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Factors Explaining the Rating of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]

open access: yesNonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2007
The growing relevance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) has led to the development of specialized MFI rating agencies that perform global risk assessments. In this article, the authors have conjectured different hypotheses pertaining to the relationship between financial and social indicators and the ratings assigned.
Begoña Gutiérrez Nieto   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Supporting the Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning by Academics at Universities

open access: yesJournal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2016
This paper makes a number of recommendations to academic leaders and practicing academics on promoting the uptake of technology-enabled learning (TEL) across their institutions and on their programmes. The approach throughout is to privilege the academic
Ann Thanaraj, Steve Williams
doaj   +1 more source

Why do Indonesian Muslims Donate through Crowdfunding Platforms? An Integration of UTAUT, Transparency, and Trust

open access: yesInternational Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance
Indonesia's recognition as the most charitable country in the world makes research on donations through crowdfunding platforms an intriguing subject for study. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of technology and institutions factors on
Novita Nur Hamidah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policy, Institutional Factors and Earnings Mobility [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
This paper uses ECHP and OECD data for 14 EU countries to explore the role of labour market factors in explaining cross-national differences in the dynamic structure of earnings: in permanent inequality, transitory inequality and earnings mobility. Based on ECHP, minimum distance estimator is used to decompose earnings inequality into the permanent and
Sologon, Denisa Maria   +1 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Institutional drivers of newborn hepatitis B vaccine disparities: A multi-hospital analysis in Washington, DC, 2017–2023

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Despite universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination recommendations, birth dose coverage remains suboptimal with persistent racial disparities. While individual-level factors are well-studied, institutional practices’ role in vaccination outcomes remains ...
Timothy F. Leslie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing farmers' participation in crop intensification program in Rwanda

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017
The crop intensification program (CIP) was introduced in Rwanda in 2007 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), Rwanda, as a solution to the land fragmentation, low use of agricultural inputs and low access to extension services ...
Alphonse Nahayo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential Influences of High-Speed Railway Stations on the Surrounding Construction Land Expansion and Institutional Analysis: The Case of Taiwan and Hainan

open access: yesLand, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to compare the differential impact of Taiwan High-speed Railway (T-HSR) and Hainan East Ring High-speed Railway (HER-HSR) stations on the surrounding construction land expansion, reveal the underlying institutional reasons ...
Bo Zhou, Xiaofei Hu, Changsheng Xiong
doaj   +1 more source

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