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Drivers of the water–energy–food nexus in Cameroon and implications for sustainable development

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Concerted efforts towards integrating water, energy, food, and ecosystem services remain critical for managing natural resources and building resilience in developing economies.
Nde I. Zama, Fang Lan, Eric F. Zama, Yvette Baninla, Agnes Millimouno, Yaofeng Yang   +5 more
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Effect of photons of the far red region in the spectrum of LED radiation on the growth and development of sugar beet plants (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. saccharifera Alef.)

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Relevance and methodology. The task of controlling the growth and development of sugar beet plants with the help of lighting devices is of interest from the point of view of identifying biological features of the culture and in breeding practice.
V. N. Zelenkov, V. V. Latushkin, S. V. Gavrilov, P. A. Vernik, M. I. Ivanova   +4 more
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Strengthening Treaty Understanding: The Role of Education in Building Durable Indigenous–State Agreements

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Education is a central mechanism for ensuring that Indigenous–State treaties are understood, supported and endure through political change. Public knowledge shapes the negotiation, acceptance, implementation and long‐term stability of agreements. In Australia, however, treaty knowledge remains fragmented.
Jacob Prehn, Harry Hobbs, Jessica Horton
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOOLS TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF MODERNIZATION OF RUSSIA’S REGIONS

International Journal of Advanced Studies, 2015
The article describes basic design principles of an information-analytical system (IS “Modernization”) for calculating and analyzing the levels of modernization in Russia’s regions.
Mariya Aleksandrovna Lastochkina
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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An empirical analysis of the impact of the coupling coordination degree of the water-energy-food nexus on food security in China

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
Food security has been challenging in many countries due to climate change, population growth, water scarcity, and bio-energy development. This work quantifies the impact of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus coupling coordination on food security in China ...
Xinyi Cheng, Lan Fang, Jun Li, Heng Wang
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Hours Worked by Primary Carers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary caregivers constitute a major unpaid workforce in Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with carer workloads. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was applied to the nation‐wide Australian Government survey.
Andrew J. Hamilton
wiley   +1 more source