This study reviewed the effect of credit risk management on financial performance microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Nigeria. Utilizing a qualitative review methodology, found that proactive assessment, thorough appraisal, proper loan monitoring, and prompt recovery procedures are essential components efficient management, which has substantial impact MFI performance. Credit is also improved b...

Fatigue, reduced quality of life (QOL), and lower physical activity levels are commonly reported in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This study evaluated the effects of elliptical exercise on fatigue and QOL reports in patients with MS. Patients with MS (n = 26) completed the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Sho...

Impact evaluations can be used either to estimate the impact of an ent program or to evaluate the effect of a new product or policy. In either ca the fundamental evaluation question is the same: "How are the lives of t participants different relative to how they would have been had the progra product, service or policy not been implemented?" The first parl of Lr question, how are the lives of t...

Finding ways to downscale microfinance is one of the current challenges facing commercial banks, especially in developing countries. As banks have a poor knowledge of microfinance, operating in this market will require capacity-building, innovative business models and new technological architectures. This paper discusses how one particular architecture – the Brazilian model of correspondent ban...

The providing of financial services to the poor and the very-poor, particularly in rural areas, is the purpose of microfinance institutions (MFIs), and the assessment of the regulatory framework for MFIs is part of broader assessment of adequacy of access. Access, however, is multidimensional, and assessing its adequacy requires a review of (a) the range of financial services provided—and targe...

Flow cytometer sensitivity has been well defined in the community and relates to two functions: (1) How well a dim staining population is resolved from an unstained population; (2) How well various dim staining populations can be distinguished from each other. The most common terms for characterizing flow cytometer sensitivity are known as Q (detector efficiency) and B (background light level),...

Effective treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated central fatigue have not been established. Surface functional electrical stimulation (FES), which can challenge the peripheral neuromuscular system without overloading the central nervous system, is a relatively safe therapeutic strategy. We investigated the effect of 8 weeks of surface FES training on the levels of general, central, a...

Flow cytometer sensitivity has been well defined in the community and relates to two functions: (1) How well a dim staining population is resolved from an unstained population; (2) How well various dim staining populations can be distinguished from each other. The most common terms for characterizing flow cytometer sensitivity are known as Q (detector efficiency) and B (background light level),...

BACKGROUND The role of nutrition in the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and related complications such as fatigue has been reported by several studies. The aim of this study is the assessment of nutritional status and its relationship with fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study, in which 101 relapsing-remitting MS patients were enrolled. The fat...

Background. Novel rehabilitation strategies have demonstrated potential benefits for motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Objective. To compare the effects of Lee Silverman Voice Therapy BIG (LSVT BIG therapy) versus a general exercise program (combined treadmill plus seated trunk and limb exercises) on motor and non-motor symptoms of PD. Methods. Eleven patients with early...