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ABSTRACT Background: Climate change and widespread environmental degradation have increased the risk of natural hazards in recent decades. Hydrological, meteorological, and climatological disasters have become more frequ...

The global economic crisis has not spared the countries of the Western Balkans. The ensuing recession, characterized by a decline in economic activity, a decline in consumption and an increase in unemployment, went hand ...

The article develops a methodological toolkit for assessing the financial condition of a territorial community as an information basis for implementing risk-based control of local budgets. The relevance of the study stem...

Persistent regional disparities remain a central challenge for sustainable development in many emerging and developing economies, raising questions about how fiscal decentralization relates to territorial socio-economic ...

A significant share of public healthcare expenditure is devoted to the treatment of severe trauma cases in Emergency Departments (EDs), many of which involve orthopedic injuries. Although existing trauma scoring system...

Abstract Background Accidents caused by venomous animals represent a major neglected public health problem in tropical countries. However, the economic impact of these events on the Brazilian public health system remains...

The article examines current issues of innovation and investment development of the state, using Ukraine in the post-war period as a case study. The authors focus on the fact that innovation- and investment-driven develo...

Background: Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer. While tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) improve survival, they impose substantial economic burdens. This study evaluates the impact of China’s National Volume-B...

ABSTRACT Background Halfway through the final decade of actions towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress toward SDG7 is off track. It is estimated that by 2030, 660 million people, mainly rural pop...

In recent years, ESG criteria and sustainability principles have expanded beyond the private sector to increasingly influence public finance legislation. International frameworks such as the UN 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agr...

The article elucidates the status and prospects of protecting real estate of educational institutions at the regional level under martial law. The article provides a comprehensive definition of the legal mechanisms for e...

The article delves into the study of key factors that ensure the resilience, i.e., the long-term viability and stability, of different types of political regimes – both democratic and non-democratic. The main focus is ...

Abstract Background Exercise training often produces less weight loss than expected, a phenomenon termed exercise-induced energy compensation, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to quantify me...

Abstract This article aims to promote further reflection on the benefits derived from class-size reduction, seeking to demonstrate that the expenditures resulting from this are usually overestimated when they are determi...

Addressing socioeconomic challenges related to fiscal decentralisation and rural development highlights the growing importance of strengthening the own-revenue capacity of rural local governments for improving financial ...

This article aims to create country profiles for European Union Member States, based on indicators that capture digital access and usage, business digitalisation and e-commerce, as well as human capital and innovation ca...

Since 2005 an increased investment activity of territorial governments in Poland has been noticed. This was possible due to the availability of quite significant funds from the EU non--repayable aid. Investments that are...

Abstract Background Africa reduced its under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) by more than 50% during the MDGs era. However, it still has by far the highest average U5MR in the world – 81 deaths compared to a global average of ...

Abstract Objective: Hyper-palatable foods (HPF) have strong reinforcing properties, and their presence in food stores may skew purchasing toward HPF, even when healthier foods are available. However, the availability of...

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of air pollution and urbanization on the rate of allergic rhinitis and COPD in Turkey. Allergy and COPD rates compiled from the Turkish Ministry of Health Statistical ...

Demographic ageing and the associated increase in the old-age dependency ratio pose significant challenges to the long-term sustainability of pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension systems across Europe. Slovenia, as a post-transi...

The article is devoted to the problem of using the methods of statistical analysis in the financial management processes in the conditions of uncertainty. A review of theoretical studies showed that efficiency of decisio...

Health is a goal of every person, but also of all humanity, at all times. In this material, the main indicators specific to the health system in the European Union in the period 2011-2023 are presented and evaluated. I...

Abstract The use of animal-borne devices to measure acceleration has yielded insights into animal locomotion, behaviour and energy expenditure. We present the first systematic review of accelerometry on animals, spanning...