CONCEPTUAL MAPPING MODEL ACROSS LANGUAGES: A TEST IN VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE by Vi Thong Nguyen

“…Fifty Vietnamese native speakers were recruited. Each participant judged (on a Likert scale of 1-7) the levels of acceptability and interpretability of three conceptual metaphors in Vietnamese: LIFE IS A BOOK, HAPPINESS IS LIGHT, and LOVE IS FIRE. …”
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The concept and importance of settlement agreements in commercial proceedings by M. Ye. Vasylenko

“…It is argued that settlement agreements are an important tool in the economic process, since with their help it is possible to: 1) to save the parties to the dispute on court costs, as well as to save time of courts and judges who are already working in difficult conditions with a significant overload; 2) to maintain normal relations between the parties in conflict. …”
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Mechanism of Vibration Energy Action on Dynamic Instability of Shock-Type Rockburst Carrier System by Lyu Pengfei, Cui Xuekai

“…To sum up, a theoretical system for judging the instability of the shock-type rockburst carrier system was formed. …”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of Pneumococcal Meningitis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy in an Experimental Mouse Model by Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Kshitij Modi, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Carlos Orihuela, Elaine Tuomanen, Anthony F. Purchio, Pamela R. Contag

“…A decline in bacterial cell viability, as judged by a reduction in the bioluminescent signal, was observed over time in animals treated with ceftriaxone, but not in untreated groups. …”
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The concept of a certain forensic technique and its types by S. O. Knizhenko

“…In this regard, one of the tasks of a certain forensic technique is the development of methodological recommendations not only for investigators, but also for prosecutors, judges. A certain forensic technique in the opinion of the author is the system of typed criminalistic recommendations in a certain form stipulated by investigative (court) situations and by the subject matter of proving regarding the most appropriate complexes of procedural actions, operative and search activities and tactical operations, their combination with the use of technical and forensic means and tactical methods according to the type of crimes aimed at the effective detection, consolidation, evaluation and use of evidence in criminal proceedings. …”
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Procedural features of interrogating a juvenile suspected of murder by О. Р. Zavorina

“…To address these inconsistencies, it is proposed to introduce refresher courses for juvenile investigators, interrogators, prosecutors and judges. According to the results of studying the experience of foreign countries, the practice of using structured interrogation protocols in the pre-trial investigation of this category of criminal proceedings was established, namely the international protocol for interviewing children - NICHD, and it is proposed to implement such developments in the practice of juvenile investigators. …”
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Notes on Post-criticality: Towards an Architecture of Reflexive Modernisation by Robert Cowherd

“…Authors representing divergent perspectives, from theory’s perennial naysayers to the standard bearers of critical theory themselves, have converged towards a similar conclusion: judged by outcomes, critical theory has proven ineffective at best, and arguably, corrosive to human progress. …”
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« Ilé Tuntun » à La Havane by Alain Konen

“…In some ways, these efforts of Ilé Tuntun show continuity with similar attempts that have been made in the past, but they also exemplify more contemporary changes in the Cuban ritual field. However, judging by the reactions of numerous babalawos based in Havana, they appear to be controversial for two reasons. …”
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Standard arbitration agreements: a viable means for antitrust damages claims? by Antonio Robles Martín-Laborda

“…Moreover, standard arbitration agreements, which are concluded ex ante (before the dispute arises) and delimit their objective scope in generic terms (referring, in one formulation or another, to any dispute arising out of or related to a specific contract), only cover disputes over contractual damages, but not those relating to damages in tort caused by a party’s participation in a cartel. Therefore, national judges should not decline jurisdiction over the standard arbitration agreements proposed by the main international arbitral institutions, making it impossible for arbitration to become a viable means of resolving disputes arising from cartel damages. …”
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« Leprous literature » : le modèle de la transmission contesté par les théories esthétiques d’Oscar Wilde by Carole Delhorme

“…The morality of a work, as well as the legal and moral responsibility of the artist, could therefore be judged based on the influence that the work could exert on the reader. …”
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Orden dentro del desorden: circulación de libros de derecho en Nueva España, 1585–1640 by Idalia García

“…These questions do not have simple answers, but rather require us to consider also other aspects, such as the contemporary understanding of what constituted typical »jurists’ books« during the Ancien Régime, and whether their presence in the collections of oidores, judges, prosecutors and lawyers actually reflected these officials’ legal practice. …”
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Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Some Novel 2,4-Diaryl-3,5-bis(arylimino)-1,2,4-thiadiazolidine Derivatives by P. Venkatesh, S. N. Pandeya

“…The purity of the synthesized compounds were judged by their C, H and N analysis and the structure was analyzed on the basis of IR, H1NMR, C13 NMR and Mass spectral data. …”
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MILITARY RULE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM: THE GAMBIA’S EXPERIENCE OF COMBINING THE INCOMPATIBLES UNDER THE AFPRC/ APRC ADMINISTRATIONS (1994-2017) by ABOUBACAR ABDULLAH SENGHORE

“…They accused the military government of serious human rights violations, abuse of rule of law, suppression of the Media, frequent and irrational hiring and firing of judges and top civil servants. The article submitted that there is a marked difference between civil and military leaders in their leadership and management styles in conducting the affairs of the nation. …”
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Features of the application of preventive measures in the investigation of criminal offenses related to domestic violence by T. H. Fomina

“…It is emphasized that tools for assessing the risk of domestic violence have not yet been developed for investigators, prosecutors and judges. The list of circumstances that can be clarified during the application of a preventive measure against a person suspected of committing a crime related to domestic violence, and an assessment of the risks of negative behavior of such a person during criminal proceedings is given. …”
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A Decision-Making Method for Ship Collision Avoidance Based on Improved Cultural Particle Swarm by Yisong Zheng, Xiuguo Zhang, Zijing Shang, Siyu Guo, Yiquan Du

“…According to the prediction parameters, the collision risk index of the ship is calculated and the situation with the most dangerous ship is judged. Then, the steering angle direction of the ship is determined by considering the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs). …”
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The Ne Bis In Idem Principle in Tax Law: European and Italian Frameworks by Stefania Lotito Fedele

“…Hence, there is a need to act on two levels at the same time: to seek solutions aimed at resolving possible conflicts of jurisdiction (prohibition of competing prosecutions for the same fact), and to attribute, within each Member State, preclusive effects to the previously judged foreigner (ne bis in idem). …”
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Valley-Hall slow-light waveguide states with dual-band in all-dielectric valley photonic crystals by Liu He, Jianquan Yao

“…Hence in theory we can use half-wavelength λL/2 of standing-wave-liked modes to characterize slow-light states instead of judging respond time or fitting dispersion curve, which provides an alternative method or road to directly observe and demonstrate slow-light waveguide states in experiment.…”
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Evaluation of vegetable wastes recycled for vermicomposting and its response on yield and quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) by Ranjit Chatterjee, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. C. Jana

“…The quality of the root as judged by beta carotene and total soluble solids content was also found highest by the same vermicompost. …”
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The Arab world on the verge of the energy transition: Challenges, ambitions, and limits to growth by A. O. Filonik, V. N. Baturina

“…The authors note that an alternative approach to power generation is gradually taking root in the region and, judging by the scale of major projects being implemented, it has good prospects, especially in the field of solar energy. …”
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An Empirical Study on the Employment Monitoring and Early Warning Mechanism of Medical Graduates in Universities with Big Data and Complex Computing System by Haixia Wu, Sang-Bing Tsai

“…Secondly, it reflects the regulatory effects of graduate employment monitoring, judging whether graduate employment monitoring measures are properly applied, whether they have the effect of smoothing out employment fluctuations, and promoting the country’s employment demand; in addition, business decision makers can take advantage of the employment demand boom, by monitoring the information provided by the early warning system and timely foreseeing the upcoming macrocontrol measures, so that enterprises’ labor adjustments can adapt to the government’s regulatory measures. …”
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