Space 4.0 – a common, democratic European space, part 5 by Ryszard S. Romaniuk, Piotr Orleański

“…We are proud participants of the Space 4.0, learning from mistakes, encouraging SMEs to be active, undertaking important administrative initiatives, to build real new, active societal space sector.…”
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Evaluating the effects of urban development on the ecological carrying capacity of Isfahan city based on the system dynamics approach by Zahra Dehghan Manshadi, Parastoo Parivar

“…The research findings indicate that approximately 90% of the urban water demand is dedicated to the domestic sector; therefore, the first scenario is related to the management of water consumption in this sector and its influence on the Water Supply–Demand Index. …”
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Future pharmacy practitioners' insights towards integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare education: Preliminary findings from Karachi, Pakistan. by Tahmina Maqbool, Humera Ishaq, Sadia Shakeel, Ayeshah Zaib Un Nisa, Hina Rehman, Shadab Kashif, Halima Sadia, Safila Naveed, Nazish Mumtaz, Sidra Siddiqui, Shazia Jamshed

“…Furthermore, the outcomes showed students at private-sector universities stood out in computer literacy compared to public-sector universities (χ2 = 6.546, p < 0.05).…”
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Youth Participation in Agricultural Enterprises as Rural Job Creation Work and Its Determinants in Southern Ethiopia by Kassa Tarekegn, Kusse Kamaylo, Duge Galtsa, Endrias Oyka

“…Among the agricultural enterprises, the majority of the youths (63.3%) preferred livestock enterprises indicating livestock sector job creation capacity in Ethiopia. The seasonal nature of agricultural income, fear of agricultural risk, and lack of initial capital were the top three factors hindering youth participation in the agricultural enterprise as rural job creation works. …”
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How to indigenise the blue economy in Aotearoa New Zealand by Matthew Rout, Jason Paul Mika, John Reid, Jay Whitehead, Annemarie Gillies, Fiona Wiremu, Georgia McLellan, Tui MacDonald, Corey Ruha

“…Māori, as substantial stakeholders in the fishery sector, must play a major role in any imagined or proposed transition to a blue economy. …”
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Energy Transition Reality Check: Are Municipalities Meeting the Mark? by Dolge Kristiana, Vicmane Laura Kristiana, Bohvalovs Girts, Blumberga Dagnija

“…In order to meet regional and national climate neutrality goals, decentralisation has placed the energy sector under local government governance, pushing municipalities to take a more active role in energy planning and sector decarbonisation. …”
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Explainable AI and machine learning for robust cybersecurity in smart cities by Shruti Gupta, Jyotsna Singh, Rashmi Agrawal, Usha Batra

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Interaction Between Government and Ngos in Russia: a Value Dimension by Yu. V. Batalova

“…Such a reason for the ineffectiveness of the “gardener state” model is the de–ideologized liberalism of the late twentieth century, which leveled the role of the state in initiating, developing and implementing policies to support and regulate the third sector, including the ideological and value content of public-state interaction. …”
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Transformation of the Energy Market in Poland in the Context of the European Union over the Last 20 Years by Anna Marciniuk-Kluska, Mariusz Kluska

“…The objective of the article is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Polish energy market in the context of the EU over the past 20 years, covering (1) systemic problems of the Polish power sector, (2) the impact of key EU initiatives and regulations, (3) the development of renewable energy sources, (4) the modernisation and digitalisation of the grid, (5) current and future market trends, and (6) the main challenges of the transition. …”
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Evaluating stakeholder coordination and partnerships for NTD elimination in Taraba state, Nigeria: a multi-level analysis by Adeola Onasanya, Oladimeji Oladepo, Gima Humphrey Forje, Eucheria Ekugeni Abua, Uche Veronica Amazigo

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Ship investment patterns and performance: A comparative analysis of Greece, South Korea, China, and Japan by Hanna Kim, Sunghwa Park

“…This underscores the implication of comprehensive policy support such as tax incentives and eco-friendly initiatives in shaping the elements of successful investment strategies. …”
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Climate Risk in Intermediate Goods Trade: Impacts on China’s Fisheries Production by Shunxiang Yang, Zefang Liao, Yingli Zhang, Yuqing Ren, Hang Qu

“…Key findings include: (1) The input-driven climate risk indicator for China’s fisheries sector has increased over the period 1995–2020, with Brazil, Canada, the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Russia as major contributors. (2) From 1995 to 2020, rising climate risk index in Brazil and Canada negatively affected China’s fisheries output, with a 1% increase in climate risk index resulting in production declines of 0.173% and 0.367%, respectively. (3) In contrast, a reduction in the climate risk index in the United States and Japan lowered intermediate goods prices, boosting China’s output by 0.934% and 0.172%, respectively, for every 1% decrease in the climate risk index. (4) Climate risk index in South Korea and Russia, while initially increasing, eventually stabilized, having minimal impact on China’s fisheries production. …”
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Strategies’ Formulation for Empowering Tengger Tribe Women Farmers in Probolinggo Regency by Dwiyana Anela Kurniasari, Siti Alimah, Agus Subhan Prasetyo, Reyhan Raj Bima Saputra, Sumarningsih

“…The 5th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focuses on gender issues, including women's roles in politics and the economy. In the financial sector, women contribute to agriculture, but gender inequalities persist, requiring gender-oriented empowerment programs to address disparities in the potato sub-sector. …”
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Navigating trade-offs within a green healthcare ethics by de Maack Valentina, Dupras Charles

“…In addition, justice theories and feminist approaches can offer normative grounds, respectively, for determining how to appropriately and equitably distributing the benefits, risks and burdens of specific initiatives or policies that are envisioned for transitioning to green healthcare sector, and for better understanding the role of complex human–human and human–environment relations and interdependencies in these discussions. …”
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BUILDING A BANKING UNION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION – A SOLUTION TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS? by Monica (ŞAGUNA) FIGHIROAE

“…In order to restore the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid future crisis, the European Commission launched a set of initiatives, in order to assure a safer and sounder financial sector for the single market; are included here: stronger prudential requirements for banks, improved depositor protection and rules for managing failing banks and a single rulebook for all the 28 Member States of the European Union. …”
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PUBLIC POLICIES TO SUPPORT SMES’ ACCESS TO FINANCING: BETWEEN CHALLENGES OF CRISES AND THE FUNCTIONING OF MARKETS by Ioana-Carmen BOZINTAN (COSMA-GULER), Daniel BADULESCU

“…Of course, the motivations, scope and success of these initiatives are influenced by the level of development and sophistication of the financial banking sector, by its orientation and composition, by the way in which the various objectives and needs of small and medium businesses are understood. …”
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E-agriculture and food security in developing countries: beaming the searchlight on Nigeria by Edidiong Samuel Akpabio, Kemi Funlayo Akeju, Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso

“…Challenges such as climate variability, insurgencies, and a lack of technical expertise have continually contributed to the sector's inconsistent growth. In the midst of the plethora of impediments, one significant factor identified as a barrier to the achievement of food security is the failure to adopt e-agriculture, a modern approach embraced by developed countries to improve the agricultural sector and enhance their food security prospects. …”
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Commodities and Switzerland: Development Policy Challenges and Policy Options by Werner Thut

“…Papers are copy-edited but not peer-reviewed. Instead, an initial thematic contribution is followed by critical comments and reactions from different stakeholders. …”
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New directions for research in green public procurement: The challenge of inter-stakeholder tensions by P. Fraser Johnson, Robert D. Klassen

“…Moreover, process-based collaboration can engage multiple groups of stakeholders, attenuate inter-stakeholder tensions, and foster cooperative, novel solutions for improved environmental outcomes. Drawing from an initial case study, new research directions emerge when we combine both process- and outcome-based practices that engage supply chain partners and multiple stakeholders to develop and advance new green technologies and evaluate complex considerations in public sector procurement.…”
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The nexus of IoT and aquaculture: A bibliometric analysis by Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, John G. Keogh

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) in aquaculture presents significant opportunities for improving the sector's productivity, sustainability, and resilience. …”
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