Supply Management: Problems, Politics and Possibilities by Martha Hall Findlay

“…At the same time, and, just as importantly, the threats to risk-averse politicians from the dairy lobby are, contrary to widely-held assumptions, negligible. …”
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Strength Classification of Wooden Chairs under Cyclic Loads Based on an Experimental Study by Harun Diler, Ali Kasal, Tolga Kuşkun, Yusuf Ziya Erdil, Ersan Güray

“…For instance, concerning front-to-back loading, it was determined that the chairs with cyclic load capacities ranging from 932 to 1449 N fell within the category of low-strength, between 1450 and 1968 N were classified as medium-strength (suitable for domestic use), and the chairs with cyclic load capacities exceeding 1968 N were considered to possess high strength (intended for hotel lobbies, restaurants, libraries, etc.). Similarly, for back-to-front loading performance, the study identified the chairs with cyclic load capacities between 625 and 895 N as low-strength, 896 and 1167 N as medium-strength, and the chairs with loads surpassing 1168 N as high-strength. …”
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Pushing the limits of wireless networks by Suresh Kumar, Swarun

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Disordering Capital: The Politics of Business in the Business of Water Provision by Cruxên, Isadora Araujo

“…I show that private investors in Brazil’s water and sanitation sector were able to counter strong opposition and successfully lobby for a centralizing regulatory reform by constructing business power over time. …”
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800mm luxury : pencil tower phenomenon in Hong Kong, China by Yam, Hiu Lan

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The political economy of government interventions in financial crises by Foarță, Octavia Daniela

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Miscellany/Mélanges

“…Pascal’: une réfutation en règle <br/> Marc Serge Rivière, The reactions of the anti-Voltaire lobby to <em>Le Siècle de Louis XIV</em>: Guyon, Nonnotte, Berthier and Fréron <br/> Arnold Ages, Diderot and religion: Didier-Pierre as catalyst: the record of the correspondence <br/> Lisa Gasbarrone, Voices from nature: Diderot’s dialogues with women <br/> Mary Trouille, A bold new vision of woman: Staël and Wollstonecraft respond to Rousseau <br/> Jan Herman, Miroitements intertextuels et structure métaphorique dans <em>Les Liaisons dangereuses</em> <br/> James M. …”

La diplomatie française et la Francophonie : entre intérêts du pré carré africain et politique québécoise (1964-1970) by Aymeric Durez

“…Dans la deuxième partie, nous verrons que tout en s'appuyant sur l'existence d'un « lobby du Québec » et sur le Secrétariat général aux Affaires africaines et malgaches (SGAAM), le général de Gaulle a souhaité conserver la haute main sur la politique française de la Francophonie en veillant à la fois au maintien de la priorité québécoise et à la préservation des intérêts de sa politique africaine.…”
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D-fence Against the Canadian Winter: Making Insufficient Vitamin D Levels a Higher Priority for Public Health by Jennifer D. Zwicker

“…Decades ago, the prevalence of rickets in Canadian children led health professionals to lobby for, and win, legislation making vitamin D fortification mandatory for milk. …”
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D-fence Against the Canadian Winter: Making Insufficient Vitamin D Levels a Higher Priority for Public Health by Jennifer D. Zwicker

“…Decades ago, the prevalence of rickets in Canadian children led health professionals to lobby for, and win, legislation making vitamin D fortification mandatory for milk. …”
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Self-Directed Death by ESRD Patients: Suicide vs. Voluntary Termination of Hemodialysis by Tony Salvatore

“…She would check on the status of my meeting. I took a seat in the lobby. Sitting across from me was an older woman. …”
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HVAC Operation Schemes and Commissioning Process Resolving Stack Effect Problem and Adjusting According to Changes in the Environment: A Case Study in High-Rise Building in South K... by Jungyeon Yu, Angie Kim, Sanghwan Bae, Dongwoo Cho, Kee Han Kim

“…Both values exceeded the criteria of 57 dB(A) for a lobby space of a commercial building. In the case of the 47th floor, the maximum noise level with the HVAC system turned off was 58.7 dB(A) and with the HVAC system turned off was 56.0 dB(A), despite the latter having increased airtightness performance and applying preliminary pressurization (i.e., HVAC operation mode 2). …”
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Bone mineral density and its relationship with ground reaction force characteristics during gait in young adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome by Daniela A. Rubin, Skylar C. Holmes, Jacqueline Ramirez, Steven A. Garcia, Eric J. Shumski, Derek N. Pamukoff

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The role of tasting in the purchasing process by Oomen Roos

“…Value – This study is of value to the Dutch government and the wine lobby, because it demonstrates the difference between wine tasting and drinking. …”
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Qualitative Assessment of Vaccine Hesitancy in Romania by David Miko, Carmen Costache, Horațiu Alexandru Colosi, Vlad Neculicioiu, Ioana Alina Colosi

“…Contextual influences identified for VH were &#8220;media,&#8221; &#8220;leaders and lobbies,&#8221; and &#8220;perception of the pharmaceutical industry.&#8221; Individual and group influences for VH were &#8220;beliefs,&#8221; &#8220;knowledge,&#8221; and &#8220;risk/benefits (perceived).&#8221; Vaccine and vaccination specific issues for VH were &#8220;risk/benefit (rational)&#8221; and &#8220;health care practitioners (trustworthiness, competence).&#8221; <i>Conclusions:</i> One-third of the investigated population had expressed VH, and a further one-third of these had refused a vaccine for their child. …”
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Relationships between brain metabolite levels, functional connectivity, and negative mood in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients compared to controls: A MAPP research ne... by Daniel E. Harper, Eric Ichesco, Andrew Schrepf, Megan Halvorson, Tudor Puiu, Daniel J. Clauw, Richard E. Harris, Steven E. Harte

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Aprendizaje significativo a través de la producción de textos de secuencia argumentativa y narrativa en Administración Hotelera / Meaningful learning through producing argumentativ... by Patricia Tineo

“…With its systematization, it facilitates students mastering of their own operational processes of a hotel lobby and metacognitive strategies to use appropriate vocabulary in this section of the hospitality industry are also reinforced. …”
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Penerapan Sertifikasi Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Terhadap Produk Udang Budidaya (Studi Kasus: Tarakan - Kalimantan Utara) by Radityo Pramoda, Hertria Maharani Putri

“…The policy recommendations of this research are: (1) the government reorganizes the national regulatory system to avoid overlapping rules and regulatory vacancies; (2) the government provides lobbies and assessors to relieve the cost of certification; (3) the government adopts the ASC principle criteria to improve competitiveness; (4) the government encourages municipal government in Tarakan to immediately resolve the problem of illegal fishing ponds.  …”
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El Activismo político de la Iglesia católica durante el gobierno de Zapatero (2004-2010) by Susana Aguilar Fernández

“…Para defender los objetivos pro-vida y pro-lobby, la organización de conferencias de prensa y publicación de comunicados, hasta el apoyo (y, a veces, promoción directa) a manifestaciones organizadas primordialmente por grupos sociales y, subsidiariamente, por partidos.…”
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Assessment of Indoor Air Quality of Four Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar by Hana Abdelrahman, Lubna Abu-Rub, Hassan Al Mana, Yousef Alhorr, Asmaa Al Thani, Hamda Qotba, Hadi M. Yassine, Nahla O. Eltai

“…Air samples were collected from the lobby, triage room, and outside environment of the centers, including, Qatar University (QU-HC), Al-Rayyan (AR-HC), Umm-Ghuwailina (UG-HC), and Old Airport (OA-HC) between August 2020 and March 2021, throughout both the hot and the cold seasons. …”
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