The Russian-Ukraine conflict is decisive in determining the course of contemporary global politics.The war has a spillover effect, with potentially considerable direct and indirect consequences on economic activity.Therefore, the study evaluates the causal impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict on the exchange rate of Russia.The results explore tha
Abstract Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is an economic instrument that aims to reconcile the conservation of ecosystem services (ES) with the economic interests of the actors involved.In order to guide decision-makers in the process of structuring and Coffee Table planning PES schemes, this article analyzed Brazilian schemes against the b
We report a rare case of IgG4-associated mediastinal fibrosis with complete superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction successfully managed by thrombolysis and stenting in a 33-year-old male.The patient presented with a mediastinal mass lesion with clinical findings of SVC obstruction.Surgical biopsy of the mediastinal mass lesion with histology and immu
The inline monitoring of parameters in aqueous liquids is facing an increasing demand in many different application areas.Hydrogels with pH-induced swelling and deswelling behavior offer a means to measure pH in such liquids.Here we investigate the optical interrogation of a pH-sensitive hydrogel which can be applied in the physiological pH range.F