Barriers to healthcare access among female youths in Mozambique: a mixed-effects and spatial analysis using DHS 2022/23 data by Habtu Kifle Negash, Hiwot Tezera Endale, Hailu Aragie, Winta Tesfaye, Mihret Getnet, Tseganesh Asefa, Yibeltal Yismaw Gela, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…Results This study found that 49.10% (95% CI: 47.81%, 50.39%) of female youths reported barriers to healthcare access, primarily due to financial difficulties (40.69%) and distance (38.16%). …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Return and Volatility Nexus among Cryptocurrency Market by Xin Sui, Guifen Shi, Guanchong Hou, Shaohan Huang, Yanshuang Li

“…The impacts of COVID-19 have spread rapidly to global financial markets. In this context, combining the spillover index method introduced by Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) and the complex network analysis framework, we examined the volatility connectedness and the topological structure among the top ten cryptocurrencies before and during the COVID-19 crisis. …”
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Computer simulation of annual work cycle of combined refrigeration system using night radiative cooling by A. P. Tsoy, A. V. Baranenko, A. S. Granovskiy, D. A. Tsoy, D. A. Koretskiy, R. A. Jamasheva

“…Thus, the combined refrigeration system provides 7,6% reduced energy consumption, and also reduces physical deterioration of the refrigerating machine compressor for the annual cycle, which should reduce the financial costs for operating the refrigeration warehouse…”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MODELS OF STATE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIES OF THE WORLD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by O. A. Lomovtseva, S. Yu. Soboleva, A. V. Sobolev

“…The study presents a comparative description of approaches to the formation of state financial support for businesses and households in developed countries of the European Union, China and Russia. …”
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Intelligent Soft Computing on Forex: Exchange Rates Forecasting with Hybrid Radial Basis Neural Network by Lukas Falat, Dusan Marcek, Maria Durisova

“…This paper deals with application of quantitative soft computing prediction models into financial area as reliable and accurate prediction models can be very helpful in management decision-making process. …”
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When is a DAO Decentralized? by Henrik Axelsen, Johannes Rude Jensen, Omri Ross

“…DAOs typically emerge around the management of decentralized financial applications (DeFi) and thus benefit from the rapid growth of innovation in this sector. …”
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Selection of Machine Learning Models for Oil Price Forecasting: Based on the Dual Attributes of Oil by Lei Yan, Yuting Zhu, Haiyan Wang

“…Since the commodity and financial attributes of crude oil will have a long-term or short-term impact on crude oil prices, we propose a de-dimension machine learning model approach to forecast the international crude oil prices. …”
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Enhancing The Role Of Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) In Corruption Prevention: A Case Study Of Halmahera Selatan Regency by Muhammad Zaki Abd. Wahab, Faissal Malik, Nam Rumkel

“… Corruption significantly threatens state financial stability and governance integrity. This study explores optimizing the role of the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (Aparatur Pengawasan Intern Pemerintah, APIP) in preventing corruption in Halmahera Selatan Regency. …”
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Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods by C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Elizabeth Bolles, D. Culbert, James DeValerio, Michael Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, Anita Neal, Sally Scalera, E. Toro, Joseph Walter

“… This 40-page publication describes how homeowners can use an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help decrease pesticide use, reduce the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, and ease the financial burden on local governments responsible for area-wide control. …”
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Company Size, Profitability, Leverage, and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Bank in Indonesia by Zaky Machmuddah, Anna Sumaryati, Acep Komara

“…This study aims to empirically test the influence of financial performance as proxied by return on assets and leverage on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and is strengthened by company size. …”
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Starting a just transition in the context of macro-economic policy by Pavićević Nina, Ćosić Milivoje, Đorđević Vladimir

“…Also, there is increasing evidence that climate shocks and environmental risks have important implications for the financial stability of countries. Accordingly, all these developments impose the need for profound socioeconomic changes worldwide, aimed at promoting a "green economy". …”
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Does integration of ESG disclosure and green financing improve firm performance: Practical applications of stakeholders theory by Ashfaq Habib, Judit Oláh, Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Smutka Luboš

“…By integrating ESG disclosure and green finance, firms can efficiently manage their financial resources and operate in an environmentally friendly manner. …”
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The Concept of Knowledge Co-production in the Context of Arctic Research by Marina V. Nenasheva

“…In most cases, they are associated with the presence of many different stakeholders in the process of knowledge co-production, differences in understanding of the purpose and objectives of research between representatives of the academic and non-academic community, lack of organizational and financial support. It is shown that the concept of knowledge co-production has received the greatest application in research on the sustainable development of the Arctic, where special attention is paid to the knowledge of indigenous peoples and their co-production.…”
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Behavioural bias in investment decisions: moderate role of self-control by Muhadjir Anwar, Sulastri Irbayuni, Ira Wikartika, Heri Pratikto

“…Behavioural aspects in making financial or investment decisions have been inspired by the increasing role of behaviour as determinants of buying and selling securities. …”
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The training of teachers to work in rural schools in Siberia in late XIX–early XX centuries by O. V. Ishchenko

“…Finally, it is concluded that in the conditions of Siberia, there was the people’s teacher who became the main source of educational and cultural impact on the peasant environment, which corresponded to the tasks set for him by the state, but was not accompanied by the necessary financial support on his part. …”
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Dynamics of socially oriented non-profit organizations development as providers of socially important services in the regions of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Fe... by A. S. Artamonova

“…The assessment of the SONPOs development rates for all types of socially important services contained in the official statistical information has shown that, while their number is practically unchanged, the increase in the financial support volume leads to an increase in their consumers’ number. …”
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Unpacking the Municipal Demarcation Application in South Africa by Zaakirah Iqbal Jeeva, Trynos Gumbo, Juanee Cilliers

“…These protests are to an extent due to municipalities being too large, lacking economic bases, and having poor governance structures to administer efficiently, resulting in many struggling to provide basic services and remain financially viable and sustainable. This article unpacks the application process that needs to be followed by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), the Member of Executive Council (MEC), and the public to motivate for the re-demarcation of local boundaries. …”
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Application of BSDE in Standard Inventory Financing Loan by Hui Zhang, Wenyu Meng, Xiaojie Wang, Jianwei Zhang

“…In this paper, we provide a general framework to determine a bank’s optimal loan-to-value (LTV) ratio when we consider the collateral value in the financial market with Knightian uncertainty. We assume that the short-term prices of the collateral follow a geometric Brownian motion. …”
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Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods by C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Elizabeth Bolles, D. Culbert, James DeValerio, Michael Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, Anita Neal, Sally Scalera, E. Toro, Joseph Walter

“… This 40-page publication describes how homeowners can use an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help decrease pesticide use, reduce the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, and ease the financial burden on local governments responsible for area-wide control. …”
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Mbamois women and land tenure: a study of the actors in the Mbam-And-Inoubou Division (Centre, Cameroon) by Esther Laurentine NYA, Junior Chatelain Avore

“… Context and background  In rural regions, a striking reality emerges : many women, trapped in an overwhelming financial dependency, are engaged in fierce battles to secure a tiny plot of land where they can carry out their essential activities (agriculture). …”
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