Assessing the Negative Effects of Suburbanization: The Urban Sprawl Restrictiveness Index in Romania’s Metropolitan Areas by Radu-Matei Cocheci, Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor

“…Based on the existing body of knowledge, we have defined a set of indicators for assessing the impact of suburbanization, covering themes such as land use, water, biodiversity and economy or social issues. A questionnaire was applied to experts in the field in order to find out the final set of indicators and their perceived importance. …”
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Who tweets what about personalised medicine? Promises and concerns from Twitter discussions in Denmark by Lea Skovgaard, Anders Grundtvig

“…Social media have been heralded as enabling new forms of public engagement and as a place to study social issues. In this paper, we study a public debate on Twitter about personalised medicine. …”
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THE SCOTTISH REFORMATION AND HOW IT DIFFERS FROM ENGLAND’S by S. J. Lamont

“…While some evangelical churches are showing growth, the national church is now mostly composed of older members, and its moral authority over individuals has transferred to campaigning on social issues. However, the legacy of Knox and the Presbyterian system gave Scotland an educational system whose seeds started bearing fruit from the time of the Enlightenment between 1750s to 1850s when Scotland was a centre of intellectual achievement, and which is still at the heart of its educational institutions.…”
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Social impact measurement in Cyprus and other European countries by Eleni Zenonos

“… Although non-profit and other organisations related to social issues in Europe have increased, there is currently a gap when it comes to measuring their performance and social impact. …”
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Conservative Management in End-Stage Kidney Disease between the Dialysis Myth and Neglected Evidence-Based Medicine by Francesca K. Martino, Giacomo Novara, Federico Nalesso, Lorenzo A. Calò

“…ESKD elders are often frail and highly comorbid with social issues and seem to not benefit from dialysis in terms of survival and quality of life. …”
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THE ROLE OF MNCs IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A DYNAMIC AND SUSTAINABLE VIEW ON BALANCING PROFITS AND THE PLANET. TOWARDS A MORAL CAPITALISM IN WESTERN WORLD by Denisa Alexandra CHIFAN, Ionela-Beatrice IPSALAT

“…The article acknowledges that MNCs can both cause and address environmental and social issues. It acknowledges that MNCs must strike a balance between economic, social, and environmental issues in order to achieve a sustainable future in a complex and continuously changing global context. …”
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Making Serious Inroads into Achieving Global Climate Goals: Disrupting Innovation Driven by Governmental Regulatory Targeting, Not Slow Guided Incremental Innovation Involving Incu... by Ashford, Nicholas A., Hall, Ralph, P.

“…However, these processes are acknowledged to require decades to achieve their intended changes, a timeframe that is too long to adequately address many of the environmental and social issues we are facing. An approach that involves incumbents and does not consider targets that look beyond reasonably foreseeable technology is likely to advance a model where incumbents evolve rather than being replaced or displaced. …”
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Achieving Environmental and Global Climate Goals by Governmental Regulatory Targeting by Ashford, Nicholas, Hall, Ralph

“…However, these processes are acknowledged to require decades to achieve their intended changes, a timeframe that is too long to adequately address many of the environmental and social issues many industrialized and industrializing nations are facing. …”
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Understanding the Complex Dynamics of Regenerating Urban Vacancy: A Case Study of Songkhla, Thailand by Sahacharoenwat, Ponpat

“…These vacancies contribute to urban decay, affecting the vitality and functionality of city centers and leading to economic and social issues. The thesis employs causal loop analysis to illustrate the complex interactions involved in regenerating urban vacancies. …”
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Social defense mechanisms : tools for reclaiming our personal space by Fried, Limor

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Bioethics of informed consent in genetic/genomic studies : whither the empirical evidence? by Aiman 'Izzaty Akhbar Khan

“…As genetic and genomic studies grow in scale, involving international collaborations between institutions to obtain population-based genetic leads underlying various human diseases, various ethical, legal and social issues have been raised on recruiting human participants and acquiring their informed consent before their participation in genetic studies. …”
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Resistensi Dan Fleksibilitas Penduduk Perdesaan Lahan Kering by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…From the beginning of the economic recession until today, saving for general (public) benefit, especially in social issues â�� (communalism), which is usually difficult to establish, could be easily accepted with no resistance from the community. …”

British Association for the Advancement of Science 150th annual meeting, Oxford 5-9 September 1988: papers for section k agriculture and forestry by Savill, P

“…Today, the meeting provides a unique forum where scientists and non-scientists can meet and discuss science and technology, and the sensitive social issues which arise from their progress evolution, molecular electronics, and science education policy are three examples from this year's programme. …”

Kepentingan pertumbuhan premis kitar semula dalam pengurusan sisa di Malaysia by Zaini Sakawi, Katiman Rostam, Abd Rahim Md Nor

“…The changes occur not only have an impact on the population growth, use of space, social issues, the transfer of government departments, institutions, and upgrading of the economy, but the impact on the environment itself. …”
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A new history of Malaysia: a special insight 173 into the root problems in the process of building a nation, 1945 - 2005 by Nordi Achie, Siti Aidah Lukin @ Lokin

“…It also explains political phenomena and social issues, which a based on assumptions and racial prejudice. …”
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Indicators of mobile phone addiction on wellbeing of youth by Munusamy, Kalaivani, Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati, Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza, Mohammad Razi, Siti Aishah

“…While these advantages are available; mobile phone addiction has become a global problem mainly among youth. However, such social issues seem won’t get much attention, that contributes eventually reduce the understanding of the issue. …”

The future of social enterprise cafe in Malaysia: a study on millennials’ perception and intention by Wong Abdullah, Siti Intan Nurdiana, Them, Pui Khin, Samdin, Zaiton, Lim, Bernard Jit Heng

“…Millennials have high awareness of social issues and support for socially responsible organisations. …”

Liveability dimensions and atrributes: their relative importance in the eyes of neighbourhood residents. by Leby, Jasmine Lau, Hashim, Ahmad Hariza

“…Results revealed that residents are most concerned about safety, while social issues are deemed to be the least important factor. …”
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Political cartoons in the first decade of the millennium by Sani, Iro, Abdullah, Mardziah Hayati, Mohamad Ali, Afida, Abdullah, Faiz Sathi

“…By their nature, political cartoons constitute a specific genre of political reporting in that they are pictorial representations which depict political and social issues and events, as well as the parties involved, in an immediate and condensed form. …”
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Cultural proximity and reflexivity in interpreting transnational media texts: the case of Malaysians consuming Japanese popular culture by Yamato, Eriko

“…Transnational media texts of Japanese popular culture are suggested to be potential materials to reflect upon and discuss the individual proximity in people, social issues, or phenomenon rather than essential “culture” which is often associated with national or ethnic origin. …”
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