The economic dimensions of transnational organised crime in Southern and Western Africa by Tolulope Lembola Ojolo, Shanta Balgobind Singh

“…The article critically discusses the vulnerabilities that facilitate TOC in Africa, such as governance-related challenges, corruption, and socio-economic inequalities. A special emphasis is placed on industries such as eco-tourism and real estate, which have become key channels for money laundering and other illegal activities on the continent, as well as the impact of TOC on the continent's social and economic development. …”
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The Existence of Positive Solutions for a Fourth-Order Difference Equation with Sum Form Boundary Conditions by Yanping Guo, Xuefei Lv, Yude Ji, Yongchun Liang

“…Using fixed point theorem of cone expansion and compression of norm type and Hölder’s inequality, various existence, multiplicity, and nonexistence results of positive solutions for above problem are derived, which extends and improves some known recent results.…”
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Bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of the relationship between sustainable development goals and sustainable entrepreneurship over time by Elba Patricia Benavides-Sánchez, Ismael Moya-Clemente, Gabriela Ribes-Giner

“…This finding opens up significant new opportunities for future research, with important implications for policymakers, business, academia and society, who seek to promote a more just, prosperous and sustainable world for those of us here, as well as for future generations.…”
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Social Mobility of University Graduates: Which Pathways Lead Upwards? by N. Ya. Rosenfeld, V. A. Maltseva

“…Socio-economic and gender inequalities were also observed: male graduates and those from more educated families had significantly higher chances of upward social mobility. …”
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Discrete-Time Event-Triggered Control of Nonlinear Wireless Networked Control Systems by Songlin Hu, Dong Yue, Min Shi, Xiangpeng Xie

“…A Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model and parallel-distributed compensation (PDC) scheme are first employed to design a nonlinear fuzzy event-triggered controller for the stabilization of nonlinear discrete-time NCSs. The idea of the event-triggering communication scheme (i.e., a soft computation algorithm) under consideration is that the current sensor data is transmitted only when the current sensor data and the previously transmitted one satisfy a certain state-dependent trigger condition. …”
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Lens Raster as a Source of Distortions in Integral Photography by E. G. Zaytseva, A. A. Kisliuk, T. O. Laryonova, N. N. Dubina

“…The fi approach consists in formation of stereoscopic images, the second one provides the formation of an optical object model and includes particularly a group of integral photography methods .The use of integral photography methods for recording and reproducing volumetric images is relevant due to the lack of fl inherent for stereoscopic methods and relative simplicity of technical implementation. …”
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Young Women’s Political Participation and Gender Depoliticization in Nigeria by Adeola Aderayo Adebajo, Owolola Oluwakemi Yusirat, Adebajo Olatomiwa Abraham, Adebajo Adesola Seun

“…The paper contended that there is always political inequality between women and men, particularly among the youngest generations.  …”
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Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints by A. A. Lobaty, D. A. Konopacki

“…As restrictions imposed on the structure of the educational process, a system of inequalities is considered, presented in a linear form and taking into account restrictions on the budget of study time allocated for the study of the academic discipline, financial restrictions on the remuneration of teaching and teaching staff, financial restrictions associated with the content educational and material base, purchase of software and other expenses. …”
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Serum Leucine-Rich α2-Glycoprotein as a Biomarker for Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Masaki Shimizu, Natsumi Inoue, Mao Mizuta, Yasuo Nakagishi, Akihiro Yachie

“…To investigate whether serum leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein (LRG) levels are useful as a marker of disease activity in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (s-JIA), we determined serum LRG levels in fifty-nine s-JIA patients, 15 with other subtypes of JIA, 7 with Kawasaki disease (KD), 7 with influenza A infection (flu), 7 with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection, and 20 healthy controls (HC). …”
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THE EFFECT OF THE ACCESSIBILITY TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS YOUNG GIRLS' HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN NIGERIA by Doris Lami Madugu, Rosemary Onchi Daniel

“…Using a theoretical framework that integrates gender inequality and social determinants of health, this research investigates the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of menstrual health. …”
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A Stylistic Analysis of Ṣeun Ògúnfìdítìmí’s Songs by Temidayo Akinrinlola

“…The songs reflect political, social, cultural and religious ideals of the Yorùbá traditional African society. The contextual issues expressed in the songs include the importance attached to the child as success indicator, the significance of marriage, love, conspiracy and the place of detractors, corruption and embezzlement, 184 Temidayo Akinrinlola supremacy of God, social degeneration, gender inequality and the cyclical nature of life. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of water resources allocation in rift valley lakes basin (Ethiopia): tradeoffs between efficiency and equity by Mulugeta Mohammed, Belete Birhanu, Fentaw Abegaz

“…Current water allocation practices often prioritize short-term economic gains, leading to over-extraction and inefficient water use, exacerbating social inequities and environmental degradation. This study introduces a multi-objective optimization framework using the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) to balance economic efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in water allocation. …”
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Concomitant Nephrotic Syndrome and Cryoglobulinemia in a Case of Malignant Mesothelioma by Kei Nagai, Hiroaki Tachi, Kohei Inoue, Atsushi Ueda

“…This case does not provide a causal mechanism, but may be worth adding to the case list as one of the rare renal involvement in a patient with malignant mesothelioma.…”
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Making Hidden Sustainable Urban Planning and Landscape Knowledge Visual and Multisensorial by Carlos J. L. Balsas

“…Quantitative research methods have become increasingly sophisticated, and while they serve to enhance one’s knowledge of complex phenomena, they can also be difficult to understand. …”
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An analyzing the distribution pattern of land uses in learning cities with spatial justice approach (Case Study: Zanjan City) by mohsen kalantari, hossein tahmasebi moghadam, bahareh Akbari Monfared

“…Such a problem has hampered the development of the learning city approach in Zanjan and has resulted in the concentration of these services in the center of the city and their shortage in the peripheral areas as made a profound inequalities between the residential areas of the city. …”
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Digital divide: how is Indonesian public service affected? by Edy Sutrisno, Mala Sondang Silitonga, Rima Ranintya Yusuf, Alih Aji Nugroho

“…This study clearly sets out how much the extent of the digital divide affects e-government services being adopted by Indonesia. Such inequality in access and competence of nations in digital technology is one of the great stumbling blocks erected in the way of the Indonesian government to carry out various programs. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Spatial Habitat and Environmental Quality on Improving Satisfaction of Citizens from Localities (Case study: Keshavarz District 6th District of Tehran) by Elmira Azimi, hosin Mobara, maryam farzadmanesh

“…The emergence of a variety of inequalities, widespread poverty, malnutrition and ... were examples of the effects of urbanization. …”
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Wages in the U.S. Manufacturing industry by N. E. Petrovskaya

“…Based on data from official American statistics, the issue of wages in the United States of America manufacturing industry has been considered. …”
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Tocilizumab Controls Paraneoplastic Inflammatory Syndrome but Does Not Suppress Tumor Growth of Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma by Hideaki Sabe, Akitomo Inoue, Shigenori Nagata, Yoshinori Imura, Toru Wakamatsu, Satoshi Takenaka, Hironari Tamiya

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Equity of access and participation in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand: the tale of three regions by Sharon Brownie, Patrick Broman, Cathy Cooney, Leith Comer

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