The Causes of Variation Orders and Their Effects on Cost and Time of Projects in Sulaimani Governorate by Karukh Hassan M.karim, Noori Ali, Basira Majeed

“…It includes an amendment of the initial scope of work as in the awarded contract.  This study analyses the causes of variation orders and their effects on cost and time of projects in Sulaimani governorate. …”
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Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation: A Standardized Protocol for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Rodrigo Pedraza, Javier Nieto, Sergio Ibarra, Eric M. Haas

“…The diagnostic assessment includes electromyography and manometry analyzed in 4 phases: (1) initial baseline phase; (2) rapid contraction phase; (3) tonic contraction and endurance phase; and (4) late baseline phase. …”
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An active shrinkage and antioxidative hydrogel with biomimetic mechanics functions modulates inflammation and fibrosis to promote skin regeneration by Tao Zhang, Xin-Cao Zhong, Zi-Xuan Feng, Xiao-Ying Lin, Chun-Ye Chen, Xiao-Wei Wang, Kai Guo, Yi Wang, Jun Chen, Yong-Zhong Du, Ze-Ming Zhuang, Yong Wang, Wei-Qiang Tan

“…The hydrogel's immediate hemostatic effect initiated sequential remodeling, the active shrinkage property sealed and contracted the wound at body temperature, and the antioxidative function eliminated ROS, promoting re-epithelialization. …”
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Systematic failures in the development of photovoltaic systems: The case study of Iran's solar energy by Mohammad Mahdi Akhlaghi, Ali Shafiei Alavijeh, Ramin Hosseinalizadeh, Shohreh Nasri, Sepehr Ghazinoory

“…Furthermore, the length of purchase contracts and the FiT calculation method during the contract period were revised. …”
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A renewable integrated multi-area system for LFC incorporating electrical vehicle with SoC estimation by F. Lalhmangaihzuala, Subir Datta, Samuel Lalngaihawma, Taha Selim Ustun, Akhtar Kalam

“…The analysis is done under bilateral and contract violation cases with and without generation rate constraints. …”
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Regulation of calcium homeostasis in endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria crosstalk: implications for skeletal muscle atrophy by Xuexin Li, Xin Zhao, Zhengshan Qin, Jie Li, Bowen Sun, Li Liu

“…Calcium is vital for both regulating muscle excitation–contraction coupling and for the development, maintenance, and regeneration of muscle cells. …”
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In Vivo Healing Potential of Aegle marmelos in Excision, Incision, and Dead Space Wound Models by M. K. Gautam, V. Purohit, M. Agarwal, A. Singh, R. K. Goel

“…Complete wound contraction and epithelization were observed at the 20th day after treatment with AME as compared to the 24th day in control rats. …”
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Approximate Kelvin-Voigt Fluid Driven by an External Force Depending on Velocity with Distributed Delay by Yantao Guo, Shuilin Cheng, Yanbin Tang

“…By a prior estimate and a contractive function, we give a sufficient condition for the existence of pullback attractor of NSV equation.…”
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‘Meu en devocion, et pensant au prouffit et salut de l’ame de lui et de tous ses parens…’ Les bourgeois de Caen, la mémoire et l’au-delà (1396-1500) by Denise Angers

“…The registers of the notaries in Caen have kept hundreds of contracts of foundations of masses by which the burghers were attempting to soothe their worries. …”
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Results on non local impulsive implicit Caputo-Hadamard fractional differential equations by K. Venkatachalam, M. Sathish Kumar, P. Jayakumar

“…The Krasnoselskii fixed-point theorem, Schaefer's fixed point theorem and the Banach contraction principle serve as the basis of this unique strategy, and are used to achieve the desired results. …”
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The Existence of Fixed Point Theorems via -Distance and -Admissible Mappings and Applications by Marwan Amin Kutbi, Wutiphol Sintunavarat

“…We introduce the concept of the generalized -contraction mappings and establish the existence of fixed point theorem for such mappings by using the properties of -distance and -admissible mappings. …”
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Common Fixed Point for Three Pairs of Self-Maps Satisfying Common (E.A) Property in Generalized Metric Spaces by Feng Gu, Yun Yin

“…Using the concept of common (E.A) property, we prove a common fixed point theorem for three pairs of weakly compatible self-maps satisfying a new contractive condition in the framework of a generalized metric space. …”
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A generalization of some fixed point theorems of K. M. Ghosh by B. E. Rhoades

“…If, in addition, S=TTλ satisfies any contractive definition strong enough to guarantee that S has a unique fixed point u in E, and, if TTλu=TλTu, then u is the unique fixed point for T.…”
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On the Boundary of Self-Affine Sets by Qi-Rong Deng, Xiang-Yang Wang

“…In addition, we consider the variety of the boundary of a self-affine set when some other contractive maps are added. We show that the complexity of the boundary of the new self-affine set may be the same, more complex, or simpler; any one of the three cases is possible.…”
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Existence and Stability of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Neutral Multispecies Logarithmic Population Model with Feedback Control and Impulse by Zhenguo Luo, Liping Luo

“…We investigate a neutral multispecies logarithmic population model with feedback control and impulse. By applying the contraction mapping principle and some inequality techniques, a set of easily applicable criteria for the existence, uniqueness, and global attractivity of positive periodic solution are established. …”
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Viscosity-Projection Method for a Family of General Equilibrium Problems and Asymptotically Strict Pseudocontractions in the Intermediate Sense by Dao-Jun Wen

“…In this paper, a Meir-Keeler contraction is introduced to propose a viscosity-projection approximation method for finding a common element of the set of solutions of a family of general equilibrium problems and the set of fixed points of asymptotically strict pseudocontractions in the intermediate sense. …”
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Le CLAS : un accompagnement à la scolarité ou une autre classe ? by Laurent Lescouarch, Marie Vergnon

“…This article, on the basis of an enquiry about a local contract for schooling support focusing its actions on homework assistance, highlights its characteristics as a protraction of school time and questions learning support ways and means in such amenities as regards in respect of their original aims developed in the 2001 schooling support charter.…”
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Hysterotomy for Retained Placenta in a Septate Uterus: A Case Report by Daniel Lee, Joseph Johnson

“…The most common source of a trapped placenta is from a partial closure of the cervix and/or a contracted lower uterine segment. We present an unusual case of a retained placenta trapped in a septate uterus. …”
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MOSCOW REGION AS A SUBJECT OF INVESTMENT ATTRACTION by I. Koxanovskaya, E. P. Kuz`mina

“…This article discusses the current projects of Public-private partnership and the planned contract in the framework of the development of the region’s economy and industries…”
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Uniform Attractors for Nonclassical Diffusion Equations with Memory by Yongqin Xie, Yanan Li, Ye Zeng

“…We introduce a new method (or technique), asymptotic contractive method, to verify uniform asymptotic compactness of a family of processes. …”
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