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ABSTRACT Use of neuraxial analgesia requires communication between the parturient and her caretakers. In this retrospective study, the use of labor analgesia is compared between parturients whose primary language is other than Finnish or Swedish and who don't communicate in these languages or English without an interpreter (Category I), who communicate
Luisa Pirsko +3 more
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A continuous electrocatalytic desalination system powered by CO2 electroreduction that eliminates electrolyte replacement through a self‐balancing circulating design. Using a five‐chamber architecture and an efficient cobalt‐based catalyst, it achieves ultrafast salt removal, high CO production efficiency, and stable long‐term operation, offering a ...
Man Liang +8 more
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Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
ABSTRACT Research on parental engagement often portrays fathers as less involved in their children's lives compared to mothers. This paper challenges such a perspective by examining fathers' engagement within the socio‐cultural contexts of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan.
Zarina Muminova +2 more
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Climate change effects on food security in Tajikistan
English: Climate change is one of the main challenges for food security in Tajikistan in the medium and long term. Tajikistan’s Agri-Food System and Sustainable Development Program (ASDP) for the period up to 2030 defined food and nutrition security as ...
Khakimov, Parviz; Aliev, Jovidon; Thomas, Timothy S.; Ilyasov, Jarilkasin; Pechtl, Sarah; Dunston, Shahnila
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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ABSTRACT This study examines migrant incorporation and informality in the Korea–Central Asia migration corridor, focusing on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Using 2024 administrative data from the Korean Immigration Service, it compares registration outcomes and visa composition across four sending countries with distinct ...
Ikhtiyor Rasulov, Julia Jiwon Shin
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Social Accountability in Tajikistan: Enhancing trust between communities and water service providers
Tajikistan was one of the first countries that signed up for the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA). Oxfam’s strategy on social accountability in the country focuses in three aspects: constructive engagement, enhancing trust through the ...
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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia
ABSTRACT The paper examines how the European Union's (EU) increasingly emphasised geopolitical ambitions are reflected in the practice of its external assistance policy. An analysis of EU documents around various policy initiatives and funding instruments reveals that in the Commission's understanding, geopolitical external assistance increases EU ...
Balázs Szent‐Iványi, Dóra Piroska
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New inventory of glaciers in Tajikistan from 3 m PlanetScope imagery (2024): the Tajikistan Glacier Inventory (TGI). [PDF]
Li R +4 more
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Background Conflict and crises have long‐lasting and dramatic consequences on the mental health of children. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention on child mental health in Afghanistan. Methods A two‐arm cluster‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in 83 rural primary schools within three provinces of Afghanistan.
Jean‐Francois Trani +12 more
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