Micro-firms’ productivity growth in Poland before and during COVID-19: Do industry and region matter? by Emilia Gosińska, Mariusz Górajski, Magdalena Ulrichs

“…We employed firm-level data covering enterprises with below ten employees to evaluate micro-firms’ productivity performance in Polish regions and sectors in 2010-2020. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Airborne Bacterial and Fungal Communities in South-Eastern Italy and in Albania Using the Compositional Analysis of 16S and ITS rRNA Gene Sequencing Dataset... by Salvatore Romano, Lekë Pepkolaj, Mattia Fragola, Dalila Peccarrisi, Jostina Dhimitri, Alessandro Buccolieri, Adelfia Talà, Pietro Alifano, Gianluca Quarta, Lucio Calcagnile

“…This study investigates airborne bacterial and fungal communities in south-eastern Italy and Albania using advanced DNA-based techniques and compositional data analysis (CoDa). We assess the significance of airborne microbial communities, detailing our methodologies for site selection, sample collection, DNA extraction, and data analysis. …”
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Impact of Gross Domestic Product Per Capita and Population on United Arab Emirates Trade Volume by Ethar Hassan, John Atsu Agbolosoo, Rita Nurmalina, Amzul Rifin

“…This study examines the impact of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and population size on trade flows in UAE with major trading partners, including China, Germany, Iraq, India, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, by utilizing a fixed-effects gravity model and panel data from 2000 to 2020. A positive relationship was found between the GDP of UAE and trading partners and bilateral trade, and a negative relationship was found between GDP per capita, the population of UAE, and bilateral trade flows. …”
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Impact of land resource misallocation on carbon emission efficiency: empirical evidence from 274 cities in China by Zhongqi Wen, Woon-Seek Lee, Sheen Woo

“…IntroductionWith the acceleration of urbanization and the implementation of the “dual carbon” goals, the impact of Land Resource Misallocation (LRM) on Urban Carbon Emission Efficiency (UCEE) has attracted increasing attention.MethodsBased on panel data from 274 Chinese cities during the period 2010–2022, we constructed a LRM index and employed a two-way fixed-effects model to empirically analyze the relationship between LRM and UCEE.ResultsThe results revealed that LRM significantly hindered the improvement of carbon emissions efficiency in cities. …”
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Deviating from the Norm? The Pregnant Body in Scandinavian Health Law by Katharina Ó Cathaoir

“…This article explores how the political ideal of data interacts with the legal entitlement of autonomy in the care of pregnant people guided by feminist theory and critical approaches to data. …”
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Integrated framework for assessing green efficiency in European union countries: A hybrid ISM-NDEA approach by Afarin Rezaei, Hoda Moradi, Alireza Anvari

“…Recognizing the need for a method to assess environmental and economic efficiency, this study introduces an innovative hybrid approach that combines Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) with Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA), offering a refined framework for measuring green efficiency that addresses both environmental and economic dimensions. …”
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Modeling Regional ESG Performance in the European Union: A Partial Least Squares Approach to Sustainable Economic Systems by Ioana Birlan, Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Catalina-Elena Tita, Tamara Maria Nae

“…This study aims to evaluate the sustainability performance of EU regions through a comprehensive and data-driven Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) framework, addressing the increasing demand for regional-level analysis in sustainable finance and policy design. …”
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Corporate governance, tax avoidance, and corporate social responsibility: Evidence of emerging market of Nigeria and frontier market of Pakistan by Nasir Khan, Ogunleye Oluwasegun Abraham, Adegboye Alex, Damilola Felix Eluyela, Iyoha Francis Odianonsen

“…We used a fixed effect regression model to analyze the panel data. From the analysis, we find that corporate social responsibility is positively and significantly associated with tax avoidance in the case of Nigeria. …”
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ANALYSIS AND MINIMIZATION OF THE RISKS OF HARMFUL DEPENDENCIES IN THE PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE CODE by Danil N. Alekseev, Renat M. Khamitov

“…However, these processes come with risks associated with vulnerabilities in the dependency chain, which can lead to serious consequences such as unauthorized access and data leakage. The article discusses the need to implement reliable mechanisms for detecting and mitigating dependency risks to improve the reliability of CI/CD. …”
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The economic burden of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure infections in Italy by Paolo Sciattella, Annarosa Fornero, Susanna Giordano, Claudio De Angelis, Francesco Cattel

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Multivariate Modelling and Prediction of High-Frequency Sensor-Based Cerebral Physiologic Signals: Narrative Review of Machine Learning Methodologies by Nuray Vakitbilir, Abrar Islam, Alwyn Gomez, Kevin Y. Stein, Logan Froese, Tobias Bergmann, Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Davis McClarty, Rahul Raj, Frederick A. Zeiler

“…These sensors generate continuous high-frequency data streams, including intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), providing real-time insights into cerebral function. …”
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Navigating the evolution: a comprehensive review of sustainable finance in mergers and acquisitions [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Kishan Jee, Debdas Rakshit, Sabyasachi Mondal, Satish Chandra Tiwari

“…Finally, there is a gap in the current body of knowledge about greenwashing, green audits, and the use of AI in sustainable finance. Conclusions and implications of key findings Machine learning and big data analytics may help scholars get a more thorough grasp of the historical and present significance of sustainability in M&A. …”
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Field-level Comparison and Robustness Analysis of Cosmological N-body Simulations by Adrian E. Bayer, Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro, Sammy Sharief, Romain Teyssier, Lehman H. Garrison, Laurence Perreault-Levasseur, Greg L. Bryan, Marco Gatti, Eli Visbal

“…Our findings motivate the need for careful data filtering and the use of field-level OOD metrics, such as PQMass, to ensure robust inference.…”
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Phenology and foraging bias contribute to sex‐specific foraging patterns in the rare declining butterfly Argynnis idalia idalia by Matthew W. Chmielewski, Skyler Naya, Monica Borghi, Jen Cortese, Alisdair R. Fernie, Mark T. Swartz, Konstantina Zografou, Brent J. Sewall, Rachel B. Spigler

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Gender differences in drug-induced precocious puberty: a real-world analysis of adverse event reports from the FDA FAERS database (2004–2024) by Bangguo Song, Peihao Zhang, Shupeng Chen, Yang Zhang, Jihong Hu

“…Methods Data from the FAERS database (2004–2024) were used to identify adverse event reports related to drug-induced precocious puberty. …”
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Searching heterogeneous collections on the Web: behaviour of Excite users by Amanda Spink, Judy Bateman, Bernard. J. Jansen

“…Implications for the design of Web search services are discussed.…”
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Machine Learning-Driven Customer Segmentation: A Behavior-Based Approach for F&B Providers by Jacint JUHASZ

“…Using one year of invoice-level transactional data from a Romanian Food and Beverage (F&B) provider serving restaurants and coffee shops, the research aims to deliver actionable insights to enhance marketing and sales strategies. …”
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Revising a Foreign Language Curriculum: A Challenging and Enhancing Experience at a Public School in Bogotá Revisión del currículo de lengua extranjera: Un reto y una experiencia m... by Marisol Sarmiento S, Maria Nelly Martín D, Martha Camelo G, Aurora Ortiz C, Maritza Ruiz M

“…This phenomenon leads us to consider the implications of a project regarding curriculum design.…”
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A Shipborne Doppler Lidar Investigation of the Winter Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer over Southeastern China’s Coastal Waters by Xiaoquan Song, Wenchao Lian, Fuyou Wang, Ping Jiang, Jie Wang

“…This research provides new insights into MABL dynamics over East Asian marginal seas, with implications for improving boundary layer parameterization in regional climate models and advancing our understanding of coastal meteorological processes.…”
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Discrepancies in tuberculosis burden estimates: North Korean defectors vs. official reports by Inho Jang, Heesang Han, Seungcheol Lee, Hyeongyeong Jeong, Rugyeom Lee, Yedham Kang, In-Hwan Oh, Seung Heon Lee, Seung Heon Lee

“…This study aimed to compare TB epidemiology in North Korean defectors (NKDs) based on South Korean National Health Insurance (NHIS) data and assess its implications for understanding TB prevalence in North Korea.MethodsWe used the NHIS claims data from 2007 to 2019 to evaluate TB epidemics in NKD and the age-and-sex matched South Korean control group. …”
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