Complex Interplay of Eastern Bloc SMEs Trade Credit Determinants: Changes due to the Global Financial Crisis by Tamara Teplova, Tatiana Sokolova, Kristina Galenskaya, Mariya Gubareva

“…The geographical focus of this paper covers 18 former Eastern bloc countries. The data sample comprises opinions of the SMEs top managers relative to the trade credit financing. …”
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Giant Cell Arteritis: An Atypical Presentation Diagnosed with the Use of MRI Imaging by Siddesh Shambhu, Lisbet Suarez

“…Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in western countries in individuals over the age of 50. It is typically characterised by the granulomatous involvement of large and medium sized blood vessels branching of the aorta with particular tendencies for involving the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. …”
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Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The Present Alternative for High-Incidence Diseases, Even SARS-Cov-2 by Karen J. Juárez-Navarro, Eduardo Padilla-Camberos, Néstor Fabián Díaz, Ariel Miranda-Altamirano, N. Emmanuel Díaz-Martínez

“…Here, we summarize a general overview of MSCs and their therapeutic mechanisms; also, we discuss some of the novel clinical trial protocols and their results as well as a comparison between the number of registries, countries, and search portals.…”
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Prevention and Management of Complications of and Training for Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Naohisa Yoshida, Nobuaki Yagi, Yutaka Inada, Munehiro Kugai, Akio Yanagisawa, Yuji Naito

“…Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is reported to be an efficient treatment with a high rate of en bloc resection for large colorectal tumors in Japan and some other Western and Asian countries. ESD is considered less invasive than laparoscopic colectomy. …”
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Introduction and Criticism of the Book of ‘instruction of Arabic Language with Functional Approach’ by Maryam Jalaei

“…Using an eloquent and a simple language, the book is like a base for familiarizing instruction system of Arabian countries with functional approach in language instruction; However, this has caused some deficiencies in different parts of the book, the most important of which is the absence of psychological, linguistic, and social functions in the approach. …”
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Photoacoustic Spectroscopy in the Optical Characterization of Foodstuff: A Review by Claudia Hernández-Aguilar, Arturo Domínguez-Pacheco, Alfredo Cruz-Orea, Rumen Ivanov

“…According to the literature review, it was found that its application is increasing in several countries. Spectroscopic studies carried out by employing PAS in the food industry include, among others, fruit, vegetables, condiments, grains, legumes, flours, “tortillas,” milk, water, eggs, etc. …”
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Salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae (Calder & Sands) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Patricia Prade, Eutychus Kariuki, Adam Dale

“…This insect is an effective classical biological control agent used in several countries to control the invasive giant salvinia, Salvinia molesta (D. …”
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Preface by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Gerardo Chowell

“…Additional cases were soon confirmed in fifteen countries in Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and Asia. …”
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THE MECHANISM OF CURRENCY REGULATION IN MODERN CONDITIONS: THEORETICAL ASPECT by K. G. Bunevich, T. A. Gorbacheva

“…Its role as the main means of implementing monetary policy is of particular importance in countries where the national currency has limited convertibility, since it is not in stable demand in the global financial markets. …”
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Traditional Indian Medicines Used for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus by Syed Ibrahim Rizvi, Neetu Mishra

“…According to the World Health Organization, up to 90% of population in developing countries use plants and its products as traditional medicine for primary health care. …”
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¿Birds of passage? La integración social de la población refugiada en España by IGLESIAS-MARTÍNEZ, Juan, ESTRADA, Cecilia

“…During their first five years of incorporation, refugees in Spain are emulating the same vulnerable conditions of integration as in other European countries, mainly marked by job insecurity, housing poverty and economic uncertainty. …”
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Changing ‘casinoscape’: spatial patterns of casino municipalities and impacts of the new gambling act in the Czech Republic by Jindřich Frajer, David Fiedor, Filip Kovařík, Miloslav Šerý, Eva Aigelová, Miroslav Charvát

“…The Czech Republic has gradually developed into one of the countries where gambling establishments are most accessible. …”
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Origin, Domestication, and Dispersing of Pear (Pyrus spp.) by G. J. Silva, Tatiane Medeiros Souza, Rosa Lía Barbieri, Antonio Costa de Oliveira

“…Thus, it deserves a special attention and a meticulous review of all the history involved, and the recent research devoted to it, because of the economic and cultural importance of this fruit in a range of countries and cultures. Therefore, the purpose of this literature review is to approach the history of the origin, domestication, and dispersal of pears, as well as reporting their botany, their current scenario in the world, and their breeding and conservation.…”
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Mechanisms for attracting an international contingent of students to Russian universities in relation to the university, regional and federal levels by M. A. Tanina, V. V. Bondarenko, V. A. Yudina, O. N. Leskina

“…Increasing the export potential of the higher education system is a strategic goal of many developed and developing countries, including Russia. At the same time, attracting foreign students to domestic universities makes it possible to attract foreign intellectual resources, develop international cooperation and diplomacy. …”
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Estimating the grapevine cultivated biodiversity: indices for an objective evaluation by Jean-Michel BOURSIQUOT, Olivier Yobregat, Thierry Lacombe

“…These indicators may concern different geographical levels of vineyards (world, countries, regions, estates, plots) and may take into account different categories of plant material such as varieties, clones or rootstocks and different categories of products (wine, table grape, etc.). …”
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A Critique on the Book Silent Cinema by Liam O’Leary, Paul A. Schroeder Rodriguez, translated by Majid Mostafavi by Hamed Fardar, Hamid Dehghanpour

“…The first book, by Liam Olivier, is dedicated to the history of silent cinema in Western countries, and the second, written by Paul Rodrigues, analyses the history of that time in Latin America. …”
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BRICS immigration policies and visa regimes, strategic cooperation for a future BRICS African agenda by Arina Muresan

“…This paper explores how the BRICS may make a meaningful contribution to its Africa outreach project and global economic reform through the analysis of BRICS’ immigration policies such as visa regimes to African countries in the context of a poly-pandemic world. …”
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The role of international support programmes in global health security capacity building: A scoping review. by Anne Doble, Zoe Sheridan, Ahmed Razavi, Anne Wilson, Ebere Okereke

“…Many international programmes support low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to strengthen public health capabilities for compliance with the International Health Regulations (IHR). …”
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The Impact of Technology Awareness, Motivation and Attitude on Intention to Pay with Cryptocurrency for Tourism Services by Rasuolė Andrulienė, Aida Mačerinskienė, Alfreda Šapkauskienė, Saulius Masteika, Kęstutis Driaunys

“…This research investigates the impact of technology awareness, motivational factors and consumer attitudes on the intention to pay for tourism services using cryptocurrency by analyzing data collected from 794 respondents in the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia). The empirical findings support the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and confirm that technology awareness, motivational factors and attitudes towards cryptocurrencies have a statistically significant impact on the intention to use cryptocurrencies to pay for tourism services. …”
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Creative Thinking for PJBL Approach Non-Parametric Analysis by Mujiansyah Muji

“…Based on the 2018 PISA results, Indonesia ranked creative thinking at 74th place out of 79 countries. This data shows how important it is that creative thinking needs to be fostered, taught and developed in students. …”
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