A note on the probability structure of a doubly randomized delayed start design by Zhao Yang

“…., & Lim, P. (2016 On clinical trials with a high placebo response rate. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2, 34–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2015.10.002) introduced a new statistical methodology with a conditional probability structure to account for the specific characteristics of the DRDS design. …”
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Intersectionality and Birth in Latin America: A Research Protocol on Maternal Health of Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Women in La Guajira, Colombia by Mariana Anginho Évora

“…This research aims to understand how the various paradigms of birth interact in contemporary times and how these interactions affect women’s experiences and expectations; to contribute to knowledge about birth and maternity among the Indigenous and Afro-descendant people of Colombia; and to evaluate existing maternal health indicators while proposing new ones that respond to the criteria and needs of the population under study. …”
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Comment l’exemple des cimetières-jardins interprète la mémoire funéraire québécoise by Manon Cornellier

“…They belong to a transition period in the history of remembering the dead, between the urban cemeteries of the 16th-18th centuries and the contemporary cemetery parks and were at the junction of a management by factories and a support from private companies that offered funeral goods and services in a "all-in-one" formula. …”
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SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCE RISK REDUCTION by Azra Ahmić, Selma Smajlović

“… Being exposed to tempestuous transformations and complexities in environment, contemporary enterprises are characterized by grand extent of suspense, unsteadiness and changeability.  …”
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Philosophical Analysis of the Meaning and Nature of Entropy and Negative Entropy Theories by Kun Wu, Qiong Nan, Tianqi Wu

“…The interpretation of entropy and negative entropy theories on the nature of information is the first scientific paradigm on the interpretation of the nature of information at the beginning of the rise of contemporary information science. The information entropy or negative entropy theories are the relative measurement for the structuralization degree of the system at a specific level, which have certain characteristics of relativity, functionality, and quantification. …”
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Studying Problems of Art Interpretation in Music at University of Culture by S. Yu. Lysenko

“…The necessity of scientific understanding of the problem of the classical heritage representation and interpretation in contemporary artistic practice has now become particularly relevant. …”
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HOW TO SEARCH THE PLACE BRAND IDENTITY DISTINGUISHED FEATURES? THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS' PERSPECTIVE by Ewa Glińska

“…Shaping a recognizable image/brand of a particular town/city has become one of the possibilities to achieve the competitive advantage on the contemporary territory market. The main purpose of the paper is to present the categories of place brand identity distinguishing features identified by local stakeholders. …”
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Versiones y reescritura en Cants d’Abelone, de Joan Vinyoli by Ferran Carbó

“…In this way Cants d’Abelone relates his previous books from the 1950s, and his contemporary works from the end of the 1970s and early 1980s; both two crucial moments in the evolution of the author. …”
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Pastoral care and counselling in current times: Relevance and context of care by Glenda A. Dames, Gordon E. Dames

“…It offers a critical evaluation of pastoral care within contemporary culture.…”
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Septic Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: Sinus Exploration Is Unnecessary by Gautam Bir Singh, Rubeena Arora, Sunil Garg, Deepak Kumar, Shruti Ranjan

“…Finally, conclusions are drawn in light of contemporary literature on this subject.…”
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"(In)justice" of suffering in family law by Đerlek Minela

“…In this sense, the problem arises in the situations of modern society, where through marriage as a "community of a man and a woman" the entire context of the family is established as an institution of success, harmony and getting along, so children are excluded from participating in the realization of this community. Contemporary understandings of divorce have disrupted responsibility in relation to the family, the idea of "guilt" becomes a relic, and the need to justify a wrong choice is neglected. …”
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How to Evaluate Students’ Entrepreneurial Projects? International Experience and Recommendations for Application in Russia by P. S. Sorokin, E. V. Morozova, D. Pavlyuk, T. D. Redko

“…The lack of attention towards contemporary international ratings in the field of startup evaluation appears to be a significant limitation. …”
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The concept of a digital enterprise and its visualisation by Vučeković Miloš, Radović-Marković Mirjana, Marković Dušan

“…Notwithstanding these differences in approach, the aim of this paper is to show that digital transformation is an inevitability in contemporary business driven by the evolution of the new digital technology. …”
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What Is Artificial about Life? by Alessandro Giuliani, Ignazio Licata, Carlo M. Modonesi, Paolo Crosignani

“…The announcement of “Artificial Life” by the Craig Venter group, and the media stir that arose from the news, provoked thoughts about the current technologies in contemporary science and the cultural tension of such projections on the media. …”
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Innovations in Engineering Education and the Role of Professors’ Mentality by V. Livshits

“…The methodology of the research compiles the experience of several Higher Schools in different countries along with the conceptual suggestions. In the contemporary situation, the international and federal standards define the strategic guidelines for modernizing the engineering education aimed at developing the professional competences of the graduates. …”
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Kategoria rodziny w słowniku dzieci okresu średniego dzieciństwa. Ujęcie diachroniczne by Katarzyna Stawiarska, Maria Kielar-Turska

“…For example, the changing structure and function of the family in the contemporary world, causes modification of the family lexical representation. …”
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CHRISTOPANGANISM: A RELIGION IN SEARCH OF RELEVANCE OR A CONTEXTUALIZED CHRISTIANITY IN NIGERIA? by Amos Francis Dike

“…The study discovers that while the early missionaries left their converts battling with African traditional mythology. However, some contemporary Christians/pastors have an approach that can best be described as Christopaganism on order to bridge the gap created by western missionary exploit.Hence, while recognizing the existence of generational curses and magic, some Christian bodiesviews Christopaganismboth as a means of contextualizing Christianity and at the same time finding relevance. …”
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Clostridium subterminale Septicemia in a Patient with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma by Kevin M. Trapani, Leigh J. Boghossian, Elizabeth Caskey

“…Given the prevalence of Clostridia and the contemporary emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganisms, both typical and atypical cases regarding rare members of the species have a significant role in the clinical management and public health planning.…”
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Careers: workers’ perceptions of organisational support for their professional growth by Júlio Fernando da Silva, Janaina Faria Fidelis Borges, Amyra Moyzes Sarsur, Simone Costa Nunes, Wilson Aparecido Costa de Amorim

“…This study focused on the concept of career, taking into consideration the changes this construct has undergone over the years: from traditional approaches to contemporary perspectives. The research included analysing organisational policies and practices, as well as recognising the importance of workers’ views regarding these phenomena. …”

On the Transformation of Thinking on Personal Responsibility Towards Requirements of Environmental Ethics in Slovakia by Katarína Mária Vadíková

“… The main purpose of this paper is to confirm a remarkable transformation in contemporary thinking on responsibility for the environment in Slovakia, since the Velvet Revolution (1989). …”
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