The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…Faculties of Agric, Arts, Education Law and Management had enrolment figures of 134 (0.52%), 634 (2.53%), 3,921 (15.4%8), 98 (0.38%), 2,954 (11.66%) respectively while Faculty of Social Sciences had 3,311 (13.07%). Generally, Open and Distance Learning has given women tremendous opportunities to higher education in the region considering that over twenty-five thousand women registered for various programmes using the ODL during the period under review. …”
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ADMINISTRATIVE PREREQUISITES FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING OF SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL by Natalia Koval, Oksana Kubai, Natalia Germaniuk

“…Small business is an important sector of the economy, which acts as a locomotive for the functioning of the entire system of social and economic relations. Researched state programmes to support the development of small business units at the regional level should be coordinated with the resource base of their functioning, and implementation deadlines and direct executors should also be established. …”
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Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway by Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Engdahl, Bernt Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer R. Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Trine Holt Edwin, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand

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Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities by Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, Daniel Grace, Trevor A. Hart, Terri Zhang, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Milada Dvorakova, Rita Shahin, Herveen Sachdeva, Nathan Lachowsky, Hind Sbihi, Darrell H.S. Tan, Michael A. Irvine, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

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The Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Periodontal Health Status Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Qiu P, Dong B, Cao R, Hu J, Yang J, Yu R, Fan Z

“…Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27.0 (IBM, USA), employing chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression.Results: Among the participants (77 males, 43 females), 70% met physical activity guidelines. …”
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Is digital crime victimization increasing in Iceland – may the Me-too movement influence how victimization is experienced by Helgi Gunnlaugsson, Jónas Orri Jónasson

“…As before, the survey was conducted online in cooperation with the Social Sciences Research Institute and solicited information from a sample of circa 2,000 respondents representative of the Icelandic population ages 18 years and older. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, including descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test for categorical variables (P < 0.05). …”
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The Russian necropolis in Japan: problems and prospects for studying by E. I. Krasilnikova, S. S. Paichadze

“…The paper proposes possible options for further study of the history of the Russian necropolis in Japan within discipline Memory studies and also with the use of cultural anthropology, social history and political sciences approaches.…”
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Transitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy by Rebecca Mmamakgone Mathobela, Annelin Henriehetta Molotsi, Munyaradzi Chris Marufu, Phillip Evert Strydom, Cletos Mapiye

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Crystallized Pickering Emulsions from Plant Oil as a Local Alternative to Palm Oil by Cyrill Husmann, Tamara Schmid, Chiara Waser, Ivo Kaelin, Lukas Hollenstein, Nadina Müller

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Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery in a 62‑year‑old woman: a case report and review of the literature by Mohammad Safariyan, Najmeh Mohammadrafie, Soheila Pourmasumi, Vahid Mohammadi, Xiao Xu, Alaa Hamza Hermis, Mohammed Musaed Al-Jabri, Farkhondeh Jafarian, Mohammad Ali Zakeri

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Stroke rehabilitation adaptive approaches: A theory-focused scoping review by Mary Egan, Dorothy Kessler, Nalia Gurgel-Juarez, Anchal Chopra, Elizabeth Linkewich, Lindsey Sikora, Phyllis Montgomery, Patrick Duong

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PORTRAIT OF THE ROMANIAN LEADER by Elena Mihaela ILIESCU, Roxana Alina STAMATI

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Problems of decentralized disaster management in Indonesia: A review of local government failures by Fatkul Fikri Ahmad, Rustian, Afifuddin Mohammad, Ruswandi Dody, Susilo Rahardi Catur, Albright Sumange Andi

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‘A new sense of my former self’ – transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury by Pia Kold, Hanne Peoples, Hanne Kaae Kristensen, Jesper Larsen Maersk

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Hyperechogenicity of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Two Brothers with Markedly Different Disease Durations by Julie M. Hall, Matthew J. Georgiades, Deborah A. Hammond, Xiaoting Feng, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Simon J. G. Lewis, Gabrielle Todd

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The Role of Spiritual Intelligence and Emotion Regulation in Students Resiliency by Fareba Karemi, Zahra Nikmanesh

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Investigation of the Relationship Among Fantasy Football Participation Motivation, Consumer Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions by Oğuhan Demirhan, Ersin Eskiler

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Cannabis and Suicidal Behaviour Among Adolescents: A Pilot Study from Trinidad by Hari D. Maharajh, Monique Konings

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Exploring the Therapeutic Benefits of Quranic Verses in Managing Anxiety Associated with Physical Illnesses by Rohollah Saranjam, Ali Massoudifar, Aman Allh Zamani, Fereshteh Jafariyan

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