The Second Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: A Call to Action by Jason Grebely, Marc Bilodeau, Jordan J Feld, Julie Bruneau, Benedikt Fischer, Jennifer F Raven, Eve Roberts, Norma Choucha, Rob P Myers, Selena M Sagan, Joyce A Wilson, Frank Bialystok, D Lorne Tyrrell, Michael Houghton, Mel Krajden, on behalf of the National CIHR Research Training Program in Hepatitis C

“…It summarizes recent advances in HCV research in Canada and internationally, and presents the consensus of the meeting participants that Canada would benefit from having its own national HCV strategy to identify critical gaps in policies and programs to more effectively address the challenges of expanding HCV screening and treatment.…”
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The party and political landscape of Austria after the 2024 National Council elections by Dmitry V. Shmelev, Egor E. Belyachkov

“…The article concludes that the main reason for the victory of the ultra-right was the attraction of a significant number of young voters to their side, as well as the failure of the federal government’s policies that contribute to the deepening of the economic crisis in the country. …”
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Identifying industrial buildings as a spatial resource for sustainable urban regeneration in high-density post-industrial metropolitan in Asia by Miao Sun, Tan Qin, Yuanxiao Kuang, Jianchang Lv

“…The results demonstrate that the identification of typical characteristics can discover the scale, distribution, and surrounding built environment of industrial buildings in Shanghai’s Central City, providing valuable data for managing industrial spatial resources from lot to building granularity, implementing a systematical and comprehensive re-planning, and popularizing adaptive reuse strategy, with the goal of leading a shift in policies and paradigms of urban regeneration for improvement of efficiency, balance, and green transformation in high-density post-industrial metropolitan in Asia.…”
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Multi-platform observations and constraints reveal overlooked urban sources of black carbon in Xuzhou and Dhaka by Pravash Tiwari, Jason Blake Cohen, Lingxiao Lu, Shuo Wang, Xiaolu Li, Luoyao Guan, Zhewen Liu, Zhengqiang Li, Kai Qin

“…These findings reflect differences in emission sources, atmospheric conditions, and regulatory policies. Spatial analysis reveals notable enhanced black carbon along Dhaka’s urban riverbanks (8–9 mg m−2), and over rapidly changing, small industrial sites in China, indicating overlooked sources. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Individuals with Autism and the Role of Renewable Energy by Georgiou Ioanna, Xekalakis Georgios, Parlalis Stavros

“…The importance of this research lies in its potential to guide effective adaptations in homes and policies to better support individuals with ASD amid climate challenges. …”
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Information Security and Privacy Management in Intelligent Transportation Systems by Mariia Bakhtina, Raimundas Matulevičius, Lukaš Malina

“…The study also showed that the proposed framework depicts some dependencies between measures, and, thus, using its matrix structure for the state of information security and privacy management in the organization helps to cross-check the usage of policies or methodologies by the organization departments. …”
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Examining inclusivity: the use of AI and diverse populations in health and social care: a systematic review by John Gabriel O. Marko, Ciprian Daniel Neagu, P. B. Anand

“…Conclusion AI development practices, legal frameworks, and policies must be reformulated to ensure that AI is applied in an equitable manner. …”
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Molecular Identification of Fasciola Isolated from the Liver of Meat Animals in Fars Province, Iran by Aminallah Saadatnia, Kavous Solhjoo, Mohamad Hasan Davami, Saber Raeghi, Ahmad Abolghazi

“…Hence, it seems that hygienic policies should be developed to prevent and control fascioliasis because of the dominant species, Fasciola gigantica.…”
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Agile Governance Implementation in Public Services: the Case of DPMPTSP Padang City During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Ratih Ratih

“…In this context, the Padang City Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Service (DPMPTSP) plays an important role in implementing local policies to support recovery. This research aims to explore the implementation of Agile Governance in DPMPTSP Padang City during the pandemic. …”
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Association between Truck Crashes due to Mechanical Failure and Truck Age by Jaeyoung Lee, Suyi Mao, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Yanqi Lian, Lishengsha Yue, Ilsoo Yun

“…The findings suggest that policies restricting older trucks should consider not only environmental effects but also traffic safety benefits.…”
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Diagnosing and Predicting the Earth’s Health via Ecological Network Analysis by Zi-Ke Zhang, Ye Sun, Chu-Xu Zhang, Kuan Fang, Xiang Xu, Chuang Liu, Xueqi Wang, Kui Zhang

“…In this paper, by considering several important elements, we seek to build a dynamic network model to predict the Earth’s health, trying to identify and explain how the human behavior and policies affect the model results. We firstly empirically analyze both the topological properties and time-dependent features of nodes and propose an Earth’s health index based on Shannon Entropy. …”
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Assessing the unemployment rate as a mediator between SMEs and economic growth by Malik Cahyadin, Heru Irianto, Basem Ertimi

“…These findings highlight the need for government policies to facilitate SME business development by improving production standards, expanding access to business capital, and enhancing market reach. …”
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Impact of irrigation on farmworkers’ heat stress in California differs by season and during the day and night by Sagar P. Parajuli, Trent Biggs, Fernando de Sales, Miguel Angel Zavala Perez, Cenlin He, Charles Jones, Callum Thompson, Nicolas Lopez Galvez, Haley Ciborowski, Tiago Quintino, Claudia Di Napoli, Aliasghar Montazar, Tayebeh Hosseini Yazdi, Monica Soucier

“…Our results can inform heat-related policies in agricultural regions of California and elsewhere.…”
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The Contribution of Gamelan Diplomacy to Restoring Bilateral Relations Between Indonesia and New Zealand by Cheryl Natasha, Jessica Martha

“…While Indonesia and New Zealand have collaborated in various domains, their relationship was strained due to Indonesia’s protectionist policies. In response to New Zealand’s legal actions and economic sanctions, Indonesian Ambassador Tantowi Yahya intensified “gamelan diplomacy” efforts to alleviate the tension. …”
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Unleashing the green potential: exploring the dynamic influence of the urban digital economy on carbon emissions by Xin Sun, Xueyu Rui, Zhikun Cui, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Xin Zhao

“…This paper’s findings support the development of the DE and the formulation of CE reduction policies.…”
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Linking past and future research in tourism management through the lens of marketing and consumption: a systematic literature review by Irina Saur-Amaral, Pedro Ferreira, Rosa Conde

“…They also benefit entrepreneurs/practitioners that wish to understand the expected evolution of the tourism management from an academic perspective, so as to subsequently develop more effective policies.…”
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Outcome differences by sex in oncology clinical trials by Ashwin V. Kammula, Alejandro A. Schäffer, Padma Sheila Rajagopal, Razelle Kurzrock, Eytan Ruppin

“…Abstract Identifying sex differences in outcomes and toxicity between males and females in oncology clinical trials is important and has also been mandated by National Institutes of Health policies. Here we analyze the Trialtrove database, finding that, strikingly, only 472/89,221 oncology clinical trials (0.5%) had curated post-treatment sex comparisons. …”
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Measuring WTO Approaches in Resolving Palm Oil and Biofuel Trade Disputes from Indonesia by Chairul Fahmi, Peter-Tobias Stoll

“…However, the EU has recently imposed stricter limitations on palm oil imports, particularly from Indonesia, through policies such as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and RED II. …”
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Empowering Lecturers Through Servant Leadership: The Influence of Digital Literacy and Cultural Adaptation by Agus Susanto, Elyzabeth Wijaya, Hendry Hendry, Septa Diana Nabella, Yandra Rivaldo

“…These findings hold significant implications for formulating higher education policies, particularly in addressing the challenges of the digital age and the intricacies of the professional landscape. …”
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Monitoring and quantification of rural urbanisation: Case of Arris and Theniet Elabed, Algeria by Soto Sabrina, Hamouda Abida, Rebah Halim

“…The study conclusions are not only useful for developing and implementing national policies and programs, but also for assessing and monitoring progress seeking achievement towards Sustainable Development Goals.…”
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