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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
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A Tale of Two Choices: Son Preference and Reproductive Outcomes in Uzbekistan
Review 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
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Macroeconomic Expectations in a War
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using short‐ and long‐term macroeconomic forecasts, we estimate the projected cost of the Russian full‐scale invasion of Ukraine for countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Shortly after the invasion, the projected cumulative cost over 6 years stood at $2.44 trillion for the region.
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Vittal Vasudevan
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ChatGPT Assisted Scale Development: Attitude Scale for Outdoor Learning Activities
European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This study examined the development of a scale to measure pre‐service teachers' attitudes towards outdoor learning activities and the role of ChatGPT in this process. Although the literature has highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to accelerate and support research, their use in labor‐intensive processes such as ...
Abdullah Faruk Kılıç +1 more
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Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 6, July 2026.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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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1473-1495, July 2026.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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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 67, Issue 7, Page 1127-1146, July 2026.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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Educational and awareness-rasing activities of Tatar women in Soviet Turkmenistan
Историческая этнологияThe article examines the contribution of Tatar women teachers to the education of the Turkmen people and to the training of national teaching staff for the Soviet Socialistic Republic of Turkmenistan in the first years of Soviet regime.
Dzhumadurdy S. Annaorazov
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FORMATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKMENISTAN
Современная наука и инновации, 2022 One of the main features of this article is the attempt to emphasize the core periods of the state-formation process in Turkmenistan. The peculiarities of this process were also mentioned.
Maxim Valeryevich Melnikov
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Satellite‐Based Assessment of Methane Emissions From the Darvaza Gas Crater
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.Abstract Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and the Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is a rare, persistent emitter. There are uncertainties regarding its formation date (either 1963 or 1971), fire ignition, and the fire's influence on methane release. Using historical Landsat imagery, we reconstruct the fire history, identifying that combustion began ...
Adriana Valverde +5 more
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