Reinvigorating South Africa-Sweden Relations: Politics, Economics, And Society by Sven Botha

“…There have also been developments in our cultural exchanges in recent years. One such example was the facilitation of the Sweden-South Africa Live Connection: Digitally Yours Campaign (hereafter the Digitally Yours Campaign) which sought to keep both countries connected virtually during the Covid-19 Pandemic. …”
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EXCLUSION OF CONTRACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: AN UNREVEALED RISK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Geraldine J. KIKWASI

“… Contracting firms have been facing temporary and permanent exclusions from participating in tenders as result of not complying with Acts, rules and regulations of their respective countries. Exclusion intends to safeguard Governments and their citizens from unscrupulous contractors. …”
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INFLUENCING FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ADOPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Edin Osmanbegović, Zijad Lugavić

“…Successful implementation of e-government depends on two sides. One side represents government with their view of e-government implementation, and at another side are citizens’, NGO’s and private sector as users of e-government services with their needs and views of e-government services. …”
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The politics of digital sovereignty and the European Union’s legislation: navigating crises by Gábor Hulkó, János Kálmán, András Lapsánszky

“…At the same time, both nation states and the EU are facing a number of global challenges, one of the most significant of which, alongside climate change, is digitalization. …”
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Russian and Foreign Experience of AntiCrisis Planning of 2008-2010 and Efficiency Estimation of Conducted AntiCrisis Programs by A. R. Shakirov, O. Yu. Sinyaeva

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Investigating the Impact of Green Innovation Practices on Competitiveness (Case Study: Aref Daroo Co.) by Parvin Pourkermanian, Sanaz Shafiee, Maryam Haerinasab

“…Purpose: Due to increasing environmental pressures, green innovation has become one of the important strategic tools for sustainable development in industries. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Reasons for the Persistence of Buddhism and the Decline of Zoroastrianism in Ancient China by Amin Yazdkhasti, Hamidreza Pashazanous

“…It is possible to understand this trend by examining the political, economic, and cultural relations between Iran and the Central Asian countries, along with China. One of the most important methods of exchanging cultural elements from Iran to China has been the transfer of various religions to this land. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…Brazil was one of the countries most affected during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a pre-vaccine era, and mathematical and statistical models were used in decision-making and public policies to mitigate and suppress SARS-CoV-2 dispersion. …”
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Exploring Income Convergence for Central and South Asia by Hameed Gul, Ihtisham ul Haq, Dilawar Khan, Piratdin Allayarov, Khurram Abbas

“…It recommends that Central and South Asian countries ensure economic, political and social cooperation with one another. …”
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Mixed methods study protocol to examine perceptions of family medicine among long-term patients of a family medicine clinic in Japan by Tesshu Kusaba, Kotaro Sato, Ryoko Michinobu

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India’s Policies in Support of the New Space by I. V. Danilin, E. P. Shavlay

“…Thanks to innovative measures, India has already become one of the central space players, but it still falls short of leadership in the New Space due to its resourceconstrained and state-centered course. …”
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Production and Characterization of Coffee Husk Fuel Briquettes as an Alternative Energy Source by Assefa Tesfaye, Fentahun Workie, Venkatesh S. Kumar

“…As a result, Ethiopia is one of the world’s most biomass-dependent countries. …”
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Energy transition narratives in the European Union by I. L. Prokhorenko

“…Under these conditions, one of the central objectives facing the EU leaders is to maintain and strengthen the attained level of public support for its policies, given new transition-related challenges to the territorial integrity and political cohesion of the union. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Malaria Infection among Outpatients Visiting Shewa Robit Health Center, Northcentral Ethiopia by Azene Tesfaye, Tadegew Teshome

“…Results. Eighty-one (19.0%) microscopically confirmed malaria cases were recorded, P.vivax was the most frequently detected species (n = 58; 71.6%). …”
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Sexual Dysfunction in Asian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Vurmila Venggadasamy, Loon Shin Ho, Badariah Ahmad, Khalid Abdul Kadir

“…There is insufficient data on the genetic, psychological, and social factors contributing to SDs in males with diabetes in Asia. …”
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INONDATIONS TORRENTIELLES EN ZONES MONTAGNEUSES AFFÉRENTES AU GOLFE DU MEXIQUE by JEAN-NOËL SALOMON

“…Global warming is no longer contested by the scientific community since there are numerous proofs attesting to it (ice-melt, rising sea levels, ecological modifications, instrumental measurements, information processing, simulations, etc). One of its mainconsequences is increased evaporation of the oceans which stimulates cyclogenesis. …”
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The Types of Religious Identity of Chechen Students by М. Т. Khaskhanova, M. V. Vereshchagina

“…Scientists pay special attention to Islamic denominations, as both in Western countries and in the Russian Federation, the number of Muslims is increasing. …”
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Les voyages reproductifs vers la Tunisie : l’intime au prisme des pratiques de l’assistance médicale à la procréation by Irene Maffi, Betty Rouland, Carole Wenger

“…Although in the Maghreb, and more broadly in Africa, infertility is a source of stigmatisation and social and individual suffering, many countries on the continent still lack reproductive health clinics and health professionals trained in reproductive medicine. …”
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COVID-19 as a Catalyst of Food Security Crisis. Whether the Existing System of Agriculture Can Remain the Same by Oleksandra Ovchynnykova

“…COVID-19 acted as an accelerator of processes that exacerbate the food security crisis, to which import-dependent countries are especially sensitive. Quarantine that was introduced as a tool to combat the spread of the COVID-19 acted as a catalyst of social, economic, political, ecological, and food crisis that is displayed in the global economic system and in agriculture – its subsystem. …”
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Exploring a model of cultural characteristics in contemporary office buildings in Tehran with regard to the Technology usage (Case study: Official buildings in Tehran before and af... by Minoo Lafaffchi, Mozayan Dehbashi Sharif, Iraj Etessam

“…In the contemporary century, with increasing development of technology, one of the challenges of contemporary architecture is to find its relationship with the culture. …”
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