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The Analysis of e-banking use by commercial bank customers in Bukavu, DRC

Academic Finance
Purpose: This study aims to identify the determinants of the adoption and use of e-banking by the customers of commercial banks in Bukavu, DRC. Method: A conceptual framework based on the UTAUT model was developed, followed by flat sorting and ...
Crispin Jean Chris MUKAMBA BYAMUNGU
doaj  

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODELING SPATIAL ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN DISCRETE CHOICE FRAMEWORK [PDF]

Spatial accessibility is concerned with the opportunity that an individual at a given location possesses to participate in a particular activity or set of activities.
Ulimwengu, John M., Guo, Xiaoqi
core  

Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Hours Worked by Primary Carers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary caregivers constitute a major unpaid workforce in Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with carer workloads. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was applied to the nation‐wide Australian Government survey.
Andrew J. Hamilton
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change risk perception in Europe: country-level factors and gender differences

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
This study investigates the role of country-level and individual-level factors on climate change risk perception in 28 European countries. Based on the nature of the data and the research question, a multilevel ordered logit model is used.
Selim Jürgen Ergun, Zehra D. Karadeniz, M. Fernanda Rivas   +2 more
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Rethinking Support Allocation: Mental Health and Patterns of Homelessness Support Utilisation

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Homelessness support agencies face substantial puzzles in allocating scarce resources: who gets access and who stays on the waitlist? This paper examines the influence of mental illness on the patterns of consuming non‐clinical homelessness support by persons experiencing homelessness and at risk.
Godwin Kavaarpuo, Kathryn Daley
wiley   +1 more source

Where Imprisonment, Housing Instability and Wellbeing Intersect: Evidence From Over Two Decades of Data

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on life event data on housed former prisoners from the nationwide indefinite life panel, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, spanning more than two decades. This study investigates, using panel data methods, if social connectedness mediates the association between incarceration and unstable ...
Christopher L. Ambrey, Renee Zahnow
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing mechanics and metabolism: Elevational variation in the microanatomy of hummingbird flight muscle

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Factors varying along elevational gradients impose strong aerodynamic and physiological constraints on powered flight, yet the internal microanatomical variation associated with elevational context in animals under such conditions remains poorly understood.
Juan Camilo Ríos‐Orjuela, Juliana Novoa‐Páramo, Maria Juliana Villalba Patiño, Zayra Viviana Garavito‐Aguilar, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara, Carlos Daniel Cadena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable grouping patterns in primates: A test of the better competitor hypothesis in male Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intraspecific variation in social organization (IVSO) within primate populations can arise due to male mating competition. Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) populations exhibit both single‐male and multi‐male groups, providing an opportunity to examine the relationship between male competitive ability and social organization.
Lemeng Li, Stacey R. Tecot, Rebecca J. Lewis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating collaborative virtual reality into medical neuroanatomy selectively enhances short‐term spatial understanding of brain structure

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning neuroanatomy presents a major challenge for medical students due to the brain's high spatial complexity and the limitations of traditional two‐dimensional instruction methods. Virtual reality (VR) provides immersive three‐dimensional visualization which may enhance spatial understanding, yet its effectiveness when implemented ...
Michal Bernstein‐Eliav, Tamar Ben‐David, Maya Schmeidler, Niv Tik, Alla Bronshtein, Ido Tavor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source