Do Environmental Regulations Improve Industrial Efficiency? by Peng Li, Li-Li Shi

“…For the explained variables, the industrial efficiency of the DEA-Malmquist method was utilized for the decomposition and measurement of overall factor productivity, and government environmental governance variables were added as instrumental variables for two-stage least-squares regression. …”
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Aprendizaje dialógico en las matemáticas y en las ciencias by Javier Díez-Palomar, Paloma García Wehrle, Silvia Molina Roldán, Lourdes Rué Rosell

“…Los resultados sugieren que este tipo de funcionamiento transforma las dinámicas del aula, fomenta interacciones basadas en el aprendizaje instrumental y en consecuencia tiene como resultado un mayor aprendizaje de matemáticas y ciencias.…”
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What is not in a name? Toponymic ambivalence, identity, and symbolic resistance in the Nepali flatlands by Darshan Karki, Miriam Wenner

“…Analyzing the names of the Nepali flatlands, Tarai and Madhes with a focus on the latter, it shows how ambivalent meanings attached to the toponyms became instrumental in symbolic resistance against an exclusionary idea of the Nepali nation and the struggle for belonging to it. …”
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Shaping Pedagogy Through Practice: Reflections on the Spanish Program in International Studies at UTS by Elena Sheldon

“…This reflection examines the implementation of genre-based pedagogy inspired by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), which has been instrumental in bridging gaps in traditional teaching methods and fostering academic literacy. …”
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Entropic «Virus» of Democracy Энтропийный «вирус» демократии Ентропійний «вірус» демократії by V. V. Khmel

“…The article deals with the social and philosophical analysis of democracy as an element of holistic social being in contrast to its political and instrumental interpretation in politology research. Social entropy process and its effects were given special attention in this article.…”
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MECHANISM OF INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT by L. Rudenko

“…The сreated mechanism of innovation infrastructure to support small businesses can serve as the basis of scientific and instrumental approach to the formation of strategies and programs for the development of small innovative enterprises.…”
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Álgebra, Geometria e Aritmética de Mãos Dadas no Ensino Fundamental by MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO VIEIRA GOMES

“…Tal  manipulação constitui-se numa  importante etapa  na aquisição do instrumental algébrico  que é tão poderoso para a resolução de problemas. …”
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Acción gubernamental e institucionalismo en la Amazonia brasileña. El conflicto entorno a las infraestructuras hidroeléctricas by Josep Pont Vidal

“…A partir del análisis de la acción instrumental y estratégica de los actores políticos, sociales y económicos de esta región caracterizada de periférica, se establecen una serie de variables.…”
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Invincible yuanfen ? by Hélène Bloch

“…This notion is a topos that is so common in love songs and unexpected meetings in everyday life that the range of situations in which it can play a part is often ignored, to the advantage of an instrumental use that aims to illustrate a uniquely Chinese way of considering social relations. …”
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Protecting and Expanding Railway Networks to Hedge against Disruptions: A Model with Travel Segments by Stefano Starita, Chandra Ade Irawan, Pavitra Jindahra

“…Railway systems are instrumental to countries’ economies. They are also vulnerable to man-made and natural disruptions and therefore need to be protected. …”
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Unidimensionalidad marcusiana, implicaciones y alternativas desde la dimensión estética by Aura Moreno

“…Una sociedad donde las relaciones mediadas por la utilidad y el despilfarro se han instaurado en todos los aspectos de la vida privada de sus miembros, quienes se identifican con ellas y las reproducen, representa el triunfo de la razón instrumental a la cual se ha subordinado la sensibilidad. …”
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Microextraction-Based Techniques for the Determination of Beta-Blockers in Biological Fluids: A Review by Styliani Nisyriou, Constantinos K. Zacharis

“…Detailed information on materials/coatings and instrumental configurations are provided.…”
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Rhinoplasty Septal Cartilage Harvest and Reconstruction: The 4 Clicks by Alejandro R. Gimenez, MD, Zachary Borab, MD, Sean Fisher, MD, Rod J. Rohrich, MD

“…Structural grafts, like septal extension grafts, are instrumental in maintaining tip position and projection with minimal long-term changes. …”
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La historia de un tiempo presente latinoamericano: “oscuro pasado” y “enemigos” de la Revolución by Frédérique Langue

“…A través del caso venezolano, se adentra en los vericuetos de una historia oficial asentada en un culto fundacional de la nación (el culto a Bolívar) y en un manejo instrumental constante de las emociones.…”
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The Global Rise of Anti-Gender Movements and Feminist Resistance Strategies by Maja Gergorić, Kusumika Ghosh, Anya Kuteleva

“…Politicians, policymakers, and diverse societal actors in various countries challenge or reject feminist ideas and gender-related concepts, as well as support policy changes that erode the structures and institutions that have been instrumental in upholding women's rights, promoting gender equality, and protecting the rights of LGBTQ people. …”
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L’imagerie touarègue entre littérature savante et littérature populaire by Paul Pandolfi

“…This article is primarily based on the analysis of the stereotypical representation of Tuaregs in the “scholarly” literature of the colonial era, with particular references to two authors who have been instrumental in its development: Henri Duveyrier and Emile-Felix Gautier. …”
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Medicalisation of Birth in Transylvania in the Second Half of the 19th Century. A Subject to be Investigated by Luminiţa Dumănescu, Ioan Bolovan

“…Ethnic and confessional minorities often displayed starkly different patterns in the selection of these instrumental figures. More than that, the differences between the official reports and the community behavior recorded at ground level suggest a major gap between theory and practice. …”
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Acerca del valor adaptativo del asco moralizado desde una perspectiva evolucionista by María Natalia Zavadivker

“…A continuación, se abordan dos posiciones opuestas en relación con la confiabilidad y valor instrumental del asco para promover juicios morales “adecuados” e incitar a la acción moral. …”
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Reactions of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)oxalamide with Ethylene Carbonate and Use of the Obtained Products as Components of Polyurethanes Foams by Iwona Zarzyka-Niemiec

“…N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)oxalamide (BHEOA) was subject to hydroxyalkylation with ethylene carbonate (EC). By means of instrumental methods (IR, 1H-NMR, MALDI ToF, GC, and GC-MS), an influence of the reaction conditions on structure and compositions of the obtained products was investigated. …”
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Le film du temps en Imerina (Madagascar) : dialogue entre lecture paysanne et lecture « scientifique » by Daniel Peyrusaubes

“…To decipher the climatology of a geographical area usually consists in interpreting data collected from a corpus of statistics and instrumental observations. However, another source of data is based on the knowledge of the local populations. …”
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