Author: VPInstitute
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2014 MASTERS THESIS: Water as social and economic resource. Resolving questions about sharing water in Central Asia.
Water scarcity in the World today is growing faster than expected and it is among the main problems of 21st century to be faced by the World. Central Asia is considered like a region with enough water resources, however, an ineffective use of water, it’s allocation, rapidly growing population, and lack of knowledge in sharing…
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Mapping Knowledge Produced on Problem-Based Learning between 1945 and 2014: A Bibliometric Analysis
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been systematized for over forty years. However, there is still a lack of studies that seek to visualize the evolution of scientific literature on the subject. This paper seeks to fill this gap through the development of a bibliometric analysis by carrying out a data search on the Web of Science™ database and subsequently…
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Evaluation of the Development of R&D into Parkinson’s Disease through Technology Monitoring Using Patent Documents and Scientific Articles
Characterized as a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, Parkinson’s disease is affecting an ever greater number of people around the world as global life expectancy rises. As the disease progresses, it has physical, mental, emotional, social, and economic impacts on the patient, eroding their quality of…
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A bibliometric analysis of research on Central Asia during 1990–2014
A bibliometric analysis was performed in this work to evaluate the research publications on Central Asia from 1990 to 2014 based on Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index databases. This study presented a comprehensive overview of the field from the aspects of major journals, subject categories, outstanding keywords, leading countries, institutions and authors,…