A sociological analysis of Iranian popular music in the 21st century by Safideh, Mohammad Rezazadeh

“…The result of this investigation indicates that pop and rap genres with very simple, easy and repeatable rhythm and musical construction are currently the most popular music in Iran, and the younger generation (14–29 year old) makes the greatest number of consumers for popular music. …”
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Systematically Working with Multimodal Data : Research Methods in Multimodal Discourse Analysis / by Norris, Sigrid, 1961-, author 654980, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…"A guide that offers a step-by-step process to data-driven qualitative multimodal discourse analysis Systematically Working with Multimodal Data is a hands-on guide that is theoretically grounded and offers a step-by-step process to clearly show how to do a data-driven qualitative Multimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA). …”
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Anti-microbial surfaces by plasma assisted immobilization of chitosan. by Toh, Daniel Seng Wei.

“…It was determined that power used in the second step and time duration of the first step was significant. …”
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Study of applying fiber based laser with the primary standard for optical power and improvement of spectral responsivity scales in near IR range by Zhang, Jing, Teo, Jia Jie, Huang, Xuebo

“…The absolute optical power was measured and two absolute transfer standard detectors (InGaAs based trap detectors) were calibrated at 1310nm. The measurement setup is described and the measurement uncertainty was analyzed. …”
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Development of nitride-based optical phased array at 1092 nm for the optical addressing of ⁸⁸Sr+ Ion by Lim, Yu Dian, Goh, Simon Chun Kiat, Seit, Wen Wei, Zhao, Peng, Guidoni, Luca, Likforman, Jean-Pierre, Tan, Chuan Seng

“…Optical phased array (OPA) structures are designed and fabricated for the optical addressing of trapped 88Sr+ ions. Laser light of 1092 nm wavelength corresponding to the 2D3/2 to 2P1/2 of 88Sr+ ion is used, where silicon nitride (SiN) platform with integrated titanium nitride (TiN) thermos-optic heaters are selected. …”
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Financial Management : Principles and Applications / by Titman, Sheridan, author 447226, Keown, Arthur J., author 257131, Martin, John D., author 257145

“…The Study Plan exercises offer step-by-step tutorials and individualized feedback to help you master each topic. …”

Conflict and the formation of political beliefs in Africa by Adhvaryu, A, Fenske, J

“…Our results suggest that at the population level, the “conflict trap” in Africa is not driven by shifts in political beliefs and engagement caused by conflict exposure in childhood.…”

Mechanisms and Implementation of Thermo-Optical Annealing in Silica Fiber Sensors for Radiation-Induced Attenuation Mitigation by Legoupil, Aurelien Y. M.

“…For the pure silica core and F-doped cladding fibers studied, the RIA spectrum obtained is decomposed into known radiation-induced defect absorption bands, highlighting the key role of self-trapped holes in RIA at telecommunication wavelengths. …”
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Parameter Estimation of Multiple Frequency-Hopping Signals with Two Sensors by Zuo, Le, Pan, Jin, Ma, Boyuan

“…Motivated by joint parameter estimation, we propose to adopt the expectation maximization (EM) algorithm in this paper; our method involves two steps, namely, the expectation-step (E-step) and the maximization (M-step). …”
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Nanoimprinting of nanostructured catalysts by Aravinthan, T.

“…Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which traps heat radiated by the sun in the atmosphere and causes global warming. …”
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Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics investigation on two interacting cracks by Lee, Jonathon Zhao Feng

“…The author goes through the procedure and steps in deriving the model for the investigation of two interacting Zener-Stroh cracks and an inclusion. …”
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Eurocentric fables of international debt and China. China report by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…The article outlines different trajectories of the international debt trap diplomacy, which uses debt as a tool to control resources and to undermine state and governments in countries outside the Westphalian outlook. …”
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THE ART OF CLOSING THE SALE : The Key to Making More Money Faster in the World of Professional Selling / by Brian Tracy, author 504285

“…When salespeople follow a practical, proven, step-by-step process, they get more orders, faster and easier than ever before.…”

Rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia after reformasi and its impact on national and regional order by Rafael H. Nowotamtomo

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Deep MinMax Networks by Lohmiller, Winfried, Gassert, Philipp, Slotine, Jean-Jacques

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Optimal synthesis of energy efficient distillation columns sequence of natural gas liquids by Mohd Faris, Mustafa, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad, Norazana, Ibrahim, Kamarul Asri, Ibrahim, Mohd Kamaruddin, Abd Hamid

“…Accordingly, the methodology consists of four hierarchical steps; Step 1: Existing Sequence Energy Analysis, Step 2: Optimal Sequence Determination, Step 3: Optimal Sequence Energy Analysis, and Step 4: Energy Comparison. …”
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Improved electrical performance of Erbium silicide Schottky diodes formed by pre-RTA amorphization of Si by Tang, L. J., Tan, Eu Jin, Pey, Kin Leong, Chi, Dong Zhi, Lee, Pooi See

“…Erbium silicide Schottky diodes formed on Si(001) substrate using rapid thermal annealing method show degraded Schottky-barrier height ϕ_Beff and ideality factor due to the presence of silicide-induced microstructural defects which are likely sources of trap states. A method to improve the ϕ_Beff and of the diodes utilizing in situ Ar plasma cleaning to induce a light amorphization of the Si(001) substrate is proposed. …”
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Histopathology of cultured sea bass (Lates calcarifer) (Centropomidae) infected with Cruoricola lates (Trematoda: Sanguinicolidae) from Pulau Ketam, Malaysia by Herbert, B.W., Shaharom, F.M., Anderson, I.G.

“…Endocardial macrphages encapsulate eggs trapped between trabeculae in the heart. The reaction to eggs in the kidneys, hepatopancreas and spleen consists of fibrocytic encapsulation. …”
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INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS / by Mann, Prem S., author 313239, Lacke, Christopher Jay, author 648529

“…Over 200 examples are included along with marginal notes and step-by-step solutions. TheDecide for Yourself feature also helps business professionals explore real-world problems and solutions.…”

Design and development of a computer-based training package on information literacy for primary school children by Oei, Hun Ling

“…This project investigates the use of technology, namely CBT, to instruct the students into acquiring information literary skills, namely, the Big6 model, through a step-by-step process.…”
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