Ken Livingstone : The Thorn in (New) Labour’s Side by Timothy Whitton

“…From his new vantage point at the head of the Greater London Authority (GLA), the “third man” of England continued to defy New Labour when he considered that central government policies did not tally with what Londoners needed. …”
Get full text

ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF THE INDUCED TELEWORK ON WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IN PORTUGAL by Ekaterina REZNIKOVA, Laura Tereza GOMEZ URQUIJO, Marta ENCISO SANTOCILDES

“…However, this sudden transition, coupled with gaps in social policies, has disproportionately impacted existing issues such as gender disparities and labor market inequalities. …”
Get full text

Development of an AI-Enabled Q-Agent for Making Data Offloading Decisions in a Multi-RAT Wireless Network by Murk Marvi, Adnan Aijaz, Anam Qureshi, Muhammad Khurram

“…Q-agent performance has been evaluated and compared with the existing data offloading policies. The results suggest that the existing policies offer the best performance under specific situations. …”
Get full text

The spatial relationship and influence mechanism of traditional villages and intangible cultural heritage: a case study of the upper reaches of the Yellow River Basin by Qianming Xue, Yuehao Huang

“…In contrast, ICH shows a “sparse south, dense center, and sparse north” distribution, with a lower degree of imbalance at the provincial level. (2) Although there is generally a high degree of spatial alignment between TVs and ICH, but at the provincial (or autonomous region) level, three types of regional displacements have been identified: high positive displacement, low positive displacement, and high negative displacement. (3) Factors such as altitude, river systems, temperature conditions, regional economy, accessibility, population density, urbanization rate, cultural characteristics, and funding policies significantly influence the spatial distribution of TVs and ICH. urbanization rate has a common influence and explanatory power on the spatial distribution of both TVsand ICH in the YRB, with altitude, financial policies, cultural history, and other factors having secondary influence and explanatory power.These factors are crucial in determining the pathways for their integrated development.…”
Get full text

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Africa: Challenges and Prospects by Kennedy Mahlatsi

“…To achieve pro-poor growth, countries must develop policies that have the potential of increasing growth and reducing poverty simultaneously. …”
Get full text

Assessing the impact of green transformation on carbon emissions: a dynamic spatial Durbin model by Peng Gao, Chao Qu

“…IntroductionChina's environmental policies and the green transformation of its industries have attained paramount significance in the wake of intensifying climate change and soaring carbon emissions, critically shaping sustainable development at both national and international scales. …”
Get full text

Barriers and facilitators of community-based nursing development: A scoping review by Naiemeh Seyedfatemi, Hamid Peyrovi, Salime Goharinezhad, Saeid Hossein Oghli

“…Education, promoting cultural sensitivities, planning and reforming health policies, increasing public awareness for community-based nursing, providing more care experiences and opportunities, and improving community-based nursing service delivery approache. …”
Get full text

Des normes sociales pour les déplacements de population causés par les grands barrages. France, XXe siècle by Armelle Faure

“…This paper provides a retrospective look in the light of the current "protection policies" developed by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. …”
Get full text

Tea Growing and Socio-Economic Wellbeing of the Community of Kyamuhunga-Bushenyi. by Nuwasiima, Olivia

“…Furthermore, the research evaluated existing policies, regulations, and institutional frameworks governing tea production and trade in Kyamuhunga. …”
Get full text

Intervention in International Navigation: A Case Study of Seizure of Oil Tankers by States in the Implementation of Domestic and International Cross-Border Sanctions by Reyhane Derogari, Hatam Sadeghi Ziyazi, Somayehsadat Mirilavasani

“…In the present article, which is written with a descriptive analytical method and using library sources, by examining the legal bases of intervention in shipping and the implementation of economic sanctions in this regard, it can be concluded that today the acceptance and implementation of international agreements that it is considered as one of the main policies of governments, it it has been able to remove the interventions towards the ships from the framework of the Convention on the Law of the Sea and puts the implementation of unilateral policies of the governments such as the application of cross border sanctions, which is a sign of deviation from important principles such as the principle of freedom of navigation.…”
Get full text

A principal component analysis of regulatory environment features for sustainable building construction in South Africa by Chijioke Emere, Clinton Aigbavboa, Didibhuku Thwala

“… Policies, legal frameworks, standards, and regulations referred to as the regulatory environment are linked to sustainable building construction (SBC) implementation. …”
Get full text

Service providers’ perspectives and reproductive (in)justice among Roma women: a qualitative study in Spain by María Félix Rodríguez-Camacho, María José Sanchís-Ramón, Gaby Ortiz Barreda, Diana Gil-González

“…The right of Roma women to preserve their culture and to actively participate in policies that affect them is not included and guaranteed in public policies. …”
Get full text

Biomass to biofuel: Impacts and mitigation of environmental, health, and socioeconomic challenges by Prangon Chowdhury, Nafisa Anjum Mahi, Rahbaar Yeassin, Nahid-Ur-Rahman Chowdhury, Omar Farrok

“…Socioeconomic dimensions, such as rural employment, poverty reduction, and gender disparities, underscore the need for equitable policies to ensure biofuel initiatives uplift vulnerable communities without aggravating inequalities. …”
Get full text

Learning to Boost the Performance of Stable Nonlinear Systems by Luca Furieri, Clara Lucia Galimberti, Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate

“…When the ground-truth dynamics are uncertain, we learn over robustly stabilizing control policies. Our robustness result is tight, in the sense that all stabilizing policies are recovered as the <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {L}_{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> -gain of the model mismatch operator is reduced to zero. …”
Get full text

The parental care-seeking behavior of children with osteogenesis imperfecta based on the Anderson’s model: a qualitative study by Lin Mo, Fan-yan Du

“…Discussion The current rare disease insurance policies do not cater to the needs of the OI community. …”
Get full text

Multilingualism in the Teaching and Learning of Accounting in Chris Hani West District, South Africa by Avela Ngqunguza, Zikhona Seleke

“…These findings can inform future educational policies and teaching practices aimed at creating more inclusive and effective learning environments that leverage linguistic diversity as a resource rather than a hindrance.…”
Get full text

An investigation of factors associated with antenatal care attendance in Gauteng in 2015 by E M Webb, B Girdler-Brown, J Mostert, S Ngcobo

“…The identified health and household factors should inform policies and programmes geared towards improving services around antenatal care provision. …”
Get full text

Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol by Karen Wardle, Ruth Crowe, Yasmine Probst, Jennifer Norman, Susan Furber, Lisa Franco, Rebecca M. Stanley, Cecilia Vuong, Marc Davies, Sarah Ryan, Anthony D. Okely

“…This study will provide evidence to support future interventions and policies in Australian OSHC settings.Methods and analysis A cross-sectional study design will be used to describe the food and beverages provided and child activity levels, and report on environmental correlates. …”
Get full text

Empirical investigation of the relationship between public external debt sustainability, foreign reserves and fixed exchange rate by Fatima-Ezzahra Rafie, Mostafa Lekhal

“…Findings reveal that while public external debt in these countries experiences short-term fluctuations, it tends to stabilize in the long-term through fiscal and monetary policies. Additionally, foreign reserves significantly influence debt positions, and the exchange rate arrangements adopted in Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia reduce currency depreciation risks. …”
Get full text

Éléments de compréhension du processus de politisation du discours sur la gestion intégrée des zones côtières by Céline Ségalini

“…Nowadays, the discourse on “integrated coastal zone management” (ICZM) is essential in coastal management policies. Through a comprehension of the evolution of the environmental discourse since the 1970s, this paper offers a fresh perspective to understand the politicization of the ICZM approach. …”
Get full text