The Role of Optimal Intervention Strategies on Controlling Excessive Alcohol Drinking and Its Adverse Health Effects by Steady Mushayabasa

“…Further, the model is fitted to data on alcohol drinking for Cape Town and Gauteng, South Africa. In addition, the basic model is extended to incorporate three time dependent intervention strategies. …”
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Ville de la connaissance et terreau numérique by Henry Bakis, Alexandre Schon

“…Montpellier Metropolitan Area, located in County Languedoc-Roussillon, is in a context of high demographical growth. In the mid-60s, the town’s selection as the County’s Capital city determined the implantation of numerous public research centers in the Health and the Agronomy sectors in particular. …”
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Conflits de notabilités, réseaux et stratégies judiciaires au crépuscule de l’Ancien Régime. Le cas Payan-d’Audiffret (1773-1787) by Nicolas Soulas

“…From 1773 to 1787, the small town of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in Dauphiné, where the exercise of justice alternated every two years between the officers of the bishop (lord of the place) and the royal judge, lived to the rhythm of the legal proceedings between the lord-bishop and the vibailli d’Audiffret for the control of the bailliagère justice. …”
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Triomphes royaux dans les Entrées toulousaines des xvie et xviie siècles by Colin Debuiche

“…It was an opportunity for the King to show himself in his best light and to present his sacred being to the visited City, which, in turn, was organized into a hierarchy and united by allegiance. Indeed, the town councilors also strived to defend their city’s privileges. …”
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Democracia política como plataforma para a expansão de direitos na América Latina by Maria Celina D\u2019Araujo

“…The election of conservative governments in the second decade of the twenty-first century, after the so-called “pink wave,” has not, as yet, nullified the recognition of democracy and the rule of law as “the only game in town.”…”
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‘If I Can, We Can’ by Jennifer N. Fish

“… Myrtle Witbooi, a pioneering leader of the domestic worker movement, died on January 16 in Cape Town at age 75. Under South Africa’s apartheid rule, she began to organise women in the garage of her employer and went on to become president of the first global union led by women. …”
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Groundwater Potential Assessment Using Integrated Geospatial and Analytic Hierarchy Process Techniques (AHP) in Chemoga Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Samuel Berihun Kassa, Fasikaw Atanaw Zimale, Arega Mulu, Tadege Aragaw Worku, Mindesilew Lakew Wossene, Taye Minichil Meshesha, Yoseph Buta Hailu, Tadele F. Aman, Mekash S. Kifelew, Habtamu Asrat Mekonnen

“…By identifying cost-effective and suitable well sites, this research contributes to ensuring a sustainable water supply for Debre Markos Town.…”
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Pain science education concepts for pelvic pain: an e-Delphi of expert clinicians by Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Amelia K. Mardon, Hayley B. Leake, Hayley B. Leake, Monique V. Wilson, Monique V. Wilson, Emma L. Karran, Emma L. Karran, Romy Parker, Romy Parker, Rinkle Malani, G. Lorimer Moseley, G. Lorimer Moseley, K. Jane Chalmers, K. Jane Chalmers

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Preoperative Education is Associated with Adherence to Downstream Components and Outcomes in a Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Program by Bayley A. Jones, MD, Joshua Richman, MD, PhD, Michael Rubyan, PhD, MPH, Lauren Wood, MSPH, Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, MD, MSPH, Wendelyn Oslock, MD, MBA, Nathan English, MBChB, Burkely P. Smith, MD, Robert Hollis, MD, MSPH, Larry R. Hearld, PhD, Isabel Scarinci, PhD, MPH, Daniel I. Chu, MD, MSPH

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Aux origines gauloises de Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : état des connaissances by Sandrine Linger-Riquier

“…Since the 18th c., this question has divided local scholars, because the ancient town’s name, Caesarodunum, tends to indicate a foundation by Caesar. …”
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Climate response to stratospheric aerosol injection during the Harmattan season in West Africa by Francis Nkrumah, Gandome Mayeul Leger Davy Quenum, Kwesi A Quagraine, Simone Tilmes, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Atanas Dommo, Hubert A Koffi, Patrick Essien, Rebecca Bediako

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Exploring the Impact of Systemic Inflammatory Regulators on Rosacea Risk: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Xue Q, Pan JP, Qian D, Ji J, Fei LY, Yao S, Tan X, Fan WG

“…Qiao Xue,1 Jian Peng Pan,2 Da Qian,3 Jie Ji,4 Lai Yi Fei,1 Sheng Yao,1 Xing Tan,1 Wen Ge Fan1 1Department of Dermatology, Changshu No. 1 People’s Hospital, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hand Surgery, Changshu No. 2 People’s Hospital, The Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Nantong University, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery-Hand Surgery, Changshu No. 1 People’s Hospital, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Qiao Xue, Department of Dermatology, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Changshu No. 1 People’s Hospital, No. 1 Shuyuan Street, Yushan Town, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13913657476, Email ahjk157@126.com Jian Peng Pan, Department of Hand Surgery, The Affiliated Changshu Hospital of Nantong University, Changshu No. 2 People’s Hospital, 68 South Haiyu Road, Yushan Town, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13814964481, Email 574161036@qq.comObjective: Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory disorder primarily affecting the face. …”
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Imperial Borderland? Fear and Rivalry in Representations in Print of the Landscape of Carolina and Louisiana 1660-1753 by Catherine ARMSTRONG

“…I argue that European efforts to bring the landscape, flora and fauna of the southeast under control were problematic even in areas not previously understood as ‘borderlands’, such as parts of Charles Town and New Orleans themselves. While the accounts do reflect a feeling of increasing imperial confidence on the part of the British and the French, during this period neither was able to fully control the landscape they professed to have mastered. …”
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Castle Lite by Ron Irwin

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Die "Evangeliese Sending" 2010 - uitgedien of relevant? by P. Robinson

“…The movement presents itself energetically to the 21st century in Cape Town during its Edinburgh 2010 Conference. …”
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Microbiological Safety of Kitchen Sponges Used in Food Establishments by Tesfaye Wolde, Ketema Bacha

“…The main purpose of the current study was, therefore, to assess the microbiological safety of sponges as it has been used in selected food establishments of Jimma town. Accordingly, the microbiological safety of a total of 201 kitchen sponges randomly collected from food establishments was evaluated against the total counts of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (AMB), Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, and yeast and molds. …”
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Response to ‘Commentary on the published position statement regarding the pathogenesis of fetal basal ganglia- thalamic hypoxic-ischaemic injury’ (Anthony et al.) by I Bhorat, E Buchmann, K Frank, P Soma-Pillay, E Nicolaou, L Pistorius, I Smuts

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Some-where over the rainbow by Lucia Saks

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Regeneration versus demolition. Strategies, actions and local practices on Yongqing Fang Site by Edoardo Bruno, Francesco Carota

“…The analysis of the Yongqing Fang case study, located in the old town of the megacity Guangzhou, shows the need to change the practice of the regeneration project within a detailed and negotiated co-operation between public and private, to favour the demand towards the historical Assets of the city. …”
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Karakats: the Bricolage of Hybrid Vehicles that Skate and Swim by Patrick Laviolette, Alla Sirotina

“…This paper explores the material culture of ‘karakat’ (Russian karakatitsa) hybrid vehicles in the town of Kallaste, east Estonia. It focuses on the social factors that allow karakat culture to change. …”
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