Browsing by Subject "Developing countries"
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An intelligent and low-cost eye-tracking system for motorized wheelchair control
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In the 34 developed and 156 developing countries, there are ~132 million disabled people who need a wheelchair, constituting 1.86% of the world population. Moreover, there are millions of people suffering from diseases ... -
Assessment of Medication Dispensing and Extended Community Pharmacy Services
( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Book chapter)Individuals who visit community pharmacies are regarded as customers rather than patients. The public tends to view community pharmacists as businesspeople. Several factors influence individuals' willingness to patronize ... -
Assessment of the taxi service in Doha
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)This research focuses on passengers' satisfaction of the taxi service in Doha, Qatar. Qatar is a rich developing country where taxis are widely considered as a public transportation service due to the limited use of the ... -
Cardiac rehabilitation costs
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Background Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ... -
Cesarean section deliveries in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): An analysis of the 2006 Palestinian Family Health Survey
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)Objective Against the backdrop of a rise in cesarean section deliveries from 6.0% in 1996 to 14.8% in 2006, the objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic, clinical and service-related factors associated ... -
Class-time utilization in business schools in Tunisia
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Tunisian Universities, like many other universities in the developing countries, do not adopt any textbooks and rather rely on classrooms as the main learning resource for the students. This study is concerned with observing ... -
CO2 greenhouse emissions in Oman over the last forty-two years: Review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article Review)In the Sultanate of Oman, oil and natural gas related activities have the most important shares of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) and are also the primary cause of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the ... -
Community pharmacists' management of minor ailments in developing countries: A systematic review of types, recommendations, information gathering and counselling practices
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)Aims: To conduct a systematic review of the management of minor ailments by community pharmacists in developing countries, and to identify the specific minor ailments encountered, the medications recommended or requested ... -
Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2012 , Article)Introduction Availability of counterfeit drugs is increasing, especially in developing countries. This fact makes it critical to develop new measures that can help to combat this problem. Objectives This study was designed ... -
Critical indices and model of uncertainty perception for regional supply chains: insights from a Delphi-based study
( Emerald , 2020 , Article)Purpose: The dynamic nature of uncertainty sources in regional operations represents supply chain management (SCM) imperatives to review uncertainty management frameworks on an ongoing basis with a view to identifying and ... -
Does ICT diffusion matter for corruption? An Economic Development Perspective
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)This study assess the impact of ICT diffusion on corruption by using instrumental variables method on a panel data set of 175 countries over the period 1996-2014. We check for the stability of the ICT-corruption nexus for ... -
E-voting adoption in a developing country
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present factors that affect e-voting adoption in the Middle East and, in particular, Jordan. Changing the election voting method for the people in Jordan from traditional voting to ... -
Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services: Review of Studies From Asia, Africa, and South America
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)This review aims to explore the types of economic evaluation used to evaluate the pharmacy services in developing countries. It aimed to assess and summarize original studies of the economic impact of clinical pharmacy ... -
Evaluation of academic detailing programme on childhood diarrhoea management by primary healthcare providers in Banke district of Nepal
( International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research , 2013 , Article)Academic detailing is rarely practised in developing countries. A randomized control trial on healthcare service was conducted to evaluate the impact of academic detailing programme on the adherence of primary healthcare ... -
Exploring home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy, Sri Lanka
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Schools are major trip generators in urban areas and school trips may largely contribute to the congestion, particularly during morning peak hours. This study investigates the home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy city, ... -
Extending the utaut model to understand the customers' acceptance and use of internet banking in lebanon a structural equation modeling approach
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose - A number of studies have shown that internet banking (IB) implementation is not only determined by banks or government support, but also by perceptions and experience of IB users. IB studies have showed encouraging ... -
Frugal innovation and sustainable business models
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study aims to explore how frugal innovations (FIs) emerge at the grassroots level of developing countries and employ novel business models to contribute to sustainable development. It explores various business model ... -
Frugal innovation as a source of sustainable entrepreneurship to tackle social and environmental challenges
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Sustainable entrepreneurs have increasingly faced challenges in achieving triple-bottom-line objectives. The study portrays frugal innovation as a source to foster sustainable entrepreneurship to move the debate beyond ... -
The implementation of world class manufacturing techniques in Egyptian manufacturing firms: An empirical study
( Emerald Group Publishing Limited , 2007 , Article)Purpose - The purposes of this paper are to illustrate how the world class manufacturing (WCM) techniques which could be described as outperforming the industry's global best practices have been implemented in the Egyptian ... -
Introduction: Discovering Issues and Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)There are gaps and challenges in pharmacy practice in developing countries and possible solutions for various pharmacy stakeholders. Health and public health are essentials for development. The weak global economy has ...