Health systems changes after decentralisation: progress, challenges and dynamics in Pakistan by Shehla Abbas Zaidi, Maryam Bigdeli, Etienne V Langlois, Atif Riaz, David W Orr, Nasir Idrees, Jesse B Bump

“…However, effective translation remained impeded by weak institutional capacity, feeble federal–provincial coordination and vulnerability to interference by local elites.Building on this illustrative example, we propose (1) political management of decentralisation for effective national coordination, sustaining stable leadership and protecting from political interfere by local elites; (2) investment in stewardship capacity in the devolved structures as well as the central ministry to deliver on new roles.…”
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Fundamental Factors Reducing Feed Quality, Efficiency, and Carrying-Over Impacts: A Review by Mammo Mengesha Erdaw

“…In some parts of the world; however, such a growing demand isn’t currently matching with a comparable growth in the local production. For example, by 2050, around 40% of an animal-sourced food could be imported by African countries. …”
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Research and application of image recognition-based identification for flesh browning of loquat fruits by CHEN Yujia, DENG Chaojun, ZHANG Tingting, WANG Xiuping, CHEN Xiuping, ZHAO Jianing, MA Cuilan, JIANG Jimou

“…According to the membership function ranking by principal component analysis, the browning resistance of the 10 loquat resources from strong to weak was: Yanhong, Ruisui, Huangjinkuai, Zhongshudaxiang, Muluo Loquat, Zhongbai, Guifei, Sanyuebai, Baixuezao, Guofenben. …”
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Canada goose fecal microbiota correlate with geography more than host‐associated factors by Joshua C. Gil, Heather R. Skeen, Celeste Cuellar, Sarah M. Hird

“…This work also suggests that there is a minimum geographic distance, likely associated with sufficient variation in habitat, climate, and local food sources, that must be reached before significant differences in the microbiota between two populations can be detected.…”
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Determinants of the Development of Social Enterprises in the Lagging Region of Warmia and Mazury by Marian Olinski, Jarosław Mioduszewski, Peter Krištofík

“…A comprehensive analysis was conducted on data sourced from 104 social enterprises in the Warmia and Mazury region, employing univariate descriptive statistical techniques. …”
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Analysis of Solar Power Plant Electricity Production in Relation to the ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) Phenomenon in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara by Marbun Cindy Kezia Rikka, Mutianingsih Putri, Octavia Farah Rizki, Nirwanda Muhammad Yusuf, Bestita Nasyrah Shader, Radjawane Ivonne Milichristi, Abdillah Muhammad Rais

“…Electricity production and solar irradiation data were obtained from the operational reports of PT PLN (Persero) Unit Induk Wilayah Nusa Tenggara Barat, while other data sources include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for ENSO data, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for sea surface temperature (SST) and solar irradiation data, as well as local sources for rainfall data. …”
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Lessons learned from conceptualising and operationalising the National Adolescent Health Programme or Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram’s Learning Districts Initiative in six dis... by Alka Barua, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Rajesh Mehta, Swati Shinde, Priyanka Garg, Qazi Najam, Aparajita Gogoi, Mohammed Ziauddin, Priyanka Kochar, Mini Kurup, Nilesh Patil, Amita Dhanu

“…The Initiative is feasible as it leverages local expertise. Its core interventions are acceptable to government officials. …”
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Daily Mobility in Metropolitan Areas by Marcela Soto Caro

“…Finally, even though it is recognised that travel times are longer for all local students independent of their socioeconomic condition, the data for local low-income students provides some important qualifications. …”
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Utilizing Low-cost Mobile Monitoring to Estimate the PM2.5 Inhaled Dose in Urban Environment by Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Martin Adrian, Casmika Saputra, Puji Lestari

“…Therefore, variations in the microenvironment and local pollution sources such as truck and food stalls are dominant factors that affect spatial variation of PM2.5. …”
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Application of different edge detection methods for faults identification in Anza Basin, Kenya by Gege Li, Qing Chen, Bingqiang Yuan, Xianfeng Tan, Hao Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Lang Pan

“…These techniques aim to effectively and rapidly extract or enhance weak anomaly information about geological bodies’ boundaries. …”
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Measuring of quality of life in Polish metropolises – application of method of standardized indicators by Marzena Walaszek

“…Positioning studies conducted in relation to the local communities living in large cities are a valuable source of information. …”
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An Investigation of Pre-Seismic Ionospheric TEC and Acoustic–Gravity Wave Coupling Phenomena Using BDS GEO Measurements: A Case Study of the 2023 Jishishan Ms6.2 Earthquake by Xiao Gao, Lina Shu, Zongfang Ma, Penggang Tian, Lin Pan, Hailong Zhang, Shuai Yang

“…The stark contrast between near-field residuals and far-field weak fluctuations highlighted the dominance of large-scale atmospheric gravity waves over localized acoustic disturbances. …”
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Review of area exclosure practices for sustainable land management and erosion control in Ethiopia: objectives and PRISMA review by Degfie Teku, Yeshifana Alemneh Mengesha, Nega Kesete

“…However, challenges persist, notably insecure land tenure, limited financial resources, inadequate policy enforcement, and weak technical capacity. Community participation emerged as a critical factor for effective implementation, long-term sustainability, and local ownership.Discussion and recommendationsWhile area exclosures demonstrate significant potential as a nature-based solution to Ethiopia’s land degradation challenges, scaling up their impact requires addressing persistent socio-economic and institutional barriers. …”
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Prospect studies and geological CO2 storage potential in Nigeria by Victor Omefe, Mahlon Kida Marvin, Zakiyyu Muhammad Sarkinbaka, Victor Inumidun Fagorite, Aliyu Buba Ngulde

“…Despite these indicators, the absence of commercial-scale CCUS deployment, along with weak regulatory support and a lack of fiscal incentives, remain significant obstacles. …”
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Improving the inversion accuracy of shallow shear wave velocity structure based on microtremor method: A case study of Haikou Jiangdong New District by ZHANG Qian, WU Xiaojie, ZHONG Zhoucan, CAI Shuiku

“…Objective  The microtremor survey method is not limited by the spatiotemporal distribution of seismic sources and has become an effective method for observing the structure of shallow shear wave velocity. …”
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PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE by M. Naumova

“…The overriding objectives of social entrepreneurship development in Ukraine are making public authorities as well as civil society aware of the solutions required for the problems of social entrepreneurship development in Ukraine through media and communications.The adoption of the Act on social entrepreneurship and its support at the national, regional and local level; the formulation and adoption of the special long-term development programmes to promote social entrepreneurship, introduce legislation to set up a specific registration system for social enterprises, including the regularly monitoring of their activities - the measures are necessary to achieve more effective implementation and increasing the scope and scale of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine.The establishment of the education programmes in the field of social entrepreneurship in the universities, organizing and conduction of teaching workshops, trainings, and courses on social entrepreneurship for the wide public - would give new impetus to the development of social entrepreneurship in Ukraine as the source of the citizens' initiatives.…”
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Optimized dual-tree complex wavelet transform aided multimodal image fusion with adaptive weighted average fusion strategy by Jampani Ravi, R. Narmadha

“…On the other hand, the existing approaches face challenges in the precise interpretation of source images, and also it have only captured local information without considering the wide range of information. …”
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Challenges in setting the environmental agenda in Iran by Maryam Esmaeili Fard, Human Liaghati, Ahmad Saie, Hamidreza Malek Mohammadi

“…Results and discussion: Findings of the research showed that the main challenges of environmental policy-making in identifying the problem and placing it in the agenda that led to the decline of quantitative and qualitative indices of the country's vital resources are: prioritizing the country's issues on the basis of economic, political and security considerations (rather than environmental ones), the poor citizen and interest groups participation in identifying and prioritizing local needs, the weak coordination of intergovernmental organizations and government agencies responsible for and influential in environmental issues, the neglect of local communities from the benefits of sustainable development and focus on growth-oriented demands and short-term ones, lack of bottom-to-top mechanisms to express the real  public concerns to be included in the environmental policy calendar, the lack of information and accurate statistics on the status quo and future environmental trends, the lack of attention to communication channels such as the media and the press to transfer issues to higher layers for inclusion in the agenda. …”
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Unlocking sustainability potential: A SAFA framework analysis of sugarcane agriculture in Marathwada, Maharashtra, India by Rahul Haribhau Wadghane, Omprakash Madguni, Barsha Baisakhi

“…The study utilizes the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA) framework, emphasizing the importance of incorporating locally relevant indicators. The research is conducted in the command areas of the Jayakawadi Dam, a crucial water source for agriculture in the semi-arid climate of Marathawada.The investigation addresses the challenges faced by sugarcane farmers, including high input costs and low cane prices, against the backdrop of a region prone to drought and acute water shortages. …”
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Village autonomy in the development of Pagarbatu tourism village by Boemiya Helmy, Wahyuliana Ida, Firdiyansyah Erik, Yasa Muhammad

“…Pagarbatu Village is one of the tourist villages that has potential such as Tawaf Lengleng Hill as a source of sulfur, Ulagul/Tong-tong art, Saroneng, Muangsangkal dance, seaweed cultivation, and community awareness in tourism development. …”
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