STRETCH FORMING USING HEATED DIE by COSMIN CONSTANTIN GRIGORAȘ, BOGDAN CHIRIȚĂ, VALENTIN ZICHIL, EUGEN HERGHELEGIU, CĂTĂLIN TÂMPU, VLAD CIUBOTARIU

“… The stretch forming process implies stretching and drawing into shape a sheet of material onto a die. …”
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Mobilização para além das fronteiras: semelhanças transnacionais dos movimentos sociais de origem virtual pelo mundo by Luciana de Oliveira Leal Halbritter, Maria Inácia D\u2019Ávila Neto

“…Methodologically, it analyzes news reports of the time of the mobilizations as well as the reactions and responses from the powers that be compared to what occurred in other countries with movements similar in their dynamics, drawing a parallel between them. On the basis of this analysis, it proposes hypotheses to explain the phenomenon and points to possible developments in theories of social movements.…”
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Examining Domestic Violence from The Lens of Islamic Law: A Maqasid Analysis by Hamdan Ladiku, Akhmad Roja Badrus Zaman

“…The analysis used by the researcher includes data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. To clarify the validity of the data, the researcher conducted source and method triangulation. …”
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BREAKING GENDER STEREOTYPES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION by Joy Amarachi Ofordi, Babatunde Joseph Ayodele

“…This paper, specifically identify the ways gender stereotypes can create barriers to effective communication, the negative implications of these barriers as well as propose strategies for breaking down these stereotypes and improving communication outcomes. Drawing strength from Gender and Communication theory, the paper explores how societal norms, media representations, power dynamics, and institutional practices influence communication patterns and hinder the breaking of gender stereotypes. …”
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Complexities of fonts in disfluent experiments by John Adjah, Lucy Afeafa Ry-Kottoh, Agnes Decardi-Nelson, Samiratu Abdulai Mamah, Eric Sam

“…The motivation and standard for choosing a particular font for an experiment are not yet clearly defined from past studies. Drawing on methods in a systematic review of 10 articles published between 2007 and 2020, this article shows that authors prefer to use sans serif fonts in fluent conditions and serifs, scripts or handwritten fonts in disfluent conditions. …”
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Administrative Detention: Compliance of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses with Social Needs and the Current State of Keeping Human Rights and Freedoms by M. A. Sambor

“…Administrative detention also essentially occurs, when a person is forced to stay with the authorized person at the crime scene while drawing up a report on administrative offenses or making a decision, because this person can not leave the place without the permission of the authorized official and move in accordance with the chosen route. …”
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Xenophobia in South Africa by Zama Mthombeni

“…The paper makes the claim that marginalised South Africans are ‘Native Foreigners’, as opposed to simply perpetrators, drawing on Neocosmos’ idea of native foreigners. Instead of being considered as a problem that needs ubuntu’s salvation, the paper argues that anti-immigrant organisations should be understood as a sign of unsolved colonial and political problems that need to be addressed. …”
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The Breaking of the Square: Late Victorian Representations of Anglo-Sudanese Warfare by Luisa Villa

“…Working within this context, the article focuses on the representation of Anglo-Sudanese warfare, drawing on fiction and poetry, as well as on reportage and articles published in magazines. …”
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The Dynamic Effects of the Foreign Economic Shocks on the Korean Port Industry by Sung-A. Kim, Kapje Park, Chan-Ho Kim

“…This analysis can contribute to drawing useful implications in establishing the port industry policy in response to the change in the economic environment such as the foreign economy.…”
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Equitable food value chains through collaborative action [in an inequitable landscape] by Micaela Lipman, Domonique Griffin, Erik Woyciesjes, Gabriella Hall, Samina Raja

“… There is growing scholarly and practitioner interest in applying collective and place-based efforts to create equitable food systems. Drawing on com­munity coalition action theory (CCAT), this paper explores the potential for enhancing food equity through collaborative action across the food value chain. …”
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Quality assessment of treated wastewater to be reused in agriculture by M.H. Rahimi, N. Kalantari, M. Sharifidoost, M. Kazemi

“…The aim of this study was drawing an analogy between analyses results and the latest standards in the world (nationwide and internationally), the agricultural and irrigation usage indexes and the Wilcox diagram. …”
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Ecofeminist Kitchens: Reimagining Professional Kitchens as Spaces of Sustainable Foodwork by Adele Wylie

“…Furthermore, the absence of ecological literacy in professional kitchens is shown to be a significant driver of unsustainable behaviours. Drawing on ecofeminist scholarship, this article goes on to envision what changes are needed for a sustainable and equitable transformation in professional kitchens. …”
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Overlap or breakthrough? exploration of the academic buoyancy structure in Chinese EFL learners. by Tao Zeng, Ke Zhong, Wanting Wang

“…In the initial phase, a 32-item scale was tailored to the present study, drawing on scales from previous buoyancy-related research. …”
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Combining fractional-order PI controller with field-oriented control based on maximum torque per ampere technique considering iron loss of induction motor by Fadhil A. Hasan, Lina J. Rashad

“…Results showed that the proposed approach significantly exceeds the conventional FOC in terms of drawing current and power consumption, with a 31%–47% and 35%–40% reduction in stator current and average starting current, respectively. …”
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PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF RESCUING THE SHRINKING LAKE CHAD THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS’ GREEN CLIMATE FUND by DAIYABU HASSAN MUHAMMAD

“…Although there is a new initiative by the Italian government and the Chinese construction company PowerChina in partnership with Bonfica to resurrect the idea, the paper argues that the LCBC has failed to access and utilize the adaptation facilities under the United Nations adaptation funds. Drawing from the argument of the justice for international adaptation framework, the paper assesses the vulnerabilities and opportunities of the Lake Chad countries and conclude that, to bring the IBWT to fruition, the LCBC and the riparian states of the Lake Chad must explore and access all available sources of fund, especially the Green Climate Fund. …”
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The role and function of the Musi Rawas learning activities center as a non-formal unit by Hartoyo Hartoyo, Sudarwan Danim, Muhammad Kristiawan

“…Meanwhile, data analysis was carried out using the interactive model from Miles and Hubermann, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions as well as research validity using triangulation techniques. …”
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The Sacred and the Sensual by Swetha Vijayakumar

“…This paper discusses the process of eroticization occurring at Khajuraho – a process that is a unique amalgamation of religion, culture, and tourism. Drawing from Indian government’s advertisement strategies, marketing of erotic souvenirs, tourist surveys, and statistical data obtained from the ministry of Indian tourism, I identify three distinct ways in which eroticization occurs at Khajuraho: first, through a uniquely romanticized marketing by Indian tour operators who offer enticing honeymoon and holiday packages; second, through the abundance of erotic souvenirs sold on the streets as a symbol of Khajuraho; and third, through the creation of an “experience economy” supported by local prostitution. …”
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Language Ideologies in Irish Secondary Schools: A raciolinguistic approach by Stephen Lucek

“…The current paper takes a look at sociolinguistic diversity in Dublin secondary schools, how secondary school principals deal with social class differences in speech and how principals’ ideologies contribute to, and are shaped by, these experiences. Drawing from professional practice interviews with six principals, I will categorise the principals’ attitudes to linguistic diversity through the everyday sociolinguistic practice in their schools using a language ideology perspective. …”
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Z rozważań nad społeczną i gospodarczą kondycją ziemiaństwa w Królestwie Polskim w okresie postyczniowego dziesięciolecia (1864–1874) by Andrzej Przegaliński

“…All these interdependent phenomena created a picture that shimmered with different colours, which I think is worth re-drawing in the anniversary year. …”
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A Myth of Kinship? Reinterpreting Lakota Conceptualization of Kin Relationships vis-à-vis 19th and 20th Century Historical Narratives by Kellie Hogue

“…Reinterpreting Lakota Conceptualization of Kin Relationships vis-à-vis 19th and 20th Century Historical Narratives. Drawing upon the theoretical perspectives of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Raymond DeMallie, and Emmanuel Désveaux, this paper combines a structuralist approach with symbolic anthropology in an attempt to reinterpret historical categorization of Lakota kinship through an examination of the relationship between the Lakota and a pervasive representative of the non-material world in Lakota life, the bird. …”
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