China's Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
J Curr Chin Aff, 2022 Telias D, Urdinez F.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.High‐throughput screening led to the identification of 67 Z‐scheme heterojunctions (comprising 2D magnetic transition metal halides and non‐magnetic transition metal chalcogenides). For CrI3/MoTe2 and CrI3/WTe2, electronic structure analysis demonstrated that synergistic crystallographic point group and built‐in electric field effects generate a ...
Hongyang Ren +8 more
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Bilateral aid to Tajikistan; donor tactics and responses to troubled governance
Development Studies ResearchThe amount and form of aid distributed to foreign countries may depend on the contexts and characteristics of the recipient countries. Donors who have aid relations with poorly governed countries, while emphasizing good governance, may have to adjust aid
Hyejin Lee
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A cross-country comparison of malaria policy as a premise for contextualized appropriation of foreign aid in global health. [PDF]
Health Res Policy Syst, 2021 Jezek T, Bamodu OA.
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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale +6 more
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Country size bias in global health: cross-country comparison of malaria policy and foreign aid. [PDF]
Glob Health Res Policy, 2021 Jezek T.
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li +7 more
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Friend, Not Foe: Lowered Tissue Reactivity to Long‐Term Polyimide Implants
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The choice of optimal neural probe designs remains a major challenge in the field of neurotechnology. This study investigated the biocompatibility of several probe variations, including material, thickness, width, and implantation strategy. It highlights the clear advantage of soft polyimide probes over stiff silicon probes for better device ...
Corinne Orlemann +11 more
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Foreign aid and economic growth: Do energy consumption, trade openness and CO2 emissions matter? A DSUR heterogeneous evidence from Africa's trading blocs. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Hongxing Y, Abban OJ, Dankyi Boadi A.
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Organoid Brain‐Machine‐Interface Devices for Central Nervous System Repair
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We envision organoid brain‐machine‐interface (Organoid‐BMI) devices as new biohybrid bidirectional communication pathways to connect the human CNS and the external world for personalized CNS repair and regeneration. ABSTRACT Central nervous system (CNS) repair and regeneration suffer from tremendous clinical challenges due to current limitations in ...
Yantao Xing +10 more
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