Hierarchical Structures of National Economic Spaces: The General and the Particular by Natalya Gennadievna Dzhurka

“…The assumption of the existence of functional hierarchies is tested for the national economic spaces under consideration; the backbone of spatial economic interactions that form commodity markets homogeneous in terms of locational characteristics of supply and demand are constructed; system effects generated by the established structures of interactions are determined. …”
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Holistic and scientific approach to the development of sustainable energy policy framework for energy security in Pakistan by Muhammad Amir Raza, Krishan Lal Khatri, Muhammad Ibrar Ul Haque, Muhammad Shahid, Khalid Rafique, Tufail Ahmed Waseer

“…Status of energy in Pakistan is presented in the context of energy supply and demand and discusses the major issues such as electricity theft and circular debt. …”
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Relationship of Ecosystem Services in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Based on the Production Possibility Frontier by Jinjin Wu, Xueru Jin, Zhe Feng, Tianqian Chen, Chenxu Wang, Dingrao Feng, Jiaqi Lv

“…The supply and demand of ecosystem services are affected by land use. …”
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Understanding the role of innovation systems in PES development: A survey of stakeholder perspectives by Klára Báliková, Michaela Korená Hillayová, Bianka Dúbravská, Boris Bartalský, Daniel Halaj, Zuzana Dobšinská

“…The information about the potential supply and demand of water-related ecosystem services were obtained from forest owners and managers makes the PES development in the future more feasible. …”
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Catalytic potential of pollination services to reconcile conservation and agricultural production: a spatial optimization framework by Sofía López-Cubillos, Rebecca K Runting, Margaret M Mayfield, Eve Mcdonald-Madden

“…We developed a novel, spatially explicit method that includes pollination supply, flow, demand, and benefits into an agricultural expansion context to improve land use decisions for agricultural outcomes that minimize environmental impacts. …”
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The Impact of Water Resources Tax Policy on Water Saving Behavior by Lei Wang, Muniba, Zoltán Lakner, József Popp

“…This means that the government should speed up the exploration of the relationship between supply and demand for comprehensive water resources, to establish a reasonable range of water resources tax rates to guarantee people’s livelihoods, and to accelerate the construction of water resources tax guarantee measures, in order to achieve a relatively steady-state of water resources utilization and protection, realizing the dual goal of sustainable economic development and sustainable use of water resources.…”
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Risk Identification and Control Strategies for Food Security Based on the Perspective of Whole Industrial Chain by Mei Xurong, Zhang Lin, Yuan Longjiang, Hu Xiangdong, Xie Linghong, Wang Guogang, Wang Xiaojun

“…Our research identifies seven main risks that China’s food security faces at the new stage: relatively lagging breeding technologies, prominent contradiction between resource supply and demand, frequent disasters, significant decline in farmers’ willingness to grow grains, increased uncontrollability of market trade, inadequacy in policy compliance and stability, and frequent impacts of unexpected events. …”
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Conceptual Model Design and Freshwater Supply Chain Structuring Using The Combined Approach of Soft Systems Methodology and Structural Equation Modeling by Mohhamad mehdi Mohtadi, Pouria Farahgol, Sepideh Khooshab, Soheila Moradi

“…Due to sudden changes in freshwater supply and demand patterns in the current world, its supply management is followed as a challenge. …”
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Phase Change Composite Microcapsules with Low-Dimensional Thermally Conductive Nanofillers: Preparation, Performance, and Applications by Danni Yang, Sifan Tu, Jiandong Chen, Haichen Zhang, Wanjuan Chen, Dechao Hu, Jing Lin

“…Phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively utilized in latent thermal energy storage (TES) and thermal management systems to bridge the gap between thermal energy supply and demand in time and space, which have received unprecedented attention in the past few years. …”
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Coupling coordination and underlying mechanisms of urbanization development and land use efficiency in the Gansu section of the Yellow River Basin. by Chenyu Lu, Tong Zhang, Wendi Zhang

“…This swift progression of urbanization has led to increasingly prominent conflicts over the use of land, particularly around its supply and demand. Researchers, both in China and internationally, have underscored the inherent interconnection between urbanization and land utilization. …”
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Distribution Characteristics, Regional Differences and Spatial Convergence of the Water-Energy-Land-Food Nexus: A Case Study of China by Qiangyi Li, Lan Yang, Fangxin Jiang, Yangqing Liu, Chenyang Guo, Shuya Han

“…Land use change affects the supply and demand of water, energy and food and the integration of land elements into the common water-energy-food (WEF) nexus, which is an effective way to strictly adhere to the bottom line of natural resources. …”
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Evaluation of climate variability on sustainability for transboundary water supply in Chihuahua, Mexico by Marusia Renteria-Villalobos, R.T. Hanson, Christopher Eastoe

“…Climate variability and temperature increases will further amplify cycles of supply and demand and exacerbate sustainability, mitigation, and management strategies. …”
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Current Situation and Development Trend of China’s Agricultural Machinery Distribution by T. Chen

“…The most important one is between supply and demand. In terms of crops, the level of comprehensive mechanization of wheat, rice and maize is relatively high, while the level of comprehensive mechanization of cash crops such as cotton oil, sugar and vegetable tea is relatively low; from a regional perspective, the level of mechanization in the northern plains is relatively high, and the level of mechanization in the hilly and mountainous areas of the south is relatively low; from an industrial point of view, the level of mechanization of planting industry is relatively high, while the level of mechanization of animal husbandry, fi shery and processing is low. …”
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Comprehensive drought risk assessment using structural equation modeling and objective weighting methods by Ji Eun Kim, Jiyoung Yoo, Hyun-Han Kwon, Tae-Woong Kim

“…Study region: Gyeongsang province in Korea Study focus: Drought is a complex phenomenon influencing the natural, physical, and social sectors depending on the occurrence probability, regional characteristics, and the water supply and demand. To reduce the damage resulting from drought, it is necessary to assess the drought risk that can identify the impacts, causes, and vulnerability of drought. …”
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Use of generic medicines in Latvia: awareness, opinions and experiences of the population by Ieva Salmane Kulikovska, Elita Poplavska, Marija Ceha, Signe Mezinska

“…Background To stimulate use of generic medicines a combination of supply and demand side mechanisms are employed in the Latvian reimbursement system. …”
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نمذجة وتحليل أداء نظام طاقة شمسي مستقل باستخدام MatLab مع تتبع نقطة الاستطاعة العظمى by مخائيل مخول, علي خضور, جاسم يوسف

“…Therefore, a new way has to be found to balance the supply and demand without resorting to coal and gas fuelled generators.Environment safety has become very important for any energy system, Increasing demand of conventional sources has further increases the need and optimizes cost of non-conventional energy sources. …”
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Modelling the Process to Access the Spanish Public University System Based on Structural Equation Models by Antonio Hervás, Pedro Pablo Soriano, Joan Guàrdia i Olmos, Maribel Peró, Roberto Capilla, José Miguel Montañana

“…In this article, a study was developed based on a structural equation model of the access to the Spanish Public University System (SUPE), which can help with supply and demand problems, recruitment actions and policies, and other strategic decisions. …”
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Effect evaluation of agricultural water conservation policies in China by WANG Xiaoyan, WANG Taixiang, LIU Shuling

“…[Objective] The purpose of implementing active agricultural water conservation policies is to improve the utilization efficiency of water resources, alleviate the conflict between water resource supply and demand, and promote the sustainable development of agriculture. …”
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Development of the General Practitioner Competency Model Using Grounded Theory for Assessing General Practitioners' Competencies in Delivering Contracted Care Services by MA Zhiqiang, GUO Le, LI Zhao, GE Bailin

“…Background There is an issue of mismatch between supply and demand of medical care resources in China. The implementation of contracted family doctor services is an effective measure to address the issue, and to improve the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system. …”
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Carbon sequestration and water management in Texas—One size does not fit all by Jourdan Bell, Paul B. DeLaune, Bart L. Fischer, Jamie L. Foster, Katie L. Lewis, Bruce A. McCarl, Joe L. Outlaw

“…The Panhandle, Llano Estacado, and Rio Grande regions have the greatest projected gaps between future supply and demand. Increasing water‐use efficiency and using drought‐tolerant crops are important management goals and precision agriculture with site‐specific management measures could help improve drought resiliency. …”
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