Auditor general of South Africa (AGSA) as an oversight body in local government sphere by Xolani Thusi, Mandisi Matyana

“…The authors agree that AGSA has done outstanding work as an oversight and accountability enabler in the Local Government sphere and that the recent material irregularity process, which was implemented as an enforcement tool to compel municipal managers to take action, is making progress towards ensuring that AGSA fulfils its constitutional mandate as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI).…”
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Combating IUU fishing: an examination of interaction between China and regional fisheries management organizations by Shuo Li

“…While China has actively engaged in RFMO decision-making processes, its cautious stance on certain issues highlights ongoing tensions both among member states and between states and international institutions. …”
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Empowering young minds: Transforming social studies education to foster digital ethics in elementary schools by Marsini Marsini

“… <p>The rapid development of digital technology demands integrating digital ethics skills into the education process, including at the elementary school level. …”
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Metaphors of Entrepreneurship among Polish Students: Preliminary Research Findings by Michał‚ Chmielecki, Łukasz Sułkowski

“… Objective: In Poland entrepreneurship is often perceived as an extremely risky process and entrepreneurs are often portrayed in a negative light. …”
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A Design Methodology for Exploring and Communicating System Values and Assumptions by Daniel Carter

“…Rather than a technical problem with an optimal solution, I approach this design process as an opportunity to ask how prototypes can give designers access to conceptual issues and allow users to enact alternative values and imagine alternative futures. …”
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Cultural Competency in a Legal Service and Justice Agency for Aboriginal Peoples by John Rawnsley, David Woodroffe, Eloise Culic, James Richards, Lauran Clifton

“…The service recently implemented a Cultural Competency Framework 2017-2020 (Framework) as an iterative process to outline how it is a culturally appropriate organization. …”
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Deposit Guarantee Schemes Join Financial Safety-Net by Eugen Dijmărescu

“…Concurrently, the EU Commission has put forward a process for reviewing the Directives 94/39 and 09/14 EC, in order to make the European DGS more prepared to deal with above mentioned issues and bestow increased confidence upon depositors.…”
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Welfare Reform, Accumulation and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom by Chris Grover

“…It then goes on to discuss the contingent nature of this process, highlighting the contradictions raised by the employment models in terms of economic development and the tackling of social exclusion. …”
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Digging for Honey Ants: Revisiting the Papunya Mural Project by John Kean

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Preference-based Accommodation Strategy design and decision approach by Monique Arkesteijn

“… One of the long-standing issues in CREM is the alignment of an organization’s real estate to its corporate strategy as I have shown in chapter 2. …”
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Legal Status of the Caspian Sea: Gaps in the Convention Regime by P. A. Gudev

“…The conclusion of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea in 2018 was intended to put an end to a very long and difficult negotiation process to determine the legal regime for this closed water body, which has no natural connection with the World Ocean. …”
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From Discrete Skills to Holistic Creative Human Potential: An Emerging Approach in Theory and Practice by Pavel Sorokin, Vera Maltseva

“… The study aims to empirically demonstrate and conceptually interpret the manifestations of an emerging approach to the issues of human capital, its measurement and development on the international academic, expert, and corporate agenda. …”
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Usages du futurisme médical en Chine pré-républicaine : craniotomie et régénération dans deux récits de science-fiction (1904-1905). by Florine Leplâtre

“…This leads to a redefinition of issues at stake in science-fiction, between fascination for technology and satire of contemporary fantasies.…”
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Artificial intelligence transforming the publishing industry: a case of the book sector in Africa by Justin Salani, Mass Masona Tapfuma

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been integrated into the entire publishing value chain, streamlining the processes of content acquisition by authors and publishers, content and product development, as well as the marketing and distribution of products. …”
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Utilisation of Concept Maps in Geography Education Research: A Systematic Review by Vanda Pivarníková

“…In geographical education, they can support the visualisation of processes among Earth systems and the development of systems thinking. …”
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Collecter les archives des théâtres nationaux by Anne Jolly, Émeline Rotolo

“…Processes of dematerialisation mean that more than ever it is important to appoint or maintain the presence of an archives expert in national theatres, able to anticipate and organize projects for the transfer and the long term preservation of archives by the National Archives, in collaboration with the ministerial archive department.…”
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Crossing boundaries: mapping spatial dynamics of urban phenomena at micro scale to support urban management in the Amsterdam urban region by Els Veldhuizen, Karin Pfeffer

“…Maps are widely used to provide urban managers with information on critical urban issues such as deprivation, unemployment, and segregation. …”
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ORGANIZATIONAL BASES AND FORMS OF WORK OF KUBAN AND STAVROPOL TRADE UNIONS DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR by E. Panarina

“…The process of restoring the activity of trade unions in the territory of the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories is highlighted. …”
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Educational Media: Digital Comics Based on a Contextual Approach on the Topic of the Water Cycle by I Gede Yuda Suwandinata, Kadek Suranata

“…It is hoped that the implementation of this media can enrich the science learning process in fifth-grade students and provide a more interactive and enjoyable learning experience. …”
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Bi4Ti3O12 Ferroelectric Nanomaterials on Volatile Substances of Acrylic Pigment Diluted Coatings by Pei Lu

“…In this paper, Bi4Ti3O12 ferroelectric nanomaterials were used to study the volatilization state of the acrylic paint used in the coating process. This article explains that some Bi4Ti3O12 nanoparticles were difficult to be dispersed in spinning solution, which made the preparation of composite fibers difficult. …”
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