The pedestrian in west Africa’s town, the poor parent of mobility in the Sahelian city of Ouaga-Dougou in Burkina Faso by Soma Assonsi, Yameogo Lassane

“…Such a situation undoubtedly creates conflicts of use of these spaces, under the helpless gaze of the pedestrian and the local authority. This leads to the conclusion that the pedestrian is the poor relation of urban mobility in Ouagadougou. …”
Get full text

Islamist Women of Hamas : Between Feminism and Nationalism by Islah Jad

“…In December, 1995,when Hamas announced the establishment of the Islamic National Salvation Party, a political organisation separate from its military wing, it opened the way for involvement of the Islamic movement in the political processes brought about in the West Bank and Gaza with the signing of the Oslo Accords and the arrival of the Palestinian National Authority. In speaking of the rights of different groups, including women, in its founding statement, and in setting up in Gaza a Women’s Action Department, the new Party opened its doors to the ‘new Islamic woman’ and to a significant evolution in Islamist gender ideology in Gaza, if not in the West Bank -- where, due to Hamas’ policy there of targeting only males, there exists no parallel to the Salvation Party or organisational support for women like that represented by the Women’s Action Department in Gaza. …”
Get full text

An Approach to Data Processing for the Smart District Heating System by A. V. Sednin, A. V. Zherelo

“…Role-based security model with a dedicated single certification authority helps to protect data. Approaches to further processing of the collected data are shown, differing in the way of parallel data processing. …”
Get full text

THE EFFECT OF STRANDED ASSETS IMPAIRMENT ON FIRM VALUE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE RISK DISCLOSURE TRANSPARENCY WITH APPLIED EVIDENCE FROM EGYPTIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY by Huda M. Abdallah, Samhi Abdelaty Difalla, Mukhtar Suleiman, Abdalaziz M. Alhaggan

“…The climate disclosure index was used to determine the disclosure level of climate change risk according to the Egyptian Financial Supervision Authority's decisions. The results of this study indicate that Stranded assets impairments negatively affect the firm value, while, climate change risk disclosure positively affects the firm Value, and moderated relationship for the interaction between the stranded assets impairments and total climate change risk disclosure positively affects the firm value measured by the Tobin's Q and economic value added (EVA).…”
Get full text

«LAND OF CONFUSION»: QUANTUM PHYSICS IN IR THEORY? by T. A. Alekseeva, A. P. Mineyev, I. D. Loshkariov

“…The main feature of the hypothesis is the idea of quantum nature in social and political processes which appears to be the consequence of epistemological authority of current science. Alexander Wendt proposes several explanations for quantum foundations within the political and social processes including wide-known "agent-structure" dilemma. …”
Get full text

The Coronation of the Virgin: Alice Meynell’s Typological Critique of Modern Bodies by Ashley Faulkner

“…Scholars like Francis O’Gorman have shown in recent years that late nineteenth-century cultural criticism, like that of John Ruskin and others, used religious rhetoric strategically to critique the increasing authority of normative, positivistic narratives of human development. …”
Get full text

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PREFERENCE POLICIES IN THE GHANAIAN PROCUREMENT LAW IN PROMOTING THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Christopher AMOAH, Winston SHAKANTU

“…The Head of Public Affairs Officer of the Ghana Public Procurement Authority was also interviewed. Other sources of data included archival records such as contracts previously awarded and the current public procurement regulations. …”
Get full text

Pembentukan Perda Berbasis Syari’ah dalam Bingkai Negara Hukum Pancasila by Thomas Febria, Dendi Kurniawan

“…The provisions of Article 2 and Article 3 of Presidential Regulation Number 83 of 2015 concerning the Ministry of Religion also provide clear boundaries regarding the authority of the central and regional governments in the field of religion. …”
Get full text

Exploring Factors that Affect the Performance of Financial Intermediaries in the Insurance Sector by Cedrick Mathisa, Bibi Z. Chummun

“…To investigate the factors that enhance the performance of financial intermediaries, a close-ended questionnaire was developed in which 300 responses were collected at a market conduct authority. A quantitative approach was judiciously selected to analyse the data and identify the relationship between several factors. …”
Get full text

Analysis of Cost Overrun and Schedule Delays of Infrastructure Projects in Low Income Economies: Case Studies in Ethiopia by Solomon Melaku Belay, Seifu Tilahun, Mitiku Yehualaw, Jose Matos, Helder Sousa, Endalew Temesgen Workneh

Get full text

Lockdown to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Create a Less Polluted Environment in India by Preet Lal, Amit Kumar, Supriya Bharti, Purabi Saikia, Dibyendu Adhikari, M. L. Khan

Get full text

NATIONAL SECURITY AND BORDER MANAGEMENT IN WEST AFRICA: A STUDY OF NIGERIA-NIGER RELATIONS by IYANU-OLUWA AYOBAMI AYODELE, UMARU TOYIN SHIRU

Get full text

Spectroscopic Analysis for Harnessing the Quality and Potential of Gemstones for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by Imtiaz Ahmad, Suhail H. Serbaya, Ali Rizwan, Malik Sajjad Mehmood

“…Introduction of modern technologies and methods and quality analysis for the gemstone industry are the main strategic initiatives of the Small and Medium Development Authority (SMEDA) of Pakistan. In this regard, four natural gemstones Quartz, Pyrope-Almandine Garnet, Black tourmaline, and Amethyst brought from Hunza valley Pakistan were analyzed by state-of-the-art spectroscopic techniques including EDX, UV-VIS, and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
Get full text

The National Police of Ukraine as an object to combat illegal migration by K. O. Krut

“…The subdivision, which is directly empowered to implement state policy in the field of countering illegal migration, as well as bringing to administrative responsibility for violations of legislation in the field of registration of natural persons, issuance of documents certifying identity and confirming citizenship, belongs to the Department (Office) of the Migration Police, which includes to the criminal police. Their scope of authority includes organizational, preventive and administrative-legal measures to combat illegal migration. …”
Get full text

MULTI-COMPONENT COMPLEX ORE: LEGAL PROBLEMS OF TAXATION by VERSHILO Nikolay Dmitrievich, VERSHILO Tatyana Alexandrovna

“…The letters received by the tax authority from the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra) are not regulatory acts and cannot be used as a basis for the regulatory authorities’ conclusions during tax audits. …”
Get full text

« Ilé Tuntun » à La Havane by Alain Konen

“…Secondly, Ilé Tuntun claims supremacy, and its leader claims supremacy and authority, over the babalawo community. The very idea of a possible Ifá unification arouses distrust among Cuban babalawo, and Frank Obeché’s claims of possessing Yoruba royal titles is also doubted by many of his peers, who keep their distance from him and from the group. …”
Get full text

Insights into active travel levels at two universities. A comparative study in Ireland and Romania by Constantin Ion Alexandru, Mullan Elaine, Luca Oana, McGregor Alisha, Abdulal Nadia, Rotaru George

“…Finally, there was discussion between students and the local authority engineers and planners in their respective cities to discuss this and plan appropriate actions. …”
Get full text

Determining the level of data sharing, and number of publications, from research databases that have been given a favourable opinion by UK research ethics committees by Samantha Trace, Mike Bracher, Simon E Kolstoe

“…Objective To determine data sharing and number of publications coming from research databases that have been given a favourable opinion by UK National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committees (RECs).Design Cohort study.Inclusion criteria & setting All research databases listed on the UK Health Research Authority’s Assessment Review Portal (HARP) that had received a favourable ethics opinion as of January 2018.Main outcome measures Publications and data access requests are either listed on HARP or notified through subsequent email correspondence.Results Out of 354 eligible databases, 34% had granted access requests and 40% had produced at least one peer-reviewed paper or conference abstract/talk. …”
Get full text

Queering the Queer by Tracey Sibisi, Charlene van der Walt

“…The pervasive systemic nature of heteropatriarchy finds expression in the insistence on masculine bodies being placed in positions of authority and the exclusive recognition of relationships that conform to heteronormative standards. …”
Get full text

The One-Gate Management System And Temple Conservation: A Comparative Study Of Borobudur And Angkor Wat Temples by Ajie Wicaksono, Ebtana Sella Mayang Fitri, Tio Anggara, Sochenda Sum

“…Meanwhile, Angkor Wat has been managed by the APSARA Authority since 1995, with a stronger emphasis on conservation and controlled management to maintain its appeal to tourists while prioritizing the preservation of its cultural and historical values. …”
Get full text