The socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on refugees and host community’s livelihoods in south western Uganda: a case of Nakivale refugee settlement. by Mucungunzi, Abel, Mugisha, Abbasa, Ahabwe, Macklean

“…; how did COVID-19 affect the operations of government and other humanitarian stakeholders at the Nakivale refugee settlement and how did they deal with such an impact?; what alternative policy approaches were available to guide the government and other actors in dealing with the socioeconomic livelihoods of refugees in the pandemic events? …”
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Utilization of Educational School Facilities Among Students in a Selected Tertiary Institution in South East Nigeria. by Okoro, Amarachukwu Doris, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Menkiti, Ifeoma Oluchukwu, Egbuna, Maryann Chioma, Munezero, Tamu John Bosco, Mandera, Immaculate, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem

“…Results: There was poor utilization of the demonstration room partly due to the poor equipment of the laboratory and the school policy of insisting that the student replace any damaged item. …”
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Exploring the Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Agriculture in Kahungye Sub County Kabale District. by Ainebyoona, Emmanuel Jack

“…Recommendations were made for targeted education campaigns, research support, and policy interventions to promote integration and enhance sustainability and rural livelihoods.…”
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Effect of Active Teaching and Learning on Students’ Reading Skills in Selected Secondary Schools of Sheema Municipality. by Atuheire, Janis

“…The study recommended that school administrators develop policy guidelines for assessing reading comprehension to improve performance in both public and private schools.…”
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Facilities management and quality of teaching and learning at a multi- campus public university in Uganda by Eden, Akategeka, Denis, Sekiwu, Frederick, Ssempala

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INTERROGATING THE EFFECTS OF ARMED BANDITRY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA’S NORTH-CENTRAL REGION (2015-2022) by YUSUFU Ahmed Audu, ODAUDU Alfred Idachaba, ILEVBARE Igheoise Trust

“…Based on these findings, the paper recommends among others that, government at all levels should make employment creation and poverty eradication a top policy matter rather than primitively accumulating public wealth for self-aggrandizement. …”
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Assessing Marketplaces’ Role in Economic Sustainability of South African SMMEs by Thato J. Moagi, Peta Thomas, Cashandra C. Mara

“…Practical/managerial implications: The functional characteristics of marketplaces are important to owners and operators, and knowledge of these preferences is vital to policy makers and managers. Contribution/value add: This novel method will effectively assist relevant bodies such as municipal, provincial and national government to effectively capture and catalogue physical marketplaces by their valuable qualities and characteristics.…”
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Appraisal of Impact and Utilization of Woman Empowerment Programmes on Poverty Alleviation in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria by NNANA OKOI OFEM, NGOZI CHRISTIANA NWADIKE

“…Additionally, the sustainability of these initiatives is often compromised by inconsistent policy implementation and a lack of ongoing support from both governmental and non-governmental organizations. …”
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What Drives Responses to Willingness-to-pay Questions? A Methodological Inquiry in the Context of Hypertension Self-management by Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Emma Frew, Emma Bray, Sheila Greenfield, Richard J McManus

“…Understanding factors that explain variations in costs and benefits is important for policy makers. **Objective:** This work aimed to test a priori hypotheses defining the relationship between benefits of using self-management equipment (measured using the willingness-to-pay (WTP) approach) and a number of demographic and other patient factors. …”
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Evaluation of 1.5mm Lead Shield for Radiological Protection and Comparison of Calculated and Measured Results of Equivalent Dose by M. Alhassan, B. Khan, J.T. Baraya

“…It was found that, the equivalent/effective dose is as low as to be accepted according to the policy of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable), and within the NCRP recommended limit. …”
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE BENUE STATE CIVIL SERVICE by HUNDU IORFA RAYMOND, A.A. HANGEIOR, O. AULE

“…The study recommended among others that Policy makers of various ministries should expand the availability of certification programs relevant to the roles and responsibilities within the Civil Service. …”
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University Social Responsibility during The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Indonesian Context by yeni rosilawati, Zain Rafique, Atik Septi Winarsih

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Anticipating The Return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Indonesia-Australia’s Initiative on Sub-Regional Meetings on Counterterrorism by Nuri Widiastuti Veronika

“…The analysis unveiled that Indonesia-Australia’s SRM initiative to anticipate the return of FTFs could, to some extent, address the elements of security complexes in the Asia Pacific subregion through the mutual co-leadership, reduce the lack of regional trust and foreign policy dilemmas, build bonded trust across all levels of government administration, and obtain the advantage of the securitization of the return of FTFs.…”
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The Impact of Public Activity Restriction during COVID-19 to Air Quality in Urban Area of Bandung Measured Using Mobile Monitoring by Martin Adrian, Puji Lestari, Ferry Iskandar, Muhammad Miftahul Munir

“…The detailed comprehension of the effect of lockdown or similar policies on air pollution is valuable for making future policies about the control of pandemics as well as its effect on air quality. …”
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Research Progress and Governance Prospect of Marine Biodiversity Conservation Synergistic Response to Climate Change by LIN Ruijuan, JIANG Yuhuan, CHEN Fenggui, TAN Hongjian, ZHANG Jiwei

“…The paths, methods and policies of the synergies between them have attracted the increasing attention of the international community and have become a hot topic of current scientific research. …”
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The genome sequence of Cory’s shearwater, Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Joan Ferrer Obiol, Guillem Izquierdo Arànega, Marta Riutort León, Raül Ramos Garcia, Jacob González-Solís Bou, Julio Rozas Liras

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Physiotherapy under pressure: A cross-sectional study on the interplay between perfectionism, moral injury, and burnout. by Daniel Biggs, Laura Blackburn, Cameron Black, Sivaramkumar Shanmugam

“…Recognising and addressing perfectionism and moral injury, such as through amendment or development of policy, becomes pivotal to mitigate its impact on individual and collective health.…”
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Application, Challenges, and Prospects of Large Language Model in the Field of Traditional Chinese Medicine by CHEN Zijia, PENG Wenxi, ZHANG Dezheng, LIU Xin, WANG Zhifei

“…At present, various LLM models have been developed, including the "Qihuang Ask Big Model" and the Digital Traditional Chinese Medicine Big Model "GLM-130B", but they still face challenges such as value mismatch and medical abuse, increased demand for interpretability, lack of advanced technology, and domestic policy access. This article reviews the evolution of LLM, its unique advantages and applications in the field of TCM, the problems and challenges, and the future development trends, in order to providereference for the further promotion of LLM in traditional medicine.…”
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