Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter by Clara Gómez-Ensastegui, Pedro Avila-Pérez, José Luis García-Rivas, Carlos Eduardo Barrera-Díaz, Huemantzin Balan Ortiz-Oliveros, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

“…The two species were exposed by the moss bag technique to the pollution of the Toluca Valley Metropolitan Area (TVMA) for two periods of 6 months, using the sites of the Automatic Atmospheric Monitoring Network of the Government of the State of Mexico, and were subsequently analyzed using elemental and structural characterization techniques. …”
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Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities by Ferry Efendi, Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Grace Solely Houghty, Hisaya Oda, Yuko Tsujita

“…Results: Six prominent themes and 15 subthemes emerged: 1) organizational factors (caring leader, involvement in decision making, career development, and participation in training); 2) social support systems (group support, colleagues support and friend support); 3) individual drive (lifelong learning and persistent); 4) national policies (government support in public service and flexibility in finding a comfortable placement); 5) family factors (positive support of child education and development and maintaining relationship with spouse); and 6) economic factors (staying due to high salary and increasing income streams). …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“… The issue of maintaining group dynamics in flexible remote teams is currently in the focal point of attention not only of commercial companies and government agencies as a response to the changing conditions of work organisation, including those associated with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also of higher education institutions that train future professionals. …”
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Exploring geothermal energy as a sustainable source of energy: A systemic review by Charity M. Nkinyam, Chika Oliver Ujah, Christian O. Asadu, Daramy V.V. Kallon

“…To enhance its competitiveness relative to fossil fuels, which benefit from established support and subsidies, geothermal energy requires government backing in the form of favorable feed-in tariffs and preferential tax treatment. …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Also, in developing organic agriculture, an effective linkage and coordination among government and private participants is crucial. Therefore, in Sri Lanka in this context, strategic focus on policy support for organic agriculture is needed. …”
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Exploring SME owners’ motivation to learn and acquire new skills for the adoption of e-commerce by Naledi D.D. Gallant, Anthea P. Amadi-Echendu, Elriza Esterhuyzen

“…This report could be used by the government to improve its SMEs’ support initiatives.…”
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One Nudge Can Be Enough:Reducing Cigarette ButtLittering in Public Areas by Artsiom Klunin, Matúš Sloboda, Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, Patrik Pavlovský

“…Cigarette butt littering is a problem for every local government unit; however, policy solutions are either very difficult to implement or expensive. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.D. Gulyakov, A.Yu. Salomatin

“…Taking into account the more complex ethnic composition than in Transcaucasia, the new government began organizing national auton-omies and territorial regions in 1920–1922. …”

Innovative Diversity Metrics in Hierarchical Population‐Based Differential Evolution for PEM Fuel Cell Parameter Optimization by Mohammad Khishe, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Laith Abualigah

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An exergy-based analysis for the synthesis of aromatics from biomass by Mohammed Usman, Joseph Akintola, Gabriel Umoh, Joseph Akpan, Ekpotu Wilson, Queen Moses, Philemon Udom, Edose Osagie

“…The chemical process industry has been facing rising energy costs, increasing competition due to rapid globalization, and more stringent government regulations amid growing public concern for the environment, health, and safety. …”
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The impact of vehicular pollution on soil health in the forest ecosystem of Sonamarg Kashmir Himalayas by Tariq A. Bhat, Shafat A. Mir, Manzoor R. Khan, Javeed I. A. Bhat, Ishrat Bashir, Bilal A. Beigh, Humayun Azad

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Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya by Thomas A. Odeny, Jeremy Penner, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Hannah H. Leslie, Starley B. Shade, Walter Adero, Jackson Kioko, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

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Utilizing Low-cost Mobile Monitoring to Estimate the PM2.5 Inhaled Dose in Urban Environment by Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Martin Adrian, Casmika Saputra, Puji Lestari

“…Real-time mobile monitoring can help the government make policy and give warnings to people traveling around polluted areas.…”
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Legality as a principle of court activity in respecting the rights, freedoms and interests of minors in cases of administrative offences by M. A. Sambor

“…The fiduciary nature of decisions resonates with the parties to the case and the social environment, contributing to the establishment of the authority of the government through trust in its institutions and entities authorised to resolve disputes and eliminate conflict in relevant social relations. …”
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Evaluation of crop and pond-deepening adaptations to climate change in saline coastal Bangladesh: Benefit-cost and risk analysis by Md. Jahangir Kabir, Donald S. Gaydon, Rob Cramb

“…Our findings indicate that current farming practices require 25–48 % more irrigation water for non-rice grain crops, while optimal approaches and government recommendations (BARI/BRRI) lead to more efficient water utilization. …”
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Determining Causal Factors of Severe Crashes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana by Sahima Nazneen, Mahdi Rezapour, Khaled Ksaibati

“…Indian reservations have been struggling with the highest rate of crashes that lead to fatal and incapacitating injuries across the United States for decades. The US government has been striving to improve roadway safety on Indian reservations to reduce such crashes. …”
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A Study of the Pattern of Admissions to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka by Priyamali Jayasekera, Gayani Dassanayake, Kasthuri Bandara, Lakmali Jayawardhena, K. M. S. Malkanthi

“…The lower recorded number of paediatric and gynaecological and obstetrical emergencies presented to the A&E department is a result of a government policy mandating the admission of these types of patients directly to their respective wards. …”
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Where is Batho Pele? The perspective of child and adolescent mental health service users in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Stella Mokitimi, Kim Jonas, Marguerite Schneider, Petrus J. de Vries

“…In 1997 the South African Government introduced the “Batho Pele” (‘People First’) initiative in all public sector services, with the aim of putting the voices of service users at the centre of decision-making of policy development and implementation. …”
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The Empowerment of High-Impact Educational Practice Construct Based on Kelantan Rabbani Education Policy by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nur Shahidah Ab Hamid, Mazlan Ibrahim, Azizi Umar

“…This study aims to analyse how the Kelantan Rabbani Education Policy (DPRK), introduced by the Kelantan State Government in 2018, can support the aspirations of HIEP. …”
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Juozas Jurginis in 1961 was criticized by Moscow by Arūnas Vyšniauskas

“…A historical periodization according to Lithuanian statehood phases from Grand Duchy of Lithuania until Soviet Lithuania was a particular concern raised by Moscow in Jurginis' textbook. The Soviet government in Moscow found it very difficult to coordinate the old history of all 15 Soviet republics with various periodization phases in their schoolbooks. …”
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