The physician shortage in Israel and a policy proposal for improvement by Yulia Treister-Goltzman, Roni Peleg

“…Abstract Background There is a decrease in the supply of physicians in Israel resulting from the declining flow of immigrant physicians from the former Soviet Union, a large proportion of whom have reached retirement age in recent years. …”
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Potential Role of Intensive Bird Growing during Outbreaks of Viral Zoonosis in Ukraine, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus (on the Model Viruses Highly Pathogenic Influenza... by Olha Chechet, Leonid Korniienko, Vitalii Ukhovskyi, Olexandr Dovgal, Sergyii Bilyk, Taras Tsarenko

“…The paper highlights the impact of two cross-border poultry infections with zoonotic potential (avian flu and Newcastle disease) on the functioning of industrial poultry farms in the former Soviet Union counties (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan), where the poultry industry is fairly well-developed. …”
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Global Income Inequality – A Case Study of OECD Countries and Kazakhstan by Seisembay Jumambayev, Almazhan Dzhulaeva, Sariya Baimukhanova, Guliya Ilyashova, Aidana Dosmbek

“…The methodological basis of the study was a comparative analysis of the former Soviet Union (FSU) and OECD countries in terms of economic development and inequality in the context of global changes and trends, implemented with the help of econometric and economic‑statistical methods. …”
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A Modelling System for Dead Wood Assessment in the Forests of Northern Eurasia by Anatoly Shvidenko, Liudmila Mukhortova, Ekaterina Kapitsa, Florian Kraxner, Linda See, Anton Pyzhev, Roman Gordeev, Stanislav Fedorov, Vladimir Korotkov, Sergey Bartalev, Dmitry Schepaschenko

“…The aim of this study was to develop a spatially distributed modelling system (limited to the territories of the former Soviet Union) to assess the amount and structure of dead wood by its components (including snags, logs, stumps, and the dry branches of living trees) based on the most comprehensive database of field measurements to date. …”
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The association between socio-demographic characteristics and adherence to breast and colorectal cancer screening: Analysis of large sub populations by Vainer Anna, Yaari Einat, Peled Ronit, Wilf-Miron Rachel, Porath Avi, Kokia Ehud

“…Those having lower SER, Arabs, immigrants from Former Soviet Union countries and non-owners of VSHI performed fewer cancer screening examinations compared with those having higher SER, non-Arabs, veterans and owners of VSHI (p < 0.001). …”
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The Trend, Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Tuberculosis Undergoing Thoracic Surgery in the Kyrgyz Republic between 2017 and 2021 by Konushbek Sakmamatov, Yulia Kuznetsova, Kylychbek Istamov, Daniil Shauer, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Anthony D. Harries, Kudaibergen Osmonaliev, Olga Goncharova

“…Surgery has played an important role in managing complicated tuberculosis in former Soviet Union countries, including the Kyrgyz Republic. …”
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Surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world: an updated analysis, 2007-2010 by Matteo Zignol, Wayne van Gemert, Dennis Falzon, Charalambos Sismanidis, Philippe Glaziou, Katherine Floyd, Mario Raviglione

“…MDR-TB among new and previously treated cases was highest in the Russian Federation (Murmansk oblast, 28.9%) and the Republic of Moldova (65.1%), respectively. In three former Soviet Union countries and South Africa, more than 10% of the cases of MDR-TB were extensively drug-resistant. …”
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View at the Reform of the Economy of Uzbekistan through the Prism of the Republic’s Cooperation with International Development Institutions by E. S. Romanchuk

“…Being one of the most closed economies in the post-Soviet space five years ago, Uzbekistan managed not only to catch up with the progressive countries of the former Soviet Union, but also to do so with relatively small social consequences. …”
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gp120 Envelope Glycoproteins of HIV-1 Group M Subtype A and Subtype B Differentially Affect Gene Expression in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells by Andrew J. Suh, Dante I. Suzuki, Sergiy G. Gychka, Tinatin I. Brelidze, Yuichiro J. Suzuki

“…While HIV-1 Group M Subtype B is the most prevalent subtype in western countries, the majority of HIV-1 infections in eastern Africa and former Soviet Union countries are caused by Subtype A. Research on vascular complications in the HIV-positive population in the context of subtype differences, however, has not been rigorous. …”
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PERSPECTIVES OVER THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION AND DEMOGRAPHIC AGING IN EASTERN EUROPE by Ionel-Calin MICLE, Corina-Florina TĂTAR, Marcu Simion STAȘAC, Marius I. STUPARIU, Liviu BUCUR, Vasile GRAMA, Gyula NAGY, Cezar MORAR

“…Two categories of countries from Eastern Europe were analysed, Romania and Poland as representatives of the ex-Communist countries that joined the European Union and the Russian Federation as representative of the former Soviet Union. The Russian Federation experienced the most profound changes after 1990, being the only country in the Eastern bloc that is close to the generational replacement threshold, the only country with a positive migration balance, but also the only country with the lowest life expectancy.…”
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PROSPECTS FOR THE CUSTOMS UNION IN TERMS OF MODERN THEORIES OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION by D. M. Ghazaryan

“…The integration processes taking place in the former Soviet Union in fact since joining the former Soviet republics of the status of independent states. …”
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Russian foreign policy: From ‘new thinking’ to multidirectional strategy by Nadezhda P. Sidorova

“…Russia’s great power ambitions could be observed through Russia’s attempt to play pivotal role throughout the former Soviet Union, and a desire to show the Russian flag across the world. …”
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Non-suicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents From Diverse Ethnocultural Groups in Israel: The Association With Sleep Problems and Internet Addiction by Sami Hamdan, Alan Apter, Yossi Levi-Belz

“…The sample included the following: 50% Jews and 34.7% Muslims born in Israel, 9.7% immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU), and 4.4% immigrants from Ethiopia. …”
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Air pollution in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Driving factors and state response by Kenesh O. Dzushupov, Julian M. A. Buban, Arsen A. Aidaraliev, Attaullah Ahmadi, Priyanka Chahal, Muiz Ibrahim, Xu Lin, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven

“…In the last 30 years, Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, has turned from one of the cleanest and greenest cities in the former Soviet Union to one of the most polluted cities in the world. …”
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Trauma of separation: the social and emotional impact of institutionalization on children in a post-soviet country by Leyla Ismayilova, Emily Claypool, Emma Heidorn

“…Abstract Background In the former Soviet Union (fSU) region, which has the highest rate of institutional care worldwide, ‘social orphans’ —indigent children who have one or both parents living—are placed in publicly run residential institutions to receive education, food, and shelter. …”
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Cherednik and Hecke Algebras of Varieties with a Finite Group Action by Etingof, Pavel I

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Law and Informal Practices: The Post-Communist Experience

“…Law and Informal Practices is a work in socio-legal studies, examining the functions and effectiveness of law in the countries of the former Soviet Union. As the transition away from communism enters its second decade, the countries involved are confronted by an apparent failure of law. …”

International co-authorships and the role of the European Union as a funder: an Eastern European perspective by Marini, G

“…Notably, Russia and some other former Soviet Union countries have seen a decline in their rate of academic publishing over the time period studied. …”

Chernobyl Cancer Studies with Overseas Control: High Grade vs. Late Detection by Sergei JARGIN

“…"The six million residents of the areas of the former Soviet Union deemed contaminated received average effective doses for the period 1986-2005 of about 9 mSv" 12. …”
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HIV-1 A1 Subtype Epidemic in Italy Originated from Africa and Eastern Europe and Shows a High Frequency of Transmission Chains Involving Intravenous Drug Users. by Alessia Lai, Giorgio Bozzi, Marco Franzetti, Francesca Binda, Francesco R Simonetti, Andrea De Luca, Valeria Micheli, Paola Meraviglia, Patrizia Bagnarelli, Antonio Di Biagio, Laura Monno, Francesco Saladini, Maurizio Zazzi, Gianguglielmo Zehender, Massimo Ciccozzi, Claudia Balotta

“…Subtype A accounts for only 12% of HIV-1 infections worldwide but predominates in Russia and Former Soviet Union countries of Eastern Europe. After an early propagation via heterosexual contacts, this variant spread explosively among intravenous drug users. …”
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