Equipoise and the Ethics of the Canadian Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Trial study: Should There Be a Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate Lung Volume Reduction Surgery? by John D Miller, Michael D Coughlin, Lori Edey, Patricia Miller, Yasmin Sivji

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A Calculation Model of Cutterhead Resistance for Pipe Jacking in Rock Strata and Soil–Rock Composite Strata by Yulong Cao, Ran Zhong, Rongdong Tao, Feilun Luo, Liang Xiong, Yue Fan, Jiahao Mei, Peng Zhang

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Los estudios empírico-teológicos y su contribución al desarrollo de la teología: consideraciones a partir de una investigación sobre religiosidad juvenil en Santiago de Chile by Catalina Cerda-Planas

“… Ante la constatada parcialidad en la comprensión y el conocimiento en torno a la religiosidad juvenil en Chile, usualmente observada desde su nivel de des-vinculación  con las instituciones religiosas y sus sistemas de creencias y prácticas, la investigación referida ha querido aportar una mirada más amplia y compleja del tema, como base fundamental para una reflexión teológico-pastoral más rica en torno a la evangelización y los jóvenes. …”
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Dukungan Pendidikan Agama Kristen dan Gereja Dalam Menjaga Kesehatan Mental Remaja by Juwinner Dedy Kasingku, Jones Ted Lauda Woy

“…Gereja juga memiliki peran penting dalam mendukung kesehatan mental anggotanya melalui pelayanan pastoral dan komunitas yang mendukung. Dukungan emosional dan kerohanian dari gereja dapat membantu anggota jemaat mengatasi masalah mental dan mencapai kesejahteraan sepenuhnya.…”
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Creative Cuisine in The Mountains: Yörük Food Culture by Akdag Gürkan, Soylu Aykut Göktuğ

“…The Yörüks, a Turkish ethnic group traditionally living in the mountainous regions of Southern and Western Anatolia in Turkey, have a distinctive culinary heritage shaped by their nomadic nature and pastoral economy. In this context, the aim of this study is to introduce the culinary culture of the Yörüks and provide information on the eating and drinking habits of the Yörüks. …”
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Effect of Rearing Season on Meat and Intramuscular Fat Quality of Beni-Guil Sheep by Kamal Belhaj, Farid Mansouri, Marianne Sindic, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Mohamed Boukharta, Hana Serghini Caid, Ahmed Elamrani

“…The animals were reared according to the pastoral-transhumant system in the eastern region of Morocco. …”
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A Proposed Information System for Communicating Foot-and-Mouth Disease Events among Livestock Stakeholders in Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania by Ahmed Kijazi, Michael Kisangiri, Shubi Kaijage, Gabriel Shirima

“…The data shows that 78% of livestock keepers in Gairo district had already observed FMD infection in their cattle, and the pastoral communities were mostly affected. Currently, vaccination is the main tool for controlling FMD because there are no therapeutic intervention tools. …”
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Exploring imitation of within hand prehensile object manipulation using fMRI and graph theory analysis by Werner Krammer, John H. Missimer, Vanessa Vallesi, Manuela Pastore-Wapp, Georg Kägi, Roland Wiest, Bruno J. Weder

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Des semis et des clones by Malou Delplancke, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…For the rural Bni Boufrah society, in the Moroccan Rif, almonds (l’luz) play a pivotal role in a semi-arid low mountain agro-sylvo-pastoral system combining cereals, pulses, almonds and animal husbandry. …”
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Editions of Lithuanian books in 1795-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…Books intended only for priests, which were used for pastoral care, organizational, and administrative means of the church, had smaller editions - 300-500 copies. …”
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Kalmyks of the Salsky district in the context of national politics and ethno-social processes in the 1920s by Anton Viktorovich Averyanov

“…It was established that the key problem remained the land management of the Kalmyk population in conditions of land shortage, while maintaining the traditional pastoral nature of the economy for a significant part of the Kalmyks. …”
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Forest planning, rural practices, and woodland cover in an 18th-century Alpine Valley (Val di Fiemme, Italy): A geohistorical and GIS-based approach to the history of environmental... by Nicola Gabellieri, Ettore Sarzotti

“…During this period, several states introduce modern forestry which gradually replaced local agro-silvo-pastoral structures. Geohistorical sources can help reconstruct these previous management systems and provide information on past environments. …”
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Donor Lungs’ Procurement Implementation with Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in a Low-Volume Lung Transplant Center by Matteo Petroncini, Elena Salvaterra, Leonardo Valentini, Silvia Bonucchi, Niccolò Daddi, Saverio Pastore, Pietro Bertoglio, Piergiorgio Solli, Filippo Antonacci

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Das Ende der kolonialen Epoche im Himalaya by Anna Okopińska

“…As residents of high-altitude settlements experienced in pastoral and hunting activities in the surrounding mountains, they had a natural physical advantage over Westerners. …”
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Dégradation des écosystèmes steppiques et stratégie de développement durable. Mise au point méthodologique appliquée à la Wilaya de Nâama (Algérie) by Tarik B. Bouchetata, Arslan A. Bouchetata

“…A diachronical approach based on the comparaison of the statements of 2000 with the physionomical unities of the pastoral charts of Algeria, published by the CRBT in 1980, indicates that in 20 years two species characteristic of this zone like Stipa tenacissima and Artemisia herba alba lost a great part of their territory. …”
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Diaphragmatic Amyloidosis Causing Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Aleksey Novikov, Horatio Holzer, Robert A. DeSimone, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, David J. Pisapia, Tomer M. Mark, Raymond D. Pastore

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Géographie et hydrologie de la ville de Reims/Durocortorum et de ses environs by Alain Devos, Claire Pichard, Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte

“…These flatter landscapes facilitate the passage of overland throughways, but the poor soils, without irrigation or modification, remain useful only for pastoralism. The city is located within the breakthrough funnel of the Vesle, a small river native to the Champagne chalklands. …”
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Teledermatology: From Prevention to Diagnosis of Nonmelanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancer by G. Fabbrocini, V. De Vita, F. Pastore, V. D'Arco, C. Mazzella, M. C. Annunziata, S. Cacciapuoti, M. C. Mauriello, A. Monfrecola

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Andriake’den Oinophoros Cinsi İki Kabartmalı Seramik ve Düşündürdükleri by Cüneyt Öz

“…Genellikle iki veya daha fazla dişi kalıp kullanılarak üretilen bu kapların bezeme repertuvarında Dionysos kültüyle bağlantılı anlatıların yoğun olarak tercih edildiği görülse de farklı mitolojik olaylar, günlük yaşam, pastoral ve natürmort anlatımlar, araba yarışları ile gladyatör dövüşleri gibi birçok sahne bulunmaktadır. …”
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Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) by Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky

“…During the 20th century Bedouin society has shifted from semi-nomad pastoralism toward a more Western life style, whilst accumulating risk factors for life threatening diseases. …”
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