MEDIA CONVERGENCE AS A HALLMARK OF MODERN MARKETING COMMUNICATION by Ewa Badzińska

“…New information and communication techniques constantly change people's lives and the way in which consumers acquire new knowledge, conduct commercial transactions, the way they work and how they spend their free time. …”
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L’épée de Damoclès by Giulia Colavolpe Severi

“…This article presents the first results of qualitative research conducted in France from February to June 2012, through sixteen semi-structured interviews with women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES), a teratogenic molecule that influences the development of the reproductive apparatus by provoking anomalies liable to cause infertility. …”
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Pilgrimage and Pilgrim Hierarchies in Vernacular Discourse: Comparative Notes from the Camino de Santiago and Glastonbury by Tiina Sepp

“…This article is based on my fieldwork conducted in two important destinations in the spiritual landscape of European vernacular religion – the Camino de Santiago (pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela) in northern Spain, and Glastonbury in southwest England. …”
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Experimental Study on Gas Permeability Semiempirical Model of Granite after Heat Treatment by Jinquan Wu

“…The granite internal three-dimensional reconstruction was conducted after high-temperature thermal treatment, and the characteristics of the microstructure were also deeply analyzed. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF EVALUATING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE TRAVEL SECTOR AND TOURISM IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by O. Gorbunova

“…Based on the TTCI a comparative analysis between the four countries on one hand and Bulgaria on the other hand has been conducted. As a result the main indicators that are influencing the development of tourism in Bulgaria have been pointed out.…”
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A New Bivariate Extended Generalized Inverted Kumaraswamy Weibull Distribution by Mahmoud Ragab, Ahmed Elhassanein

“…Maximum likelihood estimators are formulated. Simulation is conducted for three different sets of parameters to verify the theoretical results and to discuss the new distribution properties. …”
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The problem of violation of the system implementation of the psycho-semantic and psycholinguistic requirements for brand name by I. Yu. Aleksandrova

“…The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted by the author aimed at identifying the degree of psychological acceptability of the brand name actually existing on the Russian market. …”
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Enrochements et regard sur l’aqueduc de la Brévenne à Dardilly, chemin du Combert (Métropole de Lyon) by Sylvain Motte, Cécile Ramponi

“…Two archaeological operations, 50 m apart, conducted at Dardilly (France), provided new data on the a Brévenne aqueduct with the discovery of two sizeable platforms of large slabs, one of them combined with a manhole. …”
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Comparative analysis of smart home management systems by Patryk Bąk, Grzegorz Kozieł

“…In addition, two studies were conducted. The first addressed the response time of end devices to perform an action in the smart home management system. …”
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Kontroversen um die lexikographische Theorie by Monika Bielińska

“…Finally, the author draws attention to the factors that cause that the discussion on lexicographical theory is not always conducted at the appropriate scientific level. …”
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Architectural decoration of the eastern frontier by Михаил Базилевич, Алина Иванова

“… The article presents the results of the study conducted by the authors with the support of the grant of the Russian Science Foundation “Military Theme in the Architectural and Spatial Development of the Far East”. …”
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L’avènement du shopping mall à Rabat : les formes d’appropriation sociale d’un espace marchand et sélectif by Tarik Harroud

“…It aims to explore the social and spatial practices at work in these private, imported facilities.Based on investigations conducted on these sites, combining intensive observations with interviews with a sample of their users, the contribution will attempt to shed light on the modalities of their material and symbolic construction (conceived space), as well as the ways in which they are visited and socially appropriated (experienced space). …”
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The management information needs of academic Heads Of Department in universities in the United Kingdom by Brendan Loughridge

“…A study of the management information needs of academic Heads of Department in universities, using a Critical Success Factors approach, was conducted in 1994/1995. A sample of sixteen English universities was developed, based principally on age, history, size and the nature and range of academic disciplines represented within them. …”
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L’engagement en doctorat des formateurs aux métiers du care by Céline Mahieu

“…This article focuses on the specific case of midwifery teachers. We conducted longitudinal qualitative research with interviews of 15 midwifery teachers who were in the process of completing their doctorate at one year intervals. …”
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Variable Selection of High-Dimensional Spatial Autoregressive Panel Models with Fixed Effects by Miaojie Xia, Yuqi Zhang, Ruiqin Tian

“…Some Monte-Carlo experiments and a real data analysis are conducted to examine the finite sample performance of the proposed variable selection procedure, showing that the proposed variable selection method works satisfactorily.…”
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« Faire la ferraille » en banlieue parisienne : glaner, bricoler et transgresser by Bénédicte Florin, Pascal Garret

“…These contemporary gatherers realize their activities in urban margins, as many resource areas. The interviews conducted in the Paris suburbs show that, by their practices and know-how, they overcome the obstacles that their personal situation and their activity, more or less tolerated, impose. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Trial Program— ‘Elkton’ Commercial Evaluation by Lincoln Zotarelli, Douglas Gergela, Dana Fourman

“…The average yield of ‘Elkton’ in the commercial trials ranged between 295 and 324 cwt/ac, an average of 11 percent higher than that of the standard ‘Atlantic,’ and comparable to the yield range obtained in 19 trials conducted over a nine-year period by the University of Florida. …”
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As revistas semanais e a questão da memória e da verdade no PNDH-3 by Diego Airoso da Motta

“…The choice for these mainstream media is due to the fact of the influence and power they exert upon the public opinion, either directly upon their readership, or the assumptions of other media segments, in addition to exerting an important ascendancy on the discussions conducted in the political environment.…”
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FOOD SELF-SUPPLY IN NEW CONSUMER TRENDS by Paulina Trębska

“…The analysis used research conducted in 2017 in the Mazowieckie voivodship among representatives of rural households. …”
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The homily “On fasting” by Rǝtuʿa Haymanot (CAe 6587). Edition and translation by Marcin Krawczuk

“…The homily focuses on the ethical aspects of Christian fasting and teaches that, in order for the fast to be valid, abstaining from food must be accompanied by proper moral conduct. …”
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