POSTMODERNISM AND POSITIVISM by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…Social orientation of postmodernism shows a remarkable similarity to that of positivism also. There is no reason to regard postmodernism as a revolution in philosophy which overcame all modernist philosophies, positivism including. …”
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Fall Prevention by Kristen D. Smith

“… Older adults tend to fall more often than other people. There are several reasons why: physical, behavioral and mental changes associated with aging, lifestyle and daily behaviors, environmental factors, and community policy. …”
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Strategies for Cost-Effective Supplementation of Beef Cattle by Matt Hersom, W. E. Kunkle

“…Seasonal forage growth and changes in forage quality challenge most cattle managers to provide adequate nutrition at reasonable costs. This revised 6-page fact sheet gives several alternatives to consider in your cow-calf production system. …”
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Users’ Perspectives of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Services: Survey Study by Kate Churruca, Darran Foo, Andrew Turner, Emily Crameri, Maree Saba, Samantha Spanos, Matthew Vickers, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis

“…Despite research examining quality and safety issues, little is known about users’ reasons for accessing DTC telemedicine services or their perceptions of them. …”
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V. K. Syutaev’s teaching and the peasantry (performative approach to the problem) by Sazhin, Boris B., Babanina, Renata M.

“…The authors aim to identify and analyse the reasons for the marginal character of Christian movements in the Russian Empire of the second half of the 19th century which based their spiritual and practical activities on the evangelical principles of communitarian nature. …”
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Examining the position and performance of women poets in the Prophetic and Alawi government and comparing it with the government of the three caliphs by mohammadjavad najafi, Mohammed Hussain ragby Davani, mohammad sepehri

“…-What are the reasons for the prominence of women in these murals? …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Radiotherapy Supply by Francesco Tramacere, Artor Niccoli Asabella, Maurizio Portaluri, Corinna Altini, Cristina Ferrari, Lilia Bardoscia, Angela Sardaro

“…Twenty-seven out of 42 adduced directly or indirectly SARS-CoV-2 infection-related reasons. Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the regular RT delivery to oncologic patients, owing to the delay or cancellation of procedures with the likely effect to observe worsening of local disease control and reduced survival rates in the future.…”
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ALTERNATIVES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION IN MALAYSIA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SHARIAH by Muneer Ali Abdul Rab, Abdul Manan Ismail, Hamidin Awang, Mesbahul Hoque, Nasser Ahmad Aljabri, Abdullah Ali Salim AlShibli

“…The aim of this study is to explain the reasons for the prevalence of these psychological illnesses and to analyse the prevention methods, approaches and treatment of psychological illnesses according to Shariah scholars and then to show a therapeutic and preventive approach to psychological illnesses according to Shariah, using the inductive and analytical approach. …”
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Features of model coronaviruses distribution in feline organs and tissues in the context of COVID-19 pathogenesis study by V. N. Afonyushkin, O. E. Sysoeva, O. S. Kozlova, D. V. Shamovskaya

“…Secondly, the dynamics of the diseases ymptom development and the duration of intestinal virusshedding after recovery give reason to believe that theSARS-CoV-2 infection is mainly localizedin the intestine. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides by Marius B. Tincho, Thureyah Morris, Mervin Meyer, Ashley Pretorius

“…Due to these reasons, there is a need to seek and develop novel therapeutic regimens to reduce the rapid scale of bacterial infections. …”
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A mixed methods exploratory study assessing youth knowledge, self-efficacy and mental health outcomes in transition to adult healthcare by Jennifer G. Andrews, Rena Shifren, Richard Wahl, Wendy Parent-Johnson, Scott Klewer

“…Youth 18 years and older had mean scores in the reason for concern range on 7 of 9 NIH Toolbox scales de. …”
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Effects of Polycarboxylate-Lignosulfonate Superplasticizer on the Engineering Properties and Cementitious Paste Thickness of Pervious Concrete by Ehsan Teymouri, Nurul Noraziemah Mohd Pauzi, Wong Kwong Soon, Mehdi Forouzan, Marjan Salari

“…The PC mixture with 1.00% of PLS, W/C ratio of 0.40, and cement content of 350 kg/m3 had the maximum compressive strength of 18.35 MPa with reasonable porosity and permeability. This system is suitable as pavements in urban areas with light-traffic load, green spaces, and sidewalks to mitigate the anthropization impacts.…”
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Investigating the Effectiveness of the Interest Rate Monetary Policy Tool on Inflation Management in the Condition of the Banking System Imbalance and Analyzing the Imbalance Based... by Mohammad Shirijian, Mohammad Reza Farzin, Manijeh Hadinejad, Marjan Daman Keshideh

“…This study, therefore, by using the theoretical analysis method, tries to answer the following questions: what are the reasons for the formation of imbalance in the banking system in terms of the theory and the basics of Islamic banking? …”
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Interaction of human neutrophils with Trichomonas vaginalis protozoan highlights lactoferrin secretion by Wei-Hung Cheng, Ruei-Min Chen, Seow-Chin Ong, Yuan-Ming Yeh, Po-Jung Huang, Chi-Ching Lee

“…Conclusions: This study represents the first to identify the origin of lactoferrin during T. vaginalis infection, shedding light on the potential reason for T. vaginalis's ability to attract neutrophils to the infection site: the acquisition of the iron source, lactoferrin.…”
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How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

“…Moreover, when cirrhotic patients begin to receive these drugs, many types of adverse events are seen as a reason to withdrawal, even when there are findings suggesting a good response to the treatment. …”
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Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute by Sylvia Nabukenya, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Brian Mushabe, Barbara Castelnuovo, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Richard Muhindo, David Kyaddondo, Erisa S. Mwaka

“…The reasons given for preferring the passive role included limited level of awareness about the interaction between patients’ genes and drugs, trust in researchers to make the right decision, and fear of making decisions with harmful implications. …”
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A Novel Method (CiMON) for Continuous Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring: Pilot Test in a Pig Model by Joost Wauters, Liesbeth Spincemaille, Anne-Sophie Dieudonne, Kenny Van Zwam, Alexander Wilmer, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

“…In supine position, IAPCiM slightly overestimated IAPivp and IAPdir by 1.5 and 2.1 mmHg with reasonable agreement. In 25∘ position, IAPCiM underestimated IAPivp and IAPdir by 1.0 and 0.5 mmHg, again with reasonable agreement. …”
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International Dimension in Colonization of the North-West of America and California at the End of the 17-18 ^th Centuries by A. Y. Petrov, V. N. Kostornichenko, M. M. Koskina

“…It tries to understand the policies of European powers in the American Northwest and the reasons for pursuing their colonial interests there. …”
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An Analysis of the Debate between al-Ṭūsī and al-Kātibī on Contingency Argument by Mehmet Tayfun Küçük

“…At the end of the debate, al-Kātibī found al-Ṭūsī’s explanations reasonable, and he admitted that they were correct. …”
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Motives for choice of work in healthcare and individual performance of medical doctors working in public multispecialty hospitals in Warsaw by Malgorzata Chmielewska, Jakub Stokwiszewski, Justyna Markowska, Tomasz Hermanowski

“…A chi-square test was used to analyze the correlations between the reasons for choosing to work as a medical practitioner and socio-demographic variables. …”
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