Perception and adaptation to climate change of the K'Ho people related to coffee production in Lâm Đồng province, Vietnam by Nguyen Dinh Nghiep, Le Minh Chien, Nguyen Van Hoang, Pham Hong Hai, Dao Thi Hieu, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuan, Do Van Toan, Le Quang Ngoc, Ho Dieu Huyen

“…Data were collected from 299 coffee-farming households and through 10 semi-structured interviews with K'Ho individuals and local officials. The findings reveal that the K'Ho people's perception of climate change is reflected through changes in weather phenomena; factors such as temperature, rainfall, wind strength, and sunshine hours are all perceived to be increasing. …”
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Shariah Framework of Banking laws based on the Opinions of Jurists of the Guardian Council by Seyed Hassan Heidari, Mohammad Rasul Fakhreh, Mohammad Ali Farahani

“…Based on descriptive-analytical research, the jurists of the Guardian Council have identified several issues in their Sharia review of the banking regulations of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, including: 'expedited judicial proceedings for specific lawsuits,' 'limitations on legal complaints against supervised credit institutions,' 'the inability to annul or invalidate the actions of the supervisory board,' 'enumerating the duties of the Central Bank Governor and exercising the Central Bank's powers without adherence to laws and Sharia principles,' 'using endowment properties without regard to the endowment deed,' 'the lack of Sharia and judicial competence of non-judicial authorities,' 'the absence of conditions of trustworthiness and honesty for banking officials,' 'the impossibility of judicial objection and litigation,' 'absolute surveillance and access to individuals' information,' 'contrary to public interests,' 'retroactive application of rulings,' 'usury,' and 'disproportionate crime and punishment.' …”
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Governmental approaches to food security management: A bibliometric analysis by Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva

“…Thus, relevant public policies, individual methods and tools, approaches, and strategic decisions are always the focus of attention of scientists, politicians, and government officials. Recognizing the critical importance of this imperative, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis that sheds light on the scientific landscape of strategic public administration of food security. …”
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Development of National Procedural Law in the Second Half of the XIX – Early XX Centuries by D. V. Slynko, L. I. Kalenichenko

“…It has been concluded that national procedural law during that period was characterized by the preservation and strengthening of certain features of the medieval process (secular nature, rationality, phasing), by the separation of procedural law from the substantive, by the formation of procedural branches of law, by the codification of procedural legislation, by the separation of administrative proceedings from criminal and civil proceedings; the functions and competence of the authorities and their officials were differentiated.…”
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Bridging Research and Practice: Swiss Olympic’s Approach to Sports Science and Innovation by Sarah Geboltsberger

“…The ‘embedded scientist’, a (sports) scientist embedded in the federation structure, is proving to be a promising model for conducting the most targeted and practice-oriented research possible due to its proximity to athletes, coaches and officials. Nevertheless, linking universities, research and business remains a challenge, one of the three key points of Stöckli's (Chef de Mission Swiss Olympic) final statements after the 2024 Summer Olympics. …”
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Effectiveness of SCM Policies and Procedures Communication by SCM Officers and Senior Managers in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality of the North-West Province. by Elsie Mbua Eposi

“…The findings of this study disclosed that the level at which the senior managers of departments and the department officials comply with the SCM policy in their various departments is below expectation.   …”
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DECENTRALIZATION AND THE PEOPLE-CENTERED HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MODEL TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES by Dmytro Dzvinchuk, Viktor Petrenko, Ivan Lopushynskyi

“…The article, based on the analysis of the experience of countries that have already undergone transformational changes on the way to decentralization of management, proposes an original hierarchical model of people-centered management of human resources of territorial communities; it is shown that in the processes of transformation of many countries of the world, their governments developed and implemented programs that provided for various forms of decentralization, as society grew interested in its own role as a partner of governments and in finding new ways of interaction; it was found out that the leading role in the processes of change and further successful and sustainable development of territorial communities in countries with an evolutionarily formed market economy belongs to human resources, and the effective use of this most important resource component is determined by the level of ownership and the ability of personnel of management systems to use modern technologies of human resources management; it was found that in modern Ukrainian society there is a growing trend of citizens' aspirations and desires to actively influence the level of their well-being and well-being through participation in decision-making, which corresponds to promising European experience; based on the results of the analysis of the world experience of implementing decentralization plans and establishing the expediency of involving in the management of newly created communities not only leaders and officials of local self-government bodies, but also all interested representatives of human resources, it has been proven that, that a critical problem of the process is the proper mastery and proper use in management processes by the leaders and staff of local self-government bodies of newly formed territorial communities of the theoretical and practical foundations of human-centered human resource management technologies.…”
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Anthropological Dimension of Commemorative Practices: The Phenomenon of Bodily Memory by I. M. Bondarevych

“…In totalitarian societies, officially organized commemorative practices are frequently used for propaganda and manipulation. …”
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Letters of Friedrich Christian Weber to John Robeson from Russia, 1718-1719 by I. I. Fedyukin, A. D. Novikova

“…The article examines various aspects of Weber's diplomatic activities, including the methods he used to collect information in Russia and send it to England, such as bribing Russian officials, resorting to secret agents, ciphers, sending dispatches “under the cover, and others. …”
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Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs): A systematic review of international evidence since 2017. by Bruna Rubbo, Chao-Ying Tu, Lucy Barrass, Shu-Sen Chang, Flemming Konradsen, David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston, Chris Metcalfe, Duleeka Knipe

“…Findings from this and the previous systematic review provide strong evidence to governments and public health officials that are considering implementing bans on HHPs in order to reduce suicides. …”
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Carbon Emission Reduction and Coordination Strategies for New Energy Vehicle Closed-Loop Supply Chain under the Carbon Trading Policy by Yan Yin, Fengcai Liu

“…However, in 2020, China officially enters the “postsubsidy era” in which the carbon trading scheme will replace the current fiscal and taxation system, affecting the implementation of NEV. …”
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Pénétrer le monde des morts by Katerina Kerestetzi

“…This article shows that these daily interactions create proximity and intimacy between the officiant and his/her spirit in true affection, or ‘love’, to use a Palo Monte term. …”
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African Activism Through Pugwash by Nola Dippenaar, Joelien Pretorius

“…It did so through its annual conferences that brought together scientists, government officials and observers from across the world, as well as its workshops and publications, and behind-the scenes interventions towards conflict resolution. …”
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LeaData a novel reference data of leather images for automatic species identification by Anjli Varghese, Malathy Jawahar, A. Amalin Prince

“…The motive is to establish a smart leather species identification technique that can be easily accessible by leather specialists, customs officials, and leather product manufacturers. Hence, this paper solely creates the bigger LeaData and presents its different versions to the digital image processing and computer vision research community. …”
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Architecture Competitions as an Opportunity for Young Women Architects. The Case of the Competition for Rural Subsidised Housing and the Canarian Magüi González, 1981-85 by David Delgado Baudet, Lucía C. Pérez-Moreno

“…In the second section, the article studies the Competition for Architectural Solutions for Officially Subsidised Single-Family Housing in Rural Areas (1981-83), a nationwide call with the most significant participation of architecture professionals (more than 1.000) and with a notable number of selected proposals by women architects. …”
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How Can Law and Policy Reform Shape Human Resource Strategies in Indonesian State Universities Post-Law No. 20 of 2023? by Siti Mursidah, Cahya Wulandari, Moh Khoiruddin, Muhammad Sayuti Hassan, Ricky Dermawan Fauzi

“…The latest provision in Chapter XIII, Article 65(1), prohibits Personnel Supervisory Officials from appointing Non-Civil Servants to fill civil servant positions, sparking debates on its implications for human resource (HR) management in Indonesian state universities. …”
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EU SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND FRAMEWORK PROGRAMS AS INSTRUMENTS OF STI COOPERATION by К. А. Ibragimova

“…Therefore, the solution of these issues requires both an expert evaluation from an independent world scientific community, and the perseverance of diplomats and officials of branch ministries of national states capable of conveying the views of their government in international negotiations and defending national interests of the country to find a solution that suits everyone.The EU has the resources to create a "cumulative effect" by developing and applying common norms on the territory of theUnion, analyzing the innovation policies of member states and the possibility of sharing best practices. …”
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Administrative and legal regulation of the limits for preventing and combating corruption in the public service by E. O. Muzychuk

“…Problematic aspects of the limits for preventing and countering corruption in the public service include the lack of effective mechanisms for public control over the declarations of officials under martial law, insufficient coordination between law enforcement agencies in the course of preventing and countering corruption, and the interference of political forces in the process of formation and further functioning of anti-corruption bodies. …”
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Perspectives of Legal Policy on Balancing the Discretionary Provisions of the Tax Code of Ukraine by A. A. Barikova

“…Excessive discretion of law-enforcement officials will certainly not promote the rule of law, but one should take into account the current socio-economic situation in the country. …”
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Biological samples for examination: concepts, conditions, sampling tactics by M. H. Shcherbakovskyi, A. M. Protsenko, A. E. Volkova

“…The mandatory participants in the collection of biological samples as a procedural action are: persons from whom biological samples are collected; officials who conduct the collection of samples and are responsible for its legality and validity; a specialist or expert; witnesses; employees of the relevant law enforcement agencies (in the case of compulsory collection of biological samples). …”
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