Assessing vulnerability and framing adaptive options of two Mediterranean wine growing regions facing climate change: Roussillon (France) and McLaren Vale (Australia) by Anne-Laure Lereboullet, Douglas Bardsley, Gérard Beltrando

“…Implementing new strategies of adaptation to uncertainty in climate, as well as in economy, depends on: a sufficient financial capital, a sustainable management of water resources, and flexibility in legislation. …”
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Heat integration retrofit for a sustainable energy-efficient design: a case study of Aramco’s refinery by Abdulrahman Hazazi, Zeeshan Farooq

“…The study included several energy efficiency enhancement approaches to reach the optimum utility-process systems integration of existing refineries at minimum capital cost. The analysis started by identifying the major equipment, the heat exchanger network (HEN), and the overall site plot plan. …”
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Characterization and Digital Restauration of XIV-XV Centuries Written Parchments by Means of Nondestructive Techniques: Three Case Studies by L. Pronti, M. Perino, M. Cursi, M. L. Santarelli, A. C. Felici, M. P. Bracciale

“…In particular, all manuscripts have been written with iron gall inks, while the capital letters have been realized with cinnabar and azurite. …”
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Developing “learning society” as a basic condition for perfect management education in China by M. Yu. Zakharov, A. V. Shishkova

“…The article analyzes the Chinese educational system historical formation as an instrument of human capital development. Using the historical retrospection method and hermeneutic method, the authors, based on the works of ancient Chinese thinkers, study the development and formation of management education as a core element of the Chinese educational system. …”
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The Efficacy of Predictive Methods in Financial Statement Fraud by Mahdi Omidi, Qingfei Min, Vahab Moradinaftchali, Muhammad Piri

“…The existence and persistence of financial statement fraud (FSF) are detrimental to the financial health of global capital markets. A number of detective and predictive methods have been used to prevent, detect, and correct FSF, but their practicability has always been a big challenge for researchers and auditors, as they do not address real-world problems. …”
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Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda by Violet Okaba Kayom, Abel Kakuru, Sarah Kiguli

“…A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the capital city of Uganda from February to May 2012. …”
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Joint Optimization of Regular Charging Electric Bus Transit Network Schedule and Stationary Charger Deployment considering Partial Charging Policy and Time-of-Use Electricity Price... by Xinghua Li, Tianzuo Wang, Lingjie Li, Feiyu Feng, Wei Wang, Cheng Cheng

“…The objective of the model is to minimize the total investment cost of the transit system including the capital and maintenance cost of EBs and chargers, the power consumption cost, and time-related in-service cost. …”
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The Erosion of the Middle Class – Threat to the Development of the Welfare State by E. A. Maryganova

“…Representatives of the middle class generate and accumulate human capital needed for the development of an innovative economy. …”
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Non-timber Forest Products in Bu Gia Map: Local Use and Sustainable Management by Thanh Sang Dinh

“…Based on the local findings, the institutional management strategies in BGMNP should emphasize resource utilization patterns, human capital empowerment, and group-based arrangements. …”
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Serviço Social e (neo)conservadorismo: rupturas e continuidades necessárias ao debate da profissão by Mikaele De Véras Matias, Anna Raquel Andrade Gonzaga

“…As determinações da atual crise estrutural do capital e suas consequências societárias recompõem as bases do novo cenário posto para a profissão: o neoconservadorismo, o pensamento pós-moderno e a recuperação de correntes teóricas conservadoras no interior do Serviço Social. …”
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La cultura del privilegio y la igualdad de derechos: antípodas por resolver en las democracias latinoamericanas by Martín Hopenhayn

“…La confianza en interacciones sociales e instituciones democráticas en América Latina se ve erosionada por la persistencia de privilegios de grupos que perpetúan brechas de clase en acceso a activos, capital cultural, redes de relaciones, apropiación de recursos naturales, influencia en instituciones y bajo compromiso tributario, entre otros. …”
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Ecovillages and Transition Towns: Practices of Sustainable Settlements in Urban and Rural Austria by Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun, Anna Kajosaari, Alois Humer

“…In two case studies, we focus on one Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) member, the Cambium Ecovillage near the village of Fehring, Styria, and one Transition Town Network member, Graz, the capital city of Styria. Using transdisciplinary and participatory methodologies, we examine the specific local contexts of these sustainable settlements. …”
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The Role of Perceived Value and Satisfaction in Shaping Customer Citizenship Behavior: Evidence from Turkey by Mehmet Ozan Karahan

“…This isn’t just to encourage customers to revisit and repurchase, but also to capitalize on customer citizenship behaviors, such as feedback, advocacy, helping other customers, and showing tolerance in situations where services might be less satisfactory in the future. …”
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The Controversies over the Term “Empowerment” in the Implementation of Sustainable Development and the Case of Turkey by Eylem Özkaya Lassalle, Selcan Serdaroğlu Polatay

“…In particular, the most emphasized issues have been prioritizing the economic dimension of sustainable development and understanding the environment as the optimal use of natural capital. However, as was underlined at the World Sustainable Development Summit held in 2002, a social dimension also needs to be taken into account. …”
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INTENSIFICATION OF «LIVING KNOWLEDGE» AT THE TRANSITION TO «KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY»: PROJECT AND REALITY by Naira V. Danielyan

“…Due to a broader application of distant technologies in educational process and the reduction of lectures and practical classes aimed at the acquisition of «living knowledge», i.e. an individual's definite knowledge, it becomes harder and harder for universities to train a specialist who is capable to produce some intellectual capital on the basis of his personal self-improvement, intellectual power and imagination. …”
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Hot Topics and Directions of Human Resource Analytics Based on a Hybrid Method (Bibliometric Analysis, Fuzzy Delphi Method and SWARA) by Mona Kardani Malekinezhad, Fariborz Rahimnia, GHasem Eslami, Mohammad Mahdi Farahi

“…Based on the analysis results, HR analytics and human resource data analytics are the most important cases, and then people analytics, human capital analytics, workforce analytics, data analytics, big data, analytical competencies, predictive HR analytics capability, and HR analyst are ranked third to tenth. …”
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Analysis of Islamic Financial Articles Published in Scientific and Research Journals of Accounting and Finance: Content and Taxonomy Analysis by Hossein Rajabdorri

“…This section of the findings showed that "Islamic finance instruments" have attracted the most attention and the "Islamic finance capital market." Also, issues such as "Islamic Finance Theory" and "Islamic Financial Institutions" are at the bottom and need more attention. …”
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Huacoy, zona arqueológica monumental de Carabayllo, Lima, Perú: revisión histórica sobre las investigaciones arqueológicas y la acción e inacción del estado by Edgar Quispe Pastrana

“… Al norte de la ciudad de Lima, capital del Perú, en el distrito de Carabayllo se encuentran diversos inmuebles arqueológicos de diferentes temporalidades prehispánicas. …”
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'Segura, Devolve e Arquiva': estratégias do Congresso Nacional brasileiro para impedir o reconhecimento de famílias homoparentais by Claudio Henrique Miranda Horst

“…Tal defesa aponta, a nosso ver, a necessidade da construção de um amplo debate em torno da concepção de família e sua particularidade na ordem do capital. A luta pela aprovação precisa ser construída como parte do fortalecimento das lutas sociais anticapitalistas favoráveis à diversidade humana e sexual visando à denúncia e ao combate a preconceitos, à violência e à violação de direitos direcionados à população LGBT. …”
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Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions by Yasir Habib, Minhaj Ali, Usman Mehmood, Noor Raida Abd Rahman

“…According to the evidence at hand, ET in Japan could become a beneficial tool for enhancing environmental quality instead of a tool for increasing budget capital.…”
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