CONSTRUCTION STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON EXTERNAL RELATED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE by ABDARAHIM SALEM, Eric SIMPEH, Julius Fapohunda

“…A quantitative research design was adopted, and the sample comprised of randomly selected contracting firms and construction professionals in the Western Cape Province. …”
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Modelling of business processes of engineering companies at the stages of the life cycle of an investment and construction project by V. I. Paskanny, A. A. Lapidus

“…Due to the fact that an engineering company coordinates the work of design and contracting organizations, suppliers of material and technical resources, the effectiveness of its organizational structure largely determines the efficiency of all participants in an investment and construction project.Materials and methods. …”
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Mathematical Modelling of the Transmission of Ebola Virus in Human Populations in Uganda. by Nkamuhabwa, Jolly

“…Individuals are born susceptible to Ebora disease in such a way that everybody in the population is capable of contracting it.…”
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Stochastic Modelling of the Dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic: An Africa Perspective by Rasaki, Olawale Olanrewaju, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, Abdisalam, Hassan Muse, Thierno, Souleymane Barry

“…It was carved-out from the SIERD model, that the rate of contracting the virus in Africa during each individual contact is 36.61%, while the rate in the Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western parts were estimated to be 21.73%, 62.43%, 72.45% and 16.43 respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Status of Getting ill with SARS CoV-2 and the Knowledge of Using and Attitudes of Personal Protective Equipment at Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Services Employees by Hasan Kara, Fatma Sözen Özmen

“…There was no difference between males and females in contracting COVID-19 infection.…”
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Cluster analysis of social determinants of health and HIV/AIDS knowledge among Peruvian youths using Kohonen’s self-organized maps: a data-exploration study based on a Demographic... by Alejandro Aybar-Flores, Alvaro Talavera, Elizabeth Espinoza-Portilla

“…Compared to other age groups, youth have increased risks of contracting the disease due to social and health structural factors; thus, additional efforts are needed to effectively tackle the challenges associated with this age group. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…The best way to avoid contracting Zika (and other mosquito-borne diseases) is not to get bitten in the first place. …”
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Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injection during COVID-19 Pandemic in Sabah: Is It Safe? by Mohamad Azwan Aziz, Redzal Abu Hanifah, Azmi Mohamed Mohd Nahar

“…In this current COVID-19 pandemic, many clinicians would differ from this treatment as steroid is considered an immunosuppressive drug and could risk the patient of developing severe adverse effects if contracting COVID-19. This is a retrospective study based in Sabah, Malaysia, examining the prevalence of COVID-19 infection following musculoskeletal corticosteroid injection from 1 December 2019 until 30 June 2020 in the sports medicine clinic and the orthopedic clinic. …”
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Pituranthos chloranthus Oil as an Antioxidant-Based Adjuvant Therapy against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Aida Lahmar, Zaineb Dhaouefi, Rihab Khlifi, Fairouz Sioud, Leila Chekir- Ghedira

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Pituranthos chloranthus (PC) essential oil for contracting cisplatin-induced toxicity, in Balb/c mice. …”
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Psychiatric nurses’ knowledge of COVID-19 within a patient care context: A qualitative study by Sandisiwe Dyonase, Isabelle Swanepoel, Gian Lippi

“…The nurses’ knowledge about COVID-19 was summarised into five major themes, each with subthemes: signs and symptoms of COVID-19, risk of contracting the virus, the spread of COVID-19, prevention, and complications. …”
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Microbial Load and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Khebab Sold on a University Campus and Its Environs in Ghana by Azumah Ayamah, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Linda Aurelia Ofori

“…Also, the S. aureus and E. coli isolated were multiresistant to the antibiotics tested and could be a medium for the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and therefore expose consumers to a high risk of contracting foodborne infections with drug-resistant strains.…”
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PUBLIC INFRASRUCTURE PROJECT FAILURES IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS ON ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENRY by YUSUF GARBA MANJO

“…The study found that the failures of public infrastructure projects is a recurring decimal in Nigeria, due to variety of causes such as poor financial capability, inaccurate costing, corruption, incompetence, poor planning and estimation, poor contracting and contractor practices, poor communication, frequent scope changes and design errors, poor leadership, interference from socio-cultural and political factors. …”
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Information on dental prostheses use and bone resorption in older adults by Emily Sarahy Santana Moya, Danna Sharick Tello Nazareno, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín

“…More than half have dental prostheses. 50 % prefer to use fixed prostheses as the best option in the absence of a dental piece and 75 % recognize the importance of tooth brushing to avoid contracting any disease. The seventh part considered that for oral hygiene it was only necessary to use toothpaste and a brush. …”
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THE HABIT OF USING HAND SANITIZER AMONG TEENAGERS AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS COMPARED TO WASHING HANDS – A LITERATURE REVIEW by Belgis Belgis, Zahrah Fatmalouisa Algadrie

“…Teenage is a phase that is very vulnerable to contracting infectious diseases because it is at a stage of physical development, emotional changes, and increased social relationships. …”
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Ethics and Biosafety in Dental Care for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ana Ibis Betancourt García, Carlos Lázaro Nodal García, Jorge Manuel García Rodríguez, Diosky Ferrer Vilches, Elizabeth Álvarez Heredia

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the only way of contracting human immunodeficiency virus during dental treatment is through contact with the blood of an HIV-positive patient with non-intact skin or mucosa of the professional. …”
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Optimization of Effective Parameters on Biohydrogen Production Using Bioaugmentation by Saeed Khesareh, Seyed-Ahmad Ataei

“…The process involves microorganisms contracting the volume of the sludge content to produce hydrogen, CO2, CH4, and etc. …”
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Image Processing Techniques for Assessing Contractility in Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes by Carlos Bazan, David Torres Barba, Peter Blomgren, Paul Paolini

“…The proposed method not only provides a more comprehensive assessment of the myocyte contraction process but also can potentially eliminate historical concerns and sources of errors caused by myocyte rotation or translation during contraction. …”
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Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Turki Aldrees, Abdullah Alenezi, Saleh Alqaryan, Dana Aldabeeb, Najed Alotaibi, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Shaker Alghalibi, Sami Alharethy

“…Despite that, 54% of ERRPs reported being afraid of contracting the infection from infected patients and only 4.2% of them were willing to change their current job. …”
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Zika, a Mosquito-Transmitted Virus by L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Jorge R. Rey

“…The best way to avoid contracting Zika (and other mosquito-borne diseases) is not to get bitten in the first place. …”
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Investigating the role of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) during pandemics: COVID-19 as an example by Elaheh Abiri, Rasoul Raesi, Maryam Haji Ghasem Kashani

“…Results 42.3% of participants in the study did not use or used very little of the Infection Prevention and Control (NPI) education, and considering participants’ concerns about contracting COVID-19, 7.97% were somewhat concerned, while 58.3% were considered highly concerned. …”
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