Comparing State-level policy responses to economic reforms in India by Loraine Kennedy, Kim Robin, Diego Zamuner

“…There has been relatively little academic attention to the comparative study of State-level policy response to the national economic reform agenda. One of the objectives of this study is to understand how subnational political elites, who now have more ‘policy space’ (if not necessarily more fiscal space), elaborate their economic development strategies in relation to the central state, on one hand, and to social forces in their political jurisdictions, on the other. …”
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THE WORD SOOTVETSTVENNO IN ORAL DISCOURSE: SEMANTIC FEATURES, DISCOURSE FUNCTIONS, AND PROSODIC CHARACTERISTICS by Aleksandra A. Aisanova, Diana D. Marchenyak

“…The material for the analysis is extracted from the oral and multimedia corpus of the "National Corpus of the Russian Language". 150 uses of the unit sootvetstvenno were analyzed. …”
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The ‘Agency of Mapping’ in South Asia: Galle-Matara (Sri Lanka), Mumbai (India) and Khulna (Bangladesh) by Kelly Shannon

“…Globalisation is spatially leaving its imprint as cities and landscapes are progressively being built by an ever-more fragmented, piecemeal and ad-hoc project modus – funded by established and new-found fortunes of national and international developers and lenders, development aid projects and (often corrupt) governments. …”
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Beyond exceptionalism by Joffy Conolly, Getahun Yacob Abraham, Ane Bergersen, Kari Bratland, Kirsten Jæger, Annie Aarup Jensen, Inger Lassen

“… The idea of Nordic countries as benevolent, egalitarian nations largely innocent of colonialism, is increasingly challenged by researchers. …”
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POLITICAL STRUGGLE OVER THE IMMIGRATION REFORM DURING G.W.BUSH PRESIDENCY by A. A. Filippenko

“…Immigration reform was shelved and turned into a matter of national security. Immigration reform bills were taken into consideration only in conjunction with boarder security bills. …”
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A Survey of Alien Dendroflora of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Neđad Bašić, Fatima Pustahija, Aldin Boškailo, Edina Muratović

“…Numerous literature sources, the herbarium collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SARA) and the authors' field investigations were used to create the allochthonous B&H dendroflora list. …”
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Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention by Eline Ree, Terese Johannessen, Siri Wiig, Torunn Strømme, Ingunn Aase, Roland Bal, Karina Aase, Marianne Storm, Berit Ullebust, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Line Hurup Thomsen, Anne Torhild Sandvik Pedersen, Hester van de Bovenkamp

“…The results will be disseminated through scientific articles, two PhD dissertations, an anthology, presentations at national and international conferences, and in social media, newsletters and in the press. …”
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AUDIO-VISUAL TEXT AND FEATURES OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS TRANSLATION by Olga A. Kudinova, Valentina I. Kudinova

“…., collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs found in audiovisual texts, are basic units revealing cultural character and national identity. As a result of the analysis of the scientific material, it was suggested that the integration in the translation process of figurative expressions used in every form of the spoken discourse, especially in the audiovisual context, contributes to higher language proficiency results. …”
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Genotyping Genebank Collections: Strategic Approaches and Considerations for Optimal Collection Management by Noelle L. Anglin, Peter Wenzl, Vania Azevedo, Charlotte Lusty, David Ellis, Dongying Gao

“…The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) and the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) both have a network of plant germplasm collections scattered across varying geographical locations preserving genetic resources for the future. …”
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Opposite outcomes of triglyceride-glucose index and associated cardiovascular mortality risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus participants by different obesity criteria by Hui Huang, Jing Tian, Jiahui Xu, Qingguang Chen, Mengjie Cai, Hao Lu, Fan Gong

“…We analyzed 7867 T2DM participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2018, categorizing them into obese or non-obese group by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). …”
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FINANCIAL STABILITY OF RURAL MUNICIPALITIES IN POLAND’S LUBLIN VOIVODESHIP IN 2016-2020 by Agnieszka Gałecka, Marzena Ganc

“…The stability of public services and the financial situation of local governments has a significant impact on a nation’s economic development. It also affects the long-standing process of political reforms aimed at promoting the efficiency of public sector units, their balanced budgets and financial stability. …”
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Spiritual well-being and burnout syndrome in healthcare: A systematic review by Francesco CHIRICO, Kavita BATRA, Ravi BATRA, Gülçin Güler ÖZTEKİN, Giuseppe FERRARI, Pietro CRESCENZO, Gabriella NUCERA, Lukasz SZARPAK, Manoj SHARMA, Nicola MAGNAVITA, Murat YILDIRIM

“…Abstracts, and full-texts of all articles were screened to determine eligibility. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) quality assessment tool was utilized for the risk of bias (RoB) assessment. …”
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Identifying and Applying a Strength-Based Research Approach in Indigenous Health by Laurie-Ann Lines, Cynthia G. Jardine

“…We present our creation and application of a strength-based methodological approach to research in health alongside Dene First Nation youth. It was developed on principles consistent with the strength-based paradigms in social work, psychology, and education. …”
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The Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Context of Changing Climate in Africa: A Narrative Review with Recommendations for Action by Lynn M Atuyambe, Raphael E Arku, Natasha Naidoo, Thandi Kapwata, Kwaku Poku Asante, Guéladio Cissé, Belay Simane, Caradee Y Wright, Kiros Berhane

“…African leaders should proactively explore new avenues to integrate non-polluting renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind and hydropower into their national development plans.…”
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POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MISMANAGEMENT OF HOSPITAL WASTEWATER IN TANZANIA by Shadrack Mwita Sabai

“…Sixteen wastewater samples were collected from two national and regional referral hospitals in Tanzania using random stratified sampling technique. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review on tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries by Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Thomas Frese, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lucas Adam, Alexander Bauer, Susanne Unverzagt

“…Results will be presented in national and international conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020159125.…”
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Association between Sleep Habits and Metabolically Healthy Obesity in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Thirumagal Kanagasabai, Ramandeep Dhanoa, Jennifer L. Kuk, Chris I. Ardern

“…Extreme sleep durations and poor sleep quality are associated with higher bodyweight and cardiometabolic dysfunction, but the full extent to which sleep habits may help differentiate those with MHO versus metabolically abnormal obesity (MAO) is not yet known. Data from the U.S. National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey 2005–08 was used (BMI: ≥30 kg/m2; ≥20 y; N=1,777). …”
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Influence of We Media Information Dissemination on Public Emotional Cognition and Behavior under Government Responsibility Constraint by Rongjian Xie, Dongju Liu, Yucai Jia, Peiyun Zhang

“…How to properly supervise We Media and effectively manage its violations has become an urgent problem in the process of national governance system and governance capacity building. …”
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HUMAN RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND UNIVERSAL VALUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by L. S. Voronkov

“…The article traces the role of struggle for liberal political human rights and civilian freedoms in the dismantling of the feudal-absolutist regimes as well as the challenges of radical left-wing (communist) and far right-wing (national-socialistic) threats to be met by the supporters of liberal political rights and civil freedoms in the interwar period. …”
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Etude de cas : la bipédie des chimpanzés de la communauté de Sebitoli, Ouganda by Lise Pernel, Brigitte Senut, Dominique Gommery, John Paul Okimat, Edward Asalu, Sabrina Krief

“…Using videos from presence detection cameras set up in Sebitoli, Kibale National Park, Uganda, the bipedal behaviours adopted by wild chimpanzees were researched and analysed to study their contexts. …”
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