One Year Obstetric Experience with Extreme Complications in a Tertiary Center in Somalia by Recep Erin, Zeina Ahmed

“… Objective: The maternal mortality rate is very high in Sub-Saharan African countries with extreme complications not seen in developed countries. We aimed to analyze and compile data on obstetric emergencies and complications in a tertiary center in Somalia. …”
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Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda by Noel Kansiime, Daniel Atwine, Simpson Nuwamanya, Fred Bagenda

“…Undernutrition among children less than 5 years is still a public health concern in most developing countries. Fathers play a critical role in providing support in improving maternal and child health. …”
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Predicting Wet-Road Crashes Using the Finite-Mixture Zero-Truncated Negative Binomial Model by Ying Chen, Zhongxiang Huang

“…Data incompleteness is a challenge in many developing countries. It is common that safety researchers only have access to data on sites where a crash has occurred (i.e., zero-truncated data). …”
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Evaluation of daily based satellite rainfall estimates for flood monitoring in Gumera Watershed, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Gebrie Tsegaye Mersha, Asnake Mekuriaw

“…In developing countries, including Ethiopia, ground-based rain gauge stations are limited and unevenly distributed. …”
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Investigating students' intention to utilize an e-learning platform in an aviation institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Anthony Vicente M Belo, Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Ralph Andre C Roque, Omar Paolo Benito, Maela Madel L Cahigas, Ma Janice J Gumasing, Rianina D Borres, Reny Nadlifatin

“…This shift has posed challenges, especially in developing countries like the Philippines. This study aims to evaluate students' intentions toward using an e-learning platform at a collegiate aviation institution during the pandemic by employing an integrated extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Seddon's Information System (IS) Success Model. …”
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Pandemic mitigation: Bringing it home by Tom Reichert

“…The general decline in the baseline of age-specific excess mortality in economically developed countries is characterized and its importance assessed.   …”
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Financing grassroots initiatives in solid waste management: benchmarking the Tanzanian experience against international practices by Mesia Ilomo, Goodluck Charles

“…Although financing solid waste management (SWM) is commonly reported as a critical challenge facing waste management initiatives in most developing countries, few studies have attempted to investigate the options for financing SWM initiatives and the extent to which they are accessible by grassroots actors. …”
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BUSINESS INCUBATORS AS CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN OYO AND EKITI STATES, NIGERIA by Musa Maigari, Bola O Jenyo, Alabi Qozim Diekola, Paul Zangu Terkula

“…The high rate of entrepreneurial failure rate in developing countries is motivation for this investigation to explore the relationship between business incubators and entrepreneurial process development in the target states. …”
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Comparison of Toxic Metal Concentrations in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations (ADHPs) Available in Bangladesh Using AAS and XRF Analytical Tools by Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, Akhter Faruque

“…Widespread escalation of type 2 diabetes is a concern throughout the world. Developing countries are leading with patients suffering from diabetes-related complications. …”
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Management lag: can social management keep up with high technologies? by K. V. Isaeva

“…The functioning of E-Government platforms as one of the innovations examples in social governance in the world is considered in the article through the prism of government programmes of a number of developed countries and relevant statistical data. The Russian and foreign statistical agencies materials, major organisations electronic databases, keeping high-tech development records: Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Boston Consulting Group, United Nations, World Bank, Russian Government, etc., were used for the analysis. …”
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The Relationship Between Education Funding and Student Performance in Unity Schools in Nigeria by Elizabeth Hassan, Wim Groot, Louis Volante

“…Developing countries need to significantly increase education funding in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) targets. …”
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Economic Impact of IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme on Rice Farmers in North Central Zone, Nigeria by A. A. Iordekighir, C. K. Biam, G. A. Abu, J. A. C. Ezihe

“… Raising agricultural productivity, reducing food insecurity and poverty levels of poor- resource farmers is an important policy goal for any concerned nation, particularly, in developing countries, Nigeria inclusive. The study assessed the economic impact of International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development  Programme (IFAD-VCDP) on rice farmers in North Central Zone, Nigeria using appropriate standard techniques with a well structured questionnaire. …”
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My heart belongs here: an investigation into the predictive role of destination psychological ownership on tourism ethnocentrism by David Amani, Betty Begashe, Esther Ernest Mfumbilwa

“…Extensive literature highlights the prevalent concern of local resident support for domestic tourism, particularly in developing countries. Although empirical testing in this area is limited, theoretical postulations suggest that despite the side effects of the tourism sector, local residents who experience the social and economic impacts of tourism tend to exhibit a favorable bias towards their own tourism destination. …”
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INFLUENCING FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ADOPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Edin Osmanbegović, Zijad Lugavić

“…In that way, the government will prevent low-level of adoption and usage of e-government services, which is connected especially with developing countries. To address this issue, this study will try to identify key determinants affecting citizens’ adoption and usage of e-government services in Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Uric acid levels and their relation to incapacities in acute cerebrovascular disease by Julio López Argüelles, Joan Rojas Fuentes, Ricardo Verdecia Fraga

“…<strong>Background</strong>: cerebrovascular disease and ischemic cardiopathy can be considered as an epidemic and constitute the first cause of incapacities in developed countries. Multiple studies have shown the association between uric acid levels and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Assessment of the Availability and Penetration of Solar PV, Wind and Biogas in Ghana by Amevi Acakpovi, Joana Mendy Okechukwu, Patrick Adjei, Eric Asamoah

“… Access to energy is pivotal to the socio-economic growth of many developing countries, including Ghana. Energy generation from fossil fuels is not sustainable and leads to global warming, which is detrimental to the environment. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: almost 5 million newborns die every year all over the world. 98% of them belong to developing countries. From 30% to 40% of neonatal deaths are related to infections. …”
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Hib Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives by Adi Essam Zarei, Hussein A. Almehdar, Elrashdy M. Redwan

“…Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes many severe diseases, including epiglottitis, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. In developed countries, the annual incidence of meningitis caused by bacteria is approximately 5–10 cases per population of 100,000. …”
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The dark side of being a pathologist: Unravelling the health hazards by Saima Khan

“…Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a developing country, Northern India, using a standard online 50-item questionnaire enquiring about routine practices. 450 participants were enrolled consisting of 360 pathologists and 90 residents of pathology. …”
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Growth factors and the importance of the shadow economy in African countries by T. F. Alhassan, T. K. Blokhina

“…The factors, causing the rapid expansion of the shadow economy (informal economy) in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa have been considered in the article. …”
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