Scenario Analyses of Land Use Conversion in the North China Plain: An Econometric Approach by Jinyan Zhan, Feng Wu, Chenchen Shi, Fan Zhang, Zhihui Li

“…In this research, we modified the net returns of each land use type for three scenarios, including business as usual (BAU) scenario, rapid economic growth (REG) scenario, and coordinated environmental sustainability (CES) scenario. …”
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Disease Control for Snap Beans in Florida by Shouan Zhang, Nicholas Dufault, Mathews Paret, Pamela Roberts, Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang

“…Based on the 2012 US Census of Agriculture (NASS, USDA), snap bean is an economically important vegetable crop in Florida with a total of 33,338 acres harvested in 2012. …”
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Wildlife trade dynamics: exploring bushmeat market with a view toward social and ecological justice in Ibadan Metropolis Nigeria by Bright O. Olunusi, Bright O. Olunusi

“…Environmental justice in this context seeks to ensure fair economic opportunities for bushmeat marketers, predominantly women (93%), while protecting vulnerable wildlife species. …”
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UniLF: A novel short-term load forecasting model uniformly considering various features from multivariate load data by Shiyang Zhou, Qingyong Zhang, Peng Xiao, Bingrong Xu, Geshuai Luo

“…Abstract Accurate short-term load forecasting (STLF) provides important support for the economic and stable operation of the power system. …”
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COLLATERAL DETERMINATS IN BANK RISK MANANAGEMENT: THE REGIONAL CASE by A. M. Karminsky, O. D. Khon

“…Basically, these banks provide the settlement of region’s social and economic problems while maintaining local companies and enterprises.  …”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…The UUFB sample was rated highest in terms of overall likeness and may economically complement some of the existing popular meat-based snacks in Nigeria. …”
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Environmental Influence of Gas Flaring: Perspective from the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria by Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Robert Birundu Onyancha, Hussain Athar, Benedict Okundaye, Paul Atagamen Aidonojie, Benita Ebindu Siloko, Ismail Hossain, Heri Septya Kusuma, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…In addition to the generation of noise and heat, it makes substantial adjacent areas uninhabitable and, hence, causes detrimental consequences to the entire ecosystem as well as waste energy and results in economic losses. Reducing GasF is a critical issue due to its ensuing complications; consequently, there is a tenacious need to measure GasF via the study of its composition, distribution, and capacity, as well as the utilization of appropriate GasF recovery/removal procedures. …”
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Lauric Acid-Modified Nitraria Seed Meal Composite as Green Carrier Material for Pesticide Controlled Release by Bo Bai, Xiaohui Xu, Jingjie Hai, Na Hu, Honglun Wang, Yourui Suo

“…To alleviate the adverse effects of pesticide residues on the environment, development of a more safe, economical, and reliable usage approach of pesticides is critically urgent. …”
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The Image of Law Enforcement Agencies: Current Status and Practices to Improve It by K. V. Mordvinov, U. A. Udavikhina

“…In the current context of heightened economic and socio-political conflicts around the world, there is a crisis of confidence in the state institutions that provide public security. …”
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Energy sales activities development in electric power market by V. Ya. Afanasyev, V. V. Kuzmin

“…The problems arising for economic entities in the modern Russian electric power market under the conditions of the “resale” scheme for organizing energy sales activities have been characterized. …”
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Investigating the relationship between built environment and urban vitality using big data by Guifen Lyu, Niwat Angkawisittpan, Xiaoli Fu, Somchat Sonasang

“…Abstract Urban vitality reflects the dynamic interaction between residents’ activities and the urban environment, playing a pivotal role in fostering social and economic development. It enhances urban quality, competitiveness, and residents’ well-being. …”
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Increased Performance of Thermoplastic Packaging Materials by Using a Mild Oxidizing Biobased Additive by Ferdinand Männle, Jens Kjær Jørgensen, Bjørn Steinar Tanem

“…The products are interesting from an ecological and economic aspect. In the second study, the addition of a green prodegradant to several qualities of polypropylene that are used in packaging applications leads to materials that are readily degraded in accelerated weathering. …”
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Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria by Samuel Upev, Amurtiya Michael, Shuaibu Mshelia, Justice Onu

“…The specific objectives of the study were to: describes the rural household heads’ socio-economic characteristics; determine the poverty status of the respondents and its determinants; and identify poverty alleviating strategies of the respondents. …”
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Responses of Poultry to Heat Stress and Mitigation Strategies During Summer in Tropical Countries: A Review by RAHUL AVI

“…Heat stress, caused by rising environmental temperatures, undermines the health and productivity of poultry, resulting in significant economic losses. This review comprehensively addresses the physiological and behavioural responses of poultry to heat stress and explores the key mitigation strategies, categorized under genetics, management and feeding. …”
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A proposta da Base Nacional Comum Curricular e o debate entre 1988 e 2015 by Ileizi Luciana Fiorelli Silva, Henrique Fernandes Alves Neto, Daniel Vitor Vicente

“…Besides these agencies and agents, the various organizations of social movements, economic groups, scientific associations and universities were invited and/or volunteered to participate in the processes of the development of curriculum proposals. …”
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Serbian diplomacy in deterrence by Blagojević Veljko

“…Resume Diplomacy represents the first line of promotion and defense of national interests and one of the sources of power, alongside with military, economic, information and other forms of power. The importance and complexity of diplomacy for Serbia in the contemporary international relations are perhaps most evident in terms of deterrence when a major war is being waged on European soil, which will certainly have long-term consequences for the international system. …”
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Hierarchical Multiobjective Dispatching Strategy for the Microgrid System Using Modified MOEA/D by Xiaofeng Wan, Hai Lian, Xiaohua Ding, Jin Peng, Yining Wu

“…The large-scale electric vehicles connected to the microgrid have brought various challenges to the safe and economic operation of the microgrid. In this paper, a hierarchical microgrid dispatching strategy considering the user-side demand is proposed. …”
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Cloud to surface lightning activity in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in the context of marine infrastructure safety by J. Silverman, Y. Yair, C. Price, M. Asfur

“…In this study we analyzed the cloud to sea surface lightning activity in the Israeli Mediterranean Exclusive Economic Zone (IMEEZ) based on two global lightning detection networks and Israeli national detection network. …”
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A Periodic Collaboration and Coexistence Management Model with the Oscillation Effect for Complex Mega Infrastructure Project under the Risk of Infection by Na Zhao, T. C. E. Cheng

“…If a disruption occurs, it is difficult to resume construction, and substantial economic losses can result. Furthermore, the periodic collaboration and coexistence management model with the oscillation effect can effectively prevent the risk of problems from spreading among groups. …”
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EFFECTIVE CONTRACT AT THE UNIVERSITY AS A DRIVER OF WORK QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL WORKERS by I. E. Nikulina

“…The Research goal was to study the theoretical and socio-economic aspects of the practice of applying effective contracts at the university to improve the motivation system and avoiding erroneous actions to manage the process of its development. …”
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