Decision Support System for Predicting Survivability of Hepatitis Patients by Fahad R. Albogamy, Junaid Asghar, Fazli Subhan, Fazli Subhan, Muhammad Zubair Asghar, Muhammad Zubair Asghar, Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami, Aurangzeb Khan, Aurangzeb Khan, Haidawati Mohamad Nasir, Mohd Khairil Rahmat, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Adidah Lajis, Mazliham Mohd Su'ud

“…It predominantly affects the world's least developed countries. The most endemic regions are resource constrained, with a low human development index. …”
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Climate change adaptation options to inform planning of agriculture and food systems in The Gambia: A systematic approach for stocktaking by Alcade C. Segnon, Alcade C. Segnon, Alcade C. Segnon, Robert B. Zougmoré, Robert B. Zougmoré, Rosemary Green, Rosemary Green, Zakari Ali, Tony W. Carr, Prosper Houessionon, Prosper Houessionon, Sulayman M'boob, Pauline F. D. Scheelbeek, Pauline F. D. Scheelbeek

“…Beyond The Gambia, the approach can also be useful for and replicated in other least developed countries in the West African region, that are currently developing their National Adaptation Plan.…”
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Status of rice-fish farming and rice field fisheries in Northern Laos by Youdan Li, Youdan Li, Youdan Li, Mali Phonexay, Zili Zhang, Zili Zhang, Zili Zhang, Chenhong Li, Chenhong Li, Chenhong Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Wenbo Zhang, Wenbo Zhang, Wenbo Zhang

“…The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) is one of the least developed countries in the world, and rice is the most important crop in Laos.MethodsThe present study conducted field surveys in 2022 in order to get a better understanding of the status of rice-fish production systems in mountainous areas in Northern Laos. …”
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Prevalence, causes and impact of musculoskeletal impairment in Malawi: A national cluster randomized survey. by Leonard Banza Ngoie, Eva Dybvik, Geir Hallan, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Nyengo Mkandawire, Carlos Varela, Sven Young

“…We wished to undertake a national cluster randomized survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Malawi, one of the UN Least Developed Countries (LDC), that involved a reliable sampling methodology with a case definition and diagnostic criteria that could clearly be related to the classification system used in the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).…”
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La santé globale : biopolitique en territoires by Alain Vaguet

“…Faced with persistent criticism, some manufacturers have also responded by varying their prices according to a typology of countries: high prices for the countries of the North (intermediate states included, where the patients are the most numerous) and reduced prices for the least-developed countries. This can offer significant reductions but also serves the interests of the pharmaceutical industry while these countries still remain outside the Intellectual Property Rights agreements for a few years, as they could legally supply their needs through importing generic forms. …”
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The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health by Philip J. Landrigan, Hervé Raps, Maureen Cropper, Caroline Bald, Manuel Brunner, Elvia Maya Canonizado, Dominic Charles, Thomas C. Chiles, Mary J. Donohue, Judith Enck, Patrick Fenichel, Lora E. Fleming, Christine Ferrier-Pages, Richard Fordham, Aleksandra Gozt, Carly Griffin, Mark E. Hahn, Budi Haryanto, Richard Hixson, Hannah Ianelli, Bryan D. James, Pushpam Kumar, Amalia Laborde, Kara Lavender Law, Keith Martin, Jenna Mu, Yannick Mulders, Adetoun Mustapha, Jia Niu, Sabine Pahl, Yongjoon Park, Maria-Luiza Pedrotti, Jordan Avery Pitt, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Bhedita Jaya Seewoo, Margaret Spring, John J. Stegeman, William Suk, Christos Symeonides, Hideshige Takada, Richard C. Thompson, Andrea Vicini, Zhanyun Wang, Ella Whitman, David Wirth, Megan Wolff, Aroub K. Yousuf, Sarah Dunlop

“…This Commission encourages a strong interface between the Global Plastics Treaty and the Basel and London Conventions to enhance management of hazardous plastic waste and slow current massive exports of plastic waste into the world’s least-developed countries. This Commission recommends the creation of a Permanent Science Policy Advisory Body to guide the Treaty’s implementation. …”
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Advancing agricultural greenhouse gas quantification* by Lydia Olander, Eva Wollenberg, Francesco Tubiello, Martin Herold

“…As we move toward the next IPCC assessment report on climate change and while UNFCCC negotiations give greater attention to the role of agriculture within international agreements, it is valuable to understand our current and potential near-term capacity to quantify and track emissions and assess mitigation potential in the agriculture sector, providing countries—especially least developed countries (LDCs)—with the information they need to promote and implement actions that, while conducive to mitigation, are also consistent with their rural development and food security goals. …”
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Expanding the Duty to Rescue to Climate Migration by David N. Hoffman, Anne Zimmerman, Camille Castelyn, Srajana Kaikini

“…Wiley Interdiscip Rev Clim Change, 1(3): 450-461. [14] Least Developed Countries Expert Group. (2018). Considerations Regarding Vulnerable Groups, Communities and Ecosystems in the Context of the National Adaptation Plans: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…”
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A conceptual framework for tax non-compliance studies in a Muslim country: A proposed framework for the case of Yemen by Al-Ttaffi, Lutfi Hassen Ali, Abdul Jabbar, Hijattulah

“…The problem of tax noncompliance is widely described as a serious global phenomenon, especially in developing and least developing countries.Literatures indicate a number of factors that could possibly influence tax noncompliance behaviour but there is no single theory that can explain the phenomenon of tax noncompliance behaviour.Thus, researchers suggested that theories from sociology, psychology and economy could be useful in explaining tax behaviour. …”
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Use of Facebook by Secondary School Students at Nuku'alofa as an Indicator of E-Readiness for E-Learning in the Kingdom of Tonga by Hans Tobias Sopu, Yoshifumi Chisaki, Tsuyoshi Usagawa

“…The Kingdom of Tonga is an isolated least developing country located on the northeast of New Zealand with a population of 103,252 (2011 census) and with a gross domestic product per capita of USD $2,545.20.  …”
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Evolution of the Lao PDR’s External Debt since Its Reform and Opening Up <subtitle>Characteristics and Trends</subtitle> by Chunmeng ZOU, Xuemei FENG

“…As the least developed country with an extreme lack of financial resources, borrowing is an inevitable way for Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos) to develop its economy. …”
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Using partial least squares approach to predict the impact of transformational leadership on employee commitment to organizational change by Gelaidan, Hamid Mahmood, Ahmad, Hartini

“…While the inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation have different finding with each dimensions.The limitations of this study may include several issues that may lead to future studies.This study contributes to the change management literature by integrating the linkage between leadership and employee commitment to change.It is the first study conducted by using PLS with stated model and conducted in least developed country, such as Yemen.…”
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Assessing Determinants of Nepali International Trade: A reference to the World Trade Organization by Arun GC

“…Nepal, a land-locked by two giant economies - China and India, is the first "Least Developed Country" (LDC) to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) through the negotiation process. …”
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Does Muslim view on tax influence compliance behaviour? by Al-Ttaffi, Lutfi Hassen Ali, Abdul Jabbar, Hijattulah

“…The problem of tax noncompliance is widely acknowledged as a massive phenomenon in many countries, especially in developing and least developing countries.Previous literatures indicate a number of factors that could possibly influence tax compliance behaviour. …”
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Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: Taking an Ecosystem-Based Approach by Keith Alverson

“…At the very least, developing countries can find, and are finding, new development pathways that avoid some of the maladaptation that has already occurred in the developed world. …”
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Specifics and Perspectives of Laos’ Socialist Market Economy by Mykhaylo Kunychka

“…The results suggest that Laos, as the least developed country, is still dependent on exogenous factors that prevent productivity gains and, consequently, qualitative economic growth. …”
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Teenager’s Mental Health Status During COVID-19 in Bangladesh by Mithila Turna Tribenee, Shamima Parvin Lasker

“…Adolescents in the least developed country including Bangladesh who are already underprivileged or fragile predicted to suffer substantial damage and mental health disorders during COVID-19.  …”
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Diplomasi Ekonomi dan Militer India di Asia Tenggara sebagai Pendukung Keberadaan Kluster Industri Militer by Ismiyatun '

“…Selain itu, penulis menyimpulkan jika ekonomi dan diplomasi militer harus diambil oleh Least Developed Country, khususnya sebagai ekonomi, yang menempatkan industry militer sebagai prioritas pengembangan sub-sektor. …”
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A review of potential factors contributing to epidemic cholera in Yemen by Al-Gheethi, Adel, Noman, Efaq, David, Bala Jeremiah, Mohamed, Radin, Abdullah, Abd. Halid, Nagapan, Sasitharan, Mohd, Amir Hashim

“…Yemen is the least developed country among the Middle East countries in terms of wastewater and solid waste management. …”
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Determinants of food security: evidence from Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (ERHS) using pooled cross-sectional study by Kedir Hussein Abegaz

“…Abstract Background Though agriculture is obstructed by a number of both endogenous and exogenous problems, it is the dominant generator of means of livelihoods for the majority of people in the least developing countries like Ethiopia. The aim of this study is to look at the status of food security and to identify its determinants in the rural Ethiopia. …”
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