DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA by Helen Afang Andow

“…These challenges have been linked to some economic variables such as lack of finance, inadequate infrastructure, low industrialization capacity, inconsistent government policies and poor management practices among others which interact with the economic variables to undermine the capacity of SMEs. …”
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Economic Performance in Tanzania: Role of Investments and Financial Development by Kembo Bwana

“…The study recommends that financial policies of the country should be crafted in a proactive way taking into consideration that previous years development initiatives in the sector may exhibit negative impact on the current year’s initiatives.…”
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Financial Inclusion and Financial Technology in SMEs: Investigating the Mediating Role of Risk Perception on Business Performance by Divia Lasasyauma Purnasalam, Embun Suryani

“…Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for policies that foster financial inclusion to support sustainable development in the creative economy sector. …”
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Diffusion and adoption of information and communication technologies in the public sector by Blessing Mbatha, Zandi Lesame

“…The most popular recommendations included the need for sufficient and coherent government policies to regulate the training of staff in the utilisation of ICTs in the sector. …”
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La biodiversité, une ressource, mais aussi un fardeau ? Intérêt et limites des notions de services et disservices écosystémiques pour repenser les interactions nature-sociétés dans... by Julien Blanco, Clémence Moreau, Chloé Guerbois, Cécile Barnaud, Pierre-Cyril Renaud, Marc Deconchat, Émilie Andrieu

“…This concept also enriches the understanding of stakeholders’ positions and governance issues, for example in revealing contradictions and side effects of certain environmental policies. Despite the existent controversies around it, the concept of EDS seems promising for rethinking environmental governance in territories.…”
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The promised potential of blockchain technology for transparency and fairness in agri-food chains: insights from the coffee sector by Antonella Samoggia, Andrea Fantini, Rino Ghelfi

“…Its effectiveness is particularly significant in companies adopting sustainability oriented measures and appropriate company policies. In these contexts, blockchain can serve to increase visibility of ongoing fairness oriented processes.…”
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CO2 adsorption on microporous metal–organic frameworks unravelled by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography by Diponker Karmoker, Jorge Martinez-Garcia, Damian Gwerder, Benjamin Fumey, Andreas Borgschulte, Philipp Schuetz

“… The continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has triggered global warming and climate change. Strong policies and novel, cost-effective CO2 control methods have been developed to mitigate these issues over the last years. …”
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Dynamics of urban green spaces in a megacity under the green economy framework and their influencing factors: a case study of Chongqing urban area by Jing Ge, Yinghong Shi

“…Conversely, government planning policies and public investments play a crucial role in the protection and development of urban green spaces. …”
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A Predictive Model for Determinants of Reproductive Behaviour in Şanlıurfa by Ayşe Taştekin, Şehadet Taşkın

“…The predictive model can guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs for women's health professionals. …”
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Possibilities of using econometrical methods in studying of interregional interactions of migration in transportation by A. A. Bychkova

“…The study has potential practical value for developing effective migration policies and strategies of spatial development in the country. …”
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Performance of women-owned businesses that patent by Chahreddine Abbes, Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Danny Leung

“…Overall, the findings support the need for policies that take gender into account.…”
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Baseline Maternal and Newborn Variables in a Birth Cohort Study in Southern Brazil by Paulo Floriani Kramer, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Lívia Mund de Amorim, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Priscila Humbert Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Feldens

“…Conclusion:  Baseline data present indicators that should be the subject of public policies and health services programs, with emphasis on a reasonable proportion of mothers with low levels of education and smokers and a high proportion of maternal comorbidities and cesarean deliveries.…”
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Analysis of College Students’ Public Opinion Based on Machine Learning and Evolutionary Algorithm by Jinqing Zhang, Pengchao Zhang, Bin Xu

“…With reliable prediction on students’ state of mind and awareness of feature importance, colleges can give students guidance associated with their own experience and make macroscopic policies more effective. A pipeline is proposed to relieve overfitting during the collected information training. …”
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Fundraising and Zakat Distribution in Poverty Alleviation in Maruthamunai, Sri Lanka: A Maqashid Sharia Perspective by Iqbal Saujan, Abi Huraira Rifas, MS Fathima Juhi

“…The results of this study indicate that the distribution of zakat funds in Maruthamunai has been less effective due to several factors, including insufficient receipt of zakat funds and inadequately structured internal distribution policies. Policymakers should focus on prioritizing the primary level of welfare needs (mashlahah dharuriyyah). …”
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Digital governance leveraging urbanization and fintech synergies for sustainable development in BRICS by Chenyu Zhang

“…The study recommends that governments need stringent policies for the promotion of fintech in urban areas to enhance ecological sustainability. …”
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The impact of reward systems for lecturers, communication culture, intrinsic motivation, and transformational leadership on institutional effectiveness in Islamic higher education by Handoko Handoko, Mesiono Mesiono, Rusydi Ananda

“…The practical implications of this study suggest the need for policies that support strengthening reward systems, fostering effective communication culture, and enhancing lecturers' intrinsic motivation to improve the institutional effectiveness of Islamic higher education. …”
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DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR RESOLVING CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA by Oluwole ONI, Jacobus VAN WYK, Gerrit CRAFFORD

“…This has engendered increased investment in shelter provision; especially by individuals and families due to fast rising housing rents mainly in the urban centres. Previous policies have not adequately addressed the realities of the skills inadequacies in the sector and there remains a paucity of empirical studies into the dynamics that impact construction workforce supply in Nigeria. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…More importantly, the centre-periphery concept is at the very heart of most national regional policies and aid schemes as well as being at the heart of the EU’s cohesion/convergence efforts undertaken in the framework of the Structural and cohesion funds. …”
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Adolescent fertility in the Cienfuegos province. From 2012 to 2021 by Yadira Sarrìa Zerquera, Yenisvel Yut vidal

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the adolescent fertility rate shows resistance to decline, a behavior that demonstrates the need to emphasize sexual education policies and strategies for the most vulnerable age groups within the reproductive group.…”
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A valorização das “taipas de pedras” como estratégia para a conservação da paisagem dos Campos de Altitude em São Francisco de Paula/ RS, Brasil by Ismael Jesus Klein, Márcia dos Santos Ramos Berreta

“…In summary, landscape studies can contribute to the elaboration of public policies aimed at the conservation of both the taipas and the Campos de Altitude, as they are elements of the same landscape and together constitute the municipal cultural heritage.…”
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