Patrimonialisation du biome de las Caatinga : imaginaires paysagers en changement dans le semi-aride brésilien by Caio Augusto Amorim Maciel

“…Then, at the turn of the century, a number of social movements set forth through the debates about climate change, desertification and sustainable development, have led the Brazilian society to an impressive change on this kind of misrepresentation. …”
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NEW LABOUR 'ETHICAL' FOREIGN POLICY by N. A. Stepanova

“…These solutions, however, have led to some ambiguous results. The author argues that, on the one hand, the Labour Party 'new' foreign policy was a tribute to the historical tradition and continuity and on the other - the spirit of the times, as other Western countries leaders claimed similar statements, and that, in fact, it contributed to the moral authority of the government in the eyes of the British society. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Sand Mining in Poyang Lake and Its Impact on Lake Basin Morphology Based on Remote Sensing Images by LIU Jiahao

“…The results show that: ① sand mining vessels were mainly distributed in the north lake part of Poyang Lake from 2000 to 2006, and the number of sand mining vessels plummeted in 2008 due to the impact of the banning policy, and 2016 was the peak of sand mining activities, in which the policy regulation is the main factor for the change of spatio-temporal distribution and number and scale of sand mining vessels in Poyang Lake from 2000 to 2021; ② the human sand mining activities have affected to a certain extent the hydrological sediment balance of Poyang Lake to a certain extent; ③ sand mining activities led to a decrease in the beach area in the inlet channel of Poyang Lake and Songmen Mountain area, while the net increase in the beach area in the southeast area of Tangyin was about 7.95 km², mainly due to siltation caused by the spreading of sediments from inlet tributaries of the lake. …”
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Effect of Environmental Factors on Germination and Emergence of Invasive Rumex confertus in Central Europe by Jeremi Kołodziejek, Jacek Patykowski

“…This species has increased its range rapidly within central Europe, yet its biology is not well understood, which has led to poorly timed management. Effects of temperature, light, sodium chloride (NaCl), hydrogen ion concentration (pH), potassium nitrate (KNO3), and polyethylene glycol 6000 on seed germination were examined. …”
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Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Their Subsequent Impact on Participants’ Body Composition by Victoria Sandercock, Jeanette Andrade

“…Programs that had professionals frequently interact with participants, regardless if the interactions were done daily, weekly, or monthly, led to a change in body composition. Additionally, programs that incorporated a motivation theory and provided content relevant to participants’ needs resulted in a change in body composition. …”
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Local Institution Model of Tambrauw Conservation in West Papua by Sepus M. Fatem, San Afri Awang, Ahmad Maryudi, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Jonni Marwa

“…Political Commitment to establishing Tambrauw as a conservation district in West Papua, has led to changes in conventional governance towards conservation management. …”
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Towards a unified regional surveillance system: the Gulf CDC’s first initiatives by Sami Al Mudarra, Lamis Alghamdi, Ahmed AlHatlan, Andrew Amato Gauci, Aleksandra Polkowska Kramek, Alaa Alqurashi, Nouf Alzuhayri, Sadeem AlShiban, Bushra Alghamdi, Pasi Penttinen

“…Prior to the introduction of this system, senior experts in this field from all GCC member states were surveyed and a consensus process launched to agree on the first steps. This led to the strategic selection of a small number of priority communicable and non-communicable diseases for the pilot phase of the system. …”
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Storage Stability of Additive-free Salacca sp. Fruit Leather by Umi Purwandari, Mojiono Mojiono, Ninik Wulandari K Putri, Miftakhul Efendi, Alfan Wijaya

“…Higher storage temperature led to higher L and b values. On the contrary, sensory analysis results indicated the limited effect of factors studied. …”
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Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene by Audrey Sabbagh, Pierre Darlu, André Langaney, Estella S. Poloni

“…Up to now, most association studies that have attempted to relate the acetylation phenotype in NAT2 to a variety of complex human disorders have led to contradictory results in different populations. …”
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Belief and Disbelief in the Space Between, 1914-1945 by Jean-Christophe MURAT

“…Hyde’s communism, however, never sat comfortably with the official line, despite the fact that he spent almost two decades tirelessly organising all sorts of Party-led campaigns, and about ten years working as news editor for the Daily Worker. …”
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Comparison of blockchain vs. centralised IT infrastructure costs for food traceability: a Thai broiler supply chain case study by Suchit Pongnumkul, Patcharawadee Ittipornpaisarn, Suporn Pongnumkul

“…While the current centralised approach, typically led by a supply chain leader, facilitates information exchange, it faces significant limitations, such as prolonged tracing processes and a lack of transparency. …”
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Strategies for Overcoming University Researchers’ Writer’s Block by V. M. Evdash, N. N. Zhuravleva

“…The individual approach to each participant led to a better understanding of the causes of writer’s block and finding the cures. …”
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Cosmopolitanism of Langsa Society during Colonial Era by Sumiyati Sumiyati, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Ichwan Azhari

“…The interaction of people from various nations has led to the convergence of diverse cultures. However, despite being influenced by external cultures, the people of Langsa have also maintained their original culture amidst a hybrid culture. …”
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The Possible Crystallization Process in the Origin of Bacteria, Archaea, Viruses, and Mobile Elements by Akari Yoshimura, Masayuki Seki

“…An arms race between non-free-living cells and primitive viruses finally led to free-living cells with a cell wall and mature viruses.…”
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Investigation and evaluation of palygorskite microstructure following acid pretreatment and its potential use as an adsorbent for copper by Ahmed Flayyih Hussein, Mayssaa Ali Al-Bidry, Asawer A. AL Wasiti

“…Results illustrated that acetic acid effectively dispersed fibre aggregates, creating voids within the fibrous structure and reducing particle size while keeping the shape of the fiber. Hydrochloric acid led to varying degrees of structural changes. A concentration of 0.5, 1, and 2 M dispersed the fibre agglomerates and increased positive surface charge. …”
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Universal validity of the second law of information thermodynamics by Shintaro Minagawa, M. Hamed Mohammady, Kenta Sakai, Kohtaro Kato, Francesco Buscemi

“…Abstract Adiabatic measurements, followed by feedback and erasure protocols, have often been considered as a model to embody Maxwell’s Demon paradox and to study the interplay between thermodynamics and information processing. Such studies have led to the conclusion, now widely accepted in the community, that Maxwell’s Demon and the second law of thermodynamics can peacefully coexist because any gain provided by the demon must be offset by the cost of performing the measurement and resetting the demon’s memory to its initial state. …”
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Flexural characteristics of additively manufactured continuous fiber-reinforced honeycomb sandwich structures by Rafael Guerra Silva, Gustavo Morales Pavez

“…As predicted by the theoretical models, a higher fiber content led to higher values of flexural modulus and strength. …”
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AUDIT COMMITTEE’S ATTRIBUTES AND QUALITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING ON LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Idris Kayode MUHAMMED, Ganiyu ABDULYAKEEN, Kate Theophilus AJIDE, Kolapo Olufemi OYALEKE

“… Confidence of the community in general and the investment community in particular in the accuracy of the Nigerian companies' financial reports has decreased due to the repeated documentation of accounting manipulations in financial statements. This has led to business takeovers and collapse. The prevalence of takeovers and or collapse has caused significant concern about how well corporate governance procedures guarantee the preparation and disclosure of more effective accounting records. …”
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How do events shape the media agenda on Islam and Muslims in Western Europe? An analysis of news events in Germany, the UK and France (2000–2020) by Liriam Sponholz, Anna-Maria Meuth

“…This database permitted a time series analysis to determine a) when the issues of Islam and Muslims received (no) attention and b) what events led to the “ups” or peaks in attention. Following that, a co-occurrence network analysis of the term “Muslim” based on the media data before and after a trigger event identified c) how “ups” and “downs” shape media agenda on Islam. …”
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Osteoblast-Specific Overexpression of Nucleolar Protein NO66/RIOX1 in Mouse Embryos Leads to Osteoporosis in Adult Mice by Qin Chen, Krishna M. Sinha, Benoit de Crombrugghe, Ralf Krahe

“…We found that overexpression of NO66 in cells of the osteoblast lineage did not cause overt defects in developmental bones but led to osteoporosis in the long bones of adult mice. …”
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