To be Different in a World of Similarities: Essay About the Symbolic Dimension of Vulnerability by Ducange Médor Bertho

“…For the sake of clarity and in order to strengthen the argument, this article brings forth examples of its own empirical research, from texts of self-analysis of various authors, and of current news.…”
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Cultural diversity versus multiculturalism by Piotr Mazurkiewicz

“…The latter often tries to impose various forms of mixing cultures from above, proclaiming the positive fruits of such activities. …”
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Entre ensayo, poesía y cine: la construcción discursiva de la villa miseria en la obra de César González. by Salomé Dahan

“…At the age of sixteen, he was incarcerated in various prisons for minors, where he had access to the classics of philosophy, literature and cinema. …”
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Contraintes climatiques dans les Préalpes françaises : évolution récente et conséquences potentielles futures by Sylvain Bigot, Sandra Rome

“…Regional consequences by certain climatic threat on various economic activities are nevertheless expected. …”
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Approximate Solutions of Fractional Riccati Equations Using the Adomian Decomposition Method by Fei Wu, Lan-Lan Huang

“…The fractional derivative equation has extensively appeared in various applied nonlinear problems and methods for finding the model become a popular topic. …”
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Debating Igbo conversion to Christianity: a critical indigenous view by F. Hale

“…Such academic authorities as Elizabeth Isichei, Robin Horton, and Caroline Ifeka-Moller provided different theories about the relative importance of various factors. Within the genre of the novel, West African writers like the Ibgos Chinua Achebe, John Munonye, and T. …”
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Caricatura, censura y dictadura: los retratos cómicos de Videla (Argentina, 1976-1981) by Mara Burkart

“…The analysis demonstrates that, under those circumstances ruled by censorship, terror and fear, the humorists lavished on the dictator, possibly for various reasons, a “cautious respect”. This changed and caricature reached a peak of great splendor with the reactivation of civil society and the regime’s collapse after the defeat in the Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas).…”
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(Post)utopian Vineland: Ideological Conflicts in the 1960s and the 1980s by Lovorka Gruic Grmusa

“…It is a crossroads which generation after generation has inhabited, with layers of history that overlap, underlying the ideological battles between woge and humans, Indians and the whites, the Left and the Right, hippies and the Nixon administration, various marginal groups (mostly reminders of the hippy generation) and the Reaganite politics.…”
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Les pratiques collaboratives inclusives en territoire insulaire dispersé. Exemple de la Polynésie française by Philippe Kerfourn

“…They contribute to a better understanding of inclusive collaborative practices between the various actors of inclusive education in a dispersed island territory.…”
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Heine, écrivain français putatif ? by Lucien Calvié

“…Paradoxically, and even more than Germanistik in Germany, German Studies in France seem to have long favored, in various ways, a “German” Heine to the detriment of the “French” Heine. …”
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Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) Applied to the Driving Mechanism of Total Factor Productivity Growth by Qibo Diao, Yuanchun Liu

“…We use the fsQCA method to study the interaction of factors influencing total productivity in various regions. Two specific paths to improve total factor productivity are obtained, which provide a reference for different areas to improve total factor productivity according to local conditions.…”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“… The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is a weevil that is also commonly known as the "zoysia billbug" in Florida, where it has been reported as a pest of various grasses, especially in nurseries. Billbug larva are often confused with white grubs, which is the name usually given to beetle larvae in the genus Phyllophaga, family Scarabaeidae.  …”
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Mémoires de l’esclavage et redémocratisation à Rio de Janeiro (1978-1988) by Thaís Tanure

“…This article focuses on the development of various memories of slavery, in line with two political periods: the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985) and the democratization. …”
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L’égalité des droits à l’éducation en Angleterre : mythe ou réalité ? by Yvette Léon-Aubert

“…To this aim we review the various theories which have been put forward to explain this phenomenon. …”
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MASS CUSTOMIZATION IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY by N. Barkova

“…In recent years many companies working in various branches of economy began to apply it actively. …”
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Performance analysis of integrated cellular and ad hoc networks system in the dead spots by LU Wei-feng, WU Meng

“…A new architecture of integrated cellular and ad hoc networks system in the dead spots was introduced,and the system’s relay-availability probability under this environment was analyzed.Then by combining with the relay-availability probability,build the analytical model of integrated cellular and ad hoc networks system,and based on this model,get the call dropping probability of the traditional cellular system and integrated cellular and ad hoc networks system respectively by mathematical analyzing.Finally,through numerical simulation,compare the two kinds of system’s performance under the environment of dead spots,and analyze the impact of the various parameters on the integrated cellular and ad hoc networks system’s performance.…”
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Les communes bretonnes sur le Web by Hélène Martin-Brelot, Patrick Dieudonné, Jérôme Sawtschuk

“…In a context of increased uses of Internet and of territorial uncertainty, this study hypothesizes that the Web impacts the spatial dimensions of public organizations, especially by offering a new frame to express various territorial relationships. Exploring the hyperlinks of nearly 400 local authorities websites in Brittany allows estimating the richness of their content (images, videos…) and their openness towards the outside (external links, facebook links…). …”
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Aspects of using computer programs in teaching higher mathematics at university by Ekaterina V. Mazurenko

“…The features of the use of various computer programs for different levels of preliminary preparation of the students are discussed. …”
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The outdoor urban space vocation for temporariness between past and present by Timothy Daniel Brownlee

“…Even if we have lost evident physical traces, various kinds of temporary devices have always qualified the streets and squares of the cities, being placed side by side with a permanent supporting framework. …”
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’n Speelbaarheidsbenadering vir die vertaling van rolprente by Louis Calitz

“…As no single definition exists for the term, insights from various disciplines, such as Visual Communication and Semiotics, are used to develop a model that would enable translators to create playable character dialogue for individual characters. …”
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