A history of flops and a new turn: The Turkish-German music interplay by Cornelia Lund, Holger Lund

“…To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Turkish-German music interplay the article outlines a history of the reception of Turkish music in Germany. …”
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“Moscow History” by Gotlieb Samuil Treyer in the Composition of “Detailed Chronicle from the Beginning of Russia to the Battle of Poltava” by Alexey Alekseev

“…Treyer became the basis for the first part of the compilation, outlining the history of Russia up to 1617. Key words: Treyer Samuil Gottlieb, “Moscow History”, source studies, textual criticism, “Detailed Chronicle from the beginning of Russia to the Battle of Poltava”.…”
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History of investigation and current classification of coronaviruses (<i>Nidovirales: Coronaviridae</i>) by M. Yu. Shchelkanov, A. Yu. Popova, V. G. Dedkov, V. G. Akimkin, V. V. Maleyev

“…This review is aimed at outlining a history of investigating coronaviruses and their current classification that was shaped in early 2020 in accordance to the last recommendations of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.…”
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Reception and development of ‘alte kenotik’ in the russian theological and academic tradition by Artem Malyshev

“…In the initial section, the article provides a short explanation of the origin and development in the Lutheran world of the 16th — 17th centuries of a conception of kenosis of Christ, as his non-use of the divine majesty, i.e. the totality of the divine properties, communicated to His human nature. Having outlined the history of so-called “alte Kenotik”, the article describes its reception by the Russian theological tradition and analyses the conception of kenosis from the theological system of Archbishop Theofan (Prokopovich). …”
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Metrics for energy performance in operation: the fallacy of single indicators by Bill Bordass

“…Even though the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions may be the prime objective, UK experience suggests that undue concentration on any single headline metric can lead to severe unintended outcomes. The paper outlines the history and some results of various energy and carbon metrics used in UK policies and publications for non-domestic buildings since the 1973 oil crisis, with a few examples from other countries. …”
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Brothers Home and the Production of Vanished Lives by Eli Park Sorensen

“…This article delves into the history of one of the most infamous internment facilities in Korea’s recent past—Hyungje Bokjiwon (형제복지원), or Brothers Home. The article outlines the history of Brothers Home, its biopolitical production of ‘vanished lives’, and what enabled it to come into existence—arguing that this is an essential context for understanding the history of international adoption from Korea. …”
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Geographical characteristics of contemporary international migration in and into Europe by Károly Kocsis, Judit Molnár Sansum, Lea Kreinin, Gábor Michalkó, Zsolt Bottlik, Balázs Szabó, Dániel Balizs, György Varga

“…The study offers a short geographical overview of migration studies and theories, doing so in the context of the European migration crisis of 2015–2016. It outlines the history of international migrations affecting Europe (immigration, emigration, migration within Europe and between countries) and the demographic effects of such migration on the present European population. …”
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Facial Scanners in Dentistry: An Overview by Jason D. Lee, Olivia Nguyen, Yu-Chun Lin, Dianne Luu, Susie Kim, Ashley Amini, Sang J. Lee

“…Purpose: This narrative review aims to explore the current status of facial scanning technology in the dental field; outlining the history, mechanisms, and current evidence regarding its use and limitations within digital dentistry. …”
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Retroviral Antisense Transcripts and Genes: 33 Years after First Predicted, a Silent Retroviral Revolution? by Roger H. Miller, Alexis Zimmer, Gilles Moutot, Jean-Michel Mesnard, Nathalie Chazal

“…The most striking theoretical evidence is the finding that <i>asp</i> is highly conserved in group M viruses and correlates exclusively with subtypes, or clades, responsible for the AIDS pandemic. This review outlines the history of the major shifts in thought pertaining to the nature and characteristics of viruses, and in particular retroviruses, and details the development of the hypothesis that retroviral antisense transcripts and genes exist. …”
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The hero in victory and loss [Hrdina ve vítězství a prohře] by Donald N. Roberson, Ivo Jirásek

“…<strong>METHODS</strong>: Our methodology is a historical, rhetorical, and philosophical perspective outlining the history of the concept of hero. Further argument focuses on important concepts of agon, rivalization, and perfectionism. …”
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曾国藩《十八家诗钞》研究 = A study of Zeng Guofan's anthology of eighteen poets by 钱昊 Qian, Hao

“…The purports of Anthology of Eighteen poets can be illustrated in four aspects, namely: making an all-embracing selection but also with emphases on certain types; Outlining the history of poetry; adopting both Tang-Style and Song-Style poems; Cultivating aesthetic tastes. …”
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