Insolvent Local Government: German Approaches to Prevention by Thomas Duve, Wolfgang Drechsler

“…On account of its high and indeed paradigm-setting level of municipal autonomy, the possibility of drawing lessons from Germany should be particularly interesting.…”
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The Public Gossip of Town Topics: The Journal of Society (1885-1937) by Katrin Horn

“…Of central concern to this question are the magazine’s treatment of public figures and its anticipation of modern celebrity culture, and the gossip column’s stylistic evocation of conversational tone. Drawing on Michael Warner’s concept of “a public,” this essay outlines how gossip, a private mode of communication, is used within the public sphere to create the impression of intimate exchange. …”
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La forme scolaire : analyse d’un concept clé pour comprendre la difficile prise en compte de l’hétérogénéité des élèves à l’école primaire française by Sylvie Jouan

“…On the other hand, I intend to prove, by drawing on the socio-historical context in which this concept was devised, that the school form as it arose in France builds on the pedagogical model inherited from the work of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. …”
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L’enseignement de l’architecture à l’Académie royale de peinture, sculpture et architecture de Toulouse by Marjorie Guillin

“…Architecture was added to the curriculum of the public free drawing-school of Toulouse in the 1740s, where painting and sculpture were already taught. …”
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Where lol Is: Function and Position of lol Used as a Discourse Marker in YouTube Comments by Célia Schneebeli

“…It is generally taken to be the acronym of “laughing out loud”, but it is not always used to indicate a humorous response; rather, it is multifunctional. Drawing on previous studies of the different functions of lol, this paper explores a possible correlation between the position and function of non-lexicalized lol in the specific context of YouTube comments. …”
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Community Media 2.0: A Report from the ‘Co-Creative Communities’ Forum by Edmond Maura

“…It considers examples of participatory digital media that have emerged from the community broadcast sector, but it also considers local, collaborative, community-interest media projects developed by public broadcasters and organisations involved in arts, social justice and development. Drawing on forum transcripts and follow-up research the essay describes some of the key trends shaping how community-interest media organisations and independent producers are working with participatory digital culture, and with what success.…”
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Implementation of the north central Timor regent instruction number: DPMD 413.4/208/vi/2019 as a stunting management effort in the border area of the Republic of Indonesia - democr... by Aplonia Pala, Fidelis Atanus, Sulistio D Binsasi

“…This research method uses qualitative methods and activities in data analysis, namely reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. The study results showed that the regent's instructions were quite effective in reducing the stunting rate, where there was a significant decrease. …”
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The Implementation of Contrastive Analysis-Based Arabic Learning by Raswan Raswan

“…Method of this study covers finding data and sources related to the contrastive analysis in Arabic learning; analyzing the data as well as the sources; and drawing conclusion. The approach used in the learning process can be categorized as a learning difficult foreign language, if it is considered as the perspective in understanding the material. …”
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La mode par ses métiers : histoire et savoir des fabricants du second xixe siècle by Émilie Hammen

“…This article proposes a new examination of the issues and contexts that were specific to this literature by looking at three figures: Natalis Rondot, Auguste Dusautoy and Ernest Lefébure, associated, respectively, with the realms of textiles, clothing manufacturing and lacemaking. Drawing on their practical and theoretical skills, from museums to exhibitions of the industrial arts, what was the history of fashion they bequeathed to us? …”
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Heroines of Health: Examining the Other Side of the “Splendid Little War” by Ingrid Gessner

“…Although a patriarchal military system initially preferred male medical personnel, the Spanish-American War confirmed the competence of women in military service as nurses and doctors and led to the establishment of the permanent Army Reserve Nurse Corps in 1901. Drawing on historical documents and examples from material commemorative culture this article examines the textual, cultural, and rhetorical representation of the experiences of Act­ing Assistant Surgeon Anita Newcomb McGee and Army contract nurse Clara Louise Maass, who volunteered to participate in yellow fever experiments and died of the disease. …”
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Thinking through and about anthropomorphic figurines. A cognitive and neuroarchaeological approach to the study of peak sanctuary practices by Anastasia Chrysanthi Solomou

“…This study focuses on the clay anthropomorphic figurines, following a neuroarchaeological and cognitive approach, drawing on neurological studies regarding the function and neurological and mental sequalae of mirror neuron activation, as well as concepts of material engagement, and the use of the figurines as a form of shared exographic memory system. …”
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Curators of digital counterpublics: Mapping alternative news environments in Sweden and Denmark by Mayerhöffer Eva, Kristensen Jakob Bæk, Ramsland Tim

“…This article maps and compares digital alternative news environments in two Scandinavian countries: Sweden and Denmark. Drawing on an analysis of over 20,000 public social media accounts that have shared alternative news content on eight different social media platforms from January 2019 to March 2022, we document the importance of different types of curators, such as political actors, social media pundits, public discussion groups, and individual “hyper-tweeters”, in multiplying the reach of alternative news content on social media. …”
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Listening to The Reluctant Fundamentalist: by Labib Mahmud

“…Thus, I denote this shift as a practice in decolonial listening. Drawing on Nicole Furlonge’s analytical framework of “listen in print” and the concept of “aural recognition”, I argue for a more comprehensive recognition through an aurally-engaged practice of reading and political engagement. …”
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Les industries de quincaillerie et de ferronnerie décorative dans la région de Tinchebray (Orne) : histoire d'un pôle industriel rural by Monique Le Chêne

“…The industrial system it describes is a complex one, drawing from this local context the strengths that have enabled it to confront the economic upheavals of the 20th century. …”
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Transforming The Institutional and Governance Frameworks of Indonesia’s Downstreaming Policy by Bahlil Lahadalia, Chandra Wijaya, Athor Subroto

“…Purpose: This paper seeks to address the existing governance and institutional challenges that obstruct effective policy execution through an integrative literature review and comparative analysis. Finding/Result: Drawing insights from the successful industrial policies of China, South Korea, and the United States, this research found the existing discrepancy in the institutional and governance arrangements between Indonesia’s downstreaming policy and the best practice from other countries which accentuate the necessity for vigorous reforms. …”
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A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS SKILL IN INTERPRETING ENGLISH SENTENCES INTO INDONESIAN IN ENGLISH INTERPRETATION CLASS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMICS by Mela Dina, Myke Fitria Sparingga

“…Then, it was analyzed by reducing, displaying, verifying, and drawing the conclusion. Based on the result of the research, it can be concluded that there some difficulties found by the students in interpreting English sentences into Indonesian. …”
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Product feature and lifespan as a quality indicator for inducing eco-friendly furniture purchase by Md. Mahiuddin Sabbir

“…Moreover, the moderation and moderated mediation results manifested the criticality of subjective norms and environmental concerns in eliciting greater favorable attitudes and purchase intentions toward EWF based on PQ. Drawing on these theoretical contributions, the study suggests leveraging the environmental benefits of EWF in promotional activities and leveraging subjective norms through social endorsements and online communities to encourage consumers’ adoption of EWF.…”
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Built heritage perception through representation of its atmosphere by Anetta Kepczynska-Walczak, Bartosz Marek Walczak

“…In particular, traditional hand-drawing techniques and computer-based visualisation methods are compared. …”
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Forest Futures in the Making: Legal Infrastructures and Multispecies Speculation in Planning Climate-Adaptable Forests by Irene van Oorschot

“…In this article, I trace how these seductive visions are materialized in practices of planning and planting new forests. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews with practising foresters in the Dutch National Forestry Agency, this piece tries to tell smaller, unheroic understories of new forests in the making. …”
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Sparse adaptive constant blind equalization algorithm for sparse multipath channel by Si-yang MA, Hua PENG, Bin WANG

“…In order to improve the convergence rate of the blind equalizer for sparse multipath channel,a novel blind equalization approach called l₀-norm constraint proportionate normalized least mean square constant algorithm was proposed for M-order phase-shift keying (MPSK) signal.Based on the constant modulus characteristics of MPSK signal and the sparse property of equalizer,a new blind equalization cost function with the l₀-norm penalty on the equalizer tap coefficients was firstly constructed.Then the update formula of the tap coefficients was derived according to the gradient descent algorithm.Moreover,the iteration step was updated by drawing upon the normalized proportionate factor.The algorithm not only assigned step sizes proportionate to the magnitude of the current individual tap weights,but also attracted the inactive taps to zero adaptively.Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing blind equalization algorithms for sparse channel in reducing ISI and improving convergence rate.…”
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