Effective Contract in Higher Education: Intentions and Outcomes by M. V. Kurbatova, I. V. Donova

“…The issue of the academic contract in the Russian higher education is associated with the salary systems reform in social sector and scientific field according to the adoption of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from May 7, 2012 No. 597 “On Measures for the Implementation of the State Social Policy”. Institutional project of the effective contract was aimed to solve two problems. …”
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«Siberian Satrap» M. M. Lashevich and his death in Harbin by M. V. Krotova

“…The author emphasizes that the study of such extraordinary figures as Lashevich is important not only for understanding Soviet policy in China, but also for clarifying the problems of perception and assessment of the activities of Soviet leaders by ideological opponents.…”
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Simulating Complex Urban Behaviours With AI: Incorporating Improved Intelligent Agents in Urban Simulation Models by Solon Solomou, Ulysses Sengupta

“…The experiment demonstrates the possibility of modelling with more intelligent agents for future city planning and policy.…”
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Pour une prise en compte géographique de la commande publique dans l’analyse des dynamiques d’innovation territoriale by Pascal David

“…This observation challenges geographers, policy designers and planners, even though, beyond the question of the law that frames it, PP has always been a major instrument of public policies and their implementation. …”
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Oil and Iran Regions Rural Economic Structure Alteration by Hassan Afrakhteh, Mohammad Hajipur, Farhad Javan

“…In addition, absence of industrial sector in rural economic structure with emphasis on agricultural sector both from policy making view and credit securing show that there have not been any logical sight on the political economic system facing rural space economy for development.…”
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Improving equity through barrier-free transportation: an evaluation of Shanghai metro stations by Zhan Zhang, Xiongjie Yang, Chenming Jiang, Linjun Lu, Xiaoyue Li, Xiaoyu Rong, Ziqi Huang

“…The study provides recommendations for enhancing metro accessibility.DiscussionThe proposed framework offers a robust tool for evaluating and improving urban transit accessibility, with implications for inclusive mobility policy and design.…”
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Personal income in New Zealand at the current stage of economic development by I. V. Mitroshin

“…An insignificant impact on this indicator of restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic is revealed, however, with the certain social policy of the state, fluctuations in the income of citizens during this period were hardly noticeable. …”
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Economic Potentials and Use Dynamics of Sorghum Food System in Ethiopia: Its Implications to Resolve Food Deficit by Teshome Sirany, Esubalew Tadele, Haimanot Aregahegn, Dagnachew Wale

“…We used deductive logical reasoning to develop a comprehensive scientific understanding of the crop that can be used to inform future research and policies. Various exclusion and inclusion criteria were used to filter the most prominent findings. …”
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American Studies by V. O. Pechatnov

“…His research interests were very wide: from the study of American foreign policy expansion to the history of the labor movement in the United States. …”
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Appraisal of Impact and Utilization of Woman Empowerment Programmes on Poverty Alleviation in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria by NNANA OKOI OFEM, NGOZI CHRISTIANA NWADIKE

“…Additionally, the sustainability of these initiatives is often compromised by inconsistent policy implementation and a lack of ongoing support from both governmental and non-governmental organizations. …”
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PCIU: Hardware Implementations of an Efficient Packet Classification Algorithm with an Incremental Update Capability by O. Ahmed, S. Areibi, K. Chattha, B. Kelly

“…Packet classification plays a crucial role for a number of network services such as policy-based routing, firewalls, and traffic billing, to name a few. …”
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Influence of development factors of manufacturing industry on the economy of the North-Western Federal District by E. Yu. Shirokova

“…Due to constant tightening of the sanctions policy against Russia, the stable manufacturing industry is among fundamental factors of sustainability and active growth of the country’s economy. …”
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Research on Ecological Restoration Mechanism of Rare-Earth Mines Based on Evolutionary Game by Guangli Yan, Fei Xue, Zhongxue Li

“…This article analyzes the impact mechanism of policy changes on the rare-earth mining industry and analyzes the three-party evolutionary game model by adjusting the values of external variables. …”
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Becoming a new parent during the pandemic: experiences of pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period by Emma Blakey, Daniel Kuria, Michelle McGillion, Fiona Scott

“…The Covid-19 pandemic brought additional, unprecedented changes to policy and practice that drastically impacted on the experiences of parents. …”
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To the problem of optimization of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of providing the national security of the State by Y. V. Kobko

“…It has been performed the classification of the relevant criteria, which is most appropriate to divide into the following groups: 1) financial and economic, which include: the level of shadowing of the economy; the level of GDP per capita; the ratio of public debt to GDP; the average level of wages in the state; 2) socio-cultural, in particular: the demographic situation in the country (depopulation rate); the level of legal consciousness of society and cultural development; national consent and unity; a sense of personal security; the level of support of the population of the state; 3) political: stability and effectiveness of public policy (domestic political stability); resilience to ensure a high level of readiness of society and the state to respond to a wide range of threats; the level of democracy, the formation and effectiveness of the legal framework of the rule of law; 4) indicators of combat readiness of the army: the state of the armed forces, their combat capability and combat readiness; logistical, financial support of troops; adequacy of staffing. …”
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The forgotten factor: Exploring consumer perceptions of artificial intelligence in the food and agriculture systems by Cheng-Xian Yang, Lauri M. Baker, Anissa Mattox, David Diehl, Sydney Honeycutt

“…These insights offer valuable directions for future research and policy-making, promoting a balanced approach to integrating AI in agriculture that is responsive to public sentiment and ethical standards.…”
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Asymmetrical Neighborhood of the Empire and a Small Nation in the Far North: The Image of the Russian “Otherness” and Russian-Swedish/Norwegian Relations in the 19th — Early 20th C... by Konstantin S. Zaikov, Oksana V. Zaretskaya

“…Therefore, a detailed study of the transformation of images of Russia in Norway and Sweden allows us to take a new look at the history of relations between these countries, as well as to identify the domestic and foreign policy interests of Norwegian and Swedish societies associated with certain images of Russia. …”
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Narratives of climate adaptation and linkages to psychosocial and nutritional health in a Zimbabwean rural community by Sandra Bhatasara, Chijoke Nwosu, Lesley Macheka, Admire M. Nyamwanza

“…However, this approach has been limited to particular fields such as livelihoods studies, with clear evidence in Zimbabwe that heath issues vis-à-vis adaptation outcomes have not been taken into consideration at policy, development and research levels. Our study is therefore breaking new research frontiers by exploring the nexus between adaptation strategies and psychosocial and nutritional health outcomes. …”
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Impact of Level 4 Automated Vehicles on Mode Choice Using a Needs-Based Approach by Chen Zhijian, Ge Ying-En, Shikun Liu, Jiandong Qiu, Jingke Zhang, Jing Kang

“…Accordingly, the needs-based approach demonstrates a promising method to study the impact of new technologies on travel behaviors and provides insights for policy makers to promote more sustainable transportation systems.…”
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The effect of sleep quality on learning engagement of junior high school students: the moderating role of mental health by Zhenguo Xu, Menghui Niu, Wenxiu Du, Tongtong Dang

“…The research results provide empirical evidence for schools, families, and policy makers to improve students’ academic achievement and mental health.…”
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