DESERTIFICATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF DESERTIFICATION ON YOBE STATE by FAITH NKECHI EBORKA

“…This may be because of the dangerous effect that this looming danger has had on various states and communities all over the world. Desertification among other things causes a high level of degradation to the soil making it unsuitable for the pursuit of agriculture, which happens to be the main occupation of most rural and semi-urban communities. …”
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Response to “A call for revolution in first aid education”

“…Recommendation that first aid education be tailored in some communities and cultures to address reluctance in the timely application of first aid by bystanders.…”
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Rural vs. Urban: How Urbanicity Shapes Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior in Rhode Island by Tim Jonas, Oluwatosin Okele, Gretchen A. Macht

“…Currently, the availability of EV infrastructure differs significantly between communities as planning procedures are not necessarily equitable. …”
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Artificial Reefs and People: How We Create Them and How They Affect Us by Lisa Chong, Keith Mille, Holly Abeels, Victor Blanco, Ed Camp

“… Artificial reefs are constructed to provide several important ecosystem services to coastal communities and fisheries around the world, and their deployment results in significant socio-ecological and economic effects. …”
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Artificial Reefs and People: How We Create Them and How They Affect Us by Lisa Chong, Keith Mille, Holly Abeels, Victor Blanco, Ed Camp

“… Artificial reefs are constructed to provide several important ecosystem services to coastal communities and fisheries around the world, and their deployment results in significant socio-ecological and economic effects. …”
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Use of high-speed connectivity to global academic network for research and education in Central Asia by A. Kutanov

“…Cooperation between academic communities of Central Asia and other regions of the world using CAREN connectivity is demonstrated…”
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Quilombolas et évangéliques : une incompatibilité identitaire ? Réflexions à partir d’une étude de cas en Amazonie brésilienne by Véronique Boyer

“…Since 1988, many rural people base their legal demands over the land they occupy by claiming the status of communities reminiscent of quilombos. The paper first reviews the approach made by researchers of this field and the definitions they give to this contemporary phenomenon designated as « black rural communities ». …”
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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil by Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

“…We compiled and curated data on woody medicinal species from a systematic review encompassing diverse communities across the Caatinga region in North-east Brazil. …”
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Developing the digital economy in French rural regions? by Bruno Moriset

“…Telecenters have a small economic impact on local communities. Many of them have failed to attract a significant number of teleworkers. …”
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Indonesia's Land Bank Authority: Aligning with Agrarian Law or Facilitating Land Grabbing? by Nur Hidayani Alimuddin, Dyah Ayu Widowati, Riezka Eka Mayasari, Rizki Febrisari, Jusafri Jusafri

“…This research offers urgent recommendations to policymakers, advocating for the protection of vulnerable communities from the adverse effects of land bank policies.…”
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La organización social de los mazahuas del Estado de México

“…This work is a comparative study of several Mazahua communities experiencing varying degrees of cultural erosion. …”
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Old believers in the 20th century of Lithuania by Grigorijus Potašenko

“…In 1922, Old Believers subordinated their communities to the Centrai Council of Old Beliefs Church in Lithuania in the matters of faith. …”
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Assessment of Geoeducation Program for Indigenous Students in Kenyir Geopark, Terengganu, Malaysia by Dony Adryansyah Nazaruddin, Norhayati Ab Manaf

“…This kind of project has the potential to be organized continuously to encourage the engagement of local or indigenous communities to improve their quality of education and economic level.…”
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Controlling the Boundaries of Morality: The History and Powers of Ayelala Deity by Oluwafunminiyi Raheem, Mike Famiyesin

“…Though Ayelala worship is pervasive among the Ilaje, Ikale and Ijaw-Apoi communities of Ondo state, Nigeria, the deity is also linked with other neighboring and distant communities which highlight the unifying tendencies of a common religion and deity belief among different sub-ethnic groups. …”
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Malnutrition Amongst HIV Adult Patients in Selected Hospitals of Bushenyi District in Southwestern Uganda. by Odwee, Ambrose, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Acup, Christine Amongi, Kyamanywa, Patrick, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Obura, Richard, Agaba, Jude B., Makeri, Danladi, Kirimuhuzya, Claude, Sasirabo, Olivia, Bamaiyi, Pwaveno H.

“…The current policy of prioritizing children and women is outdated due to changing disease dynamics, thus showing a need to revise extension service provision in rural communities. Conclusions: Malnutrition is a threat in HIV adult patients in rural communities of Uganda. …”
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Climate stressors and adaptation strategies using green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) systems in urban areas: Improving design and functionality by Ebru Özer, Berrin Tansel

“…Our findings indicate that: (1) climate is an important factor in the design and implementation of GSI practices, and therefore, climate-specific factors need to be considered when designing effective GSI systems; (2) the implementation of climate-appropriate GSI practices can reduce climate-related stresses in communities; (3) utilizing combinations of different GSI systems improves their ability to function effectively across a wide range of climate conditions (i.e., climate events ranging from droughts to flooding); and (4) effective GSI practices can provide multiple benefits to communities (i.e., improved climate resiliency and adaptation to climate change, effective water and stormwater management practices).…”
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How sufficient economy philosophy contributes to sustainable resilience: a qualitative study on the COVID-19 pandemic response in Thailand by Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Kathleen Ford, Bhubate Samutachak, Kullatip Satararuji

“…These concepts help affected communities survive and become resilient, which is crucial for achieving several Sustainable Development Goals, such as poverty and hunger reduction, enhanced health and well-being and the sustainability of cities and communities.…”
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Assessing Urban Park Accessibility and Equity Using Open-Source Data in Jiujiang, China by Lihui Gao, Zhen Xu, Ziqi Shang, Mingyu Li, Jianhui Wang

“…The Penpu sub-district has the best accessibility; in contrast, the Qili Lake sub-district benefits from less than 10% of park accessibility. Wealthier communities benefit more from park accessibility than disadvantaged communities. …”
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of protists in saline and hypersaline lakes in southern Western Siberia, a region strongly affected by climate change by Elena A. Gerasimova, Alexander S. Balkin, Vladimir Y. Kataev, Ekaterina S. Filonchikova, Yulia V. Mindolina, Denis V. Tikhonenkov

“…Salinity has been shown to be an important determinant that directly influences the composition and uniqueness of protist communities. The co-occurrence network analysis revealed a decrease in the complexity of the network of protist communities with increasing salinity. …”
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Soil Acidobacterial 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Reveal Subgroup Level Differences between Savanna-Like Cerrado and Atlantic Forest Brazilian Biomes by Elisa C. P. Catão, Fabyano A. C. Lopes, Janaína F. Araújo, Alinne P. de Castro, Cristine C. Barreto, Mercedes M. C. Bustamante, Betania F. Quirino, Ricardo H. Krüger

“…PCA and phylogenetic reconstruction showed that the acidobacterial communities found in “Mata de galeria” forest soil samples from the Cerrado biome have a tendency to separate from the other Cerrado vegetation microbial communities in the direction of those found in the Atlantic Forest, which is correlated with a high abundance of Acidobacteria subgroup 2 (GP2). …”
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