Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why did long‐horizon private investment in Brazilian water and sanitation expand after 2016 despite fragmented authority and persistent political contestation? This article places the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) inside, rather than outside, the credible‐commitment framework. It argues that the bank operated as a credibility intermediary:
Charles Corrêa Schramm +1 more
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Oral manifestations of endocrine disorders among patients attending the paediatric endocrinology clinic in the lagos university teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
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Remittances, Human Capital, and Industrialization in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Industrialization remains a crucial strategy for structural transformation in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), yet progress has been hindered by persistent constraints. This paper evaluates the effects of remittances and human capital on industrialization across 35 SSA countries over the period 2010–2021.
Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi +1 more
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Early childhood education (ECE) quality is fundamentally shaped by teacher effectiveness. Yetin many developing contexts such as Nigeria, teachers often operate in isolation with limitedaccess to sustained structured professional development.
Odjugo, Rose Nwanne +2 more
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A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
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Correction: Mechanical properties of thermoformed and direct-printed aligner materials after immersion in 37 °C water: a 14-day in vitro study. [PDF]
Sci RepOyonarte R +11 more
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The research assessed the effectiveness of the 7E-Learning instructional approach in minimisinggender-related gaps and differences in mathematical ability affecting physics practicalachievement in Lagos State.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Social Policy and Political Regime Change in Central America
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Does democracy deliver more inclusive and transparent social policy in low‐capacity states? And how does democratic backsliding reshape social policy? Drawing on a comparative analysis of El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, we examine how regime change and political ideology are associated with patterns of social policy access and ...
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Aging and the Division of Labor of Theory of Mind Skills in Metaphor Comprehension
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract While some aspects of pragmatic competence are known to decline with age, for metaphor skills the evidence is inconclusive, possibly due to heterogeneity in the assessment tools. Furthermore, the previous literature on age‐related changes in pragmatic skills has rarely considered the role of Theory of Mind (ToM), which is described as one of ...
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Correction: Optimising care for uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria: cost and benefit estimates using real-world data. [PDF]
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