Virtue and vice in environmental discourse by Dominika Dzwonkowska

“…For effective environmental protection, the necessary tools are not only the external ones in the form of commands, and legal or economic instruments. A very necessary tool for dealing with the environmental crisis can be inner work on one’s own character and personality, as well as on the social virtues and vices that determine our approach to the environment. …”
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Sustainability Goals and Supply Chain Due Diligence Laws by Felix Bierbrauer

“…Abstract This article discusses whether supply chain due diligence laws are a suitable instrument for goals of sustainability. It uses the German due diligence law as an example and makes recommendations for the design of European rules. …”
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Rapidly Progressive Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscess by Abdurrahman Aycan, Ozgür Yusuf Aktas, Feyza Karagoz Guzey, Azmi Tufan, Cihan Isler, Nur Aycan, İsmail Gulsen, Harun Arslan

“…Treatment of SEA often consists of both medical and surgical therapy including drainage with percutaneous entry, corpectomy, and instrumentation.…”
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Ambivalence des eaux souterraines dans le journal The Hindu : promouvoir leur préservation tout en accueillant des justifications de leur exploitation by Audrey Richard-Ferroudji

“…This text analyses the wording and picturing of groundwater, eventually out of sight, by a specific instrument, The Hindu. This journal, one of the most read Indian newspapers, contributes to make these resources more visible and promotes their conservation while justifying exploitation. …”
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Bilan de pratiques évaluatives des apprentissages à distance en contexte de formation universitaire by Isabelle Nizet, Julie Lyne Leroux, Colette Deaudelin, Sébastien Béland, Jean Goulet

“…The results of this survey are presented along with their analysis in the light of a review of writings concerning the typology of the instruments used.…”
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Online Measuring Of Grain Flowrates and Its Measurement Sensitivities with Pitch and Roll Angles by Reni Eka Putri, Azmi Yahya, Nor Maria Adam, Samsuzana Abd Aziz

“… A complete calibration test stand was constructed and instrumented to examine the effect of varying pitch and roll positions on the measurement errors of a microwave solid type flow sensor. …”
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Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters by Francisco J. Romay, Estíbaliz García-Ruiz

“…Abstract Round-nozzle inertial impactors are widely used aerosol measuring instruments to characterize the mass and chemical composition of airborne aerosol particles as a function particle aerodynamic diameter. …”
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Evaluating Stress during Pregnancy: Do We Have the Right Conceptions and the Correct Tools to Assess It? by Raquel González-Ochoa, Elly N. Sánchez-Rodríguez, Anahi Chavarría, Gabriel Gutiérrez-Ospina, Tania Romo-González

“…Biased perspectives could lead us to use and/or design inadequate/incomplete panels of biochemical determinations and/or psychological instruments to diagnose it accurately during pregnancy, a psychoneuroimmune-endocrine state in which allostatic loads may be significant. …”
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Autonomous Observations in Antarctica with AMICA by Gianluca Di Rico, Maurizio Ragni, Mauro Dolci, Oscar Straniero, Angelo Valentini, Gaetano Valentini, Amico Di Cianno, Croce Giuliani, Demetrio Magrin, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Leonardo Corcione, Alberto Riva

“…After the investigation of appropriate solutions against the critical environment, a reliable instrumentation has been developed. It is currently being integrated and tested to ensure the correct execution of automatic operations. …”
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PATRONAZH SERVICE OF AGED PEOPLE AS A CURRENT OBJECT OF STATISTICAL RESEARCH by L. A. Davletshina, M. V. Karmanov

“…In this regard the great scientific and practical value acquires patronage as the modern instrument of support and providing aged. Improvement of methodology of a comprehensive statistical investigation of scales, prevalence and results of activity of patronage service plays an important role for its development, especially in the context of development of the system of indicators for complex assessment of so specific public phenomenon.…”
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Šlechtický fideikomis v Čechách 19. století (na příkladu hrabat z Althannu) by Marie Macková

“… The noble fideicommissum was a legal instrument used to preserve family property. Concerning the legal environment of the Habsburg monarchy, it appeared in the second half of the 17th century and was only abolished in 1924. …”
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THE EFFECT OF CONCEPT ORIENTED READING INSTRUCTION (CORI) STRATEGY TOWARD STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION by Umi Kalsum, BAMBANG SUWARNO, I Wayan Dharmayana

“…The subjects comprised 48 students of grade VIII of SMPN 4 Kota Bengkulu, divided into two classes, the experiment and control class. The instrument was a reading test. The result showed that CORI strategy was effective to improvestudents’ reading comprehension. …”
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Desenvolvimento e bem-estar urbano no estado do Amapá (Brasil) no período censitário de 2010 by Ananda Brito Bastos, José Francisco de Carvalho Ferreira, Josimar da Silva Freiras

“…Thus, it is concluded that the urban space of Amapá needs instruments, tools and indicators that significantly improve the living conditions of local inhabitants, specifically the formulation and reformulation of urban and regional planning strategies.…”
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Le secteur associatif en Algérie : la difficile émergence d’un espace de contestation politique by Laurence Thieux

“…However, this so-called “civil society” is struggling to free itself from the grasp of a strong government, skilful at co-opting and instrumentalizing civil society actors in building its legitimacy both internally and externally. …”
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High Energy Neutrino Emission from Astrophysical Jets in the Galaxy by T. Smponias, O. T. Kosmas

“…These neutrinos are of high energies (Eν of the order up to a few TeV) and for their observation specialized instruments are in operation, both on Earth and in orbit. …”
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Examining the Effect of Export Restrictions on Medical Products under WTO during Covid-19 Pandemic by Anand Kumar Singh

“… Export of medical instruments in midst of life-threatening pandemic crisis has increased significantly. …”
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CUSTOMER - TARGETED STRATEGY AS A COMPONENT OF MARKETING STRATEGY by Marek Rawski

“…Marketing stimulation strategy is an aggregate of two main instruments of influence: a broadly understood “set of benefits”, and its price consistent with the mission statement and the desired marketing image, reflecting the aspirations regarding the quality of the conducted economic activity. …”
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Des « brocarts appliqués » dans la sculpture savoyarde by Lelong Florence, Pouyet Emeline, Champdavoine Sophie, Guiblain Thomas, Martinetto Pauline, Walter Philippe, Rousselière Hélène, Cotte Marine

“…It combines macro- and micrometer surface observations, non-invasive analyses using portable instrumentation, and nondestructive analyses of micrometric samples using synchrotron radiation. …”
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THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by O. Bolshakova, E. Israelyan

“…Within the framework of the article, the authors highlight the main problems of the functioning of public-private partnership instruments and consider trends in the use of PPPs for the development of the fuel and energy complex in Russia…”
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Traumatic Lumbosacral Dislocation: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management by Andrew S. Moon, Kivanc Atesok, Thomas E. Niemeier, Sakthivel R. Manoharan, Jason L. Pittman, Steven M. Theiss

“…Although reports in the literature include nonoperative and operative management, most authors advocate for surgical treatment with open reduction and decompression with instrumentation and fusion. Despite advances in early diagnosis and management, this injury type is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and long-term patient outcomes remain unclear.…”
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