In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae) by Felix Ayisi, Caleb Nketia Mensah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…Acute toxicity of the extract was evaluated using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. Phytochemical screening of plant samples revealed the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, tannins, saponins, and glycosides. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: evidence from South Korea by Dongyoung Kim, Pyoungsik Kim

“…This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on suicide rates in South Korea, which implemented effective policy interventions against COVID-19 and has one of the highest suicide rates among member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Study design A county fixed effects model. …”
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Why EU revenue matters: A case for an EU digital levy by Katerina Pantazatou

“…In the absence of a global agreement as to how the digital economy should be taxed, the reaction of the European Union to such a fundamental undertaking remains uncertain and politically contingent on the outcomes of negotiation at the OECD level. Most particularly, on the so-called Pillar One agreement. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Study of Flavonoid Rich Extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra (GutGard®) in Sprague Dawley Rats by Ranjit M. Bhide, Bharathi Bethapudi, Nehru Sai Suresh Chalichem, Muruganantham Nithyanantham, Sasi Kumar Murugan, Deepak Mundkinajeddu

“…The study was designed to evaluate the acute and subchronic oral toxicity of GutGard in Sprague Dawley rats according to the procedures and methods of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) test guidelines for acute and subchronic toxicity. …”
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Government Responses to COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of Visegrad Countries by Zafer Koca

“…The data used in the study were collected from ourworldindata.org, OECD, WHO, World Bank, Eurostat databases, CoronaNET dataset and Covid-19 Government Response Tracker. …”
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Taxing data when the United States disagrees by Tarcísio Diniz Magalhães, Allison Christians

“…A number of countries in Europe and around the world have begun imposing standalone digital services taxes pending multilateral agreement on a coordinated reform of bilateral income tax treaties (aka the OECD-G20/Inclusive Framework’s ‘Pillar 1’). But if Pillar 1 fails to materialise and countries go forward with unilateral digital services taxes, the United States and U.S. firms will likely seek redress using domestic measures as well as trade and investment treaties where applicable. …”
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Leveraging information and communication technology in digital economy: Exploring the contributions of the agriculture sector in Vietnam and Indonesia by Nguyễn Tô Huy, Trương Thị Hoàng Oanh, Bùi Thị Cẩm Tú, Thái Thủy Tiên, Nguyễn Hoàng Ngọc Trâm

“…The study exploits Input-Output (I-O) figures from the OECD statistical database to analyze the performance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications in extending Vietnam’s digital agriculture industry. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…The questionnaire was designed based on previous financial literacy research (Hogarth & Hilgert, 2002; Lusardi & Mitchell, 2011; Mandell, 2008; OECD, 2013) and consisted of two main parts. The first part measured financial knowledge using the core OECD financial literacy questionnaire (OECD, 2013).The reliability and validity of the variables (financial knowledge, saving attitude, and saving behavior) were assessed using Cronbach's alpha, Fornell and Larcker's method, and the SmartPLS2 software. …”
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Modes-of-Action Related to Repeated Dose Toxicity: Tissue-Specific Biological Roles of PPARγ Ligand-Dependent Dysregulation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Merilin Al Sharif, Petko Alov, Vessela Vitcheva, Ilza Pajeva, Ivanka Tsakovska

“…Two probable toxicological MoAs from PPARγ ligand binding to NAFLD were described according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concepts: (i) PPARγ activation in hepatocytes and (ii) PPARγ inhibition in adipocytes. …”
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The importance of fungi and of mycology for a global development of the bioeconomy by L. Lange, L. Bech, P.K. Busk, M.N. Grell, Y. Huang, M. Lange, T. Linde, B. Pilgaard, D. Roth, X. Tong

“…We also need much more knowledge and understanding of how fungi degrade biomass in nature.The projects in our group in Aalborg University are examples of the basic and applied research going on to increase the understanding of the biology of the fungal secretome and to discover new enzymes and new molecular/bioinformatics tools.However, we need to put Mycology higher up on global agendas, e.g. by positioning Mycology as a candidate for an OECD Excellency Program. This could pave the way for increased funding of international collaboration, increased global visibility, and higher priority among decision makers all over the world.…”
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Application of Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Optimizing Ventilator Reliability in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Departments by Khelood A. Mkalaf, Rami Hikmat Al-Hadeethi, Peter Gibson

“…This study targeted biomedical engineering, intensive care units, and emergency departments at 24 public hospitals in a top 20 OECD country. It selected these departments due to the rise in the rate of patients needing ventilator equipment availability during COVID-19, risk based on the sudden breakdown of the ventilator machines, and increasing the annual budget percentage required to provide medical services, where 239 of the ventilator equipment were investigated. …”
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Toxicity Evaluation of a Polyphenolic Extract from Flourensia cernua DC through Artemia Lethality Assay, Hemolytic Activity, and Acute Oral Test by Yulma Lizbeth Aguirre-García, Ainara Castillo-Manzanares, Lissethe Palomo-Ligas, Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdés, Lizeth Guadalupe Campos-Múzquiz, Sandra Cecilia Esparza-González, Raúl Rodríguez-Herrera, Sendar Daniel Nery-Flores

“…In addition, histological analysis suggested potential kidney damage at the 2000 mg/kg dose. According to OECD guidelines, while the extract can be classified as category 5 (low acute toxicity) due to the absence of mortality at 2000 mg/kg, the observed signs of toxicity should be considered in the overall risk assessment. …”
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Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on Primary Care Models in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries by Nada Vidic, Anna McGlynn, Fatemeh Abdi, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Reginald Michael Crampton, Kean-Seng Lim, Elizabeth Emma Palmer, Natalie Taylor, Ben Harris-Roxas

“…Methods: This scoping review used Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA methods with a Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based data extraction tool to find how integrated rare-disease-care is delivered, enablers and barriers to the same, in primary care settings in contemporary literature in OECD countries. Results: The Primary Care Provider (PCP) role varies from routine primary care to shared-rare-disease-care models. …”
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A mesterséges intelligencia rendelet szabályozási kerete a bűnüldözés és a nemzetbiztonság területén by Hedvig Szabó

“…A tanulmány az AI Act és az OECD definícióit, valamint a nemzeti jogszabályokat hasonlítja össze, hogy átfogó képet nyújtson az mesterséges intelligencia rendszerek jogi meghatározásáról és alkalmazásáról a bűnüldözés és nemzetbiztonság területén. …”
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Reconstructing Iraq after the Victory over the Islamic State: Prospects for International Engagement by article Editorial

“…The publication contains an assessment of a domestic environment in Iraq on the eve of the Kuwait Conference, analysis of distribution of commitments among different donor groupings, and explains the logic behind the actions of the ‘established’ donors belonging to the OECD DAC (the United States, the European Union, Germany) and non-DAC ‘emerging’ donors (Turkey, Iran and the Gulf monarchies), as well as international organizations. …”
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Global Assessment of Emerging Contaminant Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants: <i>In Silico</i> Hazard Screening and Risk Evaluation by Arianna Sgariboldi, Elena Posté, Nicola Chirico, Alessandro Sangion, Marco Evangelista, Cristiana Morosini, Andrea Re, Vincenzo Torretta, Ester Papa

“…The molecular structure of the 245 PPCPs were used as the input to generate predictions of multiple properties using several QSAR tools, such as the OECD Toolbox, OPERA, EPI Suite™, and QSAR-ME Profiler. …”
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Türkiye Ekonomisinde Yapısal Değişim Analizi: Girdi-Çıktı Modellerinden Ampirik Bulgular by Barış Gök, Utku Akseki, Arya Akdeniz

“…Bu çalışmada, Türkiye ekonomisindeki olası yapısal değişimlerin analiz edilmesi amacıyla; 1995 ve 2018 yıllarına ilişkin girdi-çıktı tabloları kullanılmıştır. OECD veri tabanından elde edilen girdi-çıktı tablolarında toplulaştırma işlemine gidilerek, 20 sektöre indirgenen tablolar aracılığıyla bağlantı etkileri hesaplanarak ilgili yıllara ilişkin kilit sektörler tanımlanmıştır. …”
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Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective by Susan Heward-Belle, Sarah Ciftci, Renee Lovell

“…Studies were included if they were in English, conducted in OECD countries, published between 2012 to 2022 in peer-reviewed journals, based upon empirical research, involving human participants and presenting disaggregated data for TGD populations. …”
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Enhancement of in vitro transcellular absorption and in vivo oral bioavailability of apigenin by self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems by Vilasinee Hirunpanich Sato, Hitoshi Sato, Manaw Sangfuang, Jannarin Nontakham, Varaporn Buraphacheep Junyaprasert, Veerawat Teeranachaideekul, Boontida Morakul

“…The in vivo acute oral toxicity according to OECD 425 was evaluated and revealed low toxicity with an LD50 exceeding 2,000 mg/kg in all apigenin’s formulations. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Studies on the Aqueous Extract of the Plant Mixture (Bidens pilosa and Cymbopogon citratus Aerial Parts) in Rat Model by Yannick Carlos Tcheutchoua, Danielle Claude Bilanda, Yolande Sandrine Mengue Ngadena, Paul Désiré Djomeni Dzeufiet, Pascal Emmanuel Owona, Ronald Bidingha á Goufani, Rodrigue Ngapout Fifen, Lohik Mbolang Nguegan, Michel Noubom, Théophile Dimo, Pierre Kamtchouing

“…The acute and subchronic toxicity studies were conducted according to the OECD 425 and 407 guidelines. Regarding the acute study, the aqueous extract of the mixture of B. pilosa and C. citratus 50 : 50 (2000 and 5000 mg/kg) was administered once to rats of both sexes. …”
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