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The role of community‐level institutions in smallholder land restoration

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the role of community‐level institutions in the adoption of land restoration practices by smallholder farmers. Based on a systematic review of 72 peer‐reviewed articles from 33 low‐ and middle‐income countries, the review synthesizes recent empirical evidence on the various roles these institutions play in supporting ...
Daniel Wiegant, Soumya Balasubramanya
wiley   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of Autonomous Systems for Planetary Cave Exploration: A Review

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The exploration of Subsurface Access Points (SAPs), such as lava tubes on the Moon and Mars, has gained significant interest due to their potential as stable environments shielded from surface radiation and temperature extremes. These sites are considered high‐value targets for detecting water and signs of ancient life, and assessing their ...
Sarah Swinton, Daniel Mitchell, Jamie Blanche, Euan McGookin, David Flynn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

AVIATION DEVELOPMENT AS ONE OF THE FACTORS IN THE FORMATION OF PARAUTUTISM IN THE USSR IN THE 1930s

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The study analyzes the origin of aviation in the leading countries of the world, including Russia, at the beginning of the 20th century, its qualitative improvement and quantitative growth during the First World War and in the interwar period.
S. Kononenko
doaj  

From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Financial Development and Renewable Energy Drive Production‐Based and Consumption‐Based Carbon Emissions Reductions in E7 Economies?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing intensity of climate change calls for a more comprehensive understanding of how energy use and financial systems influence global carbon emissions. So far, existing research and policy efforts have mainly focused on production‐based emissions (PCO2).
Siyu Sun, Amber Pervaiz, Antonio Cimino
wiley   +1 more source

Condition of Danube flotilla between Russian-Turkish wars of the XIX century as mobilization to the next war

Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология
The article examines the problems of the Russian-Turkish wars waged by Russia in the XIX century, especially the use of such a unit as the Danube River Flotilla.
А. О. Verbovoy
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Identity Entanglement: Rethinking Marginality through the Intersectional, Liminal, and Antithetical

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
While identity research has given sustained attention to marginality, intersectionality, and the effects of power on identity, the formal interactional dynamics through which identities are constituted remain limited. I present identity entanglement as a useful framework for better understanding and articulating the relational complexities of identity.
Jules Vivid
wiley   +1 more source

Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings, David Weir, Sa'ad Ali, Sven Horak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a Set of Programs Simulating the Guidance of Anti-Aircraft Guided Missiles

Современные информационные технологии и IT-образование
The Wolfram Mathematica system is a very effective tool capable of simulating the functioning of complex systems for various purposes, including military ones. It allows you to display simulation results in numerical and analytical form, build graphs and
Sergei Chernyi, Vladimir Kristalinskii
doaj   +1 more source