Impact of community‑based health insurance on utilisation of preventive health services in rural Uganda: a propensity score matching approach by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Joachim, von Braun

“…We postulate that these findings are partly mediated by information diffusion and social networks, financial protection, which gives households the capacity to save and use service more, especially curative services that are delivered alongside preventive services. …”
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The Impact of Mixed Application of Modified Straw Biochar and Organic Fertilizer on Soil Water Retention and Fertility Maintenance in the Loess Hilly Dry Area by ZHANG Peizhen, LUO Juan, YAO Zonglu, CHANG Fangling, HUO Lili, ZHAO Lixin

“…[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effects of different modified corn straw biochars on the water retention and fertilizer conservation capacity of arid loess soil and their effects on crop growth. …”
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Combined characterization of pore structurein deep medium-rank coal using mercury intrusion and liquid nitrogen adsorption methods and its pore fractal characteristics by Qi LI, Yong WU, Lei QIAO

“…Micropores accounted for more than 70% of the total specific surface area, while the proportions of mesopores and macropores were minimal, indicating that micropores had the strongest adsorption capacity, which was negatively affected gas management in deep coal seams. …”
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INFLUENCE OF FINANCING BY FACTORING ON COMPANY’S LIQUIDITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Emira Kozarević, Mirela Hodžić

“…This paper aims to establish the importance of factoring as a modern financing tool in keeping liquidity, competitiveness, and export capacities of small and medium-sized enterprises in BiH and to indicate advantages and disadvantages of factoring as a modern form of financing compared to traditional financing forms. …”
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Community scientists provide knowledge and public education and help enforce environmental regulations in social-ecological systems by Ryan J. O’Connor, Giulio A. De Leo, Nicole M. Ardoin

“…While community scientists effectively support environmental research and management by serving as additional observers in the field, their dynamic role raises important questions about relying on volunteers to fill institutional capacity gaps. These findings offer practical insights for improving how researchers and government agencies can work with community scientists to address environmental challenges in social-ecological systems.…”
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Negative emotions, projection bias, and the vote choice in South Korea by Kiyoung Chang, Jeeyoung Park

“…While it is well established that competence shocks, such as corruption scandals, influence voters’ affective attachment to political elites and their perceived capacity to address social issues, this study explores how such shocks may also lead voters to perceive some candidates as more ideologically extreme. …”
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Propagation of interspecies sexual behaviour between Japanese macaques and Sika deer: First evidence by Sueur Cédric, Oshima Atsuyuki, Pelé Marie

“…Furthermore, we hypothesise that the observed propagation may underlie social transmission and highlight the potential cognitive capacities of Japanese macaques involving social learning mechanisms and the willingness to adopt noninstinctual behaviours.…”
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Ectopic Pancreas in Duodenal Wall Putatively Causal for Gastrointestinal Bleeding by O. V. Khlynova, L. G. Girfanova, A. A. Cheremin

“…In this clinical observation, duodenal haemorrhage is reported as a manifestation of previously asymptomatic aberrant pancreas. Capacity of MRI in EP diagnosis has been demonstrated.…”
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GLOBALIZATION, COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE SITUATION IN AFRICA by ZEKERI MOMOH, JEREMIAH AKAHA GBENDA

“…Lastly, the influence of globalisation on the spread of the Covid-19 cannot be overemphasised because it has significantly impacted on African states capacity to develop. As a result, African states should place more emphasis on the advantages of globalisation than on how it facilitates the spread oftheCovid-19Pandemic. …”
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INFLUENCE OF FINANCING BY FACTORING ON COMPANY’S LIQUIDITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Emira Kozarević, Mirela Hodžić

“…This paper aims to establish the importance of factoring as a modern financing tool in keeping liquidity, competitiveness, and export capacities of small and medium-sized enterprises in BiH and to indicate advantages and disadvantages of factoring as a modern form of financing compared to traditional financing forms. …”
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Expert perspectives on incorporating justice considerations into integrated assessment modelling by Sean Low, Elina Brutschin, Chad M. Baum, Benjamin K. Sovacool

“…These shapes reflect multi-disciplinary agreements and divergences over the capacity of IAMs to incorporate justice considerations—regarding kinds of representation, greater involvement of new disciplines and users, and the objective of mitigation scenarios in climate policy. …”
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Inter-Faith Dialogue, Peace Building and Conflict Transformation in Nigeria by Emmanuel Achus Jah, Damila Kevin Mabas

“…The study concludes that the capacity of a society to continue to exist despite prevailing conflicts depends on its ability to devise the means of curbing the negative impact of such conflicts. …”
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Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia by Bile Abdisalan Nor, Yusniliyana Yusof

“…Notably, while agricultural land expansion exhibits a negative effect in the short term, it emerges as a positive contributor to food security in the long term, highlighting its pivotal role in bolstering production capacity. The study suggests policy reform to prioritise initiatives for sustainable land management, focusing on reforestation, soil conservation, and watershed management. …”
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Evaluation of impact strength of heat cure and chemical cure acrylic resin denture base material by Ahmed Saleh Hamadameen

“… Background and Objective: Thermal and self-curing acrylic resins are widely used in dentistry because they are biocompatible, have no flavour or odour, have good thermal properties and polishing capacity, and are simple and quick to apply. As a result of its widespread use, fracture-resistant behaviour is particularly significant. …”
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RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM IN THE LENSES OF JEWISH-BUDHHISM: A RELIGIOUS IDEA IN MODERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT WUKARI JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES by ZACHARIAH BULUS `` TAKORE, YAKUBU DOMINIC ALKALI, DANIEL BEM APUUIVOM

“…A good number of Jews in America and Germany who combined their faith with Buddhism added strength in terms of development capacity economically, technologically and politically to the nations.Africans stand to learn for a better community life and our political, economic and social development. …”
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Belarus on the path to a green and circular economy: a comparison with the European Green Deal by Anna Gorbatcheva, Nikolai Gorbatchev, Siarhei Zenchanka

“…The discussion encompasses the capacity-building needs, transition challenges, and market integration considerations crucial for Belarus to align its strategies with European standards and market demands. …”
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DOES TAXATION AFFECT BANKS’ PROFITABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA by Emmanuel Imuede Oyasor

“…This is because a flexible and viable taxation system has the capacity to stimulate economic activities. The paper examines how taxation impact the profitability of commercial banks in Nigeria. …”
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A RE-EXAMINATION OF INDIGENOUS VALUES AS PANACEA FOR LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA by CHIAKOR ALFRED, EUGENE ALIEGBA, RUTH CALEB LUKA

“…It concluded and recommends the consideration of some indigenous values, especially its leadership recruitment system that entrenched merit, integrity, honesty, accountability and capacity as the sine qua non for achieving quality leadership, good governance and development. …”
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EMPIRICAL STUDY OF INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED NIGERIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES by Oloruntoba Oyedele

“…Therefore, the study recommended that it is imperative for the insurance sector in Nigeria to fully implement financial innovation to enable it achieve its vision of being the industry of choice among emerging markets noted for high market capacity, transparency, efficiency and safety and to attain the position of one of the 20 largest insurance markets in the world by the year 2030. …”
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ADSORPTION OF NICKEL (II) IONS FROM SOLUTION USING SAWDUST AND MODIFIED SAWDUST by BABATOPE OLUFEMI, EMEKA NNANNA

“… By varying adsorbate concentration, temperature, contact time, pH, and adsorbent weight, the capacity of non-modified (NM) and modified (M) sawdust adsorbents to adsorb Ni2+ ions were studied in this work. …”
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