A Critical Review of the Book “Female Calligraphists of Iran, from Zainab Shahdad to Umme Salama” by Mostafa Rostami, Moeine Sadat Hejazi

“…Given the scant attention paid to the instrumental role of women in various aspects of social, family, economic, political, cultural, and artistic activities, the gap of such studies is particularly felt in countries such as Iran. …”
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Research progress of artificial intelligence in evaluating the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer by Wei Wei, Menghang Ma, Zhenyu Liu

“…This study aimed to elucidate the instrumental role of AI technology in the prognosis of neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy in breast cancer through the analytical exploration of ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathological imagery, while envisaging prospective trajectories within this research domain.…”
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El conflicto trabajo-familia como factor de riesgo y el apoyo social del supervisor como factor protector del agotamiento profesional by Abdelaziz Rhnima, Patrick Richard, Juan Francisco Núñez, Claudio Eduardo Pousa

“…Concluimos que el apoyo emocional del superior modera el impacto negativo del conflicto familia-trabajo sobre el agotamiento emocional del subordinado. El apoyo instrumental del superior ejerce un efecto mediador entre las dos formas de conflicto (trabajo-familia y familia-trabajo) y el desempeño individual del subordinado. …”
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Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for medical applications by Carla Maneira, Alexandre Chamas, Gerald Lackner

“…Following the trend, the genetic engineering of the baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, propelled its status from an instrumental ally in the food industry to a therapy and prophylaxis aid. …”
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Digital twin assisted surgery, concept, opportunities, and challenges by Lisa Asciak, Justicia Kyeremeh, Xichun Luo, Asimina Kazakidi, Patricia Connolly, Frederic Picard, Kevin O’Neill, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris, Grant D. Stewart, Wenmiao Shu

“…Similarly, Digital Twin technology is expected to be instrumental in the future of surgery, owing to its capacity to virtually replicate patient-specific interventions whilst providing real-time updates to clinicians. …”
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A systemic perspective on bridging the principles-to-practice gap in creating ethical artificial intelligence solutions  – a critique of dominant narratives and proposal for a coll... by Christian Herzog, Sabrina Blank

“…We critique demands in artificial intelligence and technology development for bridging the so-called principles-to-practice gap that are voiced for instrumental reasons, such as accelerating adoption or creating trust, via clearly actionable ethical rules or via outsourced guidance offered by ethics ‘experts.’ …”
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Representing succession: Tudor royal portraits, 1544–1546: context, production and analysis by Susan E. James

“…In celebration of this achievement, between 1544 and 1546, evidence also suggests that it was the queen who was instrumental in commissioning a campaign of portraits of her stepchildren as a visual affirmation of their enhanced status. …”
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Les territoires de marge de la Syrie mandataire : le mouvement autonomiste de la Haute Jazîra, paradoxes et ambiguïtés d’une intégration « nationale » inachevée (1936-1939)... by Jordi Tejel Gorgas

“…While the French officers were instrumental in the creation of the autonomist movement in Jazira, the latter was also a response to the unionist aspirations of a Syrian state in search of “national” foundations.Paradoxically, the emergence of the first autonomist demands led to the “syrianisation” of the political life in Upper Jazira. …”
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« La deuxième communauté noire la plus prospère du pays » : l’espoir d’une vie en banlieue résidentielle à Atlanta pour les migrant·es africain·es-américain·es by Nicolas Raulin

“…I also examine local actions that have been instrumental in the development of this oasis for the black middle class: private initiatives and collective mobilizations are crucial to the constitution of this haven for affluent black residents. …”
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La colonialidad del saber en la enseñanza de políticas públicas en instituciones de educación superior en México by Laura Mota Díaz

“…El artículo aborda el enfoque técnico e instrumental que predomina en la enseñanza de las políticas públicas dentro de instituciones de educación superior en México —tanto en pregrado como en posgrado—, para hacer notar los vacíos que hay en el conocimiento pero también para destacar la necesidad de desarrollar enfoques teóricos y metodológicos que posibiliten un análisis de políticas públicas congruente con las problemáticas propias del contexto mexicano. …”
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A Critique on the Book Silent Cinema by Liam O’Leary, Paul A. Schroeder Rodriguez, translated by Majid Mostafavi by Hamed Fardar, Hamid Dehghanpour

“…The history of silent cinema is, in one sense, a record of the struggles, sufferings, victories, and failures that have been instrumental in achieving what we know today as cinema and its rules and attributes. …”
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Accurate Modification Method of Gears Based on Spatial Lattice by Zhang Xiaodi, Li Gui, Liang Renjie, Ding Zixi, Peng Qinluan

“…However the existing modification methods and instrumental softwares are difficult to ensure the geometric quality and efficiency of gear modification. …”
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SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF SPACE IN THE ENLIGHTENMENT by Marina A. Vasilyeva

“…The article examines the main positions that are important for the concept of “environmental design” that developed at that time: an instrumental attitude to space and the deliberate variability of forms, the projectivity of the environment, as well as the presence of social groups that have access to this design. …”
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Drosophila Models of Parkinson's Disease: Discovering Relevant Pathways and Novel Therapeutic Strategies by Verónica Muñoz-Soriano, Nuria Paricio

“…Indeed, many of the existing fly PD models exhibit key features of the disease and have been instrumental to discover pathways relevant for PD pathogenesis, which could facilitate the development of therapeutic strategies.…”
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LA CRÍTICA DE TAYLOR AL LIBERALISMO PROCEDIMENTAL Y A LA RACIONALIDAD PRÁCTICA MODERNA by Nelson Jair Cuchumbé H.

“…Para concluir se afirma que la concepción de racionalidad práctica de Taylor pone en cuestión la visión de mundo instrumental que justifica la prioridad del individuo y sus derechos sobre la sociedad.…”
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The Dynamics of Traditional Religion in the Political Economy of Ìkòrodú by Adéyẹmí Balógun

“…A notable example is the reduction in dates of religious festivals which Traditionalists believe were once instrumental in sustaining social order and prosperity in the town. …”
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Age-Sex Structure of Kalmykia’s Late Sarmatian Population: Analyzing Materials of 1974–1982 Excavations by Lyubov A. Bembeyeva

“…Traditional anthropological methods have been most instrumental in determining sex and age. The methodology for calculating key paleodemographic indicators have been borrowed from The Vlachs by T. …”
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Patrones rítmicos del vals criollo peruano y su adaptación al cuarteto de cuerdas by César Alberto Pacheco Belevan

“…Sabiendo que los instrumentos tradicionales del vals criollo son la guitarra, el cajón y la voz, el presente trabajo analiza cómo son adaptados los patrones rítmicos propios de este género musical en la elaboración de un arreglo instrumental para cuarteto de cuerdas. Para ello, se hace un análisis musical de los patrones rítmicos que son ejecutados en el cajón y, en relación con ellos, un análisis de los toques rítmico-armónicos ejecutados tradicionalmente en el acompañamiento de la guitarra. …”
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Socio-psychological climate of pedagogical collectives of higher educational institutions and innovative readiness in the conditions of modernization of education by Inna B. Avakyan

“…The study of emotional, motivational, cognitive, personal (instrumental), organizational components of the readiness of pedagogical collectives for innovations made it possible to reveal the level of innovative readiness of these pedagogical collectives. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL PROFILES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY: CIVIC VIRTUE VERSUS CIVIL ASSOCIATION by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…An heuristically sound approximating definition of the Civil Society sensu stricto that is nevertheless required in a consistent empirically backed societal analysis cannot claim universal validity and must be posited only instrumentally. An example of such an instrumental concept of Civil Society which by itself falls within the class of sensu stricto connotations of the term is also offered. …”
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