Risk Identification and Responses of Tunnel Construction Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Zhimin Wang, Zixiao Liu, Junyan Liu

“…., men, materials, machines, methods, social environment, and political epidemic prevention pressure. Among these risk factors, worker availability, site accessibility, shortage of construction materials, and inadequate epidemic prevention materials caused by the lockdown policy are the most fundamental challenges encountered by the projects. …”
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VALUE CHAIN IN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sanja Franc, Vlatka Bilas, Lana Trifunić

“… The European Union (EU) provides political and strategic framework to facilitate and promote agriculture and food production. …”
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COVID-19 vaccines as a game-changing tool? A corpus-based study of vaccine communication in People's Daily and The New York Times by Zhihan Wen, Ming Liu, Changpeng Huan

“…Our findings reveal both similarities and differences in vaccine communication strategies employed by the two publications, as well as the dynamics between discursive practices, social-political contexts, and underlying ideologies. While The New York Times focuses primarily on addressing domestic vaccine hesitancy, People's Daily aims to secure wide international recognition for Chinese vaccines and to highlight China's contribution to global health efforts. …”
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Health Tourism: Conceptual Framework and Insights from the Case of a Spanish Mature Destination by Antonio Padilla-Meléndez, Ana-Rosa Del-Águila-Obra

“…Some managerial and political implications are also included.…”
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“Cultivating a Sense of Duty and Responsibility to Society”: the Specificity of the “Service-Learning” Approach in China by A. D. Galkina, V. S. Nikolskiy

“…The study found that civic education in general and service learning in particular are highly dependent on cultural and historical context. The political development of the country, the evolution of its education system, and the socio-economic differentiation between regions of China have a significant impact on the service-learning initiatives.…”
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Algorithmic emergence? Epistemic in/justice in AI-directed transformations of healthcare by Imo Emah, SJ Bennett

“…Moves toward integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning and generative AI-based technologies, into the domains of healthcare and public health have recently intensified, with a growing body of literature tackling the ethico-political implications of this. This paper considers the interwoven epistemic, sociopolitical and technical ramifications of healthcare-AI entanglements, examining how AI materialities shape emergence of particular modes of healthcare organization, governance and roles, and reflecting on how to embed participatory engagement within these entanglements. …”
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State of the Art, Unresolved Issues, and Future Research Directions in the Fight against Hepatitis C Virus: Perspectives for Screening, Diagnostics of Resistances, and Immunization by Cecilia Trucchi, Andrea Orsi, Cristiano Alicino, Laura Sticchi, Giancarlo Icardi, Filippo Ansaldi

“…Advances in molecular vaccinology, together with a strong financial, political, and societal support, will enable reaching this fundamental success in the coming years. …”
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Some aspects of privatization effects on the labor market in the Republic of Serb by Zimonjić Stefan

“…It is not hard to understand the reasons, privatization is hard to sell in political and social terms, it leads to many unpopular decisions and impacts on the working class, it brings changes that are sometimes hard to understand and accept, as positive, people that are perceived as unproductive, lose their jobs and stay without income in very volatile external conditions. …”
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Nigerian blogosphere and identity change of women by Angela Nkiru Nwammuo, Abiodun Salawu

“… Nigerian women face patriarchal subjugation and intimidation both politically, economically and socially, just like most women in all parts of Africa. …”
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The Multifaceted Sustainable Development and Export Intensity of Emerging Market Firms under Financial Constraints: The Role of ESG and Innovative Activity by Tamara Teplova, Tatiana Sokolova, Mariya Gubareva, Viktoria Sukhikh

“…We find that other significant factors are political links of the top management, the gender composition of production and administrative units, employee training facilities, and ownership structure.…”
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Procurement in the field of military property: to the activities of the Russian Supply Committee in America in 1917 by V. M. Tarelko

“…As a result, the author concluded that in the conditions of political instability and stagnant organizational and structural problems, the Russian Supply Committee could not properly resolve the issue of purchasing military property on the American market.…”
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ECONOMIC CRIME UNDER MARTIAL LAW IN UKRAINE by Maksym Korniienko, Hanna Foros, Serhii Baranov

“…The ongoing instability of Ukraine within the global political and economic arenas has resulted in an escalation of criminal activity within the nation. …”
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE STRATEGY ON THE WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA. A STUDY OF IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN KADUNA STATE. 2016– 2023 by MOHAMMED KABEER GARBA, PROFESSOR USMAN Muhammed

“…The research identified that some of the main reasons for the escalated activities of the armed insurgency group is tied to prolonged economic backwardness of most Nigerians, political instability, ethno religious conflict, impunity, and unemployment. …”
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Processing and consolidation of open data on public procurement in France (2015–2023)Zenodo by Adrien Deschamps, Lucas Potin

“…This unprecedented dataset, both in accuracy and scope, provides reliable and detailed information on every advertised contract in France for nearly a decade, making it valuable for empirical research in diverse domains such as economics, geography, law, and political science.…”
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Elevating Student Voice and Levelling Traditional Power Hierarchies Through Open Textbook Co-Creation: What Do Students Say? by Bianca Masuku, Glenda Cox, Michelle Willmers

“…The study shows that students experience and navigate various injustices in their classroom contexts related to economic maldistribution, cultural misrecognition and political misrepresentation. It reveals a complex interrelationship between student voice, power dynamics in the classroom, and the power of student–staff partnerships to build confidence and flatten hierarchies in open textbook co-creation. …”
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Experiences and Challenges Implementing Uganda's Revised English Literature Curriculum: Problematization of Colonization. by Ocan, Johnson

“…Following these investigations, the old English language curriculum has always had a tenuous connection with British political and economic interests in Uganda. Contribution: Regarding the contributions of the study, the overhaul of the curriculum was "overdue," according to Hon. …”
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Experiences and challenges Implementing Uganda's Revised English Literature Curriculum: Problematization of Colonization. by Johnson, Ocan

“…Following these investigations, the old English language curriculum has always had a tenuous connection with British political and economic interests in Uganda. Contribution: Regarding the contributions of the study, the overhaul of the curriculum was "overdue," according to Hon. …”
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Transformative agency of students as a resource to form civic consciousness in education system by M. V. Pevnaya, A. N. Tarasova, D. F. Telepaeva, D. S. Protasov

“…It is important to create mechanisms for involving young people in active creative activity through volunteering and constructive political activity. In the current conditions, it is necessary to restructure the consciousness and correct the behaviour of young people by creating certain conditions for prosocial activity, mutual assistance and support for those who need it especially.Aim. …”
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Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea by Baris Salihoglu, Baris Salihoglu, Mustafa Yücel, Pinar Uygurer, Ezgi Şahin Yücel, Evangelos Papathanassiou, Devrim Tezcan, Adrian Stanica, Irina Stanciu, Snejana Petrova Moncheva, Nina Dzhembekova, Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova, Viktor Komorin, Tudor Castravet, Kakhaber Bilashvili, Valerian Melikidze, Mamuka Gvilava, Salome Kobaidze

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Reflections and trajectories for interdisciplinary research on the energy transition by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…In this context, which must always look forward, we must design our best political and systemic actions to promote the need to innovate by using the Planet’s resources well and consciously. …”
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