New directions for research in green public procurement: The challenge of inter-stakeholder tensions by P. Fraser Johnson, Robert D. Klassen

“…Public sector spending represents a significant portion of gross domestic product in most countries, and holds much promise to advance calls to improve the sustainability of goods and services provided by supply chain partners – but only if multiple objectives can be reconciled. …”
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Contributions on the diet of free-ranging dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in the Nevado de Toluca Flora and Fauna Protection Area, Estado de México, Mexico by Edgar Carrasco-Román, Juan Pablo Medina, Celene Salgado-Miranda, Edgardo Soriano-Vargas, Jessica Mariana Sánchez-Jasso

“…Wild mammals were the most frequent category (FO = 62.3%; RO = 40.3%). …”
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The Effect of Maternity Support Garments on Alleviation of Pains and Discomforts during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review by Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Olga Troynikov

“…Maternity support garments (MSGs) are widely available and commonly recommended and used for alleviation of lower back pain (LBP) and pelvic girdle pain (PGP) during pregnancy; however, most studies available use the garments as a conjunct intervention with other therapies, with scarce research demonstrating the effects of the garments as a sole intervention. …”
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BIBLICAL IMAGES-SYMBOLS IN FRANK PERETTI’S MYSTICAL THRILLERS: LINGUAL REPRESENTATION AND PRAGMATIC VALUE by Polina S. Khabotniakova, Vira H. Nikonova

“…The paper considers the biblical images-symbols, used in American mystical thrillers written by the protestant author Frank Peretti, as biblical intertexts depicting not only biblical knowledge but also author’s intentions and beliefs in conveying the most profound ideas and principles of the literary texts. …”
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Has Finance Promoted High-Quality Development in China’s Fishery Economy?—A Perspective on Formal and Informal Finance by Shengchao Ye, Qian Zhang, Xiao Li, Jianli Yu, Haohan Wang

“…Furthermore, industrial uncertainty serves as a significant mediating factor only for formal financial support, with the levels of sustainability and comprehensive efficiency most affected.…”
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STRUCTURAL AND GRAMMATICAL FEATURES OF ADJECTIVAL PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN THE RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES by Elena A. Bibik

“…As a result of the structural and grammatical peculiarities analysis of the Russian and English paroemias under study we can conclude that the existing differences in their expression are connected first of all with the fact that the most important in the syntactic typology of languages relation 'subject - action - object' is expressed in the languages under study in different ways, due to the peculiarities of the syntactic structure of each language, which is a special relationship between the structural and semantic components of the sentence. …”
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Strategic Integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems for Effective EV Charging Demand Management in Transactive Energy Markets by T. H. M. Sumon Rashid, Md. Rabiul Islam, Md Muminur Rahman Sonic

“…Battery energy storage systems (BESS) offer a promising solution to mitigate these challenges; however, most existing BESS optimization strategies fail to simultaneously enhance grid performance and maximize economic benefits for BESS owners. …”
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Effects and Risks of Distance Learning in Higher Education by Yu. M. Tsygalov

“…The massive use of online education creates a number of risks for the country, the most critical of which is the destruction of the higher education system and a drop in the effectiveness of personnel training. …”
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Caricature as one of the information mechanisms for constructing the image of Russia's war against Ukraine: according to the materials of "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" by Руслан Куцик

“…The subject of the study was the satirical graphics of one of the most famous and authoritative publications in the world - the British newspaper "The Times" and its separate Sunday edition "The Sunday Times". …”
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Italian Thrilling Spectacle Between Aesthetics, Enthusiasm and Nostalgia by Švábenický Jan

“…The first part will deal only with the Italian western that belonged to the most often reflected and analyzed categories of spectacular spectacle. …”
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Cystic fibrosis treatment; small molecule modulators vs genetic therapy by Salma Aly Elmallah, Raafat Soliman

“…<p>Cystic fibrosis, CF, is one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases among Caucasian population. …”
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The obstetrical management of HIV-positive pregnancy by Mihai George Loghin, Petre Gabriel Gorescki, Romina Marina Sima, Liana Pleș, Daniela Gabriela Balan, Ioana Paunica, Oana Denisa Bălălău

“…The antiretroviral medication is a combination of several classes of drugs (protease inhibitors, nucleoside and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, integrase inhibitors and CCR5 inhibitors) whose aim is to stop the viral replication at different stages. The infection is most often transmitted in the perinatal period, so it is very important that we know the maternal viremia and choose the type of birth with the lowest risk of transmitting the infection to the fetus. …”
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A novel toxicokinetic modeling of cypermethrin and permethrin and their metabolites in humans for dose reconstruction from biomarker data. by Jonathan Côté, Yvette Bonvalot, Gaétan Carrier, Caroline Lapointe, Uwe Fuhr, Dorota Tomalik-Scharte, Bertil Wachall, Michèle Bouchard

“…To assess exposure to pyrethroids in the general population, one of most widely used method nowadays consists of measuring urinary metabolites. …”
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Exploring the promising role of internet of things in urban water systems: a comprehensive global analysis of insights, trends, and research priorities by Shaher Zyoud

“…Developing countries show exemplary performance, proving that they recognize the potential of IoT in resolving the inherent challenges confronting the sustainability of their water systems. Most explored areas include water quality monitoring, leak detection, smart metering, and demand management, while challenges in the future lie in data security, privacy, and interoperability. …”
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Organization of Poor Minors Labor by Charity Societies in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. A Poznan Case by Agata Karolina Łysakowska-Trzoss

“…The age limit in this case was 14 – above that age children from the poor families were sent to work (girls most often to service, and boys – to apprenticeship). …”
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A study with sensory evaluation and GC-MS/HPLC analysis on changes of flavor compounds in mutton during storage by Aygul Alim, Wen Zhong Hu

“…Besides, aldehydes, alcohols, and ketones were the most abundant, while esters and thiazoles were less abundant during the different storage. …”
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Curcumin-mediated synthesis of cuprous oxide nanoparticles and its photocatalytic application by Ravi Ranjan, Madhulata Shukla

“…The use of curcumin as a reducing agent eliminates the necessity for an additional stabilizing agent. Most of the particles observed to be found of circular shape having particle size in the range of 30–40 nm. …”
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The need for non-technical skills education in Iranian operating room practitioners: A letter to the editor by Somayeh Gheysari, Mehdi Hasanshahi, Reza Kalantari

“…Research highlights that the most of adverse events in surgeries are linked to non-technical skills deficits. …”
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Differential Microbial Diversity in Drosophila melanogaster: Are Fruit Flies Potential Vectors of Opportunistic Pathogens? by Luis A. Ramírez-Camejo, Génesis Maldonado-Morales, Paul Bayman

“…Eighteen species of fungi and twelve species of bacteria were isolated from wild flies. The most abundant microorganisms identified were the yeast Candida inconspicua and the bacterium Klebsiella sp. …”
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An integrated assessment of ophthalmogeriatric changes in patients with the wet form of agerelated macular degeneration by A. Y. Brezhnev, E. A. Androsova, V. I. Baranov

“…Among systemic diseases, the most frequent were cardiac and cerebrovascular pathologies (arterial hypertension — 74.5%, ischaemic heart disease — 40.5%, cerebrovascular pathology — 20.5%). …”
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