The contribution of any specific sector to the development of a country evolves alongthe time. In some periods a country can move from a catching up towards a leadingposition with respect other countries. The factors explaining this change of position isrelated to the evolution of the system of...

We address the problem of gauging the influence exerted by a given country on the global trade market from the viewpoint of complex networks. In particular, we apply the PWP method for computing indirect influences on the world trade network.

BACKGROUND: The PURE study was established to investigate associations between social, behavioural, genetic, and environmental factors and cardiovascular diseases in 17 countries. In this analysis we compare the age, sex, urban/rural, mortality, and educational profiles of the PURE participants...