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The perspectives of sustainable social services provision through local NGOs in Lithuania [PDF]

open access: yesSocialinis Darbas: Patirtis ir Metodai, 2020
The supply, accessibility and efficiency of social services are important factors in the quality of life of society, as they are the basis for maintaining social well-being and the quality of life of people with social needs.
Aghajanyan, Tatevik, Dvarionas, Džiugas
doaj   +1 more source

The Control of Migration Flows in the Central Mediterranean Sea: Insights from Recent Italian Practice

open access: yesPaix et Sécurité Internationales, 2021
With this contribution, we underline some of the different problems that the recent Italian practice related to the control of migration flows by sea may raise.
Simone Marinai
doaj   +1 more source

The situation of the third sector in Ecuador: Survival of NGOs in an adverse environment

open access: yesÍconos, 2022
Of the 4,939 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered in 2020 in Ecuador, less than one third known to be in operation, one third have ceased to operate and the other third provide no information about their functioning. These figures reflect the
Bernardo Gortaire-Morejón   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Straightjacketing migrant rescuers? The code of conduct on maritime NGOs

open access: yes, 2019
In July 2017, Italy drafted an EU-sponsored code of conduct aimed at regulating non-governmental migrant rescuing NGOs offshore Libya. The code makes permission for NGO vessels to disembark migrants in Italian ports conditional on collaborating in the ...
E. Cusumano
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Does Social Trust Influence Charitable Giving for NGOs?

open access: yesComparative Economic Research, 2021
The purpose of the paper is to find a link between the level of NGOs’ revenues and the trust in non‑governmental organisations (NGOs). We investigate if social trust, as measured by the Charities Aid Foundation, influences their charitable revenues.
Halina Waniak‑Michalak, Ivana Perica
doaj   +1 more source

Can NGOs Regulate Medicines Markets? Social Enterprise in Wholesaling, and Access to Essential Medicines. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Citizens of high income countries rely on highly regulated medicines markets. However low income countries' impoverished populations generally struggle for access to essential medicines through out-of-pocket purchase on poorly regulated markets; results ...
Chaudhuri, Sudip   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

The role of pro-reform civil society in Serbia’s accession to the EU: oppositional discourses, watchdog role and EU advocacy

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies, 2021
This article critically assesses the role of pro-reform and pro-EU civil society in the process of Serbia’s accession to the European Union (EU).
Nina Markovic Khaze
doaj   +1 more source

Biocompatible but Antibacterial Mechanism of Graphene Oxide for Sustainable Antibiotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Graphene oxide (GO) exhibits selective antibacterial activity through specific interactions between its oxygen functional groups and bacterial membrane phospholipid POPG, causing membrane destabilization while maintaining biocompatibility. Model membrane studies and infected wound models in mice and pigs demonstrate effective bacterial suppression and ...
Sujin Cha   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The entry of multinational companies to the base of the pyramid: A network perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Multinational corporations (MNCs) have traditionally ignored low-income markets, usually referred to as the base of the pyramid (BOP). Despite the dominant poverty in this market, a growing number of MNCs are attempting to learn about successful ...
Tasavori, M
core  

Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
wiley   +1 more source

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