THE EXPERTS’ VIEWS ON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORY ADJUDICATION by Modupe MEWOMO, Marthinus MARITZ

“…Most often, contractors and subcontractors at the lower rung of the contractual chain face financial difficulties from main contractors who delay or refuse payment in the knowledge that court and arbitration proceedings are often too expensive and a slow remedy for the smaller contractors in particular. …”
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Surgical Approach in Management of Posttraumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: Thoracotomy versus Laparotomy by Ahmed Shabhay, Pius Horumpende, Zarina Shabhay, Sjef G. Van Baal, Ester Lazaro, Kondo Chilonga

“…This case report sets to highlight the challenges in clinical diagnosis, radiological interpretation, and surgical management approaches of posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia. We report a case of a 43 years old male who was diagnosed with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia 6 months post blunt thoracoabdominal trauma due to motor traffic accident. …”
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Outcome for Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Is Not Dependent on Race/Ethnicity by Quyen D. Chu, Amanda E. Henderson, Fred Ampil, Benjamin D. L. Li

“…To understand the impact of race/ethnicity on outcome for patients with TNBC, confounding factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) need to be controlled. We examined the impact of race/ethnicity on a cohort of patients of low SES who have TNBC. …”
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Religious Moderation in Indonesian Context by Lukmanul Hakim, Aziza Meria, Sartika Suryadinata

“…Although the term religious moderation was only promoted by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia in 2019, in terms of practice it has been carried out by the Prophet who was then continued by the companions and the people after him. …”
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Prognostic significance of ımmunhistochemical axl expression in pancreas ductal adenocarcinomas by Ozden Oz, Asuman Argon, Tulu Ayata Kebat, Ozlem Ozdemir, Savas Yakan

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-three patients who were operated on for PDAC between 2006-2017 were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Pediatric blunt pancreatic trauma at a single center in Korea: a retrospective review from 2007 to 2022 by Joong Kee Youn, Hee-Beom Yang, Dayoung Ko, Hyun-Young Kim

“…Six patients had associated injuries. Two patients had American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade I or II, eight had grade III, and four had grade IV or V injuries. …”
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A Case Study Assessing the Auditory and Speech Development of Four Children Implanted with Cochlear Implants by the Chronological Age of 12 Months by Birgit May-Mederake, Wafaa Shehata-Dieler

“…Children with a hearing loss may also benefit greater from binaural sensory stimulation. Four children who received their first CI under 12 months of age were included in this study. …”
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Relationship Between Anemia and Telogen Effluvium in Post-COVID-19 Survivors by Canan Emiroglu, Murat Dicle, Suleyman Gorpelioglu, Cenk Aypak

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between anemia and TE in individuals who have experienced COVID-19 during the post-COVID period. …”
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Mechanical Thrombectomy in Medium Vessels Occlusion (MeVOs): An Institutional Experience with M2 Divisions of Middle Cerebral Artery by Bheru Dan Charan, Shailesh B Gaikwad, Savyasachi Jain, Ajay Garg, Leve Joseph Devarajan Sebastian, M V Padma Srivastava, Rohit Bhatia, Awadh Kishore Pandit, Shashank Sarad Kale

“…In this institutional experience, we aim to delineate the recanalisation rates achieved through mechanical thrombectomy in cases involving the M2 segment of the MCA.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent thrombectomy due to M2 MCA occlusions in the period from January 2018 to December 2021. …”
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Knowledge of mothers regarding infant’s developmental milestones in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language and personal and social) – A cross sectional study by Pooja Thakur, Nalina Gupta

“…Background: In India, children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are being referred late. One of the possible reasons could be lack of mothers’ knowledge regarding developmental milestones. …”
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The Description of the Discourse is More than the Discourse (A Glance at the Academic Rigor and the Masterful Punctiliousness of Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani in his Annotations on... by Amir Hossein Madani

“…Mohammad Reza Shafiei Kadkani is a contemporary, diligent, and tireless scholar and a man of letters who has proven his mastery, skillfulness, precision, and poetical artistry in various literary fields such as writing, translation, editing, and poetry. …”
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A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding biomedical waste management among health-care providers at a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata by Inba Raja Alagesan, Rajesh De, Mita Basu, Sayeli Mitra, Jadab Chandra Sardar

“…Material and Methods: A study was done among 256 health-care providers at a tertiary care hospital who were actively involved in handling BMWs. A pretested, self-administered questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding BMW management was used. …”
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Internet usage and environmental governance satisfaction in China: environmental pollution perception as a mediator by Xiaorui Huang

“…This study examines the influence of different types of Internet use on residents' satisfaction with local environmental governance, with a particular focus on the mediating role of perceived environmental pollution.MethodsData were retrieved from 3,046 respondents who participated in the 2021 Chinese Social Survey (CSS). …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…We find that the economic upper class produced more infants and had more children who survived to adulthood than the lower social strata. …”
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How to build a framework to establish a patient research partner network in rheumatology research: a report of a 2-year implementation project by Maarten de Wit, Oliver Distler, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Muriel Elhai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Adrian Ciurea, Caroline Ospelt, Raphael Micheroli, Dania Diem, Stefan Dudli, Kristina Buerki, Stacey Grealis, Melpomeni Toitou, Silke Ludwig, Chantal Britt, Florian Klett, Isabelle Steeb, Tanja Maletic, Andreas Eisenring, Penelope Jane Timpert-Argust, Eva Camarillo-Retamosa

“…Background Patient research partners (PRPs) are people living with a relevant disease who actively contribute to research. Their contribution is beneficial for any research project. …”
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Association of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Expression in Placenta and Intrauterine Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus by Dian Utami, Maisuri T. Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani

“…Methods. We performed enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay of HBeAg, HBsAg titer, Anti-HBs, and Anti-HBc to 59 HBsAg-positive pregnant women and identified HBV DNA using nested PCR in their cord blood during delivery for evidence of exposure to HBV DNA. …”
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Impact of mild traumatic brain injury on health behaviors by Yookyung Lee, Yoonjeong Choi, Jooeun Jeon, Ja-Ho Leigh, Don-Kyu Kim, Byung-Mo Oh

“…Abstract Health-related behavioral changes may occur following traumatic brain injury. We focused on understanding the impact of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) on health-related behaviors and identifying factors associated with such changes. …”
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Radicalization and extremism of youth: Comparative case study of Palestine and Israel by Dobrucka Weronika

“…Particularly susceptible to this negative impact are young people, who, in response to various factors, develop a system of reactions, including a turn toward extremist views and radicalization. …”
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Frequency, causes, and factors of maternal mortality in the City of Bunia, North East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Clarice Ngavele, B. Mukandu, M. O. Omanyondo

“…Materials and Methods This study employed the documentary method to examine various records, such as delivery registers, laboratory registers, and partographs of women who consulted the health facilities in the Bunia health zone for delivery during a specific period. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Evangelos Bouros, Anastasia Oikonomou, Paschalis Ntolios, George Zacharis, George Kolios, Demosthenes Bouros

“…Methods. We retrospectively identified ten patients, who met the ATS/ERS 2000 criteria for IPF and received MMF 2 gr/day for 12 months. …”
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