ECONOMIC POLICY TO OVERCOME STAGNATION AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS by V. D. Kuligin

“…The author traces the connection between the events of the “lost decades” in Japan and the stagnation of production in leading Western countries after the global financial crisis. …”
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Trucking, Owner-Operators, and Florida Perishables by Richard Beilock

“… In the early 1980s, owner-operators accounted for just over half of all interstate movements of Florida's produce/ornamentals (Beilock and Fletcher, 1983). During the past two decades, trucking deregulation and technological developments have favored larger carriers, which may have caused the importance of owner-operators to decline. …”
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Jardin japonais en France : exotisme, adaptation, invention by Hiromi Matsugi

“…Appearing in France at the end of the 19th century in the World Fair and with followers of japonisme, the Japanese garden develops along its own lines in the 20th century. The 1980 and 1990 decades are those of a new expansion of the Japanese garden, influenced by diplomacy and events, but present time designers refuse to follow traditional rules and are more interested in adapting their work to local needs, and in developing new ideas. …”
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Evaluation of Trachelium Cultivars as Cut Flowers by RongNa Liang, Brent K. Harbaugh

“… Trachelium caeruleum has been grown in the United States as a cut flower for about a decade. Only two cultivars, 'White Umbrella' and 'Purple Umbrella', were readily available for commercial use before 1997, but nine new cultivars became available in the last few years. …”
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The Influence of a Networked Environment on the Professional Changes by Konrad Umlauf

“… The article discusses the requirements for the staff of a public library formed by the Internet, management reform, emergence of knowledge society and budget crisis since the ninth decade. The main focus is on the requirements for work in a networked environment: new management, professional development, social and public performance, professional methodical competence and skills. …”
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Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs: Why Existing Businesses Are Important by Henry M. Cothran

“…This fact sheets summarizes the results from several studies over the last decade showing how existing businesses are responsible for more job growth in local communities than industry attraction efforts and lists several other benefits existing businesses provide to communities. …”
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Growth, Reduction, and Survival of Bacteria on Melon Types by Thao P. Nguyen, Michelle D. Danyluk, Keith R. Schneider

“…Even with efforts to educate industry and consumers of safe produce-handling practices, in the last decade there were still over 1,100 documented illnesses associated with melon consumption. …”
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Cognitive Impairment in Genetic Parkinson’s Disease by A. Planas-Ballvé, D. Vilas

“…Knowledge of the contribution of genetics to cognition in PD is increasing in the last decades. Monogenic forms of genetic PD show distinct cognitive profiles and rate of cognitive decline progression. …”
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Book Review by Muhammed Haron

“… Detailed studies on early ‘Cape’ Muslim personalities have not been easy to come by since only a few scholars/researchers succeeded to examine their lives. During the decades of the 20th century, most scholars who studied these early ‘Cape’ figures that hailed from the Melayu archipelago, wrote short exploratory essays. …”
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Sleep Spindles as Facilitators of Memory Formation and Learning by Daniel Ulrich

“…Over the past decades important progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of sleep spindle generation. …”
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Réseaux de chercheurs en Méditerranée. Contraintes institutionnelles et autonomie scientifique by François Siino

“…For over a decade, research networks have become one of the most visible forms of international scientific cooperation. …”
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Sylvain Maechler, Accounting for Nature: Risk, Uncertainty, and the Global Political Economy of the Ecological Crisis by Sylvain Maechler

“…This thesis looks at the various ways in which accounting has been mobilized over the past four decades by a variety of international actors in order to face the global ecological crisis. …”
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Barrett’s Esophagus: Is It All That Bad? by GNJ Tytgat

“…An alarmingly rapid rise in the number of adenocarcinomas at the level of the gastroesophageal junction and distal esophagus has been noted over the past two decades. Intestinal metaplasia is considered to be the main precursor lesion for such adenocarcinomas. …”
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Curbing the Fiscal Drag — A Provisional Assessment by Matthias Warneke

“…Abstract It took decades of political discussion for lawmakers to begin adjusting the income tax tariff for inflation in order to curb the fiscal drag. …”
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Contributors to this edition by Ronit Frenkel

“… The University of Johannesburg acquired The Thinker in April 2019 from Dr Essop Pahad. Over the last decade, The Thinker has gained a reputation as a journal that explores Pan-African issues across fields and times. …”
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The role of Akkermansia muciniphila in maintaining health: a bibliometric study by Fangfang Gao, Canyu Cheng, Canyu Cheng, Runwei Li, Zongcun Chen, Zongcun Chen, Ke Tang, Guankui Du, Guankui Du, Guankui Du

“…The aim of this study was to comprehensively assess the research status of Akkermansia muciniphila over the past decade and explore the relationships between this bacterium and various health-related aspects.MethodsTools VOSviewer, Bibliometrix, and CiteSpace were used to analyze various aspects including publication metrics, contributors, institutions, geography, journals, funding, and keywords.ResultsOver the past decade, research on Akkermansia muciniphila has demonstrated a consistent annual growth in the number of publications, with a notable peak in 2021. …”
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Temporal and habitat-specific variations in drivers of aboveground biomass dynamics in a Chinese subtropical forest by Yuxuan Bian, Qi Wu, Rong Zheng, Jiaqin Fu, Jianhua Chen, Xiangcheng Mi, Mingjian Yu, Yunquan Wang, Yunquan Wang, Yunquan Wang

“…Our findings indicate that aboveground biomass at community level experienced a significant decline followed by an increase over the decade, predominantly driven by changes in the low-valley habitat. …”
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The dynamics of lowland river sections of Danube and Tisza in the Carpathian basin by Imre M. Jánosi, Imre M. Jánosi, István Zsuffa, István Zsuffa, Tibor Bíró, Boglárka O. Lakatos, Boglárka O. Lakatos, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Zsolt Hetesi, Zsolt Hetesi

“…Almost all the water level and discharge records indicate a decadal decreasing trend for annual maximum values. …”
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Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism: worldwide coverage 50 years after its start by Marta Arrigoni, Nitash Zwaveling-Soonawala, Stephen H LaFranchi, A S Paul van Trotsenburg, Christiaan F Mooij

“…Objective: This study aimed to assess the implementation of new NBS programs for CH over the past decade, and screening methods and coverage rates of current programs. …”
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Human Transcriptome and Chromatin Modifications: An ENCODE Perspective by Li Shen, Inchan Choi, Eric J. Nestler, Kyoung-Jae Won

“…A decade-long project, led by several international research groups, called the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE), recently released an unprecedented amount of data. …”
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