‘Traditional Authorities’ and Community Rights in Contemporary Mozambique: between Activism and Incorporation by Giovanni Battista Martino

“… Mozambique’s donor-inspired ongoing programme of ‘traditional authorities’ ‘(re-)integration’ carries considerable emancipatory potential for local communities in their relations with central political institutions and the globalized economy. …”
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Farming and ranching through wildfire: Producers' critical role in fire risk management and emergency response by Natalia Pinzón, Ryan E. Galt, Leslie M. Roche, Tracy Schohr, Brian Shobe, Vikram Koundinya, Katie Brimm, Jacob Powell

“…We find an urgent need for policy reforms, improved support, targeted extension programs, and integrated coordination mechanisms. Producers are our overlooked allies in building widespread wildfire resilience. …”
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Intervención y evaluación de un programa de educación afectivo-sexual con padres / madres de adolescentes en la escuela by María Victoria Carrera Fernández, María Lameiras Fernández, Yolanda Rodríguez Castro

“…Se destacó la importancia de implementar experiencias que, como ésta, supongan una alternativa a la sobredimensionada educación de la inteligencia racional, en pro de un desarrollo integral de la personalidad de los y las adolescentes.…”
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Relationship marketing: development of theory and practice by L. P. Steblyakova, E. A. Vechkinzova, E. V. Krasnov

“…The prospects for relationship marketing development aimed at overcoming risks of new forms of organization, collaboration of business structures and strengthening their advantages, affirmation of consumer’s role as a direct participant in the creation of consumer value in consumer markets transformation, as well as wide spread of business ecosystems integrating the advantages of virtual business and a network form of organization have been determined, opening new opportunities for expanding collaborative innovations and obtaining a synergistic effect as a result of creating additional consumer value and building long-term multilateral relations.…”
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Research on Dual Security Control for a Non-Linear CPS with Multi-Objective Constraints under DoS Attack and Actuator Fault: An Active-Passive Attack-Tolerant Approach by Li Zhao, Wei Li, Yajie Li

“…Second, a non-linear CPS dual security control framework that integrates active-passive attack tolerance for DoS attack and active fault tolerance for actuator fault is constructed. …”
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Smart governance as a new strategy on Jambi city policy innovations by Rio Yusri Maulan, Ovie Yanti, Nur Sukmawat

“…In line with this, the government needs to build integrated ICTs services. Therefore, the government of Indonesia has legalized a regulation relating to smart city policy. …”
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A Study On The Usage Of M-Learning Applications Within Bulgarian Schools by Bonimir Penchev

“…This provides ample justification for directing efforts from all stakeholders (educational institutions, educators, and learners) toward wider and more comprehensive integration of these applications in the educational process. …”
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Sustainable Functional Nanofoods: Formulation Opportunities and Application Challenges by Abdelkarim Guaadaoui, Maryem El Yadini, Imane Himri, Ilhame Bourais, Adil El Yadini, Jihane Oumato, Nasreddine El Omari, Lamiae Belayachi, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Abdellah Hamal

“…Nevertheless, the use of materials at the nanoscale can also present challenges related to potential impacts on human health, the environment and regulatory challenges, akin to those faced by other emerging technologies. The integration of nanofoods requires careful evaluation of the risks associated with new products. …”
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Organizational Adaptability Influenced by Practice Strategy, Environmental Dynamism, and Absorptive Capacity by Yunhao Gong, Yun Le, Xinyue Zhang, Xiaoyan Chen, Hui Zeng

“…Different from the single perspective of previous studies, this research adopts an integrated, outside-in perspective. Employing an agent-based simulation model (ASM) and a multiple regression model (MRM), we examine the impact of the intensity of exploitative and exploratory practice on organizational adaptability, as well as the moderating effect of environmental dynamism and organizational absorptive capacity. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Weeds by Stephen H. Futch, Brent A. Sellers, Ramdas G. Kanissery

“… Weed management in Florida citrus is an important component of any successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. IPM programs utilize a combination of control practices including but not limited to cultural, preventive, mechanical, chemical, or biological methods. …”
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Chronotope, technology affordances, and task design: using WeChat to facilitate Chinese learning in the classroom by Wang Xuan

“…Drawing on an example of instructional design using WeChat to facilitate the learning of business Chinese, this paper illustrates that the chronotopic affordances of mobile apps such as WeChat, when creatively integrated with task-based language pedagogy, can significantly expand the learning mobility and opportunities defined by the classroom in its traditional sense. …”
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Reconceptualizing the Role of the University Language Teacher in Light of Generative AI by Mark Tutton, Doron Cohen

“…We argue that the teacher must master and integrate these two different modes of teaching and learning. …”
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Exploiting the similarity of dissimilarities for biomedical applications and enhanced machine learning. by Mohammad Neamul Kabir, Li Rong Wang, Wilson Wen Bin Goh

“…This paper discusses the "similarity of dissimilarities" concept, using protein function prediction, ML, and personalized AI as key examples. Integrating this approach into an analysis allows for the design of better, more meaningful experiments and the development of smarter validation methods, ensuring that the models learn in a meaningful way.…”
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IMF Sovereign Debt Restructuring Framework: Origin, Evolution and Latest Updates of its Main Components by Alejandro Gabriel Manzo

“…This analytical perspective closes a logical circle that shows the IMF SDR framework in a historical and integral manner and also gives an idealistic insider view to what the Fund is and how it operates.…”
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Democratising the interface research-policymaking in landscape planning: experiences in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) by Enrico Michelutti

“…., territorial plans involving landscape conservation norms, regional landscape plans, “integrated landscape projects”), the research shows the need to readdress landscape governance and policymaking towards inclusiveness, fostering knowledge co-production initiatives at all levels and (re-)thinking power as a complex factor of change in the relationships between planning authorities, academia, communities and citizens. …”
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Machine learning and facial recognition for down syndrome detection: A comprehensive review by Khosro Rezaee

“…This review article examines advancements in automated facial recognition methods for diagnosing Down syndrome in children, focusing on the integration of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) strategies. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Weeds by Stephen H. Futch, Brent A. Sellers, Ramdas G. Kanissery

“… Weed management in Florida citrus is an important component of any successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. IPM programs utilize a combination of control practices including but not limited to cultural, preventive, mechanical, chemical, or biological methods. …”
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Rhyme or Reason: Three Patterns of Poetic Interference in the British Crime Novel by Camille Fort-Cantoni

“…This essay shows how poetical elements may be integrated to a prose genre, the crime fiction narrative, and the perturbations they may generate. …”
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Conceptualising Information Production in the Context of the SDHSS Ontology Ecosystem by Francesco Beretta

“…First, I propose an epistemological analysis of information, as distinct from data and knowledge, then I develop a conceptualisation of information in humanities and social sciences, based on the OntoClean methodology, and the foundational ontologies DOLCE and Descriptions and Situations, and show how it can ground a cross-disciplinary ontology ecosystem based on the CIDOC CRM and its SDHSS integration. Finally, I apply these principles to a detailed analysis of the information production process and show how the proposed conceptualisation provides possible solutions to the three challenges raised.…”
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Research on Energy-Efficient Building Design Using Target Function Optimization and Genetic Neural Networks by Youxiang Huan

“…RESULTS: This reduces energy consumption and life cycle costs. The framework integrates Matlab-based approaches with traditional simulation tools like EnergyPlus. …”
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