MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES FOR BUSINESS INTERNATIONALIZATION THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN GLOBALIZATION: TRENDS FOR VALUES by Anis BENABED

“…Multinational companies that go for foreign direct investment have an economic impact and can affect a country's economy in various ways, for example, in the balance of payments, in growth rates and in job creation. The effect of foreign direct investment by multinational companies can be negative or positive depending on certain factors. …”
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The role of the ventral striatum in the relationship between impulsive decision-making and emotional self-regulation by cognitive reappraisal by Youngwoo Bryan Yoon, Wi Hoon Jung

“…Our data revealed that greater use of cognitive reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy was significantly associated with lower DD rates (i.e., reduced temporal impulsivity). No such relationship was found for expressive suppression. …”
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A retrospective analysis of 6942 amniocentesis cases by Qingsha An, Yuxiao Huang, Feifei Yu, Yilun Tao, Juan Li, Xiaoze Li

“…The analysis encompassed the detection rate of chromosomal abnormalities via amniocentesis, the proportion and positive predictive value (PPV) of each indication group, the distribution of maternal age and gestational age, and the characteristic patterns of confirmed diagnostic findings. …”
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Epigenetic Alterations in Ovarian Function and Their Impact on Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review by Charalampos Voros, Antonia Varthaliti, Despoina Mavrogianni, Diamantis Athanasiou, Antonia Athanasiou, Aikaterini Athanasiou, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Constantinos G. Zografos, Vasileios Topalis, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Sophia Sina, Maria Anastasia Daskalaki, Marianna Theodora, Panos Antsaklis, Georgios Daskalakis

“…This systematic review investigates the significance of epigenetic pathways in ovarian function, with an emphasis on their effect on ART success rates. <b>Methods</b>: A thorough search of the PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE databases was performed to find articles published between 2015 and 2024 that investigated the connection between epigenetic changes and ovarian function in ART patients. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and fertility intention among college students in China: moderated mediation effects of resilience and attachment by Jin Zhang, Wenxiao Chen, Wenqi Weng, Mei Li, Yunying Zhu, Xiaohua Xiao, Ruotong Zhang, Dongdong Jiang, Sisi Li, Jinghao Ma, Weina Xu, Peige Song, Qian Yang

“…Abstract Background The declining fertility rates and aging are becoming major demographic and public health challenges. …”
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Loss aversion and evidence accumulation in short-video addiction: A behavioral and neuroimaging investigation by Chang Liu, Jinlian Wang, Hanbing Li, Qianyi Shangguan, Weipeng Jin, Wenwei Zhu, Pinchun Wang, Xuyi Chen, Qiang Wang

“…Mediation analyses further demonstrated that functional activation patterns in the motor network mediated the relationships between inter-subject variations in SVA symptoms and both loss-aversion and psychological processing patterns (e.g., decision threshold, drift rate, and non-decision time). …”
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Symptom Trajectories and Clinical Subtypes in Post–COVID-19 Condition: Systematic Review and Clustering Analysis by Mingzhi Hu, Tian Song, Zhaoyuan Gong, Qianzi Che, Jing Guo, Lin Chen, Haili Zhang, Huizhen Li, Ning Liang, Guozhen Zhao, Yanping Wang, Nannan Shi, Bin Liu

“…Asia and Europe documented the most comprehensive symptom profiles, with Asia reporting lower early dyspnea rates (29%, 95% CI 18%‐40%) and Europe exhibiting more complex multisystem involvement during long-term follow-up. …”
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Dramatic Decoupling Between Population and Construction Land in Rural China by Jiatong Han, Minghong Tan

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Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms to antipseudomonal β-lactams in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from blood by Mika Murata, Kosuke Kosai, Fujiko Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Norihito Kaku, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara

“…None of the isolates showed resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam or cefiderocol, and only one isolate each showed intermediate resistance (susceptibility rate, 99.0% each). The susceptibility rate was lowest for aztreonam (71.1%). …”
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Carbon sequestration potential of tea garden soil in northwest Zhejiang and its accumulation characteristic on different fractions of organic carbon by KONG Zhangliang

“…Loss of organic carbon is generally regarded as undesirable, though some reports pointed out that low soil carbon contents can reduce application rates of pesticides in soil due to lower sorption. …”
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Dorsal epidural disc migration—MRI characteristics and surgical microdiscectomy treatment: Case report and review of the literature by Antonios Michailidis, MD, Ioannis Tsifountoudis, MD, PhD, Dimitrios Kitridis, MD, FEBOT, MSc, PhDc, Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD, Kostas Charatsis, MD, Giannetopoulos Dimitrios, MD

“…Surgical intervention, particularly microdiscectomy, has shown favorable outcomes in resolving symptoms associated with nerve compression and minimizing recurrence rates. This report presents a case of DEDM in a 39-year-old male with persistent sciatica, analyzing MRI characteristics and surgical treatment.…”
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Environmental Determinants of Foraging Site Revisitation by African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) by Suzanne Antoinette Jacob, Willem Frederik De Boer, Henrik Johan De Knegt, Cassander Cassijn Engelen, Michelle Henley

“…Moreover, phosphorus is the most important environmental variable influencing the revisitation rate. This study shows that analysing revisitation patterns gives valuable insight into how animals use specific sites within their home range, as the environmental covariates related to the selection of the revisitation sites differ from those related to the revisitation rate.…”
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MCM3 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition through AKT/Twist signaling pathway by Wei-Guo Tang, Jin-Feng Feng, Xian Li, Qi-Man Sun, Jin-Wu Hu, Xiao-Lu Ma, Yan-Yan Nie, Yang Xu, Jian Sun, Qi-Meng Chang

“…Introduction and Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a leading cause of cancer fatalities, challenges clinicians with high recurrence and metastasis rates, urging the need for novel prognostic markers and therapeutic avenues. …”
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Isokinetic Evaluation of Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Performance in the Rehabilitation Phase after ACL Reconstruction by Nicolae Stanciu, Razvan Marian Melinte, Mark Slevin, Octav Marius Russu, Cristian Trâmbițaș, Cezara Ilinca Stanciu, Elena Georgiana Bălănescu, Dan Avrămiuc, Gabriel Koszoruș, Klara Brînzaniuc

“…While male and athletic participants exhibited higher absolute and relative strength values (p < 0.05), recovery rates were consistent across subgroups. Adductor and abductor strength also showed post-rehabilitation symmetry and robustness, supporting their relevance in functional assessment.…”
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TS-InSAR assessment of groundwater overexploitation-land subsidence linkage: Hengshui case study by Yan An, Qiang Shen, C.K. Shum, Fan Gao, Xu Zhang, Liming Jiang, Hansheng Wang

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Results show subsidence dominates in Hengshui City, with rates up to 141 mm/year (2017–2024), mainly due to falling confined aquifer heads and delayed aquitard drainage. …”
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Effect of nonpharmaceutical interventions on the epidemic trends of scarlet fever in China: a population-based surveillance and modelling study by Xiaojuan Zhang, Yuanhai You, Jie Liu, Lu Sun, Haijian Zhou, Xingxing Zhang, Bike Zhang

“…Findings: During 2005-2024, 876,680 cases were reported (crude annual incidence: 3.22/100 000). The annual morbidity rates for three periods were 3.56, 1.58, and 3.25/100 000. …”
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Early-stage resectable non-small cell lung cancer in Hungary by Gabriella Gálffy, Réka Hécz, Réka Bujdosó, Eszter Gáspár, Réka Korompay, Judit Hoffer, Szilvia Szécsényi, Celia Blasszauer, Dániel Reibl, Erika Tóth, Krisztina Bogos, László Agócs, László Agócs, Ferenc Rényi-Vámos, Ferenc Rényi-Vámos, Éva Mórocz

“…This study provides a comprehensive analysis of early-stage resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Hungary, investigating incidence rates, demographic trends, treatment patterns and survival outcomes. …”
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GNSS-Based Models of Displacement, Stress, and Strain in the SHETPENANT Region: Impact of Geodynamic Activity from the ORCA Submarine Volcano by Belén Rosado, Vanessa Jiménez, Alejandro Pérez-Peña, Rosa Martín, Amós de Gil, Enrique Carmona, Jorge Gárate, Manuel Berrocoso

“…These patterns align with the known structural framework of the region. …”
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Epidemiologic, microbiologic and imaging characteristics of urinary tract infections in hospitalized children < 2 years of age diagnosed with anatomic abnormalities of the urinary... by Zohar Landau, Evgenia Cherniavsky, Salman Abofreha, Ilan Linder, Ron Leibovitz, Diana Roif-Kaminsky, Michael Friger, Natalya Bilenko, Eugene Leibovitz

“…In the study group, Ec nonsusceptibility rates to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefazolin, cefuroxime, TMP/SMX and ceftriaxone were 58%, 40%, 14%, 14%, 12% and 10%, respectively, with no differences vs. controls. …”
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Optimizing Effects of Organic Farming and Moderately Low Nitrogen Levels on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Pools by Guanghua Wang, Yu Yang, Yuqi Chen, Shilong Yu, Xiaomin Huang, Min Jiang, Zujian Zhang, Lifen Huang

“…Therefore, a field trial was conducted to elucidate the impacts of different cultivation patterns and nitrogen application rates on soil carbon and nitrogen pools, especially on how these factors affect the components of soil organic carbon. …”
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