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Structural dynamics and societal impact of contractor-mediated interstate tribal labor migration in the Rarh region of India 印度拉尔地区承包商介导的跨州部落劳动力迁移的结构动态和社会影响

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100118

Bapan Biswas , Kaushal Kumar Sharma , Bipul Biswas

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Radicalization prevention and racism experiences of young adults of Turkish descent in Germany: Lessons for professional youth work 德国土耳其裔青年的激进化预防和种族主义经验：对专业青年工作的启示

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100117

Mihri Özdoğan , Isabel Fischer , Stefan Borrmann , Marie Dienesch , Nikolai Anders

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Applied geophysics in schools to raise knowledge and awareness about geothermal energy and seismology 在学校举办应用地球物理学讲座，提高学生对地热能和地震学的认识

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-05-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100116

Jérôme Azzola , Judith Bremer

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Cultural intelligence in higher education: Promoting inclusion and global collaboration 高等教育中的文化智力：促进包容和全球合作

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100115

Marina Sousa

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What really is good for people? A practical theory for impact-making, policy evaluation and life more generally 什么才是真正对人有益的？影响制定，政策评估和生活更普遍的实用理论

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100114

John E. Wilcox

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A framework proposal for assessing social impacts in subnational circular economy experiments 地方循环经济试点社会影响评估的框架建议

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100113

Juste Rajaonson , Chedrak Chembessi , Pierrick Barcat

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An emission-free, energy-independent mobility system for 169 European and Chinese cities 为169个欧洲和中国城市提供无排放、能源独立的交通系统

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100112

Bardia Mashhoodi , Ying-En Ge , Huijun Sun , Qianwen Xu , Liujiang Kang

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Closing the gap: The comprehensive approach to measure societal impact 缩小差距：衡量社会影响的综合方法

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100111

Sina Sauer , Federico Bartolomucci , Maarten de Groot , Volker Then , Frank Jacob

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Intelligent inventory management: AI-driven solution for the pharmaceutical supply chain 智能库存管理：人工智能驱动的药品供应链解决方案

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100109

Amandeep Kaur, Gyan Prakash

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SAHARAPONICS project: Local production of food of high nutritional quality and minimal water consumption in refugee camps in arid areas 撒哈拉aponics项目：在干旱地区的难民营就地生产高营养质量和最低用水量的粮食

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2025.100110

Javier Marugán , Cristina Pablos , Loïc Le Goueff , Malad Mohamed Sidi , Fatimetu Omar Mohamed

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