Communities catalyzing change with data to mitigate an invisible menace, traffic-related air pollution by Linda Sprague Martinez, Shir Lerman Ginzburg, Sharon Ron, Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff, Samiya Haque, Sophia Angali England, Kynza Khimani, Wig Zamore, Ellin Reisner, Lydia Lowe, Doug Brugge

“…In Somerville, partners focused on change at multiple levels, developer behavior, and separate from the funded research, local legislative efforts, and litigation. Conclusions CBPR affords communities the ability to environmental health efforts in a way that is locally meaningful, leveraging their respective strengths. …”
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Population-based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Measures Aimed at Reducing Salt Intake: Analysis of International Strategies and Prospects for Implementation in the Russian Fede... by Yu. A. Balanova, A. V. Kontsevaya, N. S. Karamnova, D. K. Mukaneeva, O. M. Drapkina

“…Food manufacturers are not sufficiently involved - there are no legislatively introduced measures to reduce salt through food reformulation. …”
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Biocellulose for Treatment of Wastewaters Generated by Energy Consuming Industries: A Review by Alexandre D’Lamare Maia de Medeiros, Cláudio José Galdino da Silva Junior, Julia Didier Pedrosa de Amorim, Helenise Almeida do Nascimento, Attilio Converti, Andréa Fernanda de Santana Costa, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo

“…The damage caused by this industrial sector is present in all countries, whose legislations require companies to carry out wastewater treatment before disposal or recycling in their production process. …”
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Secondary Organic and Inorganic Aerosol Formation from a GDI Vehicle under Different Driving Conditions by Weihan Peng, Cavan McCaffery, Niina Kuittinen, Topi Rönkkö, David R. Cocker, Georgios Karavalakis

“…This study investigated the primary emissions and secondary aerosol formation from a gasoline direct injection (GDI) passenger car when operated over different legislative and real-world driving cycles on a chassis dynamometer. …”
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Occupational therapists in the Colombian penitentiary system by Angélica María Garzón-Sarmiento, Cindy Camila Pérez-Miranda, Yuly Alexandra Torres-Zaque, Yulieth Paola Tunaroza-Chilito, Olga Luz Peñas-Felizzola

“…The academy, the social problems and the legislative development are references that lead the way of the professional career in the sector. …”
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Restrictions and Conditions of Minority Derivative Litigation in British and Roman-German Law: Proposed law, procedure and amendments by Masoumeh Javid, Mehdi Ashouri, Hossein KAVIAR

“…This article offers a comparative approach to the legislator.…”
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Probiotics: Versatile Bioactive Components in Promoting Human Health by Javad Sharifi-Rad, Célia F. Rodrigues, Zorica Stojanović-Radić, Marina Dimitrijević, Ana Aleksić, Katarzyna Neffe-Skocińska, Dorota Zielińska, Danuta Kołożyn-Krajewska, Bahare Salehi, Selvaraj Milton Prabu, Francine Schutz, Anca Oana Docea, Natália Martins, Daniela Calina

“…Often delivered through food, dietary products, supplements, and drugs, different legislations for safety and efficacy issues have been prepared. …”
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The role of neurosurgery in advancing pediatric CNS tumor care worldwide by Jordan T. Roach, Ronnie E. Baticulon, Danny A. Campos, Jared M. Andrews, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Frederick A. Boop, Daniel C. Moreira

“…We highlight concerted advocacy and legislative efforts aimed at addressing unmet neurosurgical needs in children. …”
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A Comparative Study of Competitive Rules in Competition Laws of Iran and the European Union by fazlollah Mousavi, ٍEnsiye jadidi

“…Examining the laws and regulations of Iran and the European Union in the field of competition, it can be said that the common will of the legislator in Iran and the European Union is to enact competition law, combat monopoly and facilitate competition and prevent competition distortion. …”
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Queen-bee phenomenon: Barriers to women’s participation in politics by Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth, Heddy Shri Ahimsa Putra, Sholihan, Arikhah

“…Affirmation actions of women’s participation in politics do not necessarily increase the number of women representatives in the legislative. In Indonesia, regulations have been issued to support women being involved in the political sphere, but women still find it hard to get a seat at the table. …”
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The Philippines’ and Singapore’s Journeys towards Liberalised Electricity Supply Industries—Takeaways for Malaysia by Hazleen Aris, Iskandar Shah Mohd Zawawi, Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen

“…Analysis is being made and discussed from the following four perspectives; legislative framework, implementation phases, market components and impact on renewable energy penetration. …”
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Urban metabolism of human settlements in small island-protected environments by Juana Mercedes Perlaza Rodríguez, Antonella Grazia Guida, Ángela María Díaz Márquez

“…Third, the socio-territorial dynamics of the settlement were analyzed with the instrument of five variables: biophysical, demo-geographical, socioeconomic, sociocultural, and regulatory/legislative. A qualitative description of Santa Cruz Island (Galapagos) is made in light of the studies conducted by the authors cited above. …”
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The Academic Mobility of Students from Kazakhstan to Japan: Problems and Prospects by Aktolkyn Rustemova, Serik Meirmanov, Akito Okada, Zhanar Ashinova, Kamshat Rustem

“…The main reasons are the dependence of the policy of the IoHE on the foreign policy of Kazakhstan; the low level of pull factors for students such as affordability, recommendations from acquaintances, or lack of awareness about the country; and absence of a supportive legislative basis for the development of cooperation on higher education between the two countries. …”
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Novel Psychoactive Substances: The Razor’s Edge between Therapeutical Potential and Psychoactive Recreational Misuse by Beatriz Correia, Joana Fernandes, Maria João Botica, Carla Ferreira, Alexandre Quintas

“…NPS are involved in a contemporary trend whose origin lies in a thinner balance between legitimate therapeutic drug research and legislative control. The contemporary NPS trend resulted from the replacement of MDMA by synthetic cathinones in ‘ecstasy’ during the 2000s. …”
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Effects on Puberty of Nutrition-Mediated Endocrine Disruptors Employed in Agriculture by Anastasia Konstantina Sakali, Alexandra Bargiota, Ioannis G. Fatouros, Athanasios Jamurtas, Djuro Macut, George Mastorakos, Maria Papagianni

“…Consequently, understanding the effects of human exposure to hazardous endocrine-disrupting pesticides, and legislating against their circulation, are of major importance for the protection of health in vulnerable populations, such as children and adolescents.…”
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Bankruptcy procedures and their implications for enterprises: a comparative aspect by A.V. Bytkivska

“…Results of the study indicate that the introduction judicial and pre-trial procedures is a complicated and important process which requires further research and settlement of uncertain in legislation…”
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Exploring the Future of Edible Insects in Europe by Simone Mancini, Giovanni Sogari, Salomon Espinosa Diaz, Davide Menozzi, Gisella Paci, Roberta Moruzzo

“…The last decade has seen a growing interest from the public and private sectors to the research in the sphere of edible insects, as well as significant steps forward from the legislative perspective. In the EU, edible insects are considered novel foods, therefore a specific request and procedure must be followed to place them in the market; in fact, until now, four requests regarding insects as a novel food have been approved. …”
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Extended Health Services of Pharmacists: Role in COVID-19 Management by Sadhana Dahal, Sitaram Khadka, Ravi Prasad Gupta, Tank Prasad Yadav, Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan, Furqan K Hashmi

“…Adequate training, inclusion of disaster management in the curriculum of pharmacy, support from the legislative body, and inter- as well as intra-professional collaboration are the key factors for professional development and recognition. …”
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Identification of stagnation reasons in the field of land consolidation in Slovakia compared with the Czech Republic by Muchová Zlatica, Leitmanová Mária, Jusková Kateřina, Konc Ľubomír, Vašek Andrej

“…Land fragmentation, methodical guidelines, legislative measures, financing and implementation of land consolidation projects are compared. …”
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Observations on the Portrayal of the Ruler in the Novels of Leo VI by Grigorios Papagiannis, Maria Tziatzi-Papagianni, Vasileios-Alexandros Kollias, Anastasia Nikolaou

“…Leo VI the Wise (886–912 AD), famous for his abundant legislative and general legal work, promulgated numerous general laws (novels). …”
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