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The EU engagement in democracy promotion in post-Soviet Central Asia: the case study of the Kyrgyz Republic – prospects and challenges [PDF]

, 2018
When Soviet Union collapsed, there were different hypothesis regarding democratic reforms and political system changes in Kyrgyzstan. It was believed that Kyrgyzstan would develop its independent policy and democratic governance.
Kainazarov, Baktybek
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Brokering Peace: Emerging Middle Powers, Agency and Mediation

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the role of mediation in emerging middle power conduct in an increasingly fragmented world. It asks why and how emerging middle powers seek mediator roles in international conflicts, focusing on Turkey and Indonesia's responses to the Russia–Ukraine war.
Buğra Süsler, Chris Alden
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Trade Creation and Trade Diversion Effects Between Korea and South/North Asia

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Korea has established various policies to expand trade between Southern Asia and Northern Asia, and an analysis of the impact of these policies is required. Hence, this study used a gravity model to estimate the impact of trade creation and diversion effects on Southern and Northern Asia, focusing on their trade relationships with Korea.
Byung Min Soon, Sumin Cho, Jinhyoung Kim
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End of life care in a Central-Asian state: from public indifference to accepting

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
According to official records, annually 5 thousand people in Kyrgyzstan are diagnosed with cancer. Due to late diagnostics, half of them die during the first year of treatment, already in terminal stage of the disease.
Aidai Erikova
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Water footprint of cotton, wheat and rice production in Central Asia [PDF]

, 2010
The hydrology of the Aral Sea Basin during the past few decades has been largely determined by the decision to\ud develop irrigated agriculture on a large scale to produce cotton for export in the 1960s.
Aldaya, M.M., Hoekstra, A.Y., Munoz, G.
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Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plants and other threatened plants

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many non‐native plant species introduced by humans have become naturalized. At the same time many species are threatened in their native range. However, the number of plant species threatened in their native range that are naturalized elsewhere remains unknown.
Weihan Zhao, Trevor S. Fristoe, Amy J. S. Davis, Wayne Dawson, Franz Essl, Holger Kreft, Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Patrick Weigelt, Marten Winter, Mark van Kleunen   +10 more
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Global overview of progress in respecting the contributions of traditional knowledge in biodiversity governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer, Pernilla Malmer, Marianna Biró, Noor Noor, Polina Shulbaeva, Maurizio Farhan Ferrari, Suneetha M. Subramanian, András Báldi, Zsolt Molnár   +8 more
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China's Belt and Road Initiative in Pakistan: Bureaucratic Coordination and Chinese State‐led Development Abroad

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines China's bureaucratic approach to international development cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on bureaucratically structured policy coordination as a core mechanism. It highlights the central role of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) — China's top economic planning agency — in ...
Hong Zhang
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Surgical removal of Coenurus cerebralis cysts located in the brain of sheep

Journal of Applied Animal Research
Coenurosis caused by Coenurus cerebralis poses a significant economic threat to sheep. To date, no effective treatment has been identified for this parasitic infection once it has settled in the brain. This study aimed to investigate the surgical removal
Abuzer Tas, Ismail Sen, Fatih Hatipoglu, Hasan Huseyin Ari, Ali Risvanli, Ruslan Salykov, Nalan Ozdal, Mirbek Samsaliev, Sirgak Tolomusev, Nur Abdimanap Uulu, Aiperi Aitmyrza Kyzy   +10 more
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Migration and first-time parenthood [PDF]

This article investigates the reproductive behavior of young women and men in the post-Soviet Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the link between migration and fertility.
Gunnar Andersson, Lesia Nedoluzhko
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