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Working with the homeless: The case of a non-profit organisation in Shanghai [PDF]

, 2012
This article addresses a two-pronged objective, namely to bring to the fore a much neglected social issue of homelessness, and to explore the dynamics of state-society relations in contemporary China, through a case study of a non-profit organisation ...
Chen G, Chen W, Du L, Gao Y, Heather Xiaoquan Zhang, Ho P, Hong D, Howell J, Hu J, Jimmy McWhinney, Li Q, Liu G, Morton K, Shan X, Watson A, Yang N, Zhang HX   +16 more
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Preserving Cultural Diversity in Rural Africa Using Renewable Energy

Global Challenges, 2023
AbstractNinety percent of the large interior, rural part of Africa is not an abundant user of fossil fuels and is not connected to an electricity grid. This limits habitability and leads to significant migration to larger cities in attempts to improve economic and social welfare, which happens at the cost of its rich cultural diversity by inevitable ...
Emil Roduner, Egmont R. Rohwer
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Hip Morphology–Based Osteoarthritis Risk Prediction Models: Development and External Validation Using Individual Participant Data From the World COACH Consortium

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the Worldwide Collaboration ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg, Fleur Boel, Michiel M. A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Jinchi Tang, Harbeer Ahedi, Nigel K. Arden, Sita M. A. Bierma‐Zeinstra, Cindy G. Boer, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Timothy F. Cootes, David T. Felson, Willem Paul Gielis, Joshua Heerey, Graeme Jones, Stefan Kluzek, Nancy E. Lane, Claudia Lindner, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Andrea Mosler, Amanda E. Nelson, Michael C. Nevitt, Edwin H. Oei, Jos Runhaar, Harrie Weinans, Jesse H. Krijthe, Rintje Agricola   +26 more
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Surviving urban renewal program: Case study of a traditional urban village in Kuala Lumpur [PDF]

, 2010
The study undertakes an analysis of the development trajectory and outcomes of a 110 years Malay village located within Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia called Kampung Baru.
Alhabshi, Sharifah Mariam
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Liturgiese sang op die kruispad tussen tradisie en vernuwing

Acta Theologica, 1997
The renewal of liturgical singing has become an important issue in the Afrikaans-speaking reformed churches. In the process of renewal the theological essence and the ecumenical character of Christian liturgy should be kept in mind, as well as the ...
WML Strydom
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Cubanness and Americanness: Identity Negotiations in Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy by Carlos Eire

Interlitteraria, 2022
This article explores emerging identities in the memoir Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy by Carlos Eire. The narrator experiences multiple exiles during his voyage into the diverse cultural landscapes of the USA and treats those ...
Małgorzata Martynuska
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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promotion of the cultural heritage of Mediterranean city in the scope of upgrading cultural tourism [PDF]

, 2008
World and especially European trends of tourist economy are mainly focused on development of diversity in cultural tourism. Cultural tourism is a complex of numerous activities that enables not only the affirmation of cultural-historic motives, but also ...
Radivojević Ana, Roter-Blagojević Mirjana, Đokić Vladan   +2 more
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Evaluation of Underground Space Resources in Ancient Cities from the Perspective of Organic Renewal: A Case Study of Shaoxing Ancient City

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
China has entered a period of urban renewal, with the focus shifting from large-scale incremental construction to both upgrading existing building quality and adjusting incremental structures.
Qiuxiao Chen, Yiduo Qi, Guanjie Xu, Xiuxiu Chen, Xiaoyi Zhang, Hongbo Li   +5 more
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Conservation of the Land Walls Protection Area by Renewal (!): Evaluating the Spatial Effects of the Law No. 5366 Through 'Zeytinburnu Culture Valley Project' of Istanbul

Megaron, 2018
The urban transformation process accelerated immensely by the end of the 20th century is one of the problems Turkey has faced. This process, which is guided by various legal and administrative sanctions for many years, affects historical urban areas ...
Elifnaz Durusoy, Mehmet Cengiz Can
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