The Impact of Learner Ill-Discipline on Teaching and Learning in High Schools of Waterberg District, Limpopo Province by Mashaba Ernest Khalabai, Ntshengedzeni Albert Tshisevhe, Simeon Maile

“…This paper thus investigated the causal factors of learner ill-discipline at the school level with the intention to come up with practical measures that can be applied by the schools to curb learner indiscipline. The qualitative method with a case study approach was used to conduct an in-depth investigation into the phenomenon of learner indiscipline. …”
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Impact of phytoconstituents on oral health practices: a post COVID-19 observation by Harsh Kumar, Reena Singh, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Chirag Chopra, Natália Cruz-Martins, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Amin F. Majdalawieh, Sivakumar Manickam, Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Dinesh Kumar, Indu Sharma, Varun Sharma

“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of hygiene and sanitization, to curb SARS-CoV-2. Oral cavity is among the gateways for virus entry into saliva. …”
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Incentive Mechanism for Inhibiting Developer’s Moral Hazard Behavior in China’s Sponge City Projects by Han Han, Zhuofu Wang, Huimin Li

“…The findings provide reference for government seeking to specify incentive contracts from a theory perspective and curbing developer’s potential moral hazard behavior in Sponge city projects.…”
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Exploring barriers to parent-adolescent sexual-risk communication among adolescents in Port Harcourt Nigeria: Adolescents' and parents' perspective. by Chidinma Joycelyn Okpalaku, Chigozirim Ogubuike

“…Parents should be trained to initiate timely and accurate sexuality education to the adolescent to curb adolescent risky sexual exploitations.…”
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Monetary Policy for the Real Economic Sector in Muslim Majority Countries: A Transitional Solution by Ildus Rafikov

“…This section will argue that central banks can use the power of the banking system to create money to finance SMEs while curbing speculation and limiting the purchase of financial assets.…”
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Development of Wind-Powered Smart Transition Electric Vehicle Charging Station by Soumya Mohanty, Swagat Pati, Sanjeeb Kumar Kar, Aymen Flah, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, A. S. Veerendra

“…This controller enables seamless transitions between fast and slow charging modes, effectively curbing noncritical voltage fluctuations beyond permissible thresholds. …”
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Diplomatic History of the Great Patriotic War and the New World Order by A. Y. Borisov

“…In this context, the Second World War has been a shining example not only to curb the aggressor states, the liberation of peoples from the Nazi tyranny, but also an attempt by the victor to organize a new, better postwar world order to guarantee a durable and lasting peace based on the cooperation of the allied states. …”
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Analysis of Cost Overrun and Schedule Delays of Infrastructure Projects in Low Income Economies: Case Studies in Ethiopia by Solomon Melaku Belay, Seifu Tilahun, Mitiku Yehualaw, Jose Matos, Helder Sousa, Endalew Temesgen Workneh

“…Further, practical implications and key recommendations were provided to curb cost overrun and delay in infrastructure projects.…”
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Institutional Analysis of the Integration of Rzeczpospolita Lands in-to the Russian and Austrian Empires by P. A. Barakhvostov

“…Besides, among the mechanisms of integration, there are conditionality (positive, or stimulating, for extending the social base of transformations as well as negative, intended to curb resentment), substitution (admission of representatives of the acceptor society to the higher estate of the new lands),socialization (measures to culturally homogenize the united social system). …”
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Brexit: Could France Follow the Lead? by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…As in the UK, certain segments of the French population show growing concern about the prospect of losing national sovereignty given the country’s declining influence within the EU, and call to curb immigration (mainly from North Africa). Additionally, what makes France’s case really unique is that both rightand left-wing eurosceptics are consistently strengthening their influence in the Fifth Republic. …”
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Assessing the Causes of Time Overrun in Building and Road Construction Projects: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia by Adamu Beyene Negesa

“…The top four most influential factors identified were reluctance of consultants, inaccurate estimation of contract duration, delay in approvals and late decision making, and slow mobilization of labor whereas inadequacy of allocated funds, low motivation, and absence of incentives to contractors were the three least significant causes identified. So as to curb the adverse impact of the factors, the application of a detailed work breakdown structure, proper responsibility assignment, earned value principle, and project software were proposed as remedial measures to be implemented. …”
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Cleaner Production Quality Regulation Strategy of Pharmaceutical with Collusive Behavior and Patient Feedback by Junmei Rong, Lilong Zhu

“…The results of the research show that, first, improvement of patient complaint rates can effectively curb collusive behavior and promote the stable improvement of cleaner production drug quality; second, the governments must impose sufficient fines on pharmaceutical companies to avoid a stable strategic combination of collusion; third, enhancing patient feedback can speed up the evolution of the stable choice of legitimate strategies by pharmaceutical companies and the medical service agencies; finally, the government reducing the strict regulation costs can increase the strict regulation rate employed in the evolution process and slow down the pace of evolution to loose regulation. …”
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Incentive Mechanism Design for Distributed Autonomous Organizations Based on the Mutual Insurance Scenario by Yiguang Pan, Xiaomei Deng

“…Driven by cooperation efficiency and split supervision based on homogeneous clustering, the comprehensive application of the market elimination mechanism can effectively combat moral hazards, restrain the adverse effects of member flow, expand the living space of small- and medium-sized insurance organizations, curb the emergence of a large-scale monopoly risk pool, and improve market vitality. …”
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BORDER MANAGEMENT, ARMED BANDITRY AND TERRORISM MITIGATION IN NIGERIA by ODE AGI OKO

“…The study is concluded by recommending among others;  that the country should in fact evolve a sustainable border management, and social security system which will discourage public office holders from engaging in corrupt practices of sponsoring of banditry, kidnapping, e.t.c as economic gains, and with good information network sharing techniques, and by providing gainful employment opportunities to the citizenry of which will curb, reduce or eradicate the social habits of armed bandit, cross-border security challenge and mores as enshrined in the work. …”
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Did the COVID-19 quarantine policies applied in Cochabamba, Bolivia mitigated cases successfully? an interrupted time series analysis by Rodrigo K. Arce Cardozo, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Yercin Mamani Ortiz, Miguel San Sebastian, Frida Jonsson

“…Conclusion This research underscores the local health system disparities and the effectiveness of stringent quarantine measures in curbing COVID-19 transmission in the Cochabamba region. …”
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The Spiralling of Corporate Corruption and the Plummeting of Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership in African Institutions by Hlalele Matebese

“…This study aims to critically reflect on and evaluate the significance of curbing and combating corruption, promoting governance and ethics in Africa, and furthering and practising those principles. …”
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Utilizing machine learning to predict hospital admissions for pediatric COVID-19 patients (PrepCOVID-Machine) by Chuin-Hen Liew, Song-Quan Ong, David Chun-Ern Ng

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has burdened healthcare systems globally. To curb high hospital admission rates, only patients with genuine medical needs are admitted. …”
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Assessing the impact of green transformation on carbon emissions: a dynamic spatial Durbin model by Peng Gao, Chao Qu

“…As the exploration of the drivers and outcomes of this green revolution on carbon emissions gains traction as a focal point of research, this study endeavors to assess the effects and their underlying causes.MethodsUtilizing a systems thinking methodology, a dynamic spatial Durbin model was constructed, analyzing statistical data spanning from 2004 to 2021, encompassing 30 Chinese provinces.ResultsChina's green transformation significantly influences the spatial distribution patterns of carbon emissions across various regions.DiscussionEnvironmental Protection investment has been effective in curbing carbon emissions from local businesses, yet it may also prompt a relocation of these businesses to neighboring provinces, inadvertently elevating their carbon emissions. …”
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Liquidity constraints, real estate regulation, and local government debt risks by Xiao-Li Gong, Jin-Yan Lu, Xiong Xiong, Wei Zhang

“…Our findings provide important insights for countries seeking an effective real estate regulation mechanism to curb local government default risk.…”
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Stochastic Modelling of the Dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic: An Africa Perspective by Rasaki, Olawale Olanrewaju, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, Abdisalam, Hassan Muse, Thierno, Souleymane Barry

“…Africa in its totality has been enforcing containment measures to prevent, curb, reduce and contain the widespread of the virus via social-distancing, curfews, economic lockdown in phases. …”
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