The impact of centralization on structural changes in healthcare: when it works by Sergey Shishkin, Igor Sheiman, Elena Potapchik, Vasily Vlassov, Svetlana Sazhina

“…Uniform activities for the entire country do not take into account specific regional and local conditions. Some unified solutions are implemented in regions with negative consequences for the accessibility of care locally. …”
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Acceptability of the social uses of the COVID-19 screening test among women in southern Benin by Mingnimon A. Affo

“…Contribution: The results call on public authorities to support a constant improvement of knowledge on COVID-19 taking into account local approaches to facilitate the adherence of populations to the screening test.…”
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GeoTemporal clustering for aquifer delineation: a big data approach to synchronizing and analyzing variable-length groundwater time series by Khalid ElHaj, Dalal Alshamsi

“…The modular clustering framework utilizes hierarchical agglomerative clustering and a custom hydrology-specific distance function. This accounts for the variability in the length, temporal position, and consistency of the time series, in addition to gaps in records, aligning them temporally before comparison. …”
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The Impact of Global Transformations of the Business Environment on the Development of Enterprises by Karlova Olena A.

“…It is necessary to actively implement advanced technologies, adapt to consumer needs, take into account environmental and social factors in its activities and be ready for changes in the political and economic situation.…”
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THE ROLE OF (ECONOMIC) INSTITUTIONS IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Babajić, Mirnesa Baraković-Nurikić

“…Correlation analysis confirmed a positive relationship between FDI and Voice and Accountability and a negative relationship between FDI and Rule of Law, while linear regression indicates that only Rule of Law has a statistically significant and positive impact on FDI in BiH. …”
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No three productions alike: Lexical variability, situated dynamics, and path dependence in task-based corpora by Shadrova Anna

“…The empirical tradition of usage-based lexicology does not account for such variability. In fact, its primary theoretical approaches appear to presuppose high population convergence on particular lexemes in language production. …”
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The Everyday Commoning Practices in Urbanising Localities by Bhuvaneswari Raman, Eric Denis

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Are We Moving Too Fast?: Representation of Speed in Static Images by Irmak Hacımusaoğlu, Neil Cohn

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The impact of health information seeking and social influence on functional food purchase intention by Yaoze Gong, Fareyha Said, Wajiha Haq, Jiankun Gong, Iffat Aksar

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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The data was analyzed with the aid of Stata12 and the findings reveal that CE elements account for 56% variation in service firm’s performance (Adj R-squared =0.5604). …”
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An evaluation of RBM implementation in not-for-profit sector of Zimbabwe during COVID-19 by Wellington Mushayi, Javaid Dar, Mubanga Mpundu

“…Background: Results-based management (RBM) aims to enhance accountability, transparency and effectiveness in the allocation and utilisation of resources. …”
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The Effects of Catheter Ablation Therapy on Medication Use and Expenditures in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Matthew R. Reynolds, Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Jamie L. March, Steven C. Hao

“…Propensity matching was used to account for baseline differences between groups, and multivariable regression models adjusted for patient characteristics and baseline healthcare resource utilization. …”
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Watch out! Travellers’ valuation of reduced avalanche risks on railways and roads by Knut Veisten, Ståle Navrud, Kristin Magnussen

“…If there are additional benefit elements, these need to be assessed together with those impacts that are already accounted for, to avoid potential double-counting of benefits.We applied a survey-based discrete choice experiment to a sample of train, bus and car travellers in Norway. …”
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Poszanowanie wolności religijnej w prawodawstwie kościelnym by Dariusz Mazurkiewicz

“…The 900th anniversary of the baptism of Pomerania and preserved accounts of the mission of St. Otto of Bamberg lead to the conclusion that the adoption of Christianity by the pagans was primarily the result of seduction by the truth of the Gospel, but the influence of secular power, which secured the mission of the missionary bishop, was also significant. …”
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Do cytokines play a role in the transition from acute to chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Andrea Ebersberger, Hans-Georg Schaible

“…More systematic studies are needed to unravel the pathogenic role of cytokines in human musculoskeletal pain, taking into account the disease process and the mechanisms of pain initiation and maintenance.…”
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Complications of the Nonoperative versus Operative Treatment of Displaced and Reduced Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review by Eva A.K. van Delft, Emilien C.J. Wegenrif, Ralph de Vries, Jefrey Vermeulen, Niels W.L. Schep, Frank W. Bloemers

“…The choice of treatment should depend on patient based, shared decision-making, taking the advantages and complications of both the nonoperative and operative treatment into account.…”
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Assessment of Indoor Air Pollution through Fine Particle Capturing Potential and Accumulation on Plant Foliage in Delhi, India by Ankita Katoch, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…The foliar micromorphology of abaxial surfaces of the plants accounted for significant interspecies variability due to difference in presence of grooves and undulations, high stomatal density, epicuticular wax etc. …”
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A data-driven semi-parametric model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States. by John M Drake, Andreas Handel, Éric Marty, Eamon B O'Dea, Tierney O'Sullivan, Giovanni Righi, Andrew T Tredennick

“…The stochastic SEIR-type model includes compartments for latent, asymptomatic, detected and undetected symptomatic individuals, and hospitalized cases, and features realistic interval distributions for presymptomatic and symptomatic periods, time varying rates of case detection, diagnosis, and mortality. The model accounts for the effects on transmission of human mobility using anonymized mobility data collected from cellular devices, and of difficult to quantify environmental and behavioral factors using a latent process. …”
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The Public Signs of Vilnius: Languages and Genres by Inga Daraškienė

“…Multilingual signs where Lithuanian is not the first language account for 8.3% of all Vilnius signs analyzed in this study. …”
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سندھی سیرت نگاران کی کاوشوں کی تلخیص و ترجمانی by Ayesha Sadiqa, Tehmina Ghani

“…He was a renowned expert in Maghazi (accounts of the Prophet's battles) and a mentor to the famous historian, Imam Waqidi. …”
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