Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase—Policy Directions and the Importance of Assessing Stakeholder Opinions by Daniel Feinberg, Mark Hostetler

“…New policies need to be developed that encourage developers of conservation developments to adopt long-term management practices that support biodiversity conservation. …”
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LEADING THEORIES IN AKWA IBOM COLONIAL HISTORIOGRAPHY by Edet Efiong Okon

“…The study employed mostly secondary sources to attempt a historical analysis of colonial theories adopted in the historiography of Akwa Ibom past and history. …”
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O setor elétrico entre a questão histórica e os problemas sociológicos by Alessandro André Leme

“…The end of the 20 th century was characterized by a complex process and great transfor- mations in the global sphere, where globalization, neo-liberalism and market-oriented reforms acquire theoretical relevance among researchers, scientists and intellectuals of various fields of knowledge and practical relevance in the macro-economic and political-institutional direction adopted, either integrally or in part, by several countries in the world, especially by developing countries, including Brazil. …”
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Smutgrass Control in Perennial Grass Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Neha Rana

“…A 2003 survey found that smutgrass was second only to tropical soda apple as the most problematic weed species in Florida pastures, but now that practices to control tropical soda apple have been widely adopted in Florida, smutgrass is likely the most problematic weed species in Florida pastures today. …”
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The Potential Impacts of The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) On Human Rights in Uganda. by Mugabi. K. Ivan.

“…This analysis shall therefore adopt a comparative as well as a reflective research design in asserting that in as much as the project is economically viable, lesson must be picked from other developing regions where similar projects have culminated into detrimental consequences upon the communities…”
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Mobile Enabled Vehicle Tracking System a Case of Long Distance Bus Companies in E. Africa by Conrad M., Mubaraka, Ivan, Niyonzima

“…A design science research methodology was adopted with six major bus companies and a prototype (Me V track system) developed to assist in this Nobel cause. …”
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Will South Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals target for maternal mortality by 2030? by Y Pillay, J M Moodley

“… In September 2015, South Africa (SA) and 192 countries adopted Agenda 2030, which included the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Being and becoming "fully human" in an HIV-positive world: HIV/AIDS and feminist Christian spirituality by D. Snyman, L. Kretzschmar

“…This research study shows that in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it is necessary to adopt an integrative, multifaceted and holistic approach that embodies the gender perspective so that the fully human spirituality of people and women in particular, is enhanced. …”
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Konstruktywistyczna edukacja do konstruktywistycznego nauczania. Redefinicja relacji teorii i praktyki w akademickim kształceniu nauczycieli by Bogusława Dorota Gołębniak

“…Referring to David Guile’s (2005b) typology of approaches to professional education, which takes into account the criterion of the adopted theories of learning (a monological approach based on cognitivism, a dialogical/participatory approach, rooted in the model of cognition situated in context, and a trialogical approach corresponding to the theory of activity along with social constructivism), I compare the implications of the differentiated re/defining of the theory and practice relations in the programmes of the pedagogical component of studies constructed in accordance with the identified approaches. …”
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Le développement durable est-il bienvenu dans les organisations ? Cas de l’implantation d’un Système de Management Environnemental en Tunisie by Moez Ben Yedder, Mohamed Farhoud

“…We will defend the idea that practices of sustainable development and corporate social responsibilities couldn’t be correctly adopted by firms without taking into consideration to some organizational priors.…”
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MAAT: a new nonparametric Bayesian framework for incorporating multiple functional annotations in transcriptome-wide association studies by Han Wang, Xiang Li, Teng Li, Zhe Li, Pak Chung Sham, Yan Dora Zhang

“…When including more annotations, the assumption of a positive correlation between annotation scores and SNPs’ effect sizes, as adopted by current methods, often falls short. Here, we propose MAAT expanding the horizons of existing TWAS studies, generating a new model incorporating multiple annotations into TWAS and a new metric indicating the most important annotation.…”
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Replicating Europe’s Normative Power: Challenges and Pathways for South Asia's Regional Integration by Adeel Kazmi

“…This paper identifies the key obstacles to political connectivity and adopting normative practices in South Asia. It further explores potential pathways, enabling the region to draw lessons from Europe’s experience and develop into a community of practice and a normative power. …”
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HSRoadNet: Hard-Swish Activation Function and Improved Squeeze–Excitation Module Network for Road Extraction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery by Xunqiang Gong, Yingjie Ma, Ailong Ma, Zhaoyang Hou, Meng Zhang, Yanfei Zhong

“…Second, a normalization layer is adopted to prevent gradient levels from vanishing and exploring and avoid fracture of the extracted road. …”
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Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida's Gulf Citrus Production Area: Water, Sediment, and Aquatic Weeds by Sanjay Shukla, Robert E. Rouse, S. S. Shukla, Edward A. Hanlon, Kenneth Portier, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Obreza, describes a survey conducted by the authors in cooperation with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to quantify the current level of Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation and to identify BMPs that might be adopted if a cost-share program was available. It discusses the findings regarding water, sediment, and aquatic weed BMPs. …”
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THE PLACE OF RELIGION IN PEACE BUILDING: FOCUS ON PLATEAU STATE NIGERIA by TANKO SHAWULU PAUL, LEMON BLESSINGS EBENEZER, KAJAN EMMANUEL MINDAT

“…political feud/elite conspiracy theory was adopted. …”
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Déconstruction et bioconception des bateaux de plaisance : de nouveaux paradigmes pour l’industrie nautique française by Nicolas Bernard

“…For the past ten years or so, however, the nautical industry has expressed its desire to adopt the precepts of sustainable development, and has struggled to take into account the issue of pleasure boat breaking and recycling. …”
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Le développement de filières locales est-il gage d’une écologisation des pratiques agricoles ? by Hélène Brives, Claire Heinisch, Mathieu Désolé, Carole Chazoule, Perrine Vandenbroucke

“…Enrollment in a local food chain does not necessarily imply that producers adopt more agro-ecological practices. Nonetheless practices considered as environmental friendly are valued by local food chains. …”
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Le jardinage urbain : le défi de la qualité des sols urbains pour les collectivités by Philippe Bodénan, Hugo Doux, Béatrice Béchet, Patrice Cannavo, Liliane Jean-Soro, Thierry Lebeau, Cécile Le Guern, Laure Vidal-Beaudet

“…Based on experiments in Nantes, the article explores the process by which municipalities establish a diagnosis and intervene on soil quality, addressing the questions regarding the tools employed and the interactions with community gardeners. The approach adopted based on the landscape makes it possible to simultaneously address and, if necessary, establish the interrelations between the many challenges faced by communities in understanding urban soils, the skills required, and the difficulties in addressing the technical and political dimensions.…”
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An overview of recent developments in translation studies with special reference to the implications for Bible translation by J. A. Naudé

“…Since the early eighties there has been a tendency within translation studies to move away from the normative and prescriptive approaches to translation and to adopt a descriptive approach towards the study of translated literature. …”
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Les plans climat énergie territoriaux : voies d’appropriation du facteur 4 par les collectivités et les acteurs locaux ? by Sylvain Godinot

“…While the first energy policies adopted by French local authorities resulted from the 1970s oil crises, the first local climate protection plans only started to emerge around 2000, in the wake of the Kyoto Earth Summit. …”
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