COMMERCIAL BANKS’ FACILITIES AND SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES GROWTH IN KWARA STATE by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“… Small and medium scale enterprises are engines of growth and catalysts for socio-economic development in both developing and developed countries. However, it has not performed admirably well because of inadequate banking facilities. …”
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Digital Transformation: A Case Study of a Legal Firm in Sri Lanka and Its Impact by Dulanjani Dissanayake, Kajini Pasadika Hapuarachchi Hapuarachchige, Yogesh Jindal

“…Presently, there is a critical gap in the operational efficiency of law firms in Sri Lanka compared to those in developed countries. This study is with special reference to D.L&F. …”
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THE NEW WORLD INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ORDER DEBATE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA by BECKY ADE ALIEGBA

“…The study concluded that NWICO in Nigeria is a work in progress as the gap between the developed countries and the developing is far from being bridged. …”
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Evolution of Political Risk Concept: Classical and Contemporary Interpretations by D. A. Nechkin

“…The paper identifies the key drivers behind the development of contemporary approaches to defining political risks, including an increasing influence of non-governmental actors, destabilizing processes in certain developed countries, etc. The author shows that these factors have broadened the concept by reinterpreting what generates political risks, in what circumstances and what impact they have on a risk bearer (a foreign company).…”
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(Im)mobile phones by Alette Schoon, Larry Strelitz

“…While research on mobile phones in developed countries suggest these devices facilitate the creation of a society free from the confines of local geography and community, where the user can craft an individualised networked sociability, this may not be the reality in the global south. …”
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Peculiarities of the Research of the History of Western European Countries, Case of Norway by A. A. Vorobiev

“…The author concludes that the regularities in history are universal and concern all small highly developed countries of Western Europe including Norway. …”
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Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Ilias Zampros, Anna Praidou, Periklis Brazitikos, Panagiotis Ekonomidis, Sofia Androudi

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe visual loss and blindness over the age of 50 in developed countries. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered as a critical molecule in the pathogenesis of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which characterizes the neovascular AMD. …”
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“… Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely practiced by multinational companies in developed countries. But Nigerian companies are not widely accepted the concept. …”
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PERFORMANCE BUDGETING IN THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPE COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Elman Nadžaković

“…The United States, Australia and the European Union are the examples of developed countries implementing performance-based budgeting and their experience can be helpful to SEE countries in their efforts to establish working performance budgeting system. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The imbalance of communication flow, castigated, and denounced by every developing country, is considered to be the source of all evils, ranging from the failure of politico-economical policies and erosion of social norms and values to street crimes and prostitution; nevertheless, the verdict is still not yet in. …”
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Perspective on Antibiotic Resistance in Bangladesh: A Critical Yet Overlooked Public Health Crisis by Md. Mahadi Hassan, Noushin Nohor

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims This article explores antibiotic resistance as a critical public health issue in Bangladesh, emphasizing its growing threat to the nation's healthcare system. As a developing country, Bangladesh faces unique challenges in managing this crisis, with antibiotic resistance posing significant risks due to its multidimensional problems to both individual health and the broader population. …”
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Child Passenger Safety in Indonesia by Oos Ariyanto, Setiawan Noerdajasakti, Faizin Sulistio

“…Current Indonesian road safety laws, particularly Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Road Transport, lack specific provisions for the use of child restraint systems, which significantly reduces child passenger safety. Unlike many developed countries with strict regulations that mandate child-specific safety equipment, Indonesian regulations currently mandate only standard seatbelts designed for adults. …”
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THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN HEALTH INFORMATION DIFFUSION IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Olubanke M Bankole, Isaac O Busayo

“…The paper therefore provides an overview of the role that libraries could play to promote diffusion of information for quality health care in Nigeria drawing from examples of such practices in developed countries. Librarians as repositories of knowledge could be involved in helping the public to get high quality consumer health information, in providing patients’ education and in imparting information literacy skills which avails individuals the understanding of their health status, and take appropriate actions to prevent and control diseases. …”
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Open innovation’s effects on Indonesia’s digital health market and related societal issues by Irianna Futri, Phaninee Naruetharadhol

“…This study aims to analyze the impact of open innovation in the digital healthcare market in Indonesia, a developing country with a population of over 273 million. …”
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in workers of Medical Science college in Cienfuegos city. by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, René Mick Cabrera Núñez, Patricio Castillo Sardiñas, Yudeny Poll Cañizares, Yadira Suaréz

“…The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is high, similar to that of some developed countries.…”
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The Role of Corporate Governance in Sustainability of Malaysian NGOs Operated Elderly Care Centres by Shafi Mohamad, N. Fadzlyn, Abdullah Abdulaziz Bawazir, Nik Hasfizul Hassan

“…This study can provide guidance to regulators in enhancing their regulatory framework so that it is more in line with the systems adopted by NGOs in other more developed countries. This study also recommended that boards of NGOs adopt corporate governance best practices to enhance the sustainability of their organisations.  …”
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Corporate social responsibility communication for both business and societal sustainability in ten South African organisations by Louise Bezuidenhout, Elbe Kloppers

“… In the context of South Africa as a developing country, we argue that CSR communication should contribute to both business sustainability and the empowerment of society for societal sustainability. …”
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Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in young patient with Bardet – Biedl syndrome by I.M. Sichkaruk, O.V. Khrystyuk, M.Ye. Romaniv, O.A. Vasylkova, O.S. Kargol, M.M. Pavelko, A.V. Yagensky

“…According to a number of studies, mortality from MI among young men in Ukraine is 3–5 times higher than in economically developed countries. Described case of STEMI in a young man with a genetic defect, which is part of a metabolic abnormality, may be the result of the atherosclerotic process progression. …”
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Could Proteomic Research Deliver the Next Generation of Treatments for Pneumococcal Meningitis? by U. R. Goonetilleke, S. A. Ward, S. B. Gordon

“…Despite optimal antibiotic therapy and supportive care, the mortality of this condition remains very high at 20–30% in the developed world and over 60% in under-resourced hospitals. In developed countries, approximately half of the survivors suffer intellectual impairment, hearing loss, or other neurological damage. …”
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Overview of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and the Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in the Immunopathogenesis of Severe Pneumococcal Disease by Helen C. Steel, Riana Cockeran, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

“…Notwithstanding the HIV pandemic, major challenges confronting the control of CAP include the range of bacterial and viral pathogens causing this condition, the ever-increasing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide, and increased vulnerability associated with steadily aging populations in developed countries. These and other risk factors, as well as diagnostic strategies, are covered in the first section of this review. …”
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