The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument in kulintang ensembles.
Often, mandatory quotas and blending targets are used as supportive political instruments to achieve defined biofuels targets.
A computer based systematic observation instrument, the 'Supportive Midwifery in Labour Instrument' or 'SMILI', was developed, based on evidence about the key elements of high quality intrapartum support [ 9, 21- 33].
The leather seats are comfortable and supportive, and the instruments and controls are, for the most part, logically positioned.
It may be that having a structured, validated supportive care needs instrument specific for the assessment of supportive care needs of patients with CLD may allow clinicians and other healthcare workers (eg, nurses, dieticians) to better address deficiencies in patients' support needs.
To this end, a new computerised systematic observation tool, the 'SMILI' (Supportive Midwifery in Labour Instrument) was developed.
Most everything was later recovered, and so the city — coupled with the fact that they were able to borrow instruments from supportive locals to continue their tour — left a big impression on the young artist.
The policy makers in our survey were more supportive of market-based instruments than the farmers, and the question then arises which group should be consulted when designing agri-environmental schemes.
This instrument consists of two subscales, measuring different dimensions of leadership: supportive leadership and instrumental leadership.
In a consecutive series of 298 cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, distress, perceived social support and desire for supportive counselling were assessed using screening instruments.
