United States Biofuel Policies: Overview and Discussion by Zhengfei Guan, Juhyun Oh

“…Some of these policy initiatives include mandates and tax credits to encourage the production of biofuels. As governmental efforts to promote renewable fuels as alternative sources of energy have evolved from subsidization to mandate, the production of biofuels has dramatically increased. …”
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Engineering Education and Labor Efficiency Skills: Experience of Portugal by M. T. Restivo, Ju. N. Ziyatdinova

“…The aim of the analysis is twofold: i) exploring Institutional agendas aligned with this context and ii) consider the result of the personal efforts in a lab oriented both to engineering education and to R&D activities.…”
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Respect for Labor by M. Tayfun Gülle

“…This editorial also discusses the process involved in the creation of an open access archive for Turkish Librarianship Journal (TL); the entry of the TL into the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals); the wealth of social media resources included on the TLA’s website; and the need to respect the efforts of Turkish librarians and information providers.…”
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Le développement économique de la Corée du Sud depuis 1950 by Dominique Barjot

“…In terms of competitiveness, South Korea ranked eleventh in the world thanks to its productivity gains, the power of its groups (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, SK), its research and development efforts, and its massive investments in human capital (through universities and centers of research).…”
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Protestantes, curanderos y descreídos. Misiones interiores, religiosidad nacional-católica e intolerancia durante el primer franquismo, 1940-1960 by Francisco Bernal García

“…This article explores this interpretation by analysing three aspects of the missionaries’ actions: their efforts to harass Protestant communities; their struggles against quackery and other manifestations of the «common religion»; and the pressures they exerted against those who claimed to have no religious beliefs of any kind.…”
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Microbiome in pancreatic cancer – What is new in 2024? by E. Hohmann, C. Ammer-Herrmenau, C. Schulz, S. Sirtl

“…Despite great efforts to improve understanding and treatment of pancreatic cancer, mainly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the outcome of this malignant disease today is still very poor. …”
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Realizacja przez administrację publiczną odpowiedzialności w ochronie środowiska by Maciej Jabłoński

“…The state authorities should support citizens in their efforts to protect and improve the environment. Ecological safety, which is to be provided by a public authority is a state of the environment that allows you to safely stay in it and use it. …”
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Estimation of Hospital Potential Capacity and Basic Reproduction Number by Fei Wang, Linhua Wang, Peng Wang

“…The results can be contributed to the improvement of decision-making in the allocation of medical resources and the evaluation of the interventions and control efforts of the infectious disease.…”
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Japanese Orange Fly, Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…There have been some efforts recently to affect the removal of this embargo in order that citrus from Japan might be exported to the U.S. …”
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United States Biofuel Policies: Overview and Discussion by Zhengfei Guan, Juhyun Oh

“…Some of these policy initiatives include mandates and tax credits to encourage the production of biofuels. As governmental efforts to promote renewable fuels as alternative sources of energy have evolved from subsidization to mandate, the production of biofuels has dramatically increased. …”
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L’univers des anciens prisonniers politiques en Syrie by Yassin al-Haj Saleh

“…Political prisoners face significant difficulties upon release, including the need to rehabilitate their own images. Some efforts are currently under way to assist with rehabilitation and compensation for these unjustly destroyed individuals.…”
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Tissue-Derived Stem and Progenitor Cells by Leora J. Tesche, David A. Gerber

“…The characterization and isolation of various stem cell populations, from embryonic through tissue-derived stem cells, have led a rapid growth in the field of stem cell research. These research efforts have often been interrelated as to the markers that identify a select cell population are frequently analyzed to determine their expression in cells of distinct organs/tissues. …”
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Assessing Economic Impacts and Benefits of Commercial Horticulture Extension Programs by Alan Hodges, Shawn Steed, Jane Morse, Peggy Dessaint, Donald Rainey, Charles Vavrina

“…As fiscal pressures increase from federal and state government agencies to spend public dollars more effectively, it is imperative that the outcomes from educational efforts be clearly documented in terms of measurable changes in knowledge and behavior of clientele or stakeholders. …”
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Die rol van die NGK-leierskap in die aanloop tot die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika: 1990-1994 by Johan M. van der Merwe

“…By doing so, the leadership of the church, which became known for the Biblical foundation of the notorious policy of apartheid, played an important role while South Africa was on the brink of civil war. Their efforts contributed to a peaceful first democratic election in 1994. …”
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Intervenir dans l’entreprise pour soutenir la discussion sur le travail comme moyen de transformation by Christophe Massot, Pascal Simonet

“…Many authors in the social sciences argue that the joint efforts needed to regulate work are currently diminishing. …”
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CHALLENGES IN THE MARKETING AND BRANDING OF CLUSTERS by Marita Koszarek

“…The aim of the study, on which this paper is based, was to analyse the current branding and marketing efforts of Polish cluster initiatives and identify the main challenges that come with branding and marketing of clusters. …”
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“Bildtapeten” and the conservation of medieval wall paintings at the turn of the twentieth century in Germany by Ursula Schädler-Saub

“…Restoration as equivalent of repainting was definitely refused. The goal of all efforts was now to preserve the uncovered wall paintings in their authentic state. …”
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New Perspectives on Tooth Wear by Peter W. Lucas, Ridwaan Omar

“…Some of the efforts that have been made to document tooth wear are reviewed here with an emphasis on nonhuman mammals, literature with which dentists may not be very familiar. …”
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Analysis and Application Review of User Behavior Trajectory Based on the Location Information by Kang Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Aibao Wang, Caixia Tao, Yinghui Guan, Lei Li

“…With the rapid development of spatial data collection technology in recent years，many efforts have been devoted to the research on trajectory based user behavior analysis and its applications，due to their academic interests；they also show promising business opportunities.From the application aspect，in principle，current issues in trajectory based user behavior analysis can be classified into two major categories：the intelligent transportation applications and the user behavior based applications.The state-of-the-art progress of these categories were reviewed.For each category，its main focus and related achievements were discussed.What’s more，the main technical characteristics of the means used were also summarized in current studies.…”
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Collective energy actions to pursue a just transition. by Martina Massari, Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger, Danila Longo

“…It also proposes new tools and analytical lenses to assess and govern place-based collective energy actions, complementing policy-making efforts. …”
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