Encroachment in the eastern Mediterranean between the fourth and the seventh century AD by Jacobs, I

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> Encroachment, or the usurpation of public space by secondary structures, is nowadays often considered indicative of economic prosperity. This opinion is largely based on laws and literary sources, whereas many archaeological remains are still categorised as the houses of squatters. …”

State capacity, violence and industrialization in Rwanda and England by Heldring, L

“…<p>Economic prosperity across African countries has greatly diverged over the last decades. …”

A brief on Saudi Arabia’s Energy Efficiency Program (SEEP) by Bin Salman Al-Saud, A

“…Although this growth in demand is partially attributed to the industrial growth and growing economic prosperity in the Kingdom, a rather significant portion of it results from the inefficient use of energy; deeming this accelerated growth unsustainable. …”

Training leaders to win wars and forge peace: lessons from history by Tufano, P

“…One school choose a different path, shutting all peacetime programs as it fully committed not only to helping win a global war but, just as importantly, to forging a lasting peace&#x2014;the long-term economic prosperity that followed the war. The lessons we can draw from academic leaders from nearly eighty years ago are apt today.…”

One step forward, two steps back? Skills policy in England under the coalition government by Payne, J, Keep, E

“…Traditionally, skills policies in the UK have focused primarily upon boosting the supply of skills as a route to improved economic prosperity as well as social inclusion/mobility. …”

The decline of typhoid and the rise of non-typhoid salmonellae and fungal infections in a changing HIV landscape: bloodstream infection trends over 15 years in southern Vietnam. by Nga, T, Parry, C, Le, T, Lan, N, Diep, T, Campbell, J, Hoang, N, Dung, LT, Wain, J, Dolecek, C, Farrar, J, Chau, N, Hien, T, Day, J, Baker, S

“…We propose such changes are related to increasing economic prosperity and HIV prevalence, and this pattern marks a substantial change in the epidemiology of invasive salmonellosis in Southeast Asia.…”

Expanded health systems for sustainable development by Dye, C

“…But the greater ambition of the 2030 Agenda is to anchor health in development, recognizing that good health depends on and contributes to other development goals, underpinning social justice, economic prosperity, and environmental protection. These aspirations have been frequently voiced but scarcely pursued, and the SDGs are often treated simply as a checklist of new goals and targets. …”

Ransomware as a predator: modelling the systemic risk to prey by Axon, L, Erola, A, Agrafiotis, I, Uuganbayar, G, Goldsmith, MH, Creese, S

“…The accelerated pace with which companies, governments, and institutions embrace digital transformation is creating opportunities for economic prosperity, but also increases the threat landscape. …”

Grandeur forever? : the French exceptionalist tradition and Europe, 1946-2007 by Petitjean, S

“…Domestically, the country was losing its historical military dominance, demographic ascendancy, and economic prosperity, and was experiencing great political instability.’ …”

Basil II and the government of Empire (976-1025) by Holmes, C

“…These chapters argue that from the middle of the tenth century onwards, the administration of the eastern half of the empire was predicated on an imperial desire to exploit increasing regional economic prosperity. However, successive emperors, most notably Basil II himself, recognised the substantial practical constraints on the penetration of imperial authority in the locality. …”

"Smart boys" and "sweet girls"--sex education needs in Thai teenagers: a mixed-method study. by Vuttanont, U, Greenhalgh, T, Griffin, M, Boynton, P

“… BACKGROUND: In Thailand, rapid increases in economic prosperity have been accompanied by erosion of traditional cultural and religious values and by negative effects on sexual health of young people. …”

Society, economy and lordship in Devon in the age of the first two Courtenay earls, c. 1297-1377 by Burls, R

“…Further encouragement to economic prosperity came from the war with France, which stimulated demographic and urban communities on the south coast and provided fresh opportunities for employment and personal advancement.…”

The banishment of Beverland: sex, scripture, and scholarship in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic by Hollewand, K

“…His intervention came at the moment when the uneasy balance struck between Reformed orthodoxy, humanist scholarship, economic prosperity, and patrician politics, which had characterized the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic, was disintegrating, with unsettling consequences for all concerned. …”

The financing of entrepreneurial firms in the UK: a comparison of business angel and venture capitalist investment procedures by van Osnabrugge, M, Mark van Osnabrugge

“…<p>Although just a minority of all small firms in the UK, high-growth entrepreneurial ventures are becoming widely recognised for their role in job growth and economic prosperity. However, due to their inherently high-risk nature, many of these early-stage firms experience difficulty in securing outside finance from institutional investors, which ultimately limits their growth and economic potential.…”

Econometric methods and applications in modelling non-stationary climate data by Pretis, F

“…This underestimation of emission intensity raises concerns about achieving a world of economic prosperity in an environmentally sustainable fashion.…”

Digital economies at global margins by Graham, M

“…The networking of humanity is thus no longer confined to a few economically prosperous parts of the world. For the first time in history, we are creating a truly global and accessible communication network. …”

Performance status and change - measuring education system effectiveness with data from PISA 2000-2009 by Lenkeit, J, Caro, D

“…And policymakers refer to high-performing and economically prosperous education systems to enhance their own systemic features. …”

Demographic inequalities in digital spaces in China: The case of Weibo by Qian, W, Hexel, O, Zagheni, E, Kashyap, R, Weber, I

“…Use of Weibo is higher in areas that are more economically prosperous and with a more educated population.…”

Metropolitan and city-regional politics in the urban age: why does "(smart) devolution" matter? by Calzada, I

“…Despite the so-called pluri-national and federal dilemmas, this paper contributes to examining the side effects of “metropolitanisation” by considering three arguments: one based on geo-economics (“prosperous competitiveness”), one based on geo-politics (“smart devolution”), and one based on geo-democratics (“right to decide”). …”