De Hyōgo à Sendai, la résilience comme impératif d’adaptation aux risques de catastrophe : nouvelle valeur universelle ou gouvernement par la catastrophe ? by Béatrice Quenault

“…Since the adoption of the Hyōgo Framework for Action 2005-2015, resilience irrigates most of the United Nations discourses about disaster risk reduction (DRR) and is presented as an essential dimension of sustainable development pathways. …”
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Internationalization and the Need of Business Model Innovation - Theoretical Approach by Moema Pereira Nunes, Fernanda Kalil Steinbruch

“…internationalization of a firm through the adoption of any entry mode may lead to the need to innovate or adapt its business model (BM) to better fit specific contexts of international markets. …”
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CONSIDERATIONS ON THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT by Nicolae CONCIOIU

“…The research methodology adopted is the case study whose complexity required the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods to highlight the specific elements of the rural space in the Gușoeni Territorial Administrative Unit and the adoption of strategic measures for the sustainable development of the rural economy. …”

Tapping into Residents’ Perceptions to Diffuse Landscape Water Conservation and Protection Practices by Colby Silvert, Laura Warner, Matt Benge, John Diaz

“… This new 4-page article provides real examples of how university researchers used the Diffusion of Innovations theory to analyze Florida residents’ perceptions of landscape conservation and fertilizer behaviors and identify barriers and opportunities to encourage widespread adoption. The information and recommendations are intended for Extension professionals and other practitioners to promote behavior change in household landscaping practices. …”
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Metodyka jako praktyka kulturowa (archetypowa). Ku źródłom zmiany w dydaktyce by Jolanta Kruk

“…Psychology and cognitive science reports confi rm that expert methodology is now losing its theoretical justifi cation. The adoption of the concept of cultural (archetypal) methodology gives a chance of a deeper change in the practice of education, whose avant-garde are the concepts of the “reversed class” and of learning as a “dispersed” study, which consists of: equipment, material environment, and network interactions. …”
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Towards Sustainable Urban Landscape Management: Floridians’ Perceptions of Residential Landscapes and Their Maintenance Requirements by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xumin Zhang, Michael Dukes

“… This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xumin Zhang, and Michael Dukes and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department is the first in a series from the Sustainable Residential Landscape Project, a study conducted in 2016 to address perceptions of landscapes in Florida, different factors that could influence the adoption of more sustainable landscape options, and ways to promote sustainable landscaping options. …”
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Homeowners’ Preferences for Smart Irrigation Systems and Features by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, Michael Dukes

“…This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, and Michael Dukes and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department pinpoints key attributes and barriers affecting consumers' irrigation purchases and their adoption of smart irrigation technologies. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1080 …”
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« Ouvrir les bras pour qu’on soit bien dans son lit » by Claudia Cirelli, Marie Fournier, Mathieu Bonnefond, Sylvie Servain

“…Since 2000 and the adoption of the Water Framework Directive, a good ecological status of rivers has become a key objective for their managers. …”
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Homeowners’ Preferences for Smart Irrigation Systems and Features by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, Michael Dukes

“…This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Dong Hee Suh, and Michael Dukes and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department pinpoints key attributes and barriers affecting consumers' irrigation purchases and their adoption of smart irrigation technologies. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1080 …”
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The Role of Public Institutions for Innovation Support in Brazil by Cláudia Brito Silva Cirani, Carlos Mamori Kono, André Moraes dos Santos, Adalberto Ramos Cassia

“…T he results showed that the investigated companies are interested in using the instruments; however, they face diffic ulties for their adoption, due to excessive bureaucracy, high costs of innovation, and legal i nsecurity.…”
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Zamucoan ethnonymy in the 18th century and the etymology of Ayoreo by Luca Ciucci

“…Finally, although Ayoreo, “people, human beings,” is an autochthonous word, its adoption as an ethnonym is relatively recent and is due to social dynamics common to other Chacoan populations after the Chaco War.…”
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Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida’s Gulf Citrus Production Area: Pesticides by Sanjay Shukla, R.E. Rouse, S.S. Shukla, E.A. Hanlon, K. Portier, T.A. Obreza

“…The survey results revealed that most pesticide BMPs are widely adopted, with 13 out of 19 BMPs practiced on at least 80% of the surveyed area. …”
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The implications of ‘jam’ and other ideation technologies for organisational decision making by Morrison Kate

“…The way in which many strategic and operational decisions are made, once the sole prevail of executive management, is being challenged by new forms of knowledge, expertise and opinion from non-management employees, and increasingly, from those outside the organisation such as customers, partners and suppliers. The widespread adoption of web 2.0 technologies and their increasing use in the business context, in other words, is creating an inevitable tension between traditional ‘top-down’ strategic decision-making principles and ‘bottom-up’, ad hoc and sometimes unstructured collaborative processes.…”
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Training medical students in participatory rural appraisal methods using ADDIE framework by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Gandes Retno Rahayu, Titi Savitri Prihatiningsih

“…However, all these benefits can only materialize, once we systematically plan and execute the training of medical students, and this essentially requires the adoption of an instructional design. Analyze-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation (ADDIE) is one of the most frequently used instructional designs in the field of medical education, owing to its simplicity. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF SINGLY REINFORCED BEAM DESIGN USING SIMULATED ANNEALING by SIMON OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI OLAWALE, OLUTOSIN PETER AKINTUNDE, MOSES OLADIPUPO AFOLABI, OLUWOLE AKINYELE AGBEDE, OLUSOLA OLAYEMI FADIPE

“…The enhancement of minimum cost of structures and the adoption of the algorithm method of simulated annealing were projected in resolving the complications of constraints associated with optimization problems. …”
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O diferencial do empreendedorismo solidário by Luiz Inácio Gaiger, Andressa da Silva Corrêa

“…This provides convincing empirical arguments for the adoption of a specific approach on entrepreneurship in the context of the solidarity economy and, under certain aspects, in the broader context of small enterprises.…”
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The Development of Interim Measures Procedure in Cases Against Poland Before CJEU by Cieśliński Aleksander

“…There is no doubt that this body of work constitutes a significant contribution to the overall development of EU law, as it has led to the adoption of a completely new interpretation of Article 279 TFEU. …”
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Integrated reports and changes in the presentation of companies' financial information by Pavlović Jelena

“…This paper explores the importance of implementing integrated reporting in company presentations. While the adoption of such reports is still in its infancy, there is a growing awareness of their significance.…”
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Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research by Wit Thun Kwa, Saishreyas Sundarajoo, Kai Yee Toh, Jonathan Lee

“…This review aims to provide clinicians with a framework for studying the microbiome, as well as to accelerate the adoption of these techniques in clinical practice.…”
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Quviasukvik. The celebration of an Inuit winter feast in the central Arctic by Frédéric Laugrand, Jarich Oosten

“…In this paper we discuss the celebration of Christmas among the Inuit of Northeast Canada. Their adoption of Christianity implied a break with the past. …”
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