Putting Africa on the Black Death map: Narratives from genetics and history by Monica H. Green

“…Archaeologists now have reason to believe that there was widespread abandonment of urban communities in West Africa in the 14th or 15th centuries. …”
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Upholding United Nations Global Legitimacy in Human Rights Protection and Humanitarian Assistance within the European Union: A Legal Overview of the EU-UN Natural Partnership by Nives Mazur Kumrić

“…Alongside the examination of the current positive law and corresponding scholarly literature, the paper also provides insight into the best practices of the EU-UN natural partnership on the ground, such as the early recovery of war-affected communities in Ukraine through the UN Development Programme (UNDP). …”
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The Role of Mangrove Vegetation in Supporting Birdlife Diversity in Coastal Habitats, Study Case Benoa, Bali by Christy Shanie Avissa Nathanya, Saptarini Dian

“…Point counts and line transects were utilized to obtain data to observe bird communities, and plot sampling was used to evaluate the characteristics of the mangrove vegetation, including species composition, tree height, and density. …”
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Anthecological features of <i>Lonicera japonica</i> Thunb. in the environments of Southern Uzbekistan by Kh. K. Djumayev, K. G. Tkachenko

“…L. japonica is of considerable interest for vertical landscaping of urban communities. Plants remain ornamental for a long time. …”
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From human-centered to ecofeminist environmental policies: harnessing pancasila for global sustainability solutions by Natalis Aga, Purwanti Ani, Dyah Wijaningsih, Susila Kadek

“…The study also emphasises the significance of including women and marginalised communities in environmental policy decision-making, as these groups are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and have unique perspectives and experiences to contribute. …”
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Harnessing parental involvement and educational equity for sustainable development in South African schools by Newlin Marongwe, Godfrey Mutesasira

“…Therefore, recognising educational disparities, this paper advocates for a holistic approach to parental involvement that empowers families, strengthens communities, and promotes sustainable development. The paper concludes that parental involvement is a powerful catalyst for educational equity and sustainable development in South African schools. …”
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Administrative liability for non-implementation of local self-government bodies’ decisions by V. O. Velychko

“…Guarantees of local self-government are defined as a system of conditions that provide territorial communities with the exercise of the right to local self-government. …”
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An alternative perspective on the relationship between multiscale built environments and walking behavior: evidence from the government-subsidized resettlement towns in China by Jieqiong Wang, Jing Huang

“…To promote walking behavior in low-income communities, policy-makers and designers should also consider supporting older and wealthier relocated groups in mingling with the relatively young and low-income newcomers.…”
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Diversity of Production Techniques and Microbiology of African Cereal-Based Traditional Fermented Beverages by Felix Kwashie Madilo, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Kwaku Tano-Debrah, Firibu Kwesi Saalia, Unathi Kolanisi

“…The various microbial communities associated with the traditional fermentation processes were dominated by Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum for Lactic acid bacterial (LAB) species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida mycoderma for Saccharomyces and Candida species (yeasts), respectively; and Aspergillus aceti and Rhizopus stolonifer for Aspergillus and Rhizopus species (molds), respectively. …”
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES AND TERRITORIES: STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY by Dmytro Anfilov

“…We substantiate the importance of applying the scientific and methodological foundations of Zipf’s Law, considering it universal for measuring the effectiveness of the functioning of local communities and territories. We note that for the benefit of future generations, the strategy of sustainable development of cities should satisfy their own needs, covering social, economic, and ecological dimensions. …”
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Comparative metagenomics reveals the metabolic flexibility of coastal prokaryotic microbiomes contributing to lignin degradation by Qiannan Peng, Lu Lin

“…This study advances our understanding of the metabolic strategies of coastal prokaryotic consortia and lays a foundation for the design of synthetic communities for sustainable lignocellulose biorefining.…”
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A Netnography Analysis of Thematic ­Hadith Memes Distribution on ­­ Social Media by Ermawati Usman, Nurdin Nurdin, Ashir Ahmed, Miftachul Huda

“…Instead, the use of hadith memes among Muslim communities is rampant, and the study of hadith memes is scarce. …”
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On a New Sustainable Energy Policy: Exploring a Macro-Meso-Micro Synthesis by Dimos Chatzinikolaou, Charis Michael Vlados

“…The proposed integrated energy policy aims to address these broader goals while fostering diverse energy ecosystems and communities at the mesolevel. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of empowering individual energy firms by enhancing their strategies, technological capabilities, and managerial skills. …”
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Social ecology of artisanal sand mining in the Niger River around Bamako, Mali. by Katharina Salomea Hemmler, Bouraima Camara, Andreas Buerkert

“…With extraction rates surpassing natural replenishment, the riverbed in the study communities of Gouni and Usine Toch has reportedly lowered by 1.4 m and 1.8 m during the last 50 years. …”
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Regulatory mechanisms for underground waste disposal in Nigeria: review and implications for environmental management by Irwin Anthony Akpoborie

“…The regulations also allow no role for resident communities in environmental monitoring. Runoff injection into near surface aquifers is unregulated as it is not covered by existing rules. …”
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Recursos territoriais e escalas de poder no processo de renovação da concessão da ponte da integração de São Borja-BRA/ San Tomé-ARG (2021-2023) by Muriel Pinto, Domingos Sávio Campos de Azevedo

“…The São Borja-Brazil/San Tomé – Argentina integration bridge opened in 1997 created great expectations of integration and economic development for the border communities on the banks of the Uruguay River. The appropriate bridge was built and the CUF was created – the first Unified Mercosur border center. …”
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Research of migration processes in electronic social networks by A. A. Grebenyuk, A. A. Subbotin

“…The specificity of the data generated by social networks is that they cover the entire population and are produced in real time.The paper highlights the search for the necessary information using the means of platforms – advertising plugins, geolocation in posts and information directly collected from users, the functioning of certain communities, published comments. The study also gives important methodological features, the success of the results of any research conducted through the analysis of electronic social networks depends on the consideration of which. …”
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The contributions of language and inhibitory control to false belief reasoning over time by Jill G. de Villiers, Peter de Villiers

“…The children are also from under-resourced communities, broadening the populations that generally contribute such data.ResultsA cross-sectional and a longitudinal regression analysis reveals the contribution of each variable to the children’s success on the false belief measures. …”
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Os sistemas agrícolas tradicionais nos interstícios da soja no Brasil: processos e limites da conservação da agrobiodiversidade. by Ludivine Eloy, Cláudia de Souza, Diana Nascimento, Mônica Celeida Rabelo Nogueira, Henyo Trindade Barretto Filho, Patricia Bustamante, Laure Emperaire

“…Traditional agricultural knowledge molds a heterogeneous soybean frontier, where the interstices cultivated by communities reveal themselves as islands of agrobiodiversity in a sea of monocultures. …”
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Morphological diversity of tadpoles of fork-tongued frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae) with different trophic specializations by Anna B. Vassilieva, Trung Duc Nguyen, Pavel A. Sorokin

“…Abstract Dicroglossid tadpoles are an important element of pond and stream communities in Southeast Asia. They are often found in syntopy but belong to different trophic guilds, from generalized detritophages to specialized predators. …”
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