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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

Diabetic Polyneuropathy and Risk of Falls: Fear of Falling and Other Factors

open access: yesActa Clinica Croatica, 2017
The aim of the study was to analyze postural stability, walking speed and fear of falling in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) in order to determine the risk factors for falls, as well as the effect of DPN characteristics as additional factors.
Vesna Bokan-Mirković   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investing in Montenegro: Limits and Opportunties [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the past few decades international flow of capital has contributed to the “globalisation” phenomena. Some countries took advantage of this, managing to develop their economies and to improve the standard of living of their citizens by attracting ...
Dr. Dragan Radanovic
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Media interventions and new social imaginaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Recent re-articulations of the “social imaginary" (Castoriadis 1987) have emerged due to the proliferation and dispersion of new technologies in everyday life. What effect can enacting imaginative narratives for the near future have on present conditions?
Devereaux, Emile
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Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Footprint of Diffuse Emissions in European Functional Urban Areas

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper quantifies the environmental footprint of diffuse air emissions across 776 European functional urban areas (FUAs) from 2005 to 2022 by coupling Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) gridded inventories with the Environmental Footprint (EF) 3.1 framework.
Iñaki Sasia, Gorka Bueno, Iker Etxano
wiley   +1 more source

Referéndum en Montenegro: muerte de una unión de papel y expectativas para los nacionalismos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
El referéndum en Montenegro ha supuesto por escaso margen la victoria de los independentistas. Ha sido un triunfo del primer ministro montenegrino, Milo Djukanovic, por haber sabido fomentar un nacionalismo multiétnico frente al panserbismo tradicional ...
Rubio Plo, Antonio R.
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A ~ 12 kpc HI extension and other HI asymmetries in the isolated galaxy CIG 340 (IC 2487)

open access: yes, 2014
HI kinematic asymmetries are common in late-type galaxies irrespective of environment, although the amplitudes are strikingly low in isolated galaxies.
Argudo-Fernandez, M.   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Assessing National Sustainability Transitions in Europe: A Dynamic MCDA and Clustering‐Based Approach

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study evaluates the sustainable development of 42 European countries using a multi‐criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach, based on 29 indicators covering the economic, social, and environmental pillars. All three pillars are assessed both individually and in consolidated form to provide a comprehensive view of countries ...
Una Smailbegovic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probing the Energy Trilemma Pillars: Do Innovation Pathways Deliver Cleaner and More Equitable Energy Systems?

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing reliable energy supply, equitable access, and environmental sustainability is a central challenge of the global energy transition. This study examines how innovation influences the energy trilemma by shaping energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability across 115 countries from 2011 to 2023.
Kingsley Imandojemu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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