Estimation of true dates of various flowering stages at a centennial scale by applying a Bayesian statistical state space model. by Nagai Shin, Hakuryu Fujiwara, Shinjiro Sugiyama, Hiroshi Morimoto, Taku M Saitoh

“…These results indicated that our proposed Bayesian statistical state space model can estimate cherry flowering phenology that takes into account centennial-scale air temperature data recorded at a nearby weather station with a coarse temporal resolution.…”
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SEDIMENT RUNOFF AND WATER TURBIDITY OF THE MAIN TRIBUTARIES OF THE LAKE LADOGA by Marina V. Shmakova, Sergey A. Kondratyev

“…The main sources of sediment are three major tributaries of the Lake Ladoga – the Svir, Volkhov and Vuoksa rivers, which account for 253 thousand t/year or 59 % of the total amount of sediment received in the lake. …”

“I Often Experience a Lack of Trust”: Filipino Migrant Nurses’ Experiences of Coping with Multiple Conflicting Workplace Demands by Thora H. Christiansen, Erla S. Kristjánsdóttir, Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir

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Number and Grammatical Gender Attraction in Spanish Pronouns: Evidence for a Syntactic Route to Their Features by Margaret Kandel, Claudia Pañeda, Nasimeh Bahmanian, Mercedes Martinez Bruera, Colin Phillips, Sol Lago

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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…For these reasons, the paper analyses various world experiences, taking into account countries with different degrees of development and systems (Australia, Austria, the UK, the Caribbean, China, Romania, Russia, the USA, Spain, France, Turkey and Romania). …”
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INFLUENCING FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ADOPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Edin Osmanbegović, Zijad Lugavić

“…So, to make the successful implementation of e-government services, the government needs to take into account wishes (needs for digital services) of their citizens’. …”
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Do international students and temporary foreign workers pay more than Canadian-born individuals in the rental market? by Feng Hou, Wendy Kei, Haozhen Zhang

“…The higher rental costs paid by international students within a given urban area (or neighbourhood) can be entirely accounted for by differences in dwelling characteristics, as international students were less likely than Canadian-born individuals to reside in subsidized housing and more likely to live in condominiums and newer buildings.…”
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Laboratory diagnostics of alcohol intoxication in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease by A. I. Pavlov, A. I. Khazanov

“…Growth of alcohol consumption by population in the country resulted in increase of number of patients with alcohol-induced LC. It account for 3,5 times more deaths (78,0%), than all viral LC. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…**Background:** End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) accounts for 9% of Medicare spending, with the beneficiaries suffering from ESRD costing 7-9 times more than the average. …”
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Navigating global fashion policy: labor, environment, and future directions for sustainability by Meital Peleg Mizrachi

“…Proposed measures, such as France’s fast-fashion tax and the New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, further highlight the growing recognition of fashion's impacts. …”
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Transformation in European Defence Supply Chains as Ukraine Conflict Fuels Demand by Roland Hellberg, Martin Lundmark

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Towards Activation or Inactivation? Migrants’ Experiences of Encounters with the Swedish Public Employment Service by Maja Lilja, Hanna Li Kusterer, Sven Trygged

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Public Service Provisions for Land Resource Planning by Teeraphat Kitjarak, Shubham Pathak, Xinlin Qi, Thussaneeya Boripis

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Preschoolers' prosocial behavior in groups—Testing effects of dominance, popularity, and friendship by Anne Katerkamp, Lisa Horn

“…Participants were tested in their regular socio-ecological niches, thereby preserving and taking into account social dynamics that influence—and are influenced by—interactions within the group. …”
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Analysing Informal Governance Arrangements in Small-Scale Fisheries: A Case Study of Norton, Zimbabwe by Tawanda Jimu, Samantha Williams, Manfred Spocter

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Biosemiotic Foundations of a Darwinian Approach to Cultural Evolution by Herrmann-Pillath Carsten

“…Second, they approach culture as observable and measurable ‘traits’, hence do not develop a precise concept of cultural meaning, which must take account of the fundamental property of reflexivity in human cognition. …”
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Lifetime Health Care Costs of the Danish Population by Jan Sørensen, Rikke Søgaard

“…The analysis suggests that longevity of life accounts for 78% of the difference in health care costs between men and women. …”
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Challenges in the Implementation of Fiscal Decentralization and It’s Effects on the Health Sector in Uganda by George Stanley, Kinyata, Siraje, Kaaya

“…This article shows how participatory monitoring and evaluation is critical in financial accountability and how lack of multiplicity of financial resources still undermine planning and target setting in Uganda. …”
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Community Development in the Rural Areas through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge by Godfrey, Barigye, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The process gets people to overcome their differences, to begin dialogue on an equal basis and to determine issues that affect their community, enabling communities especially the poor and other marginalized groups to participate, negotiate, demand, change and hold accountable institutions that affect their livelihoods and well-being, ease access to community- driven development. …”
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The Impact of Keeping Records in Secondary Schools.A Case Study of St. Charles Lwanga Muko Secondary School in Kabale District by Thomas, Akankwasa

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