Exploring the Effects of Financial Knowledge on Better Decision-Making in SMEs by Vicente González-Prida, Diana Pariona-Amaya, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Soto, Sonia Luz Barzola-Inga, Uldarico Aguado-Riveros, Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez, Mark David Villar-Aranda

“…This research seeks to examine the effects of financial literacy on microenterprise decision-making in order to improve rational decision-making in financial management. …”
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KEMAMPUAN LITERASI SAINS SISWA SMA DI KOTA KENDARI: DESKRIPSI & ANALYSIS by Erniwati Erniwati, Istijarah istijarah, La Tahang, Hunaidah Hunaidah, Vivi Hastuti Rufa Mongkito, Suritno Fayanto

“…To obtain the energy impact indicator value percentage of 17.08% with a very low category.   Keywords—Science literacy, Physics learning …”
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Adolescent and young adult-friendly primary health care services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Retno Asti Werdhani, Dessie Wanda, Husain Muhammad Fajar Surasno, Mariska Anindhita, Vican Sefiany Koloi, Fitriana Murriya Ekawati, Indah Suci Widyahening, Lena A. Sanci

“…The significant domains identified for AYA-friendly healthcare care services in LMICs were health facilities, health literacy, and the environment and empowerment, which were derived from eight themes, namely, appropriate package of services, facility characteristics, data and quality improvement, providers’ competencies, adolescent health literacy, equity and nondiscrimination, community support, and adolescent participation. …”
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Evaluating the impact of adult education programs in Morocco: a quasi-experimental approach by Rachid Boukbech, Mariem Liouaeddine

“…Design/methodology/approach – To evaluate the impact of the “Postliteracy” program, this paper uses quasi-experimental methods with a control group (participants of the “Literacy” program 2020 / 2021) and a treatment group (participants of the “Postliteracy” program 2021 / 2022). …”
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Teaching methods for critical thinking in health education of children up to high school: A scoping review. by Anna Prokop-Dorner, Aleksandra Piłat-Kobla, Magdalena Ślusarczyk, Maria Świątkiewicz-Mośny, Natalia Ożegalska-Łukasik, Aleksandra Potysz-Rzyman, Marianna Zarychta, Albert Juszczyk, Dominika Kondyjowska, Agnieszka Magiera, Małgorzata Maraj, Dawid Storman, Sylwia Warzecha, Paulina Węglarz, Magdalena Wojtaszek-Główka, Wioletta Żabicka, Małgorzata M Bała

“…According to the World Health Organization, the improvement of people's health literacy is one of the fundamental public health challenges in the 21st century. …”
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Microcredit as a catalyst for microbusiness growth: a myth or reality; a case of Asante-Akim Central Municipality, Ghana by Ibrahim Musah

“…Additionally, integrating financial literacy programs into microfinance services could enhance loan utilization and business outcomes. …”
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Teaching urban sensing skills – experiences from a summer school by Åse Håtveit, Simone Mora, Titus Venverloo, Fábio Duarte, Monica Divitini

“…They also developed scientific literacy skills such as problem elaboration, data visualization, and communication with non-experts. …”
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Innovative Technologies and Provision of Library Services in Bishop Barham Library. by Olila, Jonathan

“…Additionally, the study identified several innovative user services offered at the library, including user education, OPAC services, reprography, interlibrary loans, information literacy, library networking, and the institutional repository. …”
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Impactos da Leitura Compartilhada no Desenvolvimento Linguístico na Educação Infantil - Revisão Sistemática by Carmen Lucia da Silva, Márcia Maria Peruzzi Elia da Mota, Carlos Eduardo Nórte

“…Os grupos de palavras-chave que constaram em nossas pesquisas são: (“shared book reading” OR “dialogic reading” OR “Interactive reading” OR “emergent literacy” OR “early literacy”) AND (preschool OR “child education”) AND (reading OR literacy).  …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…However, all (N=4) of the Spanish-speaking participants identified challenges related to numeracy (eg, difficulty interpreting the growth chart) and literacy (eg, features not fully available in Spanish), which informed iterative refinements to make the dashboard clearer and more literacy-sensitive. …”
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Uncovering women's healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals... by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

“…Women aged 25-34 years, and 35-49 years, had primary education, and secondary or higher education, married women, poorer, middle, richer, and richest wealth indices, had mass media exposure, first birth at age ≥20 years, birth interval of 24-36, 37-59 and >59 months as compared to < 24 months birth interval, had health insurance, delivered at a health facility, had at least one ANC visit, being from lower-middle-income countries, upper-middle-income countries, regions like West Africa, South Asia, and East Asia/Pacific compared to women living in East Africa, low literacy rates, medium literacy rates, and high literacy rates as compared to very low literacy rate were associated with lower odds of having problems accessing healthcare respectively. …”
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Neglecting Transparency in the Qur'an Recitation Test for Legislative Candidates in Aceh by Zahlul Pasha Karim, Muazzinah Muazzinah, Saifuddin Bantasyam, Sumardi Efendi

“…This research examines the neglect of the principle of transparency in Qur'an literacy tests for legislative candidates in Aceh, which has hindered voters from making informed decisions. …”
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IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY by O. N. Goryacheva, S. A. Goryacheva

“…The conducted study on the attitude of young people to genetically modified products and food bioengineering has assisted in revealing the importance of the issue raised by the authors and allowed them to formulate recommendations on providing a comprehensive program to increase youth media literacy in food biotechnology. The proposals aimed at providing a comprehensive program for improving media literacy are related to the search for ways to increase the level of public confidence in genetically modified foods.…”
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Digital Age Pedagogy: How European and Asian Business School Students Perceive Competence-Oriented Education by Desislava Serafimova, Pensri Jaroenwanit, Pongsutti Phuensane

“…The study sampled 800 undergraduate students, equally in Thailand and Bulgaria, to assess the impact of key competencies, digital literacy, and the integration of digital technologies on students’ educational choices. …”
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Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study by Florian Weidinger, Nikolas Dietzel, Elmar Graessel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas

“…Understanding the relationship between dementia literacy, health information–seeking behavior, and the use of various information sources among individuals with cognitive impairment is of high importance in this context. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…Regression analyses showed that the search engine was especially well accepted among older users, frequent internet users, and those with lower educational levels, indicating an effective targeting of segments of the population with lower health literacy and digital health literacy. Tracking data analysis revealed 1631 sessions, comprising 3090 searches across 1984 unique terms. …”
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Consumer Challenges of the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged in South Africa and the Role of Consumer Legislation by Lindeka Tentu, Karunanidhi Reddy

“… In South Africa, high poverty and low literacy rates significantly affect the consumer market, especially for vulnerable individuals in disadvantaged communities. …”
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SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH TO PEACE BUILDING IN KAJURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT by Abduljalil Abdulmumini, Babatunde Joseph AYODELE, Aleyomi Timileyin Paul

“…The study concludes that to harness the full potential of social media in peacebuilding, it is essential to address issues of misinformation, promote responsible engagement, and enhance digital literacy. Based on the findings, the study recommends developing guidelines and best practices for using social media in peacebuilding efforts, collaborating with social media platforms to prioritize peacebuilding content, investing in digital literacy programs, and fostering partnerships between peacebuilding organizations, social media platforms, and local communities. …”
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