Activity of oil companies of Iraq and their role in the world economy by I. M. M. Mohammed, V. Pizengolts

“…Сurrently, oil market remains one of the most demanded types of energy resources, the trade of which can be called the most important element of modern world economic relations.The global market for oil and oil products is characterized by high volatility, which requires the development of various strategies for insuring financial losses. Futures contracts are one of the main market financial risk management tools. …”
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Revisiting the Last Ice Area projections from a high-resolution Global Earth System Model by Madeleine Fol, Bruno Tremblay, Stephanie Pfirman, Robert Newton, Stephen Howell, Jean-François Lemieux

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Okapi et Astrapi: précurseurs inattendus de la bande dessinée alternative ? by Maël Rannou

“…Au sein de ces deux magazines, des bandes dessinées d’auteurs aux aspects très classiques (Pommaux, Desprès…) côtoient des futures figures de la bande dessinée d’auteur, de Nicole Claveloux à Émile Bravo, en passant par Yves Chaland ou Emmanuel Guibert, accompagnant ainsi certains virages de l’édition jeunesse.…”
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Diplomatic power weaving of global systemic change: The European Union's steps by Stefanović-Štambuk Jelica

“…The inquiry focuses on how diplomatic power is weaving out of several relational threads of relationships, the one of mutuality transcending the hegemonic "complex interdependence". In this futuring process, the unfolding of diplomacy transforms the global relations system, prefigurating its emergent participatory democratic structures. …”
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Disaster preparedness kits ready or not? Household resilience to flash flooding in Uttarakhand by Praveen Maghelal, Sudha Arlikatti

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Challenges and interventions in water resource management for horticultural crop production in rural and tribal communities in India by Muganyizi J. Bisheko, Rejikumar G

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Mackinawite partial oxidation to green rust produces a large, abiotic uranium isotope fractionation by Romain Guilbaud, Morten B. Andersen, Helen M. Freeman, Jeffrey Paulo H. Perez, David Uhlig, Liane G. Benning

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Selección de los métodos para la construcción de los escenarios de futuro by Pedro León Cruz-Aguilar, Javier Enrique Medina-Vásquez

“…Se revisaron (2.603) abstract de artículos publicados en revistas indexadas durante el periodo comprendido entre 2003-2013; de los cuales (1.009) corresponden a la revista Futures (1.169), a la revista Technological Forecasting and Social Change y (425) a la revista Foresight ; con el fin de seleccionar aquellos donde se presen - taban ejercicios sobre escenarios de futuro y evaluar en estos la frecuencia del uso de los métodos de acuerdo con su naturaleza y las características del ejercicio. …”
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De la paradiplomàcia a la protodiplomàcia i, de nou, a la paradiplomàcia: balanç i projecció de l’acció exterior del Govern de la Generalitat de Catalunya by Caterina Garcia Segura

“…Aquest article ofereix un balanç del camí recorregut, de les dificultats i dels èxits, i, a partir d’això, fa una projecció de futur de l’acció exterior del Govern de Catalunya.…”
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Broker bureaucracies: The subsidiary offices of the digitalizing state by Fenna Imara Hoefsloot, Neha Gupta, Dennis Mbugua Muthama, José de Jesús Flores Durán

“…We argue that the paper-filled offices of the print shops and cybercafés are the sites where a potentially different range of alternative digital futures are exposed. Outside of the tropes of control, seamless connection, or the globalizing effect of digital technologies, these spaces give insight into the deeply institutionalized cultures and ways of organizing civil and political life in which digital technologies are introduced.…”
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Families Living with Blood-Borne Viruses: The Case for Extending the Concept of “Serodiscordance” by Asha Persson, Christy E. Newman, Myra Hamilton, Joanne Bryant, Jack Wallace, kylie valentine

“…Making serodiscordance more inclusive is an important step in recognising the diverse ways families’ everyday lives, relationships, and futures can be entangled with HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B, and for understanding how today’s era of effective treatment options might shape the “family life” of viral infections.…”
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Rescue ALPPS: Intraoperative Conversion to ALPPS during Synchronous Resection of Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis by Terence Jackson, Kelly A. Siegel, Christopher T. Siegel

“…Future liver remnant (FLR) is the most important deciding factor in planning for liver resection. …”
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Qualité(s) architecturale(s) des logements sociaux produits par les promoteurs immobiliers : une question qui fait débat by Anne-Laure Jourdheuil

“…Among the production methods developed, the off-plan sale of public housing (VEFA-HLM, Vente en état futur d’achèvement HLM) allows them to acquire new housing from real estate developers in buildings that have not yet been constructed. …”
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A Critical Tiriti Analysis of the Treaty Statement From a University in Aotearoa New Zealand by Logan Hamley, Kyle Tan, Waikaremoana Waitoki, Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai

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Pathways to transform urban food systems: feminist action research from Cape Town and Nairobi by Nicole Paganini, Vanessa Farr, Jes Weigelt

“…Conducted in partnerships between the Urban Food Futures program and people who were permanently displaced during the colonial era, the study is informed by an emerging body of analysis that responds to the complex trauma of undernutrition, and approaches health as something far beyond an individual’s own somatic/bodily state of being. …”
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L'organisation en tant que configuration (imbriquée) de transactions by James R. Taylor

“…L’article se termine par une brève discussion des implications de l’adoption d’une approche communicative pour les recherches futures.…”
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L’animation socioculturelle au Portugal : vers quel(s) devenir(s) ? by Joana Campos, Cristina Cruz, Laurence Vohlgemuth

“…Après un rappel du contexte sociohistorique de l’émergence de l’animation socioculturelle et de sa professionnalisation, soulignant les valeurs qui lui sont liées, c’est à partir d’aspects contemporains de la société portugaise, de l’éventail des formations et des emplois actuels que nous projetons le futur professionnel des animateurs. Les personnes âgées et les enfants seront très certainement les groupes avec lesquels ces professionnels exerceront l’essentiel de leurs activités au sein d’organisations du tiers-secteur, au détriment des domaines culturels, d’occupation de temps libres, d’interventions communautaires ou auprès de groupes vulnérables. …”
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Enhancing energy autonomy of greenhouses with semi-transparent photovoltaic systems through a comparative study of battery storage systems by Mohammadreza Gholami, Ali Arefi, Anwarul Hasan, Chengdao Li, S. M. Muyeen

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“Young Brown Men Being Brutish”: How Police Ten 7 Portrays Māori and Pacifica People as Violent and Criminal in Aotearoa New Zealand. by Antje Deckert, Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti, Juan Tauri

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Entrevue avec Robert Sévigny by Jacques Rhéaume

“…Enfin, en examinant les transformations sociales majeures que nous connaissons dans nos sociétés occidentales et dans le monde, une réflexion critique s’impose sur le développement actuel et futur d’une approche clinique en sociologie, et plus largement, en sciences humaines et sociales. …”
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