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Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics

Baltic Region, 2023
This paper explores the Estonian vision of Baltic identity. Estonia’s authorities have repeatedly articulated their scepticism towards the concept of a stand-alone ‘Baltic region’ and the inclusion of Estonia in it, preferring to position their state as ...
Chekov A. D.
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Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
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“I never thought I would become a teacher”. Estonian and Finnish students’ motivation to become mother tongue and literature teachers

Lähivõrdlusi, 2020
The aim of the study is to examine the motivation of Estonian and Finnish students to become mother tongue and liter ature teachers. The empirical data were collected through an e-questionnaire distributed to all graduating student teachers in this field
Satu Grünthal, Kersti Lepajõe
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Thermally Drawn Bioelectric Catheters: Enabling Proprioceptive Endovascular Navigation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a novel bioelectric navigation system eliminates the need for harmful fluoroscopy during endovascular surgeries. A bespoke 16‐electrode catheter is fabricated using rapid thermal drawing and laser micro‐machining. Paired with a real‐time tracking algorithm fusing vascular geometry detection and distance estimation, this technology ...
Alex Ranne, Heiko Maier, Jinshi Zhao, Songli Moey, Ayhan Aktas, Manik Chana, Burak Temelkuran, Nassir Navab, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena   +8 more
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Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of TXNDC15‐Related Ciliopathies to Include Joubert Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biallelic loss‐of‐function variants in TXNDC15 are a known cause of the perinatally lethal ciliopathy Meckel syndrome (MKS). TXNDC15 encodes an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)‐resident thioredoxin‐domain protein required for ciliary transition zone integrity.
Zachary T. Sentell, Robert Geraghty, Juliana E. Arcila‐Galvis, Praveen Dhondurao‐Sudhindar, Sergio Foullerat Cañada, Fulvio D'Abrusco, Bosanka Jocic‐Jakubi, Miguel Barroso‐Gil, Valentina Serpieri, Thomas M. Kitzler, Kate E. Chandler, Eleanor G. Seaby, Gabrielle Wheway, Jennifer C. Dempsey, Dan Doherty, Enza M. Valente, John A. Sayer   +16 more
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Anti-Immigrant Eurosceptic Worldview in Estonia: a Comparison of Russian-Speaking and Estonian-Speaking Communities

Сравнительная политика
This article analyzes the transformation of the attitude of the Russian-speaking and Estonian-speaking communities of Estonia towards the reception of refugees from the 1990s until the present day.
S. A. Tambi
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
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The Impact of the Foreign-Speaking Population of Estonia on the Development of Highly Innovative Services

Евразийская интеграция: экономика, право, политика
Aim and tasks. To determine the influence of non-Estonian-speaking population on the development of network structures in the highly innovative services sector of Estonia. To achieve the objective of the study, the following objectives were set: analysis
M. O. Peryshkin
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Do drugs approved via expedited approval pathways have therapeutic advantages? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Regulators use expedited approval pathways to speed market approval and patient access to promising new drugs. However, there is uncertainty about whether these pathways are successful in approving drugs with significant therapeutic advantages. This systematic review aims to examine the safety, effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of drugs approved via
Ashleigh Hooimeyer, Eliza J. McEwin, Zhicheng Wang, Joel Lexchin, Barbara Mintzes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atmospheric transmittance and its long-term changes in Estonia

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 1997
Atmospheric transmittance as a characteristic describing the state of the atmosphere has been studied on the basis of direct solar radiation data obtained from Tõravere Actinometric Station (Estonia) for the period 1955 to 1995.
Vivi Russak, Anne Joeveer, Ain Kallis
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