Frontières de l’humain et technologies de genre monstrueux by Kevin Lambert

“…Thus, the narrator/monster of The Marble Swarm functions as a narrative instrument that criticises dominant culture rather than strengthening it. …”
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Organisational factors as determinants for online knowledge-sharing behaviour by Paul Waititu, Rachel Barker

“…The study used quantitative and qualitative research to collect and analyse data in a case study by means of three data collection instruments: online self-administered questionnaires, a moderator’s guide and an interview schedule. …”
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Zmiany struktury kanałów dystrybucji a poprawa warunków konkurencji w sektorze ubezpieczeń w Polsce w latach 2002-2009 by Sylwester Kozak

“…Zakłady zmieniły strukturę produktów częściej oferując polisy ubezpieczeń na życie jako instrument inwestycji oszczędności oraz zmniejszając udział ubezpieczeń komunikacyjnych na korzyść ubezpieczeń finansowego i majątkowych. …”
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The Problem of Obtaining Evidence from EU Countries While Achieving the “Crime Does Not Pay” Goal by Šalčius Marijus, Molienė Reda

“…In the context of the European Union’s efforts to fight crime in a comprehensive manner and in line with the European Commission’s Communication of 2008, that confiscation and recovery of proceeds are a powerful means for fighting organized crime effectively and its commitment to support the development of confiscation-related legislative and non-legislative measures1, alternative legal instruments to achieve the “crime does not pay” objective are also being developed, where obtaining evidence from other Member States is also a key issue. …”
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Integration of investment strategies in the system of strategic planning of territorial development by O. V. Kozhevina

“…A set of internal measures and instruments for the implementation of an effective investment policy at the regional level has been determined. …”
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Deciphering chemical diversity among five variants of Abeliophyllum distichum flowers through metabolomics analysis by Yeong‐Geun Lee, Jeong Eun Kwon, Won‐Sil Choi, Nam‐In Baek, Se Chan Kang

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INVESTIGATION INTO PITFALLS ENCOUNTERED WHILE TRANSLATING “LINKEDIN” ARTICLES by Gemma Navickienė

“…The findings of the research suggest that translation practice classes should be transformed into a translation-learning instrument for students to acquire translation and target language competence and the skills needed to produce acceptable target language texts.…”
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Study of air pollution of Isfahan based on NO2 measured data by OMI Satellite sensor by Atefeh Shahmohammadi, Ali Bayat, Saeed mashhadizadeh Maleki

“…In this paper, daily data of nitrogen dioxide from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite sensor, wind and surface temperature of Isfahan Meteorological Station data were used between October 2004 and May 2016. …”
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THE ACTUALIZATION OF SEARCH OF SENSE-VITAL VALUES AS A PHILOSOPHICAL-EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM by E. G. Rogova

“…The axiostrategies of searching of the life sense are formulated and exposed as an independent global personality construction which has powerful motivational nature and not only shows the certain level of philosophical culture, but also the internal change of personality brings it on the new degree of life, which is identical in its sense and ultimate aim with the adoption of own human existence. That is instrument in self-actualization, self-realization of personality in accordance with the individual possibilities, interests, aspirations, and also providing the firmness of personality in Postmodern terms and that is the urgent task of modern education, because the actualization of sense-vital problems is one of the main mission of comprehensive school.…”
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Multifunctional Janus-Structured Polytetrafluoroethylene-Carbon Nanotube-Fe3O4/MXene Membranes for Enhanced EMI Shielding and Thermal Management by Runze Shao, Guilong Wang, Jialong Chai, Jun Lin, Guoqun Zhao, Zhihui Zeng, Guizhen Wang

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Design and Fabrication of a High Performance Microfluidic Chip for Blood Plasma Separation: Modelling and Prediction of System Behaviour via CFD Method by Hossein Amini, Amin Sokhansanj, Mohammad Akrami, Ismaeil Haririan

“…RBCs (red blood cells) were measured by the H3 cell counter instrument, by which 99% plasma purity was achieved. …”
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Evidence-Based Design Approach for Assessing Universal Competencies in Higher Education: Advantages and Features by S. M. Avdeeva, K. V. Tarasova

“…The approach not only captures demonstrations of knowledge and skills in realistic contexts but also structures the instrument development process to ensure that empirical results are theoretically sound. …”
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KARAKTERISTIK DAN FAKTOR MOTIVASI PENGUNJUNG KE DESA WISATA PERANCAK, JEMBRANA by Ni Putu Ayu Sinta Febriliani, I Made Kusuma Negara, Yohanes Kristianto

“…Using quantitative descriptive data analysis techniques, instrument testing, and faktor analysis, with data collection methods including observation, interviews, literature studies, questionnaires, and documentation, and using a sample of 100 respondents obtained through the Slovin formula, the results showed that the majority of visitors were female teenagers, students, or college students, unmarried, using non-commercial accommodation, and organizing their own trips, with a relatively short visit duration. …”
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Status of the GERDA Experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso by R. Brugnera, A. Garfagnini

“…Thanks to the increased detector mass with new designed diodes and to the introduction of liquid argon instrumentation techniques, the experiment aims to reduce further the expected background to about 10−3 cts/(keV·kg·yr) and to improve the 0νββ sensitivity to about T1/20ν>1.5×1026 yr (90% C.L.).…”
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ATTAINING THE AUTHENTICITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE REVEALED TRUTH COMPREHENSIVELY FROM AL-ZAMAKHSHARI'S PERSPECTIVE by Jarman Arroisi, Martin Putra Perdana, Adi Ihza Baharudin

“…Consequently, reason is the instrument in moral and spiritual life.…”
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USE OF RAPID METHODS FOR TESTING MEAT, VISCERA AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS by A. V. Tyunev, M. V. Alekseyeva

“…TEMPO® BMerieux system was used for quantitative determination of QMAFAnM and coliforms; VIDAS and miniVIDAS instruments were used for the diagnosis of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes; immunochromatographic test-systems Singlepath were also used. …”
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Study of effective factors on the rate of citizen\'s trust to the municipal performance of Sari city by shahram mollania jelodar, maryam malmir, seyed Hassan rasouli, zahra tabali

“…Our data gathering instrument was a research-made questionnaire. The research independent variables are: conformity of municipality objectives with citizens' needs, being satisfied with city services, participation extent, organizational transparency, the safety of walking in the city, and the safety of building spaces in the city. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence and Subjective Well-being in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmed José Pomares Avalos, Rocío Jorge González, Yuslemi Alfonso Trujillo, Marian Amanda Vázquez Núñez

“…The variables studied were: age, sex, level of education, occupation, diabetes mellitus, therapeutic adherence and subjective well-being. The instruments for data collection were the questionnaire for the evaluation of the therapeutic adherence Martín, Bayarre and Grau and the reduced scale of subjective well-being. …”
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Once Again about Women's Burials with Jewelry Tools from the Muroma Burial Grounds in the Lower Oka Region by Olga V. Zelentsova

“…A typological analysis of the most common objects – clay ladles for pouring molten metal, allowed us to identify the early types of this instrument, which have been used since the VI century. …”
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Item Characteristics of National Examination Council’s Economics Multiple-Choice Items: An Item Response Theory Exploration by Yusuf Olayinka Shogbesan

“…The Economics Achievement Tests (EAT) and students’ responses as contained in the optical mark reader (OMR) serve as instruments. Data collected was coded and analysed using Mirt package in R statistical software for item parameter calibrations. …”
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