Policy Learning Through Transfer - Individuals, Organisations and Network in the Making of Ethiopia’s Industrial Park Programme by Jing Zhang

“…This article addresses these gaps by conceptualising the mechanism of cross-national policy learning among Southern countries from both the supply side – how various transfer agents facilitate the flow of ideas – and the demand side – how policy-makers receive information and change their ideas. …”
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A Portrait of English Student in Learning Approaches: A Case Study for Indonesia And Thai Student by Panuwat Hussanee, Febti Ismiatun

“…This has led to a shift in how students approach learning the language, particularly in non-English speaking countries, focusing on Indonesian and Thai students who study in the English Department of the Islamic University of Malang. …”
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Energy policy of the Republic of Turkey: expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean by B. D. Nuriev, S. V. Pospelov

“…Another important reason is the desire of official Ankara and the Turkish big business that has taken shape over the past two decades to strengthen its influence in neighboring countries and territories. Modern Turkey, deprived of its own islands in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, insists on revising a number of provisions of international maritime law, which increases the level of tension in the region as a whole, and in Turkish-European relations in particular. …”
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Optimal Public Expenditure Ratio: An Application for Türkiye by Sibel Toptaş

“…When the data of several countries are analysed, it is generally observed that the share of public sector in the economy has increased over time. …”
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An Innovative Regulatory Approach to Stimulate Competition in Long-Distance Passenger Rail Transport by Alexander Eisenkopf, Andreas Knorr

“…Abstract Regulatory efforts to introduce effective intramodal competition to the rail sector, in particular to the long-distance intercity market segment, have so far achieved only very limited success in most countries. Germany is a case in point. Even 25 years after the fundamental 1994 ‘rail structure reform’, which eliminated the legal network monopoly of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), the combined market share of all competitors for long-distance passenger services remains stuck at “significantly below one per cent” (Bundesnetzagentur 2018, 22). …”
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TAX EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN BRAZIL by Heloisa Estellita, Frederico Silva Bastos

“…The brazilian legal framework contains principles and rules that make international cooperation and exchange of information (eoi) with other countries possible. Furthermore, the brazilian tax administration has wide-ranging access powers to obtain information for international exchange purposes and has the tools to coercively produce such information. …”
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Setting new standards for health communication in South Africa by Sonja Verwey, Andrea Crystal

“…According to the Economist Intelligence Unit the health status of South Africa is the poorest of all 27 countries measured. During the first two years of the new health care system many crises occurred. …”
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Knowledge of blood transfusion practices among medical students and residents by Roula A. Farah, Aida Mitri, Hiba El Rahi, Hind Al Humaidan, M. Hasan Rajab, Sabri Kemahli

“…Similarly, there was no difference between the students’ level of knowledge in the two countries. The correct responses (48% and 46%, for students and residents, respectively) were below the acceptable limit of 60% for both groups. …”
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What does it drive the relationship between cardiovascular disease mortality and economic development? New evidence from Spain by Carla Blázquez-Fernández, David Cantarero-Prieto

“…More precisely, many studies had studied as health outcome cardiovascular disease mortality, focusing in different countries, determinants, and using numerous econometric techniques. …”
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The power of the cities and the power in the cities: a multiscale perspective from Portugal by José Alberto Rio Fernandes, Filipe Teles, Pedro Chamusca, João Seixas

“…Signs of change, in a context of increased governance and new urban dynamics do exist but do not seem to follow the trend that is thriving in several cities on other European countries. In face of new opportunities for a multiscalar approach to politics, planning and action, after centuries of a (still) dominant hierarchical and sectorial approach, we examine the context of the power of the cities and in the cities in Portugal. …”
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Review of the Structural and Dynamic Mechanisms of PPARγ Partial Agonism by Alice J. Kroker, John B. Bruning

“…Unfortunately, the use of full agonists has been hampered by harsh side effects with some removed from the market in many countries. In contrast, partial agonists of PPARγ have been shown to retain favourable insulin sensitizing effects while exhibiting little to no side effects and thus represent a new potential class of therapeutics for the treatment of T2DM. …”
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A Survey of Farmers’ Perceptions on Maize and Sorghum Storage Duration and Level of Pest Infestations in the Case of Two Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia by Nezif Abamecha

“…While in Ethiopia, like in other east African countries, Maize and sorghum were an important postharvest chain for food security and income sources for small-scale rural farmers. …”
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Effects of Cryptocurrencies on Global Economics: A Review Study by Rogash Younis Masiha

“…And the trend towards investing in crypto and digital currencies on the part of investors, in conjunction with the competition of countries around the world to win the issuance of the first digital currency issued by central banks. …”
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Comparative characteristics of the Standard&Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch ratings by O. B. Anikin, V. D. Sheshin

“…To achieve the set goal the following tasks have been set: the leading credit rating agencies’ activities analysis, comparison of their methodological approaches and the scales used to assess the credit rating of countries. The conclusions about the place and important role of international credit rating agencies in the modern world financial system, differences in the assessments made by the agencies, the specific attitude of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch to the credit rating of Russia in the current conditions of the anti-Russian sanctions expansion and the special military operation have been presented.…”
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Dynamical System Analysis of a Lassa Fever Model with Varying Socioeconomic Classes by Ifeanyi Sunday Onah, Obiora Cornelius Collins

“…It poses a serious health challenge around the world today, especially in West African countries like Ghana, Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. …”
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Social Mobility in the Balkans: Border Policing Practices Are Potentially Letting Through Mostly the Members of the “Elite Club” by Tibor Bardóczy

“… Countless articles and books have been written so far about migration and its effect on countries. This topic is currently one of the most important ones among scholars from different fields of study, especially among social scientists. …”
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Sfaturile lui Matei Al Mirelor către Alexandru Iliaș: tematică, retorică, limbaj by Anca Mihaela Sapovici

“…Thus, Matthew is one of the precursors of cultural and linguistic facts which the massive presence of the Greek ethnic element in the Romanian countries has favored since the first decades of the 17th century.…”
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A Methodical Approach to Design and Valuation of Weather Derivatives in Agriculture by Jindrich Spicka, Jiri Hnilica

“…Finally, the potential for expansion of weather derivatives remains in the low income countries of Africa and Asia with systemic weather risk.…”
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The Fall of Fertility in Tasmania, Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Helen Moyle

“…Despite Tasmania’s location on the other side of the world, the fertility decline had remarkable similarities with the historical fertility decline in continental Western Europe, England and other English-speaking countries. Fertility started to decline in the late 1880s and the fertility decline became well established during the 1890s. …”
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East and West: global technological confrontation by S. S. Belikova, A. V. Belikov

“…In recent years the technological rivalry between China and the USA has become increasingly intense as both countries compete for dominance in the following promising technological areas: in the creation of artificial intelligence systems, in the production of equipment for 5G generation communication networks, in quantum computing, in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles and in biotechnology research. …”
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