Creating a Digital Insurance Model: A Grounded Theory Approach by Mohammad Adabi, Nastaran Haji Heydari, Hamed Vares

“…Additionally, the development of digital culture in society, related organizations, and legal and regulatory institutions is necessary to support digital development and transformation in the insurance industry, and protection laws and amendments to laws and regulations that hinder digital transformation should be on the agenda. …”
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Entrepreneurial Budgeting in the Iranian Government Budget: Obstacles and Solutions by Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Alireza Salmanian

“…Results Obstacles to entrepreneurial budgeting of the Iranian government fall into five legal groups (gap between budget and upper-level documents, inflexibility of laws, weakness of tax laws, lack of transparency, lack of review in budget-receiving organizations), regulatory (weak administrative structure, wrong organizational culture, lack of organizational entrepreneurship, lack of specialization and meritocracy, commandment of the system of nepotism). …”
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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices on the Environment in Rugarama North Ntungamo District. by Turyahabwe, Deus

“…The study was guided by three objectives; to identify effects of land use practices on environmental conservation in Rugarama sub-county Ntungamo district, to establish policies/laws that govern land and environment in Rugarama sub-county Ntungamo district and to identify the activities that degrade the environment in Rugarama sub-county Ntungamo district. …”
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Mechanisms of T-cell Depletion in Tumors and Advances in Clinical Research by Xiangfei Su, Mi Zhang, Hong Zhu, Jingwen Cai, Zhen Wang, Yuewei Xu, Li Wang, Chen Shen, Ming Cai

“…Future research on T-cell depletion would be necessary to uncover the fundamental mechanisms and laws of T-cell depletion, offering both theoretical insights and practical guidance for the selection and optimization of tumor immunotherapy. …”
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THE POLITICS OF OIL EXPLORATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE ISSUE OF BAYELSA STATE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AYOOLA BABATUNDE FADOLA

“…Major findings showed that oil exploration by the oil sectors have problems of implementing sustainable development policies, it is also revealed that the existing statutory laws and regulations for environmental protection appears to be grossly inadequate. …”
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Population growth and Socio-Economic Development in Musanze District, Rwanda. by Jean Paul, Kabera

“…The study recommends that outdated norms considered children like wealth should be rejected and labour policies be implemented in close harmony with constructive customary laws. Raising awareness about population control and capacity should continue in Musanze District.…”
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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

“…Findings reveal that the organization of solid waste management is poor exempli ed by weak capacity, poor implementation of laws and regulations, poor record management, misappropriation of funds among others. …”
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NAVIGATING VIOLENCE AND GENDER EQUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN POLITICAL CONTEXT by ADIGUN, IBIRONKE B. DOMINION, FATAI LATEEF YUSUF

“…Efforts to address these challenges have been made, including the passage of laws and policies aimed at promoting gender equality and increasing women's representation in politics. …”
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Contribution of NGOs Towards the Provision of Health Services in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Orishaba, Papius

“…Regarding challenges, the majority of respondents identified the overwhelming number of laws as the main obstacle faced by NGOs in delivering health services. …”
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Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter’s perspective by Dorcas Nthoki Nyamai

“…Furthermore, the unclear laws and regulations that govern road use sustain a system riddled with uncertainties and injustices. …”
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HISTORICO-LEGAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL CAUSES AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF PEASANTS’ REVOLT AGAINST TAXATION IN IBADAN, WESTERN NIGERIA by Oyesola Animashaun

“…This article examines the reasons for the resistance to taxation, the legal and extra-legal ways by which the peasants were able to engage the military administration of Western Nigeria, albeit the Nigerian state laws enforcement machinery to a standstill, using the case study method. …”
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TAX PLANNING AND THE TIMELINESS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Ikponmwosa Michael Igbinovia, Amaka Nkiru Unamma

“…The study recommends that Managers take full advantage of tax avoidance and tax planning within the context of relevant tax laws, as they do not dampen firms’ ability to produce timely financial reports. …”
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides by James D. Ellis, Jeanette Klopchin, Eileen Buss, Frederick M. Fishel, William H. Kern, Catharine Mannion, Eugene McAvoy, Lance S. Osborne, Michael Rogers, Malcolm Sanford, Hugh Smith, Phillip Stansly, Lukasz Stelinski, Susan Webb

“…This publication is written (1) to help assure the sustainability of both bees and agriculture by informing beekeepers, pesticide users, and the general public about the often complex relationship between pollinators (specifically bees) and pesticides, (2) to offer guidance for improved communication between beekeepers and pesticide users, (3) to offer pollinator risk-reducing strategies for growers and other applicators when using pesticides, and (4) to provide clarity in laws, labeling, and associated definitions. This 14-page fact sheet was written by J. …”
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Sexual violence victimisation and response among university students in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Sylvia Kaaya, Rehema Chande Mallya, Marie Lindkvist, Ester Steven Mzilangwe, Faustine Kyungu Nkulu Kalengayi

“…However, no review has been retrieved from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Database, Cochrane Library or Ovid examining evidence synthesis on prevalence, risk factors, victims and perpetrators, policies, laws and universities responses to SV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). …”
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Staff Management in Social Security Hospitals in Tehran: Challenges and Solutions by Asra Khalili, Ali Mohammad Mosadegh Rad, SHahram Ghafary, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan

“…Key issues included flawed recruitment and hiring processes, unfavorable working conditions, weak human resource organization, inadequate staff training, and ambiguity in employment laws and regulations. Proposed solutions, classified into five main groups and 29 subgroups, encompassed: enhancing recruitment and hiring processes, fostering a dynamic organizational culture, improving human resource productivity and efficiency, transforming hospitals into learning organizations, providing comprehensive and effective training, and increasing transparency in rules and regulations, particularly in job descriptions. …”
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TRENDS IN CHILD MARRIAGE IN AKURE METROPOLIS, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA by Justina Olufunke, Gbemisola Hannah ADEOBA

“… Child-marriage is a global problem that cuts across countries, religions, and ethnicities. Despite national laws and international protocols forbidding early marriage, this phenomenon is still widespread in many developing countries with a high prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Nigeria, where it still persists. …”
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Analysis of Forest Cover in the Tumba-Lediima Nature Reserve (RTL-DRC) by Sylvestre Frey, André Musas A Musas, Nestor Anzola Kibamba, Sebastien Kidushi Mboma, Tege Simboni Simboni, Djonive Munene Asidi

“…These trends call for urgent conservation measures, including the targeted regeneration of degraded areas, the strengthening of environmental laws and the integration of local communities in the sustainable management of resources. …”
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Language writ large: LLMs, ChatGPT, meaning, and understanding by Stevan Harnad

“…These convergent biases are related to (1) the parasitism of indirect verbal grounding on direct sensorimotor grounding, (2) the circularity of verbal definition, (3) the “mirroring” of language production and comprehension, (4) iconicity in propositions at LLM scale, (5) computational counterparts of human “categorical perception” in category learning by neural nets, and perhaps also (6) a conjecture by Chomsky about the laws of thought. The exposition will be in the form of a dialogue with ChatGPT-4.…”
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Affirmative Action on Women Education Promotion in Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Abenawe, Jasper

“…The study findings show that implementation of affirmative action is critical for establishing those distinctive benefits through laws and policies for the redress of inequality suffered by underprivileged individuals. …”
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Regulatory mechanisms for underground waste disposal in Nigeria: review and implications for environmental management by Irwin Anthony Akpoborie

“…The review shows that in general, the design and materials specifications for injection wells, monitoring wells and landfills lack precision and as a result allow too much latitude in interpretation. Furthermore, the laws place inordinate reliance on waste facility owners to ascertain crucial parameters for example, well casing integrity and in the case of landfills, liner integrity which regulators do not have the capacity or resources to verify. …”
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