Selective attention to pain: a psychophysical investigation. by Spence, C, Bentley, D, Phillips, N, McGlone, F, Jones, A

“…These findings are discussed in relation to contemporary theories of crossmodal attention and multisensory information-processing.…”

Descriptions, ambiguity, and representationalist theories of interpretation by Koralus, P

“…My arguments suggest that an adequate theory of descriptions may require considerable rethinking. Most contemporary theories of descriptions appear to be committed to one or more claims about the ambiguity of descriptions that I reject in this paper. …”

“Socioanalisi”: primi elementi per una riformulazione della teoria sociale come analisi critica della sociazione by Giorgio Grossi

“…From this point of view I discuss two examples of contemporary theories that are implicitly ambivalent: the non-critical theory of Bruno Latour and the pragmatic theory of criticism of Luc Boltanski.…”
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The Green Dimension of a Compact City: Temperature Changes in the Urban Area of Banja Luka by Una Okilj, Malina Čvoro, Saša Čvoro, Zoran Uljarević

“…Responsible and rational urban planning is reflected in an integral and multidimensional approach to city development. Contemporary theories of sustainable and resilient urban planning support a clear vision and strategy for city development, emphasizing its identity, specifics, and values. …”
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The Multilevel Engagement Theory by Muhammad Hassan Raza

“…A critical review and assessment of the contemporary theories were conducted which uncovered important gaps and helped the author to demonstrate the contribution of the multilevel engagement theory in the relevant fields of study. …”
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SYSTEMATIZATION OF LAW: THE BRICS CONTEXT AND BEYOND by M. Antonov

“…The author draws on the contemporary theories considering various aspects of explanation and construction of law as of a logically united system. …”
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Construction and Deconstruction of a Myth by Moro, Daniela

“…The visions that emerge in the two modern works are similar: indeed, the figure of Komachi becomes a metaphor for the idea of the impossibility of fixing an identity in regard to the passage of time, and shows the deception at the base of the idea of an abiding self, which is in line with many contemporary theories of the construction of identity. …”
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Morphology, physiology, biochemistry and functional design of the termite gut: an evolutionary wonderland by David E. Bignell

“…The chapter reviews termite gut structure and associations with mutualists, now informed by a great increase of data on intestinal microbial diversity made possible in the last decade by molecular genomics, and in the light of contemporary theories on the origin, evolution and trophic diversification of the Isoptera. …”
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Facing the Crises by Moira Baker

“…Edited by Professors Ljubica Matek and Jasna Poljak Rehlicki, these essays deploy a broad range of contemporary theories, representing recent developments in cultural studies, the new economic criticism, postcolonial film studies, feminism and gender studies, and the new historicism. …”
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COSMIC EVIDENCE AND NATURAL-SCIENCE THEORIES by Mate Buntić

“…The conclusion of that comparison is that the most known contemporary theories more confirm than deny ranges of cosmic evidence, firstly because they also show that world is contingent, finite, changeable, but based on legalities which have their justification in necessary, perfect and above all intelligent creature.…”
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Foxhole atheism, revisited: The effects of mortality salience on explicit and implicit religious belief by Jong, J, Halberstadt, J, Bluemke, M

“…Although fear of death features prominently in many historical and contemporary theories as a major motivational factor in religious belief, the empirical evidence available is ambivalent, and limited, we argue, by imprecise measures of belief and insufficient attention to the distinction between implicit and explicit aspects of cognition. …”

Integrating gender in research and development: A case study of how organizations working in Honduras approach participatory gender analyses in agrifood systems by Mary T. Rodriguez, Rebecca J. Williams, Jera E. Niewoehner-Green, Sarahi Morales

“…However, the majority of organizations continued to approach participation as extractive rather than transformative, over-relied on the economic domain as the sole indicator of empowerment, failed to integrate critical contemporary theories such as intersectionality and masculinities, and inadequately addressed the fundamental structural inequalities in the systems that reinforce normative gender roles. …”
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Understanding Emotions: Origins and Roles of the Amygdala by Goran Šimić, Mladenka Tkalčić, Vana Vukić, Damir Mulc, Ena Španić, Marina Šagud, Francisco E. Olucha-Bordonau, Mario Vukšić, Patrick R. Hof

“…Feelings are conscious, emotional experiences of these activations that contribute to neuronal networks mediating thoughts, language, and behavior, thus enhancing the ability to predict, learn, and reappraise stimuli and situations in the environment based on previous experiences. Contemporary theories of emotion converge around the key role of the amygdala as the central subcortical emotional brain structure that constantly evaluates and integrates a variety of sensory information from the surroundings and assigns them appropriate values of emotional dimensions, such as valence, intensity, and approachability. …”
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Capitalism, meritocracy and legitimacy: Croatian society thirty years after by Željko Pavić, Antun Šundalić

“…The results are discussed within the framework of the contemporary theories of meritocracy and system legitimation, as well as with reference to specific social and economic characteristics of the Croatian society, such as the Croatian War of Independence, transition to capitalism, welfare state development and labour market situation. …”
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Quantum Mechanics : Concepts and Applications / by Zettili, Nouredine, author 433259

“…It is the bedrock upon which modern physics rests; additionally, it provides a mathematical framework for many of the physical science fields and forms the basis of contemporary theories on matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels. …”

Emblematics and metaphor: theoretical facets and hermeneutic issues by Daniele Borgogni

“…The article focuses on Renaissance emblematics and its privileged relationship with metaphor, considered in the light of contemporary theories as an inherently tensional form, steeped in interchange and transition and heavily relying on a basically conflictual dynamic. …”
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Social Networks and Participation: A Critical Literature Review by Lorenzo Coretti, Daniele Pica

“…It begins by investigating a number of contemporary theories related to social networking media in order to bring forth the assumptions that underline current research. …”
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Time Strategies of Virtual Communities by Denis S. Martyanov, Galina V. Lukyanova

“…The dynamics of communication in virtual communities largely depend on the time strategies that shape the content plan of a particular medium. Based on contemporary theories such as the concept of ‘timeless time’, we analyze the features of the temporal characteristics of the Internet, considering the multiple dimensions of time in virtual communities. …”
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One-Pot Formation of Pairing Proto-RNA Nucleotides and Their Supramolecular Assemblies by Tyler P. Roche, Pranav J. Nedumpurath, Suneesh C. Karunakaran, Gary B. Schuster, Nicholas V. Hud

“…Most contemporary theories for the chemical origins of life include the prebiotic synthesis of informational polymers, including strong interpretations of the RNA World hypothesis. …”
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A Hybrid Decision-Making Approach Under Complex Pythagorean Fuzzy N-Soft Sets by Muhammad Akram, Faiza Wasim, Ahmad N. Al-Kenani

“…We interpret its relationships with contemporary theories to vindicate the versatility of the proposed model. …”
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