Evaluation of the Microbiota and Integrity of Respirators Reused by Health Professionals in a Hospital Environment by José D. Paiva, Giselda Neves, Paulo C. Neto, Wanuska Portugal, Douglas Ferreira, Fernando Lundgren, Idalina Cambuim, Ana C. Paiva, Elvis França

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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…However, since 2003, the Central Government started reversing the policy in terms of decentralization of the appointment of Chief Administrative Officers and Municipal Town Clerks and of recent City Town Clerks (for new cities in Uganda) from the District Service Commissions (DSCs) to the Public Service Commission, recentralization of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under the management of the Executive Director, Procurement of drugs from the district health office to the National Medical Stores (NMS), recentralization of the payroll and the recent recentralization of local revenue collection from LGs. …”
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MODELING OF INTERACTION BETWEEN AN INVESTOR AND A TRUST MANAGER WITH NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS by S. V. Korzhnev

“…As a result, the conclusions of models with linear and nonlinear functions regarding the nature of the relationship between the commission and the factors used in the model were the same.…”
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The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval by Matthew Edgeworth, Andrew M. Bauer, Erle C. Ellis, Stanley C. Finney, Jacquelyn L. Gill, Philip L. Gibbard, Mark Maslin, Dorothy J. Merritts, Michael J. C. Walker

“…Abstract Following the recent rejection of a formal Anthropocene series/epoch by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and its subsequent confirmation by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the opportunity arises to reset the definition of the Anthropocene. …”
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Amazon and the German Parcel Market: Stimulus for Competition or Risk of Leveraging? by Stefan Bulowski, Jürgen Kühling, Oliver Zierke

“…Recently, the European Commission requested a commitment from Amazon to prevent undue favouritism towards, among others, marketplace sellers that use Amazon’s logistics and delivery services. …”
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Smart cities in the function of crime prevention by Dimovski Darko T.

“…Therefore, in the next part of the work, he presented how far certain local communities have come in the implementation of smart cities with the aim of fighting against the commission of criminal acts. The last part of the paper is dedicated to considering how far cities in the Republic of Serbia have come with the implementation of the smart city concept.…”
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Recovering Unlawful Advantages in the Context of EU State Aid Tax Ruling Investigations by Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel

“… The European Commission has recently begun focus increasingly on the compatibility of Member States’ tax ruling procedures with EU State aid law. …”
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Women as Leaders: Chances and Risks of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vivien-Sophie Gulden, Stephan L. Thomsen

“…Abstract The low representation of women in leadership positions has induced the EU Commission to define measures and targets for gender equality. …”
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La vue et les matériaux. Le marbre dans l’Adoration du tombeau de saint Pierre de Vérone par Pedro Berruguete by VICENT DEBIAIS

“…Pedro Berruguete’s late 15th-century paintings for the conventual church of Santo Tomás in Ávila, now housed in the Museo del Prado, are among the hagiographic images that can be precisely associated with a historical context and a communicative intent. The commission for the three altarpieces that make up the group should be seen in the context of the institutions of the Inquisition. …”
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Autoclaves for Aerospace Applications: Issues and Challenges by A. R. Upadhya, G. N. Dayananda, G. M. Kamalakannan, J. Ramaswamy Setty, J. Christopher Daniel

“…The largest aerospace autoclave in India (working size of 4.4 m diameter and 9.0 m length) has been successfully commissioned at CSIR-NAL. This paper gives the technological challenges faced and the innovative concepts that were introduced in these autoclaves.…”
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KAB Newsletter Issue 02 (April-June 2022) by Sempungu, Joseph Godfrey, Nowamani, Collins

“…IN THIS ISSUE; The KAB Chancellor presides over the 6th graduation The Vice Chancellor’s Tribute to Frank Kalimuzo KAB joins the Association of African Universities KAB hosts the Kiswahili international Conference - CHAKAMA Medical and Dental Practitioners Council Inspect KABSOM Patriotism Corps launched at KAB Kabale University Academic Staff Association (KABASA) elects new leaders Farmer Field schools changing the livelihoods of families in Kigezi Faculty of Social Sciences to launch Anti-Corruption Center Equal Opportunities Commission trains KAB Staff UNDP team visits Kabale University KAB hosts Italian Visitors…”
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Avatares de la energía nuclear en Argentina by Milagros Rodríguez

“…Three aspects will be discussed in order to answer the contemplated questions: the survival of an industrialist-bureaucratic faction within the Armed Forces, which are interested in developing the productive structure of the country; the creation of a relatively autonomous scientific-technological field around the National Atomic Energy Commission since the 1950s; and the role played by the succession of presidents of this commission as a link between the two areas. …”
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Enhancing patient safety and risk management through clinical pathways in oncology by Marco Milanesi, Rita Fiorito, Lara Caloccia, Chiara Guglielmetti, Giulia Giganti, Sara Elisa Andreasi, Antonio Triarico

“…Each audit inquiry was documented, categorised and cross-referenced with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Joint Commission International (JCI) standards. Areas exhibiting the highest incidence of non-conformities and observations were systematically linked to relevant standards. …”
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Economic Impacts of Highway Beautification in Florida by Hayk Khachatryan, Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, Thomas J. Stevens

“…They make driving more pleasant and are better for the environment, but do they attract private investment and contribute to the economy? This study, commissioned by the FDOT, finds that the average annual economic impacts of highway beautification expenditures in Florida during 2008–2013 amounted to $46 million in output impacts and $28 million in value-added impacts. …”
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« Le fauteuil d’amour » du prince de Galles : la légende à l’épreuve des archives by Michèle Mariez

“…In the world of eroticism, it is best known for having produced a “love seat” for the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, around 1900, a special commission from Chabanais, the most popular brothel in Paris. …”
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Can Strategic Litigation Backfire? Challenging the Crackdown on Migration NGOs in Greece Through EU Law by Elli Kriona Saranti

“…This Article concludes that, counterintuitively, the existence of pending litigation against the Regulation establishing the NGO Registries hampered advocacy on this issue with the European Commission.…”
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ANALYSIS OF THE RISK OF FRAUD IN PROJECTS FINANCED FROM EUROPEAN FUNDS by Mihaela SUDACEVSCHI, Viorica Mirela ŞTEFAN-DUICU

“…Funding from the EU is dedicated especially for the fields that generate the highest added value in the EU economy, and the allocations at the level of each member state are negotiated with the European Commission. Unfortunately, however, a number of irregularities or even frauds also appear in the allocation and implementation of European funds. …”
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Fille d’Octobre. Générations, engagement et histoire by Malika Rahal

“….* Ego-histories are commissioned biographical essays in which the author is invited to explore his or her vocational choices. …”
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Sesja robocza „Polskie czasopisma naukowe z dyscyplin: «historia i filozofia nauki» oraz «naukoznawstwo» – aktualne wyzwania" (Kraków, 25 czerwca 2019 r.) by Michał Kokowski

“…The Working Session „Polish scientific journals from the disciplines: «history and philosophy of science» and «science of science» – current challenges” (Kraków, 25 June 2019) Abstract The article describes the course of the Working Session „Polish scientific journals from the disciplines: «history and philosophy of science» and «science of science» – current challenges” (Kraków, 25 June 2019), organized by the Commission of the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. …”
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Economic Impacts of Highway Beautification in Florida by Hayk Khachatryan, Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, Thomas J. Stevens

“…They make driving more pleasant and are better for the environment, but do they attract private investment and contribute to the economy? This study, commissioned by the FDOT, finds that the average annual economic impacts of highway beautification expenditures in Florida during 2008–2013 amounted to $46 million in output impacts and $28 million in value-added impacts. …”
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