L’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, une menace sur la forêt tropicale humide ? by Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Marie Betsch

“…(Kleinman et al. 1995).In the context of the announcement of the creation of the National Park of the South of French Guiana, an interdisciplinary program (ecology, pedobiology, ethnology; MNHN-CNRS-IRD) Effects of the traditional cultural practices on soils and forest (French Environment Ministry) studied the effects of the itinerant agriculture on slash-and-burn field from an analysis of the conditions which allow Amerindian communities to satisfy their material and spiritual needs in a forest system.This program set up the following points:– the fine practices of this agriculture, constituting a real strategy, supply efficiently the mineral elements in the cultures, without purchase of fertilizers, and ensure a rapid forest recovery after at least 10 years; the cycles short culture - long fallow allow the self regeneration of an agroforestry system registered since millenniums in the forest dynamics of the river banks;– the adoption of the long fallow limits the spatial extent of every family to 10-15 hectares at most;– the transportation on foot of the harvest towards the village limits the extent of the agriculture to a 3-4 km band from the river; beyond, the forest is protected from an agricultural pressure;– the absence of the market does not lead to an increase of the cultivated surfaces and the pressure on the forest is not increasing thus at present;– the forest of the hinterland includes wide zones restricted by strong social taboos; the conservation of the social organization of the Amerindian ethnic groups is the first condition of the preservation of the forest domain.The real solution for the preservation of the forest heritage in the South of French Guiana, obviously social, was thus already political, before the creation of the “Amazonian Park of Guyana” (2007).…”
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Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) of risk management in Iran's construction industry by Hamed Shokri, Abbas Afrazeh

“…In the quantitative dimension, by using interpretative structural modeling technique and DEMATEL, by using surveys of experts and university professors, it has been done to stratify and examine the intensity of relationships between dimensions.Findings: The results show that at the lowest level of the model (level three), the risk dimension of political factors is placed, which acts as the cornerstone of the model and to achieve risk management in projects. …”
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Military Aspects of the Lithuanian-Polish Conflict of 1918-1920 by Vytautas Lesčius

“…In Polish eastern policy all their principal political groups assigned Vilnius a special place, which was to be one of the main points of support in creating a "great Poland". …”
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Working experiences of remote interpreters in health care settings—insights from Austria and Germany by Sophie Klomfar, Sophie Klomfar, Anna Teufel, Gernot Gerger, Maria Kletečka-Pulker, Maria Kletečka-Pulker, Klara Doppler, Klara Doppler, Magdalena Eitenberger, Magdalena Eitenberger, Sabine Völkl-Kernstock, Sabine Völkl-Kernstock

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Evaluation of the Competitiveness Model in the Steel Industry with a Technology Transfer Approach by Ali Amraei, Safieh Mehrinejad, Amir Bayattork

“…Results The results showed that among the influencing factors, internal factors have the highest impact on competitiveness, while among the contextual factors, political and legal factors have the most significant effect. …”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…Background: Karl Popper’s views about science and political economy remain relevant to evaluation theory and practice. …”
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Analisis Sentimen Wacana Pemindahan Ibu Kota Indonesia Menggunakan Algoritma Support Vector Machine (SVM) by Primandani Arsi, Retno Waluyo

“…Many topics are discussed on Twitter such as economic, politic, social, culture, and law. One of the hot topics discussed on Twitter is the issue of relocating Indonesia's capital city. …”
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Public Health Messaging on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study by Ashwin Rao, Nazanin Sabri, Siyi Guo, Louiqa Raschid, Kristina Lerman

“…We also analyzed their interactions with political elites and the public’s engagement with PHEs to gain a deeper understanding of their influence on public discourse. …”
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Benefits, challenges, and best practices of collaborative partnerships among health supply chain stakeholders in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study by Anitha Tuyishime, Innocent Hahirwa, Kato Jonas Njunwa, John Nyiligira

“…Most respondents agreed that collaborative partnerships can be improved by political will (96.1%), supply performance measurement (92.2%), improved financing policies (84.5%), fostering trust and transparency building (78.6%), and a well-structured health supply chain (72.5%). …”
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Multisource Accident Datasets-Driven Deep Learning-Based Traffic Accident Portrait for Accident Reasoning by Chun-Hao Wang, Yue-Tian-Si Ji, Li Ruan, Joshua Luhwago, Yin-Xuan Saw, Sokhey Kim, Tao Ruan, Li-Min Xiao, Rui-Jue Zhou

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Les effets paradoxaux du transfert des forces de sécurité en Tunisie (juin 1955-mars 1956) by Khansa Ben Tarjem

“…At the same time, it is attempting to appropriate indefinitely the prerogatives of intelligence, territorial surveillance and control of border areas by redefining internal policing missions as defence missions, contrary to practice in mainland France.The terms of the internal autonomy agreements of June 1955 divided the Tunisian national movement, triggering a fratricidal war between the supporters of the Neo-Destour political bureau led by Habib Bourguiba and those of the party's secretary general, Salah Ben Youssef. …”
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Maintaining operability at a high personal cost – a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by Magnus Akerstrom, Anna Wessberg, Emina Hadžibajramović, Sofie Graner, Ylva Carlsson, Ola Andersson, Maria Jonsson, Elin Naurin, Malin Veje, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

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Factors Influencing the Growth of Tourism in Uganda: A Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Katwesigye, Jordan

“…Other factors have led to the development of tourism at Bwindi impenetrable national park include political climate with 10% of the respondents, image of the destination with 7%, craft shops and tourism centers with 18%, game and bird watching with 16%, nature walks with 11 % and friendly tour guides and tour operator with 14%. …”
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Resource Management and Health Service Delivery in Rukungiri Municipality: A Case Study of Rwamahwa Health Center IV. by Ndyamuhak,i Faith

“…The study findings on the relationship between financial resources management and health service delivery at Rwamahwa Health Center IV, Rukungiri Municipality were; the health centre has a budget in place which helps to procure the required products for effective service delivery, the budget is drawn based on stakeholders' priorities which helps all patients to have equal access to health services, the health center carries out monthly cash reconciliations to ensure timely service delivery, political leaders can easily access information from departments which helps to identify lope holes to service delivery and financial resources management helps to cater for infant which leads to their low rate of mortality. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…Based on the findings there is many challenges to PWDs in the study area especially economic challenges the government should create awareness in the society about challenges of PWDs and their rights in general, this should be through media, mass meetings, posters, community education, political and social or spiritual gatherings and also it may be included in school curriculum from primary to university level, this will help people to be aware about value of PWDs their rights and challenges for the whole community to participate in protecting them.…”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub County Kisoro District . by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…Based on the findings there are many challenges to PWDs in the study area especially economic challenges the government should create awareness in society about the challenges of PWDs and their rights in general, this should be through media, mass meetings, posters, community education, political and social or spiritual gatherings and also it may be included in school curriculum from primary to university level, this will help people to be aware about value of PWDs their rights and challenges for the whole community to participate in protecting them.…”
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Loan Monitoring Costs and Loan Payment in SACCOs: A Case Study of Mitooma People's SACCO in Mitooma Town Council Mitooma District. by Mugarura, Adison

“…From the study findings on challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs, respondents revealed that poor transport infrastructure to the rural places, clients who provide wrong information to the bank, multiple borrowing by the clients in different borrowing institutions, social factors showing a weak influence on loan default, lack of liquidity monitoring system, inadequate managerial competencies and political interference and huge microfinance losses are caused by outright loan default were some of the challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs.…”
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Decentralization and Primary Health Care Service delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Julius, Kisembo

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Natural Resource Rent and Financial Development: Testing Financial Resource Curse Hypothesis in Iran by Majid Aghaei, Mahdieh Rezagholizadeh, mohammad abdi, rawa mosavi

“…These issues include political and social problems, high levels of poverty and inequality, low levels of education, economic growth fluctuations, low institutional quality, and political instability (Sachs & Warner, 2001). …”
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Examining Specific Theory-of-Mind Aspects in Amnestic and Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Their Relationships with Sleep Duration and Cognitive Planning by Areti Batzikosta, Despina Moraitou, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Georgia Papantoniou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Ioanna-Giannoula Katsouri, Maria Sofologi, Magda Tsolaki

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