The Empire of Amir Timur and His Political Successors: Kipchaks in Social and Administrative Structures by Rustam A. Abdumanapov

“…There were several groups of Kipchaks — ones in the Ilchikdai Ulus, Kipchaks associated with Jalairs, separate communities ruled by various emirs. The Timurid era witnessed the shaping and rise of several Kipchak clans that served as executives in the states of Amir Timur and his descendants. …”
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Availability of support systems for youth who left child and youth care centres during COVID-19 by Fadzaishe B. Zingwe, Maditobane R. Lekganyane

“…Results: The findings revealed the existence of support from various systems including the CYCCs themselves, social workers from both the CYCCs and the communities, sponsors, primary caregivers as well as friends. …”
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Establishment of Regional Regulations For Coastal Area Rehabilitation As An Environmental Restoration Effort In Buru District by Popy Tuhulele, Arman Anwar, Armelia Febriyanti Waas

“…Kayeli Bay is an important area for fishing, to support the daily lives of around 50,000 village communities. coast. Kaiely Bay is located between 3º 15' 55” - 3º 22' 50” S and 127º 01'35”-127º 01'35” E and is an estuary in nature because it is influenced by the surrounding land, through runoff that enters through rivers that empties into the bay. …”
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Resilience and sustainability in the activities of a higher education institution by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…Being educational and research centres of local communities, universities have an important impact on their residents, and with active educational activities and cooperation, this impact increases significantly. …”
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Assessing the impact of waste picking on musculoskeletal disorders among waste pickers in Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study by Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh

“…The impact of the occupation of waste picking on MSDs was analysed using the propensity score matching (PSM) method.Participants The study population consisted of waste pickers (n=200) who had been working for at least a year and a control group (n=213) selected from among or living close to the same communities.Results The 12-month prevalence of MSDs was higher among waste pickers (79%) compared to controls (55%) particularly in the lower back (54–36%), knee (48–35%), upper back (40–21%) and shoulder (32–12%). …”
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Development of Downscaled Climate Projections: A Case Study of the Red River Basin, South-Central U.S. by Darrian Bertrand, Renee A. McPherson

“…While this information is valuable in the broad sense, the low spatial-resolution often lacks local details that resource managers and decision makers need to plan for their communities. Therefore, statistically downscaled climate projections provide a high-resolution output and offer local information that is more beneficial than coarse-resolution global climate model output. …”
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EDUCATION IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC: OPTIMIZATION RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES by Ekaterina E. Toropushina

“…Education forms the foundation of social development, improves quality of life, and supports the creation of sustainable communities. It does so by delivering essential services, fostering territorial cohesion and social integration, developing human and social capital, stimulating economic growth, and laying the groundwork for higher income and better employment opportunities. …”

Opportunities for meaningful inclusion: experience of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities with research by Ally Dudley, Tai Baker, Canyon Hardesty, Eric J. Moody

“…BackgroundIndividuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face numerous health disparities, particularly in rural communities. However, they are rarely included in the research process to address these challenges as co-researchers. …”
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Computational Analysis on Numerical Simulation of Internal Flow Physics for Pump as Turbine in Renewable Small Hydro Energy Generation by Du Jianguo, Daniel Adu, Emmanuel Acheaw, Shakir Hafeez, Eric Ofosu Antw

“…Using Pump as Turbine helps in generating reasonably priced hydroelectric power for communities in underdeveloped counties. This study investigates the effects of internal flow behaviour and performance of Pump as Turbine under different rotational speed and flow rate. …”
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GIS based flood susceptibility mapping in the Keleghai river basin, India: a comparative assessment of bivariate statistical models by Kabirul Islam

“…Abstract Flooding in the Keleghai River Basin, India, threatens communities with severe economic and environmental consequences. …”
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Nutrition Education Improves Knowledge of Iron and Iron-Rich Food Intake Practices among Young Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial by Michael Akenteng Wiafe, Charles Apprey, Reginald Adjetey Annan

“…This study assessed the impact of nutrition education on the knowledge of iron and iron-rich food intake practices of adolescents living in rural communities in Ghana. Method. An intervention study was conducted among 137 adolescents; 69 were assigned to the intervention group and 68 to the control group. …”
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Developing and validating a HEalthCare NAvigation Competency (HECNAC) Scale for refugees in the United States. by Sarah Yeo, Inseok Lee, John Ehiri, Priscilla Magrath, Kacey Ernst, Yu Ri Kim, Halimatou Alaofè

“…An introductory email concerning the scale and the Delphi process was subsequently sent to 21 eligible experts, including staff from refugee resettlement agencies, health care providers serving refugee communities, and refugees. Twelve experts completed the two rounds of the Delphi, resulting in a consensus on 39 items. …”
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Feasibility Study of PV-Wind-Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Electrification of a Rural Village in Ethiopia by Mikias Hailu Kebede, Getachew Bekele Beyene

“…As the energy consumption is increasing in an alarming rate and peoples and international communities are well aware of environmental protection, alternative (i.e., renewable and fuel cell based) distributed generation (DG) systems have attracted increased interest. …”
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Technological Evolution of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges in Peru: History, Challenges, and Opportunities by Carlos Cacciuttolo, Esteban Muñoz, Andrés Sotil

“…In this sense, there is a permanent need to provide connectivity and promote trade between communities through road bridge infrastructure. Thus, Peru historically developed a road network and bridges during the Inca Empire in the Tawantinsuyu region, building a cobblestone road network and suspension bridges with rope cables made of plant fibers from vegetation called Coya-Ichu. …”
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Shoot complexes on the apical part of the crown of generative <i>Fraxinus excelsior</i> L. trees by I. S. Antonova, M. S. Televinova

“…Tree crown development features play an important role in the tree’s life in both dense communities and open spaces.   Materials and methods. …”
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Ecological infrastructure and its role in sustainable urban development: analysis and perspectives by Ie. P. Tertytskyi

“…Thus, the scope of issues requiring further research on EI includes optimizing its impact on achieving sustainable development goals and engaging with local communities to meet the needs of all population groups.…”
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Áreas de preservação permanente (APPs) no Brasil e na França: um comparativo by Sidnei Luís Bohn Gass, Roberto Verdum, Jeannine Corbonnois, François Laurent

“…The differences also are numerous, because they depend on the perception / image of people in their communities, changes in attitudes and changes in attitudes, the lack of data, etc.…”
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Breeding for postharvest physiological deterioration in cassava: problems and strategies by Wilton Mbinda, Asunta Mukami

“…Abstract Cassava is a major food crop for millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America, forming an essential food-security and income generation commodity for small-scale or subsistence farming communities. The storage root is the most important component of the crop that provides more calories than cereals. …”
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Examining the Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Network of Responding to Major Accidents for Improving the Emergency Management System in China by Pan Tang, Haojia Chen, Shiqi Shao

“…Additionally, the interactive relationships among specific emergency function groups and between the affected communities and organizations performing emergency command and coordination function should be strengthened.…”
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Aligning Indonesia's economic goals with SDGS: Strengthening Qur'anic principles in Islamic finance by Azwar Azwar, Abur Hamdi Usman

“…Findings – Long-term analysis reveals that Islamic financing in SDG sectors such as SDG1 (No Poverty), SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG4 (Quality Education), and SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) positively correlate with economic growth, while SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) shows an inverse relationship. …”
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