NATURAL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM SOME SELECTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES by Felix Gbenga Olaifa, Ebenezar Adesoji Olubiyi, Oluwasegun Olawale Benjamin Benjamin, Philip Olugbenga Adebayo Adebayo

“…Although high rent on these resources increases government revenue in the immediate, the disincentive it creates to investors and cultivators of these resources in the long run should be the uppermost consideration The study therefore recommends that while authorities are formulating and implementing policies as regards rent on natural resources, they should carefully bear in mind the possible long-run implications on growth. …”
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The Influence of Data Length on the Performance of Artificial Intelligence Models in Predicting Air Pollution by Mohamed Khalid AlOmar, Faidhalrahman Khaleel, Abdulwahab Abdulrazaaq AlSaadi, Mohammed Majeed Hameed, Mohammed Abdulhakim AlSaadi, Nadhir Al-Ansari

“…As a result, accurate prediction is critical in human health management and government decision-making for environmental management. …”
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Public Initiatives in the Process of Establishment of Lithuania University by Virginija Jurėnienė

“…Beginning with the autumn of 1921, when it became clear that only one university could be established, people, public organizations, and the press during meetings were discussing the projects of the statute and submitting resolutions for the government and Seimas. The teachers' trade union, which called a number of city meetings, was the most active. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Patients With Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease by Adrian Peacock, Frances C. Dehle, Oscar A. Mesa Zapata, Francesca Gennari, Maro R.I. Williams, Nada Hamad, Stephen Larsen, Simon J. Harrison, Colman Taylor

“…The study formed part of an application to the Australian Government to reimburse ECP for these patients. **Methods:** A cost-utility analysis was conducted comparing ECP to standard of care, which modeled the response to treatment and disease progression of cGVHD patients in Australia. …”
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Population aging, technological innovation and industrial differentiation by Chunhua Li, Chunhua Li, Zhangqing Chen, Wangchun Wu, Bin Gao, Lingfeng Zou

“…The effects of population aging on the differentiation of the three industries differ: the regression coefficient for the primary industry is −0.6437, which is significantly negative; for the secondary industry, the regression coefficient is 0.9252, which is statistically insignificant; and for the tertiary industry, the regression coefficient is 0.1539, which is significantly positive. The government should encourage enterprises to invest in technology research and development through tax cuts and subsidies, and enterprises should absorb high-quality talents, carry out intelligent transformation of traditional industries of enterprises, and improve their competitiveness.…”
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Incentive Mechanism Design for Distributed Autonomous Organizations Based on the Mutual Insurance Scenario by Yiguang Pan, Xiaomei Deng

“…The rise of blockchain has led to discussions on new governance models and the cooperation of multiple participants. …”
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Strategies for Oxygen Ecosystems in Middle-Income Countries: A Review and Case Study from Lebanon by Tim Baker, Claudio Gatti, Guido Rossini, Habtamu Tolla, Anne Detjen, Mulugeta Mideksa, Nadeen Hilal, Rima Shaya

“…This review describes strategies for oxygen ecosystems in middle-income countries, with specific experiences from Lebanon, following the authors’ extensive assessment of the country’s oxygen ecosystem, on behalf of the government and UNICEF. In the assessment, fifteen governmental hospitals were visited and evaluated using the UNICEF Oxygen System Planning Tool, discussions were held with key stakeholders, and documents were reviewed. …”
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The impact of digital payments on the financial vulnerability of rural households: empirical evidence from China by Fan Xu, Lezhu Zhang

“…Further heterogeneity analyses reveal that digital payment plays a more substantial role in mitigating the financial vulnerability of rural households in the western region, which have low financial assets and high health risks, compared to those in the central and eastern regions, which have high financial assets and low health risks.DiscussionTherefore, this paper suggests that the government should continue to promote the in-depth integration of digital technology and financial services, strengthen the construction of rural digital infrastructure in areas lagging behind in traditional finance, enhance the comprehensive service function of digital payments, and enrich the coping strategies of farmers to mitigate financial vulnerability, while remaining vigilant about the potential consequences of digital payment.…”
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Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants by Anwar Ali Shad, Shabir Ahmad, Riaz Ullah, Naser M. AbdEl-Salam, H. Fouad, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Hidayat Hussain, Wajid Saeed

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Barriers and requirements for adaptation of farmers in mountainous areas to climate change by Hossein jahantigh, Amir Bakhshi, Rezvan Ghorbani salkhord

“…In addition, due to the effective role of government, cooperatives and villagers themselves in rural development, a rational adaptation framework for selecting optimal adaptation strategies in cooperation with these three, as appropriate regional adaptation measures and policies for research proposals was presented.…”
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Gender Balance of University Professors: European Experience and Its Relevance for Russia by S. A. Baykov

“…On the contrary, the measures taken by the Government and the Ministry of  Education and Science of Russia in recent years, if successfully implemented,  will significantly increase the level of competition in the field of domestic higher education and the issue of gender balance will become relevant. …”
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Refugee Protection and Food Security in Kampala, Uganda by Andrea Brown

“…Multiple levels of government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) offer overlapping formal and informal services and programs accessible to different populations living in settlements. …”
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Public-Private Partnerships in Republic of Korea: Experience and Results by Lee Jae Sung

“…The Republic of Korea came to realize the acute necessity of launching the public-private partnership (PPP) at the turn of the 90s, the country happened to fall short of such infra facilities as roadways, railroads, sea ports and airports and the government found itself unable to fully finance their construction works. …”
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ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE AND POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT by Vitalii Vasyliev

“…In particular, it examines regulatory mechanisms, financing, and government programs that facilitate the implementation of energy-efficient measures. …”
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Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models in Chemical Risk Assessment by Moiz Mumtaz, Jeffrey Fisher, Benjamin Blount, Patricia Ruiz

“…But most, because of their scientific sophistication, have found limited field application—health assessors rarely use them. Over the years, government agencies, stakeholders/partners, and the scientific community have attempted to use these models or their underlying principles in combination with other practical procedures. …”
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Сhallenges of the modern model of formation and implementation of the Russian state innovation policy by A. N. Gusarova, D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…This direction of policy has been studied from the standpoint of institutional, technological and time components, which allows us to characterize the modern model of the state innovation policy of Russia as a model implemented “top-down”, as the center of decision-making was shifted towards the state in the face of government agencies and decision-makers with minimal consideration of the views of other stakeholders. …”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…Number of efforts made by the World Health Organization, National Governments and humanitarian organizations to spread awareness and provide support. …”
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Air quality study in open-pit quarries in general Roca, argentina by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…The proposed work methodology can be incorporated as a control tool in government agencies for the evaluation and management of air quality so as to prevent unsatisfactory scenarios.…”
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Environmental Influence of Gas Flaring: Perspective from the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria by Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Robert Birundu Onyancha, Hussain Athar, Benedict Okundaye, Paul Atagamen Aidonojie, Benita Ebindu Siloko, Ismail Hossain, Heri Septya Kusuma, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…The present review study will, thus, attempt to assess the impacts of GasF on the environment vis-à-vis the possible nexus between GasF/CMC using the perspective of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria which is rich in PTR, with relevant information drawn from existing publications. The roles of government, policymakers, and relevant stakeholders as well as suggestions and recommendations that will assist in the extenuation approaches and technologies of the influence of GasF on the environment are also discussed.…”
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Legal and Socio-Psychological Aspects of Creating a Unified Organization Model for Orphans and Children Left without Parental Care by G.V. Semya, V.N. Oslon, M.V. Lashkul, A.E. Tarasova

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