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Comparative advantage, economic structure and growth: The case of Senegal
Background: Using a concept of revealed and latent comparative advantage, this article identifies relatively productive industries and industries with great potential in the slow-growing economy of Senegal.
Jiri Sejkora, Ondrej Sankot
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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Developing and Incentivizing Institutions [PDF]
The Blue Economy in Africa, with its extensive aquatic and marine resources, is expected to play a major role in the continent’s climate adaptation. It presents distinct opportunities to generate jobs and encourage economic growth while addressing the ...
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South Africa Digital Economy Diagnostic [PDF]
South Africa is one of the digital economy leaders on the African continent, but lags developed countries. In this context, the digital economy for Africa targets appear within reach for South Africa, although
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DRIVERS OF LONG-TERM CONVERGENCE. FOCUS ON ROMANIA [PDF]
With initial low levels of income per capita, a declining population and relatively modest economic growth rates, there are little prospects of diminishing the gap between Romania and the EU countries.
MANUELA UNGURU, RAZVAN VOINESCU
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New Protectionism, Sanctions and EU Disintegration: Challenges for Baltic Trade
Against the backdrop of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2017 the authors propose to focus the political agenda on the threats to free trade which emerged by the protectionist views of the Trump ...
Claus Friedrich Laaser, Klaus Schrader
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Keratin 19 (KRT19) is overexpressed in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer with high levels of Kallikrein‐related peptidases (KLK) 4–7 and is associated with poor survival. In vivo analyses demonstrate that elevated KRT19 increases peritoneal tumour burden.
Sophia Bielesch +13 more
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Regional Development Banks in the World Economy [PDF]
Regional development banks (RDB) have become increasingly important in the world economy, but have also been relatively under-researched to date.
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A urine‐based digital PCR assay targeting two hotspot TERT promoter variants detected bladder cancer with high sensitivity and no false positives in this case–control cohort. The streamlined AbsoluteQ workflow outperformed Sanger sequencing and supports non‐invasive molecular testing for bladder cancer detection.
Anna Nykel +12 more
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Reinvigorating the Economy [PDF]
Early in the year, as the global economy was slowing and the euro area entered a recession, Russia's economy held steady. But now, as 2012 is entering its final quarter, growth is slowing.
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