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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has called for halving the global per capita food waste from retail to consumer level and the reduction of food losses along production and supply chains by 2030 (United Nations 2015). Globally,... more
This paper reviews the recent (post-2000) literature which assesses the importance of institutions as a factor determining cross-country differences in growth rates or in the contemporary level of “prosperity”. It first sketches how... more
A Web crawler is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner or in an orderly fashion. Web crawling is an important method for collecting data on, and keeping up with, the rapidly expanding... more
DOD is considering a change in policy governing the acquisition of special tooling/special test equipment (ST/STE). An IDA study team analyzed the potential effect on contractor profits, using a case study analysis to evaluate how five... more
: Recent developments in the population engagement strategies associated with Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan have led to the emergence of Female Engagement Teams (FETs). These... more
A template for writing social media guidelines and policies.  Written for membership associations but appropriate for any business.
Although planning policies are often implicit in the recommendations that financial planners provide their clients, taking the next step and transforming these into formal written statements can better help clients stay the course in an... more
COVID-19 has been under global discussion from the beginning of 2020 due to its unexpectedly rapid spreading around the world and influencing all spheres of peoples’ lives. The new virus kick-up that started in China and its further... more
The goal of this article is to establish the importance of human resource management (HRM) and how it emerged, to provide some evidence of its context, to discuss its potential and future development. Many specialists underlined the fact... more
Sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a critical issue around the world, especially in South Asia where waste generation is expected to double by 2050. Closing the food-nutrient cycle through composting biodegradable... more
Preserving historical buildings is considered of one of the major priorities in many cities in both developed and developing countries. Dubai is one of the major world cities that is experiencing rapid architectural transformations, thus... more