Pegasus ja puuhobune. James Joyce’i „Kunstniku noorpõlveportree” ja Friedebert Tuglase „Felix Ormusson”. Pegasus and the Wooden Horse: James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a You... by Tiina Ann Kirss

“…Felix Ormusson and Stephen Dedalus were their authors’ long-time fictional fellow travellers, alter ego’s, in whose confessions one can read the pressing desire to emerge from the provinces and peripheries of Europe toward broader, metropolitan cultural horizons. …”
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Confirmation of the presence of citrus viroids in citrus orchards in Northwestern Argentina Confirmación de la presencia de viroides de citrus en quintas cítricas en el Noroeste Ar... by Julia Figueroa, Ana Figueroa Castellanos, Lucas Foguet, Cecilia Escobar, Beatriz Stein

“…From 2004 onwards, budwood samples from citrus trees showing viroid symptoms have been collected in Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy provinces. Biological indexing has been performed using Etrog citron Arizona 861-S1 grafted on rough lemon seedlings as the indicator plant. …”
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Pathology of the Decentralization System in Malaysia Compared to the System of England via the Comparative Approach by Hoda Ghafari, Fatemeh Afshari

“…The Malaysian government includes three layers: the federal government, the government of provinces and local government. The provincial and local governments, as the symbol of decentralization in such countries, are determined in Malaysia’s Constitution with their duties, discretions and limitations. …”
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Molecular Prevalence and Genetic Diversity Based on <i>Msp1a</i> Gene of <i>Anaplasma ovis</i> in Goats from Türkiye by Mehmet Can Ulucesme, Sezayi Ozubek, Munir Aktas

“…Blood samples were taken from the vena jugularis to the EDTA tubes from 293 randomly selected goats (apparently healthy) in the Antalya and Mersin provinces of Mediterranean region of Türkiye. The <i>Msp1a</i> gene of <i>A. ovis</i> was amplified in all DNA samples through the use of PCR, using a specific set of primers named AoMsp1aF and AoMsp1aR. …”
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Essential oil extracted from Quzhou Aurantii Fructus prevents acute liver failure through inhibiting lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory response by Tian Lan, Wen Wang, De-Lian Huang, Xi-Xi Zeng, Xiao-Xiao Wang, Jian Wang, Yu-Hua Tong, Zhu-Jun Mao, Si-Wei Wang

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Analysis and risk assessment of PCDD/Fs level in pork and pork liver from five areas of China by WU Bin, ZHANG Gaoqiang, JIANG Yousheng, ZHOU Jian, LIU Yuan, LIN Xiaoshi, PENG Jinling, LI Yunxiu, ZHANG Jianqing

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the levels of dioxin contamination in pork and pork liver from five provinces of China： A， B， C， D， and E， and evaluate the dietary exposure of the population， aiming to provide fundamental data for the future formulation of national limit standards of PCDD/Fs.MethodsA total of 146 pork and pork liver samples were collected during 2013 to 2019. …”
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دراسة تلوث عسل النحل ببعض العناصر الثقيلة في المنطقة الساحلية السورية خلال فصل الخريف لعام .2012 by خليل مكيس, فينا حمود, نور تركماني

“…This study was conducted in the Syrian coastal region, and the honey samples have been collected from eight different sites belonging to the provinces of Latakia and Tartous during the autumn of 2012. …”
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Expanding Scope of Practice for Ontario Optometrists by Emily Catherine Bray, Ivy Bourgeault

“…L’initiative politique a été provoquée par la recommandation du Conseil consultatif de réglementation des professions de la santé ainsi que par l’existence de tels privilèges dans d’autres provinces canadiennes. Alors que le projet de loi 171, ou Loi de 2007 sur l’amélioration du système de santé, avait modifié l’article 4 de la Loi de 1991 sur les optométristes en ouvrant la possibilité de prescrire des médicaments enregistrés, le règlement sur les médicaments enregistrés et les normes de pratiques (Designated Drugs and Standards of Practice Regulation), adopté le 6 Avril 2011, énumère les médicaments individuels que les optométristes sont autorisés à prescrire. …”
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Determinants of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly Population in Indonesia: Evidence from Population-Based Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) by Zakaria SI, Alfian SD, Zakiyah N

“…This research aims to assess the determinants of CVDs in the elderly population in Indonesia based on the Indonesian Family Life Survey 5 (IFLS-5), a sub-nationally representative survey data, in 2014– 2015.Methods: A national cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted using multicenter data from approximately 13 provinces in Indonesia in 2014– 2015. We included elderly subjects aged 60 years old and above with complete data on sociodemographic, smoking habits, obesity, dietary pattern, and physical activity and diagnosis data on hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Lesson Learned from Mass Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Used in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia Contributors by Indrati AR, Budiailmiawan L, Markus L, Johanis J, Logito V, Aryati

“…The retrospective secondary data were collected from 34 provinces in Indonesia from May to June 2020. Data analysis was carried out on the sensitivity and specificity values of each antibody RDT brand to the RT-PCR result and analyzed descriptive data.Results: The amount of secondary data of antibody RDT and RT-PCR results collected was 139,908, consisting of 59 RDT brands of which 44% were authorized by The Indonesian COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force (Gugus Tugas Percepatan Penanganan COVID-19 Indonesia). …”
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In search of an affordable housing system for Shanghai, China by Sun, Linyun

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Regulatory and technical barriers to wind energy integration in northeast China by Davidson, Michael (Michael Roy)

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Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007-08. by Lumbiganon, P, Laopaiboon, M, Gülmezoglu, A, Souza, J, Taneepanichskul, S, Ruyan, P, Attygalle, D, Shrestha, N, Mori, R, Nguyen, D, Hoang, T, Rathavy, T, Chuyun, K, Cheang, K, Festin, M, Udomprasertgul, V, Germar, M, Yanqiu, G, Roy, M, Carroli, G, Ba-Thike, K, Filatova, E, Villar, J

“…In each country, the capital city and two other regions or provinces were randomly selected. We studied all women admitted for delivery during 3 months in institutions with 6000 or fewer expected deliveries per year and during 2 months in those with more than 6000 deliveries. …”

HIV/AIDS education in Kenyan schools for the deaf: teachers' attitudes and beliefs by Biggs, N

“…Data focused primarily on interviews and questionnaires with 43 teachers in three segregated schools for the deaf in the Nyanza and Western provinces. There were 8 Deaf teachers who participated from these school sites supplemented by an additional 24 Deaf participants working in schools across Kenya to balance data.…”

Low prevalence of 'leptospira' carriage in rodents in leptospirosis-endemic Northeastern Thailand by Krairojananan, P, Thaipadungpanit, J, Leepitakrat, S, Monkanna, T, Wanja, EW, Schuster, AL, Costa, F, Poole-Smith, BK, McCardle, PW

“…To evaluate the contribution of diversity and carriage rate of pathogenic &lt;i&gt;Leptospira&lt;/i&gt; in rodent reservoirs to leptospirosis incidence, we surveyed rodents, between 2011 and 2012, in four provinces in northeastern Thailand with the highest incidence rates of human leptospirosis cases. …”

Intergroup bias of primary school students in South Korea: a study of racial attitudes, perceptions of similarity, and friendship potential by Choi, J

“…Furthermore, the study explored how children’s perceptions of similarity are played out in children’s intergroup bias. 82 children in first and third grade were recruited from five provinces of South Korea. </p> <p>To explore the development of intergroup bias and the ways in which perceptions of similarity affect children’s bias, the present study adopted two existing measures but expanded upon these measures in various ways: Multi-Response Racial Attitude Measure to measure children’s racial attitude and the Similarity Task to measure children’s ethnic categorization and cross-race peer relations. …”

Effects of redox variability and early diagenesis on marine sedimentary Hg records by Frieling, J, Mather, T, März, C, Jenkyns, H, Hennekam, R, Reichart, G-J, Slomp, CP, van Helmond, NAGM

“…In recent years, sedimentary Hg contents have emerged as a tool to reconstruct volcanic activity, and particularly activity of (subaerially emplaced) large igneous provinces in geological deep time. More specifically, Hg has shown potential as a useful proxy to illuminate the previously elusive impact of such large-scale volcanism on marine and terrestrial paleo environments. …”

Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a multisite prospective cohort study by Amaratunga, C, Lim, P, Suon, S, Sreng, S, Mao, S, Sopha, C, Sam, B, Dek, D, Try, V, Amato, R, Blessborn, D, Song, L, Tullo, G, Fay, M, Anderson, J, Tarning, J, Fairhurst, R

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled patients aged 2–65 years with uncomplicated P falciparum malaria in three Cambodian provinces: Pursat, Preah Vihear, and Ratanakiri. Participants were given standard 3-day courses of dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine. …”

Association of childhood smoking and adult mortality: Prospective study of 120 000 Cuban adults by Thomson, B, Rojas, NA, Lacey, B, Burrett, J, Emberson, J, Peto, R, Lewington, S

“…</p><br /> <p><strong>Methods:</strong><br /> For this prospective study, adults were recruited from five provinces in Cuba. Participants were interviewed (data collected included socioeconomic status, medical history, alcohol consumption, and smoking habits) and had their height, weight, and blood pressure measured. …”

Multi-dimensional effects of financial development and technological innovation on green growth in China by Cao, Jianhong

“…This study firstly examines the impact of financial development and technological innovation on green growth from three technical dimensions, using a sample set from 30 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2018. Finally, this study explores and analyzes the dredging impact of the combination of financial development and technical innovation on the front and rear ends of the green growth route based on technological progress and floating population. …”
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