American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on gastrostomy feeding tubes: methodology and review of evidence by Divyanshoo Rai Kohli, MD, Natalie Cosgrove, MD, Wasif M. Abidi, MD, PhD, Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, Madhav Desai, MD, MPH, Nauzer Forbes, MD, MSc, Neil B. Marya, MD, Nikhil R. Thiruvengadam, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Omeed Alipour, MD, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD, Sherif E. Elhanafi, MD, Sunil G. Sheth, MD, Wenly Ruan, MD, John C. Fang, MD, Stephen A. McClave, MD, Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, MSc, FRCR(UK), FSIR, DABR(DR/VIR), Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MBBS, Amir Y. Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH

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Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in South Africa: a case study of USAID-supported programs by Jerome Wendoh Milimu, Lauren Parmley, Mahlodi Matjeng, Mathata Madibane, Mandisi Mabika, Jacques Livingston, Joseph Lawrence, Orapeleng Motlhaoleng, Hasina Subedar, Rethabile Tsekoa, Zandile Mthembu

“…Key lessons include: (i) Substantial donor financial investment was critical for expanding oral PrEP in South Africa, but sustained leadership and investment from government stakeholders, such as the Department of Health and the National Treasury, have been essential for sustainability. …”
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Individual Attitude and Youth Unemployment in Nyakagyeme Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Ainamani, Viola

“…The study findings revealed that individual attitudes significantly affect youth employment in Nyakagyeme Sub-County through various channels including; Understanding Individual Attitudeswhchacountefor20%, Cultural influences on attitudes which accounted for 24%, Economic Factors and Attitudes Towards Employment 18%, Education and Skills Development 12%, Role of Government Policies and Programs 9%, Entrepreneurial Mindset 7%nd Government Policies and Support Systems 11%. …”
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Asymptotic Comparison of the Solutions of Linear Time-Delay Systems with Point and Distributed Lags with Those of Their Limiting Equations by M. De la Sen

“…The proofs are based on a Perron-type theorem for functional equations so that the comparison is governed by the real part of a dominant zero of the characteristic equation of the nominal differential equation. …”
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VIM for Solving the Pollution Problem of a System of Lakes by J. Biazar, M. Shahbala, H. Ebrahimi

“…The variational iteration method has been applied to compute an approximate solution of the system of differential equations, governing on the problem. Three different types of input models: sinusoidal, impulse, and step will be considered for monitoring the pollution in the lakes. …”
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Frequently Asked Questions about Landscape Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Landscaping Ordinances by Michael D. Dukes, Laurie E. Trenholm, Ed Gilman, Chris Martinez, John L. Cisar, Thomas H. Yeager

“…Yeager, was created to help guide local government officials in developing local regulations based on science. …”
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Planificación estratégica, administraciones locales y desarrollo territorial: una experiencia de la cooperación euro-latinoamericana en Colombia by Carlo TASSARA

“…The Project, led by the Italian Region Emilia Romagna, has established a network of local authorities representing five countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Italy and Spain) for the exchange of best practices and the support to public policies for territorial development and local governance…”
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Inflation dynamics in India: A structural view by Ramgopal Kundurthi, Siva Reddy Kalluru

“…The structural factors are observed to explain a significant part of the inflation, thus suggesting the need for government action on logistics management in the short term and structural reforms in the long run. …”
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Over Accumulation or Investment Gap? by Kersten Kellermann, Carsten-Henning Schlag

“…Abstract The fact that long-term interest rates are below the GDP growth rates in economies like Switzerland, Germany and the USA is often diagnosed as over-accumulation, which can be cured by an increase in debt-financed government consumption. However, this fiscal remedy assumes that the marginal net productivity of capital is equal to the interest rate. …”
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A river cuts through it: the Métis on the two banks of the Ottawa River by Michel Bouchard, Sébastien Malette, Guillaume Marcotte

“…The Métis of Canada were included as an Aboriginal people in the Constitution Act of 1982, but in the intervening decades we have observed a great disparity in the political and legal treatment of the various Métis communities by the federal and provincial governments. The Métis of the Ottawa River are a telling case, reflective of the disparities entrenched by the provincial border separating Ontario and Quebec. …”
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La résilience face à la normativité et la solidarité des territoires by Julie Daluzeau, Mathilde Gralepois, Clément Oger

“…Far from encouraging practices of cooperation and solidarity, paradigm shifts and scale-induced resilience have to face a lack of trust between the government and the population.…”
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Le contrôle étatique de l’islam en Algérie : un héritage de l’époque coloniale by Stéphane Papi

“…As Algeria is now confronted with a phenomenon of individualization of religious practices which challenges the monopoly of official Islamic institutions, will the Algerian government break free from the religious field and put an end to a Gallican and Jacobin tradition dating back to colonization?…”
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Cette rivière qui divise au Canada : les Métis de part et d’autre de l’Outaouais by Michel Bouchard, Sébastien Malette, Guillaume Marcotte

“…The Métis of Canada were included as an Aboriginal people in the Constitution Act of 1982, but in the intervening decades we have observed a great disparity in the political and legal treatment of the various Métis communities by the federal and provincial governments. The Métis of the Ottawa River are a telling case, reflective of the disparities entrenched by the provincial border separating Ontario and Québec. …”
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Mathematical analysis of a quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal model and numerical simulation of hollowing effects by Blessing O. Emerenini, Stefanie Sonner, Hermann J. Eberl

“…It is formulated as a system of non-linear, density-dependent, diffusion-reaction equations. The governing equation for the sessile biomass comprises two non-linear diffusion effects, a degeneracy as in the porous medium equation and fast diffusion. …”
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Relief Package: Stabilisation of Expectations by Michael Hüther

“…Deindustrialisation has become a veritable threat. The government’s economic policy needs to establish positive expectations for energy costs in the medium term through interventions in the gas and electricity markets. …”
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The stand for conducting acceptance tests of asynchronous electric machines by method of mutual loading by A. V. Bublik, V. V. Bublik, N. V. Yesin, D. A. Titanakov

“…Improving the reliability and increasing the operational life of electrical equipment of electric rolling stock is one of the eight directions of scientific and technical development of JSC «Russian Railways» described in the target program «Strategy for the development of railway transport in the Russian Federation until 2030», approved by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation. The solution to the problem of improving operational reliability is associated with comprehensive measures that include a wide range of issues aimed at ensuring the stable operation of rolling stock and its systems. …”
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Metasurface-Cladded Waveguide Filled With Magnetized Plasma by Mirko Magarotto, Luca Schenato, Marco Santagiustina, Andrea Galtarossa, Antonio-Daniele Capobianco

“…First, an analytical model is developed to understand the governing dynamics of the system. Second, a realistic numerical design is presented to assess the feasibility of the proposed concept. …”
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Vida Saludable: Sitios web confiables by Linda B. Bobroff, Leigh Ann Martin

“…Older adults can readily access reliable information on the Internet by focusing on government and education sites. This 3-page fact sheet is a major revision of the Spanish-language version of FCS-8587/FY102: Healthy Living: Reliable Websites. …”
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Measuring the Economic Value of the Environment and Natural Resources by Elizabeth Pienaar

“… Conservation of natural resources requires investments of money, time, and effort by the government, businesses, landowners, conservation organizations, and the general public. …”
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Tightening of the National and European Climate Targets to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Neutrality by 2045/2050 by Hans-Wilhelm Schiffer

“…The new requirements for achieving greenhouse gas neutrality in Germany by 2045 and in the EU-27 by 2050 are presented as well as the instruments with which the federal government and the EU intend to meet these goals. In the “Fit-for-55 package ” proposed by the EU Commission on 14 July, 2021, the introduction of a “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ” (CBAM) is proposed to avoid “carbon leakage ”. …”
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