Business Incubation Initiatives Impact on Entrepreneurs and SMEs

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Methodological Triangulation ◽  
The Impact

Business incubation (BI) is a strategic tool that helps a country to grow its entrepreneurial base and reduce the high mortality rate of SMEs. Kingdom of Eswatini adopted the business incubation initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and SME development. To date, no data exist on the impact made by business incubation initiatives. Adopting methodological triangulation of both quantitative and qualitative data collected through questionnaires and interviews where the participants consisted of SME owners, BI managers, and BI trainers, this exploratory study aims to investigate business incubation initiatives' impact on entrepreneurs and SMEs. Findings reflect that BIs measure their impact by seeing an increase in revenue, increase in the number of people employed, and SME survival post the incubation period. Though SMEs agreed that the BI effects positively, the study also revealed that some SMEs remained in the incubation for more than 10 years. Policy implications emerging are the need to introduce graduation policy and proper determination of requirements for incubation.

scholarly journals Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Tunde Aborode ◽  
Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde ◽  
Bright-Agbonze Samuel Osayomwanbor ◽  
Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin ◽  
Oko Christian Inya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Measles Outbreak ◽  
African Health ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and measles are major threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans. Measles is an endemic disease in Africa with a high mortality rate especially in children despite available vaccines. This letter aims to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevention and management of measles in Africa. The emergence of COVID-19 has exacerbated the morbidities of measles due to multi-factors like the disruption of mass measles routine vaccination, a monopolistic focus on COVID-19 eradication, malnutrition, and poor surveillance. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic and looming measles epidemic pose a double burden on the African health sector. We recommend urgent interventions from government and other stakeholders including community leaders to strengthen measles research and vaccination programs in Africa amidst the pandemic.

scholarly journals ALTERATION OF EXPERIMENTAL POLIOMYELITIS INFECTION IN THE SYRIAN HAMSTER WITH THE AID OF CORTISONE

1952 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Shwartzman ◽  
Alice Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Survival Time ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Syrian Hamster ◽  
Marked Reduction ◽  
Single Injection ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Fatal Disease ◽  
Enhancing Effect

Cortisone produces a significant enhancement of infection with MEF1 and Lansing strains of poliomyelitis virus in the Syrian hamster. The enhancement manifests itself in increased severity of symptoms, shortening of the incubation period, marked reduction in survival time and a high mortality rate. The effect of cortisone is protracted, the duration depending on the dose used. There is a reciprocal relationship between the dose of cortisone and the amount of virus, the larger the dose of the hormone, the smaller the amount of virus being necessary to produce the infection. An amount of virus of low infectivity causes amarked disease with a high mortality rate in hamsters receiving a single injection of 3 mg. of cortisone, while a dose as small as 2 mg. gives a highly fatal disease with a stronger concentration of the virus. There is a 2 log increase in the concentration of the virus in cortisone-treated hamsters. Hamsters from various sources seem to respond differently to the enhancing effect of cortisone, one breed showing no enhancement of the infection with the Lansing strain. Hormones other than cortisone, i.e., DCA, progesterone, diethylstilbestrol, and fast and slow acting ACTH injected repeatedly fail to modify the poliomyelitis infection in the hamster.

Low dose whole lung radiotherapy for older patients with corona virus 19 disease (COVID-19) pneumonitis: practical protocol by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nam Nguyen ◽  
Meritxell Arenas ◽  
Te Vuong ◽  
Alice Zamagni ◽  
Vincent Vinh-Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Artificial Ventilation ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Lung Radiotherapy ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) carry a high mortality rate among older patients and minorities such as ethnic Africans and Latinos. The chronic baseline systemic inflammation of older patients and minorities may make them more vulnerable to the cytokines storm generated by the viral infection in addition to preexisting co-morbidity. Even though multiple organs failure result from the cytokine storm, pneumonia and respiratory failure often lead to death. OBJECTIVE Low dose whole lung radiotherapy (LDWLRT) may modulate the inflammatory response and may decrease the need for artificial ventilation, thus improving mortality rate. METHODS A phase I-II prospective trials enrolling 500 patients, 65 years old or older from 25 countries will be conducted to investigate the impact of LDWLRT on mortality rate of COVID-19 patients. The patients who will be selected would have developed pneumonias but did not require artificial ventilation. These patients will be followed for a year after receiving this treatment. Their physical activities will be monitored through the ordinal scale and will be correlated with their cytokines status and oxygen saturation rate to assess the impact of the residual inflammation on their daily life. Mortality rates between different ethnic group will be compared and correlated with their cytokines response to the virus and number of co-morbidities. RESULTS We postulate that LDWLRT may improve survival rates of all patients by preventing the need for artificial ventilation which is associated with a high mortality. The inflammatory response between different ethnic groups before and following radiotherapy will be valuable to serve as baseline for future prospective pandemic studies as it has not been reported before. CONCLUSIONS Once the study is complete, we may be able to demonstrate that LDWLRT may improve survival through its anti-inflammatory property CLINICALTRIAL NCT 04493294

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE OF THE NURSE IN FRONT OF THE USER VICTIM OF TRAUMA CAUSED BY FIREARMS PROJECTILES: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Experience Report ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Nursing Process ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Type Study ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nursing Course

Firearm trauma is considered one of the main reasons for morbidity and mortality in Brazil. In view of its destructive capacity of organs and tissues that come into contact with the fragments of the bullet. This work aims to report the experience of three students of the nursing course, facing the care of a patient with a firearm. This is a descriptive, qualitative, experience report type study. In the present study, it was possible to envision the application of the nursing process in its entirety, which allowed us to think of a plan based on the process of rehabilitation and healing of the patient. Going up a discussion about the violence in the country, since it is taking a high mortality rate between 15 to 24 years. Based on the construction of this work, it is suggested to create new research that addresses in a qualitative and quantitative way the impact of cases of violence in today's society.

scholarly journals FACTORS RELATED TO ADOLESCENT DELAY IN PANEMBONG GIRANG CIANJUR

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Helvy Yunida
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Juvenile Mortality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

The juvenile delinquency rate in Panembong girang has long been very high. The environment is not good. For parents who have teenagers, they will be very worried if their teenagers are released to hang out with teenagers in such an environment. Many behaviors that lead to juvenile delinquency. The teenager's acquaintance with the Panembong Girang teenager has led to a legal case, which has ended at the court. These include being involved in drug abuse, beating other people until they are seriously injured and sentenced to prison, drinking alcohol, promiscuity, stealing, and others. The impact of juvenile delinquency The juvenile mortality rate in Panembong Girang is very high, compared to the death rate of adults and parents. The cause of the high mortality rate of adolescents in Panembong girang indirectly is the lack of control of adolescents in managing themselves. Often gather, in groups with peers, who incidentally have bad behavior. So that teenagers do what they should not do. Having an uncontrollable personality, causing the teenager to fall into drinking liquor or alcohol. One of the causes of death in adolescents worldwide due to accidents. in Panembong Girang the number of causes of death for adolescents is directly due to alcohol and accidents. The purpose of the study was to determine the cause of death of adolescents and to determine the lifestyle of panembong happy adolescents. The research method is a qualitative descriptive research design. The informants were taken by 3 neighbors next door to the meatball seller's house, teenagers and members of the Youth Organization. Results and Discussion: the cause of the death rate of adolescents due to alcohol died immediately and when drunk driving a motor vehicle an accident. Conclusion: the factors of the high mortality rate of adolescents in Panembong Girang are due to alcohol and accidents after drinking alcohol

Modeling Tankers’ Optimal Speed and Emissions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos G. Gkonis ◽  
Harilaos A. Psaraftis
Keyword(s):  
Operating Cost ◽  
Freight Rate ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Fuel Price ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Slow Steaming ◽  
One Step ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modeling Task

With the increased quest for greener shipping, reducing the speed of ships has obtained an important role as one of the measures to be applied toward that end. Already speed has been important for economic reasons, as it is a key determinant of fuel cost, a significant component of the operating cost of ships. However, as emissions are directly proportional to fuel consumed, speed is also very much connected with the environmental dimension of shipping. So when shipping markets are in a depressed state and “slow- steaming” is the prevalent practice for economic reasons, an important side benefit is reduced emissions. Emissions estimation models typically assume fixed ship speeds. However, ships do not trade at predetermined speeds. Those who pay for the fuel may choose an operating speed as a function of the freight rate and bunker price, among others. Assuming a fixed speed may thus seriously miscalculate emissions. This paper incorporates ship speed into the analysis, and goes one step further by investigating the impact of optimizing speed on ship emissions. The study of the paper focuses on Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), but some analysis for the Suezmax, and Aframax crude tanker segments is also presented, and some results for Panamax/Product, LPG, and LNG tankers are also reported. The paper’s modeling approach has two goals: (a) the determination of the optimal operational speeds (laden and ballast) of a tanker as a function of fuel price, freight rate and other parameters, and (b) the estimation, among other outputs, of the emissions of the global fleet of a specific tanker segment. The modeling task comprises two steps. The first one optimizes the laden and ballast leg sailing speeds over reference trade routes for a specific (single) tanker. In a second step, we estimate annual emissions, and other operational attributes (e.g. fuel consumption) for the tanker fleet segment, based on the output of the previous optimization. Other outputs such as CO2 , SO2, NOx and PM emissions are also produced. The policy implications of our work are finally discussed.

DAMPAK PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH PADA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI TPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilda Emilda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
The People ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
The Impact

The limitations of waste management in the Cipayung Landfill (TPA) causing a buildup of garbage up to more than 30 meters. This condition has a health impact on people in Cipayung Village. This study aims to analyze the impact of waste management at Cipayung Landfill on public health in Cipayung Village, Depok City. The research is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained by purposive sampling. Data was collected by interviews, observation and documentation. Based on interviews with 30 respondents, it was found that the most common diseases were diarrhea, then other types of stomach ailments, subsequent itching on the skin and coughing. This is presumably because the environmental conditions in the form of unhealthy air and water and clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS) have not become the habit of the people. The results indicated that there were no respondents who had implemented all of these criteria. In general respondents have implemented  3 criteria, namely maintaining hair hygiene, maintaining skin cleanliness, and maintaining hand hygiene. While maintaining clean water storage is the most often overlooked behavior. To minimize this health impact, improvements in waste management in Cipayung landfill are needed along with continuous socialization and education to develop PHBS habits and the importance of maintaining a clean environment.

Emamectin benzoate is a safe and effective anthelmintic against coelomic nematode Philometra rubra in striped bass Morone saxatilis

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
K Béland ◽  
G Séguin ◽  
S Lair
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Emamectin Benzoate ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
Fish Hatchery ◽  
Parasitic Burden

An unusually high mortality rate due to verminous (Philometra rubra) coelomitis was documented in wild-hatched striped bass Morone saxatilis raised in a fish hatchery as part of a stock restoration program. To decrease the parasitic burden and therefore potentially minimize mortality, the effectiveness of 2 different anthelmintics was evaluated. Two trials were conducted on wild-collected fingerlings naturally infected by P. rubra. In 2006, 144 yearling fish were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups: (1) levamisole (Levasol®) at 2 mg l-1 via immersion for 8 h once weekly for 3 wk; (2) levamisole at a dose of 2.5 mg kg-1 biomass via feed once daily for 7 d; (3) emamectin benzoate (Slice®) at a dose of 0.05 mg kg-1 biomass via feed once daily for 7 d; and (4) control. Emamectin successfully eliminated live nematodes in 84.9% of the fish, whereas the administration of levamisole, either via immersion or feed, was not successful in significantly reducing the number of live P. rubra. In 2007, the administration of the same dosage of emamectin to approximately 1000 naturally infected yearling striped bass was associated with a 100% mortality rate of P. rubra in the 30 fish randomly examined 5 wk after the beginning of the treatment. Results of these trials indicate that, at the dosage used, the administration of emamectin at the end of the summer is safe for striped bass yearlings and considerably reduces the prevalence and intensity of the infection by this parasite.

Assessment of sensitivity of the efficiency of regional tax spending towards investment attractiveness of the types of economic activity carried out by the residents of advanced development territory

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-110
Author(s):  
Evgeniya Mikhailovna Popova ◽  
Guzel Mukhtarovna Guseinova ◽  
Sergei Borisovich Milov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Investment Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Advanced Development

The deficit of subnational budgets and deceleration capital investments in multiple Russian regions increase the relevance of research aimed at improvement of tax incentivizing practice of the regional investment process. The studies focused on determination of the impact of socioeconomic and institutional factors upon the efficiency of investment tax expenses obtained wide circulation within the foreign scientific literature. The subject of this article is the assessment of sensitivity of the efficiency of regional tax expanses towards investment attractiveness of the types of economic activity carried out by the residents of territories of advanced socioeconomic development, created in the subjects of Far Easter Federal District. The scientific novelty and practical values of this research consists in substantiation of the reasonableness of assessment of investment attractiveness of the types of economic activity that are stimulated by tax incentives. Methodology for assessing investment attractiveness is proposed and tested. The conclusion is made that in case of low investment attractiveness of the type of economic activity, which was planned to support by tax incentives, it is required to conduct and additional analysis to avoid unjustified tax expanses.

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