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Effect of Herbicides on Forage Dry Matter Yield and Plant Density in the Old Arable Lands in Communal Area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

International Journal of Plant Biology
With the world’s population growing at an alarming rate, there is an urgent need to improve food security. This study aimed to assess forage dry matter yield and plant density under different herbicide treatments at Kubedlana arable lands.
Wandile Mashece, Solomon Tefera Beyene, Mthunzi Mndela, Gideon Jordaan, Unathi Gulwa, Sive Tokozwayo   +5 more
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Potential contribution of biomass gasification‐based technology in energy transition: a technical review coupled with bibliometric studies

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Biomass gasification technology has been extensively researched around the world; however, there is a need to evaluate the current research landscape and evolutionary direction of research in the broader context of energy transition. A systematic bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science database was performed for articles that fall within ...
Olasunkanmi Opeoluwa Adeoye, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Rubenildo Vieira Andrade, Leonardo Peña Pupo, René Lesme Jaén, Osvaldo José Venturini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth activism in Poland: Perceptions, participation and diverging perspectives from young people and activists

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in youth activism (YA), a phenomenon often viewed as a positive development in response to declining civic and political engagement among young people. However, most of the research focuses on the activists themselves and gives less attention to how YA is perceived by the broader youth ...
Martyna Elerian, Miri Yemini, Katarzyna Jasikowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

REFORMS AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN ROMANIA (1918-2018) [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2018
This paper chronologically presents the main reforms and agrarian policies in Romania, over the last hundred years, starting with the 1918 agrarian reform and up to today's Community policies. The 1921 agrarian reform was based on King Ferdinand's solemn
Aurel LUP, Liliana MIRON, Indira Denis ALIM   +2 more
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A pipeline crisis or a sustainability crisis? Local and national succession planning for headteachers in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany, Pat Thomson, Tom Perry, Mike Collins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Course: Real‐World Application of Sustainability and Innovation Principles in the Portuguese Blue Economy Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a key sector for linking sustainability and innovation, yet existing research has largely overlooked how firms operationalize these processes in practice. This study addresses that gap by asking: How do Portuguese blue economy firms embed sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) into their strategies, and what ...
Jennifer Nicole Elston, Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto, Carla Filipa Sequeira Valente Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Management of Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings and Rating Divergence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings increasingly influence investment and corporate decision‐making, companies face growing pressure to manage their ESG performance strategically. This study examines how firms navigate the fragmented ESG rating landscape marked by significant agency divergence. Based on a multiple‐case study
Selina Hauch
wiley   +1 more source

Toward an SDG‐Based Typology for US Nonprofits

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an emerging institutional logic that nonprofits must navigate alongside existing sector‐specific frameworks. Drawing on institutional logics and organizational hybridity theories, we examine how nonprofits incorporate SDGs into their missions and what this reveals about managing institutional ...
Dominik S. Meier, Elizabeth Searing
wiley   +1 more source

‘Social policy by other means?’ land reform, gender and welfare in Zimbabwe

Cogent Social Sciences
The ‘social policy by other means’ literature, from the viewpoint of mainstream comparative welfare state research, frames land and agrarian reform as a ‘functional equivalent’ of and an ‘unconventional’ form of social policy.
Newman Tekwa, Jimi O. Adesina
doaj   +1 more source