THE TONAL AND THE INSTRUMENTAL SYMBOLISM IN “MAGNIFICAT” (BWV 243), D MAJOR, OF J. S. BACH by Gabriela Coca

“… The present study constitutes the synthesis of a detailed analysis of the musical work “Magnificat”, BWV 243, in D major, by J. …”
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Functionally Graded Materials: An Overview of Stability, Buckling, and Free Vibration Analysis by Ning Zhang, Tahir Khan, Haomin Guo, Shaoshuai Shi, Wei Zhong, Weiwei Zhang

“…The properties of an FGM are not identical to the materials that constitute it. This paper aims to present an overview of the existing literature on stability, buckling, and free vibration analysis of FGM carried out by numerous authors in the past decade. …”
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Le modèle de double régulation de l’activité : un modèle-guide pour la formation en ergonomie à l’Université by Muriel Prévot-Carpentier, Cathy Toupin

“…The double regulation model, also known as the five-square model proposed by Leplat and Cuny in 1977, remains central to activity analysis in ergonomics as it constitutes an open framework and a matrix for understanding activity in real-world situations. …”
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Eccrine Spiradenoma Arising from the Breast Skin by Mark A. Benedict, Ugur Ozerdem

“…It is useful to recognize the two-cell populations constituting this tumor: small, dark, basaloid cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, which are immunoreactive for P63 and calponin, and larger cells with a pale nucleus, often near the center of the cluster (inner cells), which are immunoreactive for CK7 and CD117 (C-kit).…”
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Adrenal Schwannomas: Rare Tumor of the Retroperitoneum by Emanuele Grasso, Michele Simone

“…Studies have shown that approximately 0.5% to 5% of schwannomas are retroperitoneal, constituting 0.2% of adrenal incidental tumors. These usually present as incidental findings, nonsecreting adrenal masses in asymptomatic patients. …”
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RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/PTEN/AKT Signaling in Malignant Melanoma Progression and Therapy by Ichiro Yajima, Mayuko Y. Kumasaka, Nguyen Dinh Thang, Yuji Goto, Kozue Takeda, Osamu Yamanoshita, Machiko Iida, Nobutaka Ohgami, Haruka Tamura, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto, Masashi Kato

“…In human melanomas, the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK (MAPK) and the PI3K/PTEN/AKT (AKT) signaling pathways are two major signaling pathways and are constitutively activated through genetic alterations. …”
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Limit analysis on FRP-strengthened RC members by D. De Domenico, A.A. Pisano, P. Fuschi

“…The key-concept of the present approach is to adopt proper constitutive models for concrete, steel reinforcement bars (re-bars) and FRP strengthening plates according to a multi-yield-criteria formulation. …”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis: Major Periodontopathic Pathogen Overview by Jaroslav Mysak, Stepan Podzimek, Pavla Sommerova, Yelena Lyuya-Mi, Jirina Bartova, Tatjana Janatova, Jarmila Prochazkova, Jana Duskova

“…This bacterium, along with Treponema denticola and Tannerella forsythia, constitute the “red complex,” a prototype polybacterial pathogenic consortium in periodontitis. …”
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Propagation and Wireless Channel Modeling Development on Wide-Sense Vehicle-to-X Communications by Wenyi Jiang, Ke Guan, Zhangdui Zhong, Bo Ai, Ruisi He, Binghao Chen, Yuanxuan Li, Jia You

“…Not like the traditional views, the wide-sense V2X (WSV2X) communications in this paper are defined by including not only vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications but also train-to-X (T2X) communications constituted of train-to-train (T2T) and train-to-infrastructure (T2I) communications. …”
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STRAIGHTMORPH: A Voice Morphing Tool for Research in Voice Communication Sciences [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by P Belin, H Kawahara

“…The second step consists in parametrically combining the mObjects to generate novel synthetic stimuli, such as gender, identity or emotion continua, or random combinations. STRAIGHTMORPH constitutes a simple but efficient and versatile tool to generate high quality, parametrically controlled continua between voices – and beyond.…”
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Nouvelles formes de gouvernance dans le domaine de l’eau. Apports et limites de la coopération décentralisée dans les pays en développement by Raoudha Makkaoui, Jean Luc Dubois

“…Cooperation between decentralized entities in order to ensure the access to safe drinking water for all now constitutes in many places a preferred water governance option. …”
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Eternal gratitude to the founders of the medical teaching in Cienfuegos by José Miguel Navarro Ríos, Bárbara Ríos Araujo, Juan José Navarro López, Rafael Ricardo Navarro Ríos

“…Within the framework of 40 years of medical teaching in Cienfuegos, this article constitutes a small, but sincere, tribute to its founders. …”
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La "dissolution" paradoxale du sujet dans la période nietzschéenne de la "maturité" by Nicolas Quérini

“…Are we to understand, then, that any self is illusory and constitutes a metaphysical illusion, i.e., that the becoming in which we are always caught according to Nietzsche must make any position of a self impossible, and at the very least diminishing? …”
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The Idea of Mathematicity of the Universe as a <i>Locus Theologicus</i>: Michael Heller and Representatives of “The Kraków School of Philosophy in Science” by Kamil Trombik

“…Based on these philosophical discussions, several proposals were formulated with clear theological references, and these also constitute an area for a broader discussion at the interface between science and religion. …”
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The economics of the German investigation of Facebook’s data collection by Oliver Budzinski, Marina Grusevaja, Victoriia Noskova

“…Our article, in contrast to the wide stream of legal studies on this case, aims to analyse whether Facebook’s practices regarding data collection could constitute an abuse of market power from an economic perspective, more specifically against the background of modern data economics. …”
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The Role of the Microbiome and Intestinal Mucosal Barrier in the Development and Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by T. S. Krolevets, M. A. Livzan, S. I. Mozgovoy

“…The role of the human microbiome in the development and progression of NAFLD is associated with its effects on the risk factors (obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes), permeability of the intestinal barrier and absorption of such substances as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, choline and endogenous ethanol. Liver fibrosis constitutes the leading factor determining the prognosis of patients in NAFLD, including cases associated with cardiovascular complications. …”
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Użyteczność teorii Jonasa w rozstrzyganiu konkretnych problemów ekologicznych? by Joanna Chudzik

“…On the grounds of metaphysics, Jonas justifies the constitutive link between consciousness with being and the absolute good in affirmation of the importance of existence over non-existence. …”
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Qual será a verdade do jeitinho brasileiro? Perspectivas sobre a Comissão Nacional da Verdade do Brasil by Rodrigo Stumpf González, Rodrigo Lentz

“…After 31 years of dictatorship, military power was transferred to a civilian president for 27 years ago. A new Constitution was ratified 24 years ago and, since then, Brazil has has six presidential elections. …”
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Quelles relations sont envisageables entre la quatrième année de formation et la recherche à l’École nationale supérieure du paysage (ENSP) ? by Pascal Aubry

“…One considers the TPFE and the APR as the objet and the starting point of the research ; the other one, more timid, reckons that TPFE and APR could constitute, by themselves, a form of research. This contribution allows to point out the obstacles and the solutions related to the development of a research, from the professionalizing year in the ENSP landscape studies.…”
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Similarity Solution for High Weissenberg Number Flow of Upper-Convected Maxwell Fluid on a Linearly Stretching Sheet by Meysam Mohamadali, Nariman Ashrafi

“…Upon proper scaling and by means of an exact similarity transformation, the nonlinear momentum and constitutive equations of each layer transform into the respective system of highly nonlinear and coupled ordinary differential equations. …”
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