Futures thinking becomes a priority for all globalized societies by Roland Benedikter

“…This text presents the most central buzz words, framings, concepts and overall style prevalent in contemporary global future fora and initiatives, taking them as symptomatic for an ongoing renaissance of approaches towards “futuring” in the advanced forms of “futures staging”, “futures casting” and “futures design” which, if this trend continues, could eventually lead to a more stable, post-conventional and wide-spread trans-national implementation of the discipline of “critical futures studies” in academia, policy and practice.…”
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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

“…Under the combined influence of policy support, financial guarantee and the subject behavior, diversified transformation paths have been formed, characterized by social inclusiveness and government-enterprise linkage, resource integration and organization leadership, industrial integration and public participation, as well as government support and collective spontaneous organization. …”
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Diplomacia visual na Baixa Idade Média portuguesa: os oficiais de armas by Duarte Maria Monteiro de Babo Marinho

“…This study aims to discuss the officers of arms and Portuguese heraldry as an aggregate of science, art and technique, that is, possessing symbolic meaning reflected through colours, figures and their organization in a coat of arms – according to heraldic rules. …”
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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

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Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Anne Parkinson, Michael Wright, William C. W. Wong, Jane Desborough, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Garang M. Dut, Katelyn Barnes, Danielle Butler, Steph Davis, Kirsty Douglas, Candan Kendir, Danielle Martin, Robert Marten, Katherine Rouleau, Shannon Barkley, Lucas de Toca, Michael Kidd

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The impact of gestational age limits on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence by Fiona de Londras, Amanda Cleeve, Maria I. Rodriguez, Alana Farrell, Magdalena Furgalska, Antonella F. Lavelanet

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Components of stakeholder participation to create value in the banking industry in East Azerbaijan Agricultural Bank by Alireza Tagavi, Alireza Bafandeh Zendeh, Samad Aali

“…Creating shared value is a type of marketing plan or business plan that emphasizes the creation and successive recognition of shared values ​​of the organization and the company and customers. Sheykh Beglu et al, (2021) reviewed the presentation of the stakeholder participation model in public policy making in the health system. …”
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Disaster Preparedness and First Aid Response: The Role of Emergency Nurses by Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Olufunke Beatrice Adesunloye

“…According to the World Health Organization, countries and governments must always have catastrophe preparations and emergency health experts on hand. …”
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ASEAN Defence Ministers MeetingPlus: Institutional structure, specific features, and evolution (2010–2022) by K. G. Muratshina

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Grape breeding is a key link in the development of the grapes and wine-making industry by E. A. Egorov

“…The main scientific and practical problems in the organization and implementation of breeding processes in ensuring the development of the industry are updated, including a low share of domestic varieties in the produced planting material and planting, the lack of a systemically implemented varietal and technological policy, the imperfection of the legal system for the protection of intellectual property, a low availability of instrumentation and analytical equipment for the implementation of breeding by modern methods.…”
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Financial and Legal Regulation of the Security of Economic Activity by O. P. Getmanets

“…The components of financial security of business entities are studied from the point of view of organization of finances and management of the movement of financial resources, ensured by the financial and legal regulation by the state. …”
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A Model for Implementing New FinTechs in the Banking Industry (Peer-to-Peer Lending) by Hosein Mohammadi, Narges Mohammadalipour, Noroz Norollahzadeh, Ghanbar Abbaspour asfadan, Mahnaz Rabie

“…Consequence: knowledge-based policy making, knowledge management, innovation, creativity and idea, and knowledge-based organization. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey by Neo M. Tapela, Lei Clifton, Gontse Tshisimogo, Moagi Gaborone, Tebogo Madidimalo, Virginia Letsatsi, Tiny Masupe, Mosepele Mosepele, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, David J. Hunter

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL AND LEISURE SPHERE IN THE MOSCOW by N. N. Musinova

“…At the same time, the study notes the peculiarities of creating conditions for organizing leisure activities and providing residents with cultural services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Evaluation of the needs assessment process of the training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments by Shahin Hayati, Haleh Fazel, Lora Chapari

“…If there are efficient, competent, skilled, and experienced managers at the head of the organization and fully aware of management principles and techniques, the success of the organization in reaching its goals is guaranteed. …”
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Role of Rewards Management on Employee Performance in the Banking Sector. by Alex, Kanyesime

“…The study was conducted basing on the following objectives; to investigate the impact of fringe benefits on employee performance, to examine the contribution of pay incentives on employee performance, to establish the contribution of job satisfaction on employee performance, to establish the influence of sense of belongingness on employee performance and to establish the effect of organization policy on the performance of employees in the banking sector in Uganda. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Accountability in Government Business Enterprises: A Case of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Ntungamo Area. by Alexander, Kujuna

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External image of hypermarket as a factor of influence on consumer behavior by A. N. Timokhovich

“…The elements of the external image of the organization that influence the behavior of hypermarket consumers are analysed. …”
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Identification and analysis of factors affecting the maturity of knowledge-based companies in the food industry with the approach of the fourth-generation industry by Ali Mohaghar, Fatemeh Saghafi, Mohammad Hasan Maleki, Daryamehr Keshani

“…The priority factors were: governance of data-driven decision-making culture, the use of new learning methods in the organization, the use of cloud platforms in the organization, the use of smart machines and equipment in the company, and innovation policies in the organization.Originality/Value: Practical research proposals were developed based on the most important factors. …”
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Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Smallholders’ Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Shaankua E. Lemarpe, Collins M. Musafiri, Joseph M. Macharia, Milka N. Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng’etich, Chris A. Shisanya, Jeremiah Okeyo, Elizabeth A. Okwuosa, Felix K. Ngetich

“…The available literature on soil N2O fluxes in SSA is limited; hence, there is a pressing need to consolidate it to ease mitigation targeting and policy formulation initiatives. We reviewed the state of N2O emissions from selected cropping systems, drivers that significantly influence N2O emissions, and probable soil N2O emissions mitigation options from 30 studies in SSA cropping systems have been elucidated here. …”
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