Depictions of Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Contemporary Africa Using Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Apio Eunice Otuku’s Zura Maids by Johnson, Ocan, Denis, Sekiwu, Charles Nelson, Okumu

“…This article examines how human trafficking and exploitation impacts on young girls from developing countries using Akachi Dimora Ezeig’s novel; ‘Trafficked’ and Apio Eunice Otuku’s ‘Zura Maids’. …”
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A Program for PHD in Business Administration (By Research Only) (PHDBA- R) by Kabale University

“…Whereas the stiff competition in the business sector calls for development of a human capital base equipped with managerial competences to deal with the National, Regional, Africa and Worldwide trends of contemporary business, there is a remarkable increase in the demand of managerial skills in the wake of liberalized economies, elsewhere in developing countries. This in turn has created a need for managers who are capable of handling the emerging challenges and opportunities. …”
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Resident-based learning model for sustainable resident participation in municipal solid waste management program by A. Ghazali, J. Tjakraatmadja, . Sunarti, E.Y.D. Pratiwi

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Encouraging resident participation in the Municipal Solid Waste Management system still becomes a challenge for cities in developing countries. Previous studies showed that existing education strategies ineffective and insufficient to change resident behavior sustainably. …”
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Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…However, poor patient-physician communication, unavailability of appropriate medications, and lack of long-term goals have made asthma control difficult in developing countries. Poor assessment of asthma control and quality of life is a major cause of suboptimal asthma treatment worldwide, and information regarding this issue is scanty in developing countries like Ethiopia. …”
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Fuzzy Diagnostic System for Oleo-Pneumatic Drive Mechanism of High-Voltage Circuit Breakers by Viorel Nicolau

“…Many oil-based high-voltage circuit breakers are still in use in national power networks of developing countries, like those in Eastern Europe. Changing these breakers with new more reliable ones is not an easy task, due to their implementing costs. …”
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Assessment of a Planned Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Sri Lanka by Disna Eheliyagoda, Nimal Prematilake

“…Most of these local administrations are directly dumping Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to an open dumping site, this manner of inappropriate disposal of MSW is become a major threat to the environment and public health in developing countries like Sri Lanka. This study was conducted for the MSWM practices of Balangoda Urban Council. …”
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Correlation between public housing location and city local characteristics: a comparison of gamma and inverse Gaussian models by Gunwon Lee, Seok Lee, In Su Na

“…The results could encourage developing countries to reduce their initial project burdens and social costs by choosing the right location.…”
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Bioinorganic Nanoparticles for the Remediation of Environmental Pollution: Critical Appraisal and Potential Avenues by Md. Mominur Rahman, Limon Ahmed, Fazilatunnesa Anika, Anha Akter Riya, Sumaiya Khatun Kali, Abdur Rauf, Rohit Sharma

“…Nowadays, environmental pollution has become a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. Because of excessive industrialization, burning of fossil fuels, mining and exploration, extensive agricultural activities, and plastics, the environment is being contaminated rapidly through soil, air, and water. …”
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From Citizen Science to Policy Development on the Coral Reefs of Jamaica by M. James C. Crabbe

“…The use of volunteers and citizen scientists from both developed and developing countries can help in forging links which can assist in data collection and analysis and, ultimately, in ecosystem management and policy development.…”
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Skilled Birth Attendance among Women in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya by Eliphas Gitonga

“…In 2012, about forty million births occurred without a skilled attendant in developing countries. Skilled birth attendance improves maternal and newborn survival. …”
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Machine Learning for Ischemic Heart Disease Diagnosis Aided by Evolutionary Computing by Mohammad Alsaffar, Abdullah Alshammari, Gharbi Alshammari, Saud Aljaloud, Tariq S. Almurayziq, Fadam Muteb Abdoon, Solomon Abebaw

“…Heart disease is the leading cause of death from chronic diseases in the developing countries. The difficulty of making an accurate and timely diagnosis is exacerbated by a lack of resources and professionals in some areas, which contributes to this reality. …”
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An Experimental In Vivo Model to Characterize “Heavy Legs” Symptom in Topical Formulations by Pedro Contreiras Pinto, Luís Monteiro Rodrigues

“…The “Heavy legs” symptom is regarded as an early expression of chronic venous failure, estimated to affect 40% of the population in developing countries. A new methodology is proposed to approach the “tired or heavy legs” symptom. …”
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Research on the Impact of Environmental Regulation on Enterprise Innovation from the Perspective of Official Communication by Lili Feng, Lin Wang, Wenjun Zhou

“…Many developing countries including China are implementing increasingly stringent environmental regulations to achieve sustainable development. …”
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Assessment of a Planned Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Sri Lanka by Disna Eheliyagoda, Nimal Prematilake

“…Most of these local administrations are directly dumping Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to an open dumping site, this manner of inappropriate disposal of MSW is become a major threat to the environment and public health in developing countries like Sri Lanka. This study was conducted for the MSWM practices of Balangoda Urban Council. …”
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Importance and Relevance of Phytochemicals Present in Galenia africana by Dario Heredia, Ivan Green, Jeremy Klaasen, Farzana Rahiman

“…Many people in developing countries rely primarily on medicinal plants as their main source of healthcare, particularly for the treatment of skin infections. …”
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Climate protection as an ethical challenge by Zbigniew M. Karaczun

“…The rejection of human responsibility for climate change and the responsibility of rich societies for already occurring changes and their effects in developing countries means that climate mitigation actions are not being sufficiently addressed. …”
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Multidimensional Determinants of National Food Security in Azerbaijan: an Application of the ARDL Approach by Ragif Huseynov

“…The attainment of food security is crucial and is a prime development priority for all developing countries. The inability to provide reliable evidence of national food security has remained a problem for both policymakers and researchers alike. …”
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Introduction: Intergenerational Transmissions of Infant Mortality using the Intermediate Data Structure (IDS) by Luciana Quaranta, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth

“…It has previously been shown that infant mortality clusters in a subset of families, a phenomenon which was observed in historical populations as well as contemporary developing countries. A transmission of death clustering across generations has also been shown in Belgium, but it is unknown whether such effects are specific to the studied context or are also found in other areas. …”
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ICT and agriculture in India by Balasubramanian Dhandapani, Rico Lie, Pierre Grard

“…The relevance of new computing technologies and their effective implementation in developing countries is widely debated, both at policy and community level. …”
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Mutations institutionnelles et recompositions des territoires urbains en Afrique : une analyse à travers la problématique de l’accès à l’eau by Catherine Baron

“…Access to water is one of the major challenges of urban policies implemented in developing countries. These policies aimed either to provide a global access in order to control urban spaces or to segment water supply to offer different services and features to comply with the diversity of actors. …”
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