Consommation de tabac : Facteur de risque pour la consommation de drogues by Farida GUEMAZ, Fayza DJENIDI

“…The objective of this research is to analyze and discuss adolescence as a period of risk which involves adolescents in several behavioral problems including smoking and drugs taking which are the most important. From this synthesis the researcher has emphasized on the process of addiction and tobacco use as one of the factors of illegal drugs consumption. …”
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Using Practice-Based Approach in Business English Courses: A Comparative Study of China’s English-Major and Non-English-Major Undergraduates by Qing Xie

“…Most participants had positive comments about all elements in the teaching materials and teaching activities, as they enriched the curriculum and developed practice abilities and communicative competence.…”
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Modelling reveals kinetic advantages of co-transcriptional splicing. by Stuart Aitken, Ross D Alexander, Jean D Beggs

“…Messenger RNA splicing is an essential and complex process for the removal of intron sequences. Whereas the composition of the splicing machinery is mostly known, the kinetics of splicing, the catalytic activity of splicing factors and the interdependency of transcription, splicing and mRNA 3' end formation are less well understood. …”
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The rapidly evolving view of lysosomal storage diseases by Giancarlo Parenti, Diego L Medina, Andrea Ballabio

“…Novel technologies, in most cases based on high‐throughput approaches, have significantly contributed to the characterization of lysosomal biology or lysosomal dysfunction and have the potential to facilitate diagnostic processes, and to enable the identification of new therapeutic targets.…”
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Observing Privilege: Examining Race, Class, and Gender in Health and Human Service Organizations by Leslie Collins, Sandra L. Barnes

“…Modeling results indicate that although organizational position is the most influential indicator in explaining perceptions about participation in decision-making, race is the most important predictor of perceptions about access to learning resources and influential relationships. …”
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Digital Whisperers: Decoding the E-WOM and Credibility Cocktail Driving Purchase Intentions by Tehseen Azhar, Abu Huraira Muhammad, Sabeen Sheeraz, Usman Asim Madani

“… This research explored the conduct of online purchases in the digital sector through an integrative process, using collections of variables seldom seen in previous studies. …”
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War as an Inevitable Factor of Change by Joachim Diec

“… Russian neo-Eurasianism is currently considered to be the most influential political doctrine in Russia, actively influencing its foreign and security policy. …”
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Global Value Chains and Their Potential Role in the Development of Russian-Belarusian Integration by S. A. Pobyvayev

“…The most promising strategy to increase participation in the global value chain would be a method of “lifting up the chain” shown by some countries in Southeast Asia. …”
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Urban mosques in the Horn of Africa during the medieval period by Carolina Cornax-Gómez, Jorge de Torres Rodríguez

“…Between the 13th and the 16th centuries, the Horn of Africa experienced a series of major transformations which made this zone one of the most dynamic regions in the continent. These historical processes included the consolidation of Muslim principalities in the region, the expansion of Islam among Somali nomads, the development of an urban network and the strengthening of existing political and trade links with the rest of the world. …”
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The ecological biogeography of Amazonia by Ana C M Malhado, Richard Ladle, Robert Whittaker, Atanásio Neto, Yadvinder Malhi, Hans ter Steege

“…<p>The Amazon drainage basin (Amazonia) contains the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in the world and is the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. …”
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The Janus Face of Stress on Reproduction: From Health to Disease by Dóra Zelena

“…But even when the offspring are conceived, in utero problems can lead to immediate (abortion), early (birth), and late (adulthood) consequences. One of the most studied factors is stress. However, stress response is, per se, of adaptive nature allowing the organism to cope with challenges. …”
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A Comparative Study of Practice Ability Development Motivation and Curriculum Adaptation for Advanced Business English Learners in a Chinese University by Qing Xie

“…The results and research process of the study can inform future research on business English curriculum development.…”
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The Dynamics of Dispossession by Edward Dommen

“…It then distinguishes between individualism, society and community, arguing that community provides the most effective framework within which to apply the identified principles. …”
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Quiescence Multiverse by Damien Laporte, Isabelle Sagot

“…This state encompasses a wide range of physiological situations since most cells, from microbes to cells composing complex tissues, spend most of their lives non-dividing, waiting for signals to reproliferate. …”
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Interactions between the Aryldiazonium Cations and Graphene Oxide: A DFT Study by Avni Berisha

“…By evaluating the adsorption energies at 7 different positions onto the graphene oxide both in the gaseous and solvent phase (using COSMO approach), the most probable adsorption sites were found. Moreover, the most stable adsorption sites were used to calculate and plot NCI (noncovalent interactions). …”
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Am I Way Wrong on this One? On the Multiple Semantic Sources and Paths of Development of the Amplifier Way in American English by Hélène Margerie

“…By suggesting that the high degree meaning of way originates from several source constructions, this article contrasts with most case studies on language change which generally focus on just one construction. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SOIL AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHAINS ON SOME QUALITY INDICATORS AND PROFITABILITY IN PREMIUM WHEAT VARIETIES by Nicoleta OLTENACU, Valentina GAVRILA, Elena LASCAR

“…Wheat quality is determined by the qualities of gluten such as: viscosity, elasticity, extensibility, resistance to action of the proteolytic ferments in the fermentation process, etc.. Besides production, which is the quantitative indicator, the protein content of the grains is the most important qualitative factor which gives the value of the utilized output. …”
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AI and Deep Learning for Image-Based Segmentation of Ancient Masonry: A Digital Methodology for Mensiochronology of Roman Brick by Lorenzo Fornaciari

“…Time and subjectivity are ultimately the two main limitations that most hinder the diffusion of the mensiochronological approach and for this reason, the most recent artificial intelligence solutions for the segmentation and extraction of measurements of individual masonry components will be addressed. …”
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La necesidad de la naturalidad en la reformulación en la traducción jurídica en la 'era de la automatización' de las traducciones by Carmen Bestué Salinas, Mariana Orozco Jutorán

“…However, this new situation makes it necessary to re-examine the method and techniques that are most appropriate for the translation of contracts to which the applicable law is that of the target culture. …”
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War as an Inevitable Factor of Change by Joachim Diec

“… Russian neo-Eurasianism is currently considered to be the most influential political doctrine in Russia, actively influencing its foreign and security policy. …”
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