bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Promoting Sustainability in the Automotive Industry: Economic Comparison of Dealer Sales Model and Agency Sales Model of Electric Vehicles in Slovakia
Authors: Kovalova Erika , Vartiak Lukas 
Published: October 2024

Electrification is becoming an increasingly important part of many industries. Electrification is a crucial area of interest in developing electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the automotive industry. Research and innovation in the field of electric vehicles indicate positive trends. The rise in sales of electric vehicles represents a significant shift away from traditional fossil fuel-powered technologies to more sustainable and efficient alternatives. Electrification also brings with it new trends in sales models. The paper aims to identify recommendations for the practical adaptation of the importer of electric vehicles in the Slovak market based on the analysis of the financial and economic impacts of the sale of electric vehicles. This paper approaches two essential research topics. The first research topic focuses on the analysis of vehicle sales, specifically electric vehicles, and based on the analysis of existing sales, the paper will also outline the sales plan of the selected brand in the period 2023–2025. The second research topic focuses on changes in the business model for the sale of electric vehicles. One of the findings is that a specific indirect sales model for the automotive industry, i.e. selling vehicles through dealers, is used. In the long run, the new agency sales model standards should help correct many of the shortcomings of the current sales system. The effects on the profitability of sellers can be defined mainly by smaller financial costs caused by the cancellation of storage spaces, smaller credit indebtedness resulting from not creating warehouse stocks, and a greater focus on sales and additional services aimed at the end customer. Agency selling also allows the seller to get precious data about the customer and feedback directly to the manufacturer, which can serve as a valuable source of information for improving goods and services, which, in the long run, can lead to greater profitability for sellers. However, the Agency sales model is also coming to the fore. In this paper, the given types of business models are compared, their advantages and disadvantages are highlighted, and last but not least, the expected profits of the analysed company are calculated for both types of sales models.
Keywords: agency sales model, business model, dealer sales model, economic comparison, electric vehicle
Social Work's Role in Sustainable Agriculture: Driving Economic Self-Sufficiency and Social Integration
Authors: Donéeová Hana , Zvánovcová Veronika , Šetek Jaroslav , Alina Jiří 
Published: October 2024

In the context of the social challenges of the global space for implementing projects to promote sustainable agriculture in rural areas, agriculture represents significant potential due to its multifunctionality (economic, social, ecological). In the context of agricultural projects - farms - this type of assistance can increase the labour market potential of disadvantaged populations. This is mainly through employment or social activation activities, which help improve the quality of life of socially disadvantaged people, their economic self-sufficiency, and their integration into society. In the context of sustainable development, agricultural projects play an essential role in maintaining social stability and reliability at the macro level. This paper aims to highlight the importance of social work and its position in projects promoting sustainable development. On the one hand, social work represents the position of a "transfer mechanism" between the management of economic and ecological processes with an agricultural orientation and the disadvantaged clients of social projects on the other hand.
Keywords: sustainable agriculture, disadvantaged groups, client-family, human capital development, global space
Hosting Large Sports Events Sustainably: A Contemporary Administrative and Economic Evaluation
Authors: Kamenecka-Usova Marina , Lejniece Ilona , Zalcmane Karina 
Published: October 2024

In the modern era characterized by digitalization and technological advancement, it is especially important to understand whether the country is ready to host large sports events sustainably from contemporary legal, administrative and economic point of view. Therefore, the aim to explore the administrative and economic dimensions of hosting large sports events through the lens of sustainability. This evaluation is crucial for policymakers, event organizers, and stakeholders committed to fostering a balance between economic gains, environmental preservation, and social well-being in the planning and execution of future large-scale sporting events.
The methodological foundation of the study is built upon a range of general scientific methods, including the monographic, analytical, historical, and comparative methods, as well as the techniques of induction and deduction. Additionally, the study employs various methods for interpreting legal norms, such as grammatical, historical, teleological, and systemic approaches.
Keywords: economic activity and impact assessment, good governance, sports law
Co – creation Approaches to Improve Conservation Efforts of African Elephant Populations in Nigeria
Authors: J Fada Salamatu , C. Omotoriogun Taiwo , O. Amusa Tajudeen , A. Danmallam Bello , Solomon Kumdet Panshak , Akintunde Elijah , Zakari Muhammad Naziru 
Published: October 2024

Scientific sources and the IUCN reveal the decline in African Elephant populations, and new Redlist status for both the Forest and Savannah African Elephants. Efforts are ongoing to improve conservation of Forest and Savannah Elephants in Nigeria through engagement of local communities adjoining Protected Areas. This study investigates the willingness of local communities to co-create approaches that support elephants’ conservation efforts. The study was carried out in Omo Forest Reserve, South – western, Nigeria and Yankari Game Reserve, North-eastern part of the country, for forest and savannah Elephants respectively. Mixed methods of questionnaires, outreaches, and youth engagement were used to collect data. The data was analyzed using simple averages, chi-square, and ANOVA tests. The study’s findings reveal that 95.0% of participants agree that elephants should be protected. About 88.0% of the participants also agree that communities will benefit from elephant protection and 60.0% attribute the value of elephants to eco- tourism, while 45.0% for revenue generation. In addition, 41.0% of the participants have experience in co-creation approaches for wildlife conservation. Participants showed willingness and support to participate in elephant conservation efforts. Therefore, concerted efforts of co – creation approaches need to be further explored for sustainable elephant conservation efforts in Nigeria.

Key words: co-creation, elephant conservation, sustainability, local communities, biodiversity
Pseudomonas alloputida and Pseudomonas taiwanensis in a process of degradation of polymer materials
Authors: Mazuryk Alicja , Lisewska Daria , Fiedurek Kacper , Janczak Katarzyna 
Published: October 2024

The literature indicates that the source of microorganisms with the potential of polymer biodegradation may be in particular anthropogenically degraded areas such as landfills, contaminated areas of former factories and processing plants. These environments often contain polymer waste, especially in the form of microplastics. Biodegradation is a significant microbiological process in which bacteria or fungi with hydrolytic activity are essential. Polylactide (PLA) is one of the most commonly used biodegradable polymer materials. Its biodegradation in mesophilic conditions is difficult due to too low temperature. In order to improve and accelerate this process, microorganisms that can be effective in mesophilic biodegradation of PLA were selected. Isolated environmental bacteria, Pseudomonas alloputida and Pseudomonas taiwanensis, were identified as high hydrolytic towards complex organic compounds and polymer materials. They accelerate the degradation of PLA, as demonstrated by the results of infrared Fourier analysis (FTIR-ATR), SEM-EDX microscopic analysis and physico-mechanical values. Obtained results indicate the application potential of the tested bacteria to significantly decrease soil and compost contamination.

Keywords: biodegradation, polylactide, hydrolytic activity, environmental bacteria
The influence of AI Anxiety and Neuroticism in Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Florin Stănescu Dan , Constantin Romașcanu Marius 
Published: October 2024

This paper examines the impact of AI anxiety and neuroticism on attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a quantitative approach. With the pervasive integration of AI technologies across diverse domains like social media platforms, smart devices, healthcare, and education, gaining insight into how individuals perceive and engage with AI becomes essential. A sample of 197 participants (32 males, and 165 females) completed surveys assessing their levels of AI anxiety, neuroticism, and attitudes toward AI. The data were collected via Google Forms using the following structured questionnaires: Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale (AIA), Artificial Intelligence Attitude Scale (AIAS-4), and Neuroticism Scale. The findings indicate significant negative correlations between AI anxiety (r=-.286, p<.01), neuroticism (r=-.196, p<.01), and attitudes toward AI, suggesting that individuals with higher levels of AI anxiety and neuroticism are inclined towards adopting more skeptical viewpoints regarding AI technologies. Moreover, the AI anxiety subscales (learning, r=-.152, p<.05; job replacement, r=-.257, p<.01; sociotechnical blindness, r=-.302, p<.01, and AI configuration, r=-.256, p<.01) also showed negative significant correlations with the attitudes toward AI. At the same time, neuroticism showed significant positive correlations with the composite score of AI anxiety (r=.301, p<.01) and all its subscales (learning, r=.219, p<.01; job replacement, r=.250, p<.01; sociotechnical blindness, r=.226, p<.01, and AI configuration, r=.277, p<.01). Understanding the role of AI anxiety and neuroticism in shaping attitudes toward AI can inform the development of strategies to mitigate negative perceptions and foster more positive attitudes toward AI technologies

Keywords: artificial intelligence, anxiety, neuroticism, mediation
The Integration of Machine Learning in Central Banks: Implications and Innovations
Authors: Alexandru BODISLAV Dumitru , BRAN Florina , Elena PETRESCU Irina , Carol GOMBOȘ Cristina 
Published: October 2024

The effectiveness of using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to lessen the negative effects of economic cycles is examined in this study article. Economic cycles, which are defined by variations in the level of economic activity, present important difficulties for decision-makers in government, business, and society at large. This research investigates many approaches to reducing economic cycles, such as forecasting, policy creation, and adaptive decision-making, by utilizing AI, namely machine learning algorithms. The first section of the paper reviews the body of research on economic cycles and how artificial intelligence might be used to address them. After that, it explores certain AI methods including neural networks, time series analysis, and natural language processing, explaining how they might be used for risk management and economic forecasting. Additionally, the study investigates AI-driven policy interventions, examining how machine learning algorithms might be used to optimize monetary and fiscal policies in order to sustain growth and prevent economic downturns. The study also addresses the difficulties and constraints that come with using AI technologies in economic management, such as problems with algorithmic biases, data quality, and legal considerations. It highlights how crucial interdisciplinary cooperation and openness are to creating AI-driven solutions that are reliable, moral, and socially conscious. This research paper offers insights into the possible advantages and disadvantages of employing AI tools for damping economic cycles through empirical analysis and case studies. In order to fully realize AI's promise in fostering resilience and stability in the economy, it ends by presenting future research areas and policy suggestions.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, trend, economic cycles, resilience
Disaster management of COVID-19: A study of India
Authors: K. Vedia Puranjay , Kumar Kulshreshthab Pradeep 
Published: October 2024

COVID-19 capsulated the whole world in a dangerous loop of death and crippled the transformative capacity of science and technology to save the mankind. Law, once monopolized by man, was soon hijacked by the law of nature and the only remedy available was to draw boundaries (in form of lockdown). Legislative measures, medical facilities, and vaccine drives altogether helped in timely control of COVID-19; however, the world statistical data is evident of the fact that few countries were able to manage COVID-19 very well in contrast to others. It is true that no country was prepared for COVID-19 and neither was India, however, India objectified the interpretation of its existing legislations purposefully to control the spread of COVID-19. The objective of this article is to narrate the best practices adopted by India which helped in timely control of COVID-19 and finally suggest guidelines to control such pandemics in future.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disaster Management, Drugs, Lockdown, Vaccines.
Integrating Blue-Green Infrastructure strategies to enhance climate resilience in Colombia.
Authors: Medina Rivera Laura , Faggian Robert 
Published: October 2024

Colombia is a tropical developing country that faces frequent and unpredictable flood events. Previous efforts to mitigate the impacts of flood have revolved around traditional approaches like the construction of levees. However, as seen in other parts of the world, levees often make flooding worse. Considering the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather associated with a changing climate, it is clear there is a pressing need for more effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events. However, poor data availability makes understanding flood risk and developing new approaches a difficult task.
This research examines the feasibility of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a nature-based methodological approach to deal with flooding focuses, focusing on the Guarapas River and Pitalito town, in regional Colombia. Utilizing PCSWMM as a modelling tool, the study demonstrates the applicability of BGI in reducing peak flow. Validating the model proved difficult given the substantial gaps in official data sources. So, it was necessary to use proxies such as social media posts of flood events, to determine the date and severity of flood events in the town.
The analysis revealed that deploying a limited number of BGI elements can mitigate the adverse effects of floods in a cost-effective manner, and that the underpinning modelling could be carried out using data proxies such as local news reports and social media posts. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on BGI as a valuable solution for flood management in a changing climate but does so in a developing country context. By showcasing the feasibility of BGI in reducing peak flow and enhancing resilience in a region with limited data resources, this study shows that it is possible for developing countries to move away from traditional and sometimes increasingly ineffective solution. Barriers to adoption are still significant. But nature-based solutions to flooding represent a new, proactive measure in addressing the challenges posed by climate change, with implications for policymakers and stakeholders involved in sustainable planning.

Keywords: Blue-Green Infrastructure, Climate change, Sustainable development, Developing countries, Water management.
Business Cycle Dynamics in the Romanian Economy: Phases and Developments
Authors: Valentina RĂDULESCU Carmen , I. GÂF-DEAC Ioan , Loredana POPESCU Maria , DIMA Cristina 
Published: October 2024

Romania's economy is not yet sufficient / complete and competitive connected to the developed European economy and the global one. In recent economic and general political history, the political, institutional and economic changes that have taken place since 1990 in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, are already recognized. The article deals with the evolutionary situational stages towards the New Economy of Romania. It also describes the post-transformation horizon for achieving quasi-constant inverted levels between “tangible-intangible” for the transition to a new business cycle in the New Knowledge-Based Economy and Risk. It follows that if GDP reflects the sum of the market value of all goods and services intended for final consumption, not intermediate ones, produced in all branches of the economy within Romania within a year, by way of investigative proximity, business and cycles of manifestation of these were closely followed by dimensional evolutionary trends of similarity and aggregation with GDP. In fact, the New Knowledge-Based Economy has radically and positively changed Romania's advance towards the digitalized society, based more and more on the operationalization of intangible assets. The problem of vision, strategy and development tactics through new business cycles is found in the search for the optimal structural ratio between tangible and intangible assets (knowledge) insurers for competitiveness and sustainability.

Keywords: business cycle, Romanian economy, business, entrepreneurship, investment, new knowledge-based economy, tangible assets, intangible assets
Toward an Integrated Social-ecological Assessment of a Traditional Upland Rice-based Agroecosystem in Southern Philippines
Authors: L. Zapico Florence , M. Aguilar Hazel 
Published: October 2024

Located in Southern Philippines, the Sarangani traditional agroecosystem currently sits at the nexus of ecological devastation, bio-cultural erosion, and pervasive modernization. Upland farms in these remote areas are inhabited predominantly by smallholder tribal households who cultivate rice landraces using traditional farming methods. Integrated agroecosystem assessment revealed Sarangani social-ecological system (SES) components, along with connections and feedback loops that underlie their interactions. DPSIR and CCA jointly identified drivers of change in Sarangani SES, revealed its key features, and investigated the whole gamut of issues impacting it. CCA, based on an Ishikawa cause and effect diagram, identified upland poverty, tribal culture and government mismanagement as root causes of intractable problems in the Sarangani SES while DPSIR successfully gauged the suitability of responses instituted by the local government. Study results can thus be used as bases for policy/programs that will resolve problem root causes in the Sarangani SES. In addition, steps must be undertaken to mitigate the effects of climate change which has proven to be utterly devastating in these vulnerable areas. Finally, for traditional agroecosystems like the Sarangani SES, interventions that uphold human well-being while conserving tribal culture/resources and preserving the environment are therefore warranted.

Keywords: social-ecological systems, DPSIR, causal chain analysis, Sarangani, traditional agroecosystem
A National Analysis of General Pediatric Inpatient Unit Closures and Openings, 2011–2018
Authors: San Soucie Carolyn M. , Beaulieu Nancy D. , Buxbaum Jason D. , Cutler David M. , Leyenaar JoAnna K. , McBride Sarah C. , Zhao Olivia , Chien Alyna T. 
Published: October 2024

OBJECTIVES
This paper provides an examination of: (1) the frequency and net rates of change for general pediatric inpatient (GPI) unit closures and openings nationally and by state; (2) how often closures or openings are caused by GPI unit changes only or caused by hospital-level changes; and (3) the relationship between hospital financial status and system ownership and GPI unit closures or openings.

METHODS
This study used the Health Systems and Providers Database (2011–2018) plus 3 data sources on hospital closures. We enumerated GPI unit closures and openings to calculate net rates of change. Multinomial logistic regressions analyzed associations between financial distress, system ownership, and the likelihood of closing or opening a GPI unit, adjusting for hospital characteristics.

RESULTS
Across the study period, more GPI units closed th opened for a net closure rate of 2.0% (15.7% [638 of 4069] closures minus 13.7% [558 of 4069] openings). When GPI units closed, 89.0% (568 of 638) did so in a hospital that remained operating. Hospitals with the most financial distress were not more likely to close a GPI unit than those not (odds ratio: 1.01 [95% confidence interval: 0.68–1.50]), but hospitals owned by systems were significantly less likely to close a GPI unit than those not (odds ratio: 0.66 [95% confidence interval: 0.47–0.91]).

CONCLUSIONS
Overall, more GPI units closed than opened, and closures mostly involved hospitals that otherwise remained operational. A hospital’s overall financial distress was not associated with GPI unit closures, whereas being owned by a system was associated with fewer closures.
ECMO Survivors’ Reflections on Their ICU Experience and Recovery
Authors: Hendrickson Elizabeth , Mirpuri Karan K. , Kolmar Amanda 
Published: October 2024

OBJECTIVE
As pediatric mortality improves, approaches to pediatric critical care now focus on understanding long-term implications of survivorship on patients and families. We aimed to characterize how patients recall time spent sedated and recovering to identify areas for improvement in patient outcomes.

METHODS
We undertook qualitative analysis using semistructured interviews of pediatric patients requiring extra-corporeal support in our intensive care units from 2018 to 2023. All patients were English-speaking, &gt;12 years old at time of hospitalization, and able to communicate at an age-appropriate level. Priority sampling was given to those with more recent hospitalizations to improve recall. Interviews were recorded and transcribed before thematic, inductive analysis.

RESULTS
Forty-one patients met inclusion criteria; 14 patients were enrolled before achieving thematic saturation. Several themes emerged, centering on cognitive, physical, and socioemotional experiences during and after hospitalization. Notable findings include profound awareness under sedation, impaired sleep, challenges with communication, physical discomfort, frustration with activities of daily living limitations, and gratitude for provider and family presence. Postdischarge, patients highlighted persistent memory, concentration, sleep, and physical impairments, as well as emotional processing of their illness and mortality.

CONCLUSIONS
Our findings describe how pediatric critical illness impacts short and long term cognitive, physical, and socioemotional outcomes for children in the ICU. Future research is necessary to study if there are specific, modifiable factors in patients’ care that impacts their experience of critical illness, such as specific medication choices, diagnoses, communication styles, or physical and speech therapy interventions.