Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Russia, Ukraine and Belarus by Bojcun, Marko

“…I don’t believe that the current crisis is over, far from it. I’ll be looking mainly how at these countries have faced the crisis and responded to it so far. …”
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The role of the National Health insurance scheme in shaping equity of access to healthcare in Ghana by Alhassan, Yussif Nagumse

“…In light of recent emphasis on achieving Universal Health Coverage through social health insurance in low income countries, this thesis examined how the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana impacts on equity of access to healthcare in Tamale District of northern Ghana. Using mainly a qualitative approach, the thesis specifically examined whether the NHIS promotes equity in health insurance coverage and whether insured members are able to access healthcare equitably. …”
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The Maltese gift : tourist encounters with the self and the other in later life by Avellino, Marie

“…The second examines the relationship through the ‘exchange lens' which is manifested along social and cultural lines within the Maltese tourism landscape context. …”
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Peptidylarginine deiminases post-translationally deiminate prohibitin and modulate extracellular vesicle release and microRNAs in glioblastoma multiforme by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Uysal-Onganer, Pinar, MacLatchy, Amy, Kraev, Igor, Chatterton, Nicholas P., Nicholas, Anthony P., Inal, Jameel, Lange, Sigrun

“…Pan-PAD inhibitor Cl-amidine affected EV release from GBM cells, and EV related microRNA cargo, with reduced pro-oncogenic microRNA21 and increased anti-oncogenic microRNA126, also in combinatory treatment with the chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide (TMZ). The GBM cell lines under study, LN18 and LN229, differed in PAD2, PAD3 and PAD4 isozyme expression. …”
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Quasi-elliptic dual-band planar BPF with high-selectivity and high inter-band isolation for 5G communications systems by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, Ouazzane, Karim, Onadim, Muhittin, Salekzamankhani, Shahram

“…The resonators are coupled electromagnetically to the stepped impedance resonators, which are inter-digitally coupled to the input/output feed lines. Altering the dimensions of the two stubs allow modification of the resonant mode and transmission zero frequencies. …”
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Interaction suppression technique for high-density antenna arrays for mm-wave 5G MIMO systems by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…High isolation between adjacent radiation elements was achieved by embedding a crisscrossed decoupling structure comprising slotted microstrip-lines and locating in the ground-plane under each slot a dielectric ring. …”
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Economies of fantasy, pleasure and desire in explicit sex films by Krzywinska, Tanya

“…The thesis argues that there are other important issues at stake within the frame of Explicit Sex films that have been side-lined through the terms of the censorship debate. …”
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Heavy Metal Characteristics of Soil and Leachate Resistivity Mapping of Malacca Landfll by Amir Detho, Amir Detho, Abdul Kadir, Aeslina, Zawani, Zuwairi Izwan

“…The study was focused on the application of the geophysics method by electrical resistivity in survey work using a Terrameter SAS4000 imaging system to produce a subsurface profle of the Krubong landfll. Three spread lines were successfully installed and applied at the site to get the subsurface profle of the site. …”
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In-situ discrimination of gemstones using semi quantitative analysis based on libs-pca method by Mohamad Saufi, Noradilah

“…The differences in LIBS spectra lines of samples represent the elemental variations in Amethyst, Emerald, and Topaz gemstones. 80% of expected elements such as Si, O, Al, and F were identified. …”
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A Deep Learning-based Fault Detection and Classification in Smart Electrical Power Transmission System by Khaleefah, Shihab Hamad, A. Mostafa, Salama, Gunasekaran, Saraswathy Shamini, Khattak, Umar Farooq, Yaacob, Siti Salwani, Alanda, Alde

“…Electrical Power Transmission Networks (EPTN) are made of many complex, dynamic, and interrelated components. The transmission lines are essential components of the EPTN, and their fundamental duty is to transport electricity from the source area to the distribution network. …”
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Study on transmission congestion management for restructuring market by Md Amin, Izatti

“…While, congestion are one or more transmission lines reach their thermal limit and unable to carry additional power, a more expensive generation unit will be scheduled to serve the load. …”
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The asymptotic and oscillatory behaviour of difference and differential equations by Wu, Shuhui

“…This thesis deals with the asymptotic and oscillatory behaviour of the solutions of certain differential and difference equations. It mainly consists of three parts. The first part is to study the asymptotic behaviour of certain differential equations. …”
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An activity-based integrated land-use transport model for urban spatial distribution simulation by Niu, Fangqu, Li, Jun

“…This research develops an activity-based integrated land use/transport interaction model based on the concepts – activities (mainly, households and employment activities), activity location and relocation for Chinese regions. …”
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Implementing an efficient expert system for services center management by fuzzy logic controller by Abd Ghani, Mohd Khanapi, Mohammed, Mazin Abed, Ibrahim, Mohammed S., Mostafa, Salama A., Ahmed Ibrahim, Dheyaa

“…In all these approaches for controlling the systems, fuzzy has been deemed to be the best methodology, mainly because of its increased speed and cost-efficiency. …”
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Diabetic foot plantar pressure monitoring system using force sensitive resistor system by Nur Suhaila, Nur Suhaila, Huong, Audrey

“…According to [1], patients with Type 2 diabetes suffering from peripheral neuropathy are at high risks of developing diabetic foot syndrome, which leads to foot ulcerations that caused mainly by high peak plantar pressures. Without early prevention and intervention [2], diabetic foot ulcer has 15 times greater risk to cause lower limb amputation. …”
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Green manufacturing practices (GMP) framework for local small and medium enterprises (SME) in Johor, Malaysia: a review on enablers and barriers and preliminary findings on critica... by Zakaria, Nur Syuhada, Haji Hasan, Sulaiman

“…This study focuses mainly on Green Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for local small medium enterprises (SME) in the state of Johor, Malaysia. …”
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Uncertain futures : young women in transition to adulthood in a post-industrial British city by Orrnert, Anna Maria

“…Although this included remaining flexible in the face of uncertain futures, diverse opportunities, constraints and subsequent strategies were observed along social class and ethnic lines. This study is relevant to sociologists, journalists, policy makers and others interested in the experiences of young women growing up in materially disadvantaged areas, in the context of widening inequality. …”
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Business cycles, interest rates and market volatility : estimation and forecasting using DSGE macroeconomic models under partial information by Perendija, Djordje V.

“…Consequently, the first part of this research project was aiming to improve the DSGE econometric methods by introducing novel solution for DSGE models with imperfect, partial information about the current values of deep variables and shocks, and apply this solution to imperfectly informed multiple agents with their different, inner-rationality models. Along these lines, this research also shows that DSGE models can be extended and suited to both, fitting and estimation of long-term yield curve, and to estimating with rich data sets by extending further its inner-mechanism. …”
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Factors influencing oncologists’ prescribing hormonal therapy in women with breast cancer: a qualitative study in Córdoba, Argentina by Eraso, Yolanda

“…The 3 health subsystems provided a differential access to drugs and lines of hormonal treatment, which ranged from a limited availability in the public sector, to administrative restrictions imposed by the social security system, and to a lesser extent, the private sector. …”
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Sharp roll-off triband microstrip bandpass filter with wide stopband for multiband wireless communication systems by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Mariyanayagam, Dion, Salekzamankhani, Shahram, Benetatos, Harry, Lubangakene, Innocent

“…The consequence of employing open-circuited transmission lines in the design results in a relatively large structure, which can be overcome by employing higher dielectric constant substrate. …”
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