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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Macroeconomic Policy Reforms and Economic Performance in Malawi 1960-2013 by Chirwa, T.G., Odhiambo, N.M.

“…The study concludes that policy inconsistencies in implementing economic policies and reforms in Malawi have been instrumental in influencing the suboptimal growth patterns of the Malawian economy.…”
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« Writing into a Void » : Charles Bukowski and the Little Magazines by Abel Debritto

“…The little magazines were instrumental in turning Charles Bukowski into a hugely popular figure in American letters and, yet, their significance in Bukowski’s early career has been largely overlooked. …”
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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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Construction of a place brand by Jacques Felix Michelet, Frédéric Giraut

“…The approach adopted by the Swiss canton of Valais to develop a place brand – the attribution of an overall quality relating to the characteristics, excellence and originality of a place and to a group of products and services – appears exemplary in that it has been instrumental in developing tourism and agricultural production, and promoting industry. …”
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Analyse rétrospective de programmes de recherches collaboratives en langues modernes à l’Université de Liège by Jacqueline Beckers, Germain Simons

“…The second one, proposed by Pastré (2005), deals with the concept of ‘instrumental’, ‘conceptual’ and ‘identity’ ‘geneses’. …”
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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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Technology, energy, and time – Experimental paths for the design of appropriate technology by Annapaola Vacanti, Carmelo Leonardi

“…The multidisciplinary design approach emerges as instrumental in the transition to sustainable energy practices, laying the foundation for the transition to future scenarios in which technology and nature coexist harmoniously.   …”
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Une analyse de la souffrance enseignante : Horkheimer, Adorno et l’humain comme être souffrant by Arianne Robichaud, Marie-Hélène Masse-Lamarche

“…Its main goal is to highlight the possible relation between the microsociological manifestations of suffering experienced in teaching work (adaptation problems, stress, disenchantment vis-à-vis the profession, professional and personal identity changes) and the concept of the instrumental rationalization of the educational systems. …”
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Babylonian confusion. Zur Terminologie der Formanalyse von Pop- und Rockmusik by Ulrich Kaiser

“…Eine differenzierte Formanalyse der seit 1950 entstandenen Pop-/Rockmusik ist möglich, wenn die englischsprachigen Begriffe ›Verse‹, ›Chorus‹, ›Headline‹, ›Intro‹, ›Outro‹, ›Bridge‹, ›Instrumental Solo‹, ›Interlude‹, ›Prechorus‹ und ›Transitional Bridge‹ für die Beschreibung von Musik reserviert werden, die deutschen Begriffe ›Strophe‹, ›Refrain‹ und ›Refrainzeile‹ hingegen der ausschließlichen Beschreibung eines Textes dienen. …”
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Operationalization of the Decentralized Policy Framework in Uganda: An Examination of the Key Milestones and Challenges. by Mugavu, George, Mucunguzi, Abel

“…Decentralization in Uganda has been considered one of the most instrumental and partly successful policies amongst most of the policies that have been implemented under the National Resistance Movement Government. …”
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Pentraxin 3 Levels in Young Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in relation to the Nutritional Status and Systemic Inflammation by Katarzyna Wyskida, Grzegorz Franik, Piotr Choręza, Natalia Pohl, Leszek Markuszewski, Aleksander Owczarek, Paweł Madej, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

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Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fatemeh Darsareh, Malihe Shirzadfard Jahromi, Amene Ranjbar, Mitra Shekari, Vahid Mehrnoush, Nasibeh Roozbeh

“…Conclusion: Despite the higher incidence of labor induction and instrumental delivery, no significant association was found between GDM and adverse maternal outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of the vibration state and determination of the stress-strain state of the trash-rack structure of the hydroelectric power plants by A. S. Antonov, N. P. Karablin, K. Ju. Baud, I. V. Baklykov

“…The approach is determined and instrumental measurements of actual dynamic characteristics of the trash-rack structure at different pressures are carried out.Materials and methods. …”
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Precisiones sobre la Educación Emocional by José Antonio MARINA

“…Se señala que el uso de la psicología debe ser meramente instrumental, que puede estudiar cómo funcionan los sentimientos, pero no convertirse en guía de los mismos. …”
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Mendelian Randomisation Study of Childhood BMI and Early Menarche by Hannah S. Mumby, Cathy E. Elks, Shengxu Li, Stephen J. Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert N. Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, Ruth J. F. Loos, Ken K. Ong

“…Using this BMI-increasing-allele-score as an instrumental variable for BMI, each 1 kg/m2 increase in childhood BMI was predicted to result in a 6.5% (95% CI: 4.6–8.5%) higher absolute risk of early menarche (before age 12 years). …”
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Distinct genome stabilization procedures lead to phenotypic variability in newly generated interspecific yeast hybrids by Pablo Murath, Pablo Murath, Stephanie Hoffmann, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Luis Bustamante, Kevin Verstrepen, Kevin Verstrepen, Kevin Verstrepen, Jan Steensels, Jan Steensels, Jan Steensels

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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…Patient-validated screening instruments will be used to identify risk factors. A geriatric assessment with the content of basal and instrumental activities of daily living (basal activities of daily living [Katz index], instrumental activities of daily living [Lawton and Brody score], cognition [6-item screener and clock drawing test], mobility [de Morton Mobility Index and Sit-to-Stand test], sleep [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index/STOP-BANG], drug therapy [polypharmacy and quality of medication, Fit For The Aged classification, and anticholinergic burden score], and pain assessment and delirium risk (Delirium Risk Assessment Tool) will be performed. …”
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