On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The imbalance of communication flow, castigated, and denounced by every developing country, is considered to be the source of all evils, ranging from the failure of politico-economical policies and erosion of social norms and values to street crimes and prostitution; nevertheless, the verdict is still not yet in. …”
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Local level institutional complementarities in contemporary China by Alexandre De Podestá Gomes

“…The paper argues that the historical legacies of Nanjing and Suzhou have moulded the distinct institutional arrangements found in both cities, and that institutional path-dependences shaped the policies and strategies the cities decided to implement, eventually leading to distinct accumulation regimes. …”
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Open Space Worship: A Religious Identity of the Johane Masowe Chishanu Church in Zimbabwe by Phillip Musoni, Paul H. Gundani

“…These congregations, being in Zimbabwe and other countries,are recognizable by their white garments and gatherings in open spaces for church services.The practice of congregating in open spaces has been condemned by city fathers, town planners,and government autho-rities guided by health policies and by-laws (Lubinda 2015; Ncube 2016). In spite of these condemnations, the JMCC has continued to use available open spaces for its services. …”
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Religious and Pedagogical Education in Theology Faculties in Türkiye in Their 100th Year: A Comparative Analysis with Similar Programs in the World by Ahmet Koç

“…Various approaches were adopted in religious education during this process, and education policies were shaped accordingly. This situation shows that Türkiye’s religious education and pedagogical programs have continuously transformed in line with historical and social dynamics and are still open to development. …”
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Forest Ecological Diversity Change Prediction Discrete Dynamic Model by Jingxia Li, Aijun Zhou, Yongfeng Liao, Zixin Zhao, Xiaoli Mao, Shuoxin Zhang

“…The results show that under the promotion of policies and research projects, China’s forestry development has realized the double growth of forest area and volume, and the forest coverage rate has reached a new level.…”
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Determinants and Academic Performance: The Role of Prerequisites in University Achievement by Maria Giulia Ballatore, Anita Tabacco

“…Binary logistic and quantile regression analyses confirm the effectiveness of the TIL as a predictive tool, suggesting the need to revise orientation and admission policies to better support students’ transition from school to university. …”
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EFFECT OF LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Adenike A OYEWUNMI

“… Insolvency and bankruptcy have been the bane of many consumer goods companies CGCs due to frequent challenges such as slow inventory turnover, inefficient collection processes, and poor trade credit policies in consumer goods companies which have been negatively impacting cash flow, liquidity management, and customer payment behavior, thus resulting in bad debt and financial crisis. …”
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Outcome in Pre-COVID, COVID, and Post-COVID Eras by Pooja N. Ranpariya, Harsha M. Solanki, Rajesh K. Chudasama

“…Tuberculosis (TB) services were also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic policies. Therefore, this study was planned to observe whether TB services and treatment outcome were affected in pre-COVID, COVID, and post-COVID eras among TB patients. …”
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Les prés vergers de pommiers à cidre et les agroforêts de cacaoyers by Samuel Perichon

“…The various testimonies bring light to the different reactions – whose origins can be found less in a characterized geographical context than in an unequal appropriation of the technical and agronomical innovations, developed by the research institutes or by some multinational firms. The public policies have a great influence on the strategies of exploitation favoured by the farmers, in the sense where they offer them – deservedly or not – some economic perspectives. …”
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Measuring the Total-Factor Green Efficiency in China’s Industrial Sectors: A Parametric Approach by Zhenghuan Wang

“…In order to achieve green industrial growth, this study suggests that the government should implement heterogeneous energy conservation and emission reduction policies for high- and low-emission groups, especially to encourage carbon-intensive industries to improve the use of existing group technologies, and to promote technology diffusion and spillover between high- and low-emission groups. …”
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EFFECT OF FRINGE BENEFITS ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN ORACLE BUSINESS LIMITED, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA by AKAA RICHIE BEM, ANYAM NGUTOR, JOSEPH TERNGU MSHIAONDO

“…The study recommended among others the management of Oracle Business Limited Makurdi, Benue State should uphold and continue to promote fringe benefits policies and practices in its operations given the importance and benefits that fringe benefits provide to the organization. …”
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A new definition and three categories for classifying ecosystems by Jaime Gómez-Márquez

“…Knowledge of the global distribution of these categories would help to plan global environmental policies that would contribute to making the development of our society compatible with the preservation of biodiversity…”
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Site Selection of Precast Concrete Component Factory Based on PCA and GIS by Shuqiang Wang, Yuke Ruan, Wanwei Hu

“…Taking the site selection process of a PC component plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China as an example, the diamond model is combined with six dimensions of environmental factors, requirements, regional competition, related and supporting industries, technological innovation and policies and regulations to construct an indicator system for PC component plant site selection. …”
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Departure Time Choice (DTC) Behavior for Intercity Travel during a Long-Holiday in Bangkok, Thailand by Bhawat Chaichannawatik, Kunnawee Kanitpong, Thirayoot Limanond

“…The results showed that travelers tend to travel at the peak period when the parameters of personal and household are not so significant, in contrast to the trip-related characteristics and holiday variables that play important roles in traveler decision on departure time choice. Finally, some policies to distribute travel demand and reduce the repeatable traffic congestion at the beginning of festivals are recommended.…”
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The role of women in self-actualizing in the life of the community of Medan city by Nur Aisyah

“…Women's self-actualization in IWAPI, FKMI organizations is not hampered by government regulations or discriminatory government policies. Based on the observation and documentation data of women researchers from the IWAPI, FKMI organizations that along with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, encourage self-improvement through self-actualization in family and community life in Medan city.…”
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Multimedia Tasks-Oriented Edge Computing Offloading Scheme Based on Graph Neural Network in Vehicular Networks by Yong Huang

“…Second, deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is introduced to learn optimal task deployment policies, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of task deployment. …”
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Childhoods: experiencing an international conference by Irene Stevens, Laura Steckley

“…Irene presented a paper on child protection and risk in care which looked at how health and safety policies in units can restrict activities for young people, and the need to develop appropriate risk assessment processes. …”

Enhancing Smart City Maturity Through Digital Transformation: A Success Factors Analysis by Widya Listianingsih, Tony Dwi Susanto

“…The study results reveal six factors influencing Smart City maturity: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, data integration, government policies and strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, environmental sustainability, and innovation and human resource development. …”
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THE POLITICS OF OIL EXPLORATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE ISSUE OF BAYELSA STATE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AYOOLA BABATUNDE FADOLA

“…Major findings showed that oil exploration by the oil sectors have problems of implementing sustainable development policies, it is also revealed that the existing statutory laws and regulations for environmental protection appears to be grossly inadequate. …”
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AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN CAMEROONIAN ACCOUNTING FIRMS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF ATTITUDE AND ADOPTION by Pafe Bruno Ndong, Elle Narcisse

“…Also, firms should put control measures and regulatory policies in place to prevent excessive use of automation. …”
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