Investigating strategic management roles of the corporate communication function in the Department of Housing by Benita Steyn, Mateboho Green

“…The second phase entailed the development of a corporate communication strategy for the Department by the Deputy Director, using action research. The unit of analysis was her communicative output, in the form of the strategy. …”
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Distalization in Orthodontics: A Review and Case Series by Yahya A. Alogaibi, Ahmad A. Al-Fraidi, Manar K. Alhajrasi, Saleh S. Alkhathami, Abdulkarim Hatrom, Ahmed R. Afify

“…These methods differ significantly in their place, whether to be extraoral or intraoral, site of action in upper and/or lower arch, and cooperation needed by the patient if it is removable or fixed. …”
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Bhavana, an Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Method and a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform to Prepare Potentiated Micro-Nano-Sized Drugs: Core Concept and Its Current Relevance by Rohit Sharma, Prashant Bedarkar, Deepak Timalsina, Anand Chaudhary, Pradeep Kumar Prajapati

“…This method adds the unique capability of affecting the physicochemical and biological properties of a drug, making the drug quicker, augmented, and persistent action with minimal dose. Despite the fact that Bhavana has a wide range of applications in Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, there is only a limited amount of knowledge of its fundamental notions. …”
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Study of the Effect of Centrifugal Force on Rotor Blade Icing Process by Zhengzhi Wang, Chunling Zhu

“…The results show that the flow direction and distribution of liquid water on rotor surfaces change under the action of centrifugal force, which lead to the increasing of icing at the stagnation point and the decreasing of icing on both frozen limitations.…”
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Dopamine Appetite and Cognitive Impairment in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Jonathan Williams, Eric Taylor

“…The TD model contains four parameters: the learning rate, discounting for future rewards, brittleness (randomness) of behavior, and action bias. The results show that the basic TD model accounts well for control performance in trials of 5 sec, 10 sec, and 15 sec duration; but not for the deficits in ADHD performance at 5 sec and 15 sec. …”
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A Shocking Complication of a Pneumothorax: Chest Tube-Induced Arrhythmias and Review of the Literature by Shaun Cardozo, Kevin Belgrave

“…In such patients, removal of the device proves to be the most prudent treatment action.…”
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TRIPLE HELIX MODEL, NOVEL STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF RUSSIA by Valery P. Shestak

“…The possible solution of this problem in a format of «a social triangle of action » is offered: public-private partnership in case of implementation of investment projects, use of «Triple Helix» model in case of implementation of innovative projects and staffing based on professional educational standards of the new generation.…”
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MODELING THE BRAZILIAN TENSILE STRENGTH TEST OF LIGNITE FROM PESTEANA OPENPIT MINE USING THE COMBINED FINITE-DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD – FDEM by Ionela Cristina MĂCEŞARU, Alexandru Robert CIOCLU, Florin Dumitru POPESCU

“…Strength is the property of rocks to keep their internal structure unmodified and not deform under the action of a stress. Tensile strength is defined as the maximum tensile stress the rock can endure until its failure and it is usually lower than compressive and shear resistance. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: When Natural Friends Turn into Enemies—The Importance of CpG Motifs of Bacterial DNA in Intestinal Homeostasis and Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Florian Obermeier, Claudia Hofmann, Werner Falk

“…In contrast bacterial DNA essentially contributes to the perpetuation of an already established chronic intestinal inflammation in a Toll-like receptor (TLR)9-dependent manner. This dichotomic action may be explained by a different activation status of essential regulators of TLR signaling like Glycogen synthase kinase 3-𝛽 (GSK3-𝛽) depending on the pre-activation status of the intestinal immune system. …”
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A Model of Trust within the Mother-Midwife Relationship: A Grounded Theory Approach by Firoozeh Mirzaee, Mahlagha Dehghan

“…According to the findings, mothers tried to gain action/interaction strategies and increase healthcare providers’ trusts during vaginal delivery. …”
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MODELING OF THE UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST OF LIGNITE FROM PESTEANA OPENPIT MINE USING THE COMBINED FINITE-DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD – FDEM by Alexandru Robert CIOCLU, Ionela Cristina MĂCEŞARU, Florin Dumitru POPESCU

“…The property of rocks to oppose and keep their shape almost unchanged under the action of load is called strength. Compressive strength is defined as the maximum stress a material can withstand until its failure. …”
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Challenges for popular feminism: Urban interventions in Pedregal de Santo Domingo, Mexico by Socorro Pérez-Rincón

“…This article reviews a theoretical and practical journey through different aspects of urban intervention and collaborative design in the Pedregal de Santo Domingo neighborhood, using as methodology a research circuit and participatory action (IAP). This text will be used as a pedagogical resource for urban planning, architecture, and students in other related disciplines interested in urban transformation. …”
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History, Status, Impacts, and Management of Invasive Black Spiny-tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) on Gasparilla Island, Florida. by Sean L. McKnight, Bryan M. Kluever, Parker Hall, Miguel A. Acevedo, Steve A. Johnson

“…More broadly, we aim to raise awareness about the many introduced and invasive reptiles in Florida and motivate people to take action to help prevent additional introductions of nonnative reptiles as well as support management efforts to curtail the spread of introduced reptiles in the Sunshine State. …”
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Scalar gauge dynamics and Dark Matter by Dario Buttazzo, Luca Di Luzio, Parsa Ghorbani, Christian Gross, Giacomo Landini, Alessandro Strumia, Daniele Teresi, Jin-Wei Wang

“…Abstract We consider theories with one gauge group (SU, SO or Sp) and one scalar in a two-index representation. The renormalizable action often has accidental symmetries (such as global U(1) or unusual group parities) that lead to one or more stable states, providing Dark Matter candidates. …”
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Rytą or ryte? Vakarą or vakare? A corpus analysis of Lithuanian time expressions denoting parts of the day by Nina Kapušová

“…., prototypical verbal modifiers expressing location of an action/ state in time). Then, analysing the DLKT corpus data confirmed that the competition between the accusative and locative forms is present using the word vakaras ‘evening’ and rytas ‘morning’. …”
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Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Prefabricated Concrete Frame with a Cam-Type Response Amplifying Device of Viscous Damper by Luyao Wei, Huijiao Nie

“…The cam-type response amplifier had an excellent shock absorption effect under the action of all levels of the earthquake, which could effectively reduce the damage degree to the structure. …”
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Le tourisme communautaire dans la ville néolibérale ? Réflexions sur un quartier populaire de Buenos Aires by Triana Sánchez Attanasio

“…Bien que le plan gouvernemental favorise la participation communautaire, les pratiques observées suggèrent une capacité d’action locale limitée. L’étude souligne l’importance d’analyser les impacts perçus par la population et de reconnaître la capacité des acteurs locaux à définir leur propre avenir touristique. …”
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A Pilot Study for Developing Water Literacy of Preschool Children by Fatma Betul Senol, Nusret Koca

“…In this direction, it was aimed to improve the water literacy of 60-72 month old children who were in pre-school education with online education. In the study, action research design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. …”
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Life-Threatening Hypertriglyceridemia in a Patient on Ruxolitinib and Sirolimus for Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Allison P. Watson, Claudio G. Brunstein, Shernan G. Holtan

“…While the exact mechanism for action in GVHD is not yet fully understood, prospective studies are ongoing and some patients are receiving ruxolitinib in the setting of steroid refractory GVHD. …”
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A purposeful multi-stakeholder learning dialogue (PMSLD) approach to mitigate high-conflict collective bargaining by Pay Shabangu, Corné Meintjes, Siphelo Ngcwangu

“…Stakeholders in the SALGBC perceive the employer's engagement as conducted in bad faith, coercive, lacking consultation, and accepting industrial action as engagement. To address these, a purposeful multi-stakeholder learning dialogue (PMSLD) is proposed, that blends dialogic communication and dialogic orientation with stakeholders who are receptive, reciprocal and valued for their social roles.   …”
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