Review of presentations and radiotherapy outcomes of patients with malignant spinal cord compression by Louisa M. Mbokazi, Sheynaz Bassa, Krishanthavathie Pillay

“…Most patients presented in a poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS 4), de novo disease (63%) and multilevel vertebral involvement (70%). …”
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China’s peacekeeping activities within the UN: Features, challenges, and prospects by Qian Li

“…Assessing the prospects for the development of the PRC’s peacekeeping activities in these conditions, the author emphasizes the need to deepen cooperation with various regional organizations; increase the use of public diplomacy tools and improve the legislative framework for peacekeeping in China itself.…”
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The impact of teacher care on teacher-student relationship: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal data by Zhen Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Yuxin Wang, Wenqing Deng, Xueling Ma, Chunhui Qi

“…Based on these findings, educators should strengthen the communication and cooperation between parents and teachers, and create a benign educational atmosphere for student interaction in school and family.…”
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The Regional Subsystem Concept: From Heterogeneity to Pluralism by N. S. Labutkin

“…The author identifies the key discussion points, which include primarily the nature of relations between subsystem actors: whether they should necessarily be cooperative or not; if they need formal institutionalization and whether they should be organized hierarchically with a strong leading state. …”
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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae) by Felix Ayisi, Caleb Nketia Mensah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…Acute toxicity of the extract was evaluated using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines. Phytochemical screening of plant samples revealed the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, tannins, saponins, and glycosides. …”
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Ensuring Security for the Participants of Criminal Proceedings: Forensic Aspects by T. P. Matiushkova

“…Methodological and forensic security of the participants of criminal proceedings should include the development of methodical recommendations on such specific features of investigating certain types of crimes due to the security of individuals, in particular due to the interaction of law enforcement agencies in ensuring the security for the participants of criminal proceedings, the use of special knowledge, cooperation with national state institutions, law enforcement agencies of other countries, etc.…”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the US–Colombia Relations (Part I) by A. A. Manukhin

“…The paper covers a relatively long period — from mid-1960s to the end of 2000s — and examines the key stages and areas of the United States-Colombia cooperation aimed at the cessation of hostilities in the latter. …”
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The Foreign Economic Vector of Agribusiness Activity in the Western Region of Ukraine by Yuriy Hubeni, Oksana Krupa, Volodymyr Krupa, Sofiia Tsiolkovska

“…It was found that agribusiness cooperation with foreign partners is mainly realized by indirect methods through trade agency organizations or agrarian holding companies. …”
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“Italy System” as a Case of Innovative Economic Diplomacy by R. O. Raynkhardt

“…This concept is based upon efficient cooperation ("team play") between the chief institutes of economic diplomacy with a system approach to elaboration and realizing measures aimed at the internationalization of the Italian business. …”
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The Analysis of the Indebtedness of Slovak Agricultural Enterprises in Years 2003 and 2009 and Multi-criteria Analysis of Slovak Agricultural Enterprises in Years 2003 and 2009 by Jana Prevužňáková, Katarína Zemková

“…In both observed years commercial companies have the highest ratio of external funds, the lowest number employees and the lowest area per hectare. And cooperatives can be characterized with the highest number of employees and also the highest area per hectare.…”
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Length and PKA Dependence of Force Generation and Loaded Shortening in Porcine Cardiac Myocytes by Kerry S. McDonald, Laurin M. Hanft, Timothy L. Domeier, Craig A. Emter

“…Loaded-shortening and peak-normalized power output was similar at ~2.30 μm and ~1.90 μm even during activations with the same [Ca2+], implicating a myofibrillar mechanism that sustains myocyte power at lower preloads. PKA increased myocyte power and yielded greater shortening-induced cooperative deactivation in myocytes, which likely provides a myofibrillar mechanism to assist ventricular relaxation. …”
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Conservation du lemur aux yeux turquoise (Eulemur flavifrons) by Brice Lefaux

“…Les analyses démographiques et génétiques montrent que la population européenne n’est pas viable à long terme et les efforts de coopération au niveau global doivent être poursuivis.…”
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Spleen and Liver Stiffness Evaluation by ARFI Imaging: A Reliable Tool for a Short-Term Monitoring of Portal Hypertension? by Andreas Binzberger, Mark Hänle, Matthias Pfahler, Wolfgang Kratzer, Thomas Seufferlein, Eugen Zizer

“…We prospectively assessed portal hypertension by HVPG and corresponding elastography of the liver and spleen in 31 patients with liver cirrhosis and an indication for primary prophylaxis by non-cardio selective beta-blockers. Investigations were performed at baseline and a follow-up visit after 6-8 weeks. …”
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The European Union’s Assistance to Morocco (1999–2011): Strategic Directions, Priority Areas, and Main Outcomes by O. S. Kulkova

“…This approach (typical of the EU cooperation with other autocratic regimes in the MENA, both monarchiсal and republican) explains a relatively low-key reaction of the EU bureaucrats to the slowdown — of the liberalization processes in the 2000s, which occurred in the face of unfolding war on terror and resulted in Morocco being affected by the Arab Awakening.…”
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Issues of Legal Regulation of Applying Coercive Measures of Medical Nature in International and Legal Acts and Legislation of Certain Foreign Countries by D. V. Turenko

“…The author has characterized joint law-enforcement activities, problematic issues of law enforcement agencies and psychiatric medical institutions during the pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings of this category, problematic issues and the existing system for providing psychiatric care to insane persons, as well as certain areas of cooperation in criminal and judicial proceedings. According to the results of the study, the author has suggested a number of propositions and recommendations for improving the theory of criminal law and criminal proceedings, law-enforcement activity and current criminal and criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine.…”
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Evolution of Cluster Policy in Japan by А. V. Belov

“…Specifically, Japan’s experience in stimulating territorial concentration, fostering vertical cooperation among agro-industrial enterprises, establishing cluster management organizations, and transitioning from a narrow cluster to a broader “platform” policy for cultivating regional innovation ecosystems may offer valuable insights for post-Soviet states.…”
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Psychological aspects of effective strategic partnership management by V. I. Dobrosotskij, A. N. Zankovskii

“…It has been demonstrated that a serious obstacle to effective corporate cooperation has mainly psychological than economic reasons. …”
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Multilingualism as a Principle of the EU Court of Justice by K. Kh. Rekosh

“…Comparison of legal solutions to the problems of multilingualism in different states with a variety of languages, law and order, or in international organizations, lays basis of "comparative linguistic law" Now in the doctrine of law of the European Union neither the linguistic law, nor the comparative linguistic law do not exist, but to provide cooperation in the field of justice and mutual recognition of judicial decisions on the basis of the principle of multilingualism, the EU has adopted the Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in the framework of criminal proceedings.…”
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The Experience of University Department in Organizing Research Circles at Schools as a Direction of University Career Guidance Work by E. A. Kogan, D. I. Ponomareva

“…Non-core graduate departments of the University face the greatest difficulties in this process.The article discusses the main directions of career guidance work of the Department of “Sociology, psychology and social management” of the Moscow Aviation Institute (NationalResearchUniversity) in the course of implementing cooperation agreements with educational institutions inMoscowand theMoscowregion. …”
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Lithuanian's book publishing houses in West Europe in 1945-1952 by Remigijus Misiūnas

“…There were also two cooperative and four stock company publishing houses. …”
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