The Impact of Downside Risk on Expected Return: Evidence from Emerging Economies by Hassan Raza, Arshad Hasan, Abdul Rashid

“…To deal with the said issue, extent literature supports the use of the semivariance methodology (SV-M) for emerging markets, instead of the mean-variance (M-V) method. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives and the challenges in implementing hepatitis C elimination policy in Pakistan by Naeem Asim, Wenbiao Hu, Liang Qiao, Usman Ali Khan, Zaka Un Nisa

“…Despite significant achievements in combating hepatitis C (HCV), HCV remains a major global public health issue with approximately 71 million cases and 400,000 deaths annually. …”
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Vocational guidance and career development in cultural institutions of the secondary vocational education in china by Sergey Sergeevich Zengin

“…At present, vocational guidance and career development are the most important aspects of training qualified personnel ready to work in modern conditions. In this regard, the issue of studying the best world practices becomes relevant. …”
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Efficiency Calculation and Analysis of Green Economy Based on Improved Fixed Effects Model by Kaige Liu, Ze Fu, Yuxi Chai

“…The discrepancy between global economic growth and environmental degradation has become increasingly pronounced, and the calculation of green economic efficiency has become a key issue. In response to the problem of traditional fixed effects models neglecting important heterogeneity factors in measuring green economic efficiency, this study proposes an improved fixed effects model combined with long short-term memory neural network classification algorithm. …”
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Techniques of recycling end-of-life wind turbine blades in the pavement industry: A literature review by Shuwen Zhang, Noah Kirumira

“…As a green energy source, wind power has gained recent popularity due to its low cost and lower carbon footprint; but with a short blade life span, the industry faces a blade waste issue. Wind turbine blade recyclability is challenging due to factors such as blade sheer size, material complexity, low economic feasibility, and a lack of suitable recycling policies; yet, many blades are still being constructed and others are being decommissioned. …”
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Violence against psychiatric trainees from Asian countries: A pilot online survey by Arpit Parmar, Sundar Gnanavel, Ahmet Gürcan, Yugesh Rai, Utkarsh Karki, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Anna Szczegielniak, Victor Pereira-Sanchez

“…Aim: We aimed to explore the rates and factors associated with violence against psychiatric trainees in Asian countries. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Research Studies on Multifield Coupling Rotordynamic Behaviors of Motor by Shaojie Guo, Changqing Bai

“…The magnetic pull, bearing forces, and operating temperature, as important factors affecting motor performance, actually act together on the electric motor. …”
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Advancements in Predictive Microbiology: Integrating New Technologies for Efficient Food Safety Models by Oluseyi Rotimi Taiwo, Helen Onyeaka, Elijah K. Oladipo, Julius Kola Oloke, Deborah C. Chukwugozie

“…These models represent the dynamic interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic food factors as mathematical equations and then apply these data to predict shelf life, spoilage, and microbial risk assessment. …”
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The Temporal Aspect of Precedence by Roza A. Volkova

“…The author turns to this issue due to the importance of discovering, describing and recording the body of precedent units functioning in modern types of discourse in order to identify a system of material and spiritual guidelines of a linguocultural community. …”
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Determination of the market value for goods in the process of forensic commodity expertise by L. A. Solonichenko, D. Yu. Sereda

“…The article deals with the important issue of determining the market value of goods in forensic commodity expertise. …”
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Association between smartphone overdependence and sexual behavior in adolescents: a secondary data analysis of the 19th Youth Health Behavior Survey by Bo Ryeong Lee, Ji Hyeon Lee

“…Policy interventions and educational strategies that consider adolescents’ smartphone usage patterns and trait factors are necessary.…”
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Monitoring of the assortment structure and price dynamics of hepatoprotectors in the modern Ukrainian pharmaceutical market by I. O. Pukhalska, Аdaba Мukhamed, О. P. Hudzenko, О. L. Drozdov

“…Hepatoprotectors vary in both chemical composition and mechanism of action and target to increase liver resistance to adverse factors. The aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of Ukrainian pharmaceutical market in the framework of the group of hepatoprotectors and its price range. …”
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE by Volodymyr Buha, Natalia Blazhivska, Olha Kovalova

“…The genesis of the formation and development of legal regulation of the construction industry in Ukraine was formed under the complex influence of numerous political, social and systemic legal factors and covers separate periods of development: I (IX – early XIV centuries) – the period of existence of Kyivan Rus and feudal fragmentation in the Ukrainian lands, codification of construction legislation and workshop organisation of construction, but almost all construction activities were of a "defensive" nature; II (XIV – XVI centuries) – the period when Ukrainian lands were under the rule of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland – the beginning of development planning, taking into account the successful use of territories, ensuring the proper functioning of military and administrative facilities, as well as fire safety; III (XVI – XVIIІ centuries) - the existence of the Cossack-Hetman state – legal regulation and management of construction was limited to purely technical works aimed at strengthening the defence capability of the Zaporozhian Army, therefore it was of exclusively strategic importance; IV (late 18th – early 20th century) – the period when Ukrainian lands were under the rule of the Austrian (Austro-Hungarian) and Russian Empires – the creation of the first specialised agencies authorised to issue permits for certain types of economic activity and to supervise and control construction; V (early twentieth century – 1991) – the period when Ukraine was part of the USSR – a gradual transition to industrial construction methods; consolidation of construction organisations; improvement of design and estimate documentation; growth in labour productivity, quality of work and the formation of the first trade unions at construction enterprises and associations; subsequently, the unification of functions between the main participants in construction – the customer and the contractor – led to a reduction in the contractor's liability; adoption of the first consolidated regulatory act – the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences – aimed at regulating administrative and legal relations in the construction sector; Period VI (from 24 August 1991 to the present) – the period of modern Ukraine – consists of two stages 1) in terms of regulatory development, it was marked by the active development of the national legislative framework, and in terms of functionality – by a total reduction in demand for construction products, inflation, which led to a decrease in working capital, imperfect depreciation policy and massive fraud in the housing market; 2) definition of national standards and rules for construction, emergence of new norms in the sectoral legislation and establishment of various sanctions for their violation, formation of the institutional system of the construction industry with subsequent winding up, reorganisation, etc. …”
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Relevance of anxiety in clinical practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome: a cohort study by Raphaël Porcher, Djillali Annane, Andrea Polito, Tarek Sharshar, Takoua Merhbene, Morgane Blanc, Marion Antona, Marie-Christine Durand, Diane Friedman, David Orlikowski, Marie-Hélène Marcadet

“…Fear of remaining paralysed, uncertainty as to how the disease would progress and fear of intubation were the most stressful. Factors significantly associated with anxiety were weakness and bulbar dysfunction. …”
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Cocoa Farmers’ Perceptions of Drought and Adaptive Strategies in the Ghana–Togo Transboundary Cocoa Belt by Afi Amen Christèle Attiogbé, Udo Nehren, Emmanuel Quansah, Enoch Bessah, Seyni Salack, Jean Mianikpo Sogbedji, Sampson K. Agodzo

“…Furthermore, socioeconomic factors, including age, formal education, household size, land tenure right, adaptation cost assessment, and an underestimation of self-efficacy, were shown to affect the choice in the AS. …”
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Ambiente y salud, en la epidemia de VIH/sida by Yovanys Ricardo Mora, Osmany Ricardo Puig, Malberti Ávila Escobar, Gerardo Collado Reinaldo

“…The province was stratified into four geographical areas, (east Mayari, Frank País, Moa and Sagua, north Gibara, Freyre, Banes and Antilla, central and eastern Holguin Baguano and Calixto Garcia Cacocum south, and Urbano Noris Cueto), the areas with the highest incidence were: the east, with nine cases in 2009, 28 (2012), for 211, 1%, towards the center and west 37 (2009), against 49, (2012) ( 63.3%), providing the most one in the province. The immigration issue had an impact as one of the most important factors, as there were people walking away from their homes for long periods, and it represents a risk for acquiring the infection.  …”
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Analysis of regional energy efficiency and prospects for sustainable development of the energy sector in China by Alla V. Vavilina, Anna V. Loseva, Anna A. Firsova

“…However, in addition to external factors, China also faces internal challenges for the energy sector. …”
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Sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness in police officers from Kerala, India by G. K. Mini, Krishna S. Sangeeth, Gopinathan Bhaskaran Gopika, V. M. Anjana, Pillai Anand Marthanda, Aswathy Sreedevi, Pillai A. Marthanda, Vilma Irazola

“…Both bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify associated factors with sleep apnea and EDS. Results Participants were predominantly male (89%), aged 30–55 years (mean: 42 years, SD:±6). …”
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Associations Between Psychosocial Influence, Positive Thinking, and Vaccine Attitudes in Patients with Schizophrenia During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Li DJ, Wang WC, Chou FHC, Hsu ST, Hsieh KY, Lin GG, Wu PJ, Liu CL, Wu HC, Huang JJ

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The Efficacy of Fluvoxamine in Preventing the Aging Process of Mouse Neural Stem Cells in a Di-galactose-Induced Model in a Culture Medium by M Jafari Barmak, S Bagheri, A Ghanbari, S Javedansirat

“…Background & aim: Cellular senescence is an irreversible process in cells that is affected by various factors such as oxidative stress and inflammation, and the importance of this issue rises in its effect on neural stem cells. …”
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