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Adoption of Clear Convincing Evidence in Hong Kong

American Journal of Trade and Policy, 2022
Drawing from overseas practices, namely the law in England & Wales (E&W) and the law in the United States (US), this article will critically discuss whether a higher standard of proof of ‘clear and convincing evidence (CCE) should be adopted in non-criminal proceedings in Hong Kong (HK), and if so, in what types of cases.
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STANDARDS OF PROOF IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEDICAL CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY

Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, 2017
This paper discusses the standards of proof, also known as sufficiency models, in the context of the medical civil responsibility. The purpose of this study is to verify, from a doctrinal perception and from a study of cases, what would be the standard ...
Clarissa Diniz Guedes, Laís Almeida de Souza Lopes   +1 more
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A new look at the introduction of the Neolithic way of life in Southeastern Europe. Changing paradigms of the expansion of the Neolithic way of life

Documenta Praehistorica, 2014
Questioning when, how and even why the Neolithic way of life appeared in Europe has been one of the most debated problems of European prehistory, leading to the formulation of various explanatory models, each providing evidence to support its point of ...
Mehmet Özdoğan
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Solving the Medical Malpractice Crisis [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2010
The medical malpractice crisis has smoldered for many years with few new ideas regarding how to improve matters. Physicians promote limits on plaintiff noneconomic damages, but this has been ferociously resisted by the legal community. They argue that limiting remuneration to patients harmed by negligent practices is fundamentally wrong. We hypothesize
Eli, Engel, Edward H, Livingston
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Exposure to Environmental Arsenic and Emerging Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: Perspective Mechanisms, Management Strategy, and Future Directions

Toxics, 2021
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most prevailing neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by memory dysfunction and the presence of hyperphosphorylated tau and amyloid β (Aβ) aggregates in multiple brain regions, including the hippocampus and ...
Md. Ataur Rahman, Md. Abdul Hannan, Md Jamal Uddin, Md Saidur Rahman, Md Mamunur Rashid, Bonglee Kim   +5 more
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Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background In the past decade, various reviews described the relationship between the physical environment and different physical activity (PA) domains.
Van Holle Veerle, Deforche Benedicte, Van Cauwenberg Jelle, Goubert Liesbet, Maes Lea, Van de Weghe Nico, De Bourdeaudhuij Ilse   +6 more
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In Search of a Dynamical Vocabulary: A Pipeline to Construct a Basis of Shared Traits in Large-Scale Motions of Proteins

Applied Sciences, 2022
The paradigmatic sequence–structure–dynamics–function relation in proteins is currently well established in the scientific community; in particular, a large effort has been made to probe the first connection, indeed providing convincing evidence of its ...
Thomas Tarenzi, Giovanni Mattiotti, Marta Rigoli, Raffaello Potestio   +3 more
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Im Niemandsland [PDF]

Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History, 2004
In his essay of 2003 Giorgio Agamben advanced the theory that the state of exception was the fundamental political strucure of our days. It is characterized by an executive power supplanting constitutional elements.
Ilse Staff
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Direct Evidence of Reduction of Cloud Water after Spreading Diatomite Particles in Stratus Clouds in Beijing, China

Advances in Meteorology, 2010
Artificial weather modification experiments have been intensively practiced in many years over China, and some progresses have been made, including more methodologies and advanced instruments.
Qiang Zhang, Mengyu Huang, Xuexi Tie, Xincheng Ma   +3 more
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Physical Activity and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Primary and Tertiary Preventive Effects and Possible Biological Mechanisms

Sports, 2015
Gastrointestinal cancers account for 37% of all cancer deaths worldwide, underlining the need to further investigate modifiable factors for gastrointestinal cancer risk and prognosis.
Karen Steindorf, Dorothea Clauss, Joachim Wiskemann, Martina E. Schmidt   +3 more
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