ANALYSIS OF ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS: THE CASE OF LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN CROATIA by Zoran Mihanović, Jurica Pavičić, Nikša Alfirević

“… This paper discusses the organisational performance of non-profit institutions of lifelong learning and analyses factors constituting performance of non-profit institutions and educational institutions in particular, as well as the level and structure of performance of these institutions. …”
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Emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and acute respiratory distress. A Case report by Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero

“…Facial abnormalities of microstomia, micrognathia, and macroglossia constitute an impediment to accessing the airway. On the other hand, skeletal alterations such as joint contractures and scoliosis are a restrictive component for both respiratory function and the evolution of pregnancy. …”
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Grape Pomace: A Review of Its Bioactive Phenolic Compounds, Health Benefits, and Applications by Janice da Conceição Lopes, Joana Madureira, Fernanda M. A. Margaça, Sandra Cabo Verde

“…Grape pomace, mainly composed of seeds, skins, and stalks, contains significant amounts of bioactive compounds and constitutes the main solid residue of this industry. …”
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Convergence in tourism management research: a bibliometric analysis by Cristina Estevão, Ana Rita Garcia, Sara Brito Filipe, Cristina Fernandes

“…Our research thus seeks to contribute towards: (i) mapping the intellectual structure of research on tourism management as depicted in the academic literature, (ii) identifying the fundamental contributions made by the tourism management research field, (iii) determining the lines of research constituting its intellectual structure, (iv) identifying the scientific journals with the greatest impact on this area and (v) identifying the geographic distribution of knowledge, by universities and countries, and the collaborative structures.…”
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Remarks on the Reasoning: The Morals of a Hungarian Expulsion Decision in Times of Pandemic by Erzsébet Csatlós

“…By comparing international, European Union, and Hungarian constitutional practice, the study reveals a controversial legal practice. …”
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The functioning of the self-assessment team as a guarantee of quality in the Medicine career by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Norma Mur Villar, Raúl Alpízar Fernández

“…<p>The continuous improvement of quality in the Medicine career constitutes not only a challenge, but also a commitment for current and future generations. …”
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On the Solution of a Hyperbolic One-Dimensional Free Boundary Problem for a Maxwell Fluid by Lorenzo Fusi, Angiolo Farina

“…We study a hyperbolic (telegrapher's equation) free boundary problem describing the pressure-driven channel flow of a Bingham-type fluid whose constitutive model was derived in the work of Fusi and Farina (2011). …”
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The Value of Large Sections in Surgical Pathology by Maria P. Foschini, Chiara Baldovini, Yuko Ishikawa, Vincenzo Eusebi

“…Large format sections (LS) first have been introduced in breast pathology more than a century ago. Since then, they constituted for longtime a research tool to better understand breast microanatomy and the relationship between radiological images and pathological features. …”
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Inflammatory Acute Response. Biochemical and Cellular Considerations by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Ania Alvarado Borges, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado, Javier Antonio Varens Cedeño, José Ángel Cuesta del Sol

“…The acute inflammation constitutes a natural, protective-character response that intends to free the organism of the initial cause of the cell lesion and of the consequences that it provokes. …”
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Different Angiogenic Potential in Low and High Grade Sporadic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Is Not Related to Alterations in the von Hippel–Lindau Gene by Marcella M. Baldewijns, Iris J. H. van Vlodrop, Kim M. Smits, Peter B. Vermeulen, Gert G. Van den Eynden, Fiona Schot, Tania Roskams, Hein van Poppel, Manon van Engeland, Adriaan P. de Bruïne

“…In the absence of wild-type pVHL, as observed in VHL patients and most sporadic ccRCCs, constitutive upregulation of HIF results in transcriptional activation of angiogenesis-related genes, such as VEGF. …”
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Variational Analysis of a Dynamic Contact Problem with Wear and Damage Involving Viscoelastic Materials with Long-Term Memory by Ahmed Hamidat, Hakim Bagua, Adel Aissaoui

“…The material behaviour is explained using a viscoelastic constitutive law that includes long-term memory and damage. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Adaptation to T-Cell Immune Pressure by A. Plauzolles, M. Lucas, S. Gaudieri

“…As the host’s immune response is an important correlate of infection outcome for HCV, many of these viral variations are strongly influenced by T-cell immune pressure and accordingly constitute an efficient strategy to subvert such pressures (viral adaptations). …”
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Significance of and Comparative Trends in Procedural Regulation of Right to Information by Polonca Kovač

“…In conclusion, the author recommends certain good practices, especially significance of RTI implementation in relation to different authorities in the context of administrative procedure guaranteeing constitutional and supranational transparency principles. …”
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Exposure to Glycolytic Carbon Sources Reveals a Novel Layer of Regulation for the MalT Regulon by Sylvia A. Reimann, Alan J. Wolfe

“…In this study, we show that the E. coli ompR malTcon double mutant exhibits a synthetic lethal phenotype that is environmentally conditional. MalTcon, the constitutively active form of the maltose system regulator MalT, causes elevated expression of the outer membrane porin LamB, which leads to death in the absence of the osmoregulator OmpR. …”
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Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology in Gastrointestinal Medicine and Hepatology: Basic Paradigms of Molecular Cell Biology. Part C: Protein Synthesis and Post-Translational... by Gary E Wild, Patrizia Papalia, Mark J Ropeleski, Julio Faria, Alan BR Thomson

“…The translation of mRNA constitutes the first step in the synthesis of a functional protein. …”
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Postphlebitic ulcer treatment with platelet-rich plasma and autograft of skin. Case Presentation by Eldis Sánchez Consuegra, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Nancy Soraya Izaguirre Hernández

“…Cutaneous ulcers not only constitute a serious physical problem, but also a psychological one, as they considerably reduce the patient’s quality of life. …”
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Bile Acids: Key Regulators and Novel Treatment Targets for Type 2 Diabetes by Yingjie Wu, An Zhou, Li Tang, Yuanyuan Lei, Bo Tang, Linjing Zhang

“…This study summarizes the metabolism of bile acids and, more importantly, changes in their concentrations, constitution, and receptors in diabetes. Furthermore, we provide an overview of the mechanisms underlying the role of bile acids in glucose and lipid metabolism, as well as the occurrence and development of T2DM. …”
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Retrosternal Percutaneous Tracheostomy: An Approach for Predictably Impossible Classic Tracheostomy by Philippe Biderman, Avi A. Weinbroum, Yael Rafaeli, Eyal Raz, Eyal Porat, Ory Wiesel, Oded Szold

“…Thus, percutaneous retrosternal tracheostomy is safe in patients with abnormal positioning of the trachea or neck constitution. It is a bedside applicable technique, that, however, requires caution to avoid hazardous vascular complications.…”
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Advances in the Study of Heartwood Formation in Trees by Shuqi Yang, Fangcuo Qin, Shengkun Wang, Xiang Li, Yunqing Zhou, Sen Meng

“…The process of heartwood formation constitutes a complex biological phenomenon influenced by various factors. …”
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Genetic factors for breast carcinogenesis by Pedro Enrique Miguel-Soca, Ivis Argüelles González, Marisol Peña González

“…Breast cancer is a multifactorial genenetic disease in which oncogenes derived from normal cellular genes intervene, which constitute positive signals of cellular proliferation and tumour suppressor genes and represent negative signals of cells multiplication and differentiation. …”
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