Cardiovascular disease essential medicines listing by countries: changes over time and association with health outcomes by Camila Heredia, Moizza Zia Ul Haq, Adelaide Buadu, Amal Rizvi, Aine Workentin, Navindra Persaud

“…Abstract Background Since national essential medicine lists guide the procurement of medicines for populations in many countries, and cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, including cardiovascular medicines on these lists can significantly impact healthcare outcomes. …”
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Critical import insurance as a tool to support entrepreneurs under sanctions by А. V. Averin, A. F. Baranova, A. M. Kutyrev

“…The current economic and political conditions of Russia’s development introduce significant business risks when concluding import contracts for importing critical goods and implementing additional supportive measures for importers of those goods that are duly recognized as critically important for the country’s economic development. …”
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A NEW APPROACH TO THE FORMATION OF THE LIST OF SYSTEM-FORMING ORGANIZATIONS by E. E. Bydtaeva

“…At emergence of crisis conditions rendering state support to the organizations, which products or services are important for functioning of national economy or a single region in the current period and in terms of strategic development, assumes formation of the list of the systemically important organizations. …”
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Adapting a country-specific Dragonfly Biotic Index: Framework for seven Central European countries and transboundary pattern analysis by Eva Bílková, Hana Šigutová, Petr Pyszko, Veronika Prieložná, Aleš Dolný

“…Our results revealed significant variation in DBI across countries, emphasizing the importance of country-specific adoptions. …”
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Hereditary disorders of bulls imported semen to turkey in 2015 by Şeref İnal, Mustafa Çam

“…In accordance with the procedures and principles with regard to the import of “sperm, ovum and embryo” issued by the Ministry, the sperms with haplotypes, which are banned legally from entering the country, have been found out. …”
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Determinants of investment attractiveness of countries and investment climate assessment methods. Survey analysis by Piotr Misztal, Vasili Kulakov

“…Results Based on the conducted research, we have developed a list of the most important factors, perceived by potential investors, shaping the investment climate of a country. …”
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U.S.-UK Voting Cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly: Important Votes (2001–2019) by A. O. Mamedova

“…The article analyzes US-UK voting cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly in 2001 – 2019 based on the annual lists of important votes drawn up by the US Department of State. …”
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An Application of the Scorecard Tool to Measure Corporate Governance Quality: Empirical Study in a transition country by Luu Thi-Minh-Ngoc, Nguyen Phuong Mai

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Core Prescribing Indicators and the Most Commonly Prescribed Medicines in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in a Developing Country by Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Chiranthi K. Liyanage, Maheshi Wijayabandara, Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dilini Jayasekara, Raveendra L. Jayakody

“…Irrational prescribing is common, especially in developing countries. It is important to identify the magnitude of irrational use, to take necessary steps to promote rational prescribing. …”
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Understanding the regulatory-procurement interface for medicines in Africa via publicly available information on standards, implementation, and enforcement in five countries by Jillian C. Kohler, Mariangela Castro-Arteaga, Saher Panjwani, David Mukanga, Murray M. Lumpkin, Bonface Fundafunda, Anthony B. Kapeta, Chimwemwe Chamdimba, Anna S. Y. Wong, Kristin N. Harper, Charles Preston

“…Finally, none of the five countries have publicly published the results of their selection decisions with key product details, making it difficult to assess whether basic quality standards are being met.Conclusion Based on these findings, one of the most important next steps for improving the effectiveness and transparency of national procurement is for procurement agencies to publish detailed quality selection criteria and an up-to-date list of the medical products they have purchased, with key product information. …”
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The Study of Tariff Barriers and Foreign Exchange Rates Effects in the Function of Iran's Import Demand: A Critical Review of Iran's Trade Policy and Foreign Exchange Regime for Re... by Ali Zahedtalaban, Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi, Ahmad Sabahi, Mohamadreza Lotfalipour

“…So far, relatively a few studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of tariff rates on total imports of countries, which do not have consistent results. …”
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Development of indicators to measure health system capacity for quality abortion care in 10 countries: a rapid assessment of a measurement framework and indicators by Leopold Ouedraogo, Katy Footman, Fahdi Dkhimi, Bela Ganatra, Mohamed Ali, Antonella Lavelanet, Souleymane Zan, Shikha Bansal, Karima Gholbzouri, Eman Aly, Nilmini Hemachandra, Laurence Läser, Ulrika Rehnstrom Loi, Dina Gbenou, Yelmali Hien, Asmani Chilanga, Hayfa Elamin, Priya Karna, Laurence Codjia, Heidi Bart Johnston, Ghislaine Glitho Alinsato, Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo, Lisa Hedman, Md Khurshid Alam Hyder, Theopista John, Amrita Kansal, Belete Mihretu, Pamela Amaka Onyiah, Sikander Qais, Ellen Thom, Meera Upadhyay, Qudsia Uzma

“…Through an internal consultative process, we identified a structured list of operational health system capacity indicators for abortion. …”
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Multicenter audit of operating room staff compliance with the surgical safety checklist: a cross-sectional study from a low- and middle-income country by Sana J. Yaseen, Sari Taha, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Conclusions While the majority of operating room staff used the SSC, only a minority filled the list completely. The attitudes toward using the WHO’s SSC trended positively, which encourages the official implementation of the SSC at the national level. …”
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Prioritization of Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia Care in South and Southeast Asian Countries’ Health Planning and Policy-making: 'SOTA Care Policies in South and South... by Saloni Mitra, Ritika Shetty, Shirish Rao, Sweta Dubey, Siddhesh Zadey

“…Methods: We analyzed NHPSPs from twelve South and Southeast Asian countries. These documents are considered the most important health-related policy statements. …”
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Does engaging in ESG practices improve banks’ performance in Jordan? by Marwan Mansour, Mo’taz Al Zobi, Ibrahim Alnohoud, Almothanna Abu Allan, Abedulwale Khassawneh, Mohamed Saad

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HİSSEDAR AKTİVİZMASI VE MALEZYA'DA KURUMSAL SOSYAL SORUMLULUK - ACTIVISM AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MALAYSIA by Muhammad Aiman Awalluddin

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The state of the market of hydrogen raw materials in Russia and the world by V. Yu. Linnik, O. V. Baykova, E. D. Falyakhova

“…A detailed forecast of hydrogen energy development in the world up to 2030 based on the hydrogen raw materials import and export analysis results carried out by the leading countries of the world has been presented. …”
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O comércio de “couro dourado”/guadameci entre Córdova e Lisboa: um contrato de venda de 1525 by Franklin Pereira

“…“The trade of gilt leather/guadameci between Córdoba and Lisbon: a contract from 1525” deals with a document of imports between a gilt leather maker from Lisbon, working for the court, and a painter from Córdoba; the list includes altar fronts, wall hangings and cushions. …”
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Prospects for Derivatives of Game Animals by Elena A. Vechtomova, Irina K. Kuprina, Maria M. Orlova, Timothy A. Larichev

“…The biggest importer is China. In 2018, the volume of exports of deer and musk deer derivatives maintained the same value, but the list of importers changed. …”
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Navigating access and benefit sharing in international trade of endemic species: The case of Colombia's poison frogs (Dendrobatidae) by German Forero‐Medina, Luz Dary Acevedo, Andrés Balcazar, Marcela Delgado, Alfred DeGemmis, Susan Lieberman, Felber Arroyave

“…We assessed the magnitude of the international trade and the countries that were reporting legal imports/exports, both before and after Colombia allowed legal exports of these species, to examine the changes associated with Colombia's export legalization and to draw conclusions about the country's role and benefits from trade in these species. …”
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