EMPIRICAL ASPECTS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE COOPERATION OF FISCAL INSTITUTIONS ON PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION by Oksana Desyatnyuk, Andriy Krysovatyy, Bohdana Shuliuk, Fedir Tkachyk, Vadym Maslii

“…Using an empirical approach and comparative analysis, the study reveals a positive trend in the share of property tax elements within the structure of local budget revenues in Ukraine. This trend is attributed to fiscal decentralization and cooperative efforts of fiscal institutions in achieving planned property tax revenue targets. …”
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Prediction of the shelf life of porang chips and flour using a mathematical model of water mass transfer by Sri Rahayoe, Rossy Pratiwi Diposari, Fajryah Dian Munawwaroh, Devi Yuni Susanti, Nursigit Bintoro

“…Experimentally, porang chips absorbed moisture faster and in greater amounts than porang flour due to their more porous structure, lower particle density, and higher starch content. …”
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Determination of 11 neonicotinoid insecticides in pet food using LC–MS/MS by Liqiang Guo, Yajing Li, Le Wang, Xiaojie Xu, Kai Li

“…Neonicotinoid insecticides, a class of compounds structurally similar to nicotine, account for over 25% of the global insecticide market and are widely present throughout nearly the entire ecosystem, including the raw materials used in pet food production. …”
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The Cyclic Peptide Cyclo-zp80r Controls <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Replication in Non-Concentrated (NFC) Orange Juice: Antibacterial Effects and M... by Zhouxia Wang, Ping Zeng, Jinhui Lu, Sharon Shui Yee Leung, Lanhua Yi

“…It increased outer membrane permeability and damaged the membrane structure of <i>S. enterica</i>. Cyclo-zp80r also caused distinct morphological changes, mainly cell collapse in <i>S. enterica</i> and localized bubble-like protrusions in <i>L. monocytogenes</i>. …”
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Potential investment to professional sport subjects by Oleg V. Litvishko, Roman R. Veynberg

“…When considering the shares of professional sports clubs as objects of capital investment, it is advisable for investors to pay attention to the functional type of assets that such organizations possess and the degree of diversification of their activities. The structure of non-current assets and the share attributable to tangible assets - sports infrastructure and other objects, is an important factor affecting the specific risks inherent in the activities of sports subjects, which allows to compensate losses incurred as a result of not achieving the goal set for the team for the season due to revenues from other activities that affect the investment attractiveness of the club.Conclusion. …”
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Title not available by Elham Keramati, Yekta Rezazadeh, Fatemeh Ehsani, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Mohades Paknazar, Mina Sadat Mirshoja

“…Materials and methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design utilizing a pre-test–post-test structure with experimental and control groups. The sample comprised 60 married female university students with a mean age of 24.76 years (SD= 3.75). …”
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Revolutionizing sleep disorder diagnosis: A Multi-Task learning approach optimized with genetic and Q-Learning techniques by Soraya Khanmohmmadi, Toktam Khatibi, Golnaz Tajeddin, Elham Akhondzadeh, Amir Shojaee

“…The study proposes an innovative multi-task learning convolutional neural network with a partially shared structure that uses frequency-time images generated from EEG signals to address these limitations. …”
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SOME ASPECTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION by A. G. Gorbunov

“…Methodologically-based definition and description of the components of subject and structure of the concept of discursive foreign language competence are given. …”
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Economic damage from smoking associated with four groups of chronic non-communicable diseases in the Russian Federation in 2016 by I. D. Sapunova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. O. Myrzamatova, D. K. Mukaneeva, M. B. Khudyakov, P. V. Ipatov, O. M. Drapkina

“…The ED associated with tobacco smoking in 2016 exceeded 421,4 billion rubles (0,49% of gross domestic product). In the ED structure of the analyzed nosologies, tobacco smoking accounts for 12,41% (for CVD in general), 18,74% (for COPD), 11,32% (for DM2) and 23,13% (for bronchopulmonary CT).Conclusion. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT ON THE CHOICE OF RESPONSE STRATEGY IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS by Olena V. Karapetrova

“…The concept of social intelligence, its structure and functions, modern approaches to the problem of social intelligence development in young people are considered. …”
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Clinical-catamnestic and medical-social characteristics of periodic endogenous psychoses as a result of pathopersonological transformations (a comparative analysis) by M. Ye. Khomitskyi

“…A total of 221 patients were examined on the basis of the Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital (Zaporizhzhіa), 49 of whom were with AD (31 patients with a diagnosis of “bipolar affective disorder” and 18 with a diagnosis of “recurrent depressive disorder”), 76 patients were diagnosed with “schizoaffective disorder” and 96 patients were diagnosed with “paranoid schizophrenia, episodic course” having a pronounced affective component in the structure of psychotic episodes. An obligatory criterion for inclusion was the state of clinical remission with psychotic symptoms reduction. …”
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Conservation of the endangered Grevy’s zebra: the influence of land use patterns on distribution and abundance in the Samburu–Laikipia landscape, Kenya by Joseph Nderitu Kirathe, Joseph Nderitu Kirathe, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Daniel I. Rubenstein

“…Distance sampling was used to estimate Grevy’s zebra and cattle densities while vegetation structure and composition were measured using selected random line transects. …”
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Reservoir Characteristics of the Lower Permian Marine-Continental Transitional Shales: Example from the Shanxi Formation and Taiyuan Formation in the Ordos Basin by H. Wang, L. Zhang, Q. Zhao, Z. Qiu, D. Liu, Q. Zhang, Y. Wang, D. Dong

“…The pore types and pore structure parameters of the heterogenetic shale will affect the percolation and reservoir properties of shale; therefore, the research on these parameters is very important for shale reservoir evaluation. …”
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INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT OF THE POPULATION OF RUSSIA: ASSESSMENT OF THE SCALE AND THE IMPACT ON PUBLIC FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY by V. N. Salin, V. V. Narbut

“…The authors assessed the magnitude of this phenomenon in the period from 2005 to 2015. We analyse the age structure, educational level, status of the population involved in informal activities, regional characteristics of the spread of this phenomenon, and made grouping of Russian regions by share of employed in the informal sector. …”
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Feeding of walleye pollock and its feeding base in the Chukchi Sea in summer-autumn period by N. A. Kuznetsova, M. A. Shebanova

“…The adults with length 40–70 cm long dominated in the southwestern Chukchi Sea and consumed on average 13.2 t/km2 of prey per day, shared between fish (42 %), euphausiids (20 %), copepods (6 %), and decapods (11 %). Composition and structure of plankton was different between the main water masses on the shelf occupied the northern and the southern parts of the sea. …”
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Effects of Environmental Temperature Variation on the Spatio-Temporal Shoaling Behaviour of Adult Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>): A Two- and Three-Dimensional Analysis by Mattia Toni, Flavia Frabetti, Gabriella Tedeschi, Enrico Alleva

“…Shoaling behaviour was assessed by analysing shoal structure—encompassing shoal dimensions and cohesion—as well as spatial positioning. …”
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Identification of Keystone Plant Species for Avian Foraging and Nesting in Beijing’s Forest Ecosystems: Implications for Urban Forest Bird Conservation by Lele Lin, Yongjian Zhao, Chao Yuan, Yushu Zhang, Siyu Qiu, Jixin Cao

“…Therefore, targeted management interventions are recommended to sustain or enhance these keystone resource species and to maintain the multi-layered vertical vegetation structure to preserve the diverse habitats of birds.…”
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Conveyor-belt magneto-optical trapping of molecules by Grace K Li, Christian Hallas, John M Doyle

“…We investigate the conveyor-belt MOT characteristics in relation to laser parameters, g -factors and the structure of the molecule, and find that conveyor-belt trapping should be applicable to a wide range of laser-coolable molecules.…”
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Wuling powder ameliorates diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome in mice by modulating gut mucosal microbiota and alleviating intestinal inflammation by Qianghong Tian, Donglin Yu, Junxi Shen, Leyao Fang, Ying Cai

“…The characteristic genus Sporosarcina was significantly positively correlated with MFGE8, and Paludibaculum was significantly negatively correlated with TNF-α and IL-6.ConclusionWuling powder may inhibit the occurrence of an inflammatory response by reducing the TNF-α and IL-6 levels and increasing the MFGE8 level and may achieve the effect of treating IBS-D by regulating the composition, structure, and function of the intestinal mucosal microbiota, which provides new ideas for the clinical prevention and treatment of IBS-D via Wuling powder.…”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Enabled Aerial Radio Environment Map Construction: A Multi-Stage Approach to Data Sampling and Path Planning by Junyi Lin, Hongjun Wang, Tao Wu, Zhexian Shen, Ruhao Jiang, Xiaochen Fan

“…To obtain the shortest flight path for selected sampling positions, we employ a network structure based on self-attention as the policy network, which is trained through the actor–critic framework to obtain an improvement heuristic strategy, replacing traditional manually designed strategies. …”
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