A propósito da investigação sobre cerâmica islâmica em Portugal by Isabel Inácio, Constança dos Santos, Catarina Coelho, Marco Liberato, Ana Sofia Gomes, Jacinta Bugalhão, Helena Catarino, Sandra Cavaco, Jaquelina Covaneiro, Isabel Cristina Fernandes, Susana Gómez, Maria José Gonçalves

“…The CIGA project (Cerâmica Islâmica do Ġarb al-Andalus), started in 2008, is part of this dynamics, promoting the systematization, the discussion and the diffusion of all the information and presenting here a composite paper about the studies on Islamic ceramics in Portugal, its main tendencies, problems, virtues and future perspectives.…”
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Play-write Poetry in Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist by Yannicke Chupin

“…Whereas it is the competitive nature (agon) of literary creation that initially suspends the pleasure of creation, as will be reviewed in the first part of the analysis, it is through the virtues of educational play (paideia) and the creation of an alternative world that narrative creativity is released and produces the pages that constitute this book. …”
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COVID-19 and the Political Economy of Shared Adjustment by Ralf Boscheck

“…From the outset, the EU had to confront fundamental challenges that require coordination; however, decentralised coordination is best as it improves the quality of policy, economic efficiency and civic virtues. While some argue for a debt union to provide the answer to the EU’s call for shared adjustment, a solution should rather be sought in economic reform, accountability and enforcement of constitutional commitments.…”
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Blasphemers or Profaners? Shaping Deviance in the French and British Traditions by David Nash

“…This paper investigates the virtues and vices of such theoretical approaches to blasphemy and indicates some possible paradigms for the wider study of deviance. …”
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Cooperación y conflicto en la Agenda 2030: ¿una relación desequilibrada? by Guillermo Santander-Campos

“…Among the virtues of the 2030 Agenda is that of trying to provide a more comprehensive and urgent response to the challenges raised by an increasingly complex and changing world. …”
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Vers une analyse des dimensions négatives de la proximité by Armelle Caron, André Torre

“…These latter are balanced with the virtues of organised proximity that may favoured the emergence of negotiated solutions to the conflicts. …”
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Quelle alternative philosophique et éducative au consumérisme contemporain ? by Etienne Kola

“…The designs of Emmanuel Levinas (1972) and Luc Ferry (1996) transcendence embody pedagogical virtues worthy to revolutionize current attitudes to the cult of materialism. …”
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LEADERSHIP AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ESTABLISHING THE THEORETICAL NEXUS by Achor, Joy Achile

“…In spite of the divergence perspective of scholars in theorizing leadership, the emphasis is the virtues being it moral, religious, political, economic, cultural, or otherwise; the essence is to arrive at good leadership. …”
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Dramatic transfers: Mural painting and religious theatre in the Western Alps during the sixteenth century by Marianne Cailloux

“…A series of accurate matches is thus selected in vices and virtues wall paintings and in some saints’ painted cycles. …”
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Dams and Development in the French Alps in the Inter-war Period by Anne Dalmasso

“…Among the arguments for and against, which always tend to be structured around the promotion or denunciation of the virtues of modernisation and development, the acceptability of dams depends firstly on the disturbances caused to the distribution of property rights and land usage rights and the ability to balance out gains and losses among the different social groups concerned. …”
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Contra los «vicios y corruptelas» del foro tradicional, el funcionario militar by Alina Castellanos Rubio

“…This article aims to show that the traditional archetype of the iudex perfectus was gradually replaced in liberal political culture by the model of the military officer as a good administrator and thus capable of personifying the virtues hitherto associated with the 'perfect judge' as the embodiment of the institutions of government: fitness, morality and public concept – to which constitutionalism added adherence to the constitution. …”
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Blended learning reform in English viewing, listening and speaking course based on the POA in the post-pandemic era by Jiaxue Cheng

“…The results showed that this mode could effectively implement both language education and the cultivation of virtues and other key competencies.…”
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Barrages et développement dans les Alpes françaises de l’entre-deux-guerres by Anne Dalmasso

“…Among the arguments for and against, which always tend to be structured around the promotion or denunciation of the virtues of modernisation and development, the acceptability of dams depends firstly on the disturbances caused to the distribution of property rights and land usage rights and the ability to balance out gains and losses among the different social groups concerned. …”
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The vision of divine light in Saint Gregory Palamas's theology by F. T. Tomoioagă

“…The entire study in couched in the frame of a personal reflection over the type of spirituality fit for contemporary man – a contemplative one of a mystical type or a much more practical one, based on social virtues? …”
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Writing Against Culture with Online Poker by Jukka Jouhki

“…The game is also characterized by its contradictory embodiment and rejection of the virtues of the Protestant work ethic. It emphasizes diligence, yet places a high value on quick success and money. …”
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Réflexions autour de la notion de vraisemblance dans l’art du portrait royal à la Renaissance : l’exemple des représentations du souverain Henri IV by Juliette Souperbie

“…Having become a powerful communication tool in the Renaissance, it subtly associated real elements with strategies of representation praising the leader’s virtues. Henry IV was a king who encountered great difficulties in establishing his power, but he knew how to use his image to respond to disputes and legitimize his position on the throne of France. …”
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Teaching for Prosperity? Preparing American Studies Students for the Job Market by Anne Mørk

“…The article also addresses the broader dilemma faced by humanities programs in balancing traditional academic virtues with practical job skills. Finally, it reflects on the shifting global influence of the US and its implications for future American studies faculty and students in Denmark. …”
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An empirical analysis of factors affecting the commercial adoption of autonomous trucks by Christopher Mondy, Matias Enz, Daniel Rust

“…Autonomous semi-trucks are poised to be a disruptive technology in the motor carrier industry, and many studies extol the virtues of autonomous vehicles. The benefits cited in these studies generally assume high market penetration rates, yet there is a lack of rigorous qualitative studies that investigate the factors that will drive autonomous truck adoption in the commercial transportation sector. …”
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Research of Involute Gear Modification Curve based on Finite Element Contact Analysis by Yuan Yazhou, Shao Nian, Lu Baochun, Zhang Leilei

“…The quadric curve and the sine curve have their virtues and their faults,so combining them into a new curve and the modification effect and feature are discussed. …”
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Disqualifier pour qualifier : enjeux et acteurs de la constitution d’une identité standard pour le guaraná de Maués by Mélanie Congretel, Florence Pinton

“…The region of Maués, in the Brazilian Amazon, is known as the « Land of guaraná », a plant cultivated for the energizing virtues of its seeds and native from there. Today guaraná is the subject of appropriation attempts by different local economical actors- among which research institutes or agro-industrial firms- but also more recently by new actors, in order to support the local populations who claim expertise on the plant. …”
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