The role of IELTS teacher’s metapathy in IELTS candidates’ overall band score, language learning orientation, and active/passive motivation by Hamed Ghaemi, Robert Kirkpatrick

“…The associations between teacher metapathy, student motivation (passive vs. active), learning orientation (integrative vs. instrumental), and band scores were examined using logistic regression, Pearson correlation, chi-square tests, and structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Anterior Abdominal Wall Pain by A. I. Dolgushina, M. I. Karpova, I. A. Karpov, N. B. Nadtochiy, A. A. Saenko

“…Knowledge of pathognomonic clinical and instrumental signs is the basis for differential diagnosis and choice of treatment strategy for pathology of the anterior abdominal wall.…”
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Trajectories of a magnetic sphere in a shaken three-dimensional granular bed under low gravity by Ke Cheng, Meiying Hou, Wei Sun, Zhihong Qiao, Xiang Li, Tuo Li, Mingcheng Yang

“…This research contributes a comprehensive dataset that is instrumental in exploring the mechanisms of granular segregation under low gravity and aids in the verification of novel physical models for understanding intruder dynamics in granular systems under such conditions.…”
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Teacher-student relationships as a pathway to sustainable learning: Psychological insights on motivation and self-efficacy by Jurong Liu, Juan Gao, Muhammad Hassan Arshad

“…Data-driven results show that positive teacher-student developmental relationships, good instructional support, and high student self-efficacy, positively influence student academic motivation. Furthermore, instrumental value for the subject moderates these relationships, highlighting the importance of perceived practical value in motivating students. …”
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Chronic abdominal pain and persistent disorder of nutritional status by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluyektova

“…Thus, the key moment in investigation of the patient presenting complaints of pain, besides laboratory and instrumental tests is careful analysis of symptoms, past history and family history. …”
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THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…Also, home-based players can be instrumental to performance of the team as was displayed in the 1990 and 2013 African Cup of Nations.This study recommends that a law should be passed forcing the coach to include at least four home-based players on the field of play whenever the team is in action. …”
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After a Hand Was Lent: Sporadically Experiencing Multisensory Interference During the Rubber Hand Illusion Does Not Shield Against Disembodiment by Julia Eck, David Dignath, Andreas Kalckert, Roland Pfister

“…The current study addressed this phenomenon and drew inspiration from the partial reinforcement extinction effect in instrumental learning which suggests that behavior is more resistant to extinction when reinforcement is delivered irregularly. …”
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Measuring Vertical Integration in the Technology Sector: Indonesia, the US, and the EU in Unfair Competition by Anna Maria Tri Anggraini, Ahmad Sabirin, Maria Silvya Elisabeth Wangga, Sharda Abrianti, Serena Ortigosa Fernandez

“…The criteria utilized include the concepts of unfair business competition and public harm, as these terms are instrumental in determining the impacts of violations concerning vertical integration. …”
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MARCAS DA REFORMA UNIVERSITÁRIA DE 1968 E NOVOS DESAFIOS PARA A UNIVERSIDADE BRASILEIRA by Silke Weber

“…O estudo mostra que o debate sobre universidade no Brasil tem tido como horizonte implícito ou explicito a modernização do pais e que esse caráter instrumental, em detrimento de seus elementos finalísticos, explicaria por que politicas de Governo não tem logrado firmar-se como politica de Estado. …”
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Bridging the cultural gap in Bible translation as a case in point by C. Nord

“…Translation scholars have only recently discovered this fairly obvious aspect of their field - and the functional approach to translation — or skopos theory — was instrumental in turning it into one of the main concerns of modern translation studies. …”
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Tiempo y libertad en lo educativo. Algunas notas latinoamericanas sobre el Manifiesto por la educación de Biesta y Säfström / Time and freedom in Education. Some Latin American not... by Sebastian Plá

“…Primero, se narra la historia de la investigación educativa en torno de la calidad de la educación en América Latina, para demostrar dos nudos teóricos: las significativas limitaciones históricas y espaciales de algunas categorías utilizadas en el Manifiesto y; las articulaciones temporales similares entre dos propuestas educativas antagónicas, la filosofía de la educación y la razón instrumental. Esta última es responsable de que, a mayor profesionalización de los expertos en educación, mayor desprofesionalización del docente. …”
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Paleoclimate proxy records suggest reduced tropical Pacific zonal asymmetry under sustained global warming by Eui-Seok Chung, Seong-Joong Kim, Keith B. Rodgers, Sang-Yoon Jun, Joo-Hong Kim, Sun-Seon Lee, Kyung-Sook Yun

“…However, the relatively short high-quality instrumental record hampers robustly determining the response of tropical Pacific sea surface temperature to greenhouse gas increases. …”
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Wilson – Konovalov Disease: Clinical Cases with Different Manifestations and Outcomes by O. V. Samodova, G. P. Smirnova, E. A. Krieger

“…At the age of 10, the patient showed signs of liver failure and neurological symptoms. Laboratory and instrumental examination enabled to diagnose Wilson – Konovalov disease at the stage of liver cirrhosis. …”
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Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes in Women ≥40 Years of Age: A Retrospective Study About 421 Cases in Mahdia by Soumaya Kraiem, Leila Souilem, Dhekra Toumi, Haifa Bouchahda

“…Preeclampsia and diabetes were the most common pathologies (p=0.01), the mode of delivery was marked by a high rate of cesarean section. The rate of instrumental extractions was not influenced by age. The rate of neonatal admission and 10-minute Apgar Scores<7 were significantly higher in the older group (p<0.05). …”
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Exploring the Use of Language and Style in Runyankole-Rukiga Cautionary Proverbs. by Aijukire, Eliot

“…The findings revealed that Runyankole-Rukiga proverbs are rich in metaphors, parallelism, and culturally resonant imagery, which are instrumental in conveying societal norms and behavioral expectations. …”
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Considerações sobre a formação e transformação da identidade profissional do atleta de futebol no Brasil by Antonio da Costa Ciampa, Clodoaldo Gonçalves Leme, Renato Ferreira de Souza

“…Bajo ese propósito y basados en la teoría de Habermas, planteamos una reflexión sobre el deporte, en particular sobre el fútbol, como un segmento social apropiado por el orden sistémico, gobernado por el dinero y el poder, que por ser colonizado estratégicamente por la razón instrumental, ese deporte de multitudes, de atractivo comercial fuerte, trae al mundo de la vida (cultura, sociedad e identidad), los sueños y expectativas distorsionadas de miles de personas y sus familias. …”
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Role of alpha-fetoprotein in complex diagnostics of progressing course of chronic hepatitis B and C by I. A. Belavina, O. P. Dudanova

“…The diagnosis was verified by clinical, laboratory and morphological – with assessment of histological activity index (HAI) and histological sclerosis index (HSI), instrumental (transabdominal ultrasound, Doppler ultrasonography of portal blood flow), virologic studies. …”
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Analizando el impacto de la posición social dentro de grupos interactivos en la resolución de tareas de matemáticas en el aula de infantil by Javier Diez-Palomar, Ane López de Aguileta, Elisabeth Torras Gómez, Garazi López de Aguileta

“…É utilizada uma abordagem dialógica da aprendizagem, centrada na dimensão instrumental da aprendizagem da matemática e, especificamente, no processo de argumentação. …”
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Diseño y análisis psicométrico del inventario IPDP para evaluar el proceso de duelo patológico en adultos by Rodrigo Liz Bernal, Bertha Lucia Avendaño

“…El estudio es de tipo instrumental, los participantes fueron 235 hombres y mujeres mayores de 18 años. …”
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¿Emperador por gracia de madre? La verdadera instrumentalización de la figura de Beatriz de Suabia by Giovanni Collamati

“…Algunos gibelinos italianos, en particular Bandino Lancia de Pisa y el rey Enzo de Cerdeña, último hijo de Federico II, hicieron un uso instrumental de la figura de Beatriz de Suabia. Si Alfonso mencionó su ascendencia alemana, lo hizo solo en el contexto de la disputa sobre sus derechos al ducado de Suabia. …”
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