The Malagasy Mountain Programme: Understanding Madagascar's High-Elevation Systems Under Global Change by V. Ralph Clark, Steven M. Goodman, Jay le Roux, Fanomezana Mihaja Ratsoavina, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, Peter John Taylor, Voahangy Soarimalala, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo

“…The Malagasy Mountain Programme aims to attract greater national and international interest in Malagasy mountains as social-ecological systems and is designed as a net for cooperative research, practitioner interventions, and policy impacts. As a small start, the Programme is a collaborative partnership between the Afromontane Research Unit (University of the Free State, South Africa), Association Vahatra (Madagascar), and the University of Antananarivo (Departments of Plant Biology & Ecology and Zoology & Animal Biodiversity, Madagascar). …”
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Envisioning the Potential of 6G Use Cases—A Dual Perspective of Innovation and Business by Muhua Wei, Jun Wu, Huili Liu, Lin Lin, Zheng Zhang, Mayuan Sun

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Unmasking health determinants and health outcomes for urban First Nations using respondent-driven sampling by J Smylie, M Firestone, S Maracle, M Spiller, P O'Campo

“…The findings illustrate striking disparities in health determinants and health outcomes between urban First Nations individuals and the general population which have important implications for health services delivery, programming and policy development.…”
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Seed quality evaluation in the collection of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba after long-term storage under uncontrolled conditions by N. V. Rakovskaya, O. N. Zabegayeva, E. A. Dzyubenko

“…Its seed endosperm is used to extract guar gum, so the guar genetic resources stored in the VIR collection are of strategic importance for the import substitution policy in Russia in the context of their prospective introduction into cultivation in the country’s southern areas. …”
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Clinical outcomes of circumcisions and prevalence of complications of male circumcisions: A five-year retrospective analysis at a teaching hospital in Ghana. by Sylvester Appiah Boakye, Frank Obeng

“…Training, guidance, and policy interventions are needed to reduce the incidence of circumcision-related mishaps. …”
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Financial and legal bases for the formation of territorial communities capable budgets by D. V. Korobtsova, L. V. Mishchenko

“…The main problems that arise in the way of optimizing the revenue policy of local budgets of the united territorial communities in the conditions of financial decentralization are described. …”
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Assessing the ecological consequences of crude oil spills on bird communities in an Afrotropical landscape by Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Talatu Tende, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda

“…The findings underscore the urgent need for effective conservation strategies and policy measures to mitigate the environmental impacts of oil spills and protect biodiversity in the Niger Delta.…”
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Evaluating the governance and preparedness of the Lebanese health system for the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study by Rasha Hamra, Marianne Moussallem, Anna Zein-El-Din, Alissar Rady, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, Ibrahim R Bou-Orm

“…Moreover, the power imbalance between health actors and other stakeholders affected decision-making dynamics and the uptake of scientific evidence in policy-making.Conclusions Interventions adopting a centralised and reactive approach were prominent in Lebanon’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Senses of justice after managed retreat in New York city by Veronica Olivotto, Veronica Olivotto, Katinka Wijsman, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson

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The lived experience of Iranian adults from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)—A qualitative study by Samira Pourmoradian, Arezoo Haghighian-Roudsari, Tahereh Alsadat Khoubbin Khoshnazar, Ali Milani-Bonab

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RENEWABLES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARAB EAST (CASE OF SOLAR ENERGY) by A. O. Filonik, V. A. Isaev, V. M. Morozov

“…The whole situation is abnormally stressed due to the absence of flexible cost-reflective energy policy and improper billing mechanisms still dominating the region and braking promotion of solar energy industry. …”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

“…Introduction Microsimulation models are computer-based models, which can be employed to simulate the behaviour of microagents, such as children and adolescents, to understand the potential behavioural and economic effects of health interventions or policies. As a result, these models can be useful tools to help guide decision-making. …”
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Innovation Mirage: The Role of Technological Uncertainty in Military Instability by I. A. Istomin

“…The author addresses the policy implications of the theory for the discussions on emerging weapons in the 2010s and 2020s. …”
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Doctoral Studies in the Context of Global Trends: Problems and Key Factors of Development by M. V. Seroshtan, K. A. Artamonova, G. Z. Akimova, E. V. Berezhnaya, E. V. Seroshtan

“…The authors identify three groups of key factors: dynamic changes in the development of the state policy aimed at improving management in the field of training scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel; developed ecosystem of educational and scientific organizations that provide doctoral education, including infrastructure, information, financial, organizational resources and scientific potential; doctoral students with interest and abilities in research activities, possessing a set of competencies necessary for the development of doctoral education. …”
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THE MODEL OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF UKRAINE IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD: THE STRATEGY OF THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE by Ivan Klopov, Julia Ohrenych

“…The proposed approaches have the potential to inform state policy in the field of post-war reconstruction, the promotion of attraction of international investments, the development of industrial and innovation clusters, and the expansion of co-operation with European partners. …”
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New Models of Emergency Prehospital Care That Avoid Unnecessary Conveyance to Emergency Department: Translation of Research Evidence into Practice? by Helen Anne Snooks, Mark Rhys Kingston, Rebecca Elizabeth Anthony, Ian Trevor Russell

“…We describe the programme and its dissemination, present examples of its influence on policy and practice, internationally, and analyse routine UK statistics to determine whether conveyance practice has changed. …”
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Global perspectives in acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries: a WSES project protocol for scoping review on global surgery by Mahmoud Diaa Hindawi, Arda Isik, Fausto Rosa, Diego Visconti, Taras Nechay, Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Abdourahmane Ndong, Tushar S. Mishra, Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi, Francesco Piscioneri, Edward C.T.H. Tan

“…Here is that we aim to identify the progress made in areas such as capacity building, training programs, infrastructure development, and policy reforms, as well as highlight the gaps that persist, providing a foundation for future research. …”
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The 4E theory-based performance benchmarking of aged care service provision in community care facilities: a case study of Nanjing, China by Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Ying Hu, Lingzhi Li, Chendi Wang, Luyao Liu

“…Based on these findings, the paper provides specific policy recommendations for government authorities, industry associations, and CCFs, focusing on improving cost-effectiveness, increasing the number of professionals, and enhancing older people’s participation.…”
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Towards an Understanding of Conservation-Based Costs, Benefits, and Attitudes of Local People Living Adjacent to Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe by Given Matseketsa, Gladman Chibememe, Never Muboko, Edson Gandiwa, Kudakwashe Takarinda

“…The extent to which local communities benefit or incur costs as a result of residing next to PAs is of interest to conservationists and policy-makers. This study sought to understand the costs, benefits, and attitudes of local people living adjacent to Save Valley Conservancy (SVC), Zimbabwe. …”
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Circumventing cigarette regulation: Product characteristics of cigarette-like cigarillos on the Dutch market by Jeroen L. A. Pennings, Charlotte G. G. M. Pauwels, Erna Schenk, Reinskje Talhout

“…Additionally, they are cheaper than cigarettes. To better inform policy making, we wanted to gain better insight into the market situation for cigarillos in the Netherlands. …”
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