Examining the Effects of Construction Project Delays on Costs from the Perspective of Stakeholders Using a System Dynamics Approach: Insights from a Commercial Complex Project in Q... by Amirhosein Saffarinia, Hamidreza Yazdani

“…Additionally, the perspectives of project actors from a second interview were considered. These viewpoints informed the development of policies and conditions, which were then, analyzed using the System Dynamics model   Results The results of this study revealed that, in inflationary conditions, costs increased exponentially over time. …”
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Breast Cancer Conditioned Media Modulate the Expression of Immune Checkpoints and Adhesion Molecules in Endothelial Cells by İpek Türkdönmez, Emel Şahin, Mehmet Şahin

“…During cancer development, many actors, including cellular factors such as endothelial and immune cells, and structural factors such as integrins and extracellular matrix elements have gained importance in the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Programa de rehabilitación oral del adulto mayor by Sorbera J A, Ibañez J C

“…OBJETIVOS: Recuperar Protéticamente a Adultos Mayores con ausencia dentaria bimaxilar total mediante la instalación de Implantes específicos (mínimamente invasivos) y Prótesis dentales completas. (Sin costos). Actores involucrados: Catedra de Odontopediatría, (CA.D.O) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. …”
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Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia by Sophie Witter, Maria Paola Bertone, Sushil Baral, Ghanshyam Gautam, Saugat K. C. Pratap, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Arif Budi Darmawan, Nina Toyamah, Rizki Fillaili, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Susan Sparkes

“…A focal health financing reform was chosen in each setting to examine, probing the role of crisis in relation to it, through the key elements of the reform process, content and actors. Data sources were largely qualitative and included literature and document review (144 documents included across the three cases) and key informant interviews (26 in total). …”
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Retos ciudadanos, contraste entre dos comunidades urbanas en torno a la cultura ciudadana by Walter Castañeda M, William Ospina Toro, Laura García Betancur

“…El artículo aborda entonces, la indagación de las problemáticas experimentadas por las comunidades de dos barrios o localidades de la ciudad de Manizales distantes entre sí en varios aspectos, se pretendía construir con las comunidades las evidencias de las problemáticas y en compañía de varios actores elaborar las propuestas de solución. La metodología del ejercicio consistió en un enfoque del denominado diseño participativo inmersivo, de levantamiento de datos empíricos y trabajo colaborativo aplicando talleres, conversatorios, para generar soluciones aplicables por las comunidades. …”
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Improving NGOs’ participation in implementing HIV preventive interventions: a case of adolescents with high-risk behaviors in Iran by Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Laleh Ghadirian, Azadeh Sayarifard, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maryam Nazari, Narges Rostamigooran, Nina Loori, Haniyeh Haji Abolhasan Memar, Mojgan Farshadi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Maryam Sargolzaeemoghaddam, Reza Majdzadeh

“…A policy brief from the first two phases informed a one-day multi-stakeholder policy dialogue with 16 selected policy actors. This session was audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed through content analysis. …”
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Exploring Dance as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson Disease Through the Social Robotics for Active and Healthy Ageing (SI-Robotics): Results From a Technical Feasibility Study by Roberta Bevilacqua, Elvira Maranesi, Marco Benadduci, Gabriella Cortellessa, Alessandro Umbrico, Francesca Fracasso, Giovanni Melone, Arianna Margaritini, Angela La Forgia, Pierpaolo Di Bitonto, Ada Potenza, Laura Fiorini, Carlo La Viola, Filippo Cavallo, Alessandro Leone, Andrea Caroppo, Gabriele Rescio, Mauro Marzorati, Amedeo Cesta, Giuseppe Pelliccioni, Giovanni Renato Riccardi, Lorena Rossi

“…The designed rehabilitation session involves three main actors: (1) a therapist, (2) a patient, and (3) a socially interacting robot. …”
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Proposal and Strategy for Nursing-Led Research: Protocol for an Unfunded Clinical Trial by Leticia Carmen Simón-López, Ismael Ortuño-Soriano, Raquel Luengo-González, Paloma Posada-Moreno, Ignacio Zaragoza-García, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

“…We relied on Rogers’ theory, and we identified strengths and barriers to change by analyzing actors' characteristics, perceptions of the situation, motivation, and information. …”
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Resident-based learning model for sustainable resident participation in municipal solid waste management program by A. Ghazali, J. Tjakraatmadja, . Sunarti, E.Y.D. Pratiwi

“…The primary data was collected through field observation on the 8 Kawasan bebas sampah and in-depth interviews with 63 key informants comprising 31 key actors in the educational programs and 32 informants as resident representatives, conducted from January 2020 – November 2020. …”
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La transformation de l’ancien centre de détention secrète de Derb Moulay Cherif en musée des « années de plomb » (Casablanca, Maroc) by Anissa Habane

“…Based on an exploratory field study, this article analyzes the process of patrimonialization of the former secret detention center of Derb Moulay Cherif, which for over two decades has mobilized a number of non-profit and institutional actors committed to its preservation and transmission. …”
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Analisis Faktor yang Berpengaruh pada Adopsi E-Commerce dan Dampaknya Bagi Kinerja UKM di Kabupaten Subang by Abu Muna Almaududi Ausat, Endang Siti Astuti, Wilopo Wilopo

“…Abstract Technology that is increasingly developing and advanced in the business sector has made business actors to innovate services related to the use of technology e-commerce. …”
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Determining the Factors and Evolutionary Trends of Customer Engagement in Businesses: A Bibliometric Analysis by Reza Abbasi Mobarakabadi, Amir khanlari, Nader Seyyedamiri

“…This pathway is rapidly evolving from a micro to macro perspective and new research is likely to focus on all actors in a service eco-system.…”
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Sistem Pelacakan Dokumen Berbasis Seluler dan Kode QR by Monanta Alfiareza, Nori Wilantika

“…The system involves 5 actors, namely Field Inspection Officers (PML), District Statistics Coordinator (KSK), district/city BPS employees, BPS RI employees, and leaders. …”
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The Policy and Governance Observatory as a Facilitator of Smart and Evidence-based Governance by Atiye Yousefi, Mahdi Abdolhamid

“…Abstract The complex and dynamic environment and the multiplicity of actors have made the nature of decision-making and policy-making in political systems complex and challenging. …”
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Spatial predictors of landowners' engagement in the restoration of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Thomas Pienkowski, Anna Freni Sterrantino, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Matt Clark, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Arundhati Jagadish, Alex Mendes, Ludmila Pugliese de Siqueira, Morena Mills

“…Yet, little is known about the factors associated with local actors' choice to engage in restoration, limiting the development of effective scaling strategies. …”
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Examining differences in exposure to digital marketing of unhealthy foods reported by Canadian children and adolescents in two policy environments by Laura Vergeer, Carolina Soto, Mariangela Bagnato, Elise Pauzé, Ashley Amson, Tim Ramsay, Dana Lee Olstad, Vivian Welch, Monique Potvin Kent

“…Compared with Ontario children, Quebec children were less likely to report exposure to marketing featuring characters or child/teenage actors (OR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.76), child-appealing subjects, themes and language (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.40, 0.89), and visual design, audio and special effects (OR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.41, 0.99), and to report exposure to a greater number of marketing techniques (OR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.43, 0.84). …”
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

“…We also argue that the authors have failed to afford due recognition to several key health actors in Palestine, in particular the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza and UNRWA, and that this subtle but critical act of erasure further undermines the relevance and applicability of their recovery proposal as presented. …”
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D’une rive à l’autre de la Méditerranée : mobilités, recompositions et adaptations des groupes juifs aux XIVe et XVe siècles by Jennifer Vanz

“…On the other hand, the place of supposed minority groups arises from a process of categorisation involving co-construction between various actors. The aim of this article is to understand how exiled Jews from the Iberian Peninsula negotiated their arrival in a new social world, that of the Maghreb, and how these forced mobilities redrew the contours of Jewish groups according to political, economic and social rather than religious issues. …”
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Engagement féminin en Kabylie et intersection des revendications (1980-2001). Dominations, expériences et négociations identitaires by Margherita Rasulo

“…We first explain how the state placed the Kabyle identity movements and the women’s movements in a minority position and how the struggles of these actors were organised in parallel or intertwined. …”
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Revisión crítica de la evolución tecnológica de la cosecha de la caña de azúcar en la Argentina by A. VALEIRO, C. BIAGGI

“…Ahora, con los nuevos paradigmas energéticos que desafían al cultivo, la investigación tecnológica y el trabajo con los actores del sector tienen como objetivo que la producción de la caña de azúcar no solo resulte rentable, sino que además muestre una gestión ambiental coherente con el aumento de superficie de estos últimos 20 años. …”
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