Water management for rice production: a key component of food security in East Africa by Denis Bwire, Hirotaka Saito, Roy C. Sidle, Moses Mugisha

“…Nonetheless, climate-smart water management technologies such as AWD, SRI, and drip irrigation are less used by paddy and upland rice smallholder farmers for several reasons including limited awareness, funding, and technical knowledge. Therefore, commitments of government sectors, NGOs, farmer-based organizations, and private sectors with clear policies are needed to enhance technology transfer, action research, farmer training, and innovation development. …”
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Assessing and Analyzing the Level of Informal Employment in Ukraine by Moroz Svitlana G., Tsymbal Diana O.

“…In particular, young people are more likely to accept informal employment due to more flexible conditions and the absence of of long-term social commitments. At the same time, in small enterprises and sectors with low levels of regulation (for example, agriculture, trade, and construction), the share of informal labor is higher compared to large corporations. …”
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Comparative analysis of legal mechanisms to net-zero: lessons from Germany, the United States, Brazil, and China by L. Delta Merner, Lisa Benjamin, William Ercole, Isabela Keuschnigg, Julian Kunik, Karla Martínez Toral, Laura Peterson, Joana Setzer, Karen Sokol, Aradhna Tandon, Kaia Turowski

“…Amid mushrooming net-zero commitments and pledges made by states and non-state entities, a gap remains between those pledges, and the action needed in order to stay within the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. …”
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Sustainability from the perspective of a Brazilian university: Discourse and relations with the Sustainable Development Goals by José Florentino Vieira de Melo, Ana Lúcia Araújo Lima Coelho

“…The temporary closure of several organization sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic muddled the observations and interviews. …”
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Understanding of factors that enable health promoters in implementing health-promoting schools: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of qualitative evidence. by Tommy Tsz Man Hung, Vico Chung Lim Chiang, Angela Dawson, Regina Lai Tong Lee

“…This highlights the importance of developing school health policies that meet local health needs, and socio-cultural characteristics that can foster mutual understanding between the health and education sectors so as to foster health promotion in children and adolescents.…”
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From Crisis to Opportunity: Digital Transformation, Digital Business Models, and Organizational Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Era by António Cardoso, Jorge Figueiredo, Isabel Oliveira, Margarida Pocinho

“…The study contributes to the literature on digitalization, crisis response, and strategic management, offering practical insights for managers and policymakers committed to strengthening organizational adaptability in the post-pandemic era.…”
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Assessment of Sustainable Building Design with Green Star Rating Using BIM by Mazharuddin Syed Ahmed, Rehan Masood

“…Globally, construction is among the leading sectors causing carbon emissions. Sustainable practices have become the focus, which aligns with the nation’s commitments to the Paris Agreement by targeting a 30% reduction in emissions from the 2005 levels by 2030. …”
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Discourses of fear around AI and their implications for library and information science by Sarah Appedu, Yigang Qin

“…Since its inception, the seemingly unlimited potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to alter human existence has evoked feelings of fear and amazement. Today, all sectors of industry, academia, and society are anticipating the potential changes new AI technologies are forecasted to bring and mitigate their harms. …”
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Les Accords de Partenariat Économiques (APE) comme outil d’appui aux pays ACP dans leur stratégie de développement économique et commercial : le cas de l’APE CARIFORUM-UE by Jean-Michel Salmon

“…The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) CARIFORUM-EU is a “north – south” free trade agreement negotiated under the Cotonou Agreement (2000-2020) between the ACP States and the EU, compatible with WTO rules, and inclusive of innovating characteristics such as asymmetrical liberalization commitments, development cooperation measures and a large accompanying institutional structure, with a view to taking into account the gap between both parties economic development levels. …”
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Gen Y Employee Retention: The Interplay of Work-Life Balance, Supervisor Support, and Engagement in Semarang by Zulvan Nabiel Fadilla, Ahyar Yuniawan

“…By addressing these areas, companies can better mitigate quit intentions and foster a more stable and committed workforce.…”
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Towards Sustainable Supply Chains: Evaluating the Role of Supply Chain Diversification in Enhancing Corporate ESG Performance by Xihong Wang, Hui Wu, Yang Shen, Tao Wang

“…For large-scale enterprises or those engaged in highly competitive or high-pollution industries and labor-intensive or capital-intensive sectors, as well as those that are located in the eastern and central regions, the positive impact of SCD on ESG is relatively more pronounced. …”
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Navigating Social Piety and State Stability in Indonesia’s Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis by Zezen Zainul Ali, Muhammad Muhajir, Zaeni Mahmud, Maulidi Mulyani

“…Second, Indonesia’s moral support for Rohingya Muslims highlights its humanitarian orientation, yet this position generates challenges across various sectors, including religion, law, security, and the economy. …”
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Exploring carbon capture and storage opportunities in depleted gas fields in Bangladesh: a comprehensive review by Susmoy Das Pranto, Prodeepta Neogi, A. S. Daiyan Ahmed

“…The study specifies critical CO2 capture sectors, particularly power generation and industrial combustion, as primary targets due to their substantial emissions contribution. …”
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Clarifying the challenges, requirements and methods of commercialization of defense technologies: a systematic review by Mohammad Hasan Ahmadzadeh Fard, Hossain Bahramipour, Fatemeh hesabi

“…Today, in many countries of the world, including Iran, defense industries are facing the challenge of financing, and on the other hand, these industries have many capacities that non-defense sectors can benefit from. Based on this, both defense and non-defense industries and the national innovation ecosystem in general benefit from the commercialization and transfer of defense technologies. …”
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The role of business accelerators as catalysers of food systems transformations in East and Southern Africa by Denise P. Lozano Lazo, Caroline Nguvi, Nathanial Peterson, Rodolfo Dam Lam, Eric B. Dompreh, Timothy Manyise, Cristiano M. Rossignoli

“…The transformation of global food systems is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fulfilling the Paris Agreement commitments, especially in vulnerable regions like East and Southern Africa (ESA). …”
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Information support for administrative and jurisdictional activities of the state border guard service of Ukraine in relation to proceedings on administrative offences by Kushnir I.

“…The methodological basis of the study is formed by a set of philosophical, general scientific, sectoral and special scientific methods (dialectical, communicative, structural and functional, formal and logical, hermeneutical), which, when applied in a comprehensive manner, made it possible to achieve the purpose of the study. …”
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Navigating Social Piety and State Stability in Indonesia’s Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis by Zezen Zainul Ali, Muhammad Muhajir, Zaeni Mahmud, Maulidi Mulyani

“…Second, Indonesia’s moral support for Rohingya Muslims highlights its humanitarian orientation, yet this position generates challenges across various sectors, including religion, law, security, and the economy. …”
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Key elements and theoretical logic of application of PIC/S standards in improving drug GMP inspections in China: an analysis based on grounded theory by Di Hu, Di Hu, Ping Liao, Yuwen Chen

“…ObjectiveCurrently, China regulatory authorities are committed to improving drug inspection by learning from international advanced experiences, such as the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S), to boost the development of the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…At the national level, multi-sectoral engagements (incorporating the influential Ministry of Finance), developing a joint transition road map, aligning with GoU salary scales and recruitment processes emerged as facilitators of the transition process. …”
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Permissible constitutional requirements for the enforcement of public liability after the repeal of the law establishing it (on the example of liability for failure to submit calcu... by Sergey D. Knyazev

“…If the repeal of the law establishing liability is intended to "transform" the legal (sectoral) nature of liability, it is permissible to apply the revoked law to persons who have committed the offence according to this law before its cancellation. …”
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