Growth factors and the importance of the shadow economy in African countries by T. F. Alhassan, T. K. Blokhina

“…The factors, causing the rapid expansion of the shadow economy (informal economy) in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa have been considered in the article. …”
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Rethinking the role of the media in South Africa by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

“… The main purpose of this article is to stimulate and contribute to the debate about the role of the media in South Africa as a developing country. Against the background of an overview of the relationship between the government of apartheid and the media, and the similarity of this relationship to the conflict between the African National Congress (ANC) government and the media in 2000 and the early part of 2001, it is argued that there is a need to rethink the role of the media in South Africa. …”
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Unravelling the Role of Digital Partnering in Successful Construction Digitalisation – An Empirical Investigation by Aghimien Douglas, Aghimien Emmanuel, Aigbavboa Clinton, Oke Ayodeji, Zapata-Montalvo Luis

“…Given the competitive and often adversarial nature of the construction industry in developing countries like South Africa, the study recommends that organisations pursue collaborative partnerships both within and outside the industry to facilitate digital transformation. …”
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Barriers to the adoption of multiple agricultural innovations: insights from Bt cotton, wheat seeds, herbicides and no-tillage in Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal, Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani

“…The slow pace of the adoption of the latest innovations in agricultural technology innovations impedes sustainable farming practices and sustainable agriculture in developing countries. This study investigates the potential reasons that stop smallholder farming households from adopting genetically engineered seeds (Bt cotton and improved wheat seeds), herbicides resulting from cutting-edge technologies, and no-tillage farming. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in imported marine fish species consumed in Ogun state, Nigeria by Adetola Quddus Adebowale, Mary Opeyemi Odubote, Adedapo Samson Adefabi

“…Fish is an affordable protein source in developing countries such as Nigeria, however, human activities like mining, agriculture, and industrial discharges negatively impact these aquatic resources and their environment. …”
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A Review of the Progress in the Development of Leishmaniasis Vaccines by Narges Khaghanzadeh, Fatemeh Javadi, Afshin Samiei

“…The treatment of this disease is complex and costly, particularly in developing countries. Numerous studies have been conducted on various vaccines utilizing live attenuated parasites, killed parasites, subunit antigens, recombinant vaccines, and DNA technology. …”
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POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MISMANAGEMENT OF HOSPITAL WASTEWATER IN TANZANIA by Shadrack Mwita Sabai

“…Regardless on the toxicity of hospital wastewater, there are limited information on the impact of hospital wastewater mismanagement to the environment and surrounding community in the developing countries. This study aims to investigate the potential impacts of hospital wastewater mismanagement to the environment and surrounding community in Tanzania. …”
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SIGNIFICANT WASTE FACTORS INFLUENCING DELIVERY COST PERFORMANCE OF DESIGN AND BUILD LOW COST HOUSING PROJECTS IN IMO STATE NIGERIA by Lovelin OBI, Mohammed ARIF, Bankole AWUZIE

“… Effective performances particularly on Low cost housing projects has been a major problem in many developing countries. In Nigeria public sector clients have adopted the design and build (DB) procurement strategy as one of the strategies to deliver Low cost housing (LcH) projects following potential benefits to facilitate improved performances particularly as it pertains to project cost Yet, many design and build low cost housing ( projects are not delivered within expected tar get cost performances resulting from the influences of waste factors amongst several others identified Th is paper aim to identify the waste factors that significantly influence poor cost performances of DBLcH projects based on the investigation of the LcH sector in Imo S tate Nigeria. …”
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Evaluation of flood determination with various methods: Case study of Ayamama Creek by Orkan Özcan

“…In many developing countries, rapid urbanization, disaster risks and affectability pose a great problem. …”
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Epidemiology of loneliness & social isolation, an emerging public mental health predicament in India: a scoping review by Niranjan Muralikrishnan, Sendilkumar Balasundaram

“…Abstract Background Loneliness and Social Isolation (SI) has evolved into an epidemic and WHO has alarmed many developed and developing countries that their citizens are going through the epidemic of loneliness and SI. …”
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The Use of digital project management solutions by project businesses: a case study of a selected platinum mine in the Limpopo province by Kgothatso Erens Mahlo, Pete Spencer

“…The awareness and adoption of PMS is unclear, especially in developing countries. This study has examined the awareness and adoption levels of digital project management solutions by project businesses at a selected opencast platinum mine in the Limpopo Province. …”
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I Infrastructure development: Improving on execution systems by Edoghogho Ogbeifun, Charles Mbohwa, Jan-Harm C Pretorius

“…Despite this it is still the method most commonly used for the execution of capital development projects in the public and private sectors in many developing countries. Some of the most prominent criticisms include cost and time overruns, the inability to fast-track the completion of capital projects, huge human capacity in the client and project execution teams and the process being exposed to different levels of dispute adjudication. …”
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Measuring Spatial Expansion of Tehran Metropolis and its Impact on Environmental Changes by Asghar Teymouri, Jamileh Tavakolinia, Abolfazl Meshkini

“…Increasing urbanization in the urbanized world has posed major challenges to the sustainability of metropolitan areas, especially in developing countries in various aspects of sustainable development, and has provided them with the prospect of unsustainable development. …”
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Peritoneal Equilibration Test in Costa Rica: Discrepancies from Other Populations by Marta Avellan-Boza, Fabio Hernández, Allan Ramos-Esquivel

“…Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) is a kidney replacement therapy that has been recently incorporated in developing countries. We aim to establish our reference values, to compare them with the original and the Mexican population, and to associate some variables with the type of peritoneal transport. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Optimal Control Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission in Ethiopia by Ashenafi Kelemu Mengistu, Peter J. Witbooi

“…Despite the recent progress of global control efforts, tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health threat worldwide, especially in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Furthermore, the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has further complicated the situation. …”
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Predisposing Factors and Etiology of Deep Neck Space Infections – A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study by Utkarsh Jain, Mahima Luthra, Sampan Singh Bist, Lovneesh Kumar, Vinish Kumar Agarwal

“…Background: Deep neck space infections (DNSI) are serious infections of the potential spaces of the neck. In developing countries, dental infections have been found to be the most common cause of these infections. …”
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Optimization of Headways and Departure Times in Urban Bus Networks: A Case Study of Çorlu, Turkey by Huseyin Ceylan, Tayfun Ozcan

“…The traffic congestion, which has become one of the major problems of developed and developing countries, has led to a shift in the way public transport systems are viewed, and it has accelerated efforts to increase the efficiency of these systems. …”
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“Ethnic Revival” in Globalizing World: The Example of Indigenous Political Movements in Latin America by S. M. Kretov

“…In particular, it explains how such global trends as the democratization and liberalization of social and political spheres, intensified activities of international institutions on the empowerment of disadvantaged social groups, the inclusion of ecological problems in national and international agendas, growing interest of international society to the social and political problems of developing countries have contributed to the intensification of political activities of the indigenous peoples in Latin America in the last 25 years.The indigenous political activism has taken radically different institutional forms and has led to diverse outcomes. …”
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY by M. D. Simonova, V. E. Zakharov

“…The uneven distribution of hydrocarbon reserves, increasing demand of developing countries and environmental risks associated with the production and consumption of fossil resources has led to an increasing interest of many states to this field. …”
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Public administration risks in the migration sphere in the context of digital transformation by V. Yu. Ledeneva, A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…According to the results of the analysis the paper concludes that digital transformation technology can influence the management of international migration in three different dimensions: 1) increase the gap between developed and developing countries; 2) contribute to the modernization of traditional methods used in the practices of international organizations; 3) influence the adoption of new, more informed management decisions in the field of migration to ensure border security. …”
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