ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DELAYS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT BY CRANES IN NIGERIA by Olaoluwa Olatunde, Ojo Stephen Okunola, Adesanya David Abiodun

“…The latter is over 5 times the productivity reduction obtained in Hong Kong study for the same percentage increase in delay and confirms that delay has a far greater impact on the productivity of concrete placement by cranes in Nigeria than in other countries. It was recommended that serious, and concerted, managerial actions be directed at proper planning and scheduling of material deliveries as well as labour and equipment inputs by adopting the developed model to monitor and eliminate most delays and sustain productivity. …”
Get full text

A Machine Learning Method to improve Supplier Delivery Appointments in Supply Chain Industries by Anitha Palakshappa, Sumana Maradithaya, Charunayana V

“…Limitations: The limitation of the current work is that it is applicable for small scale industries in the developing countries. Also deployment of the application in agricultural sectors allow for greater transparency and accountability in the supply chain. …”
Get full text

Trends in InsurTech Development in Korea: A News Media Analysis of Key Technologies, Players, and Solutions by Yongsu Lee, Hyosook Yim

“…The Korean case provides insights that may help explore similar patterns in other countries.…”
Get full text

L’utilisation de pesticides fait-elle partie des stratégies d’adaptation au changement climatique ? Analyse exploratoire dans le Fossé rhénan (France-Allemagne) by Gaël Bohnert, Brice Martin

“…To enlighten this paradox and understand the role of multiple borders in this cross-border space, we based on the comparison between sectors (crop cultivation and wine-growing) on the one side, and between countries (France and Germany) on the other side, to bring out the technical, regulatory, even cultural accelerators and obstacles to the implementation of these win-win strategies of a heterogeneous and rather complex agricultural transition: farmers indeed seek to reconcile different objectives, adaptation to climate change and/or its mitigation, decrease in pesticides use and preservation of biodiversity. …”
Get full text

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Current Landscape by Dzintra Atstāja

“…In 2021, Latvia ranked third among European Union (EU) countries for renewable energy share in final energy consumption, with 42.1%, significantly higher than the EU average of 21.8%. …”
Get full text

INTRODUCTORY PREFACE: Publication Patterns of the Central European Public Administration Review – A Bibliometric Analysis by Liliana Bunescu, Maja Klun

“…These contributions represent the collaborative efforts of 684 authors from different countries, with the average article written by 1.61 authors. …”
Get full text

Hyperuricemia Increases the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zheng Gao, Hekai Shi, Wei Xu, Zhengzhao Guan, Xiuxiu Su, Nuojin Guo, Huijie Ma

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated consistent results in different countries. And design of the observational studies brought heterogeneity, but no uncertainties. …”
Get full text

Quality Assessment of Hydroxychloroquine Tablet: A Comparative Evaluation of Drug Produced by Different Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh by Md. Raihanur Islam, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Md. Sanower Hossain, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Sharifa Sultana, Nisarat Nijhum, Kutub Uddin Ahamed, Chee-Yan Choo, Ching Siang Tan, Khang Wen Goh

“…It is extensively utilized as a repurposing drug, as well, in many countries worldwide to treat COVID-19. The pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh is much enriched, and different pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh produce this drug. …”
Get full text

Diabetes Mellitus in Outpatients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Wendwesen Dibekulu Tsega, Bayu Yihun Wale

“…Most people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries and these will experience the greatest increase in cases of diabetes over the next 22 years. …”
Get full text

Econometric analysis of supply chain disruptions: financial performance in the European automotive sector by Viviane Naimy, Tatiana Abou Chedid, Nicolas Bitar

“…Addressing gaps in the literature, it offers a comprehensive, industry-specific analysis using panel data from 73 automotive firms across 21 European countries from 2013 to 2022. We examined the impact of SCD on return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), and stock returns (SR), while controlling for factors such as age, leverage, size, economic growth, inflation, and unemployment. …”
Get full text

Baseline assessment of knowledge, attitude, practice, and adherence toward antimicrobials among women living in two urban municipalities in Lalitpur district, Nepal. by Nisha Jha, Sajala Kafle, Mili Joshi, Aakriti Pandey, Prakriti Koirala, Shital Bhandary, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant problem in developing, low- and middle-income countries like Nepal. Community engagement can be an important means to address the problem. …”
Get full text

The influence of digital village construction on agricultural green development-based on the mediate role of industrial structure upgrading by Zhaoguang Li, Kai Hu, Qinying Shi

“…The role and mechanism of China's digital rural construction in promoting the green development of the whole process of agricultural production needs further analysis.MethodsBased on the panel data of prefecture-level cities in Henan Province from 2013 to 2022, we used the entropy topsis model, the fixed effect model, the Tobit regression model, the intermediate effect model, and the threshold effect model, aiming to explore the effects of digital village construction on agricultural green development and their regional differences, impacts paths and non-linear effects.ResultsThe study found the following: (1) The level of agricultural green development and the digital village construction have increased in Henan province, with the latter exhibiting a spatial clustering phenomena. (2) Digital village construction has a significant positive effect on green agricultural development, but this effect does not exist in mountainous areas. (3) The digital village construction can impact green agricultural development through the updating of agricultural structures. (4) The positive influence of digital village construction on green agricultural development is non-linear, with a single-threshold and increasing marginal effects.DiscussionThese findings provide references for other countries to use digital elements to promote green and sustainable development of agriculture. …”
Get full text

Dealing with post-excavation data: the Omeka S TiMMA web-database by Rueff, Bastien

“…Rather than resulting in a technical manual, its goal is to analyze the relevance of using Omeka S in the frame of a post-excavation project, gathering a wide team of researchers from several countries, working in their own language and having their own specialty. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic Challenges of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Esayas Kebede Gudina, Hiwot Amare, Solomon Ali, Melkamu Berhane Arefayine, Dagmawi Tewolde, Million Tesfaye Eshete, Mulusew Gerbaba Jebena, Andreas Wieser, Guenter Froeschl, Markos Tesfaye, Hailemichael Desalegn, Mulatu Gashaw

“…In resource-constrained countries, accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection remains a challenge. …”
Get full text

Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…This paper develops a novel methodology to address this need through incorporating farmer knowledge into robust drought impact assessments.Using a new dataset of 925 farmer focus groups in Zambia, we investigate whether farmers’ recollection can identify consequential drought events more consistently than crop yields, which are conventionally used for this purpose. Zambia, like many countries, has experienced structural changes in its crop production systems over the last 30 years. …”
Get full text

Developing and applying a training needs analysis tool for healthcare workers managing snakebite envenoming: A cross-sectional study in Eswatini. by Jonathan Steinhorst, Clare Baker, Sara Padidar, Thea Litschka-Koen, Ezekiel Ngwenya, Lindelwa Mmema, Brent Thomas, Nondumiso Shongwe, Trevor Sithole, Mbongiseni Mathobela, Anna Trelfa, Nicholas R Casewell, David G Lalloo, Robert A Harrison, Jonathan Pons, Ymkje Stienstra

“…Effectively diagnosing and treating patients with snakebite envenoming requires healthcare workers to have a variety of generic and snakebite-specific medical skills. In several countries, however, healthcare workers have been found to have limited skills in managing snakebite patients. …”
Get full text

TRILATERALISM AND ISSUES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND WESTERN EUROPE by A. I. Pechalova

“…Namely, bilateral relations between theUSandJapanand theUSand Western Europe are closer than the cooperation betweenJapanandWestern Europe.Secondly, there is a divergence in foreign policy priorities of the countries. With European priorities lying within the European Union, further integration and relations with the neighbors andJapanactively monitoring the developments in the Asia-Pacific, theUShas yet to articulate its foreign policy.Thirdly, economic issues that used to bethe core of relations between the three sides during the Cold Warare gradually disappearing from the trilateral agenda. …”
Get full text

Examining spatiotemporal dynamics of CO2 emission at multiscale based on nighttime light data by Binbin Zhang, Zongzheng Liang, Wenru Guo, Zhanyou Cui, Deguang Li

“…Carbon emissions have increasingly been the focus of all governments as countries throughout the world choose carbon neutrality as a national development strategy. …”
Get full text

Effect of abattoir waste water on metabolic and antioxidant profiles of cowpea seedlings grown in crude oil contaminated soil by F. I. Achuba, M. O. Ja-anni

“…Abstract Purpose The pollution of agricultural land by crude oil is a wide spread phenomenon in petroleum producing countries of the world. Therefore, there is the need to find effective and eco-friendly means of mitigating the toxic effect of crude oil on crop plants. …”
Get full text

A Review of Supply Chain Resilience: A Network Modeling Perspective by Chuhan Ma, Lei Zhang, Liang You, Wenjie Tian

“…This research also indicates that the enhanced resilience of supply chains can produce a multiplier effect, benefiting not only individual firms but also promoting economic stability and growth across multiple countries.…”
Get full text