Recent Advances in Biopesticide Research and Development with a Focus on Microbials [version 4; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Dennis Ndolo, Jing Ge, Debbie Muir, Lawrence Malinga, Kahsay Tadesse Mawcha

“…Due to their target-specificity and low to no environmental residuality, biopesticides conform to the 3 pillars of Climate-Smart Agriculture, the Sustainable Development Goals, and, ultimately, the Paris Agreement. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution of rural multifunctionality and its influencing factors: a case study of the Liaoning Coastal Economic Belt, China by Yu Chen, Jun Wang

“…Rural multifunctionality (RMF) is a critical component of urban–rural overall planning and sustainable development. In China, rural areas have special functions that cannot be replaced by cities, such as residential carrying, agricultural and non-agricultural production, and ecological conservation. …”
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The panel threshold analysis of digitalization on manufacturing industry’s green total factor productivity by Lu Liu, Yulong Xin, Bei Liu, Yuankui Pang, Weiran Kong

“…Abstract Green and sustainable development of manufacturing industry has become the developing trend, and green total factor productivity is an important indicator for measuring the green growth of the manufacturing industry. …”
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Barriers to women's participation in public procurement in Africa: Empirical evidence from Uganda. by BC, Basheka

“…The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have compelled countries to adopt affirmative action (AA) strategies to ensure equal opportunities for women and men. …”
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Food security and dietary intake of a cohort of South African students during COVID-19 by Juanita Jonker, Corinna Walsh

“…Therefore, this study contributes to the second sustainable development goal namely: zero hunger.…”
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Is Legal Reform the Answer to Dispute Resolution in the Construction Services Sector? A Critical Look at Law No. 2 of 2017 by Jeffry Yuliyanto Waisapi, Slamet Suhartono, Yovita Arie Mangesti, Rosalinda Elsina Latumahina, Felina C Young

“…These findings are crucial for legal practitioners and policymakers in refining dispute resolution mechanisms and raising public awareness of regulatory gaps that hinder sustainable development.…”
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Immunization Program Implementation as the Effort to Achieve Universal Child Immunization (UCI) by Fikri

“…Immunization is the government's promise to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specially to reduce the number of child deaths, where Universal Child Immunization (UCI) is an indicator of the success of complete basic immunization in infants to increase immunity to a disease. …”
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Preparing controlled low strength materials with cement-treated construction waste clay improved by sodium hexametaphosphate. by Chenhao Li, Tinglong Xie, Jianwen Ding, Jian Tang, Mengying Gao

“…This promotes the sustainable development of green building materials.…”
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Innovative approaches in marketing for the development of the tourism industry by Yuliia Stasiuk, Andrii Kobchenko

“…Innovative marketing approaches are crucial for the sustainable development of the tourism industry. By embracing digital transformation, leveraging social media, adopting immersive technologies, and focusing on sustainability, tourism businesses can effectively navigate the challenges of the modern landscape. …”
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Analysis of convergence trends and driving factors of environmental efficiency of pig farming in China by Jingjing Wang, Chang'e Zhao, Silin Chen

“…IntroductionThis study aims to clarify the development characteristics, differences, and convergence trends of environmental efficiency in China’s pig industry, which helps promote the sustainable development of the pig industry.MethodsBased on the data of 30 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China from 2008 to 2020, this article used the super-SBM model, log (t) test, and ordered probit model to estimate the environmental efficiency and convergence trend of pig farming in China and analyzed the driving factors affecting the convergence trend.ResultsThe results showed that: (1) In recent years, the environmental efficiency of pig farming in China did not reach the optimal state, and the environmental efficiency of the potential growth region was the highest, reaching 71.6%. …”
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Investigating challenges and opportunities to achieve SDG 6: a study of Benin City, Nigeria by Ruth Ogbonmwan, Furat Al-Faraj

“…This study focuses on investigating the challenges and opportunities to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 by 2030: a case study in Benin City, Nigeria. …”
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ORGANIC SOY PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE by Hanna Pantsyreva

“…The subject of this work is the implementation of the strategy of sustainable development in Ukraine, which is based on ensuring national interests and fulfilling international obligations, it is envisaged to overcome imbalances that exist, in particular, in the environmental sphere, the harmonisation of global climate change trends with international standards through the introduction of scientific aspects of organic soybean production. …”
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Implementation of sustainability in human resource management: A literature review by Chantal M. Banga, Jenika Gobind

“…Practical/managerial implications: Interestingly, contemporary studies revealed the circular economy (CE) as an economic sustainability dimension in HRM, and likewise, the ascendance of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in HRM. Regarding the process of sustainability implementation in HRM, some links have been established between sustainability dimensions and HRM, but the incorporation of sustainability into HRM was not evident from the reviewed literature. …”
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Longer food miles of beef under self-insufficiency and halal requirements by La Ode Nazaruddin, Qisthina Aulia, Mária Fekete-Farkas, Balázs Gyenge

“…The findings from the present study have theoretical contributions to green supply chain and logistics, self-sufficiency and food security, halal food miles, and sustainable development.…”
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Analysis of the Impact of Using a Gamified App for Spanish Spelling Practice in Primary Education by Esteban Vázquez-Cano, Javier Fombona, María Belén Morales-Cevallos, Eloy López-Meneses

“…The research underscores the app's potential to address broader curricular goals, including sustainable development objectives.…”
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Mechanisms of corporate digital transformation on asymmetric capital structure adjustment—the mediating role of information asymmetry and financial stability by Jin Li, Zijian Li

“…In the context of the digital economy, enterprises face dual challenges in optimizing their capital structure and achieving sustainable development. To address market risks caused by information asymmetry and to ensure the flexibility and adaptability of their capital structure, firms must strike a balance between short-term financial demands and long-term strategic objectives. …”
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Assessing Walkability in Sulaimani City Center by Roza Abdullatif Radha, Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin, Alan Faraydoon Ali

“…Walkable environments offer many economic, social, health, and environmental benefits and contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In public places, including city centers, walkability is a major asset for making them vibrant by attracting and maintaining pedestrians, including tourists. …”
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THE MILITARY IN GOVERNANCE IN THE GAMBIA AND THE QUEST FOR A POLITICAL LEGACY (FROM THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 1980 TO 30TH OF JULY 1981, AND 22ND OF JULY 1994 TO 19TH JANUARY 2017) by ABDULLAH SENGHORE ABOUBACAR

“…The research concludes that, viewing critically the two military coups in The Gambia under the microscope of economics of development and their numerous fallouts in the country, the two coups had left permanent imprints in the sands of time in the political landscape and the sustainable development of the country. …”
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Load recognition method based on convolutional neural network and attention mechanism by ZHAO Yitao, LI Zhao, LIU Xinglong, LUO Zhao, WANG Gang, SHEN Xin

“…Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) of residential houses is an important research content of the user demand side of smart grids, and the energy consumption analysis and power consumption management of residential loads are key steps in achieving energy conservation, emission reduction, and sustainable development. Aiming at the problems of poor recognition performance of traditional algorithms and difficulty in adapting to the current complex electricity environment, a NILM load recognition method integrating convolutional neural network (CNN)-self-attention mechanism is proposed from the optimization idea of enhancing the feature extraction performance of classification algorithms. …”
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Analysis of new varieties adoption behavior of Chinese turbot farmer based on the perspective of heterogeneity by Qilei Ding, Zhengyong Yang, Renjie Xu, Yifei Chen

“…To further promote the sustainable development of the turbot aquaculture industry, the China Marine Fish Industry Technology System team has developed a new variety of fast-growing turbot (hereinafter referred to as new varieties) in 2012. …”
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