Goal-Setting in Budget Expenditure Reviews: A Comparative Analysis of Russian and Foreign Practice by A. V. Kireeva

“…The goals of saving budget become a priority in a situation of increasing budget deficit, or under pressure from international structures such as the European Commission. At the same time, the task of overcoming budgetary incrementalism, that is, the annual “inheritance” of the structure and volume of current expenditures, is usually not solved, even if it is reflected in the reviews. …”
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European University Initiative in the Context of Digital Transformation: A Discussion Paper by Morawska Joanna, Carayannis Elias G.

“…To do that, we use the example of the concept of the European University Initiative (EUI) case, as it has become one of the flagship programmes of the European Commission supporting the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and European Research Area (ERA). …”
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Spatial and temporal changes of breast-conserving surgery rates and its influential factors among Chinese patients with breast cancer from 2013 to 2019: a registry-based study by Pengpeng Ye, Yuan Yang, Wei Hu, Lingyan Dai, Erwei Song, Shunrong Li, Liling Zhu, Kai Chen, Yanjie Xu, Xiaoyu Wang, Jianli Zhao, Jianrong He, Queran Lin, Tongrui Shang, Xiujuan Gui, Ziliang Zhong, Qianru Chen, Qing Yan, Xiaoliang Huang, Zijian Liang

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Risk of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective cohort study based on infected mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus by Jing Ni, Yongfei Zheng, Jiaqi Tian, Jiaqi Tian, Jiaqi Tian, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Shuyin Duan

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Rapid aging of influenza epidemics in China from 2005/06 to 2016/17: A population-based study by Weibo Tang, Hao Lei, Nan Zhang, Yaojing Wang, Shimeng Cai, Shuyi Ji, Lei Yang, Mengya Yang, Can Chen, Shigui Yang, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu

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Changes in target setting for major epidemic emergency response in China before and after COVID-19 epidemic: an official documents analysis by Yushu LI, Peiwu SHI, Qunhong SHEN, Chaoyang ZHANG, Zheng CHEN, Chuan PU, Lingzhong XU, Zhi HU, Anning MA, Zhaohui GONG, Tianqiang XU, Panshi WANG, Hua WANG, Chao HAO, Qingyu ZHOU, Chengyue LI, Mo HAO

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“Today the Pot is Boiling Over!”: Ebony Magazine, the Black Revolts, and the Search for a Social Resolution, 1966-1967 by Sid Ahmed Ziane

“…Its intervention, however, paid off, with the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders approaching the magazine to procure copies to use them on its investigation of the riots while inviting its senior editor Lerone Bennett Jr. to participate in its close meetings on the civil disorder. …”
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The Potential of Acalypha indica L. Leaf Extract as a Repellent Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes by Laily Masruroh, Marlik -, Demes Nurmayanti, Windri Khusuma Pratiwi, Slamet Wardoyo

“…The concentration of 20% has proven potential in repelling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with 90% protective efficacy until the 6th hour of testing, according to the standards set by the Indonesian Pesticide Commission.…”
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Loosening of Access Threshold and Downturns in Listed Firms Performance: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from the “IPO Green Channel” for Poverty Alleviation by Yi Sun, Chunying Cui, Ya Gao, Chunyan Zhao

“…The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) proposed the green channel policy for poverty alleviation Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), aiming to help poverty-stricken areas reduce poverty and increase income, but it has an impact on the business performance of the companies involved. …”
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Merit-based recruitment in the South African Public Service: Challenges and opportunities by Simon Matome Nkgapele, Sifiso Mofokeng

“…The paper recommends strengthening monitoring and evaluation measures employed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to effectively promote and oversee the implementation of merit-based recruitment processes in the public service.…”
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The appeal of 7de Laan by Nadia van der Merwe

“…Although initially commissioned for the upper-income category (De Lange, 2007: 3), 7de Laan now has a much wider audience base, which includes viewers from different socio-economic, racial and language groups. …”
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Facilitators’ perspective towards implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) in a Government Medical College in Delhi: a cross-sectional study by Ghurumourthy Dhandapani, Sanjeev Kumar, Sunanda Gupta, Shveta Lukhmana

“…Conclusion To address the challenges, the National Medical Commission should ensure the availability of sufficient infrastructure and provide regular training programs for faculty members.…”
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Financial stability of the federal budget and budgets of the Russian constituent entities subjects under Western sanctions by N. Z. Zotikov

“…According to the definition of the European Commission, public finances financial stability is the ability of a state to maintain current expenditures, conduct tax and social policy in the long term without the threat of loss of the country’s solvency to fulfill its obligations and stipulated expenditures. …”
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Regional Institutions at the Doorstep of post 2020 Cohesion Policy – Status Report from Hungary by Balázs Simó, Tamás Gordos, Viktória Józsa

“…In the post 2020 period, the European Commission continues to focus on the compliance with challenges of the knowledge-based economy, and in parallel, stands for a strong territorial approach and increased synergy and coordination of the connected sectoral financial means and measures. …”
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Preparing teachers of Early Childhood Education to teach a foreign language: the PEPELINO portfolio in practice by Joanna Rokita-Jaśkow, Werona Król-Gierat

“… Teaching a foreign language at pre-primary level has been officially introduced in Poland in 2015 as a follow-up to European policy guidelines (European Commission 2011b). Teachers are agents of any language policy as it is them who have to warrant its implementation through pedagogical practice. …”
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Scientific discussions on conducting different types of examination during the investigation of fraud in the field of electronic payments by M. V. Lepei

“…In the course of investigation of fraud in the field of electronic payments, this procedural action does not lose its importance, since in many cases certain material traces remains at the place of commission of the unlawful act and in the electronic computing equipment used to commit it. …”
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EFFECT OF VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN CROSS RIVER STATE by EGU USANG INAH, OLOFU MATHIAS AJOR, MANNAH ELIZABETH JACOB, UWALAKA BENEDICTA CHISOBEM, IBAYE THERESA MBONG

“…The population of study comprised all the SMEs in Cross River State that registered with Corporate Affairs Commission and have used venture capital. The sampling technique adopted was a two-staged sampling technique which are purposive and simple random sampling technique. …”
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MEASURES TO COUNTERACT MODERN METHODS OF FRAUD AGAINST THE POPULATION by Maria S. Tikhomirova, Arina D. Palatnikova

“…One of the most important measures to counteract the commission of fraudulent actions against the population, as we believe, is a whole range of various measures aimed at preventing such criminal actions. …”
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Revised dietary exposure assessment of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the genetically modified Aspergillus oryzae strain NZYM‐LH by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu

“…Due to the implementation of a new methodology to estimate the dietary exposure to food enzymes in 2016, the European Commission requested EFSA to revise the exposure assessment of this food enzyme by using this new methodology. …”
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Structure of Forensic Characteristics of Murdering Hostages or Kidnapped Persons by T. V. Bilyk

“…Based on the conducted research, the following elements of the forensic characteristics of the murder of hostages or kidnapped persons have been identified: 1) the method of committing the murder of hostages or kidnapped persons (preparation, commission, concealment); 2) the situation and mechanism of committing the murder of hostages or kidnapped persons (place as part of the material environment, which includes, besides the premises and areas, a set of different items); 3) the subject matter of the crime, the subject matter of criminal encroachment, or, as it is also called, the subject matter of criminal interest; 4) features of committing murders (trace picture); 5) forensic characteristics of the offender (physical, socio-demographic data, etc.); 6) forensic characteristics of the victim.…”
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