Variability of climatic parameters in Tiefora, Burkina Faso: Scientific aspects and farmers' perceptions by Karambiri Bienvenue Lawankiléa Chantal Noumpoa

“…Climatic data from 1991-2020 were collected from the National Meteorological Agency (ANAM). In addition, individual questionnaire surveys were carried out among 100 local people. …”
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From Savage to Sublime (And Partway Back): Indians and Antiquity in Early Nineteenth-Century American Literature by Mark Niemeyer

“…Such associations also rendered them suitable subjects for treatment by authors inspired to a large extent by the Romantic Movement and involved in the project of creating a national literature for the new country. Bringing together these two quite different worlds, however, resulted in various ambiguities: it simultaneously reinforced the suggestion that Indians were already part of the past (providing a certain complicity with the continuing destruction of Indian culture) and questioned the then dominant image of Ancient Greece and Rome as examples of some of the highest levels attainable of government and human civilization.…”
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Advancing Gender Equity in Health: The Role of Medical Women’s International Association by Wajiha Rizwan, Eleanor Nwadinobi

“…Notable initiatives include the Equity 2030 Alliance with UNFPA, focusing on women-centric research, and the ‘Every Woman Treaty’ advocating for global standards to end violence against women. MWAP is working nationally to tackle workplace gender disparities through workshops and seminars aimed at creating harassment-free environments for women health professionals.Through strategic partnerships, MWIA and MWAP are promoting gender equity by fostering cross-sectoral collaboration and creating inclusive healthcare solutions. …”
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Accelerating Sustainable Tourism through the Hexa Helix Model in Pati Regency by Said Nur Octavianto, Jarot Tri Bowo Santoso, Moch Faizal Rachmadi, Fauzul Adzim, Eka Susanti

“…Tourism is a key economic sector in Indonesia, significantly contributing to foreign exchange and national revenue. Developing a sustainable tourism strategy requires collaboration across academia, businesses, communities, government, media, and NGOs. …”
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Metaheuristic Approaches for Hydropower System Scheduling by Ieda G. Hidalgo, Regiane S. de Barros, Jéssica P. T. Fernandes, João Paulo F. Estrócio, Paulo B. Correia

“…The proposed methodology is applied to two Brazilian hydroelectric plants, in cascade, that belong to the national interconnected system. The nondominated solutions from both approaches are presented. …”
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Assessment of Lower Sakarya River Water Quality in Terms of Irrigation Water by Çiğdem Özer, Rabia Köklü

“…Different physical-chemical properties of water quality data belonging to 3 stations operated by State Hydraulic Works (DSI) on Sakarya River were evaluated in terms of national and international water quality standards. …”
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Mode Choice between Private and Public Transport in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Onn Chiu Chuen, Mohamed Rehan Karim, Sumiani Yusoff

“…The inclination towards private car usage will only get worse if the transport policy continues to be inefficient and ineffective. Under the National Key Economic Area, the priority aimed to stimulate the increase of modal share of public transport in the Klang Valley to 50% by 2020. …”
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Fatty Acid Composition and Lipid Profile of Diospyros mespiliformis, Albizia lebbeck, and Caesalpinia pulcherrima Seed Oils from Nigeria by Adewale Adewuyi, Rotimi Ayodele Oderinde

“…The screening of lesser-known underutilized seeds as source of food has been a way of finding solution to food insecurity in developing nations. In this regard, oil as a class of food was extracted from the seeds of Diospyros mespiliformis  (4.72±0.2%), Albizia lebbeck  (6.40±0.60%), and Caesalpinia pulcherrima  (7.2±0.30%). …”
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Low environmental impact construction: fragilities and potentialities of hyperadobe as a solution for the Brazilian housing deficit by Renata do Carmo Mota Alves, Maria Gabriela Araújo Ranieri, Patrícia Capellato, Daniele Ornaghi Sant'anna

“…Thus, the focus of this study is the fragilities and potentialities of hyperadobe's application in the national scenario, meaning to show it as a possible vector to solve the problem. …”
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Anti-Russian Sanctions in Global Economic Warfare by A. S. Lebedev

“…Under these conditions, it is reasonable to consider sanctions as an "economic war," which raises the question of the goals of such a war, the choice of optimal methods for its conduct, and ways to minimize damage to the national economy. The author distinguishes between "defensive" and "offensive" methods of economic warfare. …”
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Aktualizacja potencjału religii w ochronie ekosystemów leśnych by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…Declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Forest, 2011 demonstrated the signi#cance of forest ecosystems to all humans and the entire Earth. …”
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Women in Obasá’s Poetry by Ayoola Oladunnke Aransi, Hakeem Olawale

“…It is evident that his poems are laden with topical issues that are of national interest. Most of his works, as described by previous scholars, are based on his love for and interest in Yorùbá language, social values, language, style, cultural practices, and the recovery endangered Yoruba oral art (Babalolá 1971, ̣ 1973; Olábimtán 1974a, 1974b; Ògúnsínà 1980; O ̣ látúnji 1982; Akínye ̣ mí 1987, ̣ 1991, 2017; and Nnodim 2006). …”
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Sylvia Plath’s Poetry in Multiple Versions: A Case Study of UK School Anthologies by Julie Blake

“…The history of poetry anthologies created for use in compulsory nation-state education is largely untold. As material objects, school anthologies tend to be regarded as low status and ephemeral. …”
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ARE POLISH BANKS STABLE? A SYSTEMIC RISK ANALYSIS by Piotr Misztal, Marcin Łupiński

“…During the last 10 years, many international and national initiatives were taken to strengthen the soundness of the financial system, introducing a macroprudential perspective to financial supervision. …”
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Evaluation of the Wind Energy Potential in the Coastal Environment of Two Enclosed Seas by Florin Onea, Alina Raileanu, Eugen Rusu

“…The work presents a comprehensive picture of the wind energy potential in the coastal environment of the Black and the Caspian Seas. 10-year of data coming from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction was considered as the main source. …”
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Inventory of the vascular flora of the alkaline fen “Torbiera di Lipoi” (Veneto, northern Italy) by Katia Zanatta, Cesare Lasen, Alberto Scariot, Juri Nascimbene

“…On the basis of literature, and herbarium data and new field research, we provide a diachronic floristic inventory of a small alkaline fen meadow close to the southern border of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park (Veneto, N-Italy), whose toponymal is “Torbiera di Lipoi”. …”
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Performing Dissent: Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson before HUAC (1955-1956) by Jodie Childers

“…Situating Seeger’s and Robeson’s testimonies within their respective biographical contexts, I offer a close reading of these two documents in juxtaposition, analyzing them not only as historical archives but as rhetorical performances that illustrate how Seeger and Robeson conceptualized national identity while also addressing internationalist concerns. …”
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Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection by Wei Shangguan, Peng Gong, Lu Liang, YongJiu Dai, Keli Zhang

“…Here, we report the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China. Soil diversity and land-use effects were analyzed spatially in grids and provinces. …”
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Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home by Lisa B. Caruso, Soe Soe Thwin, Gary H. Brandeis

“…Furthermore, for the majority of those recommendations that were not acted upon, a reason could not be determined. In concert with national data, 20% of the subjects returned to the hospital within 30 days. …”
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Reflexões críticas em torno de Rubén Darío: relendo as interpretações de José Enrique Rodó e de Manuel Gondra by Elisângela da Silva Santos

“…Rubén Darío, José Enrique Rodó and Manuel Gondra, will be read as authors who helped in the insertion of literary and cultural expressions of their countries, from the Hispanic-American movement of modernism, they searched for narrative, cultural and artistic paths, in the midst of the consolidation process of their Nation-States. The conception of literature brought by critics in relation to Darío can be seen as constitutive of the social and cultural process, which formulated broader social projects. …”
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