Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: National expenditures and cost-effectiveness by Xiaohui Zeng, Zhen Zhou, Xia Luo, Qiao Liu

“…By taking into account both the national healthcare expenditures and the effect of LDCT screening, our study results support undertaking LDCT screening annually from 50 years old in general populations.…”
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Personal Inviolability of Members of the Diplomatic Mission: current issues of international law by A. Al. Nagieva

“…To this end, the authorities of the receiving State undertake to ensure respect for the full range of diplomatic immunities and privileges provided both in relation to the mission itself and in relation to diplomatic agents and members of their families. …”
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Impact assessment of the medical practice assisting (MPA) program in general practice in the hunter New England and central coast regions of Australia by Shanthi Ann Ramanathan, Rod Ling, Alison Tattersall, Nicola Ingold, Mary Sheffi De Silva, Shara Close, Andrew Searles

“…Abstract Background A regional Australian Primary Health Network (PHN) has been subsidising administrative staff from local general practices to undertake the Medical Practice Assisting (MPA) course as part of its MPA Program. …”
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3205 A TL1 Team Approach to Examine Rural Tobacco Users’ Barriers to Participating in Research by Rachel Elisabeth Damiani, Neo Gebru, Robert Leeman, Janice Krieger

“…RQ1: What socio-cultural factors influence rural tobacco users’ intentions to a) participate in research studies and b) undertake tobacco cessation? RQ2: What bio-psychological and behavioral factors influence rural tobacco users’ intentions to a) participate in research studies and b) undertake tobacco cessation? …”
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Clinical utility of elective paediatric flexible bronchoscopy and impact on the quality of life: protocol for a single-centre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial by Anne B Chang, Stephanie T Yerkovich, Vikas Goyal, Julie M Marchant, Ian Brent Masters, Rahul Thomas

“…Our secondary aims are to determine if undertaking FB leads to (a) change in management and (b) improvement of other relevant patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). …”
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Driving Efficiency Improvement (EI): Exploratory Analysis of a Centralised Model in New South Wales by Walters JK, Sharma A, Harrison R

“…Four primary themes emerged on the perceptions and experiences of participants in 1. holding a unique skillset which enables them to undertake EI; 2. inheriting EI accountabilities as additional duties rather than holding dedicated EI roles; 3. the importance of senior support for EI success; and 4. feelings of isolation in undertaking EI. …”
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Essays on institutions and economic development by Do, Quy Toan, 1974-

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Long non-coding RNAs as key modulators of pancreatic β-cell mass and function by López-Noriega, Livia, Rutter, Guy A.

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China's BRI developmental agency in its own words: a content analysis of key policy documents by Alves, Ana Cristina, Lee, Su-Hyun

“…Unsurprisingly a great deal of these studies are concerned with the rationale behind this massive undertaking and its potential impact in the current world order. …”
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Air traffic flow prediction using transformer neural networks for flow-centric airspace by Ma, Chunyao, Alam, Sameer, Cai, Qing, Delahaye, Daniel

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School-based self-evaluation in Greece: a challenge for primary schools by Argyro, Kokoretsi-Stavrinides

“…The researcher collaborator can undertake the role of the leader initiating the innovation as well as that of the manager inspiring commitment, developing the feeling of ownership and providing approaches and tools. …”
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The ethics of research in rapidly evolving epidemics: an international perspective by Cam Binh, N

“…In addition to the large number of practical challenges to undertaking such research there are also major ethical issues to consider. …”

Legal and shariah issues in partnership law concerning Musharakah/Mudarabah venture capital practised by Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia by Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal, Abdul Jalil, Ahmad Zafarullah, Zainol, Zairani, Maamor, Selamah, Abdul Ghani, Abdullah, Abu Bakar, Ab Malek Foad, Md Hussain, Muhammad Nasri, Mohamed Naim, Asmadi

“…It is a trite practice that for lslamic banking product to be legal and shariah compliant, the product must fulfill the requirements of the shariah (Islamic law) and Malaysian law.Under the Malaysian law, Partnership Act 1961 (Act 135)('PA1) governs the creations and existence of all partnership undertakings.However, there is no corresponding statute which controls the creations of lslamic partnership products including the Musharakah/Mudarabah Venture Capital.Pursuant to the provisions under the Civil Law Act 1956 (Act 67)(Revised - 1972), unless there is a written law, the applicable law for states in Malaysia for the partnership undertaking is the law of England as that enforced in 1956 (for states in Malaya), 1951 (for Sabah) and 1949 (for Sarawak).As there is a written law on partnership viz the PA, then the PA, being the written law, will be the governing law.The issue is this: Does Musharakah/Mudarabah Venture Capital, being an Islamic partnership, likewise subject to the PA? …”
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Protocol for analyzing antibody responses to glycoprotein antigens using electron-microscopy-based polyclonal epitope mapping by Hannah L. Turner, Abigail M. Jackson, Sara T. Richey, Leigh M. Sewall, Aleksandar Antanasijevic, Lars Hangartner, Andrew B. Ward

“…We then detail procedures for processing and analysis of EMPEM data.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Bianchi et al. (2018).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Enforcement of Competition Law in Times of Crisis: Is Guided Self-Assessment the Answer? by Bruce Wardhaugh

“…With the possibility of significant penalties for competition infringements, most undertakings will not engage in such cooperative practices. …”
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Protocol to dissect and dissociate the mouse brainstem for single-cell RNA-seq applications by Wiktor S. Phillips, Naify Ramadan, Athina Samara, Eric Herlenius

“…. : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Hormone immunolabeling in resin-embedded Arabidopsis tissues by Humberto Herrera-Ubaldo, Héctor-Rogelio Nájera-González, Valentín Luna-García, Nayelli Marsch-Martínez, Stefan de Folter

“…This protocol is useful for studying the distribution of a wide range of molecules including hormones and cell wall components.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Herrera-Ubaldo et al. (2019).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for differentiation of bovine adipogenic progenitor cells embedded in alginate sheets by Joseph J. Caponi, Jane Shmushkis, Hanna Geissler, Mark J. Post, Laura Jackisch, Eva M. Mall

“…. : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Optimized protocol for mouse footpad immune cell isolation for single-cell RNA sequencing and flow cytometry by Muddassar Hameed, Pallavi Rai, Melissa Makris, James Weger-Lucarelli

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Preparing glycomics data for robust statistical analysis with GlyCompareCT by Yujie Zhang, Sridevi Krishnan, Bokan Bao, Austin W.T. Chiang, James T. Sorrentino, Song-Min Schinn, Benjamin P. Kellman, Nathan E. Lewis

“…Optional parameters tuning and annotation are supported for personal preference.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Bao et al. (2021).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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