From disagreement to rupture: the Soviet-Albanian conflict of 1960-1961 by K. K. Khudoley

“…Key findings include: 1) The conflict's primary catalysts were the divergent socialist models adopted by the USSR and Albania, coupled with the disparity in interests between the superpower and the bloc's smallest member; 2) The PLA's reluctance to conform to Soviet-style reforms was construed in Moscow as a challenge to the CPSU's hegemony within the global communist movement, while the PLA leadership viewed them as encroachments on its authority; 3) Disagreements pervaded all spheres, with ideology assuming heightened significance compared to conflicts with Yugoslavia; 4) External influences on the conflict's trajectory were marginal, with developments driven by internal dynamics, including Tirana's increasing alienation from the CPSU and the catalytic effect of deteriorating Soviet-Chinese relations; Western powers monitored events closely but refrained from direct intervention; 5) While objective factors underpinned the Soviet-Albanian discord, subjective elements were of secondary importance, yet pivotal in precipitating the conflict's acrimonious turn.…”
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Navigating the energy transition: Interplay of geopolitics, economic complexity, and environmental governance in OECD countries by Linhui Wu, Saddam Hussain

“…The research offers a policy guide for policymakers, managers, and investors operating in the global climate, geopolitical risk, conflicts, and renewable energy.…”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) to screen antenatal patients at 35–37 weeks of gestation for GBS colonization, 2) to determine the prevalence of GBS among pregnant women, 3) to formulate an antibiotic policy with respect to antepartum antibiotic prophylaxis and empiric choice of antibiotics for early onset neonatal sepsis, and 4) to ascertain the maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with positive GBS colonization. …”
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Blood Transfusion Frequency and Indications in Yemeni Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Abdul-Wahab M. Al-Saqladi, Dikra M. Maddi, Aida H. Al-Sadeeq

“…Simple (top-up) transfusion was used in all transfusion events. Commonest indications for transfusion were anemic crises (41.1%), vasoocclusive crises (VOC) (13.8%), VOC with anemic event (11.3%), acute chest syndrome (8.7%), and stroke (7.3%). …”
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Health Canada's use of its priority review process for new drugs: a cohort study by Joel Lexchin

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Do gender disparities in socioeconomic status affect Teff productivity? A comparative analysis in Ethiopia by Nahusenay Teamer Gebrehiwot, Catherine Ndinda

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Spatial-temporal characteristics of agricultural economic resilience and spatial spillover effects of driving factors: evidence from provincial panel data in China by Xiaoyu Chen, Haohan Wang, Xingyuan Zhu, Xiao Zhang

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مدى جاهزیة المکتبات العامة المصریة للتصدى للازمات و للکوارث by د. محمد سعید محمد سعید

“…One ofthe most important library proposals to support crisis and disaster prevention is toenhance the internal security of the library by placing iron on windows and doors,The purchase of robbery detection devices, the functioning of a virtual evacuationsimulation system and training in all forms of crisis.Results1. All the libraries in which there is a disaster and crisis management team.2. 95.45% of the public libraries under study The crisis and disaster teamconsists of the security officer and his staff.3. 54.54% of public libraries under study have a written policy for dealingwith crises and disasters, but they are not only library-specific and notcomprehensive.4. …”
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The Operational Strategy of the Curriculum Based on Job Characteristics and Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes by Mostafa Heidari Haratemeh

“…Thus, clear evidence for the trade-off between higher earnings returns in certain occupations and the benefit of higher job mobility in lesser occupations is obtained and can be instructive for education policies and the labor market. The present study aims to investigating the effect of job characteristics based on the curriculum on labor market outcomes with three hypotheses in mind and in three separate estimates of the impact of job characteristics on the wage levels of occupational stayers and changers, occupational mobility and unemployment duration was examined.Methodology: A sample of 1,300 graduate workers with a skill set that roughly corresponds to the skill set specified in the latest curriculum was selected.Findings: The results showed workers who have been trained in a particular set of job skills stay in that job and receive higher wages. …”
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Effect of Teacher Motivation on Pupil’s Performance in Kyanamira Sub-county Kabale District. by Ahimbisibwe, Judith

“…The research was conducted in three primary schools—Kigata Primary School, Kyanamira Primary School, and Kitibya Primary School—all located in Kyanamira Sub County. 200 respondents were sampled, including 3 head teachers, 17 teachers, 60 parents, and 120 pupils. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK by J Smith, J S Davies, C D Poole

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The Quality of Counseling for Headache OTC Medications in German Community Pharmacies Using a Simulated Patient Approach: Are There Differences between Self-Purchase and Purchase f... by Bernhard Langer, Christian Kunow

“…In a multivariate binary logistic regression analysis, the counseling level and the different scenarios were not significantly associated (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.635, 95% CI = 0.673–3.972, p=0.278). Conclusions. Due to the partly considerable deficits in counseling of German CPs, policy-makers and the regional chambers of pharmacists are called upon to take appropriate measures to improve the quality of counseling. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…In addition, 7 concepts of creating a legal framework, drawing special policies, developing infrastructure, creating culture, providing special services, connecting with industry and financial aid, with the category of the role of the government, and as the intervening conditions of the lack of entrepreneurship development; and finally, 3 concepts of reducing economic growth, increase in poverty and income inequality, and decrease in employment rate are the consequences of lack of development of entrepreneurship in Iran. …”
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Islamic Community Empowerment in Economic Growth through Sugar Cane Farming Partnerships by Rini Setiawati, Heni Noviarita, Sri Haryanto, Mubasit Mubasit, Daryono Daryono, Afif Anshori, Agus Dwianto

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Evaluation of Arabic lesson teaching in higher education based on the Kirkpatrick model by Ali Akbar Mollaie, Mohammad Aslam Raiesi

“…For the emergence and outbreak of all the capacities and talents of the country, it is necessary to design a model of policy effect evaluation (Mei et al, 2022). …”
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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

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IRMAOC: an interpretable role mining algorithm based on overlapping clustering by Yaqi Yang, Jun’e Li, Tao Zhang, Lu Chen, Guirong Huang, Zhuo Lv

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Educational inequality during isolation for COVID-19 in Buenos Aires by Mariela Cardozo, Corina Aimetta, Sandra Marder

“…This survey was filled out by a sample of families (n=4,008), whose children were in three levels of public (62.6%) and private (37.4%) education in three districts of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. …”
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Towards developing new private sector obstetric care and contracting models in South Africa: Insights from public hospitals using private general practitioners to provide caesarean... by G C Solanki, T Doherty, V Brijlal, E Daviaud, S Fawcus

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Improve Air Quality in the South-East Asian Regions, as Seen by the Remote Sensing Satellites by Abirlal Metya, Panini Dagupta, Santanu Halder, S. Chakraborty, Yogesh K. Tiwari

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