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The potential of digital loans to reduce gender disparities in financial inclusion among female health entrepreneurs in Kenya

Scientific Reports
In Sub-Saharan Africa, female entrepreneurs are well represented in healthcare but struggle to access financial services. Digital financing technologies could help close this gap. This study assessed the readiness, perspectives and gender disparities in (
Jacklyne A. Ashubwe, Maureen Ambasa, Joseph Siyumbu, Inès C. van Zuijlen, Nick Mutegi, Sabine Verschuur, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Dorien Mulder, Wendy Janssens, Charlotte M. Dieteren   +9 more
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More Than Counting Beans: Adapting USDA Data Collection Practices To Track Marketing Channel Diversification

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
In order to differentiate their products, agricultural producers are expanding and diversifying their use of marketing channels. Increasingly, these channels convey farm-level information to the final purchaser.
Alan R. Hunt, Gary Matteson
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Perspective on Aqueous Batteries: Historical Milestones and Modern Revival

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review retraces the development of aqueous batteries from classical Zn‐MnO2 chemistry to modern Zn and Ni systems, correlating voltage, capacity, and electrolyte formulation with practical performance. By mapping historical success and failure onto current and future research directions, it identifies guiding principles that steer the design of ...
Fangwang Ming, Dong Guo, Yizhou Wang, Hussam Qasem, Hanfeng Liang, Husam N. Alshareef   +5 more
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Rare Presentation of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Causing Acute Respiratory Failure

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare condition characterized by dysfunctional alveolar macrophages, which ineffectively clear surfactant and typically cause mild hypoxemia.
Ryan R. Kroll, Sameer Kumar, Ronald F. Grossman, Charles Price, John R. Srigley   +4 more
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Credit Cycles [PDF]

Journal of Political Economy, 1995
Abstract This chapter is a theoretical study into how credit constraints interact with aggregate economic activity over the business cycle. In particular, for an economy in which credit limits are endogenously determined, we investigate how relatively small, temporary shocks to technology or income distribution might generate large ...
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, John Moore
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Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui, Raphael Zufferey, William Stewart, Mohammad Askari, Simon Jeger, Dario Floreano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Techno‐Economic Analysis of Polylactic Acid from Corn Stover: Understanding Uncertainty and Variability via Artificial Intelligence Tools

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
This study analyses the uncertainty and variability existing in the economic performance of polylactic acid (PLA) production, via integrating techno‐economic analysis with process models and Monte Carlo simulation enabled by artificial intelligence. The results show that the minimum selling price varies from $2,107 to $3076/t PLA.
Yinqiao Wang, Jiawei Huang, Chuan Xu, Sipan Liu, Junwei Li, Kai Lan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pengaruh Biaya Promosi Terhadap Peningkatan Jumlah Peserta Asuransi: Studi Di AJB Bumiputera 1912 Divisi Syariah

Al-Iqtishad: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Syariah, 2014
The Influence of Promotion Cost to The Increasing of Number Participants: Study at AJB Bumiputera 1912 Shariah Division. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of promotion costs to increase in the number of insurance participants.
Salamudin Salamudin
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A Mussel‐Inspired Bioadhesive Patch to Selectively Kill Glioblastoma Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An innovative mussel‐inspired bioadhesive patch has been developed for post‐surgical glioblastoma treatment. The patch, which adheres strongly in biological environments, releases a localized treatment. This treatment, acting via reactive oxygen species, shows specific toxicity to glioblastoma cells.
Jose Bolaños‐Cardet, Sara Pugliese, Jordi Bruna, Daniel Ruiz‐Molina, Salvio Suárez‐García, Victor J. Yuste   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Complete CO2 Electroconversion: Status, Challenges, and Perspectives

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and CO2 batteries face challenges in achieving complete CO2 conversion with high conversion rates and Faradaic efficiency simultaneously. Existing systems compromise one for the other with incomplete CO2 conversion and inefficiencies, hindering practical applications. This perspective highlights state‐of‐the‐art progress,
Changfan Xu, Ping Hong, Yulian Dong, Marc Robert, Guosheng Shao, Yong Lei   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source