Analytical and Comparative Analysis of Copper Industry Development Programs in Iran by Adel Rouhi Jouybari, Seyed Mohammad Esmaiel Jalali

“…Copper, after steel, ranks second among the major metals in terms of value-added production in the world. …”
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One Nudge Can Be Enough:Reducing Cigarette ButtLittering in Public Areas by Artsiom Klunin, Matúš Sloboda, Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, Patrik Pavlovský

“…Cigarette butt littering is a problem for every local government unit; however, policy solutions are either very difficult to implement or expensive. …”
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A Critical Review of Social Exclusion and Inclusion among Immigrant and Refugee Women by J. Crawford, N. Kapisavanhu, J. Moore, C. Crawford, T. Lundy

“…The first theme considers the causes and outcomes of social exclusion represented as social determinants in the context of settlement and includes social environment, social supports, language ability, discrimination and racism, settlement and identity, income and employment, education and professional credentials, institutions, and government services. The second theme of social inclusionary processes consisted of social capital, social and civic participation, empowerment, and policies and settlement programs. …”
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Trends in InsurTech Development in Korea: A News Media Analysis of Key Technologies, Players, and Solutions by Yongsu Lee, Hyosook Yim

“…First, regarding changes in InsurTech technology, blockchain and the Internet of Things initially garnered significant attention, but artificial intelligence and big data later emerged as more critical technologies. Second, in terms of market players, government agencies and research institutes initially created forums for discussion, such as seminars to draw social attention to InsurTech. …”
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Travel Behavior Changes after COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan by Rong-Chang Jou, Chen-Siang Yeh, Ke-Hong Chen

“…Therefore, we conducted a survey from April 24 to May 2, 2020, to obtain data on Taiwanese people’s travel behavior before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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Association between atmospheric particulate matter pollution during pregnancy and premature birth in China: a meta-analysis by Bingbing Guo, Xinye Jiang

“…Additionally, the results may be influenced by potential confounding factors. …”
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Humanitarian activity as a ‘soft power’ instrument of transnational corporations by N. O. Yudin

“…The author concludes that the growing influence of TNCs erodes the government structures and may even put into question the political sovereignty of their host countries. …”
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Potential Risks of Open Waste Burning at the Household Level: A Case Study of Semarang, Indonesia by Bimastyaji Surya Ramadan, Raden Tina Rosmalina, Syafrudin, Munawir, Hafizhul Khair, Indriyani Rachman, Toru Matsumoto

“…Open burning remained the second most common waste disposal practice even after the implementation of waste collection services by the government. …”
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On Political Islam in Palestine by E. A. Stepkin

“…Central Palestinian leadership may be called one of the few secular political establishments that are still in power in the Arab countries. …”
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L’abstention en Algérie : un autre mode de contestation politique by Louisa Dris-Aït Hamadouche

“…Such electoral behaviour reveals just how deep the crisis of confidence within the Algerian political system may be. The crisis of confidence may be linked to three principal reasons. …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…In the first stage, a thorough literature review was conducted to study the suitable policies available in other countries and also in Sri Lanka at present. In the second stage, two field surveys were carried out using pre-tested questionnaires, from December 2019 to May 2020, in order to gather farmers’ and extension officers’ information related to organic farming policy suggestions. …”
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The quality of education of the Russian political elite by N. N. Meshcheryakova, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…Elite education  in  Russian  universities  was  defined  as  corresponding  to  three  criteria:  1)  qualitative  according to international experts’ assessments, 2) demanded by applicants with high final examinations  scores,  and  3)  ready  to  pay  for  it.  At  the  second  stage  the  research  was  carried  out  by  the biographical method. …”
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The implementation and impact of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome into antenatal screening programmes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Elinor Sebire, Chithramali Hasanthika Rodrigo, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Mairead Black, Rachael Wood, Rute Vieira

“…The introduction of this test, which may have implications for important decisions made during pregnancy, requires continual monitoring and evaluation. …”
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Seasonal activities, morphological characteristics, and veterinary importance of Haemaphysalis mageshimaensis in Ishigaki and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan by Satoko Nakao, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Yuko Takakuwa, Hajime Suzuki, Keiichiro Ohta, Keiko Nakamura, Osamu Tsuha, Yuzuru Ikehara, Sanae Ikehara, Syota Ohki, Mizue Inumaru, Yukiko Higa, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama

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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Background: To reduce stunting, the government of Indonesia, which has the fifth-highest prevalence of stunting in toddlers, launched the National Strategy for the Acceleration of Stunting Prevention (StraNas Stunting). …”
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Towards rural proofing (in Spain): (un)founded expectations? by Javier Esparcia Pérez

“…Firstly, to carry out an analysis of the state of the art and situation of the RP in general, and in Spain in particular; secondly, to examine the situation and perspectives that this mechanism may have in Spain, considering the institutional environment, the organisational culture, the division of competencies, the (not excessively high) tradition of intersectoral cooperation at the different levels of government, etc. …”
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The Other Side of Gravity and Geometry: Antigravity and Anticurvature by M. I. Wanas

“…The first is on the laboratory scale, the COW experiment, and the second is on the cosmic scale, SN type Ia observation. …”
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Exposure to artificial intelligence in Canadian jobs: Experimental estimates by Tahsin Mehdi, Marc Frenette

“…The first two groups consist of jobs that may be highly exposed to AI, but the first group may have relatively more tasks that could be replaced by AI in the future, while the second group may have relatively more tasks that are highly complementary with AI. …”
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Top 10 palliative care research priorities in France: a 3-step, mixed-methods protocol (AXEPRO study) by Stéphane Sanchez, Guillaume Economos, Fiona Ecarnot, Cecile Barbaret, Raphaëlle Habert-Dantigny, Héloïse Rouze, Doan Huynh, Roseline Huynh, Caroline Tête, Martin Julier-Costes, Valérie Amouroux-Gorsse, Isabelle Lavault, Justine Bret

“…They will be consulted and their choices will be valuable resources and may prompt researchers to focus on different topics. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…But Kotlikoff notes that conventional approaches based on concepts of national debt and deficits remain dominant in government practices even though governments are able to manipulate what to keep off their books. …”
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