Limited opportunities: the implications of schoolgirl dropout in Irepodun, Nigeria by Kafilah Lola Gold

“…In this study, I explore on the causes of dropouts among senior secondary school girls and the implications for the educational system in Irepodun, Kwara State, Nigeria. The instrumentation method used for collecting data from the schools selected was a structured questionnaire, and the chi-squared statistical method was used for data analysis. …”
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Study of the conceptual metaphors in Persian proverbs by محمد رضایی, نرجس مقیمی

“…Based on this theory, metaphors are not lingual function in the service of the being literary of the context, but the fundamental instrument for conceptualizing the abstract and intangible matters. …”
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Linguistic Colonialism in the English Language Textbooks of Multinational Publishing Houses by Jairo Eduardo Soto-Molina, Pilar Méndez

“…Results showed that the textbook contents dealt with high levels of alienation burden, superficial cultural components and instrumentation to the submissive person who favors the dominant culture of English and does not offer possibilities to embrace interculturality in ELF teaching contexts. …”
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Avant-propos by Patrick Henriet

“…Si une idée force se dégage de cette première partie du dossier, c’est celle-ci : le corps est neutre en régime chrétien. Il est un instrument et non un ennemi.…”
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A War at the End of Empire: The Militarization of America and Matt Gallagher’s Empire City by Ari Räisänen

“…Literature written by veterans of the War on Terror provides a unique—and often overlooked—instrument for the mapping and navigation of this cultural terrain enveloped by “forever war.” …”
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A 3D Fractional-Order Chaotic System with Only One Stable Equilibrium and Controlling Chaos by Shiyun Shen, Meihua Ke, Ping Zhou

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Le creuset et l'orfèvre : le parcours d'Ahmad Amîn (1886-1954) by Emmanuelle Perrin

“…The figure of the intellectual as a mediator, who embodies the authority of knowledge and the talent of communication, insisting upon the expansion of instruction as an instrument of social progress, is present throughout his numerous works. …”
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La resistenza culturale nel Libano contemporaneo. Le sfide di artiste locali e profughe by Estella Carpi, Stefano Fogliata

“…The article discusses the so-called "humanitarianization" of funding, through which especially the artistic projects that can serve as instruments of political neutrality and of "medicalization" of post-war traumas are supported. …”
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International Migrants’ Rights in the UK from the 1998 Human Rights Act to the Big Society Concept by Catherine Puzzo

“…Since the mid-1990s the policies and the legal and regulatory instruments for refugees and asylum seekers have maintained particular groups of migrants in a state of limbo with fewer rights than the rest of the British population. …”
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Building Crack Detection Based on Digital Image Processing Technology and Multiscale Feature Analysis Automatic Detection Algorithm by Chenguang Liu

“…At present, the monitoring of concrete cracks is still mainly carried out by engineering personnel using simple mechanical monitoring instruments. The human inspection will undoubtedly be interfered by the individual’s psychological, physical, and external conditions, and there may also be unobjective emotions, so it is impossible to ensure that the quality of the detection is up to standard and accurate. …”
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Révéler et démasquer by François-Xavier Nérard

“…The Soviet newspapers in the Stalinist USSR are not simple instruments, designated to enhance the campaigns of the power. …”
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Computer-Assisted Technique for Surgical Tooth Extraction by Hosamuddin Hamza

“…This difficulty is usually related to inadequate visualization, improper instrumentation, or other factors related to the targeted tooth (e.g., ankyloses or presence of bony undercut). …”
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Historical Evolution of Spatial Abilities by A. Ardila

“…Cross-cultural analysis of spatial abilities in different human groups, normalization of neuropsychological testing instruments, and clinical observations of spatial ability disturbances in people with different cultural backgrounds and various spatial requirements, are required to construct a neuropsychological theory of brain organization of spatial cognition.…”
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A necessidade da compreensão da autoridade moral no pensamento de John Finnis by Gustavo Jaccottet Freitas

“…For human law must take into account that legal instrument that derives from a law can be considered or hierarchically superior or to be respected at risk of containing the authority of human law, precisely because it is the natural law that is with its foundation.…”
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TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH THE INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUE by Aleti Monarisa, Bambang Suwarno, Mulyadi .

“…The sample of this research was the class VIII.2 (34 students) as the experimental group and the VIII.3 (40 students) as the control group. The instrument was a reading comprehension test, which consisted of 40 items. …”
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Drivers of the Technology Adoption In Healthcare by Juliana Pascualote Lemos de Almeida, Josivania Silva Farias, Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho

“…For future research, it is relevant to verify the applicability of the organizational and individual drivers in the other phases of the framework organized according to Rogers (1983), as well as in the prior conditions, either by new case studies or by developing quantitative research instruments about the management process of technology adoption in organizations.…”
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Stabilization of the Fractional-Order Chua Chaotic Circuit via the Caputo Derivative of a Single Input by Chunde Yang, Hao Cai, Ping Zhou

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About the ‘Cape’. Considerations on Geometries of the Maurizio Sacripanti’s Osaka Pavilion Roof by Lorena Greco, Maria Laura Rossi, Marta Salvatore

“…The analysis of architecture, carried out by means of analogical instruments proper of the tradition of drawing, today finds a fruitful experimentation field in digital space and a privileged place for studying and validating the geometrical properties of architectural shape. …”
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Adaptation des forêts françaises aux changements climatiques : discours et jeux de pouvoir by Marieke Blondet

“…Climate change and plantation are only instruments in that context.…”
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The beauty of sorrow: by V. Tendenan

“…Secondly, it universalizes the human body as an instrument of sorrow. Thirdly, it celebrates life amidst grief. …”
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