Impact of Loan Interest Rate on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises a Case Study of Rosika Company Limited in Kabale Municipality. by Twongyeirwe, Sonia

“…On the relationship between loan interest rates and SME performance, most respondents agreed that favorable interest rates promote borrowing, expand the capital base, and increase business activity. A smaller proportion stated that lower interest rates reduce interest costs, enhancing SME performance. …”
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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

“…The study thus, recommends that refugees be trained in different skills and later can be provided with capital to enable them start to businesses or other self-reliance activities instead of relying on handouts…”
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APPLICATION OF DIBR AND MAIRCA METHODS IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Radojko Lukić

“…This was influenced by adequate management of the analyzed statistical variables (gross domestic product, inflation, agriculture, industry, export, import, capital, income, taxes, time required to start business – days, and domestic loans provided by the financial sector). …”
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APPLICATION OF DIBR AND MAIRCA METHODS IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Radojko Lukić

“…This was influenced by adequate management of the analyzed statistical variables (gross domestic product, inflation, agriculture, industry, export, import, capital, income, taxes, time required to start business – days, and domestic loans provided by the financial sector). …”
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Unraveling the impact of social media involvement on public health participation in China: mediating roles of social support, social trust, and social responsibility by Wanqi Gong, Xigen Li, Yusi Zhang

“…Abstract Public health participation plays a significant role in reducing risks and protecting community members during public health emergencies, especially in China due to its pronounced population density and the imperative for concerted public coordination to achieve the goal of public health protection. Guided by social capital theory and conservation of resources theory, this study develops an analytical model to explore the effect of social media involvement on public health participation mediated by social support, social trust and social responsibility. …”
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Economic Analysis of Water Treatments for Phosphorus Removal in Florida by Daisuke Sano, Alan Hodges, Robert Degner

“…Cost effectiveness, expressed as dollars per kilogram (kg) of phosphorus removed, is calculated from the net present value cost for capital, operation and management, including residue management, and benefits from water storage/supply and recreational use, divided by the projected total phosphorus removal over fifty years. …”
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Consumption, relative deprivation and mental health: evidence from hedonic consumption by Hao Li, Weihong Zeng

“…Furthermore, cultural variations and social capital are moderating roles to diminish the adverse mental health.ConclusionThis study advances our understanding of how relative deprivation related to consumption affects mental health and offers valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners aiming to address these challenges.…”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND-BASED CONFLICT: THE IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA by OGUIKE MIRIAM ADAEZE UJU

“…The adverse effect of climate change through drought, deforestation, flood, extreme weather condition, decline in soil texture, herders/farmers conflict, diseases and health issues, displacement, low human and physical capital, decrease in income, inequitable land distribution, poor infrastructure, etc, have caused poverty and food insecurity, etc. …”
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Consumer negative opinions on stock returns: evidence from E-commerce reviews in China by Danni Wu, Zhenkun Zhou, Zhi Su

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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE SURVIVAL OF BLOCK MOLDING FIRMS by Shodiya Olayinka Abideen

“…It advocated, among other things, that block-producing enterprises implement an integrated approach that harmonizes material procurement and inventory control in order to capitalize on the synergistic benefits of material management. …”
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Processos culturais e relações com a desigualdade: Contribuições teóricas da sociologia cultural by Lucas Hertzog Ramos

“…Aludimos tais respostas à tese de Pierre Bourdieu sobre a existência de um campo holístico e objetivo de distinções sociais que implica na definição de fronteiras a priori - através dos conceitos de capital cultural e campo. Estas teses podem induzir o pesquisador social a pressupor os critérios de avaliação que os indivíduos usam, ao invés de descrevê-los em cada situação específica e cujo resultado depende de disputas e de processos não-determinísticos. …”
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The Impact of the Characteristics of Local Governments and the Results of BPK Audits on the Performance of Governance in Papua and West Papua by Adolf Z. D. Siahay, Rezianof R. Siahay

“…According to the results of the findings, each indicator measuring local government characteristics was measured through the ratio of fixed assets to total assets, the ratio of locally generated revenue (PAD) to total regional income, the ratio of balancing funds to total regional income, in addition to capital expenditure-to-total regional expenditure ratio, significantly affected the performance of local government administration, as did audit results from the BPK; which in this case are assessed through the ratio of BPK findings against the total regional expenditures, as well as audit opinions on a four-point scale. …”
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INTERNET FINANCIAL REPORTING IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Tarik Zaimović, Azra Zaimović, Anela Fazlić

“…Internet Financial Reporting (IFR), in its broadest form, has become one of the pivotal factors in effective functioning of capital markets. Building on earlier studies, we analyzed the IFR practices of companies traded on two stock exchanges in Bosnia and Herzegovina by estimating multiple regressions separately for both stock exchanges. …”
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FRAGMENTAÇÃO URBANA E SOCIABILIDADE JUVENIL EM JOÃO PESSOA: o skate e o hip-hop by Tereza Correia da Nóbrega Queiroz

“… Este trabalho analisa as transformações urbanas que vem ocorrendo na cidade de João Pessoa, capital do estado da Paraíba, e algumas formas de sociabilidade Juvenil a elas relacionadas. …”
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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE SURVIVAL OF BLOCK MOLDING FIRMS by Shodiya Olayinka Abideen

“…It advocated, among other things, that block-producing enterprises implement an integrated approach that harmonizes material procurement and inventory control in order to capitalize on the synergistic benefits of material management. …”
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Follistatin like-1 aggravates silica-induced mouse lung injury by Yinshan Fang, Si Zhang, Xiaohe Li, Fangxin Jiang, Qiao Ye, Wen Ning

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A literature review of climate-smart landscapes as a tool in soil- water management in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura, Benson, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Atuhaire, Abraham, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba, Akatwijuka, , Rogers

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, effective social landscape governance necessitates a certain amount of social capital, including trust and agreed-upon standards. …”
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Compensatory synaptotagmin-11 expression conceals parkinson’s disease-like phenotypes in parkin knockout mice by Nan Dong, Zhenli Xie, Anqi Wei, Yuxin Yang, Yongning Deng, Xu Cheng, Bianbian Wang, Yang Chen, Yuhao Gu, Jingyu Yao, Yuhao Qin, Chaowen Zheng, Xi Zhang, Yuqing Zhang, Xinjiang Kang, Guoqing Chen, Qiumin Qu, Changhe Wang, Huadong Xu

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Wood flour / ceramic reinforced polylactic acid based 3D–printed functionally grade structural material for integrated engineering applications: A numerical and experimental charac... by Arunkumar Thirugnanasamabandam, B. Prabhu, Varsha Mageswari, V. Murugan, Karthikeyan Ramachandran, Kumaran Kadirgama

“…Recently, efforts have been done to capitalize on the potential of multidisciplinary research in order to produce unique features in polymer technology. …”
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Liderazgo técnico y modernización sanitaria: creación de la Dirección General de Obras Hidráulicas de la Ciudad de México en 1953 by José Alberto Nochebuena Miranda

“…Como principales hallazgos, planteo que el liderazgo técnico jugó un papel decisivo en la creación de la mencionada Dirección, dando pie a la modernización sanitaria de la capital del país. …”
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