Foreign Aid’s Effect on Political Risks for Foreign Direct Investment: A Literature Review by V. I. Bartenev

“…Notably absent is a comprehensive analysis encompassing the complete range of 'established' Western and emerging non-Western aid providers, or an exploration of aid flows from non-OECD countries other than China. …”
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Exploring the potential of introducing an electronic death registration system in South Africa by Carmen Sant Fruchtman, Natasha Kallis, Sudarshan Govender, Debbie Bradshaw, Daniel Cobos, Diane Morof, Pamela Groenewald

“…During the interpretation phase, qualitative and quantitative data were integrated according to key themes that emerged from the data. Results During the qualitative interviews, the underlying factors mentioned as contributing to inadequate mortality data quality included insufficient MCCD training, diseases subjected to stigma, limited access to and quality of patient health information, and a significant proportion of deaths occurring outside medical facilities. …”
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Lipid-Derived Mediators in Endogenous Anti-Inflammation and Resolution: Lipoxins and Aspirin-Triggered 15-epi-Lipoxins by Charles N. Serhan, Nan Chiang

“…Among them, lipoxins (LX) and aspirin-triggered LX (ATL) evoke actions of interest in a range of physiologic and pathophysiologic processes, and these two series have emerged as founding members of the first class of lipid/chemical mediators “switched on” in the resolution phase of an inflammatory reaction. …”
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Enhancing CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 Perovskite Solar Cell Performance via Cu2O Hole Transport Layer Integration by Abu Rayhan, M. A. Khan, Md. Rabiul Islam

“…Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional silicon solar cells due to their low cost of fabrication and high power conversion efficiency (PCE). …”
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lnc-MRGPRF-6:1 Promotes ox-LDL-Induced Macrophage Ferroptosis via Suppressing GPX4 by Zhihuan You, Xiaotian Ye, Meihua Jiang, Ning Gu, Caihong Liang

“…Ferroptosis, a newly discovered mode of cell death, emerges as a new target for atherosclerosis (AS). …”
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A decision-making method for supplier selection in industrial manufacturing industry: A mathematical framework of integrating analytical hierarchical process and reliability risk e... by Chandan Chandra Sheel, S M Atikur Rahman, Tarapada Bhowmick

“…The objectives of the supply chain include enhancing productivity, reducing costs, and meeting the demands of emerging markets. This thesis introduces the concept of relative reliability risk assessment, particularly for new suppliers. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Ultra-Wide Low-Frequency Wave Attenuation Using Seismic Metamaterials with Auxetic Slender Strips by Haosheng Liu, Hongbo Zhang

“…Seismic metamaterials are an emerging vibration-damping technology, yet concentrating the bandgap in the low-frequency range remains challenging due to the constraints imposed by lattice size. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

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A Line of Sight/Non Line of Sight Recognition Method Based on the Dynamic Multi-Level Optimization of Comprehensive Features by Ziyao Ma, Zhongliang Deng, Zidu Tian, Yingjian Zhang, Jizhou Wang, Jilong Guo

“…With the advent of the 5G era, high-precision localization based on mobile communication networks has become a research hotspot, playing an important role in indoor emergency rescue in shopping malls, smart factory management and tracking, as well as precision marketing. …”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…It inherited the Soviet cult of personality and combined this practice with a completely non-Soviet (Eastern) tradition of political dynasties covered by the election system.The Armenian political tradition includes reference to Soviet Armenia as theSecondRepublic, which distinguishes the country from the neighbors who consider themselves to be the successors of the democratic republics that emerged during the Civil War inRussia. Despite competitive elections and free media, the Armenian leadership seeks to establish a political system with a single dominant party and formally maintain electoral competition. …”
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A recurrence model for non-puerperal mastitis patients based on machine learning. by Gaosha Li, Qian Yu, Feng Dong, Zhaoxia Wu, Xijing Fan, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu

“…<h4>Results</h4>The logistic regression model emerged as the optimal model for predicting recurrence of NPM with machine learning, primarily utilizing three variables: FIB, bacterial infection, and CD4+ T cell count. …”
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Factors Affecting Student Academic Performance: A Combined Factor Analysis of Mixed Data and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis by Mohamed El Jihaoui, Oum El Kheir Abra, Khalifa Mansouri

“…Prior Academic Performance factor emerges as the most powerful predictor, accounting for 76.6% of the explained variance. …”
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Economic and Clinical Benefits of Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F (RSVpreF) Maternal Vaccine for Prevention of RSV in Infants: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Me... by José Luis Huerta, Robyn Kendall, Luka Ivkovic, Carlos Molina, Amy W. Law, Diana Mendes

“…Results: Compared to no intervention, a year-round RSVpreF vaccine administered to 1891 M pregnant women would prevent 15,768 hospitalizations, 5505 emergency department cases, and 5505 physician office visits annually, averting MXN 1754 M in direct medical costs with an increase of 3402 life years or 3666 QALYs. …”
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Enhanced Neuroprotective Effects of Coadministration of Tetrandrine with Glutathione in Preclinical Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Xiang-Yun Li, Guang-Hai Mei, Qiang Dong, Yu Zhang, Zhuang-Li Guo, Jing-Jing Su, Yu-Ping Tang, Xue-Hong Jin, Hou-Guang Zhou, Yan-Yan Huang

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Biopolitical Strategies in Media Discourses: Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia, Germany, and France by N. K. Radina, Yu. V. Balakina, K. V. Bannikov

“…The results reveal that state power consistently emerges as a key subject of biopower and biopolitics across all the media studied, following Foucault's traditional framework of biopower subjects. …”
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Repeated 5-aminolevulinic acid mediated sonodynamic therapy using magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound in rat brain tumour models by Sheng-Kai Wu, Chia-Lin Tsai, Aisha Mir, Stuart L. Marcus, Kullervo Hynynen

“…Abstract Sonodynamic therapy is an emerging therapeutic approach against brain tumours. …”
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Changes in Gene Expression of Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci MED Feeding on Tomato Plants Infected by One of the Criniviruses, Tomato Chlorosis Virus through Transcriptome Analysis by Jing Zhao, Xiaoan Sun, Huijie Dai, Xianping Zhang, Dezhen Zhang, Xiaoping Zhu

“…Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), transmitted by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius; Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) has been continuously emerging on tomato plants and causing a significant economic loss throughout China. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

“…Disease-related annual mean number of inpatient admissions, office visits, and emergency department visits by cohort were 0.09, 1.45, and 0.19 for GERD; 0.08, 1.55, and 0.10 for NDBE; 0.10, 1.92, and 0.13 for IND; 0.09, 2.05, and 0.10 for LGD; 0.12, 2.16, and 0.14 for HGD; and 1.43, 6.27, and 0.87 for EAC. …”
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Large Language Models in Healthcare: A Bibliometric Analysis and Examination of Research Trends by Gencer G, Gencer K

“…Keyword trend analysis revealed emerging sub-themes such as clinical research, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, education, natural language processing, clinical management, virtual reality, chatbot, indicating a shift towards addressing the broader implications of LLM application in healthcare.Conclusion: The use of LLM in healthcare is an expanding field with significant academic and clinical interest. …”
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Vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A scoping review. by Lemi Belay Tolu, Alex Ezeh, Garumma Tolu Feyissa

“…Therefore, the objective of this review is to summarize emerging evidence on the vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.…”
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