Assumptions vs the reality – a case study on developing writing in a foreign language at the level of early school education in Poland and Lithuania by Paula Budzyńska, Gerda Mazlaveckiene

“…The study demonstrates changes that should be introduced to the content of the examined textbooks in order to make them possibly the most compliant with researchers’ stands and valid recommendations, for instance, (1) it would apparently be beneficial to diversify the types of writing activities included in the chosen ELTs, and (2) pupils could significantly benefit from introducing to the analysed textbooks more writing activities referring to their experience. …”
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Applying Hotspot Detection Methods in Forestry: A Case Study of Chestnut Oak Regeneration by Songlin Fei

“…In this paper, two spatial scan statistics (SaTScan and ClusterSeer) and a nonspatial classification and regression trees method were evaluated as techniques for identifying chestnut oak (Quercus Montana) regeneration hotspots among 50 mixed-oak stands in the central Appalachian region of the eastern United States. …”
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Thomas Hardy : une écriture paradoxale entre génération et dégradation entropique by Annie Escuret

“…The term « modernism » surfaced in Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891) when the narrator complains about the creeping industrial « ache of modernism ». Modernity stands for an aesthetic of change, experimentation, ephemerality and insecurity. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa in Female: A Rare Case Report of Traumatic Tooth Origin by V. Keerthi Narayan

“…Here, in this paper, we discuss a rare case scenario of a 52-year-old female diagnosed with verrucous carcinoma of the left buccal mucosa with constant traumatic irritation caused by tooth as etiology for the occurrence of lesion, though verrucous carcinoma is described as a benign lesion with minimum aggressive potential but long-standing cases have shown transformation into squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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Lire et être lu. Littérature et catastrophe dans le Journal d’Hélène Berr by Zoé Egelman

“…Indeed, Berr’s voice stands on its own; her eloquence leaves little room for commentary. …”
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Gulf Bluestem, Maritime Bluestem, Schizachyrium maritimum by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Gulf bluestem helps stabilize dunes, forms thick stands in areas leeward of slopes (Craig 1991), replaces sea oats as the dominant species on protected foredunes behind a seaward ridge after 2 to 17 years (Johnson 1997), and occurs throughout flatwoods and disturbed areas. …”
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Oiseleurs en temps d’extinction by Charles Stépanoff, Tiffany Chérix Dorsaz, Léa Filiu, Gabriel Tropini

“…Finally, it outlines an analysis of the cosmological foundations of long-standing conflicts related with bird trapping.…”
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Concurrence et affirmation des réputations dans le milieu musical romain au xviiie siècle by Élodie Oriol

“…A musician’s reputation – which increasingly depended on the judgements of a larger and more diverse audience as the century progressed – became a decisive factor in their social and professional standing. The article examines moments of interpersonal conflict reported in places of musical practice. …”
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Combustion efficiency and emission control of ships with liquefied natural gas internal combustion engines by Ruan Yujie

“…Among the many new forms of energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG) stands out because of its relatively mature technology and sufficient reserves. …”
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The Visual Effects of Intraocular Colored Filters by Billy R. Hammond

“…One likely biological solution to these more long-standing problems has been the use of colored intraocular filters. …”
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Labour Market Participation of Older Workers: Drivers and Obstacles by Ulrich Walwei, Jürgen Deller

“…Germany, Israel, Italy and Sweden were selected in order to examine the development and the situation of older workers in detail. Each country stands for a specific configuration, e.g. because it may represent a trend reversal, a continuously outstanding performance, or lasting problems. …”
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THE POLITICAL SYMBOLISM OF UNMARKED GRAVES: THE KILLING AND SECRET BURIAL OF THE NIGERIAN LEADER OF BOKO HARAM, MUHAMMAD YUSUF by IBRAHIM BRAJI

“…History shows that the socio-economic standing of an individual shapes the final disposition of his body either in a marked or an unmarked grave. …”
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Legislative Effectiveness: The legislative performance of house representatives of the 16th Philippine Congress by Joanna Marie Baroman

“…Additionally, each member's legislative effectiveness is improved by chairmanship to legislative committees, either standing or special. The study concluded that the 16th Congress House of Representatives comprises policymakers who are averagely effective in pushing for policy preferences into the legislative process and to laws. …”
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American rhapsodies revisited: figures de l'altérité et voix mêlées dans Music through the Floor (2005) d'Eric Puchner by Nathalie Vincent-Arnaud

“…As suggested by the title itself, music stands as the overriding metaphor for the conflicting identities, peculiarities and human relationships staged by the short stories in many different ways, just as music actually performed is a major element through which various voices can be heard. …”
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Un corps à soi : la réécriture du blason dans Odes de Sharon Olds by Juliette Bouanani

“…Among Sharon Olds’ many Odes, a collection of “body poems” stands out. These poems bring the “blazon” to mind, a French medieval poetic form in which the feminine body is fragmented and mapped, from head to toe. …”
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Severe Diabetic Gastroparesis: Diagnosis by Ruling out of Constitutional Syndrome in an Older Adult: a Case Report by Vianey Guadalupe Téllez Bolaños, Louis Fernando Robles Fernandes

“…Diabetic gastroparesis represents one of the complications associated with long-standing diabetes that leads to the development of various nutritional conditions that increase the morbidity and mortality of patients. …”
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Reviewing the Emergence of Lactococcus garvieae: A Case of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae and Escherichia coli Coinfection by Tatvam T. Choksi, Farhan Dadani

“…The patient also had a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with long standing famotidine treatment. In our case, Lactococcus garvieae was initially misidentified as Enterococcus species but was later detected by automated microbial identification system VITEK-2 (BioMerieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France) and was confirmed with API 32 Strep system (BioMerieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France). …”
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Living the liquid life: Gender, precarity, and journalism in the post-#metoo era by Melin Margareta, Wiik Jenny

“…Despite a long-standing trend of increasing women in the profession, masculine norms and gender inequality persist in media work. …”
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SPECTRUM OCCUPANCY MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS AT OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, OSOGBO, NIGERIA by HAMMED OYEBAMIJI LASISI, BOLATITO FATIMAH ADERINKOLA, FUNMILOLA MARGARET ADEAGBO

“…This indicated that large portion of the spectrum is unoccupied, and cognitive radio, stands a good chance of being deployed in the examined bands. …”
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A Possible Solution of the Cosmological Constant Problem Based on GW170817 and Planck Observations with Minimal Length Uncertainty by Abdel Magied Diab, Abdel Nasser Tawfik

“…Utilizing features of the UV/IR correspondence and the apparent similarities between GUP (including nongravitating and gravitating impacts on Heisenberg uncertainty principle) and the discrepancy between the theoretical and the observed cosmological constant Λ (obviously manifesting gravitational influences on the vacuum energy density), known as catastrophe of nongravitating vacuum, we suggest a possible solution for this long-standing physical problem, Λ≃10−47 GeV4/ℏ3c3.…”
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