Medicine and the Law by S Abdool Karim

“… On 15 May 2024, the National Health Insurance Act No. 20 of 2023 (the Act) was signed into law, and South Africa (SA) officially adopted a national health insurance (NHI) system as part of its efforts to achieve universal healthcare across the country. …”
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Organizing Coastal Land Use for Urban Tourism Development (Case Study: Sorkhrood) by mehdi razjouyan, sadralddin motavali, gholamreza janbaz ghobadi

“…The results of this research show that from the perspective of half of the officials and government experts, the expansion of tourism industry, on one hand, causes the region's economic prosperity and, on the other hand, reduces regional security and causes pollution of the environment.…”
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Genotype-Structured Modeling of Variant Emergence and Its Impact on Virus Infection by Anass Bouchnita

“…These results can help public health officials identify and isolate the patients from where new variants emerge, which would make genomic surveillance efforts more efficient.…”
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Clerk, Chancellor, Castaway (1374–1419) by Tiago Viúla de Faria

“…A former member of the parish clergy and an occasional servant of Richard II, the scholar Adam Davenport became one of the main household officials of the Portuguese queen, Philippa of Lancaster, the daughter of John of Gaunt and the sister of Richard II’s usurper, Henry IV. …”
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Reframing tradition: how NGOs sell market-based conservation to Indigenous communities—lessons from the Leco community in Bolivia by Rajiv Maher, Nanna Schmidt

“…Through analysis of archival data, interviews with NGO officials, and fieldwork in Bolivian communities, we highlight the importance of different framing strategies, especially ‘prognostic’ and ‘motivational’ framing, in persuading Indigenous Leco farmers to adopt market-driven conservation practices. …”
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The construction of Chineseness in the Chinatowns of the Hague and Amsterdam. by Yuyao Mei, Ilse van Liempt

“…Moreover, they rework the concept of Chineseness to achieve the goal of city officials’ ideas of an ‘ideal’ Chinatown. This article deconstructs the intangible and ambiguous aspects around the concept of Chineseness through a geosemiotic lens. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 1 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. …”
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Histoire, architecture et mémoire au seuil de la prison : dispositifs scénographiques et enjeux patrimoniaux au castelet à Toulouse au XXIe siècle by Elsa Besson

“…This part of the prison, officially recognized as a heritage site, has been hosting an exhibition space dedicated to the history of the prison, its architecture, the inmates and the Resistance since october 2020. …”
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INVESTIGATING BANKS’ PERFORMANCE FOR TURKEY: AN APPLICATION OF PROMETHEE METHOD by Semin Paksoy, Mehmet Fatih Tıraş

“…If the necessary early warnings regarding the performance of the banks can be taken on time by the officials, policy makers and intuitions concerned, bank failures can be prevented and a more robust financial environment can be sustained. …”
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Åland – a peculiar media system by Lindén Carl-Gustav

“…Åland is one of three self-governed areas in the Nordic region (the others being the Faroe Islands and Greenland) and is an officially monolingual Swedish-speaking part of Finland, where the majority speak Finnish. …”
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La Coroplastica Greca. Metodologie per lo studio di produzioni, contesti e immagini by Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…Studi sulla coroplastica della Sicilia greca, edited by Marina Albertocchi and Antonella Pautasso, IBAM CNR 5, Catania, 2012, was officially presented.…”
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A game theory-assisted machine learning methodology for subscriber churn behaviors detection by Ye OUYANG, Aidong YANG, Fanyu MENG

“…At the end of November 2019,China officially implemented the number portability policy (MNP) that has been in trial for 9 years.The policy will strengthen the liquidity and competitiveness of the telecommunication market,making the problem of subscriber churn more prominent.A game theory-assisted machine learning methodology was proposed,verified and commercialized timely,which could help mobile network operator (MNO) actively respond to competition in the MNP market.The proposed methodology provides MNO with a machine learning model to detect subscriber portability and give differentiated treatment.Experimental results show that the proposed methodology can guide MNOs to make a targeted MNP strategy,and precisely identify “abnormal” subscribers who tend to churn-out and potential new subscribers who may churn-in.In addition,the proposed methodology has been successfully commercialized,greatly improving the marketing efficiency of operators,increasing user satisfaction,and reducing the loss of users by about 50% for a tier-1 MNO in China.…”
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Contentious Territorial Alliances: Coalition Politics and Struggles over Urban Development in Pikine, Senegal by Nicole C. List

“…Through analysis of two spatially distinct –albeit interlinked– episodes of conflict over the development of middle-class and elite housing projects on Pikine farmland, I argue that various public and private actors –including farmers, traditional authorities, housing developers, and local/central government officials– are breaking with older forms of urban governance and forming what I call “territorial alliances” to stake land claims and advance urban development projects. …”
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The Pact of Baghdad on Account of its Effect to Relationship of Turkish - Arabian by Mustafa Bostancı

“…No Arabian state other than Iraq has taken part in this convention, which is kept open to member states of Arabian Union as well as governments of Middle East wishing to create cooperation. Iraq Government officially announced its secession from Baghdad Pact in 1959 upon the military coup of General Kasım, which was replaced by a new convention including the USA with the new center in Ankara. …”
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Nascita di un nome. Esercizi di memoria sul patrimonio immateriale della dieta mediterranea by Elisabetta Moro

“…However, this term officially enters into the scientific lexicon thanks to research carried out on the relationship between diet and cholesterol. …”
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Latest Progress and Future Trends of Technologies Used by RAN for 3GPP 5G NTN by ZHANG Lu, WANG Xue, MANG Ge, WANG Gaojian, ZHANG Shaowei, ZHONG Hua, ZHANG Yang, ZHU Xuetian

“…Focused on RAN for 3GPP 5G NTN, after briefly reviewed the key contents of the first version of 5G NTN standard introduced in 3GPP Rel-17,this paper firstly summarized the technical progress in 3GPP Rel-18 which had been officially published in 2024 June, then introduced the technical topics in 3GPP Rel-19 which had started the formal discussions recently, and finally looked into the technology trends in future 3GPP Rel-20+.…”
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Providing effective innovative strategies in the development of cosmetics industry with emphasis on international entrepreneurship by Ali Khabaz, Jamshid Edalatian shahryari, Heydar Amiran

“…The statistical population of the research includes 7 managers and officials of Sehat Industrial and Trading Company and 3 academic experts. …”
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Strategic Management of Zakat Funds for Educational Initiatives: A Study at Amil Zakat Agency of Nurul Hayat by Tali Tulab, Dina Yustisi Yurista, Rozihan Rozihan

“…Data collection methods involve interviews with LAZ Nurul Hayat officials and documentation based on relevant articles, journals, and research. …”
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Artificial Reefs in Florida 101 – why are they built? Part 1 of an Artificial Reef series by Lisa Chong, Angela B. Collins, Holly Abeels, Anna Braswell, Andrew Ropicki, Scott Jackson, Ed Camp

“…It should help the interested public understand how artificial reefs affect marine resources, and provide a background and baseline of information for decision-makers such as local officials, management agency personnel, and Extension agents. …”
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Poverty alleviation through cross-sectoral approaches: solutions to accelerate coastal community economy by Almasdi Syahza, Dahlan Tampubolon, Brilliant Asmit, Mitri Irianti

“…The sample size is chosen based on local community members and their duration in the village. Village officials and policy implementers provide information on policy forms and impediments. …”
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