Racists Beware by Letlhokwa George Mpedi

“…Such stakeholders include employees, employers, trade unions, workplace fora, labour inspectors, the Director-General of the Department of Employment and Labour, and the Commission for Employment Equity. In dealing with racism, sight should not be lost of the fact that courts of law cannot unilaterally eradicate this scourge. …”
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Time, Infrastructure and Knowledge: Rethinking Temporality in the Anthropocene by Vando Borghi, Luigi Pellizzoni, Paolo Savoia

“…He invites us to delve into “ruins thinking” and an “epistemology of coordination” to inhabit this condition and re-territorialize infrastructures. Luigi Pellizzoni interrogates whether the Anthropocene narrative represents a break from or continuity with late capitalist modernity’s politics of time. …”
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SCHOOL-BASED VIOLENCE AND PEACE: IMPROVING LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG ADULT SURVIVORS OF SCHOOL BULLYING by Jonathan Chukwuemeka Madu, Abugu Solomon Ogbonna

“… Promoting equity and egalitarian society is very vital for enhancing human development, and one of the most powerful instruments for this purpose is education, which boosts people’s self-confidence, equips them for their future; to act responsibly in making better choices and relevant contributions in their society. …”
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The Epistemics of Policymaking: from Technocracy to Critical Pragmatism in the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Kris Hartley

“…However, technocratic fundamentalism also undermines the mechanics of SDG localization, working against their stated aims of justice, transparency, and institutional equity; in this way, a global development agenda shaped by myopic epistemics does itself no favors on elements by which it proposes to be measured. …”
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Maximizing Banking Profit on a Random Time Interval by J. Mukuddem-Petersen, M. A. Petersen, I. M. Schoeman, B. A. Tau

“…In keeping with the main theme of our contribution, we simulate the financial indices return on equity and return on assets that are two measures of bank profitability.…”
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Rising infrastructure inequalities accompany urbanization and economic development by Bhartendu Pandey, Christa Brelsford, Karen C. Seto

“…Overall, advancing sustainable development vis-à-vis urbanization and economic development will require intentional infrastructure planning for spatial equity.…”
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Regulatory challenges in ai-based diagnostics: Legal implications of ai use in medical diagnostics by Naili Yuris Tri, Mangkunegara Iis Setiawan, Purwono, Baballe Muhammad Ahmad

“…In order to guarantee equity and safety in medical practice, the study’s conclusion highlights the significance of stringent regulation and openness in the application of AI. …”
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Evropská tradice a počátek novodobé mozaiky v Čechách a na Moravě by Zuzana Křenková, Vladisalva Říhová

“…Generations of mosaicists trained in the Venetian milieu and particularly in the enterprise of Antonio Salviati then spread the specialised activity on the boundary of arts and crafts to other European countries. The personage of Luigi Solerti, who settled in the background of the originally glass painting company of Albert Neuhauser in Innsbruck, is particularly important for Bohemia. …”
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Hate Speech Detection Using Large Language Models: A Comprehensive Review by Aish Albladi, Minarul Islam, Amit Das, Maryam Bigonah, Zheng Zhang, Fatemeh Jamshidi, Mostafa Rahgouy, Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Daniela Marghitu, Cheryl Seals

“…By synthesizing recent research, this review aims to offer a holistic understanding of the current state-of-the-art methods in hate speech detection utilizing LLMs and to suggest directions for future research that could enhance the efficacy and equity of these systems.…”
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Liquidity and profitability of wineries in selected municipalities of AP Vojvodina by Pavlović Nataša, Mirović Vera, Kalaš Branimir

“…The analysis results show that the observed wineries achieved average values of general and quick liquidity of 1.51, and 0.79. On the other hand, wineries recorded average return on assets of 0.03% and average return on equity of 0.73% in the observed period. …”
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Digital finance and equitable industrial carbon emissions: an empirical analysis of Chinese cities by Heyu Lu, Zongfa Wu

“…While existing literature has explored the impact of DF on carbon emission reduction, the aspect of equity in carbon emissions has been largely neglected. …”
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Moving Beyond the Device: Key Lessons in Creating a Positive Patient Experience for a Remote Foot Health Program by Gary M. Rothenberg DPM, CDCES, CWS, Jordan Munson RN, MSN, Ezra Josephson BA, MBA, Jon Bloom MD

“…Further key points include: (1) foot ulcers and amputations are a significant source of morbidity, mortality, and decreased quality of life for people living with diabetes; (2) remote patient monitoring innovations in technology can help connect patients, healthcare providers, and data; (3) technology should serve as an extension of the patient–provider trust relationship and help improve systemic efficiency; and (4) future considerations for successful patient experiences must also address healthcare disparities and promote health equity.…”
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The impact of urban regeneration on transforming the image of a declining district: The case of the Bardo district in Constantine (Algeria) by Guerdouh Amal, Naceur Farida

“…The project's success in attracting tourism and investment comes at the expense of neglecting long-term community needs, raising concerns about the sustainability and equity of development. Ultimately, the study argues that urban regeneration projects must adopt a holistic approach that considers the social and economic needs of local communities, going beyond purely aesthetic transformations to create inclusive and equitable urban environments.…”
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Influencing Factors and Multiple Paths of Entrepreneurship in High-Tech Enterprises: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Configuration by Liyan Zhang, Yuting Wang

“…The results show that (1) a single factor does not necessarily lead to high entrepreneurship; (2) high entrepreneurship could be stimulated by four paths: driving mechanism with salary incentive as the core and market mechanism as the support, driving mechanism with government intervention and market mechanism as synergistic drivers, driving mechanism with equity and control power as dual drivers under external institutions, and driving mechanism with external institutions and internal incentives as joint drivers; (3) market competition plays an indispensable role in stimulating entrepreneurship, while management capability suppresses entrepreneurship; (4) nonhigh entrepreneurship could be generated by five paths, which are asymmetric relative to the configurations of high entrepreneurship.…”
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Accessibility of Medical Facilities in Multiple Traffic Modes: A Study in Guangzhou, China by Juhua Wu, Zeqian Cai, Honglei Li

“…Measuring and predicting access to social services can help to adjust and better accommodate underserved regions. 3SFCA modes based on the Gaussian function are proposed to delineate the service area of providers delivering social services and produce a probability metric that maps the equity of the medical services in multiple traffic modes. …”
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Le Rif : les méandres d’une réconciliation by Badiha Nahhass, Ahmed Bendella

“…The establishment of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) in Morocco in 2004 has brought to the public arena, especially at the national level, narratives of events that have long marked the country’s political scene and whose memory is still strong and mobilized by the actors (the war of resistance, the events of 1958-59, the 1984 riots...). …”
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Ghostly (re)visions: Embodying the Indian Caribbean churile by Christopher L. Ballengee

“…In Indian Caribbean folklore, a churile is the spirit of a woman who has died while pregnant or during childbirth. She is a ‘jumbie’ in limbo between the natural and supernatural realms. …”
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The large-scale whole-genome sequencing era expedited medical discovery and clinical translation by Qingxin Yang, Shuhan Duan, Yuguo Huang, Chao Liu, Mengge Wang, Guanglin He

“…This imbalance has hampered health equity and precision medicine, resulting in limited transferability of polygenic risk scores to underrepresented populations and misinterpretations of the pathogenicity of genomic variants. …”
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Gender and Digital Rights: An Empirical Study Among Young Entrepreneurs by Marisa Fariña-Sánchez, Elba Gutiérrez-Santiuste

“…The results of this study point to the need to design and develop training actions aimed at gender equity in youth entrepreneurship and training in the observance and respect of digital rights. …”
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Reformulating Indonesia’s Narcotics Law on Personal Drug Misuse: A Humanist Approach by Hartato Pakpahan, I Nyoman Nurjaya, Setiawan Nurdayasakti, Nurini Aprilianda

“…These changes aim to shift Indonesia's drug policy toward a more compassionate and effective framework, balancing public health, social equity, and justice. …”
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