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Evaluating the Quality of Corruption Surveys for Comparative Research and Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 1144-1172, January 2026.ABSTRACT Reliable and accurate corruption measurement is crucial for effective governance, evidence‐based policymaking, and the monitoring of global goals such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While perception‐based corruption metrics are widely used, they face criticism due to conceptual ambiguities and vulnerability to ...
Giulia Mugellini +2 more
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Regulation &Governance, Volume 20, Issue 1, Page 176-186, January 2026.ABSTRACT In this article, we show how the study of compliance provides significant insights into the political and social tensions that shape Chinese business conduct in Kyrgyzstan's extractive industry and beyond. Drawing on interviews and analysis of legal documents, we first examine disputes between Chinese mining companies and Kyrgyz state ...
Asel Doolotkeldieva, Till Mostowlansky
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Cervical cancer is one of the diseases that reflects global inequities. Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the main pillars of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 cervical cancer 90:70:90 elimination strategy. The role of healthcare practitioners in HPV vaccination acceptance cannot be overemphasized.
Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan +10 more
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The Concept of Slipping and Rock Mechanics [PDF]
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Физико-математические науки, 2015 Shear strength is considered as the basic strength characteristic of the material in the developed concept of slipping. The experimental data obtained by A.N. Stavrogin on the uneven triaxial compression of cylindrical rock samples are reviewed.
N.M. Komartsov +2 more
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Estimating the Size and Growth of Unrecorded Economic Activity in Transition Countries: A Re-evaluation of Electric Consumption Method Estimates and their Implications [PDF]
, 2003 It is widely acknowledged that underground (unrecorded) economic activities play a major role in transition economies. Evaluations of the success and failure of the transition experience should therefore be based on total economic activity [TEA], namely,
Feige, Edgar L., Urban, Ivica
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Commodity risk assessment of oak and walnut logs from the US
EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract The European Commission submitted to the EFSA Panel on Plant Health a Dossier from the United States proposing the use of a vacuum–steam–heat treatment as a stand‐alone phytosanitary measure to mitigate the risk of entry of Bretziella fagacearum, Geosmithia morbida and its vector Pityophthorus juglandis (thousand cankers disease complex) into ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +30 more
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Sustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 8527-8546, December 2025.ABSTRACT The purpose of this present study is to assess how climate risk mitigates the positive incidence of the female CEOs on credit access. Using the Climate Physical Risk Index (CPRI), we perform an empirical analysis on firm‐level data from over 38,500 firms in 130 countries observed over the period 2006–2020. We find that female entrepreneurs are
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
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Current State of Logistics Development and Its Role in the China’s Regional Economy
Qubahan Academic JournalIn modern conditions logistics plays a particularly important role in the context of the development of the country, as it allows more effective development of other areas of economic activity of the country due to the speed and quality of movement of ...
Xiaomei Sun +4 more
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LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY WITH THE CROSS-LINKING APPLICATION IN TREATMENT OF KERATOCONUS
Паёми Сино, 2020 Objective: To study the effectiveness and safety of using a combination of lamellar keratoplasty and cross-linking in the treatment of keratoconus. Methods: There nine patients (9 eyes) with keratoconus of stage III (Amsler) on the worst eye were ...
M.A. MEDVEDEV +3 more
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New Advances in the Deep Structure of the Pamir Plateau: A Review
Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 1527-1543, December 2025.Abstract The Pamir Plateau is situated at the northwestern edge of the India–Eurasia Plate collision zone, making it a key region for studying continental collision and plateau uplift. The deep structure and dynamic processes of this region have long been of great scientific interest.
Feng LIANG +12 more
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