The Realization of Markedness in Grade XI Students’ Recount Texts in Binjai: Systemic Functional Perspective by Reni Supriani, Ening Nanda Rama, Sulhaida Sulhaida, Aprilza Aswani

“…Writing sheets were utilized as the instruments for collecting the data. The data were in the form of clauses taken from 25 recount texts written by grade XI senior high school student of SMA Negeri 1 Binjai. …”
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A Simple Technique to Locate the Nail Tip in a Buried Interlocking Nail in Femur while Extraction by Mugundhan Moongilpatti Sengodan, Yuganeswaran Marasamy

“…Conclusion: It is an easily reproducible technique without the need for any specialized instruments. Clinical significance: This new technique is very handy in the extraction of buried femoral nails without substantial injury to the abductor mechanism, even for inexperienced surgeons.…”
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Firm-Created Word-of-Mouth Recommendation: Is it also worthwhile? by Maise Soares Pereira, Ivan Lapuente Garrido, Celso Augusto de Matos

“…We conducted a survey among 350 participants, using an instrument with a retrospective approach and presenting a hypothetical scenario. …”
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The butterfly effect and earnings management: Analysis of long-term consequences of short-term adjustments by Ammar Razzaq Al Rubaye, Omar Adeeb Qassim, Salah Chyad Kadhim, Inas Mekee Abed

“…This study will test the effect of DAC, the most popular instrument employed in accounting practices for earnings management, on objective measures: return on assets and profit margin using Eviews 13 software. …”
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Worst Case Resistance Testing: A Nonresponse Bias Solution for Today’s Survey Research Realities by Stephen France, Frank G. Adams, V. Myles Landers

“…A sample using a well-established survey instrument from previous behavioral research is used to test the method. …”
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REVISITING KEYNES’ INVESTMENT AND SAVING MODEL IN INDONESIA by Cheng-Wen Lee, Andrian Dolfriandra Huruta, Ramdani Putri Setyaningrum, Gatot Sasongko

“…Consequently, the Indonesian government needs to consider saving as a policy instrument to increase investment in the long-run. …”
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“EQUINOXES” BY TIBERIU OLAH by Răzvan METEA

“…He thoroughly researched and applied very well the expressive means of popular and classical instruments, as well as those of the human voice, but he especially explored Romanian folk dances and mainly their rhythm, suggestively expressed by the hidden language of modern percussion. …”
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Consumer Judgment on the Practice of Greenwashing: Scale Development and Validation by Tais Pasquotto Andreoli, Esdras da Silva Costa, Leandro Campi Prearo

“…From these dimensions, some assertions were elaborated and reviewed by a jury of experts, validating the data collection instrument. With this done, two sequential quantitative surveys were conducted: the first with 381 respondents, which allowed the exploratory factor analysis to be performed, and the second with 156 participants, enabling the confirmatory factor analysis to be performed using the structural equation modeling technique. …”
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A NEED ANALYSIS ON ICT-BASED ENGLISH MATERIAL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF READING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH BENGKULU by Margareta Margareta, Safnil Safnil, Irwan Koto

“…The research design was mixed method quantitative and qualitative with the subjects of this research were 302 high school students and 11 English teachers in South Bengkulu. The instruments of this research were questionairre and open-ended interview. …”
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Possibilities and limitations of local economic development in Serbia by Aničić Dušan, Gligorijević Jasmina, Jelić Miloje A., Stojanović Milosav

“…Although most of the economic policy instruments lie within the central government jurisdiction, which largely restricts local government possibilities, there is still an important area for local government influence on economic development. …”
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Immigrant integration in ITI/SUD strategies: The case of Athens, Greece by Nikos Karadimitriou, Thomas Maloutas

“…However, the first integrated territorial development instrument which covers immigrant integration (the Integrated Territorial Investments- ITI), was introduced in the mid-2010s as a result of adopting relevant EU Regulations. …”
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USING SHORT STORY TO IMPROVE STUDENT’S READING COMPREHENSION (A STUDY AT THE SECOND YEAR STUDENT OF SMPN 2 KOTA BENGKULU) by Amelia Eka Frimasary, Syahrial Syahrial

“…The objective of this research was to know the differences in students score and also to know whether the student’s interest was improved or not, after did a treatment using short story and handbook. The instrument of this research was questionnaire. The result from short story was satisfactory. …”
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Rethinking contending themes in indigenous and Christian religions in contemporary Africa by O.C. Eze, L.I. Ugbudian, T.A. Adihikon, S.O.S. Nnabuchi, J.U. Eke, C.J. Okolo

“…The extant gap has further increased the befuddling perception of African traditional religion by indigenous Christians as belonging to the “Kingdom of Satan” that needs salvation through the instrumentality of Christianity. But irrespective of the waves of evangelism in the continent, many Africans have remained attached to their indigenous religious practices. …”
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General public takes up counterintuitive expert advice on effective climate action by Johannes Jarke-Neuert, Grischa Perino, Daniela Flörchinger, Manuel Frondel

“…Abstract Individual voluntary climate action could contribute to closing the gap between global emission targets and the instruments in place. However, complex regulatory frameworks make it difficult for individuals to understand which actions align with their goals. …”
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Assessment of Technology Readiness in Norwegian Older Adults With Long-Term Health Conditions Receiving Home Care Services: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Sverre Bergh, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Lisbeth Dyrendal Høgset, Britt Rydjord, Lars Kayser

“…Participants in cluster 4 (n=16) had the lowest scores in the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire scales in the READHY instrument and should be offered nondigital services or would need extensive management support. …”
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HUBUNGAN ANTARA MOTIVASI BELAJAR DENGAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP FISIKA PESERTA DIDIK MAN BARAKA by Muhammad Amran Shidik

“…Data collection used two types of instruments namely non-test and each test to determine learning motivation with a total of 37 answers, each of which had 5 answer choices and students' understanding of concepts with a total of 26 items, each of which had five alternative answers. …”
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The development and validation testing of a comprehensive frailty assessment in women with breast cancer by Sheng-Miauh Huang, Ling-Ming Tseng, Chi-Cheng Huang, Pei-Ju Lien, Su-Chen Fang, Yinhui Hong

“…Abstract Background Women with breast cancer are known to suffer from disease and treatment, and the generic measurement tools may underestimate their frailty. A specific instrument comprehensively measuring frailty among women with breast cancer has not yet been developed. …”
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Paraspinal muscle volume and fatty infiltration after circumferential minimally-invasive deformity correction by John Paul G. Kolcun, Ryan M. Kelly, Bradley L. Kolb, Dustin H. Kim, Alireza Borghei, John E. O'Toole, Richard G. Fessler

“…Fatty infiltration was not increased in paraspinal muscles after multi-level percutaneous instrumentation, nor in the psoas after multi-level trans-psoas approaches. …”
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Effects of E-Cigarette Liquid Ratios on the Gravimetric Filter Correction Factors and Real-Time Measurements by Austin Close, Jane Blackerby, Heather Tunnell, Jack Pender, Eric Soule, Sinan Sousan

“…However, the effects of these ratios on aerosol instrument filter correction factors needed to measure PM concentrations accurately have not been assessed. …”
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PENGARUH STRATEGI PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DAN MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS by Supriyanto Supriyanto, Achmad Noor Fatirul, Djoko Adi Walujo

“…Sedangkan metode pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan instrument terdiri angket motivasi berprestasi dan tes hasil belajar untuk mengetahui keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. …”
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