Political implications of the activities of TNCs: Current trends and impact on the concepts of power, legitimacy and sovereignty by S. Yu. Zaitsev

“…The multinational corporations (MNCs), which have dramatically strengthened their positions in the world economy and politics since the middle of the 20th century due to favorable economic environment, as well as their ability to quickly convert considerable material, financial, intellectual and institutional resources into political clout, are no exception. …”
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Self-regulated learning strategies adopted by successful Chinese nursing students in the process of learning Nursing English. by Lina Wang, Xuesong Andy Gao, Fan Zhang, Fang Sun, Guangsheng Wan

“…Based on these findings, implications are drawn for Nursing English teachers, material designers, curriculum developers, and program designers. …”
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Changing of the characteristics of the labor potential in the transition to the technogenic society by O. A. Tettsoeva

“…High qualification fundamentally change an employee’s motivation: the significance of material incentives decreases, external motivation changes for the internal one, the meaningfulness of work, the independence of work performance, the responsibility for decisions taken, become an issue of the highest priority.The transition to the new culture of the technogenic society requires alteration of both professional and personal communications. …”
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Comparison of the effects of lidocaine and articaine used for buccal infiltration and supplemental palatinal infiltration anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis:... by Duygu Kolay, Damla Kırıcı

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of the study was to compare the efficiency of buccal infiltration versus combination of buccal and palatal infiltration to anesthetize maxillary molars with symptomaticirreversible pulpitis, wither lidocaine or articaine are used. Material-methods This randomized clinical study was conducted on 80 patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis of the maxillary first and second molars. …”
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Diet quality of Chilean schoolchildren: How is it linked to adherence to dietary guidelines? by Anna Christina Pinheiro Fernandes, Jacqueline Araneda Flores, Daiana Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Tito Pizarro Quevedo, Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira

“…This study analyzes food consumption in Chilean schoolchildren and the association of this with the Chilean Dietary Guidelines Based on Foods (DGBF) and the HPF consumption.<h4>Material and methods</h4>The sample (1,094 schoolchildren) was obtained from the baseline of the FONDEF IT18I0016 project, in Santiago-Chile. …”
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Tree Diversity and Damage by Cypress Aphid, Cinara cupressi, on Juniperus procera in Gulele Botanical Garden and Entoto by Sitotaw Kebede, Tewodros Mulugeta

“…Increasing demand for fuelwood and construction material has also created markets for J. procera products. …”
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Relationships between structural changes, marker of apoptosis and metabolic parameters in the retina of rats with diabetes and myopia by I.M. Mikheytseva, А. Ahmed, S.G. Kolomiichuk, O. V. Artemov

“…Purpose: To examine the relationships among retinal structural changes, apoptosis marker, and retinal metabolic parameters in animals with experimental diabetes and high myopia. Material and Methods: Fifty-five Wistar rats (age, 2 weeks) were used in experiments. …”
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Multi-Flexible Body Dynamics Modeling and Experimental Study of the Patient Rehabilitation Transfer Device by Wu Ren, Kailu Zhang, Xueling Zhang, Ziya Zhao, Fei Lin, Kai Xie, Jia Li, Yi Yu

“…According to the stress value of the finite element multi-body model motion process, the maximum stress appears at the moment when the motion reaches the top end, and the instantaneous stress reaches 206 Mpa, which is in line with the allowable stress range of the material design. The data obtained in this study will provide help for the follow-up clinical rehabilitation and intelligent device research.…”
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Pelatihan mindfulness sebagai upaya peningkatan komitmen pelayanan perangkat Desa Kabupaten Sigi by Dhevy Puswiartika, Bau Ratu, Hasan Hasan, Misnah Misnah, Rizal Rizal, Rahul Aditya

“…Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah komitmen pelayanan pada perangkat desa dapat dikembangkan dengan cara mempraktikkan teknik mindfulness. Materi dalam pelatihan teknik mindfulness yang telah dipelajari oleh para perangkat desa dapat ditindaklanjuti dengan latihan informal mindfulness secara rutin dan teratur, baik dalam lingkup pekerjaan, maupun kehidupan sehari-hari.…”
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Automatic assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy software: a pilot study by Olga Elżbieta Brzezińska, Krzysztof Andrzej Rychlicki-Kicior, Joanna Samanta Makowska

“…This pilot study aimed to validate software used for automatic capil­lary counting and image classification as normal or pathological. Material and methods The study was based on the assessment of 200 capillaroscopic images obtained from patients suffering from systemic sclerosis or scleroderma spectrum diseases and healthy people. …”
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I. KANT, T. PARSONS AND POSTPOSITIVISM IN SOCIAL THEORY by Zenonas Norkus

“…According to this concept, scientific knowledge is constituted by true, basic, necessary, and substantive (material) principles. This concept was assaulted by the positivist philosophy of science, upholding a formal procedural concept of the scientific method. …”
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Assist-linked brief intervention to reduce risky pattern of substance use in male workers employed at a tertiary care hospital in India: A randomized controlled trial by Sambhu Prasad, Debasish Basu, Surendra K. Mattoo, B. N Subodh

“…Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of World Health Organization (WHO) alcohol, smoking, and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST)-linked brief intervention (ALBI) for reducing risky patterns of substance use in male workers at a tertiary-care hospital in North India. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in two phases. …”
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A generalized linear model of dynamics of thin elastic shells by E.Yu. Mihajlova, D.V. Tarlakovskii, G.V. Fedotenkov

“…The physical law has been constructed for an anisotropic material that has symmetry relative to the median surface without adopting the commonly used static hypothesis of non-adherence of fibers. …”
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Prevalence of digestive diseases in patients with excessive body weight and obesity (<i>according to data of polyclinic department of versatile clinic</i>) by I. R. Popova

“…To study prevalence of digestive diseases in patients with excessive body weight and obesity.Material and methods. Retrospective study of diseases of digestive organs prevalence included 1504 patients, who have visited polyclinic department in 2010 : 659 with excessive body weight – body mass index (BMI) 25,0 to 29,9 kg/m2), 610 with obesity (BMI ≥30 кг/м2) and 235 with normal weight (BMI 18,5 to 24,9 kg/m2), the latter made control group. …”
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Etnografía, biopolítica y colonialidad. Genealogías de la precariedad urbana en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires by Silvia Grinberg

“…En esa intersección, el material de campo abona al debate en torno del lugar de la etnografía en la memoria del presente a través de un archivo que compone un conjunto de acontecimientos, relaciones y luchas que ocurren tanto en territorio como por el territorio. …”
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Successful Non-Surgical Root Canal Treatment on Auto-Transplanted Maxillary Premolar with Apical Periodontitis by Christopher M. Naglieri, Ellie Bash, Glen A. Karunanayake, Carlos H. R. Camargo, Takashi Komabayashi

“…Four weeks later, after confirming the patient was asymptomatic and tooth mobility had decreased, the canal was obturated using EndoSequence Bioceramic Root Repair Material Fast Set Putty in 2 mm incremental layers to achieve a three-dimensional fill and create an apical plug to prevent gutta-percha extrusion, then backfilled in incremental layers of gutta-percha to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ). …”
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Design of a Ka-band Wideband Multibeam Phased Array by GUAN Jin, SUN Jie, XING Chen, LIAO Yi, LI Yi

“…The front-end single integrated subarray adopts the three-dimensional high-density heterogeneous tile integration scheme of different material substrates, which greatly improves the integration degree of the subarray. …”
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Compressive Loads on the Lumbar Spine During Lifting: 4D WATBAK versus Inverse Dynamics Calculations by M. H. Cole, P. N. Grimshaw

“…Numerous two- and three-dimensional biomechanical models exist for the purpose of assessing the stresses placed on the lumbar spine during the performance of a manual material handling task. More recently, researchers have utilised their knowledge to develop specific computer-based models that can be applied in an occupational setting; an example of which is 4D WATBAK. …”
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Extraction of Cellulosic Compound from Jackfruit Peel Waste and Characterization of PVA Cellulose Composite as Biodegradable Film by Aquib Rahman, Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Md Shamsul Alam, S. Sharar Alam, Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Anika Afroz Shantona, Mahjabin Moon

“…Mechanical properties (tensile atrength, elastic modulus, tensile energy absorption, and strain) as well as thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DTA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), water absorption, and soil burial test were done to define the material and functional properties of 0%, 20%, 50%, and 80% cellulose-PVA composite film. …”
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Results from a UK consensus about the optimal prescribing of medium strength triple therapy in uncontrolled adult asthma patients in the NHS by Richard E. K. Russell, Darush Attar-Zadeh, Natalie Harper, Fiona Mosgrove, Laura Rush, Dave Singh

“…Aims: To define the optimal prescribing of medium-strength ICS/LABA/LAMA triple therapy in adult asthma patients uncontrolled on ICS/LABA. Methods and Material: Using a modified Delphi method, a panel of experts developed 39 Likert scale statements across six key domains. …”
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