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The Effect of Corruption on Government Expenditure Allocation in OECD Countries

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2015
This paper empirically examines the effect of corruption on the allocation of government expenditures by function. Equations using pooled panel dataset for 21 OECD countries between 1998 and 2011 were tested, and the findings show that government ...
Ondřej Jajkowicz, Agata Drobiszová
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Auto‐Generated Valence States in Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics in Alkaline Water/Alkaline Seawater/Simulated Seawater/Natural Seawater

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically highlights the latest achievements in mixed‐valence states relevant to hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, providing essential insights into future directions and methods for large‐scale practical implementation. This critical review is expected to provide an overview of recent advancements in diverse valence‐state metal
Jitendra N. Tiwari, Gokul Bhaskaran, Krishan Kumar, Yun Suk Huh, Young‐Kyu Han   +4 more
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The Position of Burden Sharing in Current US Security Policy Vis-à-vis European Allies

Baltic Journal of European studies, 2019
The article discusses the position of burden sharing in the US security policy vis-à-vis its European allies. It argues that this issue has always been important for the US administration, but never to the extent it is today.
Kozłowski Grzegorz
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Development of a Synthetic Hydrogel to Foster Microvascularization of an Endometriosis Microphysiological System

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ascent of novel alternative methods in drug development spotlights the dual needs for improved biological fidelity to in vivo, along with reproducibility, especially in regulatory applications. The need for pre‐clinical models of patient‐derived endometriosis lesions motivates the development of a vascularizable, completely synthetic ...
Lauren Pruett, Laura Bahlmann, Ryan Ogi, Angela Jiao, Priyatanu Roy, Matthew Johnson, David Trumper, Linda Griffith   +7 more
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Economic Determinants Of Latin American Defense Expenditures

Armed Forces & Society, 1988
This article examines the economic determinants of military spending levels in developing countries through a time-series analysis of 10 Latin American countries. The paper integrates a number of main themes in the defense economics literature.
Looney, Robert E., Fredericksen, Peter C.   +1 more
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Aptamer‐Based Delivery Systems for VEGF and NGF Modulation in Ocular Therapies

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Aptamer‐based delivery systems targeting NGF and VEGF hold significant potential for precise and sustained treatment of complex diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. This review critically summarizes current strategies for NGF and VEGF delivery as well as VEGF sequestration, providing a clinical perspective on how ...
Nadine Best, Gizem Karabiyik, Gerd Geerling, Sarah Barbara Zwingelberg, Gregor Lang, Martin Humenik   +5 more
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Defense Expenditures: An XAI-Based Model

Systems
This paper investigates how economic capacity, budget priorities, and governance conditions jointly shape defense spending in a transparent and auditable empirical framework.
Zulfukar Aytac Kisman, Selman Uzun, Mustafa Ali Guler, Ceren Bakal, Ziya Kivanc Kirac, Gungor Yildirim, Cem Ayden, Bilal Alatas   +7 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Control measures regarding the audit of supervised entities complying with legislative statutes and legal acts of the Russian Federation in the field of state defense order

Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки
Since military spending has become increasingly integral to Russia’s economy, the expenditures on goods produced under the state defense order have escalated sharply.
R. P. Shirenin
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades, Pedro Hidalgo, David Maestre, Ruth Martínez‐Casado, Emilio Nogales, Beatriz Rodríguez, G. Cristian Vásquez, Bianchi Méndez   +7 more
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