Evaluation of daily based satellite rainfall estimates for flood monitoring in Gumera Watershed, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Gebrie Tsegaye Mersha, Asnake Mekuriaw

“…In developing countries, including Ethiopia, ground-based rain gauge stations are limited and unevenly distributed. …”
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Trade relations between the Song and Jin Empires: smuggling against embargo by Maria S. Kruglova

“…Based on such sources as Jin-shi, Song-shi and Song Huiyao Jigao, the main features of trade of the two empires, trade items, as well as factors that positively and negatively influenced trade relations between the two countries were identified. The main items of trade were horses, livestock products, tea, grain and salt. …”
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Severe Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pregnant Woman from Nigeria by Kruti Yagnik, Bilal Farooqi, Molly W. Mandernach, Anthony P. Cannella, Gautam Kalyatanda

“…This case illustrates the importance of recognizing malaria in pregnant women from endemic countries and shows that artesunate compounds can be used safely in pregnancy, particularly with high parasitemia.…”
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Economic Potentials and Use Dynamics of Sorghum Food System in Ethiopia: Its Implications to Resolve Food Deficit by Teshome Sirany, Esubalew Tadele, Haimanot Aregahegn, Dagnachew Wale

“…This review initiates one of the most common food grains grown in the poorest countries and the most food-insecure regions of the nation. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Change Monitoring of Drought Grade Based on ERA5 Analysis Data and BFAST Method in the Belt and Road Area during 1989–2017 by Changdi Xue, Hua Wu, Xiaoguang Jiang

“…At the same time, the Belt and Road region is also deeply affected by drought, especially in some countries and regions, where the agricultural infrastructure is weak and the ecological environment is fragile. …”
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COVID-19 AND LONG-DISTANCE COACH SERVICES IN EUROPE: THE IMPACT OF CHANGING PASSENGER BEHAVIOR by Michał TARACHA, Laurent GUIHÉRY

“…Secondly, 10 econometric panel models, including one spatial and two dynamic panel models, were constructed for 505 or 495 regions (depending on the model) of 26 European countries. The analysis allowed us to draw conclusions about the impact of excess mortality, public sentiment, population density, and infrastructure quality on the number of long-distance FlixBus coach departures. …”
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ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE by O, I, Denisova

“…The advantages and disadvantages of existing approaches to the development requirements in the countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America are analysed.Scientific novelty. …”
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Facing a blind alley - Experiences of stress-related exhaustion: a qualitative study by Lilas Ali, Andreas Fors, Inger Ekman, Sara Alsén

“…Introduction Mental illness is a major concern in many countries. In Sweden, stress-related mental illness is currently the most frequent reason for sick leave.Objective This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences of stress-related exhaustion.Design A qualitative study with interview data analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method.Setting Participants were selected from public primary healthcare centres in a larger city in western Sweden.Participants Seven women and five men on sick leave from work due to stress-related exhaustion were included in the study.Findings Stress-related exhaustion was experienced as a loss of access to oneself and one’s context and feelings of being trapped and lost in life. …”
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Institutional framework of youth organization in local self-government units in the Republic of Serbia: Problems and potential solutions by Milenković Dejan, Petrović Agatina

“…Additionally, the paper presents comparative solutions for the same issues in certain European Union member states and Western Balkans countries.…”
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Biological Evaluation of Garcinia kola Heckel by Abdulrahman Mahmoud Dogara, Saber W. Hamad, Harmand A. Hama, Sarwan W. Bradosty, Soran Kayfi, Sawsan S. Al-Rawi, Abubakar Abdullahi Lema

“…It is found all over Asia and in tropical African countries. In Africa, traditionally, G kola is used to manage and treat cancer, diabetes, malaria, analgesics, hypertension, and other numerous ailments. …”
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Investigating students' intention to utilize an e-learning platform in an aviation institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Anthony Vicente M Belo, Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Ralph Andre C Roque, Omar Paolo Benito, Maela Madel L Cahigas, Ma Janice J Gumasing, Rianina D Borres, Reny Nadlifatin

“…This shift has posed challenges, especially in developing countries like the Philippines. This study aims to evaluate students' intentions toward using an e-learning platform at a collegiate aviation institution during the pandemic by employing an integrated extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Seddon's Information System (IS) Success Model. …”
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Pandemic mitigation: Bringing it home by Tom Reichert

“…The general decline in the baseline of age-specific excess mortality in economically developed countries is characterized and its importance assessed.   …”
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A sustainable method of desalination using stacked layer filtration and magnetism by Mohan Venkata Sai Krishna Vellampalli, Prasanna Kuchelar

“…A hybrid combination, such as magnetism and stacked layer filtration, could help address the global water crisis, with continuous testing and development establishing its suitability for various countries and applications.…”
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Remote work from the perspective of employees and managers by Gavrić Gordana

“…Although it has existed as a way of working since the nineties of the last century, it was less widely applied until the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, when organizations around the world were forced to adapt to the measures by the governments of most countries to control the spread of the infection and change the previous way of working. …”
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Virtual Compensatory Cognitive Training (Virtual-CCT) – A study on acceptability and feasibility by Subhashini Gopal, Lakshmi Venkatraman, B Suhavana, Pooja Sivaji, Frances Dark, Padmavati Ramachandran

“…Conclusion: Virtually delivered CCT appears to be an acceptable and feasible intervention to increase access to cognitive interventions for persons with schizophrenia in LAMI countries. This needs to be tested in larger populations.…”
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Between citizen and vigilante journalism by Winston Mano

“…The article discusses how, at the height of the Zimbabwe crisis (2007-2008), the news website, ZimDaily, led a vigilante campaign to publicly name and have perceived relatives and children of Zimbabwean ruling party officials deported from ‘Western’ countries. The idea was to help resolve the political and economic crises in Zimbabwe. …”
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Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network for Disaster Management: Systematic Literature Review by Muhammad Junaid Anjum, Tayyaba Anees, Fatima Tariq, Momina Shaheen, Sabeen Amjad, Fareeha Iftikhar, Faizan Ahmad

“…The occurrence of any kind of natural disaster will eventually lead to the loss of life and property. Countries where such disasters occur make every effort to monitor such disasters and aid as quickly as possible. …”
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Analysis of Outbreak Data Reveals Factors Contributing to Salmonellosis Outbreaks Linked to Cantaloupes by Megan Rose-Martel, Sandeep Tamber

“…Over the last thirty years, the presence of Salmonella spp. on cantaloupes has been linked to multiple large and deadly foodborne outbreaks in multiple countries. To identify factors associated with the number of cases and risk of severe illness in these outbreaks, information from previous melon-associated salmonellosis outbreaks was analyzed. …”
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RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by ADIGWE AUSTEEN NDUBUISI

“…The study unearthed the economic effects of climate change, and underscored the historical, structural and institutional factors that explains why third world countries are more susceptible to climate change. Such factors like poor and weak governance structures, endemic conflict, among others negatively exacerbate the challenge of climate change in these climes. …”
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Evaluation of auditory alerting systems for safe electric scooter operations by Tim Walton, Antonio J. Torija, Richard J. Hughes, Andy S. Elliott

“…Eighty-eight participants from four European countries, including thirty-five blind or partially sighted individuals participated across the experiments. …”
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