A comparative analysis of the level of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban and rural communities in Edo state Nigeria by Momoh JA, Mathew M, Momoh R.O, Luka-Lawal RK, Gadzama DA5, Daniel H, Prof. Abah SO, Prof. Uzochukwu

“… In many low- and middle-income countries, individuals faced with financial hardship cannot afford medical treatments or even finance the purchase of medicines due to relatively high cost of health care services.In numerous low- and middle-income countries, individuals experiencing financial difficulties are unable to afford medical treatments or purchase medicines due to the relatively high cost of healthcare services. …”
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Consumer intentions and willingness to pay for seaweed-fed cow's milk: The impact of attitude, knowledge, taste, and price by Sujita Pandey, Mausam Budhathoki, Marianne Thomsen

“…The survey data were analysed using Covariance-based Structural Equation Modelling to identify predictors of purchase intentions. Results indicate that consumer attitudes and perceived taste were the strongest predictors of intentions to buy seaweed-fed cow's milk, while knowledge and price did not significantly influence purchase intentions. …”
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Synergy Effect in Platform Ecosystem: A Quantitative Analysis of Smart Home Products by Ruiyang Tang, Yuki Inoue, Masaharu Tsujimoto

“…The results show that interactions between system-to-system interoperability and multi-scenario coordination, and between coordinated interconnection integration and spatial controllability, positively affect purchase intention. However, interactions between user interaction coordination and spatial controllability, and between user interaction coordination and personalized setting coordination, negatively affect purchase intention. …”
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Impact of the Reduction of VAT Rate on Southeast Coastal Real Estate Enterprises by Yu Liu, Linghui Kong, Yanhua Zhang

“…Due to the impact of the real estate purchase restriction policy and financing environment in recent years, the reduction of tax rate has an effective but not significant impact on the enterprise cash flow. …”
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Identifying pesticide mixtures at country-wide scale by Cairo, Milena, Monnet, Anne-Christine, Robin, Stéphane, Porcher, Emmanuelle, Fontaine, Colin

“…We aimed to identify the number and composition of pesticide mixtures potentially occurring in French farmland, using a database of pesticide purchases in postcodes. We developed a statistical method based on a model-based clustering (mixture model) to cluster postcodes according to the identity, purchase probability and quantity of 279 active substances. …”
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The Probiotication of a Lychee Beverage with <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>: An Alternative to Dairy-Based Probiotic Products by Marcela Moreira Terhaag, Otávio Akira Sakai, Fabiana Ruiz, Sandra Garcia, Fernando Rodrigo Bertusso, Sandra Helena Prudêncio

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A formação do futuro professor de Matemática para a atuação com estudantes com deficiência: uma análise a partir de projetos pedagógicos de cursos by Fábio Alexandre Borges, Márcia Cristina de Costa Trindade Cyrino, Clélia Maria Ignatius Nogueira

“… O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir como a inclusão educacional de alunos com deficiência está presente em Projetos Pedagógicos de Cursos (PPC) de Licenciatura em Matemática no estado do Paraná. A pesquisa se denomina do tipo documental, sendo que, para a coleta dos dados, recorre-se à leitura na íntegra dos PPC dos 20 cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática presenciais e públicos do estado do Paraná (de universidades estaduais e federais). …”
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Projeto CONNECT e a contribuição das tecnologias digitais na formação continuada de professores by Patrícia Lupion Torres, Raquel Pasternak Glitz Kowalski, Regina Liberato Shibuta

“…A iniciativa busca integrar a ciência no currículo escolar, incentivando a pesquisa e a inovação. No Paraná, a implementação incluiu um MOOC em sete módulos, abordando todas as etapas para a implementação do projeto. …”
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Symptoms affecting patient’s intake of food with lymphoma in outpatient chemotherapy by Andressa Madalozo Laffitte, Carolina Lane Alves Farias, Jessica Wszolek

“…The sample consisted of 30 patients of the Oncology Clinic Erasto Gaertner Hospital of Paraná service, between the months of May and June 2014, 33.3% with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and 66.7% with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. …”
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Procedimento de medida e interpretação da taxa metabólica de repouso by Paulo Henrique Santos da Fonseca, Maria Fátima da Silva Duarte, Fabricia Daniela Martins Almeida, Andréia Weis

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PROPOSTA DE MELHORIA BASEADA NA METODOLOGIA DMAIC EM UMA UNIDADE DE PRONTO ATENDIMENTO DE SAÚDE by Daiane Chiroli, Luana Luiz, Marcelo Donin, Jean Tybuszeusky

“…Diante deste cenário, o presente trabalho propõe a implementação parcial da metodologia DMAIC em uma unidade de saúde localizada na região dos Campos Gerais, no estado do Paraná. Posteriormente à coleta e análise dos dados, foi calculado o nível sigma do processo, resultando em um valor de 1,34. …”
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Psicologia Crítica do Trabalho na Socioeducação: Atuações Possíveis em Contexto de Privação de Liberdade by Carolina de Souza Walger, Cássia Gabriela Wotekoski, Camila Brüning, Elaine Cristina Schmitt Ragnini

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Morphofunctional variations of the Echinometra lucunter (Echinoidea) on Bahia Coast, Brazil by Walter Ramos Pinto Cerqueira, Yara Aparecida Garcia Tavares, Natalie Petrovna Semanovschi, Daniele Nascimento de Jesus

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Desenvolvimento de competências para gestão acadêmica em estudantes de doutorado by Rayane Camila da Silva Sousa, Paula Pontes de Campos-Rasera, Sayuri Unoki de Azevedo, Romualdo Douglas Colauto

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Correction of Vertical Smile Discrepancy through Ceramic Laminate Veneers and Surgical Crown Lengthening by Paula Bernardon, Carlos Estevão Lagustera, Luiz Roberto Coutinho Manhães Junior, Bruno de Castro Figuêiredo, Danielle Shima Luize, Rolando Plumer Pezzini, George Borja de Freitas, José Luiz Cintra Junqueira

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Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Methods to Sustain Agricultural Land -- Use-Value Assessment by Rodney L. Clouser

“…Future fact sheets will explicitly address techniques of Agricultural Zoning, Agricultural Districts, Fee Simple Purchase and Purchase of Development Rights, Transfer of Development Rights, Clustering of Development, and Conservation Easements. …”
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La litigiosidad en torno a las ventas de oficios perpetuos en la Castilla del siglo xvii by Francisco Andújar Castillo

“…The sale of perpetual offices in the Spanish high Administration during the 17th century generated numerous lawsuits as a result of their high value and of the many privileges and exemptions that were purchased with them. Open disputes on the sales or inheritance rights were common within the institutions. …”
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Conservation Easements: Options for Preserving Current Land Uses by Chris Demers, Douglas R. Carter

“… Conservation easements are cost-effective means for government agencies or non-government conservation organizations to protect land. Instead of purchasing land outright, these agreements allow organizations to purchase the development rights of a property. …”
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Homemade Inflation Risks by Stefan Kooths

“…New fiscal programs created to compensate resulting losses of purchasing power only prolong the inflationary phase. …”
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Conservation Easements: Options for Preserving Current Land Uses by Chris Demers, Douglas R. Carter

“… Conservation easements are cost-effective means for government agencies or non-government conservation organizations to protect land. Instead of purchasing land outright, these agreements allow organizations to purchase the development rights of a property. …”
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