Editorial: BRICS in an Evolving World Order by M. Yu. Apanovich, Fulufhelo Netswera

“…The authors emphasize various facets of ongoing and evolving cooperation, delineating how BRICS nations engage with climate change, development assistance and collaboration, global governance reform, and the progressive advancement of the New Development Bank (NDB).…”
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Scottish anti-poverty policy and looked after young people by Peter Kelly

“…In this article we will look at the impact of some of these policies on poverty, and the implications of what is widely seen as a more progressive policy context for looked after young people.…”

INVESTMENT PROCESS: EMPOWERING STATE POLICY by A. Medved’

“…The situation in the Russian Federation relating to the development of the institutions needed for the progressive process of the investing is analyzed. The classification of investments in accordance with the objectives of investors is presented. …”
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On the value guidelines of russian students and on fostering the moral foundations of society by Roman G. Strongin, Aleksandr V. Petrov

“…The purpose is to facilitate the shaping of the young generation moral values ensuring the progressive development of Russian society.…”
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Les mots croisés de Détective, ou l’Œdipe sans complexe by Paul Aron

“…The article traces the progressive elaboration of modern crosswords in the long history of the graphic enigma in the press. …”
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Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), une voix étatsunienne à la marge by Hélène Quanquin

“…As the first woman to be elected to Congress in 1916, Jeannette Rankin was faced with two challenges: as the only woman in an environment associated with men's voices and male representation and also as a suffragist and a Progressive activist in a legislative body. This essay focuses on her strategies in order to make her voice heard and to normalize her presence, placing these withinthe long history of women’s engagement with politics in the United States.…”
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Origines et valeurs des conseils coopératifs d’élèves by Sylvain Connac

“…Several pedagogues from the Progressive Education Movement have then decided to implement democratic assemblies among children Republics. …”
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The “Background Conditions” of the Hedge Fund in General Electric’s Schenectady: Reconsidering the “History of Capitalism” by David Huyssen

“…This article applies Nancy Fraser’s theory of capitalism’s “background conditions” to a grassroots case study: the formative influences of Progressive-Era Schenectady’s social relations on the socialist who created the hedge fund, Alfred Winslow Jones. …”
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Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma: clinical course and treatment by A.F. Brovkina, A.S. Stoyukhina, I.V. Musatkina

“…Asymptomatic or non-progressive CCHs require careful dynamic follow-up only.…”
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Does Maturity Affect Cephalic Perfusion and T/QRS Ratio during Prolonged Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Fetal Sheep? by Guido Wassink, Robert Galinsky, Paul P. Drury, Eleanor R. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Alistair J. Gunn

“…T/QRS ratio rose after occlusion more rapidly at 0.8 GA than in immature fetuses, to a similar final peak at all ages, followed by a progressive fall that was slower at 0.8 GA than in the immature fetuses. …”
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Proliferating CLL cells express high levels of CXCR4 and CD5 by Daniel Friedman, Drshika P. Mehtani, Jennifer B. Vidler, Piers E. M. Patten, Robbert Hoogeboom

“…Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an incurable progressive malignancy of CD5+ B cells with a birth rate between 0.1% and 1% of the entire clone per day. …”
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Responsiveness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring changes in trunk muscle strength in people with chronic low back pain by Shouq Althobaiti, Janet A. Deane, Deborah Falla

“…Results Following the progressive resistance exercise programme, there was a significant improvement in trunk muscle strength measured with the HHD with moderate to large ES (0.40–0.85) and SRM (0.60- 0.74), indicating moderate to high internal responsiveness. …”
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Low-Load Blood-flow Restriction Training for Medial Tibial Stress-Syndrome in Athletes: A Case Series by Anders F. Brekke, Johanne Bjørklund, Rosa C. Holse, Christian Larsen, Mikkel H. Hjortshoej

“…Current best practice includes rest and progressive resistance training. However, some patients with MTSS may be unable to tolerate the loading during exercise. …”
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Combined Corneal Cross-Linking and Myoring Implantation in Advanced Keratoconus: Femtosecond Laser versus Manual Dissection by Ahmed Ibrahim Basiony, Moataz Fayez ElSawy, Mahmoud Mohamed Ismail, Mohamed Samy Abd ElAziz, Mahmoud Tawfik KhalafAllah, Adel Galal Zaky

“…Sixty-four eyes with progressive advanced keratoconus were enrolled: 36 and 28 had femtoassisted or manual Myoring, respectively. …”
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Surface and Catalytic Properties of the CuO/AlO System as Influenced by Treating with Trace Amounts of MoO by M. Mokhtar

“…The specific surface areas of the various samples were found to decrease progressively as the amount of dopant added was increased, especially for samples calcined at 650°C. …”
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Endocrine Aspects of 4H Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Emma Billington, Geneviève Bernard, William Gibson, Bernard Corenblum

“…Making the diagnosis has important implications for prognosis and management. Progressive neurologic deterioration is expected, and progressive endocrine dysfunction may occur. …”
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Coats’ disease in adulthood with preserved vision after intravitreal aflibercept injection combined with laser photocoagulation : a case report by Safaa Abatli, Sameeha Ziad Shweiki

“…Case presentation A female patient of Asian Palestinian descent, aged 20, exhibited a progressive and painless deterioration in the vision of her left eye over a period of two weeks. …”
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First sliding area analysis of expansive soil slope based on the upper and lower bound solutions by Weiming HE, Shengwei SHI, Qiang CAI, Jiong LIANG

“…However, traditional analysis methods cannot adequately reflect the progressive failure characteristic of expansive soil slopes, and effectively estimate the first sliding area. …”
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Ultrastructure of the molar enamel in representatives of the genus Ellobius (Rodentia) in the Pleistocene and Holocene of Ukraine by Leonid Rekovets, Vitalii Demeshkant

“…This line of development by morphological characters has traditionally been considered as progressive evolution of the genus, although (as it turned out) it is characterised by a more primitive enamel structure (lack of lamellar enamel). …”
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Relationship Between Bi-Caudate Ratio and White Matter Atrophy in Brain MRI of Multiple Sclerosis by Hussein Soleimantabar, Shno Hosseini

“…EDSS score, age of the disease onset, SDMT score, and BCR were significantly different between different MS types (secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, and relapsing-remitting MS) (P-values<0.05). …”
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