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A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we use data from the recent round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2021 and 2022 to estimate the effect of son preference on reproductive behavior in Uzbekistan. We find strong evidence for differential stopping and spacing behavior among Uzbek women.
Khilola Dushamova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Timing of Trade Adjustment: Evidence From Financial and Labor Frictions

open access: yesReview of International Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how financial development and labor‐market rigidity in exporting countries shape the timing of trade adjustment following economic integration agreements (EIAs), and how the two interact. Using a piecewise linear trend specification, the analysis traces how export adjustment evolves around agreement entry and shows that ...
Jae Wook Jung
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the moral economy of post-Soviet societies: an investigation into moral sentiments and material interests in Kyrgyzstan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The article offers three competing conceptual approaches to the moral economy in post-Soviet societies: the economic market, the socially embedded and the moral sentiments approaches.
Sanghera, Balihar   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The return of the Bee Sultan: Vibrant encounters of environmentalism and language reclamation in Turkey's Hemshin lands

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This article examines how language and environment become constitutive through the emergent environmentalism of Hemshin youth returning to Turkey's Hemshin lands from major cities. As development transforms the landscape, young Hemshins engage in “reading” their lands, encountering linguistic and material traces like stories, place names, and ...
Neşe Kaya‐Özkan
wiley   +1 more source

Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation With Heart Failure With Reduced or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction: A GRADE‐Assessed Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Arrhythmia, Volume 42, Issue 5, October 2026.
In patients with atrial fibrillation and HFmrEF/HFrEF, catheter ablation was associated with lower mortality and improved cardiac function compared with conventional medical therapy, while cardiovascular hospitalization was not significantly reduced. The overall certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to high.
Aleena Amir Malik   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating terrorism acts in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: theory, practice, and methodological insights from the practice of investigative bodies of the prosecutor's office

open access: yesUniversidad y Sociedad
This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges encountered in both theory and practice within the methodology of investigating acts of terrorism, drawing upon insights from the contexts of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of ...
Zhomart Nauatov   +3 more
doaj  

Modern migration of Kyrgyzstan population to Russia: social and economic consequences

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Economics, 2009
Modern population shift of Kyrgyzstan to Russia: social and economic consequences In clause social and economic consequences of outflow of the Russian-speaking population and external labour migration of indigenous population of Kyrgyzstan are considered.
U J Ergeshbaev
doaj  

The Gender Pay Gap in Asia: Examining Awareness and Policy Endorsement Among Postgraduate Students in the Higher Education Sector

open access: yesHigher Education Quarterly, Volume 80, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The persistent gender pay gap (GPG) remains a critical issue in higher education institutions (HEIs), yet little is known about the mechanisms that drive student support for systemic policy change. Drawing on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study examines how Asian postgraduate students awareness of the GPG shapes their views on benefits ...
Alfred Akakpo
wiley   +1 more source

Trends and Disparities in Aspiration Pneumonitis Mortality With Co‐Listed Stroke Among US Adults, 1999–2024: A CDC WONDER Analysis

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
National mortality from aspiration pneumonitis with co‐listed stroke declined substantially among US adults from 1999–2024. However, persistent disparities by sex, age, race/ethnicity, region, and rurality, together with rising mortality in younger adults, highlight the need for equitable stroke prevention, dysphagia surveillance, and poststroke ...
Mirza Ammar Arshad   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular diseases and their association with dental caries among school-aged children living at different altitudes in the Kyrgyz Republic: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesHeart Vessels and Transplantation
Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) often originate in childhood, and emerging evidence links oral health to systemic conditions. However, the association between dental caries and CVDs in pediatric populations, particularly at different altitudes,
Bolot D. Burabaev   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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