The European Union’s Assistance to Morocco (1999–2011): Strategic Directions, Priority Areas, and Main Outcomes by O. S. Kulkova

“…The Kingdom of Morocco is, however, a special case among the EU partners in the MENA. It was the first Southern Mediterranean country to receive a status of a ‘privileged partner’ back in the 2000s, and has been the largest beneficiary of aid from Brussels ever since. …”
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The burden of prostate cancer in the North Africa and Middle East Region from 1990 to 2021 by Saeid Safiri, Ali Shamekh, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Mortaza Raeisi, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…The burden of prostate cancer in the MENA region rose markedly between 1990 and 2021. …”
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Optimizing NZEB performance: A review of design strategies and case studies by Mohanad M. Ibrahim, María Jose Suarez-Lopez, Ahmed A. Hanafy, Micheal A. William

“…This analysis offers practical insights for researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders aiming to promote NZEB adoption in the MENA area and beyond.…”
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RENEWABLES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARAB EAST (CASE OF SOLAR ENERGY) by A. O. Filonik, V. A. Isaev, V. M. Morozov

“…The Arab World possesses huge resources of oil and natural gas and gained great significance as a world producer and exporter of energy. The MENA region home market is also a big consumer of oil and gas. …”
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Imperatives of Strengthening Governance in the World Bank’s Engagement in Iraq, 2014–2018 by A. I. Solomatin

“…The Arab Awakening became a watershed event for the states of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and changing the political landscape of the entire region. …”
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Epidemiology of urinary tract infections in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2021 by Fatemeh Amiri, Saeid Safiri, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Shahnam Arshi

“…Abstract Objective This research reports the incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, stratified by sex, age, and Socio-demographic Index (SDI) from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Sustainability and Equity Challenges to Pension Systems: The Case of Lebanon by Mariusz Jarmuzek, Najla Nakhle

“…In addition to sustainability issues, the pension system also suffers from equity shortcomings – Lebanon is the only MENA country that does not offer social security for retirees in the private sector. …”
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Practices and preferences in the use of magnification among endodontists and restorative dentists: A multicentre study. by Azhar Iqbal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Deepti Shrivastava, Kumar Chandan Srivastava, Bilal Arjumand, Hmoud Ali Algarni, Meshal Aber Alonazi, Muhsen Alnasser, Osama Khattak, Jamaluddin Syed, Reham Mohmad Attia, Asma Abubakar Rashed, Sherif El Sayed Sultan

“…The completed questionnaire with an informed consent form for the participant was administered to the endodontists and restorative dentists in three different geographical regions namely MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa), British-Isles, and Indian Sub-continent using WhatsApp through the snowball convenience sampling technique.…”
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Retour de l’absent by Claire Demesmay, Sabine Russ-Sattar, Katrin Sold

“…In the following article we explore the impact of the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on Arab diasporas. This exploratory case study of the Tunisian expatriate communities in the immediate aftermath of the turmoil maps the changes in their associative networks and activities in France, Italy and Germany - the three principal European destinations for Tunisian migrants. …”
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Permanent pacemaker implantation. Access to the apex of the right ventricle using fluoroscopy only at the last moment by Cynthia Torres Acosta

“…<p>In Cuba, the first pacemaker implant was carried out on July 6, 1964, while in Cienfuegos this activity began in 1979, by a group of professionals led by Dr. Francisco Riverón Mena, who stayed for more than ten years in charge of cardiac stimulation, at the Dr. …”
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Samouel Beji, Le développement financier pour les pays du sud de la Méditerranée à l’épreuve de la mondialisation financière by Samouel Beji

“…To claim so, we used the GMM (General Method of Moments) system on dynamic panel data for nineteen countries of the MENA region, between 1980 and 2005, in the 2 estimations.…”
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Breaking biases and building momentum for transforming agricultural research for development practices: recommendations and research opportunities by Erin McGuire, Hanna Ewell, Arwen Bailey, Eva Marina Valencia Leñero, Thi Thu Giang Luu, Janelle Marie Sylvester, Maha Al-Zu’bi, Millicent L. Liani, Michel Kabirigi

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El Tractado de caso y fortuna de Lope de Barrientos. El arte de gobernar bajo el signo de la suerte inescrutable by Mianda Cioba

“…The Tractado de caso y fortuna of Lope de Barrientos, preceded by the Laberinto de Fortuna of Juan de Mena and by the Compendio de la Fortuna of Martín de Córdoba, the Libro de los Pensamientos Variables of Pedro Gracia Dei and other treatises of practical philosophy and politics of the same period are works subject to the complex debate on the foundations of the king’s authority. …”
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Specificity of overcoming behavior within relationship to tolerance to uncertainty of convicted men by A. A. Shylina, O. M. Skliarov

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La forêt : espace de légitimation du projet colonial allemand en Chine (1898-1914) by Jawad Daheur

“…Pour la combattre, elle mena une politique volontariste qui fut rapidement couronnée de succès et contribua à propager la réputation de l’office des forêts de Tsingtau dans toute la Chine. …”
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How much bilateral and multilateral climate adaptation finance is targeting the health sector? A scoping review of official development assistance data between 2009-2019. by Tilly Alcayna, Devin O'Donnell, Sarina Chandaria

“…Most health adaptation projects were in Sub-Saharan Africa, with average project funding comparable to East Asia and the Pacific and the MENA region. Fragile and conflict affected countries received 25.7% of total health adaptation financing. …”
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La visió de la societat feudal de l'època de Felip II de França (1180-1223)a través de les cançons de gesta by Xavier Blanco

“…Ens referim també a la considerable difusió d’aquests poemes, que els permetria constituir-se en una mena de contrarelat respecte a la història oficial vehiculada per les cròniques. …”
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NHSL3 controls single and collective cell migration through two distinct mechanisms by Nikita M. Novikov, Jinmei Gao, Artem I. Fokin, Nathalie Rocques, Giovanni Chiappetta, Karina D. Rysenkova, Diego Javier Zea, Anna Polesskaya, Joelle Vinh, Raphael Guerois, Alexis M. Gautreau

“…Rescue with specific isoforms, and lack of rescue when relevant binding sites are mutated, establish that the interaction of a long isoform with MENA/VASP proteins is critical at cell-cell junctions for collective migration, while the interaction of a short one with 14-3-3θ in lamellipodia is critical for single cell migration. …”
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Integration and the Diplomatic Crisis: Current Realities of the GCC by L. V. Shkvarya

“…However, the GCC is the only truly functioning integration bloc in the MENA region. The author's analysis confirms that the share of intraregional trade is growing in the GCC, but this share is less high than in other integration blocs. …”
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Cell-free DNA release following psychosocial and physical stress in women and men by A. S. Limberg, F. Berg, E. Köper, C. Lindgraf, C. Gevers, R. Kumsta, E. M. Hummel, D. A. Moser

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