A little more conversation, a little more action, please: the carbon footprint of travelling to conferences of the European Health Psychology Society by Lisa M. Warner, Ruvn Fleiner, Gudrun Sproesser, James A. Green, Lucia Rehackova, Jennifer Inauen, Vera Araújo-Soares, Claudia Teran-Escobar

“…The selected European locations of these conferences enable more delegates to choose alternative forms of transportation instead of flying, such as trains, cars or buses, and consequently lead to significantly lower CO2eq emissions.Discussion: The principal avenues for curbing travel-related emissions while maintaining on-site attendance are the provision of hybrid conferences with enhanced online participation and the optimisation of venue locations.…”
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Insights into the Transmission, Host Range, Genomics, Vaccination, and Current Epidemiology of the Monkeypox Virus by Yusha Araf, Jannatul Ferdous Nipa, Sabekun Naher, Sumaiya Tasnim Maliha, Hasanur Rahman, Kazi Ifthi Arafat, Mohammad Raguib Munif, Md Jamal Uddin, Nurejunnati Jeba, Sukumar Saha, Jingbo Zhai, S. M. Nazmul Hasan, Mengzhou Xue, Md. Golzar Hossain, Chunfu Zheng

“…Furthermore, it elucidates the present vaccination status and strategies to curb the spread of monkeypox. Monkeypox, caused by the Orthopoxvirus known as MPXV, is a zoonotic ailment. …”
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The agenda premises of the judicialization of politics: policy attention in Israel’s high court of justice by Maoz Rosenthal, Assaf Meydani

“…This study examines the supposed “activism” of Israel’s High Court of Justice amid recent political crises and legislative efforts to curb its powers. While judicial behavior often balances political activism and constitutional problem-solving, this paper analyzes the Court’s agenda structure to assess its approach. …”
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MEDIATING EFFECT OF INTERNAL AUDITORS’ ETHICAL CONDUCT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN USAGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT, AND INTERNA... by Nura Badamasi, Adura Binti Ahmad

“…If this framework is authenticated, it would provide more evocative insight on the extends of internal audit effectiveness in Kano Nigerian MDAs, the legislators and government official would benefit greatly from this study if eventually concluded as it would assist MDAs to enhance internal audit effectiveness and curb corruption. In the subsequent studies the proposed framework will be empirically tested through data collection and analysis of relevant data. …”
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Impact of land prices on corporate carbon emission intensity by Lin Guo, Ying Liu, Zeqing Jiang, Xiaoping Yuan, Qi Jing

“…These findings highlight critical policy implications: land market reforms to curb speculative price inflation, enhanced access to financing, and targeted support for innovation in high-impact regions and industries. …”
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Contextualizing Wilson’s Information Behavior model in Seeking Indigenous Information for HIV prevention among Adolescents in Secondary schools, Uganda by Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Lyaka, Martha, Mutibwa, Lois Nankya

“…Effective communication of quality health information in emergency situations is critical in curbing the spread of diseases. Health programs promoting both biomedical and indigenous representations in HIV prevention have been found to be more effective than those that ignore lay representations. …”
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Assessment of Types, Factors Contributing to Violence Against Women and its Effects on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Byumvuhore, Stephen

“…Of the 407 respondents, VAW adversely affected most of the health-seeking behaviour, particularly attending ANC alone without husbands (84.5%) and delay to seek health care due to disagreements with the husband (82.6%). Measures in place to curb VAW included the majority reported seeking health care outside the home area (54.8%) although over half found it hard to share VAW experiences (62.9%) and forgot to visit health facilities for help (68.6%). …”
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The Effects of cashless policy implementation on revenue optimization in Kakamega County, Kenya by Livingstone Eshitika

“…The shift from traditional cash-based transactions to electronic payment systems has been a significant development in public finance management, aimed at enhancing revenue collection efficiency, reducing pilferages, and curbing corruption. By adopting a cashless policy, Kakamega County sought to streamline its revenue collection processes, improve transparency, and increase accountability among revenue officers. …”
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From overtourism to undertourism... and back? The struggle to manage tourism regrowth in post-pandemic Amsterdam by Lola Kuenen, Robert Fletcher, Tom Jakobs, Martijn Duineveld, Ko Koens

“…Our analysis demonstrate that while trajectories already started before the pandemic are now being augmented and given more priority and some new strategies to further curb tourism growth are also being implemented, overall Amsterdam remains dominated by a growth-oriented approach to tourism planning. …”
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SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF FACEBOOK USERS IN EKITI STATE by Awosenusi Omolara Christianah, Awofadeju Peter Olayinka, Babatola Deborah Bukunmi

“…It also recommends that government agency in-charge of social media regulation should regulate social media in order to curb deception in the social media report on issues related to injustice in Nigeria. …”
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The Somali Anti-Piracy Campaign, 2008-2012 by Justus Ondigi, Kenneth Ombongi, George Gona

“…While anti-piracy interventions of yore abound, their descriptions have not attracted deserving scholarly scrutiny, an aberration that can be redeemed by contextualizing initiatives taken to curb the fabled Somali piracy. This article interrogates the international, regional and national Somali anti-piracy strategies whose deficiencies shed light on why piracy remains a recurring scourge. …”
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ADDRESSING DESERTIFICATION TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE BETWEEN FARMERS AND HERDSMEN IN NIGERIA by Sani Sani Ibrahim

“…The method in obtaining data for this research was mainly through secondary.Two major findings emerged from the research; (1) Desertification a source of conflict and threat to national security and (2) Strategic intervention to curb desertification for sustainable peace. The research recommends the adoption all the strategic intervention measures to counter climate change and excessive human activities toward the successful recovery of the land productivity for sustainable peace. …”
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DragGAN: Interactive Point-Based Image Manipulation on Generative Adversarial Networks by Wu Muran

“…Future research will focus on curbing reliance on write-up-trained GAN patterns and increasing the person’s steadiness and accuracy in complex scenes. …”
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ILLEGAL TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA by Aondowase Targba

“…There should be retraining, re-orientation and a clean-up strategy within the Nigerian security agencies to curb corruption in the security system. There should be perimeter fencing along Nigeria's land border lines with Niger Republic, Chad, Benin Republic, and Cameroon to make border policing more easily. …”
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Microencapsulation Techniques in HIV Pediatric Formulations: Advances and Future Outlook by Nnamdi Ikemefuna Okafor

“…Thus, there is a necessity for investigation into several advanced microencapsulation techniques that could curb these challenges. Microencapsulation techniques have explored in drug delivery for encapsulation and manufacture of different nanoparticles that have shown significant potential in mitigating and surmounting different constraints, such as taste masking, enhanced drug solubility and bioavailability, and production of micronized fine powders for treatment of varying diseases. …”
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The Role of Traditional Leadership in Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Seke Community, Zimbabwe by Blessing Hodzi

“… This study examines the role of traditional leadership (village head and chiefs) in curbing gender-based violence (GBV) in rural communities. …”
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From overtourism to undertourism... and back? The struggle to manage tourism regrowth in post-pandemic Amsterdam by Lola Kuenen, Robert Fletcher, Tom Jakobs, Martijn Duineveld, Ko Koens

“…Our analysis demonstrate that while trajectories already started before the pandemic are now being augmented and given more priority and some new strategies to further curb tourism growth are also being implemented, overall Amsterdam remains dominated by a growth-oriented approach to tourism planning. …”
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Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmune and Viral Chronic Hepatitis by Pascal Lapierre, Alain Lamarre

“…As such, it is not surprising that CD4+ regulatory T cells, a key regulatory population of T cells able to curb immune responses, could be involved in both autoimmune hepatitis and chronic viral hepatitis. …”
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SLM-DFS: A systematic literature map of deepfake spread on social media by El-Sayed Atlam, Malik Almaliki, Ghada Elmarhomy, Abdulqader M. Almars, Awatif M.A. Elsiddieg, Rasha ElAgamy

“…Notably, there are significant gaps in evaluating these solutions, using digital interventions to curb dissemination, and managing DF propagation. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Air Quality over China: Links with Meteorological Factors and Energy Consumption by Pradeep Khatri, Tadahiro Hayasaka

“…Abstract The stringent control measures in China to curb the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have had profound societal and environmental impacts, including changes in energy consumption practices and thereby in air pollutant emissions. …”
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