Quantifying the degree of change in supply chain determinants and resilience during the 2014–2015 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic: placing emphasis by R. S. Rogulin

“…A set of external and internal factors have been identified that each group of countries needs to develop in order to achieve sustainability in their local supply chains. …”
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FDI, industrialisation and environmental quality in SSA—the role of institutional quality towards environmental sustainability by John Abdulai Jinapor, Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Michael Graham

“…We utilise the Driscoll and Kraay standard error estimation technique on a panel of 45 SSA countries from 2000 to 2019. The results indicate that FDI and industrialisation generally have a significant harmful effect on the environment. …”
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Discourse Analysis of Nature Conservation Policies in Africa: a Beninese Case Study by Fanny Pochet

“…The results have shown that the discourses of nature conservation produced in Benin for over a century are relatively close to those identified in other African countries. In addition, the analysis reveals a certain status quo in nature conservation policies along the twentieth century despite the deep political and social changes.…”
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Genetic Variants in SNCA and the Risk of Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease and Clinical Outcomes: A Review by Clarissa Loureiro das Chagas Campêlo, Regina Helena Silva

“…Here, we reviewed the current literature and identified 57 studies, performed in fourteen different countries, that investigated SNCA variants and susceptibility to PD. …”
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Histoire humaine et naturelle d’une invasion biologique by Nathalie Udo, Catherine Darrot, Michèle Tarayre, Anne Atlan

“…It is now considered invasive in more than 30 countries and on all continents. The site chosen is the island of Reunion, whose characteristics make it a laboratory for the study: the space is circumscribed, human presence is recent, and archives are available on almost the entire history of colonization. …”
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Exploring the spatial patterns and influencing factors of rural tourism development in Hainan Province of China by Xiao Kun, Wahid Ullah, Liu Dejun, Wang Ziyun

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Determinants of Short- and Long-Term Commercial Lending Rates in Peru, 2010–2022 by Sergio Bravo Orellana

“…In the last decade, among Latin American countries, Peru has stood out for its key financial system and macroeconomic stability characteristics. …”
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Exploring shifts in values among urban Senegalese: The impact of global crises on social and cultural norms. by Yachiyo Tobita, Mandiaye Diagne, Joseph Bassama, Moussa Ndong, Mor Gueye, Kiyokazu Ujiie

“…In addition, the Russia-Ukraine war that began in 2022 resulted in rising food prices globally, severely affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to examine the impact of these unprecedented crises on individual values, focusing on Senegal's urban population. …”
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Do majority shareholder control deviation results in financial constraints? by Igor Bernardi Sonza, Alberto Granzotto

“…This research helps capital market investors in countries with weak legal protections to choose companies that are concerned about governance issues, as well as companies to understand that such deviations can be harmful to corporate debt. …”
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Social Isolation and Aging in Zambia: Examining the Possible Predictors by Christopher Chabila Mapoma, Gift Masaiti

“…On balance, however, the direction of association and the number of statistically significant findings suggest that associations between variables examined and risk factors associated with social isolation amongst older people in this analysis could explain the overall situation occuring currently in Zambia and probably other developing countries. In view of this, this study recommends that further work is needed to identify and explain details of factors of social isolation using techniques such as focus group discussions as well as in-depth interviews with key informants. …”
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Targeted poverty alleviation promotes sustainable socio-economic and ecological development in China’s poor areas by Xunhuan Li, Yang Zhou

“…Ending extreme poverty and achieving sustainable development by 2030 poses a significant challenge for developing countries. In the past decade, China has pioneered the Targeted Poverty Alleviation (TPA) strategy and implemented a range of anti-poverty programs, aiming to reconcile poverty reduction with environmental restoration. …”
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The Modern World Landscape of Data Science Online Education by V. S. Nikolskiy, M. A. Lukashenko, E. A. Sharova

“…For this purpose, we found out what elements the corpus of data science training programs consists of, as well as how courses are distributed on educational platforms by countries, organizational providers, level of education and duration of study. …”
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Kawasaki Disease: A Clinician’s Update by Nathan Jamieson, Davinder Singh-Grewal

“…Incidence is rising worldwide, and varies widely across countries and within different ethnic groups. Diagnosis is based on the presence of fever in addition to four out of five other clinical criteria, but it is complicated by the quarter of the Kawasaki disease patients with “incomplete” presentation. …”
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THE MULTIDIMENSIONALITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT’S IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY by Emmanuel Imuede Oyasor

“…In this direction, some earlier literatures have also argued that the contribution of FDI largely dependent on the circumstances in the recipient countries. The study follows the endogenous growth model theory and eclectic theory to demonstrate the multidimensionality impacts of FDI inflows on gross domestic product (GDP), human capital development/utilization (HCDU), national revenue generation (NRG), gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and gross national savings (GNS), based on published information over the period of 1982 to 2022. …”
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Representative Metagenomes of Mesophilic Biogas Reactor Across South Korea by Darsha Prabhaharan, Young Wook Go, Hyunjin Kim, Seongcheol Kang, Byoung-In Sang

“…However, substantial knowledge gaps persist, particularly in understanding the specific microbial communities involved in biogas production in countries such as South Korea. The present dataset addresses one of these gaps by providing comprehensive information on the metagenomes of five full-scale mesophilic biogas reactors in South Korea. …”
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Analysis effectiveness of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yudis Ghifari, Diva Aulia Amanda, Angga Hadiapurwa

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all countries to implement distance learning and distance restrictions to break the chain of transmission. …”
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Needs and Options for Improving Gold Mining Waste Management Practices for Sustainable Development in Tanzania by Alexander MARWA

“…Other researchers have reported many practices and technologies for managing mining waste, but the efficiency, applicability, and need for customization were not specifically addressed for developing countries. This study used field observations, measurement methods, and laboratory analysis to collect data. …”
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La difficile « sortie du nucléaire ». Dénonciations écologistes de la gestion des déchets dans un site italien en démantèlement (Saluggia) by Cesare Mattina

“…The Italian case is interesting because it is one of the nuclear countries among the first to stop its production by confirming again by referendum in 2011 its willingness to give up this energy. …”
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Wastewater Treatment Using Wood Ash and Cement as Chemical Coagulant by Milkessa Ingida, Gurmesa Bedane, Firanbon Adugna, Degefa Nigusu, Mohammed Hussen, Chala Hailu Sime

“…However, in many less-developed countries, including Ethiopia, the lack of a well-developed wastewater treatment system leads to contaminated surface water. …”
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Improving Budget Transparency to Achieve Effective and Sustainable Governance by Tatjana Stanimirović

“…Originality: The paper is a pioneer attempt to study central budget transparency in Slovenia, offering results that can be compared to other EU countries     …”
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