Quality Differentiation Strategies: Implications For Edible Oils Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. by Mwazunai, Alice Ngele

“…A causal research design was adopted for the study which was underpinned by the economic theory of product differentiation. The target population was 104 middle and top-level managers from the marketing departments of edible oils manufacturing firms in Kenya. …”
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Kansyore Fisher-Hunter-Gatherers Abandoned the Northeastern Lake Victoria Shoreline during an Arid Period in the Middle Holocene: A Reconsideration of Dates from Western Kenya with... by Jones, Mica B, Ruth, Tibesasa

“…However, a gap in the Kansyore radiocarbon record of the region between ~7 and 4.4 cal ka limits explanations of when and why social and economic changes occurred. This study provides the first evidence of lakeshore occupation during this temporal break at the only well-studied Kansyore site in eastern Uganda, Namundiri A. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…• What are the political and economic causes; what are promising policy responses? …”
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Designing a Stock Recommender System Using the Collaborative Filtering Algorithm for the Tehran Stock Exchange by Marziyeh Nourahmadi, Ali Rahimi, Hojjatollah Sadeqi

“…Therefore, further research is necessary to examine the performance of this algorithm in different markets and diverse economic conditions. Also, it is recommended to implement risk control strategies and optimize the system's efficacy further.…”
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Analyzing the Effect of Dividends on Default Probability According to Signaling and Agency Theories by Alireza Najjarpour, Saeed Fathi, Ali Foroush Bastani

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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

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Geo-behavioural predictors of diagnosed hypertension in Igbo Ora Area, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olalekan J. Taiwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Ayodeji Adebayo, Oluwafemi A. Popoola, Rufus O. Akinyemi, Onoja M. Akpa, Paul Olowoyo, Akinkunmi P. Okekunle, Ezinne O. Uvere, Omotolani Titilayo Ajala, Chukwuemeka Nwimo, Olayinka J. Adebajo, Adewale E. Ayodele, Ayodeji Salami, Oyedunni S. Arulogun, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Richard W. Walker, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi

“…Diagnosed hypertension patients exhibit spatial clustering, and are mainly comprised of elderly individuals, residing closer to roads, at higher elevations, in areas with higher population distribution, and with little or no green vegetation. Socio-economic, health-related, behavioural, and environmental factors collectively drive diagnosed hypertension. …”
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Optimizing Risk-based Stock Return Prediction in Tehran Stock Exchange industries: A Data Envelopment Analysis by Hamidreza Akhbari, Heydar Mohammadzadeh Salteh, Rasoul Baradaran Hassanzadeh, Mehdi Zeynali

“…This is particularly viable as the production output of other industries is significantly lower compared to these three industries. basic measures should be taken to increase the production of industrial and non-oil goods to reduce imports and increase exports of final goods to other countries to increase economic growth. Hence, it is recommended to utilize the oil and gas extraction industry, excluding exploration, for the production of final goods, followed by leveraging other industries for further production of final goods. …”
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Providing a General Model for the Successful Implementation of Digital Transformation in Organizations by Haidar Ahmadi, Najme Parsaei, Seyyed Hamed Hashemi, Hamidreza Nematollahi

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Application Of ArtifiCial Intelligence in E-Governance: A Comparative Study of Supervised Machine Learning and Ensemble Learning Algorithms on Crime Prediction. by Niyonzima, Ivan, Muhaise, Hussein, Akankwasa, Aureri

“…In the developing world, the daily activities of humans’ social, political and economic life make it vital and easy to encounter the phenomenon of crime. …”
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Effects of Water Deficit on Growth, Biomass Allocation and Photosynthesis of <i>A. senegal</i> Seedlings from Nguru and Gujba Provinces of Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria by A.U. Jibo, M.G. Barker

“…It was concluded that A. senegal is capable of physiological adjustment in response to soil moisture as a form of ecological adaptation. Keywords: biomass allocation, provenances, relative water content, stomata conductance. …”
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Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts on Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Based on Terrestrial and Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Data by Gantuya Ganbat, Halim Lee, Hyun-Woo Jo, Batbayar Jadamba, Daniel Karthe

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Navigating uncertainty in environmental DNA detection of a nuisance marine macroalga. by Patrick K Nichols, Kaʻuaʻoa M S Fraiola, Alison R Sherwood, Brian B Hauk, Keolohilani H Lopes, Colt A Davis, James T Fumo, Chelsie W W Counsell, Taylor M Williams, Heather L Spalding, Peter B Marko

“…Our results and modeling demonstrated the assay's high sensitivity to C. tumulosa, and we outline steps to infer ecological presence-absence from molecular data. This reliable, cost-effective tool enhances the detection of low-abundance species, and supports timely management interventions.…”
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The Modulation of Meteorological Parameters on Surface PM2.5 and O3 Concentrations in Guangzhou, China by Qiaoli Bu, Yingying Hong, Haobo Tan, Li Liu, Chunlin Wang, Jianjun Zhu, Pakwai Chan, Chen Chen

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Mechanism and implications of comprehensive land consolidation in promoting village revitalization： Taking Dongheng Village in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province as an example by JIANG Yanfeng, LUO Danyi, ZHANG Yingnan

“…[Results] (1) Under the combined influence of internal and external factors, the comprehensive land consolidation project, based on the policy system and engineering technology, drives the restructuring of rural spaces and the layout adjustment of development factors by promoting the synergistic development of different subsystems, thus contributing to village revitalization. (2) Under the joint effect of internal and external factors such as policy support, industrial foundation, resource endowment, and cooperation among rural elites, the comprehensive land consolidation project in Dongheng Village has been carried out smoothly. (3) By using comprehensive land consolidation as a platform, Dongheng Village promoted talent development, land efficiency, and industrial transformation by constructing a multi-dimensional subsystem linkage mechanism centered on governance innovation, which led to eco-friendly, intensification and high-value development of the production, living and ecological spaces, and ultimately achieved village transformation and revitalization. …”
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Sustainability of Paddy Rice Farming in the Conservation of Birds in Uganda Amidst a Growing Expansion of the Rice farming Industry. by Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate

“…Rice has become a cash crop in Uganda, making the rice agro-ecosystems a common feature in ecological landscapes. In this research, waterbird species diversity at three paddy rice growing schemes namely: Doho, Kibimba and Lukaya is collected and compared. …”
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Classification of European Union Countries in the Context of Tax Burden: Cluster Analysis by Slezák, Jiří

“…The tax burden affects a number of areas, including the economic and financial behavior of both legal entities and individuals. …”
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Reurbanization and Spatially Polarized Land Markets – An Analysis of Urban Land-Value Changes in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2012–2024 by Stefan Siedentop, Maximilian Schartmann

“…Against this background, this paper investigates the spatial patterns of land price dynamics in North Rhine-Westphalia during a phase of strong demographic and economic reurbanization. We used disaggregated data from the BORIS system for the years 2012 to 2024, which is available state-wide and georeferenced. …”
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Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Land Use -- Agricultural Districts by Rodney L. Clouser

“…This is EDIS document FE555, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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EVLearn: extending the cityLearn framework with electric vehicle simulation by Tiago Fonseca, Luis Lino Ferreira, Bernardo Cabral, Ricardo Severino, Kingsley Nweye, Dipanjan Ghose, Zoltan Nagy

“…These strategies promise enhanced grid resilience and economic benefits for both vehicle owners and grid operators. …”
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