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The key feature of the current international trade exchange of livestock, meat, and meat products in the Republic of Croatia is the relatively high and growing foreign trade deficit. In order to overcome the negative economic trends and improve the situation, it is essential to find new or revitalize existing markets, which is crucial for overcoming various weaknesses in international trade. Through an integrated approach that includes sustainable resource management, the introduction of new technologies, and production inputs, it is possible to create the conditions necessary to improve the situation in international trade flows. Therefore, this paper will analyze trade components, imports, and exports of livestock as economic categories during the period from 2019 to 2023. The methodology used in this paper will include calculations for import coverage by exports, relative import coverage, expressed comparative advantage, calculation of the relative foreign trade balance, and statistical trend analysis. The aim of this paper is to present the trade of livestock, specifically pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats, through international trade flows, i.e., imports and exports, to show the trade balance, and, through trend calculations, project the trade exchange for the next five-year period.

Here, this paper presents a closure to “Observation-Based Evaluation of Flood Estimation Techniques for a Small Snow-Dominated Basin in the Washington Cascade Mountains” by Hongxiang Yan, Zhuoran Duan, Mark S. Wigmosta, Ning Sun, Ethan D. Gutmann, Bert Kruyt, and Jeffrey R. Arnold. https://doi.org/10.1061/JHYEFF .HEENG-6147.

<b>Background:</b> Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) are a reliable method for collecting data in clinical trials and offer many advantages over paper collection. It is essential to consider patient preference and ease of use when employing this technology. Improving the usability of ePRO in COPD clinical trials could reduce subject burden and improve engagement. <b>Methods:</b> 103 subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were surveyed regarding their preferences for ePRO display. <b>Results:</b> Subjects thought that underlining (33%) and capitalization (33%) best drew attention to emphasized words on an ePRO screen. Subjects saw screens of a multi-select question displayed to the left of or above the answer options. 46% could read and understand the screens equally; of those with a preference, 63% preferred the top to bottom format. Subjects saw screens of a tablet ePRO device with one question per screen or several questions per screen. 54% preferred one question per screen because it was easier to read (66%) and easier to understand the question (41%). 46% preferred multiple questions per screen because it was easier to read (51%) and faster to complete (40%). Subjects were shown two screens with "back" and "next" navigation buttons at either the top or bottom of the screen. 24% thought it was equally easy to find the buttons; of those with a preference, 74% preferred them at the bottom. <b>Conclusions:</b> Trial sponsors should consider incorporating these patient preference results into the design of ePRO instruments, potentially reducing subject burden and increasing patient engagement in COPD clinical trials.

Although the safety performance of the Australian offshore oil and gas industry is best performing in Australia, evidence shows that it performs lower than the oil and gas industries in other parts of the world. In addition, there has been a huge intake of new and inexperienced workers—often from other Australian industry sectors with worse safety performances—particularly in the high-risk offshore construction sector. This industry has also experienced unprecedented growth in recent times. These challenges, combined with a strong commitment from the industry's CEOs to relentlessly pursue continual improvement, provided a compelling case for change. Everyone, from the frontline to the boardroom, plays a critical role in improving safety performance. A range of CEO-safety leadership programs, including the Common Safety Training Program (CSTP) targeted at new entrants to the oil and gas industry, address safety performance. Supervisors are major leaders in workplaces; they are often selected based on technical skills and experience, not always on their people and leadership skills. Before becoming supervisors, many do not receive any related training and/or development, particularly in the offshore construction sector where high turnover and constant change are typical. The solution was seen to be a standard approach to supervisor competence, commonly recognised by all industry players. The Safe Supervisors Competence Program (SSCP) was launched in early March 2011. SSCP is a new industry initiative focused on safety leadership. The program provides supervisors with the skills and behaviours to ensure the safety of individuals and workplace teams and the ability to influence safe behaviours. This extended abstract addresses the SSCP: The problems that promoted its development. How the industry views it as a key solution to those problems. Its philosophy and approach to learning Its differences compared with other programs. Visual testimonials and footage of its participants. Its future and why it is now with APPEA.

Background. The Gorlovka chemical plant is an abandoned industrial complex in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The facility produced toxic mononitrochlorobenzene (MNCB) and explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) until it was abruptly abandoned in 2001. The plant is now the subject of a cleanup project coordinated by a broad group of stakeholders, including the government of Ukraine, regional and municipal authorities, the international not-for-profit Blacksmith Institute, institutional and private sector donors, and local contractors. Objectives. Remediation efforts at the Gorlovka chemical plant complex aim to reduce environmental health risks to the local community by removing remaining stocks of MNCB and TNT, and analyzing soil and groundwater for potential contamination. Discussion. The Gorlovka Chemical Plant is one of many toxic sites left from Soviet industrial activities. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, former Soviet states are discovering and trying to deal with polluted sites that pos...

Abstract This article focuses on how a constantly evolving procedure in the field of accounting is the presentation, calculation, and meaning of earnings per share (EPS). This evolution has caused most textbook material to become quickly dated and incomplete. The purpose of this article is to present a short example for classroom use that illustrates the current reporting requirements for the presentation of earnings per share data. The reporting of earnings per share on all outstanding shares of common stock has been a practice of many firms for many years. Traditionally, the EPS figure was included only as supplemental information in annual reports. However, this practice has undergone rapid evolution in recent years. In 1966, in its Opinion Number 9, the Accounting Principles Board (APB) strongly recommended that earnings per share data be presented on the face of the income statement. APB Opinion Number 15, issued in May 1969, changed this recommendation to a requirement, thus bringing EPS under the scope of the auditor's report.

ion--molecule reactions to advances in radiation chemistry and in high-level radiation technology is discussed. (C.J.G.)