Effect of Male Involvement on the Nutritional Status of Children Less Than 5 Years: A Cross Sectional Study in a Rural Southwestern District of Uganda by Noel Kansiime, Daniel Atwine, Simpson Nuwamanya, Fred Bagenda

“…Undernutrition among children less than 5 years is still a public health concern in most developing countries. Fathers play a critical role in providing support in improving maternal and child health. …”
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Predicting Wet-Road Crashes Using the Finite-Mixture Zero-Truncated Negative Binomial Model by Ying Chen, Zhongxiang Huang

“…Data incompleteness is a challenge in many developing countries. It is common that safety researchers only have access to data on sites where a crash has occurred (i.e., zero-truncated data). …”
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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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BUSINESS INCUBATORS AS CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN OYO AND EKITI STATES, NIGERIA by Musa Maigari, Bola O Jenyo, Alabi Qozim Diekola, Paul Zangu Terkula

“…The high rate of entrepreneurial failure rate in developing countries is motivation for this investigation to explore the relationship between business incubators and entrepreneurial process development in the target states. …”
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Comparison of Toxic Metal Concentrations in Antidiabetic Herbal Preparations (ADHPs) Available in Bangladesh Using AAS and XRF Analytical Tools by Rausan Zamir, Nazmul Islam, Akhter Faruque

“…Widespread escalation of type 2 diabetes is a concern throughout the world. Developing countries are leading with patients suffering from diabetes-related complications. …”
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Management lag: can social management keep up with high technologies? by K. V. Isaeva

“…The functioning of E-Government platforms as one of the innovations examples in social governance in the world is considered in the article through the prism of government programmes of a number of developed countries and relevant statistical data. The Russian and foreign statistical agencies materials, major organisations electronic databases, keeping high-tech development records: Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Boston Consulting Group, United Nations, World Bank, Russian Government, etc., were used for the analysis. …”
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The Relationship Between Education Funding and Student Performance in Unity Schools in Nigeria by Elizabeth Hassan, Wim Groot, Louis Volante

“…Developing countries need to significantly increase education funding in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) targets. …”
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Economic Impact of IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme on Rice Farmers in North Central Zone, Nigeria by A. A. Iordekighir, C. K. Biam, G. A. Abu, J. A. C. Ezihe

“… Raising agricultural productivity, reducing food insecurity and poverty levels of poor- resource farmers is an important policy goal for any concerned nation, particularly, in developing countries, Nigeria inclusive. The study assessed the economic impact of International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development  Programme (IFAD-VCDP) on rice farmers in North Central Zone, Nigeria using appropriate standard techniques with a well structured questionnaire. …”
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My heart belongs here: an investigation into the predictive role of destination psychological ownership on tourism ethnocentrism by David Amani, Betty Begashe, Esther Ernest Mfumbilwa

“…Extensive literature highlights the prevalent concern of local resident support for domestic tourism, particularly in developing countries. Although empirical testing in this area is limited, theoretical postulations suggest that despite the side effects of the tourism sector, local residents who experience the social and economic impacts of tourism tend to exhibit a favorable bias towards their own tourism destination. …”
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INFLUENCING FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ADOPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Edin Osmanbegović, Zijad Lugavić

“…In that way, the government will prevent low-level of adoption and usage of e-government services, which is connected especially with developing countries. To address this issue, this study will try to identify key determinants affecting citizens’ adoption and usage of e-government services in Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Uric acid levels and their relation to incapacities in acute cerebrovascular disease by Julio López Argüelles, Joan Rojas Fuentes, Ricardo Verdecia Fraga

“…<strong>Background</strong>: cerebrovascular disease and ischemic cardiopathy can be considered as an epidemic and constitute the first cause of incapacities in developed countries. Multiple studies have shown the association between uric acid levels and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: almost 5 million newborns die every year all over the world. 98% of them belong to developing countries. From 30% to 40% of neonatal deaths are related to infections. …”
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Hib Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives by Adi Essam Zarei, Hussein A. Almehdar, Elrashdy M. Redwan

“…Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes many severe diseases, including epiglottitis, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. In developed countries, the annual incidence of meningitis caused by bacteria is approximately 5–10 cases per population of 100,000. …”
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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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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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Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Eylem Kiral, Ayse Filiz Yetimakman

“…Routine use of meningococcal vaccines during childhood would be a better strategy for controlling IMD in both developing and developed countries.…”
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PERFORMANCES OF INSURANCE MARKET IN MONTENEGRO IN CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS by Miljana Novićević, Vladimir Kašćelan, Julija Cerović

“… Insurance market of Southeast European countries is characterized by significant changes due to uneven economic growth and development. At markets of developed countries, life insurance premium has the leading position in total insurance premium. …”
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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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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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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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