Kosovo and Metohija or the European Union ‒ a rhetorical dilemma in the Serbian political discourse by Ksenija Marković, Marko Jovanović, Branka Matijević

“…As the loss of Kosovo has been de facto re-inflicted in recent years, the question should be raised as to how great an influence the Kosovo myth wields today. …”
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A Reliable Data Collection Protocol Based on Erasure-Resilient Code in Asymmetric Wireless Sensor Networks by Jian-Jun Lei, Taehyun Park, Gu-In Kwon

“…We evaluate the performance of RECPE via TOSSIM simulations, and our results show that, in comparison with CTP (the de facto data collection protocol for TinyOS), RECPE can obtain significant performance in terms of delivery cost, latency, and packet loss rate for reliable data collection especially in asymmetric link networks.…”
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Choosing preferable labels for the Japanese translation of the Human Phenotype Ontology by Kota Ninomiya, Terue Takatsuki, Tatsuya Kushida, Yasunori Yamamoto, Soichi Ogishima

“…The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is the de facto standard ontology to describe human phenotypes in detail, and it is actively used, particularly in the field of rare disease diagnoses. …”
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“Seguridad” y “hospitalidad” frente a la “campaña antiargentina”: la construcción de la imagen turística de Buenos Aires para el Mundial 78 by Mercedes González Bracco

“…A partir de análisis de documentos oficiales, guías turísticas, y material de prensa, mostraremos en qué términos la imagen turística resultante respondió a los intereses y necesidades del gobierno de facto.…”
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SEPARATISM IN IDEOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES OF FLEMISH RIGHT-WING POPULIST PARTIES by P. V. Oskolkov

“…The elements that should keep the Belgian federation intact are not de facto functioning properly; however, gaining full independence would only fix the de jure already existing administrative and political split, and would also create a number of administrative problems. …”
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The German and Austrian Historiography on Russia's Participation in the Holy League War by V. I. Kuznetsov

“…The discussion revolves around three main questions: about the moment of Russia's accession to the Holy League de jure and de facto; about the qualification of the Holy League as an international anti-Turkish and anti-Crimean alliance; finally, about the peculiarities of social and technological cooperation between the Venetian Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, and Russia. …”
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Barn på handlingstidspunktet, voksen på domstidspunktet by Morten Holmboe

“…This is because doing so turns the mere passage of time since an offense into a de facto aggravating factor at sentencing. Likewise, the filing of an appeal against a judgment may lead to a harsher punishment simply because of the passage of time. …”
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Linha de Cascais: muito mais do que uma via-férrea turística, um estímulo à concentração populacional na faixa costeira por ela servida (1911-1944) by Joana Catarina Vieira Paulino

“… A linha de Cascais, construída no final do século XIX e tendo, inicialmente, um fito turístico, de veraneio e prática de banhos, acabou por se revelar uma via-férrea que promoveu a concentração de população de facto no espaço suburbano e rural por ela servido, nomeadamente, entre Algés e Cascais. …”
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Errors in Latin Inscriptions on Renaissance Works of Fine Art by Lazer-Pankiv Olesia, Korolova Nataliia

“…Ever wider spread of the Latin language in Europe during the Renaissance period resulted in de facto bilingual society. Latin grew into a cultural code to understanding the ancient high culture heritage though in everyday life people kept using local dialects. …”
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Consumer Inertia, the New Economy and EU Competition Law by Vladimir Bastidas Venegas

“…As illustrated by the Microsoft I decision (Windows Media Player), it is not self-evident that the bundling of an application with an operating system results in coercion, the pressure to consume the “tied” product, if consumers have a de facto possibility to download competing products for free. …”
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“Your brother is compelled–not a hero!” by Imene Medfouni

“…Despite the “perpetual” implementation of the Arabisation policy in Algeria, French remains the de facto medium of instruction (MOI) in scientific courses in Algerian universities. …”
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ESTUDO DO PERÍODO DE PERMANÊNCIA NAS LISTAS DE ESPERA NACIONAIS POR CIRURGIA – APLICAÇÃO DA ANÁLISE DE DURAÇÃO NÃO PARAMÉTRICA POR ARS by CÂNDIDA MACHADO, ALCINA NUNES

“…Através desta metodologia foi possível quantificar os tempos de permanência dos utentes nas listas de espera nacionais por cirurgia nas diferentes ARS, tendo em conta algumas características sociodemográficas dos utentes, e verificar que o tempo de permanência nas listas de espera é, de facto, distinto consoante a ARS de origem do utente.…”
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De l’ordre moral à l’ordre social. L’application des lois pénalisant la sexualité prémaritale selon des lignes de classe by Mériam Cheikh

“…This modality of police action reinforces a de facto distinction between good and bad femininities that no longer correspond to the local moral opposition between virgins and non-virgins, or between “house girls” and “street girls”. …”
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The limits of restrictions on free competition in the state of emergency—the Hungarian fuel and food retail price maximisation in the light of the Hungarian constitutional court’s,... by Csaba Erdős, Viktória Verebélyi, László Knapp

“…Both the crises caused by the epidemic and the armed conflict in the neighbouring country were de facto limited not only to the health and migration-humanitarian fields, but the Government made use of the exceptional legislative powers of the special legal order in almost all areas of life. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…Andrew's Day National Assembly: the overthrow of Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević, the return of Prince Miloš Obrenović, and de facto disempowerment of the Council. St. Andrew's Day National Assembly contributed to legalizing the work of the national assembly as one of the bodies of the supreme authority but the most important outcome was the strengthening of people's awareness about national sovereignty…”
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THE VALUE CHAINS OF HIGH-TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AS FACTOR OF FORMATION OF THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP by I. A. Safronova

“…The presence of these chains and their gradual transition from a vertically integrated model to a system of horizontal linkages and interdependence leads to the formation of mechanisms of economic de-facto integration (so-called regionalization process). …”
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Russia and Poland: Problems of Inevitable Coexistence by D. V. Ofitserov-Belskiy

“…However as a rule, it is an important factor that foreign policy decisions are de facto within the competences of the President and the government, as well as experiencing a significant influence of the parliamentary forces. …”
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Impact of glaucoma and glaucoma surgery on quality of life by V.P. Erichev, A.V. Volzhanin

“…Given the emergence of minimally invasive procedures, the importance of studying de facto QoL after glaucoma surgery is resurrected.…”
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Low Infection Rate after Tumor Hip Arthroplasty for Metastatic Bone Disease in a Cohort Treated with Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis by Werner H. Hettwer, Peter Frederik Horstmann, Thea Bechmann Hovgaard, Tomas Andreas Grum-Scwensen, Michael M. Petersen

“…Our findings suggest that extended postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce the risk of PJI in patients undergoing tumor resection and endoprosthetic replacement for metastatic bone disease associated impending or de facto pathologic fractures of the proximal femur.…”
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An agent-based model of patient flow to improve operating room efficiency by Seyedeh Raahil Mousavi, Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri, Esmaeil Najafi

“…The operating room is the de facto financial hub of the hospital and maximizing its efficiency may lead to considerable improvements. …”
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