Reflexivity as a methodological category in educational research by Anna Perkowska-Klejman

“…The starting point is a description of the general importance of reflexivity. Subsequently, reference is made to what the transition from a positivist research paradigm to many competing or complementary methodological orientations looked like in the social sciences and humanities. …”
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Individualized retrograde endoscopic transoccipital-fourth ventricular-midbrain aqueduct to third and lateral ventriculoperitoneal shunt for complex multilocular hydrocephalus with... by Bodong Wang, Xiaogang Wang, Qiang Liu, Ruwen Ma, Weijie Zhu

“…The successful treatment in our case provides a reference for the management of patients with complex hydrocephalus and an isolated fourth ventricle.…”
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Pupils’ Strategies for Using Multilingualism in Geography Lessons: Successful Learning with Multimedia and Multilingual Media Offerings in Geography Lessons by Nikolaus Repplinger, Alexandra Budke

“…By way of introduction, the potential of multilingualism for geography lessons is presented theoretically and with reference to neurobiology. A multimedia and multilingual learning platform was developed for the study and trialled in geography lessons. …”
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A Fast Fault Detection Scheme for Power Converters In Distributed Generation Systems by Gustavo M. S. Azevedo, Marcelo C. Cavalcanti, Francisco A. S. Neves, Fabricio Bradaschia

“…This method observes the voltage characteristics instead of the current amplitude, that is the most common approach in power distribution electrical systems. …”
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Professional Disease Management Guide for Ornamental Plants by Philip F. Harmon, S. D. Bledsoe

“…These challenges require growers to develop the most efficient production plans possible, incorporating as many tactics as they can to maximize plant health and minimize opportunities for pest and disease outbreaks—a concept known as integrated pest management (IPM). …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients treated with oral anticoagulants by Thaisa Remigio Figueirêdo, Hirla Vanessa Soares de Araújo, Tâmara Silva, Maria Mariana Barros Melo da Silveira, Christefany Régia Brazc Costa, Simone Maria Muniz da Silva Bezerra

“…Methods: cross-sectional study, conducted in an anticoagulation outpatient facility of a teaching hospital which is reference in cardiology. One evaluated 222 patients, through individual interviews using a structured questionnaire. …”
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CAM: A quality control pipeline for MNase-seq data. by Sheng'en Hu, Xiaolan Chen, Ji Liao, Yiqing Chen, Chengchen Zhao, Yong Zhang

“…Micrococcal nuclease digestion followed by high-throughput sequencing (MNase-seq) is the most popular technology used to profile nucleosome organization on a genome-wide scale. …”
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Macro Study of Global Electric Vehicle Expansion by Thakur Dhakal, Kyoung-Soon Min

“…Initially, the global BEV sales data from 2005 to 2018 are fitted with the two most frequently used econometric logistics and Bass diffusion models. …”
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Determining Impacts on Non-Performing Loan Ratio in Romania by Adriana Daniela CIUREL, Tiberiu STOICA

“…The increase in non-performing loans is the most relevant factor that financial institutions face in order to maintain an adequate level of solvency in the context of current economic decline. …”
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Research on enterprise digital transformation: A case study of Alibaba by Zhang Ao

“…Summarizing these aspects and proposing solutions will provide valuable reference experiences for other enterprises undergoing digital transformation. …”
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Enhancing the compression resistance of buffer cushions using an inner concave negative Poisson's ratio structure. by Daizhou Li, Xiufen Zhang, Haibin Li

“…The results showed that the developed NPR cushion exhibited good compressive properties under a uniform load of at most 47 MPa, and its deformation was 73.49% of the deformation of the hexagonal cushion, indicating an improvement in compressive resistance. …”
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Demand Guarantees in the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa by Ch. Hugo

“…Jurisdictions throughout the world recognize exceptions to this principle, the most important and prevalent being fraud on the part of the beneficiary. …”
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Knowledge and practice of condom use among black and white South Africans by K. Peltzer

“…The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge and sexual practices with reference to correct use of condoms among 108 Black and 114 White adult South Africans chosen by systematic random sampling. …”
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Ovarian Fibroma with Serous Cystadenoma—An Unusual Combination: A Case Report by P. S. Jayalakshmy, Usha Poothiode, G. Krishna, P. L. Jayalakshmy

“…Combination of different types of tumors can occur in ovary with most common being Mucinous cystadenoma and Brenner tumour. …”
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Research progress in quality assessment methods for oocytes by TAN Yan, GONG Xuefeng, LONG Wenxiang

“…Therefore, oocyte quality evaluation has been an important research topic of ART. The most widely used evaluation method currently is the morphological assessment of oocytes, including the evaluation of intra- and extra-cytoplasmic characteristics and cell volume of oocytes. …”
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Landscape stereotypes and potential of creative economic narratives in the tourism marketing of Lake Constance as a destination by Lara Leuschen, Tatjana Thimm

“…The Lake Constance region is due to its scenic attractiveness one of the most visited destinations in German-speaking countries. …”
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Onder-Kouga: Oorsig van 'n kontrei by O.J.O. Ferreira

“…The earliest indication of Whites living in the region is found in a reference by Thunberg written in 1773. By 1815 all the most important farms in the Lower-Kouga were already occupied. …”
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„Zrobić” tekst. 
O kompetencji tekstotwórczej gimnazjalistów by Anna Wileczek

“…Secondly, the emphasis on recreating a particular structure of the text in the genre (which is most likely to appear during an exam), contributes to a certain mechanical behavior in that regard.…”
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EWOLUCJA ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCI WŁADZY PUBLICZNEJ - OD WINY FUNKCJONOWANIA DO BEZPRAWNOŚCI NORMATYWNEJ by Marek Safjan

“…Without doubt, the existence in the legal system of constitutional courts is an important, may be even the most important factor and the point of reference for any analysis made in this field. …”
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NASAL NK/T- CELL LYMPHOMA. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF A MEXICAN POPULATION by Augustine Avilès

“…Nasal, NKTCL, was the most frequent  of  the T-cell histology: 40%. We compare our results with  other countries and  observed that  nasal, NKTCL  has a low  number of cases in North-America, and some countries in Latin-America, as Argentina, Brazil  and Chile,  but our  number will be similar to Guatemala and Peru, that were  similar to China and Korea.  …”
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