Multichannel preamble sampling MAC protocol for wireless sensor networks by Hanan Alahmadi, Fatma Bouabdallah

“…Basically, MCPS uses one dedicated common control channel to wake up an intended receiver using a preamble sampling technique. …”
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Music Theory in the Public Sphere. The Case of Hermann von Helmholtz by Benjamin Steege

“…But an overlooked, contrasting aspect of these texts’ historical significance should be acknowledged: namely their intended status as popular science. Helmholtz’s attempt to ground modern harmonic practice in the empirical ‘sensations of tone’ was arguably the first (and conceivably the last) work of such ambitious scope that was explicitly aimed not merely at an elite musical community, but at a wider public. …”
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Shaping the 2010 Strategic Defence & Security Review : An Exercise in Squaring Conflicting Priorities by Jean-Claude Sergeant

“…This paper intends to explore the various determinants that intervene in the decision making process in the field of military equipment acquisition currently applied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). …”
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School based continuous professional development practices at a selected general secondary and preparatory school in Bahir Dar town by Dereje Taye Wondem

“…However, different reports have revealed that CPD in these schools is not achieving its intended purposes. This necessitates the need to reflect on the CPD practices in our schools so far vis-à-vis the review of the literature on what constitutes successful school based CPD so as to draw lessons for improvement. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence language model ChatGPT in higher education by Zvonimir Klarin, Tea Livaić

“…The first questionnaire was intended for students, while the second one was directed towards academic teachers. …”
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Activities of the Armed Forces of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia: Experience for Ukraine by V. V. Chumak

“…It is stated that the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia is a group of troops intended to protect the fundamental freedoms, independence and territorial integrity of the state. …”
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Decolonisation and Downshift-Knowledge Reproduction in Africa by Adegbite Simon Aboluwoye

“… Colonialism established a system of racial oppression, both mentally and physically, by impeding pre-colonial African education, which was originally intended to reflect the realities of pre-colonial African societies. …”
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On Some Tendencies in Defense Policy of Germany by N. K. Meden

“…Officially it is deemed, that the reform of the Bundeswehr which started in 2011, so far has turned into an amorphous process of renewal (Neuausrichtung), intended to improve the military organization. Since the acting Cabinet was farmed, Ursula von der Leyen - the first woman Minister of Defense of Germany - directs these activities, and her style of work affects all the work in the Ministry. …”
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Alla ricerca di radici nel mondo « per una vita migliore ». Incontrarsi tra residenti e turisti a Lalibela (Etiopia), piccola città del patrimonio mondiale by Marie Bridonneau

“…Al di la del “paradigma critico-induttivo” che evidenzia i pericoli che possono derivare dal turismo in alcune spazi sociali del Sud, qui si intende mostrare come il turismo sia un momento di contatto con il mondo per una società locale ben poco inserita nei flussi internazionali, o meglio, come si verifichino in questo contesto pratiche di ibridazione e rappresentazioni culturali. …”
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Os sistemas agrícolas tradicionais nos interstícios da soja no Brasil: processos e limites da conservação da agrobiodiversidade. by Ludivine Eloy, Cláudia de Souza, Diana Nascimento, Mônica Celeida Rabelo Nogueira, Henyo Trindade Barretto Filho, Patricia Bustamante, Laure Emperaire

“…The expansion of agribusiness in all Brazilians regions challenges the future of traditional agricultural systems. This article intends to identify the processes by which traditional farmers maintain agricultural diversity at the soybean frontier in Brazil. …”
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Exploring student teachers' stressors in teaching practice in the COVID-19 era in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe by Marvelous Marenyenya

“…More specifically, the study was intended to gain insights into the significant teaching practice COVID-19-induced teaching practice stressors. …”
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Communicating certainty via verbal probability phrases: comparing health contexts with no context by Yiyun Shou, Lok Him Lee, Joey Elizabeth Yeo, Michael Smithson

“…Conclusion People may perceive the outcomes communicated by doctors differently from what the doctors intend to convey, depending on their prior beliefs, reliance on doctors and the direction of phrases. …”
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The Effects of Resistance Training Applied to Elite Field Hockey Players on Some Strength Parameters by Kazım Koca, Serkan Revan

“…This study is intended to investigate the effects of resistance training on the muscular strength and muscular endurance of elite female and male national team field hockey players. 30 female and 30 male national field hockey players aged between 17-28 participated in the study voluntarily. …”
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Measuring the Dimensions of Environmental Perceptions of Citizens among High- Rise Building, Case Study: Tehran\'s 22th district by hamed behzadipour, zohre davoudpour, hossein zabihi

“…The search system is intended for interpretive-structuralism research and the content analysis method (documentary method) is used in the theoretical section and the cross-sectional survey method. …”
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Educational Program on Sexuality for Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease at the William Soler Pediatric Cardiocenter by Amalia Cánovas Rodríguez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the proposed program constitutes a tool for the knowledge modification, attitudes and behaviors towards sexuality. In addition, it is intended to contribute to the development of other skills such as socialization, decision-making and autonomy.…”
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The Value of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis for Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery in a Nontertiary Institution by Mona P. Tan, Nadya Y. Sitoh, Amanda S. Sim

“…Those for whom BCT was intended underwent wide excision with IFSA. Six margins of the excised tissue, and the sentinel lymph node (SLN), where appropriate, were submitted for IFSA. …”
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Canadian Standards Association Standard CAN/CSA/Z264.1-02:2002: A New Voluntary Standard for Spacers and Holding Chambers Used with Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers by Myrna B Dolovich, Jolyon P Mitchell

“…The purpose of the present review is to highlight the main features of the standard for clinicians by describing its scope, the tests that are intended to assure the robustness of the construction of these devices, the type of testing that is specified to establish in vitro efficacy, and the recommendations for the marking and labelling of the device and its associated packaging. …”
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Thermal Performance Improvement of Solar Parabolic Dish System Using Modified Spiral Coil Tubular Receiver by Rajkumar Malviya, Prashant V. Baredar, Anil Kumar

“…The present research intends to design an efficient receiver for solar thermal applications with a solar dish concentrator system. …”
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Ulovlig påvirkningsvirksomhet i samarbeid med fremmed etterretningstjeneste by Martin Hennig

“…The ban is far-reaching, and is intended to criminalize participation in influence activities that can affect decision-making or the general public opinion in Denmark. …”
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Effectiveness of Glucocorticoids in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Umbrella Review by Semagn Mekonnen Abate, Hailemariam Mulugeta Kassim, Bivash Basu, Solomon Nega

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a very challenging condition that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This review was intended to evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of glucocorticoid treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome. …”
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