The development and validation of a C-test and a pseudo-character test for online CFL assessment by Yang Xuan, Osborne Caitríona

“…Then, based on the test results collected from 53 university learners and using statistical tools, analyses were conducted on its content validity, construct validity, criterion-related validity, difficulty, discrimination power, and reliability. Results indicate that this new achievement test has relatively satisfactory reliability and validity, with only minor issues that need to be addressed in future studies. …”
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Recherche d’indices lexicosyntaxiques de segmentation et de liage par une analyse automatique de corpus by Yves Bestgen

“…The most useful indices for discrimination are for the most part interpretable in the context of the linguistic theory on segmentation and linking marks. …”
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Parallel Universes? Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For (1983-2008) and Diane DiMassa’s Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist (1991-1996) by Hélène Tison

“…Both reflect the debates within lesbian feminist groups, the tensions between lesbian and straight feminists, and the strategies that can be deployed in the face of discrimination. They create utopian (Bechdel) and dystopian (DiMassa) universes that parallel and question contemporary US realities. …”
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Multiscale Feature Learning Based on Enhanced Feature Pyramid for Vehicle Detection by Hoanh Nguyen

“…To generate more discriminative feature representations, this paper introduces multilayer enhancement module to reweight feature representations of feature maps generated by the backbone network to increase the discrimination of foreground objects and background regions in each feature map. …”
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WORKPLACE GENDER INEQUALITY: ASSESSING INTERSECTIONAL BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN OF COLOUR IN REACHING UPPER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN THE WORKPLACE by IFEOMA CLARE OKORONTA, DYMYTRO KYLYMNYUK

“…The findings show that women of colour - Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African women, face unique challenges due to the double jeopardy of experiencing gender and racial discrimination simultaneously, which can hinder their progression to upper management positions and they are significantly underrepresented in senior leadership positions. …”
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Consent to tattooing by Radulović Srđan

“…Copyright restrictions, health and safety concerns, licensing and even discrimination issues (to name just a few) have drawn special attention of legislators and legal experts. …”
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Development of a Multi-DOF Electromyography Prosthetic System Using the Adaptive Joint Mechanism by A. Hernandez Arieta, R. Katoh, H. Yokoi, Y. Wenwei

“…The other subject is the recognition of the EMG signal. For the discrimination of many patterns and nonlinear properties of the EMG signal, we propose a controller based on a simple pattern recognition information process. …”
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Application of Common Components Analysis to Mid-Infrared Spectra for the Authentication of Lebanese Honey by Rita El Hajj, Wadih Skaff, Nathalie Estephan

“…In addition, honey samples collected from the Bekaa plain region were differentiated from the other honey samples collected from all the other Lebanese geographical regions. This discrimination between the groups of honey samples is based essentially on their sugar composition.…”
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Orientalist Encounters at School: Security and Inclusion in the Education of Syrian Refugee Children in Istanbul by Şule Can Sayar, Taha Baran

“…Second, this study examines the roles that ethno-religious and political identities play in relations between teachers and refugee students by focusing on ethno-religious identity and discrimination. Drawing on the debates on orientalism and securitization in migration, it explicates the ways in which teachers justify their judgments and impressions of the refugee students through orientalist codes. …”
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Credit Index Screening Model of Family Farms and Family Ranches Based on Fuzzy Bayesian Theory of Depth Weighting by Zhanjiang Li, Qinjin Zhang

“…Second, based on the insensitive characteristic of ROC curve to skewness samples, the depth weighting of characteristic indexes in nondefault, low default and high-default states was completed by constructing multiclassification ROC curve, which solved the practical problem of sample imbalance in different default states of family farms and ranches, and selected the index system with significant discrimination ability for default states by integrating default identification ability.…”
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The Implications of Non-Domestication of Kampala Convention to the Protection of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria by Tasiu Magaji

“…However, the convention has not been domesticated into Nigerian law, leaving IDPs particularly vulnerable to extreme challenges such as forced displacement, loss of shelter and assets and discrimination. Using a qualitative research approach where primary and secondary data are utilized. …”
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Dose-Dependent Differentiation of Gamma-Irradiated Hazelnut Samples by Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics by Ayca Dogan, Mete Severcan, Feride Severcan

“…Furthermore, dose-dependent discrimination was also achieved. In conclusion, FTIR spectroscopy combined with multivariate statistical analysis has potential for the development of a reliable and fast methodology for separation of high-dose irradiated food samples.…”
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Quarantined Justice, Compromised Diversity: Barriers to Disability Inclusion in China’s Public Sector Employment by Qian Xue, Bo Chen

“…Through proactive power expansion, the Supreme People’s Court has played a crucial role in scrutinizing employment discrimination in the private sector. However, the judiciary has paid less attention to the fact that government agencies failed to consider the value of workplace diversity and maintained ableist standards that preclude many disabled candidates from public sector positions. …”
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Implementation of Asymmetrical Decentralization In Papua: Relevance to Demands and Problems by Deni Angela, Harsanto Nursadi

“…Meanwhile, in the relevance of special autonomy, Law 2/21 sporadically has been by the requests represented DPRD included in the expense of discrimination and development allocation. However, in several demands, the Indonesian government has not been able to answer one of which is dialogue and openness of journalistic activities.…”
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Advanced flow cell design for in vitro release testing of mucoadhesive buccal films by Grilc Blaž, Zdovc Jurij, Planinšek Odon

“…This system extends the release time and enables more detailed sample discrimination according to formulation. It could be used as a tool for in vivo prediction of drug release rates from buccal film formulations. …”
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The transformative role of the media in the formation of virtuous citizens: A contribution to reconciliation in a post-apartheid South Africa by E. Baron

“…However, 24 years into democracy, what is the role of the media in a post-apartheid South Africa, where citizens still suffer from the ghosts of apartheid, the continued human rights violations, racial discrimination, and related issues that make it seem as if South Africa is “irreconcilable”? …”
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GLOBALIZATION, POST-COLONIZING MIGRATION AND NEO-SLAVERY: THE SOCIO-POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AFRICAN STATES by Jonathan C. Madu

“…Hence, it is argued to be a historical process and not a relatively new phenomenon, pointing out the evolution of global history at how the progression of human development overtime has contributed to broader societal advancement through the discovery of new and constantly improving technologies on one hand, but has been a highly uneven process characterized by unequal distribution of power, violence, discrimination and oppression on the other hand. In essence, it is argued by imperialists that it provides a historical response to contemporary questions surrounding issues of underdevelopment and global inequality. …”
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Unconscious processing of happy faces correlates with prosocial tendency but not extraversion by Qian Xu, Qian Xu

“…By pairing backward-masked faces with supraliminally presented faces in both visual fields, we found that the discrimination of visible emotional faces was modulated by the facial expressions of the invisible faces in the opposite visual field. …”
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Using Short-Term Concentration Measures and Intelligence in Rehabilitation Settings by Bruce D. Kirkcaldy

“…A substantial overlap in variance was found between “nonverbal” intelligence and the concentration variables (using multiple regression and discrimination analysis). Error rate on the concentration task was significantly negatively correlated with the IQ variables, the magnitude of the correlation coefficient increasing as a function of the time on the task. …”
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Rad concept: authentic evidence women's specialties in Islamic heritage law by Muhibb Ussabry

“…But, some gender activists argue this statement and say it as discrimination shape for woman, and they disagree with that. …”
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