Time to Consensus in International Negotiations by I. Z. Aronov, O. V. Maksimova

“…While consensus remains a core mechanism for many international organizations, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), it has increasingly come under criticism for its inefficiency and substantial time requirements. …”
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The Conceptualization of Religious Moderation in Islamic Economic Jurisprudence: A Study of Al-Risalah by Imam Al-Shafi’i by M Ilham Tanzilulloh, Abdul Mun'im Saleh

“…Imam al-Shafi'i, through Al-Risalah, developed foundational theories of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) that emphasized balancing adherence to sacred texts with rational flexibility to address new and complex cases, particularly in areas such as contracts, trade, and financial ethics. His methodology sought to reconcile the two intellectual tendencies of his time—ahl al-hadith (textualists) and ahl al-ra'y (rationalists)—by rejecting arbitrary reasoning (istihsan) and promoting analogical reasoning (qiyas) under the framework of divine law. …”
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Wages in the U.S. Manufacturing industry by N. E. Petrovskaya

“…It has been noted, that the reduction in the coverage of the trade union movement of American workers is another factor, affecting the level of wages. …”
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Bottom-Up Approach Ship Emission Inventory in Port of Incheon Based on VTS Data by Hyangsook Lee, Hoang T. Pham, Maowei Chen, Sangho Choo

“…As a result of the rapid growth of international trade, atmospheric pollution from transportation has been more topical than ever, especially in dense hub port-cities. …”
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Sustaining Biological and Cultural Diversity by Ana G. Valenzuela Zapata, Marie Sarita Gaytán

“…Outlined by the World Trade Organization, Geographical Indication (GI) designations identify specific quality guidelines and protect foods, drinks, and other products from competition based on their specific geographical origin or location. …”
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Robust pareto multiobjective optimum design of FG-Beam under moving mass by Moein Abdollah-Salimi, Nader Nariman-Zadeh, Reza Ansari

“…Pareto fronts' optimum points are presented, and trade-off points are proposed. Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) curves demonstrated robust behaviour of the expressed design points.…”
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A One Health Perspective on Multidrug Resistance Amongst Iberian Exotic Pet Owners by Fábio Cardoso-Freitas, Stéphanie M. Mota, Vanessa Silva, Albert Martinez-Silvestre, Ângela Martins, Patrícia Poeta

“…The results were characterised based on demographics, data on trade and antibiotic and parasiticide use, and the relations between these variables. …”
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A Rate-Distortion Optimized Coding Method for Region of Interest in Scalable Video Coding by Hongtao Wang, Dong Zhang, Houqiang Li

“…To do it in this way, the possible mismatch between generated reference frames and original ones is also considered during rate-distortion optimization so that a reasonable trade-off between coding efficiency and decoding drift can be made. …”
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The impact of Islamic financial development on renewable energy production in Islamic countries by Siswantoro, Amir Mahmud

“…Two variables representing Islamic finance (Islamic financing and Sukuk) and five control variables (economic growth, foreign investment, CO2 emissions, trade openness, and consumer price index) are also studied. …”
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Vliv sezónní dynamiky jakostních ukazatelů na výkupní cenu mléka v kontextu situace na trhu (Influence of the Season Progress of the Quality Characteristics on to the Purchase Pric... by Kateřina Kovářová, Kateřina Procházková

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The clove (Syzygium aromaticum) genome provides insights into the eugenol biosynthesis pathway by Sonia Ouadi, Nicolas Sierro, Simon Goepfert, Lucien Bovet, Gaetan Glauser, Armelle Vallat, Manuel C. Peitsch, Felix Kessler, Nikolai V. Ivanov

“…Abstract The clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is an important tropical spice crop in global trade. Evolving environmental pressures necessitate modern characterization and selection techniques that are currently inaccessible to clove growers owing to the scarcity of genomic and genetic information. …”
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Contribution à l’anthropologie de la consommation de champignons à partir du cas du sud-ouest de la France (xvie-xxie siècles) by Frédéric Duhart

“…Some species were soon widely appreciated and got early an important commercial value. The history of their trade and consumption invite to think about the management of a « natural resource ». …”
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Reconstructing Legal Protection Regulations for Parties in Franchise Agreements Based on Dignified Justice by Suhaila Zulkifli, Tajuddin Noor

“…However, weaknesses in existing regulations, particularly Government Regulation No. 42 of 2007 and Minister of Trade Regulation No. 71 of 2019 hinder legal certainty and protection for franchisors and franchisees. …”
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Chine-Malaisie (vue de Malaisie) : menace ou relation consensuelle inscrite dans la continuité ? by Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux

“…Although opposition parties have grown stronger over time, our findings — mostly culled from more than twenty interviews with politicians, public officials, activists, scholars, trade unionists, economists and businessmen — show that an extremely broad political consensus deems China-Malaysia relations advantageous and strategic. …”
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Globalization and Its Implications on the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Western Uganda: A Case of Selected Districts in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal, Constant, Okello Obura, Fabian, Mwosi, Gilbert, Uwonda

“…The study therefore recommends that Uganda Revenue Authority, under its Anti-Smuggling Unit, should ensure vigilance at border points to reduce the inflow of unauthorized commodities which flood Ugandan market. The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry should step out to protect local firms against competition from foreign producers, particularly those dealing in similar products. …”
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The Contribution of Coffee Farming to Household Welfare in Murama Parish Nyakishenyi Sub-County, Rukungiri District. by Kukundakwe, Gerald

“…This improved the economic welfare and development of rural people, Government through the Ministry of Trade should look for an international market for Uganda's coffee as this increased the prices of Uganda's coffee and the incomes of the rural people which gave farmers the ability to pay school fees for their children.…”
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Social Progress and Economic Growth based on Simultaneous Equations of Panel Data by Seyed Ehsan Hosseinidoust, Akbar Khodabakhshi, Saeedeh Ahmadi

“…Findings The results of the data estimation over the period showed that in the model of GDP, social progress index, economic freedom and government consumption expenditure have an increasing and significant effect on the GDP per capita of the studied countries. The trade openness variable also has a negative and non-significant effect on GDP per capita. …”
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Optimal Electric Bus Scheduling under Travel Time Uncertainty: A Robust Model and Solution Method by Mengyan Jiang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang

“…The results show that the trip start delay and battery energy shortage caused by the travel time uncertainty can be effectively reduced at the expense of an increase in the operational cost. A trade-off should be made between the reduction in infeasibility rate and increase in operational cost to choose a proper uncertainty budget.…”
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Microscopic Traffic Characterization of Light Rail Transit Systems at Level Crossings by Robel Desta, Daric Tesfaye, János Tóth

“…If it is a must for an intersection to have a rail road to pass through the median, different options should be verified based on the trade-off between the operational cost of the level crossing and the cost incurred if it is grade separated.…”
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European Uunion Energy Security and Russia by N. A. Simonia, A. V. Torkunov

“…In conclusion the authors claim that what they say in their article not only does substantially reinforce the arguments set forth by Professor Giuseppe Guarino, who argues about the negative consequences caused by the dictatorship of the Brussels's bureaucracy within the EU, but also inflicts another blow on the Maastricht Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon in terms of external policy and trade, since the both Treaties were designed to convert the EU in a real competitor of the United States in the then forming multipolar World. …”
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