arendt, Leszek Kucharski, Iwona Kukulak‑Dolata, Anna Rutkowska

“…The highest‑skilled professionals had the best chances of finding a job while being the least likely to become unemployed. The most uncertain labour market situation concerned people aged up to 24 years, the least‑educated and low‑skilled people, and people aged 55 years and older. …”
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Standard arbitration agreements: a viable means for antitrust damages claims? by Antonio Robles Martín-Laborda

“…Therefore, national judges should not decline jurisdiction over the standard arbitration agreements proposed by the main international arbitral institutions, making it impossible for arbitration to become a viable means of resolving disputes arising from cartel damages. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of energy-related carbon emissions in the Yangtze River Delta region based on nighttime light data by Huazhu Xue, Qianqian Ma, Xiaosan Ge

“…Regional CE study is becoming more crucial for determining the future course of sustainable development worldwide. …”
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Nominative objects in Korean by Park Chongwon, Kim Jong-Bok

“…The nominative marking arises when the embedded transitive relationship is backgrounded, whereas the accusative marking becomes available when the profile is given to the transitive relationship. …”
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Effect of oxygen potential and fluxing components on phase relations during sintering of iron ore by Mcbow I., Kongoli F., Budd R., Llubani S., Yazawa A.

“…Nevertheless, their effect on the phase relations during sintering and sinter reduction conditions has not yet entirely clarified and confusion exists in literature. This quantification becomes even more important today where many new minor components such as Al2O3 and MgO enter the sinter through raw materials. …”
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Electroanalytical Methods as a Tool for Determining the Antioxidant Capacity in Blood Samples by Fernanda Gonçalves de Oliveira, Thiago da Silveira Alvares, Rodrigo de Siqueira Melo

“…Additionally, electrochemical biosensors have become revolutionary tools in clinical diagnostics, allowing real-time monitoring of diseases related to oxidative stress. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Diesel-Degrading Bacteria from Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Sites, Flower Farms, and Soda Lakes by Gessesse Kebede Bekele, Solomon Abera Gebrie, Eshetu Mekonen, Tekle Tafese Fida, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Ebrahim M. Abda, Mesfin Tafesse, Fasil Assefa

“…Hydrocarbon-derived pollutants are becoming one of the most concerning ecological issues. …”
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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) productivity in response to different fertilization strategies by Wellington da Silva Toledo, João Paulo Agápto, Gustavo Fonseca de Almeida

“…The feasibility of reducing non-renewable natural resources use in agriculture, associated with the need for ecologically-appropriate of organic waste disposal has become an important element in planning more sustainable agricultural systems. …”
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Road Pavement Condition Index Deterioration Model for Network-Level Analysis of National Road Network Based on Pavement Condition Scanning Data by Paulius Paplauskas, Audrius Vaitkus, Rūta Simanavičienė

“…In Lithuania, measurements of the quality indicators of road surfaces with new generation survey equipment have been carried out recently but the information stored in the databases about road sections is minimal, and it becomes difficult to adapt the models applied abroad due to the missing information. …”
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Data-Driven Approach to Evaluate the Level of Service (LOS) of Demand-Responsive Transport for the Disabled (DRTD) with an ANFIS Algorithm by Seohyeon Park, Sooyeon Park, Hosik Choi, Do-Gyeong Kim

“…Even though the Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) service plays an important role to provide more convenience to the disabled people, they still have a challenge to be solved in terms of waiting time. Especially, the biggest problem is that waiting times for using the DRT service are variant across space and time because users cannot predict when they can get the service and/or how long they have to wait for service. …”
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Study on the Safety of the New Radial Artery Hemostasis Device by Baofeng Wu, Ruixin Zhang, Chendi Liang, Chengjie Zhang, Gang Qin

“…At present, the use of particular radial hemostatic devices after coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the primary method of hemostasis. Most control studies are based on the products already on the market, while only a few studies are on the new hemostatic devices. …”
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Experimental Study on the Spanwise Correlation of Vortex-Induced Force Using Large-Scale Section Model by Chunguang Li, Yu Mao, Yan Han, Kai Li, C.S. Cai

“…Furthermore, the spanwise correlation of the pressure coefficients decreases continually from the upstream to downstream of the main deck; large coherence of vortex-induced forces and pressure appears around the frequency of vortex shedding, and the coherence of VIF and pressure becomes smaller with the increase in the spanwise distance.…”
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Rough Set Approach toward Data Modelling and User Knowledge for Extracting Insights by Xiaoqun Liao, Shah Nazir, Junxin Shen, Bingliang Shen, Sulaiman Khan

“…Visualization is a key tool and has become one of the most significant platforms for interpreting, extracting, and communicating information. …”
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To Compare the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma with Low-Level Laser Therapy and Low-Level Laser Therapy Alone in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis by Sushil Kumar Saini, Atul Kumar Saroj, Ashutosh Verma

“…The VAS score was significantly (P<0.05) become lower in Group A patients as compared with Group B and significant increase in FAD index (P<0.01) among the Group A patients as compare to Group B from prior to infiltration and at follow up. …”
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Persistence of Overseeded Cool-Season Grasses in Bermudagrass Turf by Thomas Serensits, Matthew Cutulle, Jeffrey F. Derr

“…When the overseeded grass persists beyond the spring; however, it becomes a weed. The ability of perennial ryegrass, Italian (annual) ryegrass, intermediate ryegrass, and hybrid bluegrass to persist in bermudagrass one year after seeding was determined. …”
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The Fight against the Forced Labor and the Human Trafficking in Central Asia by L. Yu. Gusev

“…In Kazakhstan, according to the new law it has become easier to initiate criminal proceedings concerning labor slavery. …”
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