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On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Dynamical Index for India-Burma Trough

open access: yesAdvances in Meteorology, 2018
Based on the vertical velocity field of reanalysis datasets, this study defines a new dynamical index for the India-Burma trough and supports this index’s advantages by analyzing reanalysis and observational datasets.
Kui Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education in a Changing Climate: A Systematic Review for Low and Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs)

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is a major global challenge that affects many aspects of human life and hinders progress on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One area that has not received enough attention is its impact on children's education in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), which are especially vulnerable to ...
Afshan Ameer, Rami Ghannam
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Sustainable Development Through Exports of Clean Energy Products From Emerging Asian Economies: A Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The promotion of clean energy is critical to achieving sustainable development. This study investigates the factors that affect the exports, trade potential, and revealed comparative advantage (RCA) of clean energy products (CEPs) in the emerging Asian economies (EAEs).
Arvind Goswami   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Tolstoy-Dolan Mission and the Establishment of US-Tibetan Relations: An investigation into the events that unfolded after the first visit of American representatives to Lhasa in 1943 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This article investigates the events that unfolded during and after the visit of two Office of Strategic Service (OSS) agents to Lhasa in spring 1943.
Ernst, Maximilian
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Ecological and Technological Insights to Enhance Rice Production: A Machine Learning Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in Granma, Cuba

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming the State Centred Theory of International Sanctions: Non-State Actors’ Strategies towards the Implementation of International Sanctions [PDF]

open access: yesCentral European Journal of International & Security Studies, 2014
In this article I argue that non-state actors (NSAs) can play an important role in international sanctions politics, which has been underestimated due to the state-centred view of international sanctions theory. Even though NSAs do not have access to the
Sina Kowalewski
doaj  

The “Everyday Politics” of IDP Protection in Karen State

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
While international humanitarian access in Burma has opened up over the past decade and a half, the ongoing debate regarding the appropriate relationship between politics and humanitarian assistance remains unresolved.
Stephen Hull
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects for Burma After Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release (ARI) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Aung San Suu Kyi’s release coincided with the holding of national elections for a military-designed state to provide the ruling junta with a veneer of legitimacy.
Charney, Michael W.
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Overcoming barriers? The mixed results of social innovation accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurship accelerators are increasingly promoted as structural interventions to close gender gaps, yet studies have not established a differential impact of participation for women. This prior evidence—drawn from high‐tech, male‐dominated settings—may overlook how outcomes differ in more feminized domains such as social
Nilanjana Dutt, Sarah Kaplan
wiley   +1 more source

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