Should We Test for Helicobacter Pylori before Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? by Paul Moayyedi

“…The cause is uncertain but because the incidence of GERD is increasing in developed countries and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori is decreasing, it has been suggested that this infection protects against GERD. …”
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De l’économie socialiste à l’économie de marché : l’Algérie face à ses problèmes écologiques by Belkacem Ouchene , Aurora Moroncini

“…That's why, like many countries, Algeria after three decades of development, and a passage gap in the ecological culture, realized since the emergence of the particular debate on development-environment she has, as well as developed countries, problems of environmental order that it cannot ignore (pollution, erosion, fragility of the vegetation cover and the impoverishment of its potential, over-urbanization, etc.) …”
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COMMERCIAL BANKS’ FACILITIES AND SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES GROWTH IN KWARA STATE by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“… Small and medium scale enterprises are engines of growth and catalysts for socio-economic development in both developing and developed countries. However, it has not performed admirably well because of inadequate banking facilities. …”
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Digital Transformation: A Case Study of a Legal Firm in Sri Lanka and Its Impact by Dulanjani Dissanayake, Kajini Pasadika Hapuarachchi Hapuarachchige, Yogesh Jindal

“…Presently, there is a critical gap in the operational efficiency of law firms in Sri Lanka compared to those in developed countries. This study is with special reference to D.L&F. …”
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THE NEW WORLD INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ORDER DEBATE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA by BECKY ADE ALIEGBA

“…The study concluded that NWICO in Nigeria is a work in progress as the gap between the developed countries and the developing is far from being bridged. …”
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Evolution of Political Risk Concept: Classical and Contemporary Interpretations by D. A. Nechkin

“…The paper identifies the key drivers behind the development of contemporary approaches to defining political risks, including an increasing influence of non-governmental actors, destabilizing processes in certain developed countries, etc. The author shows that these factors have broadened the concept by reinterpreting what generates political risks, in what circumstances and what impact they have on a risk bearer (a foreign company).…”
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Expectations of the older people from housing in the context of aging in place: the case of Afyonkarahisar City (Türkiye) by Muhammet Keskin, Üzeyir Yasak

“…Abstract Many countries around the world are witnessing a period of significant demographic changes. As a developing country, Türkiye is also experiencing a rapid aging and urbanization process. …”
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(Im)mobile phones by Alette Schoon, Larry Strelitz

“…While research on mobile phones in developed countries suggest these devices facilitate the creation of a society free from the confines of local geography and community, where the user can craft an individualised networked sociability, this may not be the reality in the global south. …”
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Peculiarities of the Research of the History of Western European Countries, Case of Norway by A. A. Vorobiev

“…The author concludes that the regularities in history are universal and concern all small highly developed countries of Western Europe including Norway. …”
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Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agents for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Ilias Zampros, Anna Praidou, Periklis Brazitikos, Panagiotis Ekonomidis, Sofia Androudi

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe visual loss and blindness over the age of 50 in developed countries. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered as a critical molecule in the pathogenesis of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which characterizes the neovascular AMD. …”
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“… Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely practiced by multinational companies in developed countries. But Nigerian companies are not widely accepted the concept. …”
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PERFORMANCE BUDGETING IN THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPE COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Elman Nadžaković

“…The United States, Australia and the European Union are the examples of developed countries implementing performance-based budgeting and their experience can be helpful to SEE countries in their efforts to establish working performance budgeting system. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The imbalance of communication flow, castigated, and denounced by every developing country, is considered to be the source of all evils, ranging from the failure of politico-economical policies and erosion of social norms and values to street crimes and prostitution; nevertheless, the verdict is still not yet in. …”
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Prevalence of amblyopia among adult population and their various impacts on life: An experience over a period of eight months by Sujit Das, Sukhdayal S. Shergill

“…Background: Amblyopia is due to insufficient development of the visual system in early childhood and affects 1% and 2% population of most developed countries. Aims and Objective: (1) Prevalence of amblyopia among adult population attending our hospital. (2) Effect of amblyopia on their academic performance, social life, and on future establishment. (3) Its determinants in a population. …”
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Perspective on Antibiotic Resistance in Bangladesh: A Critical Yet Overlooked Public Health Crisis by Md. Mahadi Hassan, Noushin Nohor

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims This article explores antibiotic resistance as a critical public health issue in Bangladesh, emphasizing its growing threat to the nation's healthcare system. As a developing country, Bangladesh faces unique challenges in managing this crisis, with antibiotic resistance posing significant risks due to its multidimensional problems to both individual health and the broader population. …”
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The problem of death in socio-humanitarian studies during the second half of the 20th century by S.Yu. Malysheva

“…The “repression of death” in modern society caused intense debate which triggered the research interest in death on the whole and, in particular, its phenomenon in modern developed countries. Consequently, a number of publications appeared and such of disciplines as death psychology, sociology of death and dying, and historical thanatology were developed. …”
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Child Passenger Safety in Indonesia by Oos Ariyanto, Setiawan Noerdajasakti, Faizin Sulistio

“…Current Indonesian road safety laws, particularly Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Road Transport, lack specific provisions for the use of child restraint systems, which significantly reduces child passenger safety. Unlike many developed countries with strict regulations that mandate child-specific safety equipment, Indonesian regulations currently mandate only standard seatbelts designed for adults. …”
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THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN HEALTH INFORMATION DIFFUSION IN THE DIGITAL AGE by Olubanke M Bankole, Isaac O Busayo

“…The paper therefore provides an overview of the role that libraries could play to promote diffusion of information for quality health care in Nigeria drawing from examples of such practices in developed countries. Librarians as repositories of knowledge could be involved in helping the public to get high quality consumer health information, in providing patients’ education and in imparting information literacy skills which avails individuals the understanding of their health status, and take appropriate actions to prevent and control diseases. …”
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Open innovation’s effects on Indonesia’s digital health market and related societal issues by Irianna Futri, Phaninee Naruetharadhol

“…This study aims to analyze the impact of open innovation in the digital healthcare market in Indonesia, a developing country with a population of over 273 million. …”
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A Critique on the Book Language and Art Interaction by Mehran Houshiar

“…However, criticism in all its structures and types is the most important and effective method for the growth and promotion of human knowledge and today in the most prestigious scientific, academic, and research circles in the world and developed countries to the extent that criticism and its principles are considered maybe they don't care about producing new sciences. …”
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