The Main Approaches to Economic Diagnostics of the Power Engineering Enterprises by T. F. Mantserova, D. A. Lapchenko

“…The study demonstrated that the use of universal financial ratios in rapid assessment and models for assessing the risk of bankruptcy for domestic energy enterprises is not quite suitable, since these methods do not take into account the existing specifics of the structure of the capital of the organizations of power engineering system. …”
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Tax Incentives and Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria by Iyen Don-Pedro Izevbigie

“…The study adopted a survey research design approach through administration of questionnaire to infinite population which comprises of entrepreneurs drawn from highly commercialised States (including Lagos, Edo, Kano, Rivers, Anambra, and Federal Capital Territory) in Nigeria, staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), staff of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and staff of Bank of Industries (BOI) respectively. …”
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Impact of in-hospital COVID-19 quarantine policy changes on quality of acute stroke care: a single center experience by Minkyung Kim, Keon-Joo Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Hokyu Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Han Jun Kim, Kyungmi Oh, Sung-Jun Park, Chi Kyung Kim, Young-Duck Cho

“…The purpose of this study was to determine effects of changes in in-hospital quarantine policies on quality of care for acute stroke patients.MethodsHyperacute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to Korea University Guro Hospital between January 2019 and February 2021 via the emergency department were included in this study. …”
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Balancing Explainability and Privacy in Bank Failure Prediction: A Differentially Private Glass-Box Approach by Junyoung Byun, Jaewook Lee, Hyeongyeong Lee, Bumho Son

“…Our main findings are as follows: 1) In the absence of privacy constraints, the models consistently identified Asset Turnover, Total Debt / Invested Capital, and ROE ratios as the most influential factors in predicting bank failure, in that order; 2) When the privacy budget <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon \leq 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, only EBM maintained significant performance; 3) The reduction in explainability due to privacy protection was more pronounced for variables with initially lower explanatory power, while Asset Turnover retained its explanatory power even at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon = 0.01$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Measles and Pregnancy: Immunity and Immunization—What Can Be Learned from Observing Complications during an Epidemic Year by Rosalia Ragusa, Armando Platania, Mario Cuccia, Gaetano Zappalà, Gabriele Giorgianni, Placido D’Agati, Maria Alessandra Bellia, Marina Marranzano

“…We controlled hospital discharge records for patients admitted to hospital obstetric wards searching the measles diagnostic code. …”
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Evaluation of ampicillin plus ceftobiprole combination therapy in treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis and bloodstream infection by Simone Giuliano, Jacopo Angelini, Floriana Campanile, Paola Conti, Sarah Flammini, Alberto Pagotto, Francesco Sbrana, Luca Martini, Denise D’Elia, Mohd H. Abdul-Aziz, Menino O. Cotta, Jason A. Roberts, Robert A. Bonomo, Carlo Tascini

“…From January to December 2020, twenty-one patients were admitted to our hospital for severe E. faecalis infections and were treated with this approach. …”
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The relationships between meteorological parameters and air pollutants in an urban environment by I. Kayes, S.A. Shahriar, K. Hasan, M. Akhter, M.M. Kabir, M.A. Salam

“…Meteorological parameters play a significant role in affecting ambient air quality of an urban environment. As Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of the air pollution hotspot among the megacities in the world, however the potential meteorological influences on criteria air pollutants for this megacity are remained less studied. …”
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Photovoltaic Farms: Economic Efficiency of Investments in South-East Poland by Joanna Żurakowska-Sawa, Arkadiusz Gromada, Anna Trocewicz, Adrianna Wojciechowska, Marcin Wysokiński, Anetta Zielińska

“…They were carried out for three scenarios–baseline, conservative, and optimistic–in two variants, for actual capital expenditures considering financial support used and without subsidies. …”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Factors Associated with Visual Impairment and Blindness among Registered Pensioners in Ghana by Benjamin D. Nuertey, Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur, Joyce Addai, Victor Adongo, Augustine D. Nuertey, Clement Kabutey, Isaac Asimadu Mensah, Richard Bekoe Biritwum

“…(i) Setting: it was a multicenter study involving thirteen centers throughout Ghana with a center in each regional capital. (ii) Study population: the study involved 4813 pensioners. …”
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La evolución e impacto de la economía social y solidaria en Brasil y Cataluña by Francisco Fransualdo de Azevedo, Ricard Espelt

“…The development of SSE, as an alternative to capitalism, feeds on different geographical traditions but with intercontinental resonances. …”
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A EDUCAÇÃO NO/DO CAMPO: ANÁLISE DOS PAPÉIS DAS MÚLTIPLAS ESFERAS NAS POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS NA AMAZÔNIA by Soliana de Souza e Souza, Marcelle Nogueira da Silva, Heloisa da Silva Borges

“…Embora o momento histórico aponte para a ofensiva do capital sobre o trabalho, sobre os trabalhadores, educação e as políticas já conquistas.…”
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A methodology for assessing and managing university awareness in the digital environment: A case of Russia’s federal districts by Aliya A. Gataullina, Alina F. Garyaeva, Alina A. Zyabbarova

“…The Central FD, especially Moscow, generate the largest number of queries, which may indicate a high interest in the capital’s universities. The study specifies reputa tional risks associated with universities’ names in the charters, namely ambiguous abbreviations and a limited number of options. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of confirmed infection in patients receiving empiric antimicrobials in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Luis Carlos Maia Cardozo Júnior, Larissa Bianchini, Jakeline Neves Giovanetti, Luiz Marcelo Almeida de Araújo, Yuri de Albuquerque Pessoa dos Santos, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Marcelo Park

“…Results: After screening 1721 patients admitted to the ICU from November 2017 to November 2022, we identified 398 new antimicrobial prescriptions in 341 patients. …”
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Diagnóstico y tratamiento de los trastornos de la presión intracraneal: Documento de consenso del Grupo de Estudio de Cefaleas de la Sociedad Española de Neurología by J. García-Ull, N. González-García, M. Torres-Ferrús, D. García-Azorín, I.F.J. Molina-Martínez, I. Beltrán-Blasco, S. Santos-Lasaosa, G. Latorre, A.B. Gago-Veiga, J.M. Láinez, J. Porta-Etessam, C. Nieves-Castellanos, A. Mínguez-Olaondo, A. López-Bravo, S. Quintas, N. Morollón, S. Díaz-Insa, R. Belvís, P. Irimia

“…El diagnóstico y tratamiento de ambas entidades ha presentado un avance destacable en los últimos años, por lo que desde el Grupo de Estudio de Cefaleas de la Sociedad Española de Neurología consideramos necesaria la elaboración de este documento de consenso con la inclusión de algoritmos diagnósticos y terapéuticos para mejorar su manejo en la práctica diaria.Este documento ha sido redactado por un comité de expertos del Grupo de Estudio de Cefaleas de la Sociedad Española de Neurología tras realizar una revisión sistemática de la bibliografía, incorporando la experiencia de los participantes y estableciendo unas recomendaciones prácticas con niveles de evidencia y grados de recomendación. …”
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Cross-border territories development as an indicator of the integration processes effectiveness by I. V. Mishchenko, E. G. Shustova, I. V. Milkina

“…This integration formation is relatively young, but today it creates a common market for the movement of goods, services, labor and capital. That is the cross-border territories, as bridges between countries, which feel the effect of the processes taking place in the common economic space: the trade turnover between the countries increases, as well as the inflow of investment and labor.The study is aimed at identifying the effect of integration processes on the development of two cross – border areas-Altai territory (Russian Federation) and East Kazakhstan region (Republic of Kazakhstan). …”
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Methods for assessing manifestations of respiratory failure in patients with laryngeal and tracheal compression syndrome caused by thyroid diseases and cicatricial tracheal stenosi... by V.V. Boyko, V.V. Kritsak, A.L. Sochnieva, V.V. Tkachenko

“…All participants were admitted to the clinic as emergencies and operated for urgent indications for tracheal compression syndrome at the V.T. …”
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Economic Analysis of Water Treatments for Phosphorus Removal in Florida by Daisuke Sano, Alan Hodges, Robert Degner

“…Cost effectiveness, expressed as dollars per kilogram (kg) of phosphorus removed, is calculated from the net present value cost for capital, operation and management, including residue management, and benefits from water storage/supply and recreational use, divided by the projected total phosphorus removal over fifty years. …”
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Consumption, relative deprivation and mental health: evidence from hedonic consumption by Hao Li, Weihong Zeng

“…Furthermore, cultural variations and social capital are moderating roles to diminish the adverse mental health.ConclusionThis study advances our understanding of how relative deprivation related to consumption affects mental health and offers valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners aiming to address these challenges.…”
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Child Injury in Israel: Emergency Room Visits to a Children's Medical Center by Michal Hemmo-Lotem, Claudia Jinich-Aronowitz, Liri Endy-Findling, Michal Molcho, Michal Klein, Yehezkel Waisman, Yehuda L. Danon, Joav Merrick

“…Approximately 22.6% of the emergency room patients were admitted following injury. Most (97%) were unintentional injury. …”
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Comparative effect of boiling, microwave and ultrasonication treatment on microstructure, nutritional and microbial quality of Tofu by Abiola Folakemi Olaniran, Faith Oluwatoyosi Agaja, Oluwatobi Victoria Obayomi, Seno Isidore Ebong, Adekunbi Adetola Malomo, Olubukola David Olaniran, Oluwakemi Christianah Erinle, Stephen Olugbemiga Owa

“…The antioxidant activities and total flavonoid contents (TFC) of tofu samples ranged from 22.2 to 35.5 mg/mL with ultrasonicated tofu (UTU) showing the highest scavenging activity (at 47.40 % and 22.2 mg/mL). The cavitation forces enhanced the homogeneity the protein gel and provide tofu with a denser and even texture. …”
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