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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of sustainability reporting practices of listed companies on established and emerging stock exchanges

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2013
The business sector has a substantial role in addressing current environmental issues and concerns. Consequently, there is a growing adoption of corporate sustainability principles and practices across all market sectors.
Brendan K. Turk, Charlie Shackleton, Kevin Whittington-Jones   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community perceptions and management of the fleshy‐fruited invasive alien plant Pyracantha angustifolia: Insights from South Africa's Montane grasslands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive alien plants can provide economic or cultural benefits to local communities, influencing perceptions and potentially affecting management decisions. Understanding these perceptions is crucial to avoiding inefficiencies, misunderstandings and conflicts in the management of invasive alien species.
Lehlohonolo D. Adams, Grant. D. Martin, Sandy‐Lynn Steenhuisen, Colleen T. Downs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Literature Review Synthesis: A Step-by-Step Methodological Approach for Researchers and Academics

Informatics
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in literature reviews aims to transform research by potentially automating processes, enhancing rigour, and improving quality.
Matolwandile M. Mtotywa, Jeri-Lee J. Mowers, Wavhudi Ndou, Thabang V. Q. Moleko, Matsobane J. Ledwaba   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The energy transition patterns of low-income households in South Africa: An evaluation of energy programme and policy

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2018
The transition to modern energy carriers like electricity is an important way to achieve to eradicate energy poverty. This study investigated energy transition patterns and trends in low-income South African households.
Sylvia Olawumi Israel-Akinbo, Jen Snowball, Gavin Fraser   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sympatho‐Excitation in Pulmonary Hypertension: The Potential Role of Pulmonary Arterial Baroreceptors: An Acute Physiologic Intervention Study

Respirology, EarlyView.
Pulmonary arterial baroreceptors reflexively stimulate sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in response to elevated pulmonary artery pressure and distension. In pulmonary hypertension patients, changes in muscle SNA were proportional to changes in pulmonary haemodynamics following nebulised iloprost.
Michael J. Plunkett, Ana L. C. Sayegh, Robert A. Lewis, Tanya J. McWilliams, Sasiharan Sithamparanathan, Julian F. R. Paton, James P. Fisher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola, Sasha Hills, Simon J. Pittman, Edwin A. Hernández‐Delgado, Antoine Collin, Lisa M. Wedding   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformative Pathways for Strengthening Climate‐Resilient Health Systems Among Indigenous Communities: Advancing Equity and Sustainability in Global Health

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely ...
Chrishma D. Perera, Eranga K. Galappaththi, Carol Zavaleta‐Cortijo, Timothy D. Baird, Korine N. Kolivras, James D. Ford, Michelle Dickson, Kerrie Pickering, Guangqing Chi, Joana Bezerra, Dhanya Vijayan, Victoria Chicamana‐Zapata, Cecil Togarepi, Kheminda G. Thilakarathne, Martha M. Hangula, Francis A. Akugre, Richard Nuwagira, Jonathan Nkalubo   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Position effect variegation (PEV) as an aging clock: visualization of age-dependent loss of heterochromatin and longevity associated with enhanced heterochromatin

Scientific Reports
The heterochromatin loss model of aging suggests there is an age-dependent reduction in epigenetic factors that form and maintain the heterochromatin state of chromosomes.
Sesley Tedeschi, Talia Takahashi, Yash Vyavahare, Emma Clark, Logan Deutschmann, Raynord Leung, Kat Stanley, Liam C. Hunt   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Faculty recital: Joan Heller, soprano and Terry Decima, piano, September 30, 1986 [PDF]

, 1986
This is the concert program of the Faculty Recital: Joan Heller, soprano and Terry Decima, piano performance on Tuesday, September 30, 1986 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue.
School of Music, Boston University
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