Credit Rating Model of Small Enterprises Based on Optimal Discriminant Ability and Its Empirical Study by Zhanjiang Li, Lin Guo

“…The innovation of this study is the maximum ratio of the sum of the dispersions of credit scores between different credit ratings and the sum of the dispersions of credit scores within the same credit rating as the objective function, as well as the default loss rate of the next credit grade strictly larger than the default loss rate of the previous credit grade as the inequality constraint; a nonlinear credit rating optimal partition model is constructed. …”
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Digitalization of public administration in Russia: risks, casuses, problems by L. A. Vasilenko, V. V. Zotov

“…The purpose of this article is to open a discussion on the problems of introducing new information and telecommunication technologies and improving the efficiency of the public administration system. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Improving women’s empowerment indices, such as the Gender Inequality Index (GII), employment, and literacy, offers a promising avenue to curtail neonatal mortality rates in Nigeria and across SSA sustainably. …”
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Regional processes in Hungary - From PHARE to Smart specialisation by Viktória Józsa

Subjects: “…EU cohesion policy…”
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Regional Disparities in Measles Vaccination Coverage and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan by Masaki Machida, Shinji Fukushima, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Wakaba Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue

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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…As a kind of social control cancel culture could contribute to overcoming gap between manifested values and social practices, preserving social order and fighting elitism and inequality. At the same time cancel culture could be used as instrument of unfair competition, political struggle and suppression of opinions. …”
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The widely used Ucp1-Cre transgene elicits complex developmental and metabolic phenotypes by Manasi Suchit Halurkar, Oto Inoue, Archana Singh, Rajib Mukherjee, Meghana Ginugu, Christopher Ahn, Christian Louis Bonatto Paese, Molly Duszynski, Samantha A. Brugmann, Hee-Woong Lim, Joan Sanchez-Gurmaches

“…Due to its high relevance to metabolic studies, we perform comprehensive analysis of the Ucp1-Cre Evdr line which is widely used for brown fat research. …”
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Examining power dynamics in global health governance using topic modeling and network analysis of Twitter data by Jennifer J Prah, Gian Franco Bermudez

“…Objectives Despite increases in global health actors and funding levels, health inequities persist. We empirically tested whether global health governance (GHG) operates under the rational actor model (RAM) and characterised GHG power dynamics.Design We collected approximately 75 000 tweets of 20 key global health actors, between 2016 and 2020, using Twitter API. …”
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Insights into the Properties of Type Ibn/Icn Supernovae and Their Progenitor Channels through X-Ray Emission by Yusuke Inoue, Keiichi Maeda

“…Type Ibn/Icn supernovae (SNe Ibn/Icn), which are characterized by narrow helium or carbon lines that originated in hydrogen-poor dense circumstellar medium (CSM), provide new insights into the final evolution of massive stars. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Mari Nakanishi, Harumi Oshita, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Ayako Inoue, Chiwa Kawashima, Kana Okamoto, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Yoshinobu Ishitobi, Taiga Ninomiya, Jotaro Akiyoshi

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Development and validation of the Women Autonomy Scale for measuring psychosocial freedom from conventional gender roles by Waqar Husain, Farrukh Ijaz, Muhammad Ahmad Husain, Achraf Ammar, Khaled Trabelsi, Haitham Jahrami

“…Abstract Background The concepts of masculinity and femininity have historically shaped gender roles, leading to inequality and gender-based discrimination. Women’s autonomy, defined as the ability to make independent choices across various life domains, remains inadequately measured by existing scales. …”
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Impact of Small and Medium Enterprises to Peoples’ Household Income in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Kule, Enock

“…The study findings on the contributions of SMEs to the development and growth of Kabale municipality were; Job creation, Addressing economic, social, and racial inequalities, Sustaining the rural economy, Enhancing social cohesion and reducing social conflict and contribution to income, and poverty eradication. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…These findings signal a need to increase these factors before new trials of COVID-19 vaccines are initiated.…”
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Women Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Gerald, Baguma

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Iterative solutions of K-positive definite operator equations in real uniformly smooth Banach spaces by Zeqing Liu, Shin Min Kang, Jeong Sheok Ume

“…Under suitable conditions we establish that the iterative method by Bai (1999) converges strongly to the unique solution of the equation Tx=f, f∈X. …”
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Exoscope-assisted spine surgery: Current applications and future directions–A short review by Tomas Ferreira, Sakshi Roy, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Vallabh Shet, Favour Tope Adebusoye, Adrenito Nicolas, Toufik Abdul-Rahman

“…Ethical considerations regarding patient safety, technology dependency, and health inequity add another dimension to these challenges. …”
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The youth mental health crisis: analysis and solutions by Patrick McGorry, Patrick McGorry, Hasini Gunasiri, Hasini Gunasiri, Cristina Mei, Cristina Mei, Simon Rice, Simon Rice, Caroline X. Gao, Caroline X. Gao

“…A narrative review methodology was employed to analyze these factors and their role in the trends of mental ill-health among young people.Study resultsWe document mental health trends since the mid-1990s, focusing on mental and substance use disorders among young people and their current needs. Potential new explanatory factors and megatrends, potentially flowing from a paradigm shift in the global political economy which has largely passed under the radar, yet which has produced fragmentation and inequality, are identified, with the COVID-19 pandemic further intensifying these trends. …”
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Improving the provision of clinical pharmacy services in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study in tertiary health facilities in Tanzania by Fredrick Kalokola, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Ritah F Mutagonda, Hamu J Mlyuka, Wigilya P Mikomangwa, Manase Kilonzi, Wema A Kibanga, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Bertha Mallya, Deogratias Katabalo, Sofia Sanga, John Rwegasha, Rose Magambo, John Mmassy, Sungwa Kabissi, Josephine A Balati, Peter Maduki, Omary Mashiku Minzi, Appolinary A R Kamuhabwa

“…The reported challenges in providing CPS include healthcare structures, public policies, resources, workforce, culture and education inequalities. This study aimed to explore the strategies to improve the provision of CPS in tertiary health facilities in Tanzania.Methods This study was conducted between August and September 2021. …”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…Throughout, participants highlighted how complex these issues are, including nuances around individual differences, sociodemographic contexts, and societal contexts. …”
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Patient perspectives and utilization of telemedicine for chronic conditions in Pakistan barriers and facilitators towards its access by Muhammad Muzzamil, Mahek Karim, Sara Saeed Khurram, Iffat Zafar Aga, Shahkamal Hashmi, Hina Gul Hassan, Yasha Younus

“…Notably, higher education, income ≥ 25,000 PKR, and health insurance significantly correlated with telemedicine use. …”
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