Legal systems inside out: American legal exceptionalism and China's dream of legal cosmopolitanism by Erie, M

“…Legal cosmopolitanism is predicated on China’s centrality in international trade and investment, and promoted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese academics who seek to position the PRC as a leader of developing countries, as a corrective to U.S. racial capitalism. …”

Using entertainment-education to promote safer sexual behavior in young adults in Nigeria by Orozco-Olvera, V

“…The first is a meta-analysis of entertainment-education narratives conducted in field settings in developed and developing countries (n=10 studies; 23,476 individuals). …”

Assessing long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of statin therapy in the UK: a modelling study using individual participant datasets by Mihaylova, B, Wu, R, Zhou, J, Williams, C, Schlackow, I, Emberson, J, Reith, C, Keech, A, Robson, J, Parnell, R, Armitage, J, Gray, A, Simes, J, Baigent, C

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined but remains a major disease burden across developed countries.</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To assess effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of statin therapy across UK population categories.…”

Increasing genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from Papua New Guinea over the period from 1992 to 1999 by Thong, Kwai Lin, Goh, Yee Ling, Yasin, Rohani M., Lau, Ming Guek, Passey, Megan, Winston, Gibson, Yoannes, Mition, Pang, Tikki, Reeder, John C.

“…It continues to be a worldwide health problem, especially in developing countries with their poor sanitation, poor standards of personal hygiene, and contaminated food. …”
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Development of Portable Air Quality Index (AQI) and Emergency Vehicles Preemption Prototype Based on Internet of Mobile Things (IoMT) by Shaik Shabana Anjum, Rafidah Md Noor, Ismail Ahmedy, Norazlina Binti Khamis, Mohammad Hossein Anisi

“…Moreover, the long waiting hours of vehicles at signals and traffic jams leads to higher air pollution levels and heat generated from vehicular exhausts cause Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. The developing countries like Malaysia, still face potential drawbacks such as increased air pollution levels, due to higher vehicle usage rate resulting in adverse health hazards such as respiratory diseases and asthma. …”
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Chemotherapeutics potential of matcha green tea(Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) on weri-Rb-1 retinoblastoma cancer cells by Sayuti, Nor Hafiza

“…Natural plants are widely used as alternative medicine in developed and developing countries. Camellia sinensis (matcha green tea) has been used as a traditional medicine to treat various diseases in Southeast Asia. …”
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Bacteriophage as a potential therapeutic agent against Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium in local broiler chicken by Wong, Chuan Loo

“…Global expansion of the livestock industry and demand for the production of livestock products have increased noticeably in many developing countries. In Malaysia, poultry industry represents by far the largest proportion in the livestock industry in terms of livestock output-value. …”
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Role of financial development in oil-growth nexus in oil-producing economies by Moradbeigi, Maryam

“…In particular, using a core sample of 61 oil-producing economies over the period 1996-2010, this thesis has found a significant adverse effect of oil-abundance on the level of financial development. Countries are more reliant on their oil resources, as captured by the value of oil production divided by GDP as well as the share of oil export in GDP, tend to experience lower level of financial development. …”
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Influence of the quality of remuneration committee and organizational factors on management compensation plan design and performance by Mehrabanpoor, Mohammadreza

“…This research empirically explores aspects of remuneration committee and performance-based management compensation that have, hitherto, not been much examined in the existing literature,especially in developing countries. The majority of reform efforts try to improve transparency and disclosure in the paysetting processes and internal control. …”
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Relationship between dietary patterns with body mass index, waist circumference and blood pressure among secondary school children in Mashhad, Iran by Shafaghi, Khosro

“…Obesity is a public health concern across developed and developing countries. In Iran, cardiovascular diseases are leading cause of death, while obesity and blood pressure, both are related to them. …”
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Productivity enhancement of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) using flexible floating-bed photobioreactor, mixing methods and nitrogen sources by Mohd Yazam, Mohd Shahmen

“…Nowadays, microalgae are becoming the focal point to solve malnutrition or malnourishment, especially in developing countries. Malnutrition significantly causes thousands of deaths especially among children. …”
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Labour standards, export performance and labour mobility in Asean by Ng, Kar Yee

“…Issues pertaining to labour standards are on-going debates among the researchers and policy makers, especially the concerns about the increased exports in developing countries at the expense of workers’ welfare. …”
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Economic analysis of solar PV farm efficiency using herbal plots by Othman, Noor Fadzlinda

“…Renewable Energy (REs) resources such as wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and biomass are the future sustainable energy for various industrial applications. In most developing countries especially Malaysia, dependence on fossil fuel like coal, oil and natural gas are at stake. …”
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Effectiveness of welfare development scheme on quality of life to rural poor community in Malaysia by Abdul Aziz, Mohd Nizam

“…Malaysia is committed to achieve a developed country in the year of 2020. One of the significance progresses towards the vision and mission is eradicate poverty population. …”
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Dietary Patterns and Obesity Risk Among Adults in Mongolia by Dugee, Otgontuya

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and associated nutritional risk factors are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both developed and developing countries. Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Effectiveness of constructed wetlands on water quality improvement at the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia lake by Aliyu, Aliyu Danjuma

“…The use of biological method of constructed wetlands to improve water quality of freshwater bodies in developing countries especially those in the tropical region with high water quality issues have been underutilized and reported. …”
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Factors associated with body weight status among adolescents in Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia by Ho, Shu Fen

“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in developing countries are increasing including Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors, body image perception, family environment and built environment factors associated with body weight status (BMI for- age) among adolescents in Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia. …”
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Efficiency, socio-economic factors and market analyses of hydropower industry in the EU region by Oluwaseyi, Zubair Azeem

“…Throughout the empirical sections, we divided the EU26 member countries into EU15 (developed) & EU11 (developing) countries. The first objective investigates the hydropower industry's cost efficiency and the role of socio-economic factors on cost efficiency in the EU region. …”
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Airbnb customers’ service quality and satisfaction with big data approach by Ding, Kai

“…This study complements the lack of Airbnb-related research in developing countries and improves our understanding of the Airbnb service quality attributes in Malaysia. …”
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Techno-economic viability assessment of hybrid briquettes as an alternative domestic cooking fuel for rural communities in Nigeria by Yusuf, Kpalo Sunday

“…Growing global demand and utilization of fossil fuels has not only elevated wealth creation, but also increased adverse impacts of climate change from greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions which endangered public health. In most developing countries including Nigeria, biomass wastes, which include but are not limited to agricultural residues, are produced in large quantities annually. …”
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