Using Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Non-Residential Construction Projects: Motivations and Barriers for Professionals in Quebec by Baptiste Giorgio, Aline Barlet, Pierre Blanchet, Matheus R. Cabral, Cédric Perez, Adrien Gaudelas

“…Based on a purposive sample of 42 interviews with various construction industry professionals in Quebec (Canada), the representation of mass timber construction was highlighted. A thematic analysis approach enabled a study of the motivations and barriers to adopting mass timber and the specific reasons behind them, and to determine whether respondents’ perceptions differ significantly depending on their main professional activity. …”
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The Role of Mobile Applications in Building Customer Loyalty: A Qualitative Study by İrem Elbir, Elif Eşiyok, Öykü Çalyan

“…Besides, under the “Servicerelatedchoices” theme, internal environment and store atmosphere, and self-service sub-themes werediscussed. …”
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Adipokines and Hepatic Insulin Resistance by Yu Li, Lin Ding, Waseem Hassan, Daoud Abdelkader, Jing Shang

“…Since hepatic insulin resistance plays the key role in the whole body insulin resistance, clarification of the regulatory processes about hepatic insulin resistance by adipokines in rodents and human would seem essential in order to understand the mechanism of type 2 diabetes and for developing novel therapeutic strategies to treat it.…”
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Antibiotic Prescribing Habits of Dental Surgeons in Hyderabad City, India, for Pulpal and Periapical Pathologies: A Survey by K. Pavan Kumar, Mamta Kaushik, P. Udaya Kumar, M. Shilpa Reddy, Neha Prashar

“…Necrotic pulp with acute apical periodontitis with swelling and moderate/severe preoperative symptom was the condition most commonly identified for antibiotic therapy (92.1%). Conclusion. The present study reveals that the overall antibiotic prescribing practices among this group of dentists were quite high, and there is a need for more educational initiatives to rationalize the use of antibiotics in dentistry.…”
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Traffic Model and On-Ramp Metering Strategy under Foggy Weather Conditions Using T-S Fuzzy Systems by Changle Sun, Hongyan Gao

“…In the present study, a macroscopic traffic model using a correction factor under foggy weather conditions is therefore proposed, which is regulated according to the different levels of visibility and curve radius of the freeway using the Takagi–Sugeno (T-S) model. …”
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冷轧圆端椭圆钢管压弯构件滞回性能研究 by 吕兆华, 王朝阳, 张洁, 方成

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A TEI Schema for the Representation of Computer-mediated Communication by Michael Beißwenger, Maria Ermakova, Alexander Geyken, Lothar Lemnitzer, Angelika Storrer

“…Documentation of the schema as well as encoding examples can be retrieved from the web at http://www.empirikom.net/bin/view/Themen/CmcTEI. The schema is meant to be a core model for representing CMC that can be modified and extended by others according to their own specific perspectives on CMC data. …”
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Interpréter est politique by Anne Grand d’Esnon

“…L’article cherche à concilier les questionnements de la théorie de la lecture sur l’interprétation et une appréhension empirique qui resitue ces interprétations dans l’espace social et le débat public. …”
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Cyclophosphamide: An Alternative Treatment in Crohn’s Disease by Gilles Lapointe, Aubin Charbonneau

“…lmmunosuppressive therapy in the form of 6-mercaptopurine has shown a 66% efficacy in severe, debilitating, highly corticosteroid dependent Crohn’s disease. …”
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Recalibrating the compass: towards effective competition law enforcement on mixed markets by Jasper P. Sluijs

“…Any entity engaged in economic activity should be considered an undertaking, thereby ensuring consistent application of competition law across competitors. …”
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Pengukuran Kapabilitas Tata Kelola TI Sistem Informasi Tiras dan Transaksi Bahan Ajar Universitas Terbuka Menggunakan Cobit 5 by Denisha Trihapningsari, Dewi Agushinta R., Lintang Yuniar Banowosari

“…Abstract The Open University (UT) teaching material service implements the Information System for Learning Materials and Transactions (SITTA) which in the process encountered problems related to the operation and optimization of Information Technology. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate to determine the extent to which the system has met the needs of the IT governance organization. …”
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Écrire À partir de la parole ou l’appréhension des souvenirs : une réélaboration au présent du passé récent en Argentine by Paula Sombra

“…This article, with the objective of sociologically reconstructing part of Argentina’s recent history, provides a theoretical and methodological reflection on the revolutionary militancy of the 1960s and 1970s. …”
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Path Coefficient, Genetic Divergent and Principal Component Analysis on Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Genotypes in Sekota, North Western Ethiopia by Abebe Assefa, Dereje Mekonnen, Muluken Bantayehu

“…The number of days to maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number seeds per pod, seed yield, and harvest index were the traits that contributed most of the variation in the first PCs. Therefore, selection based on direct and indirect effect of the traits and hybridization based on cluster distance could be possible for the improvement of common bean in the study area.…”
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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF MINING MACHINERY PLANETARY REDUCTION GEARS STRENGTH CHECK SOFTWARE by LIU XuNan, LI ChuiYang, ZHAO LiJuan, WANG AnRan

“…Taking the EBZ220 roadheader as engineering object,though the checking result,the roadhead cutting unit’s second stage planetary gear’s root bending stress does not meet the strength requirement,that means this roadhead Not suitable for cutting rock,whose f value greater than 8 at the speed 1. 38 m/min. this research provides a new concept and method for gear strength checking,which has theoretical significance and strong engineering application value.…”
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An explanatory case report about critical differences of ‘inability to work’ in Italian welfare and social security systems by Michele Sammicheli, Marcella Scaglione

“…Progress in medicine and workplace adjustments may enable employees with disabilities to come back work. Therefore, knowledge of these differences and overlaps and the role of legal practitioners and policymakers could be decisive resulting in a source of savings for the Italian welfare system.…”
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The phase I RELEASE clinical trial to evaluate the safety of NK cells in COVID-19 by Clara Hernández-Blanco, Karima Al-Akioui-Sanz, Lara Herrera, Cristina Aguirre-Portolés, Daniel Lozano-Ojalvo, Leticia Pérez-Rodriguez, Jordi Cano-Ochando, Pilar Guerra-García, Alejandro Martín-Quirós, José Luis Vicario, Silvia Santos, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Vaquero, Miguel Ángel Vesga, Alberto M. Borobia, Antonio J. Carcas, Antonio Balas, Miguel Ángel Moreno, Rebeca Pérez de Diego, Mercedes Gasior, Bernat Soria, Cristina Eguizabal, Antonio Pérez-Martínez

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Noether symmetry of multi-delay Birkhoffian system and its conserved quantity by Xin-Yu Du, Xiang-Hua Zhai

“…Third, due to the effects of different time delays, the corresponding Noether-type theorems of multi-delay Birkhoffian systems are obtained. …”
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Physiological Alterations due to Hepatotoxicity and the Protective Role of Cleome viscosa Linn Seed Extract in Experimental Animals by Addai-Mensah Donkor, Martin Ntiamoah Donkor, Benjamin Ahenkorah, Kwadwo Asante Asare-Konadu, Emmanuel Asiedu, Richard Mosobil

“…For that reason, in the future, oral intake of C. viscosa seed extract as an adjunct natural therapy may be worthwhile to protect against liver failure-mediated inhibitory effects on reproductive function.…”
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Temperature Field Analysis for Engagement Process of Friction Disc in Wet Clutch by Yang Yongqiang, Wang Zhongmin, Wang Yongqin

“…This conclusion provides a theoretical basis for the design and performance analysis of friction clutch.…”
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Hyperinsulinemia Induced Altered Insulin Signaling Pathway in Muscle of High Fat- and Carbohydrate-Fed Rats: Effect of Exercise by Anu Joseph, S. Parvathy, Koyikkal Karthikeya Varma

“…Thus, exercise can be considered as an excellent management approach over drug therapy for diabetes and its complications.…”
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