Gender Balance of University Professors: European Experience and Its Relevance for Russia by S. A. Baykov

“…The article compares measures to support female teachers in universities in the UK, Germany and Russia with gender statistics from the OECD. An ambiguous correlation was revealed: the broader the measures to support  female university teachers, the lower their share in higher education. …”
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Validation of Advanced Computer Codes for VVER Technology: LB-LOCA Transient in PSB-VVER Facility by A. Del Nevo, M. Adorni, F. D'Auria, O. I. Melikhov, I. V. Elkin, V. I. Schekoldin, M. O. Zakutaev, S. I. Zaitsev, M. Benčík

“…The OECD/NEA PSB-VVER project provided unique and useful experimental data for code validation from PSB-VVER test facility. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic Potential of Polyphenol and Glycoside Rich Nerium oleander Flower against Triton WR-1339-Induced Hyperlipidemia in Experimental Sprague Dawley Rats by V. Gayathri, S. Ananthi, Hannah R. Vasanthi

“…In the present study, we have evaluated the toxicity profile of the 50% hydroethanolic extracts of Nerium oleander flowers (ENO) using in vitro brine shrimp lethality assay and MTT cytotoxicity assay and in vivo acute toxicity test as per the OECD guidelines. The antihyperlipidemic activity of the ENO was also studied using Triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipemic rats and compared with standard Atorvastatin. …”
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Lyophilized B. subtilis ZB183 Spores: 90-Day Repeat Dose Oral (Gavage) Toxicity Study in Wistar Rats by B. Appala Naidu, Kamala Kannan, D. P. Santhosh Kumar, John W. K. Oliver, Zachary D. Abbott

“…A 90-day repeated-dose oral toxicological evaluation was conducted according to GLP and OECD guidelines on lyophilized spores of the novel genetically modified strain B. subtilis ZB183. …”
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Mental health services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in high-income countries: protocol for a rapid review by Yu Fu, Dawn Craig, Ge Yu

“…Peer-reviewed empirical studies aiming to investigate or describe new models of care, services, initiatives or programmes developed or evolved for patients (aged 18 years or over) with mental health in response to COVID-19, published in the English language and undertaken in a high-income country defined by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member will be included. Studies reporting views of the general public, letters of opinion to peer-review journals, editorial or commentaries will be excluded. …”
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International Standard Problems and Small Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) by N. Aksan

“…Evaluation of the capabilities and the performance of these codes can be accomplished by comparing the code predictions with measured experimental data obtained on different test facilities. OECD/NEA Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) has promoted, over the last twenty-nine years, some forty-eight international standard problems (ISPs). …”
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Evaluation of Acute Dermal Toxicity of Hibiscus Leaves as Simplicial Ointment on Albino Rats by Made Gede Adi Surya Saputra, I Wayan Sudira, Samsuri Samsuri, I Made Merdana, Anak Agung Gde Oka Dharmayudha, I Gusti Ngurah Sudisma

“…The evaluation method refered to The OECD Guideline for Testing of Chemicals – No. Test: 402, Acute Dermal Toxicity-Fixed Doses Procedure. …”
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Russian-Speaking Population in Far-Abroad Countries by S. V. Ryazantsev, E. E. Pismennaya, G. N. Ochirova

“…The statistical data of Rosstat, the UN, Eurostat, OECD, and national statistical services of foreign countries were analyzed to assess the number of Russian-speaking populations and determine the main emigration channels and geography of resettlement. …”
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Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…The present study demonstrates a broad-spectrum toxicological evaluation of LN18178 utilizing in vitro and in vivo preclinical models following the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for testing chemicals. Wistar rats did not show any clinical signs of toxicity and morbidity in acute oral and dermal toxicity tests with the median lethal dose (LD50) values of at least 5000 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg body weight, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the Hepatoprotective Properties of Traditional Formulations Based on Cochlospermum tinctorium Used in Benin by Appolinaire K. Dossa, Jean Robert Klotoé, Victorien Dougnon, Eric Agbodjento, Rémi Akotègnon, Fréjus Ohouko, Manoir Hounkanrin, Kévine Vodounnon, Luc V. C. Brun, Fréderic Loko

“…Acute oral toxicity was assessed following the OECD 423 protocol. The results revealed an absence of acute oral toxicity for the 10 recipes. …”
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The effects of environmental patents on renewable energy consumption by Mihaela Onofrei, Bogdan Narcis Fîrțescu, Florin Oprea, Dana Claudia Cojocaru

“…Thus, our aim was to capture the effects of environmental technology patents on renewable energy consumption in OECD Member States over the period 2000–2021. We applied the general dynamic panel model with heterogeneous slopes and interactive fixed effects, controlling for cross – sectional dependence and long-run error – correction models based on (Pesaran, 2015) and implemented by Ditzen (2018), and Blackburne Ⅲ & Frank (2007), respectively. …”
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Akademik Başarıya Giden Yol: Sosyal-Duygusal Öğrenme by Neslihan Güney Karaman, Burak Can Korkmaz

“…Fakat okullarda gerçekleştirilen SDÖ uygulamalarına ayrılacak zaman ve yapılacak yatırımın değerlendirilmesi adına SDÖ becerilerinin akademik başarı ile ilişkisinin incelenmesi faydalı olacaktır. SDÖ için CASEL ve OECD tarafından farklı modeller ortaya konmuştur. …”
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Analysis of the Strategic Emission-Based Energy Policies of Developing and Developed Economies with Twin Prediction Model by Yulian Jiang, Wuchang Wei, Ramesh Chandra Das, Tonmoy Chatterjee

“…The results show that, except the OECD group, all the remaining groups display increasing trends of methane emission, but unquestionably, all the groups display increasing trends of agricultural output, where middle- and upper middle-income groups hold the upper berths. …”
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Corrigendum to “Zeaxanthin: Review of Toxicological Data and Acceptable Daily Intake” by James A. Edwards, Dirk Cremer

“…Zeaxanthin is a nutritional carotenoid with a considerable amount of safety data based on regulatory studies, which forms the basis of its safety evaluation. Subchronic OECD guideline studies with mice and rats receiving beadlet formulations of high-purity synthetic zeaxanthin in the diet at dosages up to 1000 mg/kg body weight (bw)/day, and in dogs at over 400 mg/kg bw/day, produced no adverse effects or histopathological changes. …”
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L’Union européenne : un champion en trompe l’œil de l’aide publique au développement by Yann Richard

“…A detailed analysis of the data provided by the OECD shows that these to donors do not follow the same lines as regards the geographical allocation of their assistance. …”
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International University Network Internet Project of Integrated Engineering Education by I. V. Breido, S. M. Stazhkov, A. V. Bobryakov, V. G. Khomchenko, A. A. Kabanov, B. Katalinic

“…The transfer of educational technologies of the OECD countries for higher technical education in the CIS requires significant financial and material resources. …”
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Health and Economic Impact Estimation of Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution in Addis Ababa Using BenMAP-CE Model by Mulugeta Getachew, Andualem Mekonnen, Desta Fitsum

“…Additionally, economic benefits associated with avoided deaths were quantified using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Value of Statistical Life (VSL) methodology. …”
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Accuracy and Uncertainty Analysis of PSBT Benchmark Exercises Using a Subchannel Code MATRA by Dae-Hyun Hwang, Seong-Jin Kim, Kyong-Won Seo, Hyuk Kwon

“…In the framework of the OECD/NRC PSBT benchmark, the subchannel grade void distribution data and DNB data were assessed by a subchannel code, MATRA. …”
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Anticancer Activity of Rhizophora mucronata Leaves Extract on Sprague–Dawley Rats: In Vivo Model by Asbin Mary X, Syed Ali Mohamed Yacoob, Anuradha Venkatraman, Ruban Packiasamy, Meivelu Moovendhan, Murugesan Gnanadesigan, Yogananth Nagarajan

“…Its safety profile for anticancer investigations was therefore confirmed through an acute toxicity assessment. In accordance with OECD guiding principles, the study was approved to evaluate the toxicity, including acute and subacute effects and anticancer activities of methanolic extract of Rhizophora mucronata leaves on Sprague–Dawley rats. …”
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Conceptual Perspectives on State Fragility by D. P. Elagin

“…The article finds significant advancement in scientific thought about fragile states, acknowledg ing their continuous and multi-dimensional nature (the 'ALC' and 'OECD' approaches). However, these approaches tend to view fragile states as a deviation from the Europe an nation-state model and focus more on the attributes of fragility (inability to perform core functions of the state or lacking the capacity to cope with risks and crises) while failing to produce a precise explanation for its causes. …”
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