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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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The determinants of urban density: the Israeli case [PDF]

In the struggle against urban sprawl minimum requirements for urban density has become one of the promising tools in determining spatial planning policy, particularly in densely populated countries. This tool was first proposed in the Israel Master Plan '
Frenkel, Amnon
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Strategic Innovation for Sustainability: A Conceptual Model Linking Digitalization, Social Dynamics, and Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study addresses a significant research gap in the literature by systematically reviewing and synthesizing the interplay between social dynamics, environmental changes, and organizational innovation. Although prior research has explored these dimensions in isolation, the integrative framework remains lacking.
Gagan Deep Sharma, Sascha Kraus, Ritika Chopra, Dhairya Dev, Alberto Ferraris   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional ability of elderly living in urban area

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2019
Objetivo: analizar la capacidad funcional de los ancianos residentes en zona urbana. Método: estudio transversal, desarrollado en el municipio de Cuiabá - Mato Grosso. La muestra fue constituida por 573 ancianos. Los datos fueron analizados por medio de estadística descriptiva. Resultados: Hubo predominio de ancianos en el grupo de edad de 60 a 69 años
Cardoso, Joana Darc Chaves, Oliveira, Adriana Delmondes de, Cunha, Carla Rafaela Teixeira, Silva, Katia Moreira da   +3 more
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Generative AI, ESG Sensemaking, and Environmental Performance: an OIPT Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing enthusiasm for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in sustainability management, it remains unclear how such technologies translate vast ESG information into meaningful environmental outcomes. This study addresses this gap by investigating how ESG sensemaking capability mediates the relationship between GenAI integration
Surajit Bag, Gautam Srivastava, Susmi Routray, Andrea Chiarini   +3 more
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Brownfields in Function Urban Area Ostrava

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
Barbara Vojvodikova, Lenka Ticha, Radim Fojtik, Natalie Szeligova   +3 more
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Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas, Juan Herrera‐Ballesteros, Pedro Mota Veiga, Rui Silva Rodrigues   +3 more
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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
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Public Transport in Functional Urban Areas and Rural Areas of Spain

Abstract Rural and urban areas face very different challenges in regard to public transport services. This chapter explores those challenges in the Spanish context against the backdrop of a fragmented local government map and a variety of governmental levels. The analysis sets out with the responsibilities allocated to these levels of
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XXQ FACTORS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT: A SYSTEMS ECONOMICS VIEW [PDF]

Modern cities turn increasingly into functional areas seeking for a balance between agglomeration forces and urban quality of life. This paper will address the issue of sustainable urban development from a quality (performance) perspective.
Peter Nijkamp
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