Potential Analysis of Kavir & Desert Region and Makran Coasts In Order To Obtain Energy From the Sun Using Fuzzy Logic and AHP by zahra hedjazizadeh, Aras Khosravi, Seyed Asaad Hosseini, Alireza Rahimi, ali reza Karbalaee doree

“…For this purpose, were used the 14 criteria related to the climatic, infrastructural, and technical and physical conditions of the area. …”
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Identification and prioritization of factors affecting the saffron supply chain and selection strategies during the pandemic crisis based on the ANP-SWOT method by Farshid Riahi Dorcheh, Misagh Rahbari

“…Moreover, in the prioritization of saffron export development strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the ANP-SWOT method, “Encouraging investors to attract investments and develop infrastructures” and “Performing marketing research in universities” are determined to be the most significant strategies.Originality/valueBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, many economic problems have arisen for saffron-producing companies, highlighting the importance of implementing the best strategies to deal with these conditions. …”
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Refugee Crisis in Jordan: The Logic of Development and Possible Solutions by A. V. Demchenko

“…On the one hand, Jordan continued to restrict the inflow of refugees but, on the other hand, tried to capitalize on them by seeking additional funding from the United States, the European Union and international organizations in order to mitigate the adverse impacts of the Syrian crisis and to promote its own infrastructural and economic development. However, the author concludes that the prospects for the settlement of the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan remain unclear. …”
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BRICs Nations Growing Impact on the Global Health Sector by M. B. Jakovljevic, N. V. Ekkert, M. S. Mikerova, V. A. Reshetnikov

“…This ambitious and historically unprecedented infrastructural project if successful can lead to a formation by 2049 of a huge common economic zone bringing opportunities for multilateral development to the BRICs. …”
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The role of green finance in reshaping end-use energy consumption: insights from regional evidence in China by Mingzheng Deng, Xiangyi Lu, Ruibin Tong, Yan Xue, Shuaihang Shi, Rui Guo

“…Stronger impacts are observed in eastern regions due to mature financial infrastructures, whereas central and western regions experience comparatively weaker outcomes.DiscussionContrary to expectations, mediating factors such as industrial structure, energy efficiency, and green innovation have limited explanatory power for the observed impacts. …”
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Paysages de l’hydroélectricité et développement touristique dans les Pyrénées by Jean-François Rodriguez

“…Pourtant, au cours du XXe siècle, on peut montrer que l’évolution des pratiques touristiques de montagne se fait en lien étroit avec l’aménagement des infrastructures hydroélectriques. Cela contredit ces préjugés et est susceptible de susciter de nouveaux regards sur ces paysages hybrides.La comparaison transfrontalière des massifs du Néouvielle et des Encantats renseigne sur une même façon d’exploiter la ressource hydroélectrique, mais met en évidence deux modes différents de gestion patrimoniale : le démantèlement des installations annexes aux barrages au nom de la protection de paysages dits « naturels » versus la réhabilitation et la reconversion de ce patrimoine dans une optique de développement touristique tenant compte de l’hybridité des traces paysagères visibles à l’heure actuelle.…”
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Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya by Mary Aming’a, Jonathan Annan, Reuben Marwanga

“…Novelty/Improvement: The results further indicate that circularity science can promote sustainability by addressing manufacturers’ barriers in this context, such as the government’s need to invest in recycling infrastructures and technologies. This study contributes to the extant literature on the significance of circularity science in promoting sustainable supply chain performance with areas for further research.…”
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Dayside Magnetic Depression Following Interplanetary Shock Arrivals During the February 1958 and July 1959 Superstorms by Shinichi Ohtani, Yoko Odagi, Ayako Matsuoka, Toshihiko Iyemori

“…Such magnetic disturbances in dayside midlatitudes may not be discussed very often as a target of space weather, but their potential impacts on ground infrastructures probably require closer attention.…”
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First Graduated Women Architects and Urbanists in Eastern Mediterranean Europe 1900-2000. The Cases of Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey by Inés Novella Abril, Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

“…Working for public institutions is seen as a priority working environment from which many of them have been able to make great contributions to their countries, developing infrastructures, public facilities and regulatory frameworks to improve spatial standards. …”
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Local-Scale Weather Forecasts over a Complex Terrain in an Early Warning Framework: Performance Analysis for the Val d’Agri (Southern Italy) Case Study by Giuseppe Giunta, Alessandro Ceppi, Raffaele Salerno

“…Available meteorological and climatological data, as well as critical thresholds of rainfall, may also have a key role in the hazard classification, related to slope instabilities of pipelines and critical infrastructures along routes. The present study concerns the performance of a weather forecast model in the framework of an early warning system (EWS) application, which supports the integrity management of oil and gas pipelines. …”
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Unveiling Green Supply Chain Practices: A Bibliometric Analysis and Unfolding Emerging Trends by CA Rajkiran, Shaeril Michel Almeida

“…China, followed by the United States and the United Kingdom, emerged as leading contributors to research in this area, driven by rapid economic growth, heightened environmental concerns, and well-established academic and industrial infrastructures. The study identifies eight thematic clusters within green supply chain management, including the triple bottom line, circular economy, and carbon emissions. …”
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Landslide susceptibility assessment for Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state of India, using multi-criteria decision making, bivariate, and machine learning models by Vipin Chauhan, Laxmi Gupta, Jagabandhu Dixit

“…Abstract Background Landslides, among the most catastrophic natural hazards, result from natural and anthropogenic factors, causing substantial financial losses, infrastructural damage, fatalities, and environmental degradation. …”
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EFFICACY AND ADAPTATION OF E-LEARNING IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS DURING COVID-19 by Jayashree Saha, Papori Baruah

“…It has become a little difficult to transform the centuries-old classroom teaching model due to a paucity of infrastructural readiness, prior experience in e-learning, drawbacks in learning methods, etc., which needs to be addressed by administration. …”
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Exploiting Sharing Join Opportunities in Big Data Multiquery Optimization with Flink by Xiao-Yan Gao, Radhya Sahal, Gui-Xiu Chen, Mohammed H. Khafagy, Fatma A. Omara

“…Also, the proposed J-MOTH system introduces maximal intermediate data size reduction by 30% in average over Hadoop-like infrastructures.…”
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The Impact of Refugees on the Social Economic Development of the Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Refugee Transit Kisoro District. by Ngabire, Robert

“…The study established that refugees bring productivity in the host communities, complement the job market, stimulate the economy complement market demand for goods and services, employment opportunities to the people around the transit areas and refugee camps which rises the standard of living, donations by the host communities Environmental degradation, increased demand for goods and services which rises the standards of living of the host communities, land grabbing, sharing of social facilities, cooperation of social functioning and insecurity of the host communities were cited to be some of the social relationship between the refugees and the host communities, deforestation, increased demand for goods and services, infrastructural development, theft, social ills like prostitution, competition for properties, compromised resources. …”
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Teachers' well-being and performance at government-aided primary schools in Rubanda District's Bubaare Sub-County by Bannet, Karegyeza, Frederick, Ssempala, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa

“…Finally, it was recommended that government should put up strategies to ensure that staff accommodation /houses are conducive and adequate facilities are put in place for teachers satisfactory for improved performance, local communities and parents should support schools with provision of food items to make meals (balanced diet) available to teachers, government should appreciate the significance of medical services for teachers in order to perform and health insurance schemes should be made available to teachers, government should provide more educational facilities such as working tables, sitting facilities, teaching materials and infrastructural facilities and PTA leaders and other stake holders should put up strategies to provide teachers with allowances, good working conditions.…”
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Teachers Welfare and their Performance in Government-Aided Primary Schools in Bubaare Sub-County, Rubanda District by Bannet, Karegyeza

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Factors associated with delays in seeking tuberculosis treatment among patients at Muhima district hospital, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Yasmin Omar, Umubyeyi

“…Recommendations of the study are strengthening medical services utilization, improving case detection, medical infrastructures and collaboration with non- formal healthcare practices.…”
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Bridge Construction Impacts the Adjacent Channel Morphology and Turbidity: A Study on a Dying Distributary of River Padma by Balai Chandra Das, Aznarul Islam, Shrabani Das, Riya Adhikary, Rohini Sarkar

“…River-road crossings are one of the basic infrastructures for rolling the wheels of development of the modern world facilitating connectivity and overcoming geographical obstacles. …”
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Forecasting Geomagnetic Storm Disturbances and Their Uncertainties Using Deep Learning by D. Conde, F. L. Castillo, C. Escobar, C. García, J. E. García, V. Sanz, B. Zaldívar, J. J. Curto, S. Marsal, J. M. Torta

“…Also, geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) flowing on long ground‐based conductors, such as power networks, potentially threaten critical infrastructures on Earth. The first step in developing an alarm system against GICs is to forecast them. …”
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