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The Rhetoric of Microfinance Bank Services and Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the Gambia 小额信贷银行服务的修辞和冈比亚中小企业的绩效

Proceedings of the 28th iSTEAMS Multidisciplinary & Inter-tertiary Research Conference Pub Date : 2021-10-31 DOI: 10.22624/aims/isteams-2021/v28n3p2

S. Câmara, W. Olanipekun

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Epidemiological Aspects of Ascariasis and Associated Risk Factors Among Primary School Children In Lambata Community, Niger State, Nigeria During 2019-2020 2019-2020年尼日利亚尼日尔州兰巴塔社区小学生蛔虫病流行病学调查及相关危险因素

Proceedings of the 28th iSTEAMS Multidisciplinary & Inter-tertiary Research Conference Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/JHSSS.2021.90372.1189

G. Okoroiwu

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