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Lingo, Elizabeth Long, and Siobhán O'Mahony. "Nexus Work: Brokerage on Creative Projects." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2010): 47–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2189/asqu.2010.55.1.47.
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Neto, Ruy de Castro Sobrosa, João Paulo Bohner, Robert Samuel Birch, et al. "Water, Energy and Food Nexus: A Project Evaluation Model." Water 16, no. 16 (2024): 2235. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w16162235.
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The connections between universal rights to water supply, energy security, and food supply stand out as a challenge that requires project evaluation models that can capture the complex dynamics and interdependencies of these resources. This study proposes the elaboration of a nexus evaluation model (NEM) for projects related to the water–energy–food nexus (WEFN) from the perspective of sustainability, Industry 4.0, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The model considers the three dimensions of sustainability—economic, environmental, and social; the three structuring factors of Industry 4.0—physical, biological, and digital; and the 17 SDGs proposed by the United Nations. A Design Science Research (DSR) approach was adopted in which the design and development of the model, and demonstration and evaluation phases, were supported by a group of experts. The model was applied to three different projects focused on sustainable technological innovation in energy and agriculture, with the results presented in the RGB color scale represented numerically as a number from 0 to 255. The results demonstrated that, in the relationship between nexus and sustainability, the projects presented scores between 162 and 217 for the environmental dimension, between 158 and 202 for the economic dimension and between 170 and 212 for the social dimension. In the nexus and Industry 4.0 relationship, the projects obtained scores ranging from 9 to 94 in the biological factor, from 13 to 141 in the digital factor, and from 13 to 141 in the physical factor. In the nexus and SDG relationship, scores ranged from 214 to 244 for water, from 195 to 255 for energy, and from 30 to 255 for food. These results from the model were consistent with the reality of the projects being evaluated, demonstrating a greater alignment of the projects with the dimensions of sustainability and the SDGs than with the factors of Industry 4.0. The proposal of the model contributes to broaden the understanding of how projects related to the nexus can be evaluated considering multiple contemporary dimensions.
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Mosalam, Heba Ahmed, and Mohamed El-Barad. "Design of an integration platform between the water-energy nexus and a business model applied for sustainable development." Water Science and Technology 81, no. 7 (2020): 1398–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.212.
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Abstract Setting out an international standard schema for the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus and providing accurate data with realistic reports for investment through a simple application is essential for our real world. This research presents a tool to help anyone who wants to invest in environmental projects, especially water, energy, or food projects. The user can directly connect to a database of environmental data applying WEF nexus principles. This paper is looking for a mechanism to apply the WEF nexus concept through a web-based platform implementing unified concepts and terminology, setting basic criteria and standards, and making the data available, consistent, and homogeneous. Based on the problem statement, the purpose of this research is to implement a cross-application for sustainable development, including WEF nexus concepts, taking into consideration the interlinkage between the three resources integrated with a business model or financial study for projects. In addition, we have determined organizational perspectives of WEF nexus, including government entities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector, and consolidated all the concepts into one set of WEF standards. Increasing the awareness of WEF nexus will help to establish a new generation of researchers who believe in the WEF nexus concepts and who will coordinate with developers and expert consultants to convert the WEF standards to programming coding.
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Orji, Anthony, Mohammed Abubakar, Jonathan E. Ogbuabor, Onyinye I. Anthony-Orji, and Obed I. Ojonta. "Non-Oil Export and Exchange Rate Nexus in Nigeria: Another Empirical Verification." Growth 8, no. 1 (2021): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.20448/journal.511.2021.81.39.47.
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This study examined the nexus between Exchange Rate and Non-Oil Export in Nigeria using time series data from 1985 to 2018. Secondary data were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and World Bank Development Indicators (WDI). The study adopted Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and it was fitted with Seven variables; namely, Non-oil Export (NOE), Exchange Rate (EXR), Credit to Private Sector (CPS), Trade Openness (OPN), Inflation (INF), Interest Rate (INT) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The results showed that the exchange rate has a positive and significant impact on non-oil export in Nigeria. Therefore, the study recommended that the Government should encourage international trade to boost non-oil export and increase foreign exchange earnings. Also, there is a need for the government to improve the financial institutions to make investment funds available. Lastly, there is a need to revisit the export-oriented policy to ensure that the non-oil sector is well catered for.
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Hunter, Peter, Peter V. Coveney, Bernard de Bono, et al. "A vision and strategy for the virtual physiological human in 2010 and beyond." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368, no. 1920 (2010): 2595–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0048.
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European funding under framework 7 (FP7) for the virtual physiological human (VPH) project has been in place now for nearly 2 years. The VPH network of excellence (NoE) is helping in the development of common standards, open-source software, freely accessible data and model repositories, and various training and dissemination activities for the project. It is also helping to coordinate the many clinically targeted projects that have been funded under the FP7 calls. An initial vision for the VPH was defined by framework 6 strategy for a European physiome (STEP) project in 2006. It is now time to assess the accomplishments of the last 2 years and update the STEP vision for the VPH. We consider the biomedical science, healthcare and information and communications technology challenges facing the project and we propose the VPH Institute as a means of sustaining the vision of VPH beyond the time frame of the NoE.
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Arenas, Matthew, Pandara Valappil Femeena, and Rachel A. Brennan. "The Water–Energy–Food Nexus Discovery Map: Linking Geographic Information Systems, Academic Collaboration, and Large-Scale Data Visualization." Sustainability 13, no. 9 (2021): 5220. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13095220.
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The Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus framework for holistic sustainable development has spawned independent and academic communities around the globe that utilize the framework in research, implementation, policy development, and technological advancement. These communities, however, are geographically and topically segmented and lack large-scale databasing that clearly catalogs and classifies their work. Recognizing this need, the WEF Nexus Strategic Initiative program at The Pennsylvania State University has developed the WEF Nexus Discovery Map utilizing the Arc Geographic Information Systems’ (GIS) Online Dashboard creation toolkit. In real time, users are able to select from 5040 different combinations of filters with the ease of a few button pushes and see projects pop up or disappear from the map located on the dashboard. Projects can then be clicked on to view their specific information, such as the institution that produced the work, local collaborators, relevant web page, and point of contact. The WEF Nexus Discovery Map demonstrates the early new-age of data resource management with the intersection of visuals, advanced search with built-in filters, and community-driven data collection to provide users with exact needs and connections to better facilitate and deploy the holistic sustainability framework of the WEF Nexus.
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Sabah, Noor, Mustafa Al-Mukhtar, and Khalid Shemal. "Water - food and energy nexus systems: analysis integrated policy making tool." 3C Empresa. Investigación y pensamiento crítico 12, no. 01 (2023): 324–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.17993/3cemp.2023.120151.324-344.
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This research discusses and analyses cutting-edge applications for water-energy-food nexus system analysis. It is axiomatic that substantial data should be acquired for a comprehensive model. The WEF nexus simulator may therefore be built to any extent by using simulated data future integral field spectroscopic (IFs and THENs) for WEF nexus interaction. The required data was then organized, and interactions (IFs and THENs) between the three subsystems were investigated. These IFs and THENs aid in our understanding of and ability to address the intricacy of the WEF. Given that the present study’s objective is to review various solutions for WEF Nexus We can now use these classifications to simplify the WEF nexus idea. In other words, the relationship between the three subsystems is demonstrated by the IFs and THENs variables. It would make sense to remove one of the following THEN variables from one subsystem if one of the IF variables in another subsystem remained. Because earlier Nexus initiatives did not provide information on how to initiate and discover interactions, it will be simple to determine interactions. This study demonstrates how a thorough nexus simulation model can access and communicate a wide range of data. The nexus model's interrelationships and interactions with other subsystems can be easily recovered thanks to this classification approach, and none of them will be missed because of ignorance of the nexus system. These IFs and THENs variables are also seen to be an excellent way to simplify the implementation of the Nexus system. The overall score for each project was then calculated by adding the weighted scores, which provided a methodical and objective way to rank the 29 irrigation and hydroelectric dam projects. This study is the first study in Iraq about water-energy and food nexus and helping to streamline decision-making at the nexus due to the size of the several sectors in the Iraqi human society Following input from NWDS stakeholders, three new factors to take into account when deciding which irrigation project options to pursue were identified: a) Fighting poverty; b) Building irrigation projects close to Iraq's borders to ensure border security. 3) Rural Population Decline or Poverty Exodus. It's important to note that the nation places the highest priority on these three factors (Key Priorities National). Irrigation projects may now be planned in a deliberate manner that takes into account the observations of the relevant authorities thanks to the adoption of these aims together with the strategic assessment criteria. It takes scientific input to create "resource indexes".
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Kamruzzaman, Palash. "Exploring the Nexus Between Participation and Empowerment." Journal of Development Policy and Practice 5, no. 1 (2020): 32–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2455133320909926.
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Theoretically, the idea of participation might appear to be replete with grand-sounding promises of empowerment for the poor and marginalised. But, in practice, participation may often take the form of enlisting people in various social and community development projects to secure the compliance of local people. In this paper, I offer a critical review of theoretical promises of participation and contrast this with a number of real-world examples. I argue that participation can be used for validating external approach and incorporated in social as well as community development projects to make it more cost-effective. In theory, giving voices to the poor is important but tokenistic inclusion can often be found in practice for cost-effectiveness. However, giving voices and/or cost efficiency arguments are not coherent with the ideas of empowerment while practices of participation often fail to address the issues of power among various actors, such as decision-makers, participation-seekers and participants. When participation is used as a prerequisite to secure fund or make the project cost-effective, empowerment of poor people does not seem to be a genuine priority. Therefore, empowerment through participation may remain lip-service.
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Ali, Shahid, Qingyou Yan, Muhammad Sajjad Hussain, et al. "Evaluating Green Technology Strategies for the Sustainable Development of Solar Power Projects: Evidence from Pakistan." Sustainability 13, no. 23 (2021): 12997. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132312997.
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Energy is the main element for a modern lifestyle that must be considered in economically reliable and sustainable development dialogues. The financial performance of solar power projects has become the main issue, especially in developing countries such as Pakistan, where it has gained the special attention of government and regulatory authorities. The present study evaluates green technology strategies for the sustainable development of solar power projects in Pakistan. We examine the moderating role of cost and riskiness of the methods between the nexus of capital budgeting techniques and the financial performance of solar power projects. The analysis is performed on data collected from 44 respondents (chief financial officers and chief executive officers) by accompanying an inclusive questionnaire survey. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is used to assess the formulated suppositions. The results reveal that green technology strategies positively impact the sustainable development of solar power projects. The profitability index is a good source of higher financial performance of the solar power projects. The results further demonstrate that the cost and riskiness of the methods significantly moderate the nexus of capital budgeting techniques and the financial performance of solar power projects. These findings provide a valuable manual for policymakers, government institutions, and regulators to select the appropriate green technology strategy to increase cleaner production and sustainable development of solar power projects.
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Hamzekhani, Hamed, S. Jamshid Mousavi, and Mohammad Vesal. "Water-Energy Nexus-Based Economic Optimization of Water Supply Projects." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 147, no. 8 (2021): 04021044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0001376.
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Kahrl, Fredrich, and David Roland-Holst. "China's water–energy nexus." Water Policy 10, S1 (2008): 51–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.052.
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As China continues to sustain high rates of economic growth, it is important to better understand patterns of resource use within the Chinese economy and the vulnerability of its growth to resource scarcity. This paper examines relationships between two of China's scarcest resources—energy and water—focusing on the energy implications of water use. Based on an analysis of economy-wide resource flows using China's input-output tables, we draw three overarching conclusions: First, the energy used both directly and indirectly in providing non-agricultural water currently represents only a small fraction of China's total energy consumption. However, this share is set to increase as the country expands its water treatment capacity and hydraulic infrastructure. A lifecycle assessment framework for evaluating these projects would aid policymakers as they choose between more and less energy-intensive modes of water provision. Second, energy-water price interactions are currently of little relevance to policymakers because water prices are low, but the high electricity-intensity of water treatment facilities and their need to recover costs may change this situation. Third, water “migration” from agriculture to non-agricultural uses will have important energy dimensions, which will be important for policymakers to bear in mind as they design water pricing and conservation efforts.
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Alrashidi, Meshari, and Erry Y. T. Adesta. "Mega Projects Evaluation Criteria: Case Studies from Kuwait Industrial Project." Asian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1, no. 1 (2021): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.69955/ajoeee.2021.v1i1.4.
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Mega Urban Regeneration Projects (MURPs) have become key features of regeneration in many cities. Like many large projects, MURPs, because of their complexity and scale, often face the difficulties of being over-budget or late. This research aims to develop and validate a new framework to evaluate mega urban regeneration projects. Four objectives were formulated to address those problems. Firstly, to explore the nexus between MURP, urban transformation, and globalization. Secondly, to identify the characteristics of sustainable mega urban regeneration projects. Thirdly, to investigate existing sustainable urban regeneration frameworks. Fourthly, develop a framework to evaluate Mega Urban Regeneration Projects and, finally, validate the framework.
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Deng Zihao, Khoo Terh Jing, Ha Chin Yee, et al. "The Nexus Between Construction Contract Risk Assessment and Big Data in China." Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology 33, no. 1 (2023): 441–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.37934/araset.33.1.441448.
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The construction market in China is currently showing an increasing trend in terms of project size, complexity, and technical difficulty. With large initial investments and long capital payback periods, construction projects are vulnerable to the external environment during development and risk control is particularly important. Contracts are at the heart of project management and every step of project development revolves around the content of the contract signed by the contractor. Signing contracts to protect the rights of both parties has become the most effective way of controlling project risk. And with big data technology being rapidly developed and widely used, and the amount of data created and accumulated by the internet growing exponentially, big data has the potential to be used for analysis, forecasting and decision making in the construction industry. The aim of this study is therefore to develop a risk identification list for construction project contracts in China, to score the risks within the list according to their incidence and importance, and to find practical applications of big data technology in contract risk assessment. To achieve this goal, this study used qualitative research and in-depth interviews with experts within the Chinese construction engineering industry. The results of this study form a list of risks in Chinese construction contracts, indicating that late payment and government intervention are the most important risks in Chinese construction contracts. This study also identifies TianYanCha, a commonly used big data enterprise risk identification platform in China, which provides big data support in three areas: evaluating owner integrity, enterprise risk identification, and owner relationship knowledge. At the practical level, this study helps contractors to assess project risks and improve contractual contents during the preparation phase of construction projects, thus improving the success rate of projects. At the theoretical level, this study fills the gap in contractual risk assessment for construction projects in China and provides insights for subsequent risk assessment of construction projects based on the contractor's perspective.
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Santos, Carlos, Rui Alexandre Castanho, and Gualter Couto. "Understanding Creative Tourism as a Potential Catalyst for Regional Economic Development in Ultra-Peripheral Territories: Highlighting Pilot-Projects in the Azores Islands." WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 20 (December 29, 2022): 295–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.37394/23207.2023.20.28.
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The thematic literature demonstrates that some tourism typologies, such as, rural or creative tourism, have a more prevailing function in obtaining regional development. Thus, this article examines creative tourism as a potential catalyst for regional economic development in ultra-peripheral territories by analyzing pilot-projects of creative tourism in the Autonomous Portuguese Region of the Azores. Through the study, it was possible to verify, once more, an empirical nexus between creative tourism projects and regional economic development.
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Selmi, Nadia. "FDI-Local Investment Nexus: Evidence from MENA Region." International Journal of Economics and Finance 8, no. 7 (2016): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v8n7p123.
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<p>The aim of this article is to measure the interactions likely to occur between Foreign Direct Investment and the local investment in the MENA region. This interaction could take the shape of either a substitution or a complementarity relationship. We have adopted an empirical analysis based on panel data using a sample of 7 countries (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria). We have concluded that the most probable assumption for these countries is the eviction of the local investment projects following the entry of FDI.</p>
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Hazig, Mohamed Zakaria, Afaf Dadda, and Brahim Ouhbi. "A Review of the integrated WEF nexus modeling platform in the NENA region: Morocco case study." ITM Web of Conferences 43 (2022): 01029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/itmconf/20224301029.
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Nowadays, the world is recognizing the water-food-energy (WEF) as a conceptual framework that aims to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The WEF Nexus is being developed to support the integrity of national and more importantly local projects in the cross-sectoral partnerships and coordination to enhance the sustainable development outcomes from the different projects as well as avoiding the trade-offs. Most importantly, building a great synergy between the sectors is challenged by sectorial boundaries such as policy decisions, scaling investments, and cross-sectorial consequences, which leads to anticipation biases when it comes to social, economic, and environmental costs. This paper aims to review the latest integrated WEF Nexus modeling platform that has been developed in the NENA region during the project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/Productivity and Water Sustainability in NENA Countries" (WEPS-NENA), led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
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Cooper, Jonathan, Frederic Cervenansky, Gianni De Fabritiis, et al. "The Virtual Physiological Human T ool K it." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368, no. 1925 (2010): 3925–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0144.
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The Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) is a major European e-Science initiative intended to support the development of patient-specific computer models and their application in personalized and predictive healthcare. The VPH Network of Excellence (VPH-NoE) project is tasked with facilitating interaction between the various VPH projects and addressing issues of common concern. A key deliverable is the ‘VPH T ool K it ’—a collection of tools, methodologies and services to support and enable VPH research, integrating and extending existing work across Europe towards greater interoperability and sustainability. Owing to the diverse nature of the field, a single monolithic ‘toolkit’ is incapable of addressing the needs of the VPH. Rather, the VPH T ool K it should be considered more as a ‘toolbox’ of relevant technologies, interacting around a common set of standards. The latter apply to the information used by tools, including any data and the VPH models themselves, and also to the naming and categorizing of entities and concepts involved. Furthermore, the technologies and methodologies available need to be widely disseminated, and relevant tools and services easily found by researchers. The VPH-NoE has thus created an online resource for the VPH community to meet this need. It consists of a database of tools, methods and services for VPH research, with a Web front-end. This has facilities for searching the database, for adding or updating entries, and for providing user feedback on entries. Anyone is welcome to contribute.
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Loftus, Alex, and Hug March. "Integrating what and for whom? Financialisation and the Thames Tideway Tunnel." Urban Studies 56, no. 11 (2017): 2280–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098017736713.
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The Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT), often referred to as the Thames super sewer, is currently one of the largest infrastructure projects underway in any European city. Costing an estimated £4.2 billion, the sewer connects London’s Victorian sewerage network with the Thames Wastewater Treatment Works at Beckton. The latter facility has been described as the UK’s Water–Energy–Food nexus poster child, for its combination of desalination facilities, green energy generation and wastewater treatment. While physically connected to the Beckton plant, the TTT is, paradoxically, designed with an apparent disregard for the water–energy nexus. If the Beckton plant represents a nexus-based vision of integration – what Macrorie and Marvin (2016) refer to as Mode 2 Urban Integration – the TTT harks back to a view of urban integration carried from the Victorian era through to the present moment. What unites the two projects, and what undergirds the transformation of the hydrosocial cycle, is a financial model more focused on the extraction of rents from Thames Water’s consumers. Thames Water’s dismissal of genuinely integrated alternatives appears guided more by the financialisation of the urban integrated ideal than by what is needed to respond to London’s broader environmental needs. Contesting the project, therefore, will involve slicing through the various claims to integration, going beyond the many proposals for evidence-based alternatives, and capturing the transformations being wrought by finance’s entry into infrastructure provision.
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Yamashita, S. "MEDICAL AID AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FROM NAGASAKI ON RADIATION HEALTH EFFECTS AROUND CHERNOBYL." Health and Ecology Issues 1, no. 1 (2004): 7–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2004-1-1-1.
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The medical cooperative projects from Nagasaki to the former USSR have been performed in mainly two regions: Chernobyl and Semipalatinsk since 1990 and 1995, respectively. What we should do here in Nagasaki and also from Nagasaki will be discussed at the standpoint of humanitarian medical aid and scientific research collaboration usinsgt different channels of governmental and non-governmental cooperative linkages. The 21st Center of Excellence (COE) program of «International Consortium for Medical Care of Hibakusha and Radiation Life Science» established in Nagasaki University can serve our knowledge and experience much more directly in relation to the radiocontaminated areas in the world, and indeed contribute to the lessons learned from Chernobyl and also to the newly establishme of Network of Excellence (NOE) for Radiation Emergency Medicine under the auspices of the WHO-REMPAN. Within the frame of the International Consortium of Radiation Research, a molecular epidemiology of thyroid diseases has now been conducted in our departments. The clue of radiation-associated thyroid carcinogenesis may give us a new concept on experimental and epidemiological approaches to low dose radiation effects on human health, including internal radiation exposure.
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Nwaeze, Nnamdi Chinwendu. "Foreign Direct Investment, External Debt and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Nigeria." IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management 9, no. 4 (2024): 97–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.56201/ijebm.v9.no4.2023.pg97.112.
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The purpose of this research is to ascertain if inflow of FDI and external debt has significantly impacted the growth of the Nigerian economy from (1980-2017) using the ARDL-ECM framework. Data was extracted from the CBN Statistical Bulletin and WDI dataset of the World Bank. Results from the ARDL estimation output shows that foreign direct investment and external debt possessed a positive and significant effect on economic growth in Nigeria only in the short-run. On the other hand, results from the ARDL Bounds Test depicts an absence of a long-run relationship between foreign direct investment, external debt and economic growth in the case of Nigeria. The study recommended that borrowed funds acquired to finance capital and developmental projects should be properly channelled towards the actualisation and full implementation of such projects.
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Sadiq, Muhammad Naeem, and Muhammad Shahid Nawaz. "Nexus between Ambidextrous Leadership and Xenophobia in Construction Project Success." iRASD Journal of Management 4, no. 2 (2022): 328–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.52131/jom.2022.0402.0082.
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Leader opening and closing behaviors are assumed to foster high levels of employee exploration and exploitation behaviors, enhancing Project Success (PS) parameters by reducing the impact of Xenophobia (XP). Besides, previous studies relating to ambidextrous leadership (AL), and xenophobia, among CPEC projects in Pakistan and its implication for project success are inadequate. Hence, this study examines the mediating role of Xenophobia on the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and project success. The Study framework is established on ambidextrous theory. Data was collected from persons holding various key positions in the construction projects under CPEC – China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Total questionnaires of 570 were distributed, and 424 were returned. A convenient sampling technique was used. Hypotheses tests were performed via Smart PLS 3.0. Results show that the closing behavior of a leader positively affects the construction project’s success. In contrast, the opening behavior of the leader fails to establish with construction project’s success. Besides, Opening and closing leadership behavior have a negative relationship with Xenophobia. While Xenophobia has a negative effect on the construction project's success. Xenophobia mediated the relationship between Opening & closing leadership and a construction project’s success. Findings provide essential insights to owner-managers, policy-makers, and researchers for further understanding this research.
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Hunter, Peter, Tara Chapman, Peter V. Coveney, et al. "A vision and strategy for the virtual physiological human: 2012 update." Interface Focus 3, no. 2 (2013): 20130004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2013.0004.
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European funding under Framework 7 (FP7) for the virtual physiological human (VPH) project has been in place now for 5 years. The VPH Network of Excellence (NoE) has been set up to help develop common standards, open source software, freely accessible data and model repositories, and various training and dissemination activities for the project. It is also working to coordinate the many clinically targeted projects that have been funded under the FP7 calls. An initial vision for the VPH was defined by the FP6 STEP project in 2006. In 2010, we wrote an assessment of the accomplishments of the first two years of the VPH in which we considered the biomedical science, healthcare and information and communications technology challenges facing the project (Hunter et al. 2010 Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 368 , 2595–2614 ( doi:10.1098/rsta.2010.0048 )). We proposed that a not-for-profit professional umbrella organization, the VPH Institute, should be established as a means of sustaining the VPH vision beyond the time-frame of the NoE. Here, we update and extend this assessment and in particular address the following issues raised in response to Hunter et al. : (i) a vision for the VPH updated in the light of progress made so far, (ii) biomedical science and healthcare challenges that the VPH initiative can address while also providing innovation opportunities for the European industry, and (iii) external changes needed in regulatory policy and business models to realize the full potential that the VPH has to offer to industry, clinics and society generally.
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Milioni, Dimitra L., and Pantelis Vatikiotis. "The unbearable lightness of being alternative: Idealism‐realism and purism‐pragmatism in Greek alternative media." Journal of Alternative & Community Media 5, no. 1 (2020): 103–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/joacm_00077_1.
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The article explores alternative media sustainability across a wide range of Greek projects. In this regard, it probes into a number of factors related to both the political economy (funding, organization) of these projects and the nature (real/‘imaginary’, broad reach/niche) of the relationship with their communities/audiences. The findings of the research reveal a dynamic and contradictory field regarding alternative media resilience in terms of the dialectical relationship of idealistic/realistic (on the production, organization level) and puristic/pragmatic (on the communication, reach level) features. The article concludes by highlighting the strategies employed by the most successful projects in terms of sustainability in relation to their positioning along the idealism/realism and purism/pragmatism nexus.
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Tobey, Bruce, and Sean McGinnis. "P3s and the Water-Energy Nexus: Opportunities for Water Sector Energy Projects." Journal - American Water Works Association 110, no. 12 (2018): 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1196.
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Lamhamedi, Bouchra El Houda, and Walter Timo de Vries. "An Exploration of the Land–(Renewable) Energy Nexus." Land 11, no. 6 (2022): 767. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11060767.
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The need to understand the connection between land and energy has gained prominence in the calls to opt for renewable energy as part of the climate change mitigation actions. This need derives from the fact that renewable energy resources are site-specific and require rightful access and use of land. The impacts on landscape, land tenure, and land-use patterns of constructing energy facilities are significant, and they may subsequently undermine the authority of local communities. Still, the connection between land and energy is not yet part of integrated development policies and political debates when deciding on renewable energy projects. Therefore, this study critically reviews the land–energy nexus with the aim to understand and explain how the uptake of renewable energy is shaping the land–energy nexus and how renewable energy technologies are evolving and interacting in different regions of the world, particularly in the Global South. Theoretically, the land–energy nexus tends to reflect a dual tension between those who support the rapid expansion of renewable energy projects and those who oppose it due to concerns over land pressure and social impacts. We consider that this contrast is ruled by both the ecological modernization paradigm and the environmental and social justice paradigm, as part of wider environmental and social debates. The study adopts an integrative literature review built on the analysis of existing literature and deductive logical reasoning to create new, exhaustive scientific knowledge focusing on three interdependent dimensions: land requirements and planning policy, environmental impacts, and public opposition, as an informative guidance for future research and policies. The multiple forms of social dispute and agency demonstrate that dominant narratives supporting renewables act as a modern technological fix but provide only a partial solution for the climate and energy crisis. The deployment of renewable energy creates land pressures and spatial patterns of uneven development. These are visible by numerous environmental and social outcomes, which may imperil the sustainability of the investment. Hence, there is the need of a land–energy balance as a new aspect of sustainable development.
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KLAUS-ROSIŃSKA, Agata, Katarzyna WALECKA-JANKOWSKA, and Anna ZGRZYWA-ZIEMAK. "THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES FOR BUSINESS SUSTIANABILITY: THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY-ORIENTED PROJECTS." Humanities and Social Sciences quarterly 31, no. 1 (2024): 65–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.7862/rz.2024.hss.04.
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The paper aims to investigate the correlation between knowledge management and business sustainability through sustainability-oriented projects. The role of projects in promoting sustainability is already recognized, with sustainability-oriented projects emerging as a pivotal mechanism for companies to actively contribute to sustainability goals. Theoretical arguments also suggest that the enhancement of knowledge management is crucial for the advancement of sustainable business. Still, assertions in both areas lack solid empirical verification. Simultaneously, there is a growing emphasis on exploring the connection between knowledge management and project management, as existing studies indicate that knowledge management enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of projects. However, the nexus between knowledge management, project management, and business sustainability remains largely unexplored. This study aims to address two questions: whether knowledge management has a positive effect on business sustainability, and whether it is mediated by sustainability-oriented projects. The research hypotheses are verified through a large-scale empirical study utilizing SEM.
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Hyltenstam, Kenneth, and Christopher Stroud. "At the nexus of vulnerability: Multilingualism in development." Multilingual Margins: A journal of multilingualism from the periphery 3, no. 1 (2018): 88–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.14426/mm.v3i1.35.
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This document was written in the early years of this century, about 15 years ago. It emerged out of more than a decade’s engagement in matters of multilingualism, language, politics and education in Mozambique specifically, and Southern Africa more generally, that we had been involved in through the Centre for Research on Bilingualism at Stockholm University. The document itself was written at the request of SIDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and its research wing, SAREC, that had funded the majority of projects in language and education up until that point. The idea was to craft the outlines in a working document of a more comprehensive and sustained policy, or action plan, on issues of language in developing contexts. This was at a time of a growing awareness in the organization that its key funding areas – democracy, poverty, education, youth – involved language in much more complex ways than hitherto envisaged, and that a specialist document written for the layman might enlighten and provide direction.
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Sayan, Ramazan Caner, and Aysegul Kibaroglu. "Understanding water-society nexus: insights from Turkey's small-scale hydropower policy." Water Policy 18, no. 5 (2016): 1286–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2016.235.
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Turkey's recent venture involving the construction of hundreds of small-scale hydropower projects is a significant trend, both in regard to its contribution to Turkey's hydroelectricity production and the social and environmental impact of these projects at the local level. Turkey's hydropower policy was premised on a conventional understanding of water driven by science, technology, and the market. This approach, however, does not seem to have paid sufficient attention to the socio-ecological characteristics of water. Developing policies from a solely technical perspective creates political, economic, and cultural inequalities that adversely affect the social and ecological realm. Hence, this paper attempts to deconstruct the design, execution, and aftermath of Turkey's small-scale hydropower policy through the lens of the hydro-social cycle. We aim to explain various dimensions of Turkey's small-scale hydropower program in a conceptual framework that merges the concept of the hydro-social cycle with patterns of distributive environmental justice. We find that state-led, techno-centric and market-oriented approaches to water instrumentalize a rhetoric of justice in order to justify the development of small-scale hydropower ventures. Our analysis, however, demonstrates Turkey's small-scale hydropower policy falls short of delivering on its promise of distributive justice in three relevant dimensions, namely the distribution of burdens and benefits, vulnerabilities, and responsibilities at local level.
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Boyer, Marcel, M. Martin Boyer, and René Garcia. "Alleviating Coordination Problems and Regulatory Constraints Through Financial Risk Management." Quarterly Journal of Finance 03, no. 02 (2013): 1350009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2010139213500092.
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Seeing the firm as a nexus of activities and projects, we propose a characterization of the firm where variations in the market price of risk should induce adjustments in the firm's portfolio of projects. In a setting where managers disagree with respect to what investment maximizes value, changing the portfolio of projects generates coordination costs. We then propose a new role for financial risk management based on the idea that the use of financial derivatives reduces coordination costs by moving the organization's expected cash flows and risks toward a point where coordination in favor of real changes is easier to achieve. We find empirical support for this new rationale for the use of financial derivatives, after controlling for the traditional variables explaining the need for financial risk management.
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Braun, Timo, and Jörg Sydow. "Selecting Organizational Partners for Interorganizational Projects: The Dual but Limited Role of Digital Capabilities in the Construction Industry." Project Management Journal 50, no. 4 (2019): 398–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/8756972819857477.
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The selection of partners is critical for the success of interorganizational projects. Based on conceptual reasoning in light of prior research, as well as illustrative empirical insights into an ongoing interorganizational project in the construction industry, we argue that partner selection practices not only target the organizational capabilities of potential partners but they themselves require an organizational capability to search for, evaluate, and select. This article delineates the facets of this capability, reveals the role of digital capabilities therein, and shows that the respective capabilities are crucial for inclusion and exclusion in interorganizational projects. The results also point to capabilities that emerge at the interorganizational nexus.
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Bell, Claudia. "The Tourist/Researcher Nexus: Investigating Social Justice Projects in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos." Advances in Social Science and Culture 1, no. 2 (2019): p196. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/assc.v1n2p196.
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Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos are destinations growing in popularity. All three countries are poor, with a context of recent or current conflict. Tourism is regarded as a potential saviour: a source of foreign money, whilst enhancing global awareness of each nation. Whilst tourism is largely government managed, diverse NGOs work to ameliorate conditions of the poor. There are also private social entrepreneurs running operations to upskill disadvantaged people. This paper explores a range of grassroots ventures. Tourists are the customers for most of these enterprises; so how does the academic researcher considering these spaces as case studies, differ from tourists?Fieldwork took place on three visits, 2017-2019. Initiatives included artisan and craft projects, food producers, restaurants, and eco-tourism. For social entrepreneurs running these, theire schema is responsible, grassroots development, to a social justice agenda. Many tourists consciously seek such sites. In this way, the touristic practice resembles the researcher praxis. This researcher, like any visitor, located such enterprises via websites, travel blogs, and in the field. Most functioned as charities or modest businesses. Ethically, and out of courtesy as well as desire, the researcher also purchased goods and services from each enterprise, exactly as tourists do.
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Shih, Hsu-Shih, I.-Fei Chen, Nolberto Munier, and Zena Alcide. "Investigating Risk-Constraint Nexus of Construction Projects in Caribbean Small Island Developing States." SAGE Open 13, no. 1 (2023): 215824402311580. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440231158023.
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This research identifies the critical risk factors in the management of construction projects and assesses their relationship on the project implementation constraints of cost, time, and quality, in order to gain a deeper understanding of those factors hindering project success in in Caribbean small island developing states experiencing the dilemma of transitioning to be sustainable in economy and environment. Through three-phase surveys, we identify 26 risk factors from five risk source categories that are more region-specific to influence construction project management, discover strongly positive relationships between a set of risk variables and a set of constraints, and estimate the relative importance of every dimension to the integrated risk-constraint canonical correlation. In risk categories, management has the dominant effect followed by design, contractual, and financial source. For implementation constraints, cost exhibits the most dominance, followed by time and quality. Overall, the directions and magnitudes of interactions gauged in the risk-constraint nexus provide a guideline for improving project planning, thus offering a reference value to other developing countries.
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Wilson, A. D., Adofu, I., and Alhassan, A. "EXTERNAL FINANCING, FLYPAPER EFFECT AND OUTPUT IN NIGERIA." Journal of Agripreneurship and Sustainable Development 6, no. 4 (2023): 194–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.59331/jasd.v6i4.586.
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This study examined the flypaper effect of on the nexus between external financing and output in Nigeria over the period 1970-2022. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller, Philips-Perron unit root tests as well as the Bayer-Hanck Co-integration tests and the Dynamic Simulated Autoregressive Distributed Lags (DARDL) model were used for analysis in this study to examine flypaper effect of on the nexus between both foreign aid (grant) and external debt on income per capita. The finding shows that the variables exhibit mixed order of integration and there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between external financing (debt and aid) and real GDP per capita in Nigeria. Furthermore, the result indicates that a 1% change increase in personal income will result in about 11% increase in real GDP, while 1% decline in ED will lead to 0.3% increase in real GDP in Nigeria. This indicates that there is a flypaper effect on the nexus between external financing (both debt and aids) and real output in Nigeria in the long run. This implied that the impact of personal income on real income per capita is more than the effect of external debt and foreign aid on per capita income. It means, external debt and foreign aid are not spent on the areas or purposes for which they are needed or meant for in Nigeria. Thus, the external financing should be directed to projects and programmes that have direct impact on the well-being of the people rather than sponsoring the budget. That is, foreign aid and external debt should be spent directly on people-oriented programmes and projects.
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Iliff, John W., Stephanie W. Fluke, Philip P. Wieczynski, Maureen M. Malvern, and Jane Urquhart-Donnelly. "Patience Pays: The Quest for Restoration Projects To Compensate for Lost Use of Natural Resources for Public Recreation from the 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2003, no. 1 (2003): 397–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-397.
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ABSTRACT The public's use of natural resources for recreation can be substantially disrupted by an oil spill. Following a 1999 settlement with parties responsible for the spill, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) (“the Trustees”), acting through a Trustee Council, finalized a restoration to offset recreational losses from the 1993 Tampa Bay oil spill. This paper describes the development of the restoration plan in cooperation with affected communities and the basis upon which specific restoration projects were chosen for inclusion in that plan, including the nexus between injured resources or lost resource services and the selected projects. The recreational restoration plan focused only on projects designed to acquire or enhance public access to natural resources for recreation. Projects selected for implementation include construction of fishing piers, public trails and walkways, enhancement of boating opportunities, and enhancement of natural resource amenities. Though the recreational projects were selected and funded by the Trustees with settlement funds, they are being implemented by the affected beach municipalities through a continuing and unique partnership with the Trustee Council.
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Shenouda, Abanoub, Mona A. Hagras, Eugen Rusu, Sayed Ismael, Hady H. Fayek, and Ahmed Balah. "Selecting Appropriate Water–Energy Solutions for Desalination Projects in Coastal Areas." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 11 (2024): 1901. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse12111901.
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Selecting the appropriate desalination and renewable energy technologies is crucial for the success of desalination projects, as each technology offers distinct advantages and disadvantages tailored to specific project requirements. This research investigates the application of both the analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy logic techniques to develop four decision-making models: two for selecting the optimal desalination technology and two for selecting the optimal renewable energy technology in coastal communities. For desalination technology selection, the analytic hierarchy process model is structured into four hierarchical levels: the main goal, criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives. The criteria level encompasses four groups, while the sub-criteria level comprises 26 factors. The alternatives considered are reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, and multi-stage flash. In parallel, the analytic hierarchy process model for renewable energy technology selection is similarly structured, with four criteria groups and 24 sub-criteria factors. The alternatives evaluated include photovoltaic, concentrated solar power, and wind energy. Additionally, fuzzy logic models are developed for both desalination and renewable energy technology selection. These models enhance the decision-making framework by incorporating the uncertainty and vagueness that are inherent in real-world scenarios. The integration of analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy logic methodologies provide a robust approach to identifying optimal technologies, thereby supporting sustainable development in Egypt’s water–energy nexus. The research outcomes highlight the effectiveness of integrating analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy logic in decision-making processes, offering decision-makers systematic and reliable approaches for selecting the most suitable technologies to achieve sustainability in water–energy nexus projects. The results of the research indicate that the best alternative for desalination was reverse osmosis, and for renewable energy was photovoltaics.
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Muchiri, Martin Kamau, Szilvia Erdei-Gally, and Maria Fekete-Farkas. "Nexus Between Green Financing and Carbon Emissions: Does Increased Environmental Expenditure Enhance the Effectiveness of Green Finance in Reducing Carbon Emissions?" Journal of Risk and Financial Management 18, no. 2 (2025): 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18020090.
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This study investigates the nexus between green financing (GB) and carbon emissions across 29 countries distributed worldwide with full data on green financing measured as the sum of bonds issued for the period 2018–2021. GDP per capita, population, and environmental expenditure (EP) are used as control variables in the study. An interaction term between GB and EP is also included in the study. This study utilized the Panel Robust Fixed Effect Model (PRFEM) to investigate the nexus between green financing and carbon emissions and how EP enhances the effectiveness of green financing in reducing carbon emissions. The study concludes that green finance is effective in reducing carbon emissions; this relationship remains the same regardless of country-specific factors such as the GDP per capita, EP, and population. Increases in environmental protection (EP) expenditure promote the effectiveness of green financing in reducing carbon emissions. This study recommends policies that promote the green transition including tax exemptions for investors in green bonds, the enactment of rules and regulations that require companies and institutions to provide information about their green projects, and lastly, the establishment of standards that help in measuring the impacts of the projects that are being funded through green bonds. The synergic potential between EP and green financing justifies the need for policies supporting the collaboration of public and private collaboration in attracting green capital flows from the private sectors. By enhancing the green bond market, these steps will contribute toward realizing low carbon economy goals by channeling funds to sustainable and environmentally friendly projects.
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Yang, Ang, Mingzhe Han, Qingcheng Zeng, and Yuhui Sun. "Adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the Development of Smart Buildings: A Review of Enabling Applications and Challenges." Advances in Civil Engineering 2021 (March 9, 2021): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8811476.
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The construction industry is undergoing a digital revolution due to the emergence of new technologies. A significant trend is that construction projects have been transformed and upgraded to the digital and smart mode in the whole life cycle. As a critical technology for the construction industry’s innovative development, building information modeling (BIM) is widely adopted in building design, construction, and operation. BIM has gained much interest in the research field of smart buildings in recent years. However, the dimensions of BIM and smart building applications have not been explored thoroughly so far. With an in-depth review of related journal articles published from 1996 to July 2020 on the BIM applications for smart buildings, this paper provides a comprehensive understanding and critical thinking about the nexus of BIM and smart buildings. This paper proposes a framework with three dimensions for the nexus of BIM application in smart buildings, including BIM attributes, project phases, and smart attributes. According to the three dimensions, this paper elaborates on (1) the advantages of BIM for achieving various smartness; (2) applications of BIM in multiple phases of smart buildings; and (3) smart building functions that be achieved with BIM. Based on the analysis of the literature in three dimensions, this paper presents the cross-analysis of the nexus of BIM and smart buildings. Lastly, this paper proposes the critical insights and implications about the research gaps and research trends: (1) enhancing the interoperability of BIM software; (2) further exploring the role of BIM in the operation and refurbishment phase of smart buildings; (3) paying attention to BIM technology in the field of transportation infrastructure; (4) clarifying the economic benefits of BIM projects; and (5) integrating BIM and other technologies.
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Borge-Diez, David, Francisco José García-Moya, and Enrique Rosales-Asensio. "Water-Energy-Environment Nexus Analysis Tools: Case Study for Canary Islands." Processes 11, no. 9 (2023): 2753. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr11092753.
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Despite that previous research exists, there is a need for further research on the quantitative aspects of this Nexus. Existing Water-Energy-Environment Nexus management tools and frameworks are based on indicators aiming to model the whole system, analyze the involved resources, and test potential management strategies. The environmental, social, and economic consequences of actions already taken and ongoing projects require important focus because of the strong relationship between water and energy supply, and that both are key issues for society’s development and sustainability. The present research focuses on the indicators that the Water-Energy-Environment Nexus tools and frameworks use to analyze the whole problem. Existing tools often require large amounts of data, becoming a time-consuming process that lowers the capacity to evaluate the political problems of high pollutants. With the aim of accelerating time evaluation, this research builds an indicator to rapidly evaluate the Water-Energy-Environment Nexus implications of replacing fossil-based power generation systems with wind and photovoltaic renewable energy systems in the water-scarce region of the Canary Islands. This indicator allowed the rapid evaluation of storylines in a small system with well-defined boundaries. Results show that the water sustainability index improved by 6.2% in comparison to fossil-based plants, while reducing 2750 tons of CO2. Although this methodology can be easily applied in different scenarios and locations, it further development to evaluate system boundaries and to provide extensive results.
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Dorow, Sara, Allyson Stevenson, and Sadaf Mirzahi. "A Critical Adoption Dialogue about the Race-Family-Nation Nexus." Adoption & Culture 11, no. 1 (2023): 77–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ado.2023.a907129.
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abstract: Adoption & Culture 's series of anniversary articles has affirmed critical adoption studies (CAS) as a growing, diverse, and continually relevant field of inquiry. As part of this endeavor, two adoption scholars created a collaborative dialogue on what it means to "do" CAS from the unique but overlapping perspectives of their two distinct research projects: Dorow's sociological work on late twentieth century China-US adoption and Stevenson's historical work on mid-twentieth century Indigenous adoption in Canada. Reflecting together on their respective approaches and methodologies, they focus on the intimate politics of kinship-nation-race that animate both of these contexts of adoption, while also noting the specific questions and issues that emerge from each distinct context. The conclusion offers three questions for the ongoing work of CAS and asserts the need for more interdisciplinary and pluralistic studies across seemingly disparate cases.
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Yousaf, Abida, and Tahir Mukhtar. "External Debt and Capital Accumulation Nexus: Evidence from Pakistan." Pakistan Development Review 59, no. 1 (2020): 29–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v59i1pp.29-44.
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The rising public debt burden is a common feature of developing countries like Pakistan. This study is an attempt to empirically analyse the external debt and capital accumulation nexus for Pakistan from 1972 to 2016. The ARDL bound testing technique was employed to estimate two models which incorporate different indicators of external debt. Results indicate the existence of a negative relationship between external debt to revenue ratio and stock of capital that supports the debt overhang hypothesis for Pakistan. The debt overhang hypothesis states that large accumulated debt leads to a decrease in overall capital accumulation in an economy. Similarly, other indicators of external debt, namely, external debt service to revenue ratio, external debt to export ratio, and external debt service to export ratio tend to bring a fall in stock of capital in Pakistan. Based on its findings, the study suggests the need for better and productive use of external debt in public sector development projects to foster the capital accumulation process in Pakistan. JEL Classification: H63; H71; E24; H63 Keywords: External Debt; Capital Accumulation; Human Capital; ARDL.
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Semela, Tesfaye, and Logan Cochrane. "Education—Migration Nexus: Understanding Youth Migration in Southern Ethiopia." Education Sciences 9, no. 2 (2019): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020077.
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The purpose of this study is to unravel the education–migration nexus in the African context, specifically Ethiopia. It examines why young people terminate their education to migrate out of the country. The study applies de Haas’ aspiration—capability framework and Turner’s macro, meso and micro sociology as its analytical lenses. It offers unique insight into the terrain of youth migration in southern Ethiopia based on empirical data obtained from two rural sub-districts known for high levels of youth out-migration. Data are generated based on interviews with would-be migrant youth, parents, teachers and school principals. The findings reveal that education has both direct and indirect impacts on youth migration. On the other hand, the results indicate that though terminating school could have negative ramifications on human capital accumulation at micro and macro levels, migration can positively impact households and local communities through investments made by individual migrants, migrant-returnees, and remittance-receiving households in small businesses or community development projects, which included better resourced schools.
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Aneslagon, Denise Marie C., Lance Bill B. Lim, Mae Ann S. Tomongha, et al. "Assessing the Nexus between Social Responsibility, Environmental Initiatives, and Profitability: A Sustainable Finance Perspective of the Universal Banks in the Philippines." International Journal of Management Thinking 2, no. 1 (2024): 38–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.56868/ijmt.v2i1.40.
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This study examines the impact of social responsibility and environmental projects on the profitability of 10 Universal Banks in the Philippines within the context of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) through sustainable finance framework. The research adopts a quantitative approach and analyzes data from 2019 to 2021 using exploratory data analysis and regression analysis was used to capture any evolving trends or shifts in the relationship between banks' engagement in these projects and their financial performance. The study found that the number of social responsibility and environmental projects undertaken by Universal Banks did not exhibit a statistically significant impact on their profitability during this period (2019-2021). However, the study emphasizes the broader value of these initiatives, as they contribute to sustainability, promote corporate social responsibility, and align with global trends towards a more environmentally conscious and socially responsible business landscape. The research suggests that banks should continue to invest in social and environmental projects for their substantial societal and ecological impacts, aligning with the evolving needs and expectations of customers, investors, and the broader community.
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Thomas, Richard C., and Rebecca Mancy. "Use of large databases for group projects at the nexus of teaching and research." ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 36, no. 3 (2004): 161–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1026487.1008039.
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Sheate, William Robert, Clare Twigger-Ross, Liza Papadopoulou, et al. "Learning Lessons for Evaluating Complexity Across the Nexus: A Meta-Evaluation of Environmental Projects." Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 16, no. 37 (2020): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.56645/jmde.v16i37.641.
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Background: A major gap in environmental policy making is learning lessons from past interventions and in integrating the lessons from evaluations that have been undertaken. Institutional memory of such evaluations often resides externally to government, in evaluation practitioner contractors who undertake commissioned evaluations on behalf of government departments.
 Purpose: The aims were to learn the lessons from past policy evaluations, understand the barriers and enablers to successful evaluations, to explore the value of different types of approaches and methods used for evaluating complexity, and how evaluations were used in practice. 
 Setting: A meta-evaluation of 23 environmental evaluations undertaken by Collingwood Environmental Planning Ltd (CEP), London, UK was undertaken by CEP staff under the auspices of CECAN (the Centre for Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus – a UK Research Councils funded centre, coordinated by the University of Surrey, UK). The research covered water, environment and climate change nexus issues, including evaluations of flood risk, biodiversity, landscape, land use, climate change, catchment management, community resilience, bioenergy, and European Union (EU) Directives.
 Intervention: Not applicable.
 Research design: A multiple embedded case study design was adopted, selecting 23 CEP evaluation cases from across a 10-year period (2006-2016). Four overarching research questions were posed by the meta-evaluation and formed the basis for more specific evaluation questions, answered on the basis of documented project final reports and supplemented by interviews with CEP project managers. Thematic analysis was used to draw out common themes from across the case categories.
 Findings: Policy context invariably framed the complex evaluations; as environmental policy has been spread beyond the responsibility of government to encompass multiple stakeholders, so policy around nexus issues was often found to be in a state of constant flux. Furthermore, an explicit theory of change was only often first elaborated as part of the evaluation process, long after the policy intervention had already been initiated. A better understanding of the policy context, its state of flux or stability as well as clarity of policy intervention’s objectives (and theory of change) could help significantly in designing policy evaluations that can deliver real value for policy makers. Evaluations have other valuable uses aside from immediate instrumental use in revising policy and can be tailored to maximise those values where such potential impact is recognised. We suggest a series of questions that practitioners and commissioners could usefully ask themselves when starting out on a new complex policy evaluation.
 Keywords: evaluation; complexity; policy use; natural environment
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Scollon, Ron. "The discourses of food in the world system." Journal of Language and Politics 4, no. 3 (2005): 465–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/jlp.4.3.07sco.
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This paper examines the role of discourse analysis in addressing the devastating consequences of the rapid restructuring of food production in the world system. I argue that although this is an issue far too large to encompass within discourse analysis, discourse analysis has much to contribute as part of an interdisciplinary and comprehensive analytical approach. Such an approach, a ‘nexus analysis’, consists of analyzing focal points or nexus which are mediated actions through which circulate cycles of discourse. The paper begins with an analysis of product labels and concludes by sketching the outlines of a constellation of three linked research projects: Prandial practices which examines practices of daily food consumption, Corn, tea, and intellectual property, which examines the world-wide industrialization of food production and consumption, and Mad cows, scallions, and global climate change which examines the consequences of this world food system for public and personal health.
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Khattak, Shoukat Iqbal, Muhammad Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Abdul Samad Kakar, and Muhammad Awais Mehmood. "Amplifying IT Project Success Ratio: the Role of Transformational Leadership, Proactive Behavior, and Psychological Empowerment." Engineering Economics 35, no. 3 (2024): 316–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.35.3.33394.
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This research study investigates the transformational leadership (TFL) and IT project success nexus via the proactive behavior of employees. It further investigates the moderating impact of psychological empowerment (PE) in the nexus between TFL and proactive behavior (PB). The study also tested a moderated mediation model of the effect of TFL on IT project success mediated and moderated by PB and PE, respectively. The researcher collected data from 340 IT project experts in Pakistan through the purposive sampling technique. For data analysis, a multi-level method comprising CFA and SEM was applied. The findings indicated that TFL is significantly linked to IT project success. In addition, findings also confirmed the mediating effect of PB in the relationship between TFL and IT project success. Moreover, PE significantly moderates the relationship between TFL and PB. The results also revealed that PE moderates the indirect effect of TFL on IT project success through PB. Through the lens of self-determination theory, this study contributed to the understanding of how employee proactive behavior can play a significant role in successfully completing technology-oriented projects. In sum, the current study suggests that transformational leaders will be in a better position to encourage their employees to complete projects successfully using proactive behavior, provided their followers are psychologically empowered. The study offers valuable insights for both researchers and practitioners.
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Anichebe, Michael. "OPTIMIZING HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE IN NATIONAL INDEPENDENT POWER PROJECTS." Global Multidisciplinary Journal 02, no. 09 (2023): 01–06. http://dx.doi.org/10.55640/gmj-abc213.
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Explores the critical role of human resources management (HRM) strategies in the success of National Independent Power Projects (NIPPs). This study investigates how HRM practices, such as recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and talent management, impact the performance and efficiency of NIPPs in delivering reliable and sustainable electricity generation. Through a comprehensive analysis of HRM strategies and their alignment with organizational goals, this research aims to identify best practices and challenges in HRM implementation within the context of NIPPs. By examining the nexus between HRM and project performance, this study offers insights into strategies for optimizing HRM practices to enhance the operational effectiveness and long-term viability of NIPPs in meeting the energy needs of the nation.
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Ombwayo, Janet, Harriet Kidombo, and Christopher Gakuu. "A Nexus between Project Management Lifecycle and Performance of Slums Upgrading Projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya." Journal of Sustainable Development 17, no. 4 (2024): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v17n4p88.
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The alarming rate of urban sprawl poses a social menace for city planners and governments worldwide and Nairobi city of Kenya is not an exception. Challenges of access to appropriate and affordable housing has forced majority of city residents to occupy shanties with deplorable living conditions thus, the need to improve the infrastructure in the slums. In Kenya, the government has initiated various projects in a bid to carry out a facelift of slums countrywide. Although, involvement of key stakeholders in each of the phases of project management lifecycle (PMLC) that is, project initiation, planning, implementation, Monitoring &amp; evaluation and closure remains a critical factor to the realization of slum upgrading infrastructure development, the affected communities are not fully engaged thus thwarting effective implementation of the planned activities. In this regard, the aim of the study was to examine the influence of PMLC on performance of slums upgrading projects (PSUP). A descriptive survey research design and a correlational research design were utilized whereby data was analysed and interpreted using means, standard deviations, correlation of coefficient and correlation of determination. A sample of 266 was drawn from a target population of 794, of which 208 responded to a 5-point Likert Scale questionnaire. Qualitative data collected was presented in narrative form. Results obtained indicated a linearly positive and a very strong significant relationship between PMLC and PSUP. When all phases were combined PMLC explained 62.9% of the overall variation in PSUP. The findings indicate that a unit increase in initiation and planning stages result to an increase in PSUP by 7.77% and 1.97% respectively whereas for a unit decrease in project implementation and project M&amp;E, PSUP decreases by 2.07% and 1.72% respectively. It was thus concluded that PMLC significantly influences Performance of Slum Upgrading Projects. The recommendation of the study was that activities pertaining to project planning, M&amp;E and project closure phases be efficiently executed for optimum performance of the projects.
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Upreti, Gopi. "Water, Energy, Food, and Ecosystem (W-E-F-E) Nexus River Basin Policy Paradigm for Agriculture Transformation and Multisector Infrastructure Development of Nepal." Nepal Public Policy Review 3, no. 1 (2023): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.59552/nppr.v3i1.56.
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Water is Nepal’s most abundant resource, and its development and utilization are essential for driving the development of multisector infrastructures (agriculture, energy, industry, urban development, etc.). Nepal has hitherto adopted an isolated and sectoral silo policy approach to development planning that has remained the dominant mode of planning across many countries in the world with few exceptions until recently when inadequacies of sectoral planning became apparent. The search for alternatively more integrative approaches came into the forefront of development discourse in the backdrop of shrinking natural resources, climate change, inexorable demand of a rapidly growing urban population, and other needs and requirements at a global scale. The river basin-wide W-E-F-E nexus development policy strategy offers significant potential for optimum water resource utilization driving development of all sectors, including agriculture. The fundamental aspect of the W-E-F-E nexus policy framework entails the understanding of interdependencies and interactions amidst its components (water, energy, food, and ecosystem) and assessing their synergistic impacts on food, energy, water, and environmental securities in the basin. The W-E-F-E nexus policy framework aims to harness the synergy created from the interaction of interlinked components to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper argues that Nepal government must carefully weigh the pros and cons of designing singular run-of-river mega hydro-project visa-vis multipurpose water reservoir projects with provisions of integrating irrigation, drinking water, inland waterways, and flood control infrastructures besides hydro-energy leveraging W-E-F-E nexus relationship.
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Trajber, Rachel, Catherine Walker, Victor Marchezini, et al. "Promoting climate change transformation with young people in Brazil: participatory action research through a looping approach." Action Research 17, no. 1 (2019): 87–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476750319829202.
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Amid research into the mounting social and environmental threats presented by climate change, young people’s everyday experiences and knowledges are often overlooked, despite being the generation that will be most affected by climate change. We present a ‘looping’ methodology, developed through collaborative work between two distinct but complementary research projects wherein young people in the Paraíba do Sul watershed, São Paulo state, Brazil shared their perspectives on (respectively) climate-related disasters and the food–water–energy nexus. The approach brings together the theoretical framings of citizen science and nexus thinking under the aegis of participatory action research, to identify points of mutual learning in relation to the knowledge, action and critique co-produced with young people. This ‘looping methodology’ enables meta-analytic insights into how participatory action research, looped with other forms of action-oriented research, can enable young people and other protagonists to articulate and act upon the complex, multi-scalar processes that characterise what it means to live in uncertain social, political and environmental times.