The Essence of the Prohibition of Tender Rigging from a Business Competition Law Perspective by Dave David Tedjokusumo, Lucianus Budi Kagramanto, Endang Prasetyawati, Krisnadi Nasution

“…One of the fundamental legal issues related to business competition in Indonesia is regarding government procurement of goods/services. …”
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Evolution of U.S. Policy Approaches to Ensuring Cybersecurity and Defense of Critical Information Infrastructure by M. V. Smekalova

“…The author emphasizes that, although a set of regulating document has been adopted, the security level of CII objects remains relatively low. In general, the analysis of national policy documents allowed the author to outline several tendencies, characterizing development of the U.S. policy in cybersphere in recent years. …”
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The Evolution of Digital Building Logbook: Exploring Building Information Gathering Systems to Boost Building Maintenance and Renovation by Martina Signorini, Mario Claudio Dejaco, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo

“…In this regard, a digital building logbook is assumed to be a collector of building-related data starting from the design phase, which plays a fundamental role in information management. …”
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MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY IN LAST-MILE LOGISTICS: A REVIEW by Franco Corti, Chiara D’Alpaos, Luciano Greco

“…A multi-step systematic review has been performed to examine the use of multi-criteria analysis in the specific multidisciplinary sector of urban freight logistics and how sustainability is defined and pursued by identifying 56 papers published between 2011 and 2023addressing problems related to sustainable urban logistics solutions. …”
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Gouvernance de l’eau potable et dynamiques locales en zone rurale au Bénin by Bernard G. Hounmenou

“…From empirical elements, this paper is focussed on the analysis linked to the socio-economic dynamic of actors implied in Benin rural populations’ water supply process.…”
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Improving NGOs’ participation in implementing HIV preventive interventions: a case of adolescents with high-risk behaviors in Iran by Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Laleh Ghadirian, Azadeh Sayarifard, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maryam Nazari, Narges Rostamigooran, Nina Loori, Haniyeh Haji Abolhasan Memar, Mojgan Farshadi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Maryam Sargolzaeemoghaddam, Reza Majdzadeh

“…A policy brief from the first two phases informed a one-day multi-stakeholder policy dialogue with 16 selected policy actors. This session was audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through content analysis. …”
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Celle des riches et celle des pauvres by Bernard Roussel, Feleke Woldeyes

“…Spontaneous within the lowest stratum of the Kafa moist forest, it is also a cultivated plant in the gardens of several regions in southern Ethiopia.This paper, starting from the analysis of production and commercial chains of kororima, aims to put light on the relation between provenances, specificity and quality on the national Ethiopian market. …”
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Reconstructing Iraq after the Victory over the Islamic State: Prospects for International Engagement by article Editorial

“…Against this background there have been a visible and understandable re-distribution of roles in favor of ‘non-traditional’ donors, mainly regional actors — Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE which act out of totally different logic than the Western donors. …”
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Postnatal experiences of teenage mothers in selected communities in Central Region, Ghana: a phenomenological study by Reuben Foster Twintoh, Hubert Amu, Vivian Kruh, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah, Kobina Esia-Donkoh, Eugene Koffour Marfo Darteh

“…Data were analysed thematically using a systematic qualitative-oriented text analysis with QSR NVivo 12 Pro software. Results Teenage mothers experienced pregnancy and childbirth related complications such as postpartum haemorrhage, preterm births, and low birth weight of their babies. …”
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Meta-synthesis of drivers of the circular business model by Atieh Khodaei, Mahdi Hosseinpour, Mohammad javad Jamshidi, Yoosof Mohamadifar

“…There is a need to consider changes in value creation for a wide range of actors, as there are often game changes in business models. …”
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Participatory Development of Demand-Driven Curriculum for Career-Ready E-Extension Services in Nigeria by Olanike Deji, Solomon Adesoji, Banji Adisa, Abiodun Agboola, Adedayo Ajayi, Dorcas Alabi, Julius Ayinde, Olajide Filusi, Toyin Ojo, Oladimeji Oladele, Aanuoluwapo Opayinka

“…The stages of participatory development were participatory need assessment, participatory stakeholders’ workshop and validation among 124 stakeholders selected as key informants in relation to agricultural extension training, delivery, end users and policy makers. …”
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Unveiling Hidden Aspects of Intermediary Organizations in Innovation: A Systematic Review through the Lens of Industry Taxonomy by Mostafa Mohseni kiasari, ‌Javad Soltanzadeh, Amirhossein Azizi Hasanabadi, Hamed Talebi

“…Results The results of the analysis showed four main themes: (1) the functions of intermediary organizations in convergence with the macro trends of changes and new technological developments; (2) their functions at various levels of innovation systems, (3) mediating organizations as actors for managing knowledge-based industries, and (4) their functions in different industries are presented.   …”
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Building a culture of quality in maternal and newborn health: experience from the quality, equity and dignity network in Ethiopia by Anene Tesfa Berhanu, Asebe Amenu Tufa, Seblewengel Lemma, Geremew Gonfa, Theodros Getachew, Desalegn Bekele, Fitsum Kibret, Nehla Djellouli, Tim Colbourn, Tanya Marchant

“…It included 18 national and 22 sub-national key informant interviews, seven facility observations, and one technical working group meeting observation. Data analysis was performed using NVivo 12 software, focusing on identified thematic areas related to quality culture. …”
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Trends and critical points of Aspergillus contamination along Ethiopian chili postharvest value chain by Tariku Hunduma Tolera, Anteneh Tesfaye, Melaku Alemu

“…Methods Chili handling practices, value chain actors, and their respective roles were investigated along the PVC through an exploratory type of research, a participant unstructured observation. …”
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Analyzing arguments on tobacco tax increases. Focus on French parliamentary questions and responses, 2000–2020 by François Topart, Emmanuelle Béguinot, Karine Gallopel-Morvan

“…It will enable public health actors to better understand the arguments used by the TI in order to counter them in front of MPs, and to better monitor debates in Parliament.…”
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Designing a Future Study Model: Examining Bank Employees’ Attitudes Towards Job Security in the Era of Blockchain Technology (Horizon 2031) by Saeid Ghazi Nezhad, Hasan Darvish, Mohammad Mahmoudi Meymand

“…Discussion & ConclusionIn this study, the key drivers were extracted and classified using the qualitative content analysis method and incorporating expert opinions. …”
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Impactos ambientales en la ciudad de Manaus: una búsqueda de comprensión Ambient impacts in the city of Manaus: an understanding search by Eveline Maria Damasceno do Nascimento, Iraildes Caldas Torres

“…Esto refuerza la necesidad de identificar los papeles y las responsabilidades de los diversos actores de cara a los temas ambientales, y la necesidad de construir consensos en torno de ellos. …”
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Designing supply chain scenarios and investigating how it affects relevant variables in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Amin Mirshekar, Ghanbar Amirnejad, Mohammad Hemati, Ali Kangarani Farahani

“…Finally, they performed sensitivity analysis on key parameters to check changes on costs.  …”
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

“…In this paper we offer a three-part critique of a May 2024 commentary by Karl Blanchet and colleagues, ‘Rebuilding the health sector in Gaza: Alternative humanitarian voices’ (Blanchet et al. in Confl Heal 18:42, 2024). We argue that in relation to the post-genocide reconstruction of the health system in Gaza, the authors have failed to adequately contextualise their analysis, or the health system reconstruction policy proposal as commissioned by the Gaza Health Initiative [Gaza Health Rebuilding Initiative (GHRI), Future of the Gaza health system: Needs assessment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/656c4ff5b219116063f8099e/t/65c30c4d3e80fd21f1165b57/1707281499127/Final+first+draft+-+Gaza+health+system+report.pdf . …”
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D’une rive à l’autre de la Méditerranée : mobilités, recompositions et adaptations des groupes juifs aux XIVe et XVe siècles by Jennifer Vanz

“…Through a comparative analysis of Arabic legal collections and rabbinical responsa, this study focuses on the way in which these mobilities were accompanied by the creation of new categories to designate the different groups. …”
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