A Blockchain-based Conceptual Model to Address Educational Certificate Verification Challenges in Tanzania by Said Hamisi Said, Mussa Ally Dida, Efraim Michael Kosia, Ramadhani S. Sinde

“…These challenges undermine certificate verification, impose a significant setback in the fight against forgeries, and create loopholes. It was conceptually demonstrated that these issues can be resolved through the proposed blockchain-based solution. …”
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Challenges in conserving forest ecosystems through coffee certification: a case study from southwestern Ethiopia by Yuki Arai, Kitessa Hundera, Toshihide Yoshikura

“…The possible causes include rapid population increase, government policies promoting intensive coffee production, presence of members who did not participate in the certification program, a lack of conservation incentives, and loopholes in the auditing process. To determine the overall success of the Rainforest Alliance certification program would require: monitoring of population growth rates and providing alternative livelihood opportunities, promoting collaboration between environmental and agricultural government authorities, conducting a more stringent on-site inspection, and to provide direct incentives for environmental conservation to all farmers living in or near the certified areas.…”
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Performance management in primary healthcare: Nurses’ experiences by Cynthia Z. Madlabana, Inge Petersen

“…Results: The findings of this study confirmed that PM is implemented to some extent. However, various loopholes in its implementation threaten the accuracy and transparency of the system and leave it vulnerable to perceived organisational injustice and unfairness, with the objectivity of the system questioned. …”
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BRANDING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY BASED INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF SPICE INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN by J. A. Qureshi, N. A. Syed

“…There is a dearth of awareness about detrimental effects of adulterated or sub-standard spices, inflation and affordability by poor masses, and loopholes in the regulatory system cum criminal negligence by food inspection teams and relevant authorities. …”
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Construction of a Traceability System for Food Industry Chain Safety Information Based on Internet of Things Technology by Siyuan Lin, Qi Shi, Ning Zhou

“…Frequent food safety incidents have highlighted the seriousness of my country's food safety problems and exposed loopholes in my country's food safety supervision. …”
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Application of forensic accounting techniques in the South African banking industry for the purpose of fraud risk mitigation by Oluwatoyin Esther Akinbowale, Heinz Eckart Klingelhöfer, Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun

“…The results obtained substantiate that the loopholes created as a result of non-effective application of forensic techniques are partly responsible for some cyberfraud incidents in the banking industry. …”
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Lost in Translation? Rethinking the Oil and Gas Industry Formula under the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Directive Proposal by Shu-Chien Jennifer Chen

“…The original aim of the oil and gas industry formula is not achieved and new tax planning loopholes are created. The Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base’s oil and gas industry formula is also a typical example that illustrates the risk of the “lost in translation” in comparative law research and legal transplantation.…”
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Taking Stock of African Union’s Sanctions against Unconstitutional Change of Government by Serugo Jean Baptiste, Balingene Kahombo

“…Be it as it may, the study concludes that the AU legal framework still has some loopholes in that a number of situations are not covered by it, such as infringing the principles of democratic government through fraudulent or delayed elections, and popular uprising. …”
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Quality housing: regulatory and administrative framework in Malaysia by Sufian, Azlinor, Ab. Rahman, Rozanah

“…It is the aim of this article to look into some recent amendments to the legal provisions (and its loopholes) concerning the statutory duties imposed on the three most important institutions related to the building of quality houses, namely the local authorities, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG) and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), in ensuring that houses constructed by developers will meet the quality that house-buyers expect. …”
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A review of the child care centre act 1984 in ensuring the safety and welfare of the children at a child care centre / Noor Zakilah Mohamad Isa and Rosmawati Haron by Mohamad Isa, Noor Zakilah, Haron, Rosmawati

“…The objectives of the report namely i) to analyze the effectiveness of the registration process under the Childcare Centre (Amendment 2007) Act. ii) To point 'out the weaknesses, loopholes and area of improvement in the system either on the authorities, the law itself or the childcare providers.iii) To examine the practicability of the laws provided with special references to the terms and conditions imposed as regards to the licensing and the approval of the Childcare Centre with special focus on its registration, the premise and the childcare provider. …”
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An overview on the effectiveness of the human trafficking law in Malaysia / Nur Atiqah Fatma Hamdan, Nurul Hidayah Sulaiman and Nurul Nadia Ghazali by Hamdan, Nur Atiqah Fatma, Sulaiman, Nurul Hidayah, Ghazali, Nurul Nadia

“…The comparison of the legislation in the area of human trafficking with other countries has uncovered the loopholes in our legal system and the researchers have obtained better prospective on the issue from it. …”
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The effectiveness of current law and its application in protecting the wildlife of west Malaysia / Catherine Nicholas … [et al.] by Nicholas, Catherine, Samuel, Christie Bulan, Zainuddin, Faisal Nazrin, Halili, Jasmine

“…The primary legislation that provides for wildlife in Malaysia is the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 which is only applicable in West Malaysia, the targeted area of research. Loopholes or shortcomings of the said Act are found throughout the research and has been affirmed by most of the persons interviewed for the purpose of this paper. …”
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Theorising the doctrine of joint criminal enterprise in international criminal law by Jain, N

“…It identifies the main loopholes and contradictions in the construction of these theories, and presents factual scenarios for which these theories, particularly JCE, either have no answers, or problematic ones. …”

Concepts and applications of quantum measurement by Knee, G

“…I present the results of an experiment conducted in Oxford that, up to certain loopholes, defies a non-quantum interpretation of the dynamics of phosphorous nuclei embedded in silicon.…”

The adequacy of the Inspector-General Standing Orders (IGSO) in regulating the procedures of an identification parade for eyewitness identification in Malaysia / Siti Alina Mohd Ad... by Mohd Adil Natkunasingham, Siti Alina

“…Comparisons made with the United Kingdom’s Code D of PACE Act 1984 also found loopholes in Malaysia’s Part D226 guidelines in the IGSO, which necessitates an evaluation on the stated provisions. …”
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Exposure of sexually explicit materials: the application of the existing laws in curbing the problem / Dhaniah Ahmad, Norasidi Nadziruddin and Ummal Remiza Khaja Mohideen. by Ahmad, Dhaniah, Nadziruddin, Norasidi, Mohideen, Ummal Remiza Khaja

“…As far as the study is concerned, the law pertaining it and its enforcement are being so weak and vulnerable, which has caused loopholes in the rules and regulations itself. In this legal research, we will analyze, discuss and look into the existing laws which are in practice in Malaysia with few comparisons with other countries like the United Kingdom and the United States. …”
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The right to privacy in relation to the mass media: An analysis of the Malaysian position / Nurul Azureen Ahsin … [et al.] by Ahsin, Nurul Azureen, Yaakub, Mohamad Rizal, Yaacub, Norizan, Anuar, Muhammad Amin

“…Thus, this research aims to identify the loopholes of the existing privacy law in Malaysia and recommend the appropriate measures to be taken to protect the rights of a person to privacy. …”
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The decay and withering away of ECOWAS's role in West African Regional security

“…The findings highlighted the contributing factors that served as strong determinants of ECOWAS continued decline, and that gave way to extra-regional forces finding ready loopholes to encroach upon its regional sovereignty and weaken its independent initiatives. …”
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Overview of household solid waste recycling policy status and challenges in Malaysia by Moh, Yiing Chiee, Abd Manaf, Latifah

“…With, issues and challenges in recycling practice that were highlighted in this context especially from the, aspects of information availability and other loopholes within solid waste management policies and, related recycling program within the community, the question on whether the goals in 2020 can be, met remains unsure of but there is a possibility for a successful implementation of sustainable solid, waste management particularly in recycling.…”

Aligning the context of rural tourism policies in Sabah by Siow, May Ling, Ramachandran, Sridar, Nair, Vikneswaran

“…This research aims to explore the issues, possible redundancies and loopholes of existing policies at local, state and federal level pertaining rural tourism policies. …”
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