Corporate social responsibility communication for both business and societal sustainability in ten South African organisations by Louise Bezuidenhout, Elbe Kloppers

“… In the context of South Africa as a developing country, we argue that CSR communication should contribute to both business sustainability and the empowerment of society for societal sustainability. …”
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Global trends and future directions of anxiety in adolescent pregnancy: A bibliometric analysis by Dwihestie Luluk Khusnul, Ningrum Allania Hanung Putri Sekar, Agustin Kurnia

“…This problem is higher in developing countries. This causes anxiety in 16%44% of pregnant adolescents. …”
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Effects of Shade and Biochar Application on the Quercetin Content of Longevity Spinach in Inceptisol by Angga Prasetya, Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami, Eko Hanudin

“…Traditional medicines have been used in both developed and developing countries for a long time, one of which is longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens). …”
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Design of a GSM Based Energy Meter Monitoring and Tamper Detection System. by Bakenge Joshua

“…This will improve transparency between the electrical service provider and the consumer and will greatly reduce on the non-technical energy losses on the electrical grid in many developing countries. The project therefore predicts encouraging results in residential consumers’ power monitoring and theft detection that will help utilities to improve the reliability, security and operation of the power network.…”
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The neglected governance challenges of solid waste management in Uganda: Insights from a newly created City of Mbarara by Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh, Boaz, Nabimanya, Derrick, Komwangi

“…e challenges of rapid urbanization threaten governance of many urban centers especially in developing countries. However, to achieve these challenges, the gaps in governance of waste management need to be addressed. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment and Modelling of Roof-Harvested Rainwater Quality in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda by Philip, Tibenderana, Moses, Nduhira Twesigye-omwe, Agwe, Tobby Michael, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq S, Denis, Byamukama

“…However, the availability of freshwater resources has become a major challenge facing humanity worldwide especially in developing countries. This situation has further been aggravated by a high rate of urbanization, population growth, rising water demand, continuous depletion of fresh surface water and groundwater, climate change, water governance, extreme social inequality and pollution (Struk-Sokolowska, et al., 2020, Balogun et al., 2016). …”
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Influence of Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea Differs by the Isolated Organism by Archana B. Patel, Michael J. Dibley, Manju Mamtani, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni

“…Zinc supplementation is recommended in all acute diarrheas in children from developing countries. We aimed to assess whether zinc supplementation would be equally effective against all the common organisms associated with acute diarrheas. …”
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Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in young patient with Bardet – Biedl syndrome by I.M. Sichkaruk, O.V. Khrystyuk, M.Ye. Romaniv, O.A. Vasylkova, O.S. Kargol, M.M. Pavelko, A.V. Yagensky

“…According to a number of studies, mortality from MI among young men in Ukraine is 3–5 times higher than in economically developed countries. Described case of STEMI in a young man with a genetic defect, which is part of a metabolic abnormality, may be the result of the atherosclerotic process progression. …”
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A Neonatal Resuscitation Curriculum in Malawi, Africa: Did It Change In-Hospital Mortality? by Michael K. Hole, Keely Olmsted, Athanase Kiromera, Lisa Chamberlain

“…The WHO estimates that 99% of the 3.8 million neonatal deaths occur in developing countries. Neonatal resuscitation training was implemented in Namitete, Malawi. …”
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Could Proteomic Research Deliver the Next Generation of Treatments for Pneumococcal Meningitis? by U. R. Goonetilleke, S. A. Ward, S. B. Gordon

“…Despite optimal antibiotic therapy and supportive care, the mortality of this condition remains very high at 20–30% in the developed world and over 60% in under-resourced hospitals. In developed countries, approximately half of the survivors suffer intellectual impairment, hearing loss, or other neurological damage. …”
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Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Land Investment: Evidence from National Plot-Level Data in Rural China by Xiaolong Sun, Jinmin Wang, Fangping Rao

“…The linkage between land tenure security and land quality improvement investment is crucial given that the land tenure security system is a widely applied policy tool for the protection of cultivation land in developing countries. Drawing on the triple land tenure security framework, this paper examines the impact of the de jure and the de facto land tenure security on farming households’ decisions about using organic fertilizer on their plots in China, based on a national survey dataset covering 2308 plots matched with 962 farming households across 8 provinces in China (Shangdong, Shangxi, Jilin, Zhejiang, Henan, Gansu, Hunan, and Sichuan) from January to July 2013. …”
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Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review by Sadia Fida, Maria Yasmeen, Rabia Adnan, Muhammad Zeeshan

“…Sugarcane has been recognized as a cash crop in both developed and developing countries for the past century. The sugar manufacturing process requires large volumes of water and consequently generates high-strength wastewater, which, if not treated properly, poses significant environmental risks. …”
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Wound Healing Using Electrical Stimulation: A Review by Farah Jala Jaseem, Jameel Kadhim Abed, Ahmed Rashid Ajel, Noaman Mohammad Noaman

“…All over the world, especially in developing countries, many people are exposed to afflictions due to the lack of ability to heal wounds or the delay in their recovery. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Irrigation on Chinaʼs Crop TFP: Insights From a Structural Break Analysis by Tiantian Zhou, Xingshuo Liu, Siying Jia, Yu Sheng

“…ABSTRACT Investing in agricultural infrastructure, particularly irrigation systems, is crucial for enhancing agricultural productivity and fostering rural development in developing countries. This study evaluates the impact of irrigation infrastructure investments on total factor productivity (TFP) in Chinaʼs crop industry from 1980 to 2018, and also estimates their economic returns across different sub‐periods. …”
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Short- and long-term complications of bariatric surgery by Miguel Licea Videaux, Roberto Santana Caballero, Jesús Javier Sánchez Mata, Isabel García Morales, Dania Piñeiro Pérez, Daryl Rodríguez Denis

“…<p>Obesity affects mostly young men and women, both in developed and developing countries. Pharmacological treatments have proven to be ineffective, leaving surgery as the only therapeutic option. …”
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Mapping the Evolution of Sustainable Capitalism: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scholarly Trends and Influential Works by Shridhi Jain, Shubham Singhania, Varda Sardana, Amiya Kumar Mohapatra

“…The study will also be beneficial for developing countries to understand the pressing issue of environmental damage and come up with cheaper yet effective ways to implement circular models of the economy. …”
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Financial inclusion and human development in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU): the role of institutional quality by Hamidou Ouedraogo, Noël Thiombiano

“…The challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations is to improve the living conditions of citizens, particularly in developing countries. This is crucial for sub-Saharan African countries, as this region has one of the lowest average human development indices in the world. …”
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Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal by Sandesh Thapa, Bipana Thapa, Rinicha Bhandari, Dinesh Jamkatel, Pooja Acharya, Sara Rawal, Sarika Bista, Ramesh Singh, Anuska Prasai, Srijana Bharati, Alesha Basnet

“…Globally, the use of pesticide is growing day by day, but the use of PPE in developing countries is still low and farmers are directly exposed to chemicals which have negative health issues. …”
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Schoolchildren with Learning Difficulties Have Low Iron Status and High Anemia Prevalence by F. P. N. Arcanjo, C. P. C. Arcanjo, P. R. Santos

“…Background. In developing countries there is high prevalence of iron deficiency anemia, which reduces cognitive performance, work performance, and endurance; it also causes learning difficulties and negative impact on development for infant population. …”
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Overview of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and the Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in the Immunopathogenesis of Severe Pneumococcal Disease by Helen C. Steel, Riana Cockeran, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

“…Notwithstanding the HIV pandemic, major challenges confronting the control of CAP include the range of bacterial and viral pathogens causing this condition, the ever-increasing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide, and increased vulnerability associated with steadily aging populations in developed countries. These and other risk factors, as well as diagnostic strategies, are covered in the first section of this review. …”
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