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Science Policy and Sustainability: Musings about Nigeria [PDF]

African Journal of Science Policy and Innovation Management
This study examines the dual role of science and its applications in the pursuit of sustainable development in Nigeria. It discusses how science is a pathway to mitigating risks of scientific innovation and attaining environmental sustainability.
Victor Imevbore
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Social Entrepreneurs Wanted: Quality of Life Approach as a Basis for Recruitment Practice in Beit Ekstein Schools in Israel

Problemy Zarządzania, 2016
The following paper examines the relationship between the Quality of Life approach and the recruiting practice of Beit Ekstein special education school managers.
Ofer Marbach
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Cultural Orientations of sport managers [PDF]

, 2006
Various interpretations of sport management are cultural constructs underpinned by core assumptions and values held by members of professional communities. Sport managers world wide share common problems, but differ in how they resolve them.
Adler N., Azzopardi K., Berg B. L., Bloom H., Blouet B., Bobev S., Brannen M., Bryman A., Charmaz K., Chelladurai P., Chelladurai P., Chen M., Colyer S., Costa C., Darlington G., Davis K., Dayan D., Denscombe M., DeSensi J., DeSensi J., DeSensi J. T., DeSensi J. T., Dimitra Papadimitriou, Doherty A., Hall E. T., Hall E. T., Hampden-Turner C., Hampden-Turner C., Hickson D., Hickson D., Hofstede G., Hofstede G., Hofstede G., Hofstede G., Holden N., Inkeles A., Jackson R., Jackson T., Kikulis L., Kluckhohn F., Lessem R., Lewis J., Lewis R. D., Lewis R. D., Martin J., Masteralexis L., Minter R., Nicholson J., Oakley B., Palmer A., Parkhouse B., Rokeach M., Rosa López De D'Amico, Sands R., Schein E., Schneider S., Seagrave S., Slack T., Smith P., Soucie D., Taylor T., Taylor T., Taylor T., Torkildsen G., Triandis H.C., Trompenaars F., Trompenaars F., Trompenaars F., Vassil Girginov, Weese W., Westerbeek H., Willett C., Zetterholm S., Zolotov M.   +73 more
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STATE SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN RUSSIA – LOSSES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS

Модернизация, инновация, развитие, 2016
In the present research paper the goals, tasks and main indicators of realization of the Federal Target Program (FTP) “Research and development according priority directions of elaboration of the science and technology unit of Russia” for 2007–2013 and ...
A. Fedotov, N. Vasetskaya
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Overconfidence and Managers’ Responsibility Hoarding [PDF]

, 2011
Overconfidence is a well-established behavioral phenomenon that involves an overestimation of own capabilities. We introduce a model, in which managers and agents exert effort in a joint production, after the manager decides on the allocation of the ...
Nieken, Petra, Sadrieh, Abdolkarim, Zhou, Nannan   +2 more
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How ready was the US vaccination infrastructure and network of immunization information systems for COVID-19 vaccination campaigns: Recommendations to strengthen the routine vaccination program and prepare for the next pandemic

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic vaccination campaigns globally have been unlike any effort in history. In the United States, the success of these efforts, in part, has hinged on the timely capture and reporting of an unprecedented amount of ...
Angela K. Shen, Elizabeth A. Sobczyk, Rebecca Coyle, Amber Tirmal, Claire Hannan   +4 more
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Improving childhood vaccination coverage rates: the case of fourth dose of DTaP

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Based on the most recently available national data, vaccination coverage for the combined seven-vaccine series recommended by age 24 months remains substantially below the Healthy People 2020 target of 80%. One focus for improvement is the lack of timely
Sarah J. Clark, Anne E. Cowan, Katelyn Wells   +2 more
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Measuring the impact of trade finance on country trade flows: a South African perspective

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2011
Trade finance (or short-term credit) plays a crucial role in facilitating international trade yet is particularly vulnerable to financial crises as banks increase the pricing on all trade finance transactions to cover increased funding costs and higher ...
Marcel Kohler, Adrian Saville
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Competencies for managing change [PDF]

, 2010
Organisational changes are recognised as a specific project type that can benefit from the application of project management skills, tools and techniques.
Crawford, Lynn, Nahmias, Anat Hassner
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On the Existence of a Normal Trimagic Square of Order 16n

Journal of Mathematics, 2023
The study of magic squares has a long history, and magic squares have been applied to many mathematical fields. In this paper, we give a complete solution to the existence of normal trimagic squares of all orders 16n.
Can Hu, Jiake Meng, Fengchu Pan, Maoting Su, Shuying Xiong   +4 more
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