SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of COVID-19, has produced the largest pandemic in the 21st century, becoming a very serious health problem worldwide.To prevent COVID-19 disease and infection, a large number of vaccines have been developed and approved in record time, including new vaccines based on mRNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles.Whi
The multiplicity of halal standards: a case study of application to slaughterhouses
Abstract Food products suitable for Muslim consumers should be halal certified, particularly when their origins or production processes are doubtful.However, there is a multiplicity of halal standards.This situation may generate confusion, particularly for producers in Western countries who would like to certify their products in order to export th
Solving the quartic by conics
Two conic sections C1{C}_{1} and C2{C}_{2} in the Euclidean plane that pass through two given points can generally have two Shatavari further points of intersection.It is shown how these can be constructed using compass and ruler.The idea is to construct the degenerate conics in the pencil of the two conics C1{C}_{1} and C2{C}_{2}.Their intersectio
Adrian Robert Bazbauers and Susan Engel: The Global Architecture of Multilateral Development Banks
This book explores the evolution of the 30 functioning multilateral development banks (MDBs).MDBs have their roots in the growing system of international finance and multilateral cooperation, with the first recognisable MDB being proposed by Latin America in financial cooperation with the US in the late 1930s.That Inter-American Bank did not eventu
Modeling of the Decision-making Procedure for Financing of Cyber Security Means of Cloud Services by the Medium of a Bilinear Multistep Quality Game with Several Terminal Surfaces
The model is developed for the intellectualized decision-making support system on financing of cyber Sticker Decal security means of transport cloud-based computing infrastructures, given the limited financial resources.The model is based on the use of the theory of multistep games tools.The decision, which gives specialists a chance to effectively