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Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Patterns, and the Regulation of Cravings for Sweet and Refined-Carbohydrate Foods

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Diana Merimskaia · Oct 9, 2026

Cravings for sweet and refined-carbohydrate foods are commonly reported and can contribute to excess energy intake, although terminology and measurement vary across studies. This narrative review examines how sleep duration, sleep architecture, circa...

Beauty & Wellness 43

Post-traumatic scar camouflage

Tatiana Vostrikov · Sep 30, 2026

The article discusses the features of camouflage of post-traumatic scars as one of the types of aest...

Sports Science 62

Applying the 80/20 Training Principle to HYROX: Evidence-Based Approaches to Program Design. A critical narrative review and testable framework for performance and athlete health

Kirsten Bartsch · Sep 29, 2026

Purpose: HYROX combines running and functional exercise stations, complicating the interpretation of...

AI & Data 81

A Systematic Review of Variance Reduction Techniques in Online Controlled Experiments

Erik Silva · Sep 28, 2026

Variance reduction in online controlled experiments encompasses changes to assignment, estimation, a...

Computer Science 120

A model for integrating regulatory requirements into continuous software delivery in financial organizations

Irina Titova · Sep 22, 2026

Continuous software delivery requires financial organizations to reconcile frequent changes with reg...

Health & Biotech 73

Behavioral preparation for awake oral hygiene and calculus reduction in dogs

Valeriia Gerasimova · Sep 18, 2026

Background: Daily oral hygiene is recommended for dogs, yet its delivery depends on the animal accep...

Finance & Economics 45

Limits of Debt Repayment Flexibility in Toll-Road Concessions Under Traffic Shortfalls

Arnaud Bernard · Sep 18, 2026

Traffic shortfalls can impair debt service despite substantial future concession revenues. This stud...

Marketing 125

Promotion of Medicines at Different Stages of the Drug Life Cycle

Nikita Lagoda · Sep 10, 2026

The article examines the promotion of medicines at different stages of the drug life cycle. The rele...

Beauty & Wellness 113

Skin as a Living Medium: Pigment, Permanence, and the Artistic Status of Dermal Micropigmentation

Diana Lee · Sep 2, 2026

Dermal micropigmentation, most visibly marketed as permanent makeup (PMU), is institutionally classi...

Beauty & Wellness 122

Perceived Foot-Appearance Changes as a Local Component of Body Image: Pathways to Self-Esteem and Social Self-Presentation

Yuliia Tur · Sep 2, 2026

Research on body image has developed sophisticated models of appearance evaluation, body appreciatio...

Business 59

Business model adaptation for logistics companies entering the U.S. market: transferring Chinese supplier and international supply chain experience

Ilia Eryashev · Aug 28, 2026

Experience with Chinese suppliers may support U.S. logistics market entry, but national trade trends...

Engineering 136

Organizational and Technological Justification for the Use of a Mobile Dismountable Hydraulic Drilling Rig for Water Well Construction under Restricted Access Conditions

Shalva Kabosnidze · Aug 20, 2026

Drilling operations in developed residential areas are constrained by narrow access routes, fences, ...

Computer Science 173

Controlling PII Disclosure in Database MCP Connectors

Yevhen Piotrovskyi · Aug 10, 2026

Database connectors for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) let large language model (LLM) agents run S...

AI & Data 229

Why Large Language Models Cannot Be Certified for Safety-Critical Systems

Akbar Sayakov · Aug 10, 2026

Large language models (LLMs) are moving rapidly into domains governed by functional-safety certifica...

AI & Data 215

Beyond Code Generation: AI Across the Product Development Lifecycle

Iuliia Mineeva · Aug 10, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an important part of modern product development. However, m...

Sports Science 105

Rule Change and Tactical Incentives in Greco-Roman Wrestling: A Documentary-Theoretical Analysis

Andrii Danyshchuk, Oles Pryshva · Aug 4, 2026

Rule changes alter the incentives within which athletes and coaches select technical and tactical so...

Beauty & Wellness 116

Macronutrient Balance as a Determinant of Sustainable Eating Behavior and Sugar Craving Regulation

Diana Merimskaia · Jul 26, 2026

Added sugar accounts for a large share of contemporary food environments, and public guidance tends ...

Sports Medicine 60

Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation of Athletes After Injuries: A Combination of Strength, Coordination, and Functional Exercises

Ekaterina Opekunova · Jul 14, 2026

The article discusses modern approaches to the comprehensive physical rehabilitation of athletes aft...

Business 115

Do Sovereign ESG Indicators Improve Portfolio Resilience in Emerging and Developing Markets? Evidence from Open Financial and ESG Data

Maria Azatyan · Jul 14, 2026

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information is increasingly used in portfolio constructi...

Computer Science 125

Flaky Tests as a Diagnostic Tool: A Conceptual Model for Early Detection of Systemic Problems in Infrastructure and Test Quality

Svetlana Ivanova · Jul 11, 2026

Background: Automated tests with unstable behavior are usually treated as a defect of test automatio...

Computer Science 136

Chaos Engineering and Situational Modeling for Fault Tolerance in High-Load Distributed Systems

Danil Redko · Jul 9, 2026

Introduction. In highly loaded systems with high competitive ability and a variety of requests, the ...

Energy & Climate 155

Managing Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure Risks in Oil and Gas Operations: A Barrier-Based Review of Gas Detection, Respiratory Protection, Confined Space Entry, and Emergency Response

Jennifer Tolbert · Jul 6, 2026

Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) remains one of the most severe acute toxic gas hazards in oil and gas operati...

Social Sciences 454

Before the Algorithm: Human Content Acquisition, Rights Metadata, and Taste-Making in Streaming Platforms

Tatiana Kosenko · Jul 2, 2026

Streaming platforms are often analyzed through the visible operations of their recommender systems: ...

Social Sciences 124

Contextual and associative conditionality of lexical retention in the speech activity of adults

Arpine Dodoyan · Jun 27, 2026

The article explores the contextual and associative factors that influence the retention of words in...

Computer Science 772

From UIKit to SwiftUI: a reproducible protocol and a priori typology for open-source iOS application migration

Tomasz Kubiak · Jun 18, 2026

The coexistence of UIKit and SwiftUI has made iOS user-interface migration technically incremental b...

Marketing 88

From Rep to Router: A Life-Cycle Channel-Allocation Framework for Pharmaceutical Physician Engagement and Its Implications for Drug Affordability

Daniel Rose · Jun 18, 2026

Background. Pharmaceutical promotion is among the largest discretionary cost categories in the U.S. ...

Business 130

Smart Lean in Gamedev: Reconfiguring the Production Flow When AI Handles Routine and Humans Stop Waiting

Maksim Kananovich · Jun 9, 2026

This paper introduces the Smart Lean concept, an adaptation of Lean production principles to modern ...

Business 134

Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Modular Business Systems: Automating Workload Allocation and Demand Forecasting to Enhance Enterprise Manageability

Serhii Levchenko · Jun 8, 2026

This article examines the potential applications of artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to...

Computer Science 184

Digital Resilience in Small and Medium Enterprises: Aligning IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Operational Performance

Maksim Tumakov, Renata Blazhko, Timur Vasilev, Aleksei Panov · May 25, 2026

Small and medium enterprises increasingly depend on digital technologies for coordination, customer ...

Engineering 93

Systematic RF Measurement Methodology for Wireless Systems Certification Above 110 GHz: Reducing Campaign Execution Time in Accredited Test Environments

Tatiana Krasik · May 23, 2026

Background: Accredited RF certification campaigns for millimeter-wave wireless systems incur substan...

Computer Science 289

AI-Readable Architecture: A New Abstraction Layer for AI-Augmented Software Development

Mykhailo Shumilov · May 19, 2026

Contemporary software development increasingly relies on large language model (LLM) agents to genera...

Beauty & Wellness 166

The Impact of Cosmetic Ingredients on Sensitive Skin in the Modern Beauty Industry

Dana Lekus · May 19, 2026

The modern beauty industry continues to grow rapidly, while cosmetic products and professional makeu...

Social Sciences 91

Aligning pedagogical scenarios and interior design through a functional design code for learning environments

Nataliya Bikkiniaeva · May 13, 2026

Educational interiors often provide mobile furniture and open layouts without specifying how learner...

Energy & Climate 100

Assessing Climate-Induced Risks to Critical Energy Infrastructure: A Comparative Analysis of Hydropower and Oil and Gas Systems in Drought-Prone U.S. Regions

Tereza Nováková, Andrii Stetsiuk · May 6, 2026

Climate change poses escalating threats to energy infrastructure in the western United States, yet t...

Computer Science & Information Systems 237

Estimation as Laundering: How Machine Learning Converts Software Commitments into Apparent Predictions, and What an Estimation Hygiene Framework Can Recover

Yauheni Kanavalik, Daria Firsova, Andrei Dzeikalo, Vadim Goncharov · May 4, 2026

Software effort estimation has often been treated as if it were primarily a prediction problem. The ...

Human Performance 63

Electric Cello in Luxury Hospitality: A Case Study in the Emergence of Crossover Classical Performance as a Premium Entertainment Category

Kristina Maturina · May 1, 2026

This case study examines the emergence of electric cello crossover performance as a distinct and com...

Marketing 89

Marketing & Recruitment Campaign for Nonprofit Sustainability: A Scalable Digital Infrastructure Methodology

Yana Kuzina · Apr 25, 2026

The nonprofit sector, particularly within aging services and long-term care, is facing a critical wo...

Computer Science 3672

Self-admitted technical debt in modular open-source Ruby on Rails ecosystems: a multi-project empirical study

Anna Topalidi · Apr 20, 2026

Background: Self-Admitted Technical Debt (SATD) - intentional shortcuts documented by developers in ...

Business 224

International Expansion Strategy of Russian FMCG Companies via Global Marketplaces: An Empirical Analysis

Veronika Avvakumova · Apr 19, 2026

The international expansion of Russian companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has...

Beauty & Wellness 236

Physico-chemical properties of modern cosmetics for styling and their effect on hair structure

Daria Tomilin · Apr 15, 2026

The article is dedicated to the physico-chemical properties of modern cosmetics for styling and thei...

AI & Data 98

Representation choice and training-boundary composition in document stream segmentation

Dmitriy Ulybin · Apr 13, 2026

This study evaluates representation choice and training-boundary composition for document stream seg...

Art & Design 55

Art-Making for Emotional Well-Being: A Review of Non-Clinical Painting and Drawing Practices

Antonio Miscenko · Apr 13, 2026

Painting and drawing are often evaluated through immediate changes in mood or stress. This critical ...

Computer Science 728

Technical Debt Quantification and Its Impact on Software Delivery Performance: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework for Enterprise Systems

Alexey Karelin, Tomasz W. Kowalski, Nikolai Belous, Oleg Bondarchuk · Apr 11, 2026

Technical debt has emerged as one of the most consequential challenges in enterprise software engine...

Business 502

AI-Driven Proactive Customer Success in B2B SaaS: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework for Retention and Scalability

Margarita Barysheva · Apr 5, 2026

Customer Success has become strategically important in B2B SaaS because subscription-based revenue m...

Social Sciences 486

Trauma-Informed Principles in Early Intervention Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mavile Karaieva, Kateryna Bikir · Apr 2, 2026

Background. Early intervention is widely recognized as one of the most successful strategies for imp...

Art & Design 187

The Visual Foundation of Photography: Preparatory Exercises as a Tool for Image Design

Anna Perevozchikova · Apr 1, 2026

This article examines the use of visual references in photographic art specifically, reference image...

Health & Biotech 201

Wellness Effects of Ultra-Weak Photon Emission Convergence Evidenced by Quantitative EEG Analysis: Innovation in Noninvasive Neuromodulation

Irina Bychkova · Mar 29, 2026

Ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) convergence is a novel noninvasive type of neuromodulation. This pi...

AI & Data 266

Decoding Corporate AI Readiness: An Open-Data Framework for Scoring Digital Transformation from What Companies Actually Tell Regulators

Kirill Nagorskiy · Mar 26, 2026

Purpose: Every major corporation now claims to be “AI-powered,” yet no one can reliably measure whet...

Health & Biotech 174

Orofacial myofunctional therapy for persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy: evidence limits and patient selection

Karan Olga Anatolyevna · Mar 23, 2026

Background: Adenotonsillectomy is a first-line intervention for many children with obstructive sleep...

Business 482

Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Talent Acquisition: Effects on Recruitment Efficiency, Algorithmic Fairness Perceptions, and Employee Experience

Aichurek Nuralieva · Mar 21, 2026

The deployment of artificial intelligence in talent acquisition has accelerated rapidly, yet empiric...

Engineering 205

Optimization of Decision-Making Processes in Engineering Management Using Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods

Vitalii Novitskii · Mar 18, 2026

This article examines the impact of multi-criteria analysis methods on the optimization of decision-...

Marketing 8326

Consumer Trust in AI-Generated Marketing Content: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Kirill Baryshkov, Yana Kuzina, Iryna Smuk, Mila Tkachuk · Mar 17, 2026

Purpose. As generative artificial intelligence transforms marketing content production, questions ab...

Business 574

Customer Retention in Digital Banking: The Role of Mobile App Experience and Personalization

Astrid M. Lindqvist, Ph.D. · Mar 12, 2026

The proliferation of mobile banking applications has transformed retail financial services, yet cust...

Business 1939

Scaling a SaaS Business: The Role of Freemium Models in Converting Free Users to Paying Customers

Noa Kessler, Patrick W. Gallagher · Mar 7, 2026

The freemium business model has become the dominant go-to-market strategy for software-as-a-service ...

AI & Data 97

Search Planning Based on the Type of Storage: Searching for Composite Keys in LLM-Based Corporate Knowledge Systems

Mykola Khoroshevskyi · Mar 6, 2026

The article describes the planning of search in corporate knowledge systems using large language mod...

Health & Biotech 172

Chemotherapy-Induced Eyebrow Alopecia and Psychological Recovery: Permanent Micropigmentation as a Component of Multidisciplinary Oncological Rehabilitation

Olha Kolesnyk · Mar 6, 2026

Background: Advances in oncology have significantly increased cancer survival rates, creating a grow...

Marketing 671

Omnichannel Retail and Revenue Performance: How Integration of Online and In-Store Experiences Drives Sales Growth

Franziska R. Lehmann, Arjun S. Mehta, Valeria Gutierrez-Lozano · Mar 2, 2026

The proliferation of digital technologies has transformed retail from a channel-centric model into a...

Art & Design 112

Conceptual Artistic Metal Forging: Technologies, History, and Artistic Value in Contemporary Art

Sergey Denisiuk · Feb 28, 2026

This article examines artistic metal forging as a materially oriented practice situated at the inter...

Marketing 941

Value Creation in the Algorithmic Age: A Systematic Review of How AI, Data Privacy, and Platform Ecosystems Are Reshaping Marketing Theory

Yelena Kovalenko, Artem Nikitin, Yana Kuzina · Feb 28, 2026

All four foundational theories of marketing examined in this review - service-dominant logic, custom...

Engineering 202

Digital Twin Integration for Lifecycle Management of Operating Industrial Facilities Under Continuous Production Conditions

Bobur Karimov, Ananya Deshpande, Michael Torres · Feb 28, 2026

Background: Digital twin (DT) technology has emerged as a transformative approach for industrial ass...

Human Performance 143

Analysis of the relationship between physical exercise and psychological stability in the context of digitalization of society

Zakhar Azatian · Feb 27, 2026

The article presents a thorough analysis of the connection between regular physical activity and the...

Art & Design 170

The Influence of the Lighting Scheme on the Perception of a Premium Product in Subject Photography

Ruslan Muratov, Vera Kopotilova, Diana Kurmanbayeva · Feb 27, 2026

This article examines how different lighting schemes can affect the perception of a premium product ...

Marketing 684

The Effect of Personalized Marketing on Repeat Purchase Behavior: A Study of Subscription Box Companies

Adebayo T. Okonkwo · Feb 27, 2026

Subscription box companies routinely lose 40-70 percent of their subscribers within the first year, ...

Business 86

Agile governance in business transformation: a maturity model for balancing change speed, governability, and strategic alignment

Nikita Berezutskii · Feb 26, 2026

The expansion of Agile beyond individual teams requires the speed of change to be aligned with portf...

Engineering 151

Engineering Management in High-End Custom Furniture Manufacturing: Improving Project Performance Through Design-to-Manufacturing Translation

Maxim Lumpov · Feb 26, 2026

High-end custom furniture manufacturing represents a highly customized engineer-to-order (ETO) envir...

Business 1105

Pricing Strategies and Consumer Price Sensitivity in E-Commerce: Evidence From U.S. Online Retailers, 2022-2025

Joon-Hyuk Kwon, Eleanor V. Hartley · Feb 25, 2026

Although U.S. e-commerce sales now exceed one trillion dollars annually, cross-category empirical ev...

Business 223

Incremental Digital Transformation of U.S. SMEs: A Low-Disruption Implementation Model Without Radical Business Process Reengineering

Pavel A. Gorbovskiy · Feb 24, 2026

This article addresses the managerial problem of digital transformation in U.S. small and medium-siz...

Beauty & Wellness 339

Moisture as a Plasticity Switch in Blowouts: Glass-Transition Behavior, Viscoelastic Response, and Tension-Defined Shape

Alina Kuznevych · Feb 23, 2026

Human hair is a hierarchical α-keratin composite whose mechanical response is governed by the interp...

Computer Science 743

A Local-First Architecture for Privacy-Preserving Personalization in iOS Health and Fitness Applications

Tomasz Kubiak · Feb 21, 2026

Health and fitness applications increasingly adapt goals, reminders, and recovery flows from behavio...

Marketing 1350

Customer Acquisition Cost Optimization: A Comparative Study of Paid Versus Organic Growth Strategies in Direct-to-Consumer Brands

Desislava Petrova · Feb 21, 2026

Rising customer acquisition costs threaten the viability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, yet com...

Social Sciences 351

Syndromic Analysis of the Comorbidity of Reading Disorders and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children with Preserved Intellectual Functioning

IRINA BAKHSHIIAN · Feb 16, 2026

The comorbidity of reading disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders is a persistent phenomenon wit...

Sports Science 216

Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy on HSP70 Dynamics and Recovery Biomarkers in Elite Athletes: A Multi-Sport Longitudinal Investigation

Egor Akimov · Feb 16, 2026

Background: Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT), also called low-level laser therapy (LLLT), has gaine...

Business 168

Supply chain management in a crisis, when the only supplier of critical components suddenly went bankrupt

Mariia Valieva · Feb 16, 2026

The article discusses the urgent issue of supply chain crisis management in the context of the sudde...

Marketing 425

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Scalable Customer Success in Mobile Marketing Technology: A Systematic Review and Strategic Framework

Eugene Mishchenko, Irina Smirnova · Feb 11, 2026

The mobile marketing technology ecosystem has changed dramatically over the past decade. What starte...

Sports Medicine 200

Longitudinal Physiological Monitoring and Evidence-Based Training Periodization in Junior Cross-Country Skiers

Alex Ver · Feb 10, 2026

This longitudinal case study examined the efficacy of systematic physiological monitoring in guiding...

Human Performance 174

Laboratory Assessment of Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance in Elite Greco-Roman Wrestlers: A Case Series Using the Wingate Anaerobic Test and Graded Exercise Testing

Ivan Timme · Feb 10, 2026

Greco-Roman wrestling is one of the oldest competitive combat sports and has been a staple of the mo...

Sports Science 249

Genetic Markers for Talent Identification and Training Individualization in Elite Combat Sport and Endurance Athletes

Roman Andreev, Sergey Razinkin · Feb 10, 2026

The emergence of molecular biology tools in sport has ushered in an era of precision athlete managem...

Computer Science 309

Monitoring and Scalability of High-Load Systems: An Evidence-Based Framework for Real-Time SLA Compliance and Customer Satisfaction Optimization

Nikolai Stepanov, Bogdan Mikhaylov · Feb 10, 2026

High-load systems (HLS) form the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, processing millions of c...

Sports Medicine 140

Diagnostic Capabilities of Hardware-Software Systems in Sports Medicine

V.M. Alekseev · Feb 10, 2026

The achievement of maximal athletic results while preserving the health of the athlete is possible o...

Sports Science 261

Finger Dermatoglyphics as Predictive Markers of Physical Abilities: Applications in Athlete Selection and Training

Darya Kavaliova, Anastasiya Novikava, Aliaksandr Kazlou · Feb 10, 2026

Predicting human physical abilities is critically important for professional orientation and the ide...

Beauty & Wellness 114

Predictors of the effectiveness of multimodal noninvasive facial rejuvenation: a conceptual model incorporating skin condition, soft-tissue characteristics, edema, and muscle tone

Oxana Ilyushina · Feb 5, 2026

Current noninvasive facial rejuvenation methods can target different tissue layers; however, treatme...

Art & Design 78

Cultural Identity as Visual Subject: Comparative Approaches in Contemporary Documentary Practice

Jani Grigoryan · Jan 29, 2026

This article examines how contemporary documentary photography and videography represent cultural id...

Engineering 248

Micro-metallurgical production in the global steel system: market structure, decarbonization pressures, and the integration of artificial intelligence into small and mid-scale secondary steelmaking

Daniil Matyushenko · Jan 21, 2026

This review article examines the current state and projected trajectory of micro-metallurgical produ...