CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON EXTERNAL RELATED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE by ABDARAHIM SALEM, Eric SIMPEH, Julius Fapohunda

“… Abstract The construction industry is extremely complex, with dynamic project environments creating an atmosphere of high uncertainty and risk. For that reason, risks in construction project have become an inevitable feature and the industry is susceptible to numerous business, socio-political and technical risks that negatively influence project delivery. …”
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Effects of plant- and animal-based-protein meals for a day on serum nitric oxide and peroxynitrite levels in healthy young men by Tomoko Kaneko, Masaki Yoshioka, Futo Kawahara, Natsumi Nishitani, Shoya Mori, Jiyeon Park, Takashi Tarumi, Keisei Kosaki, Seiji Maeda

“…Plant-based diets that replace animal-based proteins with plant-based proteins have received increased attention for cardiovascular protection. Nitric oxide (NO) plays an essential role in the maintenance of endothelial function. …”
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A Review of Electroanalytical Techniques for Determination of Anti-HIV Drugs by Burçin Bozal, Bengi Uslu, Sibel A. Özkan

“…These compounds fall into six categories: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs: zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, lamivudine, abacavir, stavudine, and emtricitabine), nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NtRTIs: tenofovir), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs: efavirenz, nevirapine, delavirdine, and etravirine), protease inhibitors (PIs: ritonavir, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, fosamprenavir, atazanavir, tipranavir and darunavir), fusion inhibitors (FIs: enfuvirtide), coreceptor inhibitors (CRIs: maraviroc), and integrase inhibitors (INIs: raltegravir). …”
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Imitation and dyspraxia in autism: Clinical and therapeutic implications by Leonardo Massoni

“…It is known that ASD is often associated with defects in imitating other speech and behaviors as well as with self-other mapping problems, not simply referable to general factors such as memory, spatial reasoning, motor control, or attention. It has also been suggested that disturbances of posture, also known as dyspraxia, as well as impairments in locomotion, facial expression, interests and affect, and inattention to other people's expressions, could be early markers of ASD. …”
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Examining the impact of a community-based exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility and physical activity among adults living... by Kelly K O'Brien, Aileen M Davis, Soo Chan Carusone, Lisa Avery, Ada Tang, Patricia Solomon, Rachel Aubry, Mehdi Zobeiry, Ivan Ilic, Zoran Pandovski, Ahmed M Bayoumi

“…Change in V̇O2peak attributed to the six-month Phase 2 CBE intervention was 0.56 ml/kg/min (95% Confidence Interval (CI): -1.27, 2.39). …”
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Spatial sorting and selection within urban agglomerations: a tripartite evolutionary game model approach by Yunsheng Zhang, Shuting Wang, Ruomeng Zhou

“…The concentration of high-skill firms in large cities poses challenges for smaller cities attempting to attract these industries, potentially exacerbating regional disparities. …”
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L’accord franco-algérien de 1968, reflet de relations politiques tourmentées by Hocine Zeghbib

“…Rejecting in 2023 the unilateral denunciation, doomed to failure from a legal point of view, demanded by its opposition and even by some in the ranks of its own majority, the French executive, without us yet knowing the Algerian position, opts for a revision of which we can, at this stage, only prejudge the content and attempt to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses (III).…”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern, and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women at Public Health Facilities, Harar, Easter... by Degu Abate, Dadi Marami, Shiferaw Letta

“…Increased risk of infection has been attributed to pregnancy and antimicrobial resistance. …”
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The role playing by social media in COVID-19 to exacerbate anxiety and depression among Pakistani community by Sadia Yasir Khan, Farah Rashid, Sadaf Konain Ansari, Sadaf Khalid, Ahmed Abdullah, Shehla Farhin

“…Key-words:  Social media; COVID-19; Myths; life worth; save humanity; Attitude;   …”
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Gambaran Kritik Diri (Self-Criticism) Pada Mahasiswa by Dewita Ramadani, Eka Wahyuni, Dede Rahmat Hidayat

“…Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa gambaran terhadap tiga aspek kritik diri mahasiswa S1 Universitas Negeri Jakarta terhadap 186 responden angkatan 2018-2021 berada dalam kategori sedang yaitu pada aspek inadequate self  sebanyak 116 orang atau 62%, aspek reassured self sebanyak 134 orang atau 72% dan aspek hated self sebanyak 154 orang atau 83%. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans by Mitchell V. Palmer, Tyler C. Thacker, W. Ray Waters, Christian Gortázar, Leigh A. L. Corner

“…Establishment of these reservoirs is the result of factors such as spillover from livestock, translocation of wildlife, supplemental feeding of wildlife, and wildlife population densities beyond normal habitat carrying capacities. As many countries attempt to eradicate M. bovis from livestock, efforts are impeded by spillback from wildlife reservoirs. …”
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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Cognitive Functions in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study by Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, Kenneth N. K. Fong, Ted Brown

“…Results. tDCS had a significant effect on processing speed, selective attention, and planning ability tasks in terms of performance and completion time. …”
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Presenting the fintech market development model with an emphasis on existing challenges and strategies by Seyed Mani Sadraee, Farideh Haghshenaskashani, Mehdi Karimizand

“…Financial technology companies are trying to attract users with new mobile phone features, capabilities and technologies. …”
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Artesunate, EDTA, and colistin work synergistically against MCR-negative and -positive colistin-resistant Salmonella by Yajun Zhai, Peiyi Liu, Xueqin Hu, Changjian Fan, Xiaodie Cui, Qibiao He, Dandan He, Xiaoyuan Ma, Gongzheng Hu

“…Selectively targeting CheA, SpvD, or MCR using the natural compound AS could be further investigated as an attractive strategy for the treatment of Salmonella infection. …”
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Primary and tertiary management of ocular surface lesions in HIV-infected patients in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga Province by S Mhlanga, A C Turner, S J Biddulph

“…A cross-sectional study design was used (November 2020 - May 2021), for which 149 HCWs were invited to assessments about their knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding ocular surface lesions. …”
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miR-149 Alleviates Ox-LDL-Induced Endothelial Cell Injury by Promoting Autophagy through Akt/mTOR Pathway by Zhongsheng Zhu, Jinyu Li, Rui Tong, Xiaorong Zhang, Bo Yu

“…Background. Atherosclerosis is a chronic process that takes place in the vascular wall and causes various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). …”
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Design and Implementation of 3U CubeSat Platform Architecture by Sua Song, Hongrae Kim, Young-Keun Chang

“…The 3U standard platform is built in 1.5U size and developed as a modular concept to add and expand payloads and attitude control actuators to meet the user’s needs. …”
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The Impact of Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm on the Gastrointestinal and Renal Function by R. R. Makar, S. A. Badger, M. E. O’Donnell, C. V. Soong, L. L. Lau, I. S. Young, R. J. Hannon, B. Lee

“…Clinical intestinal function returned quicker in eEVAR (P=0.02). Conclusion. EVAR attenuated the organ dysfunction compared to open repair. …”
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Enhancing thyroid nodule assessment with deep learning and ultrasound imaging by Jatinder Kumar, Surya Narayan Panda, Devi Dayal, Manish Sharma

“…Developments in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning (DL), are helping to identify and measure patterns in clinical images because of DL's capacity towards pull out hierarchical attribute representations from images without the need for annotated images. …”
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Improved integral distinguisher of Grøstl-512 by Ming MAO, Zhi-guang QIN, Yan-jun LI

“…Firstly,the distinguisher of Grøstl-512 proposed by Minier in CANS 2010 was corrected.Then,the integral distinguisher of Grøstl-512 compression function was improved.By using the saturation technique new 11-round integral distinguishers of P function and Q function were proposed.Whereas the SHA-3 competition focuses the attacks of hash functions,the proposed analysis on integral distinguish reflect the randomness of the compression function,which is of great significance to design new hash function.…”
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