Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 113, March 2025
This paper explores the digital imaginaries presented in the educational governance and policy landscape of Colombia through the lens of rurality. It interrogates one policy instrument, namely CONPES 3988, which establishes the importance of digital technologies in national-level educational policies and subsequent strategies.
DeepPack3D: a new open-source Python package that harnesses the power of deep reinforcement learning and innovative heuristics to tackle the complexities of 3D bin packing. With features like customizable lookahead values and real-time visualization, it's designed to empower researchers and developers to push the boundaries of what's possible in supply chain management.
The authors focus on evaluating green manufacturing strategies in the wire and cable industry using a modified Z-DEMATEL approach. It discusses the key criteria, their interrelationships, and the implications for decision-makers in promoting sustainable practices within the industry.

This paper discusses Australia's first pass qualitative climate risk assessment, comparing it with 15 other national assessments to identify common themes and differences, and suggests that developing a shared framework could enhance international collaboration and coordinated climate action.

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The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia

Volume 34, March 2025

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In this editorial there is a call for action to mitigate the urgent water crisis in urban and rural areas of India.

This study introduces the VSAC model, a hybrid data compression approach designed for real-time, efficient transmission of vital signs in smart city healthcare systems. By combining lossy and lossless techniques within an edge-fog-cloud architecture, it addresses bandwidth and storage challenges while ensuring prompt health notifications.

This Perspective highlights the complex development challenges of road network expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing the need for sustainable, evidence-based strategies that balance economic growth with environmental preservation through community engagement and transdisciplinary approaches.

This Perspective highlights the complex development challenges of road network expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing the need for sustainable, evidence-based strategies that balance economic growth with environmental preservation through community engagement and transdisciplinary approaches.

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iScience, Volume 28, Issue 2, 21 February 2025, 111803

This study evaluates eight National One Health Strategic Plans using a mixed analytical approach, revealing varying degrees of alignment with core One Health principles and highlighting strengths and gaps to inform future initiatives. The framework combines qualitative, quantitative, and network analyses to assess content, terminology, and conceptual relationships within the plans.

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Arévalo, Benavides & Ochoa-Correa, Towards Future Smart Power Systems with High Penetration of Renewables: Emerging Technologies, New Tools, and Case Studies, 2025, Pages 213-237

This chapter aligns with SDGs 7, 11, and 10, by offering a case study on renewable energy and rural electrification in Ecuador, in the context of socioeconomic challenges and climate change, whilst also drawing on other examples from developing countries elsewhere.

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