How to reduce the risk of climate change for the sustainability of rural farmers? Based on evidence from Iran by Moslem Savari, Bagher Khaleghi, Abbas Sheheytavi

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The 2022 Copyright Amendment Bill: Implications for the South African universities’ research economy by Keyan Tomaselli

“…The study reveals the stark contradictions within emerging state policy relating to the creative industries in an era when information has economic value.  …”
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Retraction notice to “MPPT efficiency enhancement of a grid connected solar PV system using Finite Control set model predictive controller” [Heliyon 10 (2024) e27663] by Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, Girma Kassa Alitasb

“…This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal).This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-In-Chief.An investigation conducted on behalf of the journal by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team found a significant increase of citations to papers published by the author, Ayodeji Olalekan Salau, between the original submission and the revised version of this article. …”
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Trends and determinants of exclusive and predominant breastfeeding practices for two decades (2000–2019) in Ethiopia by Hailemariam Mamo Hassen

“…However, evidence on trends in breastfeeding has remained fragmented, and there is a paucity of information on the impacts of breastfeeding policy on breast feeding practices and associated factors influencing it. …”
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Intelligent interference decision algorithm with prior knowledge embedded LSTM-PPO model by ZHANG Jingke, YANG Kai, LI Chao, WANG Hongyan

“…Focusing on the issues of low efficiency and effectiveness in decision-making as well as the instability of traditional reinforcement learning model-based multi-function radar (MFR) jamming decision algorithms, a prior knowledge embedded long short-term memory (LSTM) network-proximal policy optimization (PPO) model based intelligent interference decision algorithm was developed. …”
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Key sector identification of Nepal: an integrated approach with linkage and hypothetical extraction method by Lila Ballav Bhusal

“…While acknowledging methodological limitations regarding employment and environmental data, this research establishes an evidence-based framework for strategic sector prioritization and offers policy recommendations for sustainable economic development.…”
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Crise et modalités d’élaboration d’un compromis social dans le nouveau capitalisme indien by Damien Krichewsky

“…“Translating” the local conflicts into social issues, they exert significant pressure on policy-makers for tightening the political and institutional framework regulating corporate capitalism. …”
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On the Genesis of the ‘Sustainable Security’ Concept by E. N. Glazunova

“…While the term ‘sustainable development’ is now firmly established in theory and policy, the ‘security’ concept remains essentially contested. …”
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Psychological factors of economic decision-making process by E. S. Mishenin

“…It has been emphasized that the process of making economic decisions, such as choosing a production object, pricing policy, use of technology, taxation system, consumer choice, and investment, has its own specifics. …”
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Accés à la terre et transhumance en Grèce : bien commun et conflits sociaux by Stavriani Koutsou, Athanassios Ragkos, Maria Karatassiou

“…The management of rangelands, which for centuries was ensured within the « tseligato » (a form of specific cooperative-type organization of livestock farmers), is nowdays today threatened by the individualistic behaviour of pastoralists, which is encouraged, to an extent, by policy measures. The central question that arises is to what extent these hazards and conflicts determine the sustainability of mountain rangelands and the sustainability of transhumance. …”
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Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China by Mingwei He, Yi Fei, Min He

“…The findings may contribute to understanding the car use behavior and help policy makers to identify methods for reducing car use more clearly.…”
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The Role of The LCGC (Low Cost Great Curriculum) Model on Teacher Performance in The Implementation of The Independent Curriculum by Azmy Ali Muchtar, Marhamah Marhamah, Popi Puadah

“…The measuring instrument used was the LCGC Model scale adapted from the Charles O. Jones policy implementation model and the Ornstein and Hunkins Curriculum Implementation model: (Modernism and Postmodernism). …”
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Review: the application of deep reinforcement learning to quantitative trading in financial market by XU Bo, HE Yijun, WEN Jiancheng, LI Xiangxia

“…On this basis, a systematic review was conducted on the application and practical progress of DRL in quantitative trading in financial market, covering the application of different types of DRL, such as policy-based algorithm models, value-based algorithm models, and actor-critic algorithm models in quantitative trading in financial market. …”
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Empowering equality: Advancing quality education in the contemporary global landscape by Walter Odondi

“…It cautions against an overemphasis on privatisation and competition and urges a comprehensive reorganisation of policies and resource allocation in order to align with the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Foreign workers in the labour force: Provincial retention after transition to permanent residency among work permit holders for work purposes by Yuqian Lu, Feng Hou

“…Such information is directly relevant to policy considerations related to the regionalization of immigration and the role of the transition from temporary to permanent residency. …”
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TEACHERS' BELIEFS AND CONSTRAINTS IN ADOPTING LEARNER-CENTERED PEDAGOGY; AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER-CENTERED METHODS IN TANZANIAN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES by Mustapha Almasi, Susan Mwangu Rumulika, Johari Hakimu, Justine N Mbukwa

“…This study concludes that deeply rooted teacher beliefs and contextual classroom challenges reinforce the use of TCM, despite policy changes advocating for student-centered methods. …”
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Patterns of microbial contamination on Northumberland Strait shores. by Miranda E Corkum, Naaman M Omar, Douglas A Campbell

“…Our results suggest that cumulative rainfall over 48 h is useful in predicting contamination risk at the developed Parlee Beach, and thereby demonstrate how open data can be used to inform policy and management decisions.…”
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SCIENCE DIPLOMACY: FRENCH EXPERIENCE by A. V. Shestopal, N. V. Litvak

“…On the one hand, the French foreign policy doctrine presupposes an ability to exercise certain influence on its international partners. …”
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CAPITAL OUTFLOWS BY RUSSIAN MULTINATIONALS: EXPLANATION OF WIDER EUROPE’S DOMINANCE by A. V. Kuznetsov

“…Regulation of capital outflows has become an important task for the Russian economic policy. Such regulation needs the real picture of the Russian outward foreign direct investment (FDI) geography without distortions by official statistics with its data on indirect FDI via offshores. …”
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The Taxation of Agriculture in the European Union Countries by Kinga Gruziel, Małgorzata Raczkowska

“…Taxation of income derived from agricultural business activity is a natural direction of changes in tax systems. The tax policy implemented in the European Union countries in relation to agriculture make use of the principle of tax justice to the highest possible extent. …”
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