Beyond Laelius. The Orthopraxy of Friendship in the Late Republic by Christian Rollinger

“…This paper attempts to show the importance and function of amicitia in Roman aristocratic society by analyzing its influence on a variety of individual sectors of private and public day-to-day life. …”
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Designing a supply chain resilience assessment model with the approach of NDEA(case of study: government hospitals of Yazd province) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Fereshteh Bahrami

“…Therefore, according to the type of function they have and being in the first place of reference for the injured, hospitals should have the best performance. …”
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Resilience testing in action – piloting the health system resilience testing tool with a pandemic scenario in Finland by Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, Soila Karreinen, Markku Satokangas, Marjaana Viita-aho, Ilmo Keskimäki, Julia Zimmermann, Philip Haywood, Jonathan Cylus, Marina Karanikolos

“…The identified weaknesses in the Finnish health system included: a lack of clarity of the process and value-basis of decision-making; sustaining trust towards and between authorities; multi-sectoral collaboration; safeguarding the health workforce; and developing a comprehensive knowledge base. …”
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Developing team resilience to prevent burnout in statutory residential care by Adrian Graham, Campbell Killick

“…Teams need to be acknowledged, valued and nurtured to make them more effective and resilient. …”

2LE-BO-DeepTrade: an integrated deep learning framework for stock price prediction by Zinnet Duygu Akşehir, Erdal Kılıç

“…Experimental studies were conducted on AKBNK, MGROS, KCHOL, THYAO, and ULKER stocks, which are traded on Borsa Istanbul and represent different sectors. During the denoising phase, noise in the stock prices was successfully removed, and noiseless intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) were obtained. …”
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Why a strong global plastics treaty is essential for agricultural systems, food safety, food security and human health by Marie-France Dignac, Melissa Bakhos, Susanne Brander, Gabin Colombini, Megan Deeney, Etienne Dufour, Violette Geissen, Asta Hooge, Esperanza Huerta Lwanga, Baptiste Monsaingeon, Kristian Syberg, Joe Yates

“…Plastics’ essentiality, sustainability and safety criteria are needed in the agriculture sector – where plastics are used unsustainably and not all are essential – and in all sectors along the food production value chain (food processing, packaging).…”
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The impact of technological mega trends on the development of universities in Iran; A case study of the effects of technological developments on the financing of public universitie... by Reza Naghizadeh

“…Purpose: Universities are affected by the effects of technological changes and such changes affect the key functions of the university such as development and management of knowledge and human resource training. …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the male darkbarbel catfish (Pelteobagrus vachelli) using PacBio HiFi and Hi-C data by Haiyang Liu, Jin Zhang, Tongxin Cui, Xincheng Zhang, Kaibin Li, Fang Wang, Qing Luo, Shuzhan Fei, Baixiang Chen, Chunkun Zhu, Kunci Chen, Xinping Zhu, Bingjie Li, Jian Zhao, Lingzhao Fang, Mi Ou

“…Abstract The darkbarbel catfish (Pelteobagrus vachelli), a species of significant economic value in China’s aquaculture sector, is widely utilized in hybrid yellow catfish production due to its exceptional growth rate. …”
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Human Capital in Industry 4.0. Present and Future by O. N. Rimskaya, I. V. Anokhov, V. S. Kranbikhler

“…They propose a scheme of its development as a successive transition from natural talents and gifts to higher values and meanings, accumulated individually throughout life. …”
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Redefining the role of Learning Development practitioners by Steve Briggs

“… At a time when higher education (HE) sector funding is reported to be ever more perilous (Simons and Lister, 2024; Wareing, 2024) and means of making savings may need to be enacted at universities, it is essential that the unique role and impact of Learning Development (LD) practitioners is clearly understood by decision makers, for only then will it be valued and resourced. …”
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Association between Early Neuroretinal Dysfunction and Peripheral Motor Unit Loss in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Fabiana Picconi, Giorgia Mataluni, Lucia Ziccardi, Mariacristina Parravano, Antonio Di Renzo, Dorina Ylli, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Valeria Studer, Laura Chioma, Girolama Alessandra Marfia, Simona Frontoni

“…The following electrophysiological tests were performed: standard nerve conduction studies (NCS) and incremental motor unit number estimation (MUNE) from the abductor hallux (AH) and abductor digiti minimi (ADM). Neuroretinal function was studied by multifocal electroretinogram (MfERG) recordings, measuring response amplitude density (RAD) and implicit time (IT) from rings and sectors of superior (S)/inferior (I)/temporal (T)/nasal (N) macular sectors up to 10 degrees of foveal eccentricity. …”
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The Impact of Audit Quality on Organizational Capital and Financing Capacity by Somaye Fathi, Mahdi Bahar Moghadam, Kazem Shamsadini

“…Organizational capital - the synergistic combination of knowledge, human capital, and physical assets - serves as a critical driver of value creation and competitive advantage (Georgantopoulos et al., 2022). …”
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Chemical Profile Analysis of <i>Prosopis laevigata</i> Extracts and Their Topical Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Activities by Manasés González-Cortazar, David Osvaldo Salinas-Sánchez, Maribel Herrera-Ruiz, Paulina Hernández-Hernández, Alejandro Zamilpa, Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer, Beatriz E. Utrera-Hernández, Ma. Dolores Pérez-García, Ana S. Gutiérrez-Roman, Ever A. Ble-González

“…There are two major global morbidity and mortality problems in the health sector: inflammation, which is the physiological process that, in acute and chronic conditions, gradually causes the loss of the body’s functionality, leading to severe damage to health; and microbial diseases, which are caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria. …”
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THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT by A. Vorontsova, T. A. Vasylieva, T. Mayboroda

“…In the second stage, a correlation analysis was performed to justify the need for the use of lag and determine its value. As a result of the study, the authors of the work revealed the current and long-term relationship between macroeconomic parameters that characterize sectoral and technological changes in the structure of the national economy and state financing of education. …”
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Determining Key Parameters in Rock Properties for the Design of Hydroelectric Projects: A Case Study in Morona Santiago, Ecuador by Walter David Becerra Moreira, Antonella Zulema Tupac Yupanqui, Maurizio Mulas, Luis Jorda-Bordehore

“…The RMR and Q index values indicate a variable rock mass quality, ranging from excellent in diorite and granite sectors to low in areas with significant discontinuities and alterations. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The results of the analysis showed that the appropriate foundation scenarios in the field of citizenship education and raising awareness, popular participation and citizenship and private sector participation, making arrangements to increase the budget in the field of smartness, and municipal support of the smart government have the most adaptive value in the future of smart urban governance of the city of Rasht. …”
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Multi-Index Assessment of Hydrometeorological Droughts in the Tekeze River Basin, Northwestern Ethiopia by Teame Yisfa, Mulugeta Tekleyohannes, Berhane Grum, Shishay Yemane, Gebremeskel Teklay Berhe, Haddush Goitom, Bizuneh Asfaw Abebe

“…RAI had generally lower positive and negative values compared to SPI. SPEI-1 analysis classified almost all stations as experiencing mild drought. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of D-Limonene on the Viscosity Reduction of Heavy Crude Oils Using FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy by Julian Sanabria, Cristian Gonzalez, Jose Reyes, Juan Orozco-Agamez, Emiliano Ariza, Adan Leon-Bermudez

“…Specifically, D-Limonene, an extract from citrus fruits was utilized in this study, given its growing interest in various sectors of the hydrocarbon industry. Additionally, four heavy crude oils were selected for the preparation of the mixtures, identified as C1, C2, C3 and C4 with API gravity values ??…”
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Trade uncertainty and investments in an emerging country: a Fourier VAR approach by Mert Akyuz, Muhammed Sehid Gorus, Cihan Gunes

“…Using this methodology, the authors obtain the empirical results of the impulse-response functions and the variance decomposition analysis. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…Furthermore, they happen when staff are inadequately trained, lack person-centred values, struggle to regulate their emotions and display limited communication skills. …”
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