ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN EU COUNTRIES: IMPLICATION FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA by MAIA PISANIUC

“…The relevance of this research topic derives from the European Commission's decision to launch the European AI Strategy as early as 2018, with fundamental objectives related to the adoption of AI throughout the economy, in both the public and private sectors. The strategy also aims to prepare society for the transformations brought about by AI, and to oversee the functioning of an appropriate ethical and legal framework that responds to the EU's vision regarding technological values. …”
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Integrating Intrinsic and Eccentric Seismic Vulnerability Indices to Prioritize Road Network Accessibility by Ahmad Mohamad El Maissi, Sotirios A. Argyroudis, Moustafa Moufid Kassem, Lee Vien Leong, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri

“…Furthermore, the eccentric seismic vulnerability index is calculated, by following different steps such as assessing the calculated debris width resulting from the collapsed buildings and extracting the accessibility rates through concluding the effective width values. Subsequently, the variation between the accessibility rates is investigated and the integrated seismic risk assessment for a road system is developed with a focus on the integration between asset damage and functionality by generating integrated heat maps that take into consideration the correlation between all the developed vulnerability indices.…”
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) in crop production, case study: apple and grape by Elham Ebrahimi, Laleh Ebrahimi

“…Insufficient attention to the pattern of consumption of production inputs in the agricultural sector as the primary consumer of water in Iran can exacerbate environmental challenges. …”
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Estimating Future Costs for Infrastructure in the Proposed Canadian Northern Corridor at Risk From Climate Change by Nathan S. Debortoli, Tristan Pearce, James D. Ford

“…In terms of infrastructure costs, we investigate investment costs and the useful life of nine sectors within transportation, energy and buildings infrastructures. …”
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The Impact of Audit Quality on Organizational Capital and Financing Capacity by Somaye Fathi, Mahdi Bahar Moghadam, Kazem Shamsadini

“…These results collectively advance our understanding of audit quality's dual function as both an organizational capital enhancer and financial constraint moderator. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Community-Based Tourism in Rural Areas, Case Study: Villages Targeted by Tourism in the Markazi Province by Hamid Afshari, Behrouz Mohammadi Yeganeh, Hossein Farahani, Mehdi Cheraghi

“…But despite the great role it has played in community-based tourism, it has not been able to function as it should. But regarding the environmental dimension, it should be said that this sector has a significant impact on community-based tourism. …”
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STRUCTURE OF PERIODONTAL TISSUE DISEASES IN WORKERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE OPEN AND COVERED SOIL by V.T. Dyryk

“…Practically no one economy is not functioning without pesticides, which grows industrial and food crops, regardless of the form of ownership and land use system. …”
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Sustainability index analysis of microalgae cultivated in biorefinery palm oil mill effluent by A. Santoso, T. Handayani, D. Pinardi, K. Kusrestuwardani, N. Widyastuti, I. Djarot, J. Haryanti, A. Sitomurni, H. Apriyanto

“…However, palm oil mill effluent as a nutrient for the growth of microalgae has the potential for pollutant removal as well as algae biorefinery products such as biofuel, functional food and many others. This research objectives to analyze the sustainability of the microalgae biomass production for bio-refinery based on the sustainability index assessment. …”
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Exploration of the ecology and ex-situ conservation of Betula utilis D. Don: Insights from topography, edaphic factors, and nursery management practices by P.A. Sofi, T.H. Masoodi, Nazir A. Pala, Muhammad Waheed, Saud Alamri, Shaista Khan, Khaled A. Alakeel, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Rainer W. Bussmann

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Exploring family physicians’ mental health referrals via centralized referral systems in Quebec, Canada: a qualitative descriptive study by Jessica Spagnolo, Marie Beauséjour, Marie-Josée Fleury, Jean-François Clément, Claire Gamache, Lyne Couture, Carine Sauvé, Shane Knight, Christine Gilbert, Richard Fleet, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

“…Factors identified as influencing referral mechanisms' use and functioning included: 1) challenges related to the communication of ministerial directives on the use/functioning of centralized referral systems; 2) stakeholders' perceptions on the regionally centralized system's objectives for service access; 3) collaborations between clinicians and the regionally centralized system; 4) perceived added value of the regionally centralized system compared to pre-existing centralized local referral systems; and 5) key organizational/system-level mental health challenges and facilitators. …”
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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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A Swap-Integrated Procurement Model for Supply Chains: Coordinating with Long-Term Wholesale Contracts by Min-Yeong Ryu, Pyung-Hoi Koo

“…These findings highlight the potential of swap-integrated procurement strategies as practical coordination mechanisms across both private and public sectors, offering strategic value in contexts such as vaccine distribution, fresh produce, and other critical products.…”
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MEDIUM-RANGE HAIL FORECAST BASED ON GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC MODEL OUTPUT DATA by A. K. Kagermazov, L. M. Fedchenko, L. T. Sozaeva, M. M. Zhaboeva

“…The forecast of dangerous weather phenomena, including hail, is becoming more and more popular not only for services to combat hail, but also for other sectors of the national economy. This is facilitated by the intensification of weather processes due to climate warming and the operational availability of the results of modeling the Earth's atmosphere, in particular, the values of stratification according to the global model (GFS NCEP). …”
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Religious component of ethnocultural development оf polyetnic region of Сhernivtsi oblast by Ivan Kostashchuk

“…The functions and social significance of religion have changed to some extent. …”
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Index Method of Evaluating the Performance of Economic Activities by A. Sh. Kamaletdinov, A. A. Ksenofontov

“…The subject of the research is the economies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the branches of economic activity functioning in their territories. The aim of the study is to develop methods for assessing the efficiency of economic sectors and types of economic activity within the boundaries of 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and to create a rating of the efficiency of the constituent entities by the type of economic activity “Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water”. …”
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Sustainable extraction of bioproducts from cactus pear waste: Economic viability and market opportunities in a green economy by Giuseppe Timpanaro, Vera Teresa Foti

“…The results demonstrate that increasing the scale of production from 200 to 400 tons significantly enhances the financial performance of the operation, reducing the payback period from 6.5 to 4 years and yielding positive Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) values, reaching up to 35.7 %. …”
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Innovation Ecosystem of Iran's Tourism Industry with Emphasis on Supply Chain by Azizolah Jafari, mahdi alaei kerahrudi

“…These ecosystems require new organizational structures, skills, leadership forms, and public-private sector relations transformation. They comprise numerous independent, interdependent, and self-organizing actors relying on the Internet to integrate and exchange value. …”
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Dietary Supplementation of an Organic Acid-Based Feed Attractant in Juvenile Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>): Effects on Growth, Morphohistology, and Oxidative Stres... by Guohe Cai, Zhizhong Li, Miao Yu, Mingya Huang, Pengao Liu, Xiudan Tang, Qizhe Huang, Zhixue Guo, Yunzhang Sun

“…These results suggest the attractant has practical value in improving fish welfare and nutrient utilization efficiency, providing a functional dietary strategy for sustainable largemouth bass farming.…”
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Optimizing the Construction Supply Chain Network Considering the Flow of Materials, Equipment, Manpower, Drawings and Technical Documents by Seyed Saeid Helli, Hadi Mokhtari, Saeed Dehnavi

“…Nowadays, construction has become a growing and huge industry sector worldwide. One of the supply chains that needs proper management is related to the construction industry. …”
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Spatio-temporal variation of malaria incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2011 to 2020 by Changkuoth Jock Chol, Denekew Bitew Belay, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Ding-Geng Chen

“…This study aimed to explore clusters of malaria incidence both spatially and temporally in the regions of the SSA countries using spatial autocorrelation statistics and univariate functional spatial scan statistics.Methods The study was done in 634 administrative areas throughout SSA nations. …”
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