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Policy Entrepreneurs and Change Strategies: Lessons from Sixteen Case Studies of Water Transitions around the Globe

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2010
This paper focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in realizing water policy transitions. The central questions are to what extent have policy entrepreneurs played a role in realizing major change in water policies, who are these policy entrepreneurs,
Sander Meijerink, Dave Huitema
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Methodological Developments for the International Comparison Program [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper explains new methodology that was used in the 2005 International Comparison Program (ICP) that compared the relative price levels and GDP levels across 146 countries.
Diewert, Erwin
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A new framework of measuring national nutrients balance for international and global comparison [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Nutrients balance such as nitrogen and phosphorus balance are increasingly used as an indicator of the environmental performance of agricultural sector in international and global context.
Alauddin, Mohammad, Hoang, Viet-Ngu
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Comparison of International Source-Term Codes [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Source-term codes to predict the release of radionuclides from nuclear waste packages have been developed and implemented worldwide. A survey and initial comparison of the attributes and capabilities of 13 international source-term codes was recently ...
M. J. Apted, W. Zhou, P. Robinson
core   +1 more source

The Development of Cardiovascular Mortality in Selected European Countries

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, 2016
The article compares the level and the development of cardiovascular mortality in selected European countries from 1968 to 2006. The development of cardiovascular mortality is viewed in connection with the changes of the overall mortality, mortality by ...
Silvie Šírová
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Report on Great Lakes water quality for 1972 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1972
This is the first Annual Report of the International Joint Commission pursuant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada signed on April 15, 1972.
International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
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Comparing institutional models of platform employment regulation: the EU, the USA, and Russia cases

open access: yesВестник университета
A comparative analysis of institutional models of platform employment regulation in the EU, the USA, and Russia is carried out. The relevance of the research topic is due to the rapid spread of digital platforms and the transformation of traditional ...
S. G. Churbanov
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