Danos de cartel em contratos com a Petrobras by João Ricardo Pereira, Rafael Terra, Ana Carolina Zoghbi, Rafael Martins Gomes

“…Resumo Este artigo estuda o dano produzido à Petrobras decorrente de atuação de um cartel de empreiteiras. Seu objetivo é responder à pergunta: Como quantificar a diferença entre o valor cobrado por licitações públicas em um ambiente cartelizado e o respectivo valor que deveria ser cobrado em um ambiente competitivo? …”
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Additively manufactured 316L stainless steel as a potential alternative implant material by M.S. Alam, S.R. Campbell, S.R. Spivey, G. Dutta, N. Pal, A. Karan, J. Xie, M.A. DeCoster, E.P. Murray

“…The surface characteristics of SLM 316L SS samples fabricated at 800 mm/s also promoted substantial biocompatibility that was observed via cell attachment and differentiation of osteoblasts, as well as high collagen 1A coverage indicating strong potential as a alternative implant material.…”
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Exploring distance learning in higher education: satisfaction and insights from Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Turkey by Miltiadis D. Lytras, Andreea Claudia Serban, Stamatios Ntanos

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A survey of team culture and learning organization in the resuscitation of neonates with congenital anomalies: A single center experience by Anna Bostwick, Anne Ades, Carolina Rodriguez-Paras, Madeline Dombroski, Charis Lim, Maria Ordoñez Paredes, Lauren Heimall, Leane Soorikian, Sara C. Handley, Heidi M. Herrick

“…Nurses had higher scores compared to attending physicians (p < 0.01) and advanced practice providers (p < 0.05) for the supportive learning environment subscale, and advanced practice providers (p < 0.05) for the training subscale after multiple comparisons adjustment. …”
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Cancer Stem Cells from Tumor Cell Lines Activate the DNA Damage Response Pathway after Ionizing Radiation More Efficiently Than Noncancer Stem Cells by Heriberto Abraham Valencia-González, Graciela Ruíz, Elizabeth Ortiz-Sánchez, Alejandro García-Carrancá

“…We observed a higher baseline expression of activated response sensor proteins of DNA damage, such as ATM, H2A.X, and PARP1, in untreated CSC cultures. …”
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RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE IN CONTEMPORARY INDONESIA: The Contributions of Al Washliyah Madrasahs and Scholars to the Development of Hadith Studies by Ja'far Ja'far, Umar Muhammad Noor

“…Beberapa ulama juga telah menghasilkan artikel tentang hadis atau ilmu hadis. Dewan Fatwa Al Washliyah sebagai lembaga syariah organisasi juga menjadikan hadis sebagai sumber kedua hukum Islam, meskipun beberapa fatwa lembaga ini terlihat tidak mengutip hadis sebagai dalil penetapan hukum. …”
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Révoltes, factions, catégories juridiques et sociales en Guadeloupe (1789-1794) by Frédéric Régent

“…En avril 1794, la colonie est livrée aux Anglais t la Guadeloupe devra attendre juin 1794 et la reconquête des armées républicaines françaises pour bénéficier du décret émancipateur du 4 février 1794.…”
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Asymptomatic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Hemodynamic Adaptation and Successful Ablation by John J. Lee, Denis Weinberg, Rishi Anand

“…The patient ultimately underwent safe repeat atrial fibrillation ablation with successful elimination of arrhythmia.…”
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A Novel Image Encryption Scheme Based on PWLCM and Standard Map by Yucheng Chen, Chunming Tang, Zongxiang Yi

“…In the past decades, considerable attention has been paid to the chaos-based image encryption schemes owing to their characteristics such as extreme sensitivity to initial conditions and parameters, pseudo-randomness, and unpredictability. …”
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Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Isavuconazole Versus Amphotericin B for Patients with Invasive Mucormycosis by Jiayuan Qin, Hongxia Bi, Guangmin Tang, Xinyao Liu, Junyan Qu, Xiaoju Lv, Yanbin Liu

“…However, there were no significant differences in all-cause mortality or mucormycosis-attributable mortality rates between the two groups. …”
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Recursive Neural Network-Based Market Demand Forecasting Algorithm for Calligraphy Practice Products by Yi Xue

“…As an important means of improving writing skills, calligraphy practice products are attracting more and more attention and purchases. In particular, in recent years, as the market economy has developed in a deeper direction, people’s demand for calligraphy practice products has diversified and calligraphy practice product companies have launched a variety of products to meet the public’s calligraphy practice needs in order to adapt to the reality of consumer demand. …”
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Benchmarking COMSOL Multiphysics Single-Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a TRIGA Reactor with RELAP5 Results and Experimental Data by Ahmed K. Alkaabi, Jeffrey C. King

“…The aim of this study is to benchmark the prediction accuracy of COMSOL Multiphysics in performing thermal-hydraulic analysis of TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics) reactors such as the Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) by comparing its predictions with RELAP5 (a widely used code in nuclear thermal-hydraulic analysis) results and experimental data. …”
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ÇALIŞANLARIN ÖRGÜTSEL ADALET ALGILARI VE ÖRGÜTSEL SESSİZLİK ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ by B. Dilek Özbezek, Mehmet Özçınar, Yavuz Demirel

“…Örgütsel adalet, çalışanların örgüte yaptıkları katkı karşılığında örgütün onlara atfettiği değerler toplamıdır. Literatürde genellikle örgütsel adalet, dağıtımsal, işlemsel ve etkileşimsel boyutları ile ele alınmaktadır. …”
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Geographical prevalence and risk factors for pterygium: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhe Yuan, Lei Liu, Jingyang Wu, Desheng Huang, Jin Geng

“…There were many modifiable risk factors associated with pterygium to which healthcare providers should pay more attention.…”
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Bilateral Femoral Neuropathy: A Rare Complication of Drug Overdose due to Prolonged Posturing in Lithotomy Position by D. Tsiptsios, D. Daud, K. Tsamakis, E. Rizos, A. Anastadiadis, A. Cassidy

“…His symptoms were initially attributed to critical illness myopathy/neuropathy (CIMN). …”
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High-intensity acute noise exposure causes anxiety in female rats by inducing hippocampal neuron apoptosis by Yifei Song, Xiaoni Wang, Haoyu Zhang, Rui Ma, Yiting Kang, Xiaohui Di, Zeguo Feng, Can Ni, Fadong Zhao, Hongwei Zhuang, Jianbao Zhang

“…This sustained anxiety is attributed to the inhibition of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway and the subsequent activation of the apoptotic Caspase-3/BCL-2/BAX pathway, culminating in hippocampal neuron apoptosis.…”
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Integrating Hybrid Team-Based and Case-Based Learning in Dental Education Transformation by Sidra Abid, Humna Rafiq

“…According to the findings, students have a favourable attitude toward the hybrid TBL-CBL combination. They enjoy intense teamwork and group discussions because these activities are productive. …”
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A Hybrid Strategy Two‐Dimensional Concrete Aggregate Filling Algorithm by Xu Tian, Jun Ao, ChunBo Ma, JunJie Shi, HanJun Guo

“…In addition, the model generated by the proposed algorithm can accurately simulate the attenuation characteristics of ultrasonic waves in concrete.…”
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Fairy Tale Therapy as an Interdisciplinary Field of Research (Based on the Results of a Discussion Held at the Russian State Library) by I.V. Mersianova, M.V. Mersiyanova

“…, which was attended by civil society researchers from Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Romania and the United Arab Emirates. …”
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Research on the Collaborative Application of BIM in EPC Projects: The Perspective of Cooperation between Owners and General Contractors by Chengshuang Sun, Min Wang, Fengyong Zhai

“…As an effective way to reduce costs and increase efficiency of EPC projects, BIM technology has drawn a lot of attention in numerous countries. Existing studies have failed to reveal the BIM decision-making mechanisms of owners and general contractors in EPC projects in a dynamic method. …”
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