Speed is a central value for emergency logistics stakeholders. Emergency response literature makes a compelling case for rapid logistics processes to provide goods and services in humanitarian emergencies. However, speed is not a well-defined concept. While situational demand contributes to the need for speed, an important factor is the perception of speed given the experience of the response s...

BACKGROUND Plague remains a public health problem in specific areas located in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Its prevention and control encompasses adequate clinical management and timely laboratory diagnosis. However, understanding communities' interaction with its surrounding ecosystem as well as the differences between community members and institutional stakeholders regarding the root ...

BACKGROUND There is ambiguity with regard to what counts as an acceptable level of risk in clinical research in pregnant women and there is no input from stakeholders relative to such research risks. The aim of our paper was to explore what stakeholders who are actively involved in the conduct of clinical research in pregnant women deem an acceptable level of risk for pregnant women in clinical...

The impact assessment method seeks to bring about a more ecologically, socio-culturally and economically sustainable and equitable environment. Determining the main factors affecting the attitudes of stakeholders is crucial for understanding the impacts of development plans. This approach helps planners and decision makers to identify the values and traits of stakeholders and accelerate the dif...

Anarchic urbanization and land artificialization expose urban ecosystems ecosystem services (ES) to threat. Urban trees play a crucial role in improving environments, their management depends on the perceptions preferences of residents. An assessment socio-ecological factors determining perception actors allows for proper design planning ecological policies adaptation climate change. The object...

The Algarve region, located in the south of Portugal, is a well-known tourism destination that seeks to be sustainable and competitive. local administration looks establish collaborative network, where stakeholders take crucial role. research aims appeal accommodations food services have shared vision issues priorities related development. Their perception critical factor making decisions regar...