The Revised Draft Agreement on the Accession of the EU to the ECHR: Third Time’s a Charm? by Stian Øby Johansen, Geir Ulfstein, Andreas Follesdal, Ramses Wessel

“…This Special Section opens with an analysis of the immediate context of the negotiations and the accession process: the case law of the CJEU and the ECtHR since Opinion 2/13. …”
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Common Fisheries Policy of the EU through the Lens of Multi-Level Governance Framework by V. O. Kolomin

“…The author concludes that the multi-level governance framework is particularly suitable to the study of complex regulatory processes that involve different actors, like in the case of the EU CFP. …”
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Bibliometric characteristics of retracted publications in pediatrics research: a systematic review by Zhi-Yi Yang, Li-Li Yang

“…The most frequent reasons were publication issues, errors, and fraud/fabrication. Conclusion This study provides a comprehensive overview of retracted articles in pediatric research. …”
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Synergistic effect of innovative bentonite and poly aluminum chloride (PAC) combination for excess and digested sludge thickening and dewatering by Afshin Hatamifar, Gagik Badalians Gholikandi

“…Urban wastewater sludge dewatering is one of the challenging issues that wastewater treatment plants face today and needs sustainable solutions. …”
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The role of organizational commitment in reducing turnover intention: Evidence from the hotel industry in Turkey by Erkan Taşkıran, Gülşah Gençer Çelik, Necla Öykü Iyigun

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PROBLEMS OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KARELIA by Lyubov S. Fedotkina, Nikolay V. Levkin

“…This indicates the theoretical and applied significance of studying not only the municipal finances themselves, but also the study of issues of their management, as well as assessing the quality of this management. …”
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The Critique of Margin Call’s Film with Ethical Decision-Making in Critical Situations by Mohammad Reza Hamidizadeh, Fatemeh Ordoo

“…It is also possible to point out the crisis formation in the organization and the reversal process of directors’ decisions away from addiction. …”
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Blockchain Technology in Accounting and Auditing by A. A. Baev, V. S. Levina, A. V. Reut, A. A. Svidler, I. A. Kharitonov, V. V. Grigor’ev

“…The decision to use blockchain in combination with appropriate data analytics can help in accounting processes, as well as in conducting daily transactions involved in the audit. …”
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Dynamic Pattern Matching on Encrypted Data With Forward and Backward Security by Xiaolu Chu, Ke Cheng, Anxiao Song, Jiaxuan Fu

“…Performing pattern matching on plaintext data is straightforward, but the need to protect the security of analyzed data and analyzed patterns can significantly complicate the process. Due to the privacy security issues of data and patterns, researchers begin to explore pattern matching on encrypted data. …”
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MIDDLE POWERS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES by V. V. Vershinina

“…Less powerful states, namely small and middle powers, were widely considered as objects that are not able to have an impact on the international political processes. Nevertheless, with the collapse of the bipolar system, new approaches have emerged and were applied to the analysis of the existing balance of power in the international relations. …”
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Transforming electronic waste into sustainable building materials for a cleaner environment: a review by M. Vishnu Priyan, Durga Prasad Ravella, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Recycling electronic trash into construction materials has significant potential for decreasing waste management issues and safeguarding the environment from contamination. …”
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The The environmental licensing of hydroelectrics and the interface with migratory fish and aquaculture in Brazil by Mayara Venturini Vidal, Sergio Ricardo Batlouni

“…This review concludes that there are political and scientific issues to be debated and explored in order to improve public policies on this topic of extreme relevance for society. …”
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Does managerial climate attention matter? Evidence on corporate default risk from China by Xudong Yang, Yuan Zheng

“…As global attention to sustainability intensifies, businesses are increasingly integrating climate considerations into their strategic decision-making processes. This study examines the relationship between managerial attention to climate issues and corporate default risk in Chinese firms. …”
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The future of pandemic modeling in support of decision making: lessons learned from COVID-19 by Kelly R. Moran, Tammie Lopez, Sara Y. Del Valle

“…The interviewees highlighted several key challenges and considerations in forecasting, particularly emphasizing the complications introduced by human behavior and various data-related issues (including data availability, quality, and standardization). …”
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Structural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite Members Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars: A Systematic Review by Helen Negash Shiferaw, Toshiyuki Kanakubo

“…In recent years, there has been a notable increase in interest from the engineering research community regarding this topic, primarily to solve the issues of aging and deteriorating infrastructure. …”
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Is There Any Evidence for Rapid, Genetically-Based, Climatic Niche Expansion in the Invasive Common Ragweed? by Laure Gallien, Wilfried Thuiller, Noémie Fort, Marti Boleda, Florian J Alberto, Delphine Rioux, Juliette Lainé, Sébastien Lavergne

“…Until now the role of rapid niche evolution in the spread of invasive species remains a challenging issue with conflicting results. Here, we document a likely genetically-based climatic niche expansion of an annual plant invader, the common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), a highly allergenic invasive species causing substantial public health issues. …”
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Examining the urban morphology and defensive mechanisms of Dutch Malacca via topology, space syntax, and sDNA under the framework of CPTED theory by Weicong Li, Sharifah Salwa Syed Mahdzar, Khairul Anwar Mohamed Khaidzir

“…Abstract The fragmentation in Malacca’s urban space largely stems from historical planning issues, initially driven more by external pressures than developmental guidance. …”
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Lifelong Learning-Enabled Fractional Order-Convolutional Encoder Model for Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis of Power Converters Under Multi-Conditions by Tao Li, Enyu Wang, Jun Yang

“…Open-circuit (OC) faults in power converters are common issues in motor drive systems, significantly affecting the safe and stable operation of the system. …”
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Key challenges in providing assisted dying in Belgium: a qualitative analysis of health professionals’ experiences by Madeleine Archer, Lindy Willmott, Kenneth Chambaere, Luc Deliens, Ben P. White

“…Results: Four themes were generated: (1) the framing of the euthanasia legislation poses challenges; (2) providing euthanasia can place considerable burdens on health professionals; (3) clashing views about euthanasia can hamper opportunities for balanced discussions and (4) euthanasia and processes relating to euthanasia are not always well-understood. …”
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INCREASE OF DEMAND FOR GRADUATES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Ruslan A. Abramov, Irina V. Pronina, Elena Yu. Khalatenkova

“…It is specified that the most important issues in this regard are forethought of career choice, students’ vision of academic planning, and approach to teaching, practice-oriented type of education.Scientific novelty. …”
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