As possibilidades de produção do conhecimento: África em foco by Teresa Maria Barbosa de Oliveira

“…Não se tem por objetivo esgotar o debate, mas sinalizar o campo da produção do conhecimento a partir de uma perspectiva política, ou seja, a partir do reconhecimento da relação existente entre colonialismo e saber. Toma-se para o debate especificamente a produção do conhecimento nas áreas da sociologia (MACAMO, 2002) e filosofia (HOUNTONDJI, 2010; APPIAH, 1997). …”
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Editorial: Relaunching Cultural Science by Hartley John

“…Initially, the costs of publishing Open Access are borne by the Centre for Culture & Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. In later volumes, we will encourage authors to seek funding from their own institutions to support publication of their articles. …”
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Design and Prototyping of a Visitor Counter Guide for Single Entry and Exit. by Iragaba, Apollo

“…The third chapter gives the methodology followed in transforming from a problem to a solution while the fourth is a presentation of the findings and results of the project. These results are later discussed in the sixth chapter. References and extra points that need to be reported are shown thereafter.…”
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Different Timing of Adjuvant Low Dose hCG and GnRH Agonist Trigger Protocol, in OHSS High-Risk Patient with Peak E2 Level <4000 pg/mL by Emilija Zoran Petanovska Kostova, Velentina Sotirovska, Gligor Dimitrov, Snezana Stojkovska, Makjuli Hadzi Lega, Daniela Stojanovska, Nikoleta Stamenkovska, Liljana Simjanovska, Zoranco Petanovski

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to compare the live birth rates between 1,500 I.U. of Human chorionic gonadotropin at the time of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger day or 35-36 h later on the oocyte pick-up day, without affecting the risk of significant ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome development in high-risk patients with peak E2 level <4,000 pg/mL STUDY DESIGN: This single-center prospective cohort study encompassed the period from March 2016 to March 2018 year. …”
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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherenc... by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

“…Fourteen additional SEMs were estimated to lateralize TRUSTR findings and conduct sensitivity analysis. …”
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Efficacy of non-surgical mechanical debridement with and without adjunct antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the treatment of peri-implantitis among patients undergoing chemother... by Asma Saleh Almeslet, Malak Mohammed ALOsaimi, Chitra Jhugroo, Abdullah Faraj Alshammari, Darshan Devang Divakar, Cristalle Soman

“…The aPDT was performed using a 680 nm diode laser at a power and power density of 150 mW and 1.1 mW/cm2, respectively. …”
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A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…From a health system perspective, assuming a 50/50 split between Medicare and private payers, the TOPS™ cohort is cost-effective 2 years postoperatively ($6158/QALY) compared with control. …”
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Antifungal and enzymatic activities of endophytic fungi associated with Tamarix nilotica by Helal F. Al-Harthi

“…A total of 49 isolates were collected and categorized into 21 operational taxonomic units using the rRNA gene’s internal transcribed spacer region. The most prevalent species were Penicillium chrysogenum (16 isolates), Fungal sp. (12), and Alternaria alternata (10). …”
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Effects of hyaluronic acid on bone graft healing: An experimental study on sheep. by Muhmmed Ahmed Mustafa, Othman A. Omar

“… Background and Objectives: : Alloplastic is one of known materials have been used to treat bony defects in oral and maxillofacial region, but the healing is much more slower than auto graft . So many interpositional graft materials like hyaluronic acid and bone morphogenetic protein have been introduced to such material to induce osteoinductivity of graft material. …”
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Premature Cancer Mortality in Young People Aged 15–44 Years in China, 2004–2021 by Chunrong Chen, Xing Xing, Shaojie Li, Bo Qu, Chunyu Liu, He Zhu, He Zhu

“…However, the decrease was relatively slower in rural areas, where ASMRs for pancreatic and ovarian cancers showed increasing trends. …”
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Pear Fruits Ripening Response to Ethylene and Temperature Treatments by Ikbal MuhammedGharib Tahir

“…Results indicate that compote variety was differing significantly in decreasing weight loss and fruits firmness and increasing fruits peel pigments content and peroxidase enzyme activity compared to spadona variety. Slower ripening process was gained from cold storage treatment where the fruits remain non-ripened compared to other treatments, whereas ripening fruits at 20C° for 12 days fastened the ripening process by giving highest TSS, and lowest fruits firmness, in addition to percent of weight loss. …”
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Cultura y naturaleza en los pueblos rarámuri. by Eduardo Ismael Reyes Vasquez

“… El presente artículo tiene como finalidad mostrar algunas evidencias sobre cómo los saberes de los pueblos originarios, en el caso de los rarámuri, han sido marginados por las formas de conocimiento hegemónicas. …”
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Reactivatable stimulated emission depletion microscopy using fluorescence-recoverable nanographene by Qiqi Yang, Antonio Virgilio Failla, Petri Turunen, Ana Mateos-Maroto, Meiyu Gai, Werner Zuschratter, Sophia Westendorf, Márton Gelléri, Qiang Chen, Goudappagouda, Hao Zhao, Xingfu Zhu, Svenja Morsbach, Marcus Scheele, Wei Yan, Katharina Landfester, Ryota Kabe, Mischa Bonn, Akimitsu Narita, Xiaomin Liu

“…Its resolution depends on fluorophore de-excitation efficiency, and increases with depletion laser power. However, high-power irradiation permanently turns off the fluorescence due to photo-bleaching of the fluorophores. …”
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The heat treatment effects on the microstructure, hardness, and sigma phase content of L-PBF SAE 316L stainless steel by Jose M. Costa, Beatriz S. Monteiro, Francisca A. Rocha, Mariana S. Cunha, Manuel F. Vieira, Elsa W. Sequeiros

“… This research aims to enhance the understanding of the interrelationships among the manufacturing process, microstructure, and mechanical properties in the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) of SAE 316L stainless steel (SS), which can lead to the appearance of undesirable phases, like sigma (σ). …”
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Relationship between the dietary inflammation index and hypertension in American children and adolescents: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999–2... by Lanfei Du, Jinxia Hao, Kai Yu, Peihong Su, Jie Pu, Zhiguo Tang, Fuqiang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…Dietary information was collected to calculate the DII, which was initially treated as a continuous variable and later categorized into tertiles. Multivariable weighted logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were conducted to explore the association between DII and youth hypertension. …”
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Reniscymnus gen. nov., a new genus of Scymnini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from the Oriental region by Feng Peng, Mingjie Tang, Xingmin Wang, Xiaosheng Chen

“…This newly identified genus can be distinguished from the remaining members of the tribe Scymnini by its short antenna consisting of eight antennomeres and an inflated antennal club bearing two extremely long setae; the narrow frons; the slightly tapering apically terminal maxillary palpomere; as well as the recurved and laterally almost complete abdominal postcoxal lines that enclose a distinctly wide area. …”
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Discernment in Origen of Alexandria by P. B. Decock

“… Origen was the first Christian writer to reflect more systematically on the theme of discernment; his views have greatly influenced later spiritual writers. This article aims at situating Origen’s understanding of discernment within his view of creation, of anthropology and of spiritual growth. …”
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Character Education Through Inspirational Activities in the Nusantara Module Course in the Independent Student Exchange Program by Alkausar Saragih, Ismed Batubara, Rahmadi Ali, Bonanda Jafatani Siregar, Nelvitia Purba

“…In this inspirational activity, inviting a central figure who can provide insight, experiences, and tips so that this figure can be successful and become famous is very important as motivation and encouragement to the participants when they later achieve success in life. The character education obtained in this activity is the religious character, independence, tenacity, hard work, courage, discipline, never giving up, optimism, and cooperation. …”
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Ectopic Pancreas in Duodenal Wall Putatively Causal for Gastrointestinal Bleeding by O. V. Khlynova, L. G. Girfanova, A. A. Cheremin

“…Following two months, MRI scanning with contrast revealed an atypical lateral formation on descending duodenum with the lobulous contour and structure corresponding to normal pancreatic tissue, as well as signs of chronic pancreatitis and a solitary cyst in the pancreatic body. …”
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CARÁTER NACIONAL E CULTURA NA DIPLOMACIA BRASILEIRA by José Alexandre Altahyde Hage

“…Em outra instância, o texto procura saber se algumas medidas consideradas tradicionais e exercidas pela diplomacia brasileira, como oposição ao racismo e o apoio que o Itamaraty emprega na igualdade dos povos, teriam referência não somente no caráter nacional mas também nas reflexões herdadas do pensamento social brasileiro desde o século XIX. …”
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