THE MAGIC TRIANGLE OF INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES by Carsten Stahmer

“…Experience has shown that the quality of specialized studies on various aspects of sustainability is enhanced by drawing on I-O tables presented in different units, such as: I-O tables in monetary units for economic issues; I-O tables in physical units (tonnes etc.) for ecological issues; I-O tables in time units for social issues. This article gives a detailed description of the advantages and disadvantages of the three types of units for presenting I-O data. …”
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National Recovery and Resilience Plan: France by Konstantina Chatzilaou

“…With particular regard to social issues, the French plan puts a strong focus on youth labour market integration and health care, while being relatively poor in measures relevant to labour law and social protection. …”
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Cibo, piacere, evoluzione by Nicola Perullo

“…In the last part – taking the “Marsmellow Test” as example – I sketch a reflection on the ethical, moral and social issues depending from or co-evolving with pleasure and taste preferences.…”
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Data artivism and feminicide by Helena Suárez Val, Catherine D'Ignazio, Jimena Acosta Romero, Melissa Q Teng, Silvana Fumega

“…Data has become a key format for activists to visibilizar (make visible/call attention to) and denounce social issues. Drawing on the concept of “artivism,” we name as data artivism those works that visually intervene in the contestation around an issue by mobilizing art and craft as a form of resistance and as a method to visualize data. …”
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Employer of Last Resort in the Framework of Post-Keynesian Theory: The Case of Turkey by Sayım Işık, Nihan Öksüz Narinç

“…According to those who advocate for the state to be the Employer of Last Resort (ELR) this will help reduce unemployment in mainstream approaches while also covering the social issues that arise because of unemployment. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of the government providing employment as the ELR in Turkey. …”
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Sono una di voi. Il soggetto delle azioni transgenerazionali by Valeria Martino

“…The paper will then examine an example of transgenerational action to highlight how a theory which is both non-reductionist and non-holistic allows us to address the question of responsibility – and therefore of normativity, so pressing when it comes to social issues – from another point of view: the phenomenological one. …”
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LEVELS OF ROAD SAFETY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS SPATIAL DIVERSITY by Bogusław ŚLUSARCZYK, Małgorzata A. KOZŁOWSKA

“…Road safety is one of the most important global social issues. According to data from the United Nations, every year, around 1.2 million people worldwide die as a result of road accidents; that is, on average, one person dies every 30 seconds. …”
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Богословље на делу: Друштвена ангажованост Цркве у историјском, пастирском и мисиолошком контексту... by Vedran Golijanin

“…It is precisely clear answers of Orthodox theology to contemporary social issues, as well as more active social engagement of Church, that are necessary if Church wants to achieve better results in both inner and outer mission.…”
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O envolvimento ativista como parte do “renomear o vivido”: reflexões sobre experiências femininas pelos ativismos populares by Cessimar de Campos Formagio

“…Public dialogues about social issues, made possible by activist meetings, may be a possibility of naming previously sensations that were previously confusing sensations and to strengthen dis-identification in relation to two social regulators present in neoliberal rationality: the discourses/ practices of privatization of public spaces and the family dispositive that centralizes domestic and family care responsibilities for women.…”
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The social nature of technology fixes by Marc Hight, Ulrich Norbisrath

“…In this paper we argue that concerns about âtechnological fixesâ are often misguided because people misunderstand the basic concept, which is both value neutral and fundamentally about social issues rather than properly technical ones. After analysing and expanding the concept of a technological fix, these insights are applied to several cases, including an example from software engineering. …”
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OpenMind Handbook. A System of Design Tools and Processes to Empower Democracy Culture in Primary Schools by Valentina Facoetti, Laura Galluzzo, Ambra Borin

“…Nowadays, students not only need to acquire basic skills but, above all, to address emerging social issues through education in terms of democratic culture, equality, sharing and collaboration. …”
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The Relationship Between Teachers’ Grade Level and Views on Immigration and Immigrant Students by William David McCorkle

“…There is limited research on the variance in teachers’ beliefs on social issues such as immigration, particularly related to the grade level they teach. …”
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Astheure, on parle - expérience d’un dispositif participatif en ligne au sein d’une communauté linguistique minoritaire. Le cas d’un webzine acadien by Laurence Arrighi

“…Its collaborative approach enables anyone to submit texts on social issues affecting Acadian society, politically, economically or culturally. …”
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Glycopyrronium bromide: clinical efficacy and safety in patients with COPD (a review of clinical trials) by S. Y. Chikina, S. N. Avdeev

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease with incompletely reversible airflow obstruction that occurs under the impact of various factors (among which smoking is the key factor). [1, 2] According to several recent studies, the incidence of COPD in people over 40 years is 10.1% globally (11.8% for men and 8.5% for women). [3] COPD is one of the most pressing health and social issues not only due to the prevalence of the disease. …”
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“Far Darker than the IKEA Paradise of Sensible Volvos”: American Perceptions of Sweden Filtered Through Crime Fiction by Ulf Jonas Björk

“…The study considers this view of Sweden part of a larger trend in U.S. mass media away from politics and social issues and toward consumer-oriented news.…”
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Social Impact Bonds: Development Prospects in the Russian Federation by D. G. Mirakyan

“…In this regard, new sources of extrabudgetary funding for social issues need to be sought. Financial instruments capable of implementing various social programs include social bonds. …”
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Morocco's Entrepreneurial Landscape by Mohamed Bazi, Mabrouk Sanaa

“…Given the unique Moroccan backdrop, regional advancements, demographic dynamics, and economic traits, it accentuates considerable social issues and amplifies the significance of SSE entities, especially concerning their target audience. …”
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A call for global governance of biobanks by Haidan Chen, Tikki Pang

“…When establishing a biobank in any setting, researchers have to consider a series of ethical, legal and social issues beyond those in traditional medical research. …”
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Quantifying the self with others by Shelbey R. Call, Jared T. Jensen, Joshua B. Barbour

“…The findings contribute to the study of the datafication of health by revealing how their interactions helped them generate meaning, how they navigated the tensions inherent to making sense of personal data in community with others, and how they deliberated about the broader social issues implicated in their practice.…”
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Reconstruction of the family house's memory and sources of interest in over-personal tasks by Zofia Remiszewska

“…I am also looking for answers to the following questions: Can you find sources of interest in social issues within your and your family biography? …”
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