Empirical Determination and Modelling of Compressive Strength of Cement Composites with Waste Tyre Rubber. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Samardzioska T +4 more
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Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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A new subspecies of Dactylolabis (Coenolabis) posthabita (Bergroth, 1888) from Hungary and new faunistic records of crane flies (Diptera, Tipuloidea) from the Balkans. [PDF]
ZookeysKolcsár LP +5 more
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Technical Change Through Global Value Chains: Evidence From Firms Worldwide
The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on firms' innovation, productivity, and other indicators of technical change. Our dataset encompasses heterogeneous firms from 144 countries at different income levels over the period 2006–2025.
Ivan Ledezma +1 more
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From diagnosis to disease-specific treatment: first experience with enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease in North Macedonia-a case series. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)Karanfilovski V +6 more
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Trade Sophistication and Economic Development Stages in the Context of Global Digitalization
The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the relationship between trade sophistication and economic development stages, including in the context of digitalization. We employ nonparametric, semiparametric, and parametric methods, covering the period from 2003 to 2024 across 119 countries, categorized into three income groups.
Kim Hanh Nguyen +3 more
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Cervical Cytology and Age in HPV-Infected Women in North Macedonia: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Acta Med AcadShabani V +2 more
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Selection Bias in Aid Effectiveness: Evidence From Aid for Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines whether Aid for Trade promotes foreign direct investment using bilateral panel data over 2005–2019. Conventional estimators show mixed results across donors, with no significant effects for Japanese aid. To address potential selection bias, we employ a Bartik‐style instrumental variable exploiting donor sectoral ...
Wonjun Choi
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The Direct and Indirect Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Exports to China
The World Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the direct effect of a country's participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on that country's exports to China, as well as the indirect effect of such participation on other countries' exports to China. Using panel data covering 187 countries from 2006 to 2023, we employ an event study approach, a staggered
Haonan Li, Yasuyuki Todo
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Educating the patient, controlling the disease: a point prevalence evaluation of structured pharmaceutical asthma care in real world settings. [PDF]
NPJ Prim Care Respir MedCrcarevska MS +8 more
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