A Survey on the Effect of Livestock Production System and Finishing Diet on Sensory Characteristics of Foal Meat Using Generalized Procrustes Analysis by José M. Lorenzo, Laura Purriños, Javier Carballo

“…Highly appreciated sensory properties (odour intensity, red colour, marbling, and juiciness) were mostly associated with foals from the Semi-Extensive System. …”
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Transformative adaptation: from climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, Marcus Taylor, Suhas Bhasme, Ana María Loboguerrero

“…The greater emphasis on social equity and human well-being distinguishes climate-resilient from climate-smart agriculture.…”
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On Robust Assembly of Flexible Flat Cables Combining CAD and Image Based Multiview Pose Estimation and a Multimodal Robotic Gripper by Junbang Liang, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Haodan Jiang, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Mariyama Toshisada, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis

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Wheat flour as carbon source on water quality, growth performance, hemolymph biochemical and immune parameters of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) juveniles in biofloc techn... by Mohammad Hossein Khanjani, Jamshid Eslami, Maurício Gustavo Coelho Emerenciano

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Merit-based recruitment in the South African Public Service: Challenges and opportunities by Simon Matome Nkgapele, Sifiso Mofokeng

“…This creates a dual obligation for public administration: to foster inclusivity and equity while ensuring merit-based recruitment. Merit-based recruitment is crucial for meeting the public service's human resource needs and achieving employment equity by making opportunities accessible to all societal groups. …”
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PENGARUH KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN, KEBIJAKAN HUTANG, KEPUTUSAN INVESTASI, PROFITABILITAS, DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN by Andri Satria Wijaya, Nurlia, Juwari

“…Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa proksikan dengan Dividen Payout Ratio (DPR), Profitabiltitas yang di proksikan dengan Return On Equity (ROE), dan Ukuran perusahaan yang di proksikan dengan SIZE secara parsial berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan yang di proksikan dengan Price Book Value (PBV), sedangkan Kebijakan Hutang yang di proksikan dengan Debt To Equity Ratio (DER) berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan yang diproksikan Price Book Value (PBV) dan keputusan investasi yang di proksikan dengan Price To Earning Ratio (PER) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Nilai Perusahaan yang diproksikan Price Book Value (PBV). …”
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The Ambit of Terms and Conditions of Employment in Equal Pay Claims Under Section 6(4) of the EEA: Lessons from International Labour Law by Shamier Ebrahim

“… Section 6(4) of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (hereafter the EEA) seeks to provide an explicit basis for three types of equal pay claims. …”
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“An Intense Level of Self-regulation”: Technological Opportunities and Limitations of Online Intergroup Dialogue by Grant Jackson, Sarah Schiffecker, Oleksandra Poquet

“…Since its development in the 1980s, intergroup dialogue (IGD) has become a nationally prominent social justice pedagogy that brings together small, diverse groups of college students to dialogue on topics related to diversity, equity, belonging, and social justice. Though IGD has traditionally been an in-person experience, the COVID-19 pandemic required colleges and universities to facilitate IGD online. …”
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Does ESG disclosure enhance firm performance during COVID-19? Evidence from Nifty 500 firms by G. Vidya Bai, Daniel Frank, K. Sudhir Prabhu

“…The findings reveal a significant negative impact of the pandemic on Return on Assets (β =-4.812), Return on Equity (β =–.675), and Earnings Per Share (β = –2.875), highlighting the unfavorable effect of the pandemic on firm performance. …”
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The Dimensional Structure of Tourism Festival and Special Event Innovation and Their Impacts on Tourists’ Behavioral Intentions by Chaojun Li, Ping He

“…The results show the following: (1) tourism festival and special event innovation includes six dimensions of performance, accessibility, self-service technology, aesthetic environment, tourist community, and loyalty program; (2) performance, self-service technology, and aesthetic environment have a significant positive impact on overall innovation, while accessibility, tourist community, and loyalty program have no significant impact on overall innovation; and (3) overall innovation has a significant positive impact on tourists’ satisfaction, brand equity, and tourists’ behavioral intentions. Moreover, tourists’ satisfaction and brand equity play a partial intermediary role in the impacts of overall innovation on the tourists’ behavioral intentions. …”
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The Concept of Using the Excess Rate of Return in the Study of the Impact of EU ETS on the Value of Enterprises by Paweł Witkowski

“…No statistically significant relationship between emission allowances and return on equity was found. However, a statistically significant relationship between emission allowances and ERR was detected. …”
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Financial inclusion for people with disability: a scoping review by Louise Puli, Natasha Layton, Diane Bell, Abu Zafar Shahriar

“…Background Financial exclusion is a human rights issue affecting health equity. Evidence demonstrates that financial exclusion is exacerbated for people with disability and those in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC). …”
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Utilisation du bois dans les pêcheries côtières du Cameroun by Hyacinthe Angoni, Alphonse Pouokam Tatchim, Bernard Aloys Nkonmeneck, Elie Nguekam

“…Kribi is situated in the Cameroon coastal zone, in the Southern Region and in the Ocean administrative department.The coastal border in the South Cameroon is characterized by a mangrove vegetation which is part of the Rio Ntem mangrove zone.Fishing activities constitutes the main income generating activity for the populations. …”
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The attractiveness of the teaching profession: a integrative literature review by Leanete Thomas Dotta, Sónia Rodrigues, Luciana Joana, Maria João Carvalho, Maria João Carvalho

“…Addressing these issues is critical to developing sustainable policies that enhance the attractiveness of the teaching profession and promote educational equity.…”
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Effect of cash flow and liquidity on financial stability of listed firms in Nigeria by Olusegun Agbesuyi, Abass Shiro

“…The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of cash flow and liquidity on firms’ financial status in Nigeria, especially the Depbt to Equity (DE or DER). This paper then uses the panel least square technique to estimate the regression model which gives insights on what factors influence the DER of the sampled companies. …”
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Estimating Willingness to Pay for New Mandarin Cultivars: A Revealed Preference Approach by Xiang Bi, Lisa House, Zhifeng Gao, Frederick Gmitter

“…Survey test results showed that subjects preferred this new cultivar in terms of overall flavor, sweetness, acidity, and juiciness. survey test results showed that the Florida ‘Sugar Belle’ was preferred over the California ‘Clementine’ mandarin and the Florida ‘Murcott’ mandarin (aka Honey mandarin) in terms of overall flavor, sweetness, acidity, and juiciness. …”
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Reducing fragmentation of primary healthcare financing for more equitable, people-centred primary healthcare by Kara Hanson, Gemini Mtei, Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Cheryl Cashin

“…Under-resourcing has been compounded by fragmented and rigid funding flows, which are inefficient and may erode equity, quality of care and public trust in PHC.This article explores the drivers of fragmentation in PHC financing—low public spending, which results in over-reliance on external sources to fund critical health interventions, and the proliferation of new financing schemes that do not take a system-wide view or adhere to the principles of universality. …”
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Estimating Willingness to Pay for New Mandarin Cultivars: A Revealed Preference Approach by Xiang Bi, Lisa House, Zhifeng Gao, Frederick Gmitter

“…Survey test results showed that subjects preferred this new cultivar in terms of overall flavor, sweetness, acidity, and juiciness. survey test results showed that the Florida ‘Sugar Belle’ was preferred over the California ‘Clementine’ mandarin and the Florida ‘Murcott’ mandarin (aka Honey mandarin) in terms of overall flavor, sweetness, acidity, and juiciness. …”
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Les enjeux relatifs à la perception et à la communication dans le cadre de la gestion des risques sur la santé publique by Maximilien Debia, Joseph Zayed

“…In the perspective of improving transparency and equity considerations, the risk management process must take into account the obligation to set coordination mechanism and iterative approach between risk managers, stakeholders and population.…”
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Balmori Associates: Landscape Representation by Javier González-Campaña, Noemie Lafaurie-Debany

“… The discipline of landscape architecture is undergoing a reinvention, becoming central to shaping public spaces through comprehensive approaches that address equity, social inclusion, the climate crisis and biodiversity and standing as a powerful design tool, fostering dialogue on the evolving relationship between humans and nature. …”
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