The convergence of health system resources and health outcome in Central Europe and the Baltic region by Shailender Singh, Chitra Krishnan, Nishant Kumar, Supriya Lamba Sahdev

“…Health system resources have increased comparatively higher in Central Europe and the Baltic region relative to the Euro Area and the OECD countries. This study investigates the tendency for health system resources and health outcomes to converge for the countries of Central Europe and the Baltic region from 2000 to 2019. …”
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Exploring Lessons from Soviet Diplomacy and Western Allied Cooperation in World War II by V. O. Pechatnov

“…This hesitance, the article argues, was rooted not just in geopolitical considerations but also in deep-seated cultural factors, particularly the traditional Western sense of superiority and perception of Russia as a 'lesser' civilization not fit for inclusion in the Euro-Atlantic community. The article brings to light lesser-known documents from US and UK archives to illustrate this mindset. …”
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Construcción del marco insumo producto de Sonora 2013 by Mario Alberto Mendoza-Sánchez

“…Metodología: La construcción deriva los cuadros de oferta y utilización regional (COUR) por medio de coeficientes de regionalización que se obtienen de una base de información regional (BIR) y el método SUT-EURO; luego, se transforman los COUR en la matriz de insumo-producto regional (MIPR) a partir el modelo D de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU).Resultados: Éstos muestran consistencia estadística con los datos regionales del Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales (SCN), además, el procedimiento plantea una alternativa al problema de información limitada, puesto que aprovecha más estadísticas disponibles que proporcionan mayor precisión y sentido regional. …”
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Dutch Lives. The Historical Sample of the Netherlands (1987−): Development and Research by Kees Mandemakers, Jan Kok

“…Since 1991 about 12 million Euro has been invested in the database and related projects. …”
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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…It was not until independence that post-colonial States took over part of the projects.The solar energy project is less about developing the desert than it is about using the sun’s sterilizing energy for sustainable development throughout the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Mediterranean Solar Plan, a flagship project of the Union for the Mediterranean, is backed by large financial and technology companies who invest in renewable energy and dream of the Sahara as the future powerhouse of Europe. …”
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Stochastic and Dynamic Interaction between Islamic Volatility Index and Volatility Indices by Halilibrahim Gökgöz, Arif Arifoğlu, Tuğrul Kandemir

“…In this context, the study explores the interaction between the Dow Jones Islamic Market Developed Markets Quality and Low Volatility Index (DJIDVI) and such volatility indices including the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), CBOE Oil Volatility Index (OVX), CBOE Gold Volatility Index (GVZ), and Euro Currency Volatility Index (EVZ). The Dynamic Correlation-Multivariate Stochastic Volatility (DC-MSV) model is employed to assess of how volatility shocks in one asset influence the volatility of others. …”
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Prospects for the creation of national and supranational cryptocurrencies in the BRICS countries by O. M. Makhalina, V. N. Makhalina

“…The article proposes to carry out the process of developing a new financial system of the BRICS States in the following sequence: to transfer foreign trade between the States to settlements in national currencies, with the subsequent development of its own unit of account, which will subsequently be able to replace the dollar and the Euro in mutual settlements within the BRICS; develop your own cryptocurrency or choose one of the existing cryptocurrencies, which for a certain period will be one of the possible elements of the settlement mechanism in the mutual trade of these five countries; to develop supra-national crypto-currency for the countries members of the BRICS. …”
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How macroeconomic factors impact residential real estate prices in Eastern Europe by Laima Okunevičiūtė Neverauskienė, Dominykas Linkevičius, Daiva Andriušaitienė

“…  Purpose – This study examines how GDP growth, interest rates, and unemployment rates influence residential real estate prices in politically and economically stable Eastern Euro- pean countries, aiming to identify key drivers of property value changes in the region. …”
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The North–South transport corridor project in the context of foreign economic interests of Belarus by Alexander A. Prikhodko

“…They are limited by the sanctions of the Euro-Atlantic bloc countries. Unfavorable external conditions forced the leadership of Belarus to look for alternative markets and routes for the sale of its goods, which led to increased discussions and diplomatic efforts around the North–South international transport corridor project, which has not been fully implemented by the participating countries for almost a quarter of a century. …”
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COMMUNICATION OF THE CENTRAL BANK AS A DETERMINANT OF THE CREDIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MONETARY POLICY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK by Piotr Misztal

“…., the significant impact of communication, transparency and credibility of the European Central Bank on the effectiveness of monetary policy in the Euro area). The results of the conducted research may be a starting point for further, more in-depth research on the relationship between communication, transparency, credibility and effectiveness of central banks in countries with different levels of economic development.…”
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Impact of hyperthyroidism and its treatment on the outcome of mental health, occupational functioning, and quality of life: A naturalistic, prospective study by Roopa Chopra, Tejas Kalaria, Carolina Gherman-Ciolac, Rajeev Raghavan, Harit Narendra Buch, Nilamadhab Kar

“…Methods and Material: In a naturalistic, prospective study, consecutive (n = 176) hyperthyroid patients were assessed for anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder, GAD-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9), functional impairment (work and social adjustment scale, WSAS), and quality of life (EuroQol ED5D) using standardized instruments. Statistical Analysis Used: Percentages, mean and standard deviation (SD), Chi-square, Student’s t-test, ANOVA, Spearman’s correlation Results: A considerable proportion (40.5%) of patients had moderate and severe anxiety, around half (50.6%) had moderate or severe depression, and 20.8% had severe functional impairment at presentation. …”
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Benelux countries’ security strategies: between europeanism and atlanticism by Anastasia A. Posazhennikova

“…Besides, the balance between the strategic trends remains; Belgium and Luxembourg positively view deeper EU defense cooperation, while the Netherlands mostly sees security guarantees in Euro-Atlantic cooperation. The current state in European security has thus not fundamentally changed the Benelux countries’ approaches to balancing Europeanism and Atlanticism that have been characteristic for them since the 1990s. …”
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Foreign Policy Niche of Small States: The Problem of Choice (The Case of Baltic States) by V. A. Smirnov

“…The article makes the case of the following hypothesis: the exploitation of the "Russian threat" concept by political elites of the Baltic states is aimed at occupying a special niche within the Euro-Atlantic community. The narrow corridor for political maneuver imposed by strategic imperatives of NATO induces political elites of the Baltic states to attract attention of powerful states, which brings resources, finances and more prominent status. …”
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Isotretinoin – Induced AGEP: A Case Report by Alotaibi HM, AlNasser S, Aldossari A, Alluhaybi A, Alsergani R, Alrajban W

“…In 2010, Filho et al described the first case of isotretinoin-induced AGEP in a female patient diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa. The EuroSCAR tool was utilized to assess the lesion morphology, clinical course, and histological outcomes, which validated the diagnosis. …”
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Feasibility of using an automated call service to collect quality of life and functional outcome data in trauma patients by Jan O Jansen, Russell L Griffin, Shannon W Stephens, Emily W Baird, Jonathan A Black, John P Winkler

“…A script was created to evaluate the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale and the EuroQol EQ-5D to assess functional status and quality of life, respectively. …”
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Wspólna Polityka Rolna i jej efekty po wdrożeniu reformy z 2003 roku by Anna Rytko

“…Dochody w drugim okresie w krajach UE 15 generalnie nie zmniejszyły się, a wartość produkcji systematycznie wzrastała osiągając w 2011 roku poziom 314 mld euro1. Zmniejszenie subwencji do produktu, które obniżyło dochody z działalności operacyjnej zostało zrekompensowane płatnościami bezpośrednimi. …”
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Mean-Variance optimal portfolio selection integrated with support vector and fuzzy support vector machines by Simrandeep Kaur, Arti Singh, Abha Aggarwal

“…Further, Markowitz’s mean-variance model (MV model) with cardinality constraints and without cardinality constraints is employed for the assets selected by SVM, FSVM, and NFSVM for optimal portfolio construction.The performance of the proposed model is experimentally assessed using a data set derived from the Nifty 50 and Euro Stoxx 50 index. The experimental results demonstrate that the optimal portfolio obtained from the NFSVM with the Markowitz mean-variance model outperforms the one generated by the SVM. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…The progression from CKD stage 3 to CKD stages 4-5 was associated with a 1.3-4.2 fold increase in costs, with the highest costs associated with end-stage renal disease at $20,110 to $100,593 per patient. Mean EuroQol-5D index scores ranged from 0.80 to 0.86 for CKD stages 1-3, and decreased to 0.73-0.79 for CKD stages 4-5. …”
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AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ VE TÜRKİYE'NİN ENERJİ BAĞIMLILIĞI VE ENERJİ TÜKETİMİNİN EKONOMİK BÜYÜME ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ by Hüseyin Naci Bayraç, Fatih Çemrek

“…Analiz sonucunda, enerji bağımlılığındaki 1 birimlik artış GDP de 5904.44 Euro’luk bir artışa neden olmaktadır. AB ve Türkiye’de enerji bağımlılığından ekonomik büyümeye doğru bir nedensellik söz konusudur. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Living with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Gábor Kovács, Elemér Mohos, János Tibor Kis, Ádám Tabák, Péter Gerendy, Judit Pettkó, Dávid Nagy, Dávid Győrbíró, Zoltán Kaló

“…., they saved 17 064 to 24 384 Euro public payer expenditures and resulted in improved health outcomes (1.36 to 1.50 quality-adjusted life years gain (QALY)) in the three BMI categories. …”
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