Approximation properties relative to continuous scale space for hybrid discretisations of Gaussian derivative operators by Tony Lindeberg

“…The presented results are intended as a guide, when designing as well as interpreting the experimental results of scale-space algorithms that operate at very fine scale levels.…”
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Partner Capabilities and Alliance Time Frame: An Analysis of International Strategic Alliances from the CEE by S. Hossein Jalali

“…Rooted in the resource-based view, this paper suggests that partner selecton is contngent upon the intended tme frame of strategic alliances and presents a new and intensive conceptual framework that examines the appropriate partner capability for strategic alliances, in the case of short/medium-term alliances and long-term ones. …”
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UNE ÉCOLE PACIFIQUE DANS UN MILIEU SENSIBLE. QUE PEUT-ON FAIRE?

“…The article focuses specifically on the wide range of measures taken in the last decade, intended to improve the atmosphere in schools, «opening» them to the outside world; these measures have teen particularly directed at areas whose sociological characteristics require special attention. …”
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Koi Herpesvirus Disease (KHVD) by Kathleen H. Hartman, Roy P. Yanong, Deborah B. Pouder, Barbara Denise Petty, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Allen C. Riggs, Thomas B. Waltzek

“…This 9-page fact sheet is intended to inform veterinarians, biologists, fish producers and hobbyists about KHV disease. …”
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LOOK Container Systems for the African Market by Katarzyna BURNAT

“…The light observation-protective container (LOOK) is intended for security and protection of soldiers/officers performing observation missions, defence and control tasks at checkpoints, military bases or other important strategic locations. …”
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Inventorier et cartographier l’héraldique des municipalités portugaises : l’armorial de Cristóvão Alão de Morais by Miguel Metelo de Seixas

“…Based on an inventory of municipal emblems, Alão de Morais’s armorial was intended to contribute to the political and symbolic cartography of a monarchy in the process of rebuilding its identity.…”
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Bulgarian Translations of the Qurʾān (1900–2020): Missionary Agenda, Communist Ideology, and Canonical Impulse by Pavel Pavlovitch

“…In the second period, translations of Qurʾān were controlled by the Communist state and thus suppressed or intended to justify persecutions against Bulgarian Muslims. …”
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Sobre o modelo decolonial: a importância do outro e a urgência de seu olhar by João Alberto Mendonça Silva, Josemar de Campos Maciel, Dolores Pereira Ribeiro Coutinho

“…This article is an exhibition about changing models of thought intended for Decolonial thinkers, questioning and provoking the massificator system that Latin American societies have lived since the Colonial process. …”
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Reviewing the Book "Gender in Ethics Opinion since the 3rd Century BH to the 4th Century SH" by Nayereh Dalir

“…The present study aims at reviewing and criticizing the Book "Gender in Ethics Opinion Since the 3rd Century BH to the 4th Century SH", which encompasses a period of 7 centuries in two important periods of Iranian history, i.e. the ancient period and the early centuries of the Islamic period. The author intends to explain the opinions, views, legal and jurisprudential issues found in this time period on female gender in the literature of this period as specific ethical opinions and their effects. …”
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Factors Affecting the Improvement of English Language Proficiency of Students in Bali for Internships Abroad by Ni Wayan Mekarini

“…This study aimed to identify factors that play a role in improving English language skills in students in Bali who intend to undergo internships abroad. The research method used is quantitative with a factor analysis approach. …”
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سمات الأنا الشعرية الأنثوية الحداثية بين روضة الحاج وفروغ فرخزاد (مقدمة نقدية نفسية مقارنة) by Baraa Khaled Hilal

“…In the modern era, Ego witnessed many transformations, with the emergence of the romantic school, but the symbolic and existential schools  created another form of the Ego, emerged from psychiatric clinics and was crystallized by the Austrian psychologist (Sigmund Freud), I intend to address one type of these new poetic transformations,   classical characteristics of Female Ego in the works of the Sudanese poet Rawdha Al-Hajj compared to the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad." the Sudanese I will study the classical poetic female ego and its features, in their Arabic or translated into Arabic poetry. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 2 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This publication is part of a series titled Contaminants in the Urban Environment. This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. …”
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Faire obstacle à la vérité et tromper les attentes : Hitchcock et Wilder comme on les connaît peu by Julie Michot

“…Both movies appear to highlight the flaws in the English judicial system—since the action takes place in London—while in fact it is clear that the filmmakers’ judgment is much wider and also applies to their adopted country, the USA. This article intends to study the numerous similarities in style and content between these two unusual films—Hitchcock deciding to mix suspense and surprise; Wilder experimenting Hitchcock’s methods—, and it also seeks to analyze the various strategies developed by the directors to manipulate their public brilliantly.…”
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The Tune of Thinking: Gertrude Stein’s Narration by Abigail Lang

“…Written out to be spoken to an audience, the four lectures that constitute Narration (1935) take up where the Lectures in America left off and intend to think out narrative in relation to knowledge and the possible merging of prose and poetry. …”
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Activities of Teenagers involved in the Pinamou Tradition in Central Maluku by Nastain

“…The research results revealed that the Pinamou Tradition is intended for young women of the Nuaulu tribe and is carried out during their first menstruation, which indicates that the young women have entered adulthood. …”
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Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Land Use -- Agricultural Districts by Rodney L. Clouser

“… This fact sheet is one in a series intended to familiarize readers with land use issues at the rural-urban fringe. …”
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Phonetic imitation by young L2 learners: English VOTs for speakers of Polish by Wieczorek Błażej, Rojczyk Arkadiusz

“…The current study was intended to determine the degree to which young native Polish learners of English imitate native English models’ speech, with gender as a potential influencing factor. …”
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Olive Tourism motivations, activities and experiences: Perspectives from a Portuguese Delphi Panel by Francisco Dias, Fernanda Oliveira

“…Through the Delphi method and the collaboration of a panel of 12 Portuguese experts in olive tourism, this study aims to identify the most important range of activities, experiences and motivations in the context of olive tourism. It is intended to contribute to a more accurate knowledge of the subject, particularly the aspects that allow the development of an offer more aligned with the current motivational trends of tourist demand.The results show that the activities and experiences considered most important in the context of olive tourism are those directly related to olive oil tasting and typical gastronomic dishes where olive oil is the most remarkable element. …”
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A naïve ontology for concepts of time and space for searching and learning by M. Miwa, N. Kando

“…</b> In this paper, we propose a new approach for developing a naïve ontology as the basis for optimal information access interfaces for multimedia digital documents intended for novice users. <br><b>Method.</b> We try to elicit the knowledge structure of domain novices and patterns of its modification in their searching and learning processes by eye-tracker and showing eye-movements in the post-search interviews. …”
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L’île de Bilāq dans le Kitāb Nuzhat al-Muštāq d’al-Idrīsī (XIIe siècle). Généalogie d’une confusion by Robin Seignobos

“…This article inquires into al-Idrisi’s description, into both the sources and methods used by this geographer. It intends to shed light on the origins of this confusion, which ultimately has to do with the difficulty that al-Idrīsī had adapting heterogeneous sources of information (including interviews with travelers) to his Ptolemaic conception. …”
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