Urban strategic foresight in European territories – Lessons from Geneva and Luxembourg by Panos Mantziaras

“…The overall objective was to steer local communities towards zero-carbon development paths and climate change adaptation. …”
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Analysis of formation and balanced development of regional economic systems by A. A. Shatsky

“…Uneven development of regions is characteristic of many countries and is determined by the peculiarities of historical traditions, current economic potential and interrelations with international communities, as well as by state regional policy. The level of innovative development and society digitalization creates conditions for the transition of Russia from a resource-based economy to an investment and innovation economy in order to improve and maintain competitiveness. …”
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Orkut e Facebook: as teias da memória em meio às redes sociais by Marcia Elisa Rendeiro

“…In the dynamics composed by the social networks, with sites that allow you to find and "increase the amount" of friends by specific features, create discussion groups and transit among albums and communities; we foresee the existence of a circuit that oppose word and image, a text with specific narrative features, a kind of a virtual device that stimulates the generation of memories and representation - links of a same chain that serves to punctuate the writing of the social memory and the formation of new identities.…”
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New Area Studies as an Epistemological Framework: Some Reflections of Knowledge Production and Positionality by Marianela Barrios Aquino

“…As such, it is fertile ground for reflexions on methodology, knowledge production and the construction of epistemic communities that go beyond disciplinary silos. In this paper, I argue that New Area Studies is useful as a lens through which to engage with decolonial and postcolonial critiques of the social sciences and humanities. …”
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“Minorities”, the nation and Europe in the history textbooks of Germany, Spain and Turkey by Feride Durna

“…A feature of the concept of “minorities” is the invisibility and stigmatization of communities, more so within the idea of the nation. …”
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Questioning Multilateralism: Conceptual Re-Evaluation and the Decline in the Western Multilateral Order by Tamer Kaşıkçı

“…This situation aggravates doubts about the future of the WMO and the development of alternative international order scenarios both in academic and political communities. This study aims to develop a theoretical conceptual basis for understanding the crisis in question. …”
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Consumer Choices Can Reduce Packaging Waste by Kenneth R. Berger

“…You pay again for packaging, directly or indirectly, when your garbage is picked up and disposed of in a landfill or incinerator. Some communities are moving toward "pay-as-you-throw" fees for every bag put out at the curb, so it makes sense to reduce household waste. …”
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Analysis of the current situation and trends in the field of innovative development of Russia’s regional economic systems by S. Ye. Afonin

“…The level of uneven development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation has been assessed, considering historical traditions, which have a significant impact on economic potential and interrelations with international communities in the context of the regional policy of the state. …”
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Les destins divergents des régionalismes flamands et francophones : une perspective historique by Geoffrey Pion, Gilles Van Hamme

“…The tensions between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking communities in Belgium about the regionalization of federal competences are not new and have to be understood in the long history of regionalism. …”
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CONTEMPLATING ALLAN BOESAK’S FASCINATION WITH PREACHING “TRUTH TO POWER”

“…Therefore, when academics contemplate the state of preaching and express concern with regards to how power operates in our society and faith communities, Boesak certainly has a contribution to make. …”
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The "Other" Geographies in Latin America: Alternatives from the Landscapes of the Chatino People by Geronimo Barrera de la Torre

“…This argument is based on research that was conducted in conjunction with the inhabitants of Chatina communities of San Juan Lachao in Oaxaca, Mexico. The research examined relations between humans, the landscape and other non-humans, that is, landscapes comprehended through the Chatino language, cosmological worldview, local knowledge and everyday life in Chatino territory. …”
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Au cœur de la mort : faire science avec les défunts by Marc-Antoine Berthod

“…Ever since the founding of anthropology as a discipline, the theme of death has nourished an abundant literature that puts into perspective the ways in which communities construct boundaries between the living and the dead: how they define intervals between the two categories while designating places reserved for the deceased. …”
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Medical diagnosis: a crucial problem in the 21st Century by Emiliano Diez y Martínez de la Cotera

“…It is also emphasized that scientific and technological development bring us adequate tools for taking better decisions in order to facilitate medical diagnosis and its confrontation, not only in a single patient but in the analysis of its effectiveness in groups and communities. Basic pieces of advice are provided on how to obtain diagnoses in daily medical practice. …”
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Diskuze o talmudickém původu Chevra kadiša v časopisech Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums, Die Neuzeit a Oesterreichische Wochenschrift by Jana Horáková

“…Next, the whole question of Hevra Kaddisha is put into the context of the fight between the Jewish orthodoxy and the reform movement, the struggle of the Jewish communities against anti­Semitism and also the context of internal contradiction in the movement Wissenschaft des Judentums. …”
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Lost to Presence: The Entanglements of Writing, Protestant Christianity, and Empire in the 19th-Century Southern Africa by Sepetla Molapo

“…It explores this dialectic as it relates to the interaction between Sotho-speaking communities and Protestant Christian missionaries in the 19th-century Southern Africa. …”
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Familly farms, graves, and belonging: migrations and the politics of belonging among Basotho in colonial Zimbabwe by Joseph Mujere

“…It seeks to analyse the challenges of integration faced by migrant African communities in colonial Zimbabwe and how they have managed to establish a sense of belonging, albeit often contested by those who considered themselves to be the autochthons. …”
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Ontological and intercultural anthropology of health among the shuar peoples of Zamora-Chinchipe by Christian Tym

“…The debates on the representation of difference that followed the ontological turn point toward the importance of intracultural diversity; therefore, it is crucial to develop nuanced representations of Indigenous and Western cultures, considering different characteristics that distinguish the communities and individuals of each group. This argument is developed based on intercultural health through the case study of health practices and preferences in the shuar population of the Ecuadorian province of Zamora-Chinchipe. …”
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Systematic review railway infrastructure monitoring: From classic techniques to predictive maintenance by Giovanni Bianchi, Chiara Fanelli, Francesco Freddi, Felice Giuliani, Aldo La Placa

“…The efficiency and availability of modern railway infrastructure plays an increasingly strategic role in the sustainability, development and prosperity of communities and nations. Recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms, which enable the use of digital tools such as Data-Driven models that can automatically adapt system operation, make decisions and suggest strategies based on collected data, form the basis of modern Predictive Maintenance (PdM). …”
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Meanings of health and healthcare in a U.S. border region: a culture-centered approach to health disparities by Rebecca de Souza, Isabel Villegas-Glang, Brianna Pham

“…The study contributes to health disparities research by providing a nuanced exploration of how power dynamics and systemic inequalities shape the experiences of cultural communities as they resist, negotiate, and adapt to inequitable health and healthcare environments. …”
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Product feature and lifespan as a quality indicator for inducing eco-friendly furniture purchase by Md. Mahiuddin Sabbir

“…Drawing on these theoretical contributions, the study suggests leveraging the environmental benefits of EWF in promotional activities and leveraging subjective norms through social endorsements and online communities to encourage consumers’ adoption of EWF.…”
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