NICOLAS ASTRINIDIS (1921-2010): COMPOSITIONAL LANGUAGES IN HIS « ‘ DEUX PIÈCES EN STYLE GREC’ » FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO by Vangelis KARAFILLIDIS

“…Furthermore, his collaboration as a performer with some of the most important soloists of his generation provided him with a profound knowledge of instrumental techniques. Here, the compositional languages in his ‘Deux Pièces en Style Grec’ for violin and piano (composed in 1947) are analyzed. …”
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New Robust Part-Based Model with Affine Transformations for Facial Landmark Localization and Detection in Big Data by Chentao Zhang, Habte Tadesse Likassa, Peidong Liang, Jielong Guo

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Entrepreneurial opportunities for sports tourism based on Iran\'s geographical climate by Taghi Ashouri, Morteza Dosti, Seyed Mohamad Hosein Razavi, Abolhasan Hoseini

“…Authorities of tourism and sport in their short-term and long-term planning and planning should be instrumental in improving sport tourism by these opportunities.…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease at children: epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, prognosis by E. M. Mukhametova, S. I. Erdes

“…Along with growth, symptoms of GERD in children become more specific and similar to manifestations of disease at adults for whom the heartburn and acidic belching are considered as the most typical complaints. Basic methods of instrumental diagnostics of GERD and its complications at children, as well as at adults, include esophagogastroduodenoscopy and 24-hour esophageal and gastric рН-monitoring. …”
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Astrocyte-Secreted Matricellular Proteins in CNS Remodelling during Development and Disease by Emma V. Jones, David S. Bouvier

“…Despite being well described in the context of nonneuronal tissues, recent studies have revealed that these molecules may also play instrumental roles in central nervous system (CNS) development and diseases. …”
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Digital Humanities and Distributed Cognition: From a Lack of Theory to its Visual Augmentation by Florian Windhager, Eva Mayr

“…Notwithstanding the value of confrontational discussions, we argue for the benefits of understanding the strengths and limitations of instruments on both sides---and for working toward future synergies and ecologies of the humanities' tools and minds. …”
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The ways of protecting the medical confidentiality by A.R. Davletshin

“…The analysis of the feasibility of such an instrument as “adstringere” in relation to medical confidentiality has been performed. …”
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Lo animal y lo tecnológico: instrumentalización tecnológica como animalización by Rodrigo Iván Liceaga Mendoza

“…«Lo animal» se dibuja a lo largo del texto como una producción y como un umbral de indeterminación y rearticulación entre lo humano, lo viviente, lo no-viviente y lo instrumental, cuyas definiciones y transformaciones, su actualización como parte de una máquina antropogenética, dependen de decisiones contingentes sujetas a dinámicas de violencia, conquista y dominación. …”
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Classification of Iranian weather types based on Woś method by Hassan Heidari, Ebrahim Mesgari

“…The outcomes of this research can be instrumental in developing weather calendars for various regions, with implications for numerous sectors including agriculture and tourism.…”
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miR-155: An Important Role in Inflammation Response by Jingyan Hu, Songli Huang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuan Zhang, Shengli Wei, Xiuhua Hu

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, mature, noncoding RNA that lead to posttranscriptional gene silencing to regulate gene expression. miRNAs are instrumental in biological processes such as cell development, cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and cell apoptosis. …”
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Direct Analysis of Low-Volatile Molecular Marker Extract from Airborne Particulate Matter Using Sensitivity Correction Method by Satoshi Irei

“…After every sample injection, a standard mixture was also analyzed to make a correction on the variation of instrumental sensitivity caused by the unfavorable matrix contained in the extract. …”
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Decoupling Optimization Design of Under-Chassis Equipment Suspension System in High-Speed Trains by Zhanghui Xia, Dao Gong, Jinsong Zhou, Wenjing Sun, Yu Sun

“…These methods are considered quite instrumental in the improvement of vibration damping effect for high-speed trains.…”
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Natural resources and nuclear energy development: Does political stability matter? by Dianfei Luan, Feng Yang, Muhammad Hafeez

“…The controlling factors, such as economic growth and trade, also hinder nuclear growth, and financial development is instrumental in fostering nuclear energy. The short-run estimates appear to be insignificant for most of the variables. …”
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Dinamika Spiritualitas dan Religiusitas Korban Kekerasan Masa Kanak by Devita Theodora Prawira, Ike Herdiana

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus instrumental yang dilakukan pada 4 partisipan usia 21-30 tahun dengan cara wawancara dan teknik analisis tematik bottom-up. …”
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UTILIZING MEMES TO PROMOTE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM by Agnes Dian Purnama, Elsa Marina Desiarti, Noor Aida Aflahah, Vindy Cahya Ekaningrum

“…The activity covers up three essential motivation values for learning an L2; intrinsic value, integrative value, and instrumental value.  …”
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Impact of land prices on corporate carbon emission intensity by Lin Guo, Ying Liu, Zeqing Jiang, Xiaoping Yuan, Qi Jing

“…Using a unique dataset of Chinese industrial enterprises from 2000 to 2014, we employ a two-way fixed effects econometric model, alongside instrumental variable and Difference-in-Differences (DID) techniques, to address endogeneity concerns. …”
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Engineering Activity and Engineering Thinking in the Context of Artificial Intelligence Expansion by V. S. Sheinbaum, V. S. Nikolskiy

“…A definition of engineering activity is proposed, which reveals its essence through its goal of solving human and societal problems. A non-instrumental approach to the interpretation of engineering based on AI technologies is substantiated, within which artificial intelligence appears as a partner in engineering activity. …”
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Le corps au cœur de la sémiose dans l’action didactique conjointe. Illustration en éducation musicale à l’école primaire au sein du dispositif DEMOS by Maël Le Paven Jarno, Marianne Nillès

“…Based on filmed excerpts from a teaching sequence and interviews with the teacher, we show how the ingenuity she develops in order to teach instrumental practice to a group of five students without going through prior written work, leads this group to co-construct a system of signs that allows it to appropriate the knowledge necessary for the production of a common artwork. …”
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Sistemi di dono-reciprocità nel sistema economico capitalista: utopia o coesistenza feconda? Il caso dell’Economia di Comunione nella libertà by Licia M. Paglione, Maurício C. Serafim

“…Hypothesis of this article is that the EoC, due to his embeddedness in a particular cultural practice, inserts into capitalist system typical  elements from a gift-reciprocity system, similar to the one observed by anthropologists in archaic and traditional societies,  able to create “reciprocity” and “properly social bonds” beside the instrumental and powerfull relationships. To investigate this hypothesis the EoC is seen as a process, paying attention to the forms of exchange implemented, and as a sociological  place focusing the analysis on the actions and relations system, targeting in particular three groups of actors: 1. entrepreneurs, 2. poors that are aid recipents, and 3. management committees that are centrally or locally responsible of the distribution of such aid. …”
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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Operationalizing the Inclusive Professional Framework to Develop STEM Faculty Change Agents by Selyna Pérez Beverly, Quintana M. Clark, Lucas B. Hill, Donald L. Gillian-Daniel

“…Yet, improving the awareness of faculty regarding DEI can be instrumental in improving conditions for underrepresented students in STEM. …”
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