Imagining Korea: the Bush administration's framing of North and South Korea. by Teo, Sarah Li-Shan.

“…In both case studies, three themes were evident in the Bush administration s rhetoric: the construction of an US-and-allies Self against a North Korean Other, the emphasis on the US' necessary presence in Northeast Asia, and the expression of skepticism over North Korea's intentions. This framing of North and South Korea as unalterable opposites impeded inter-Korean reconciliation during the Sunshine policy era.…”
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Passions read: "Ozymandias" by McAlpine, E

“…Interrogating “Ozymandias” for its enthusiasm as well as its skepticism regarding print, the essay wishes to raise the following question: how does Shelley’s attitude towards poetry’s remains—its “everlasting” power—prefigure our own contemporary debates regarding the permanence and impermanence of poetic texts in a digital age?…”

Stylized facts and close dialogue: methodology in economic geography by Clark, G

“…My philosophical perspective is neither foundational nor postmodern, but is, rather, a version of philosophical skepticism. Having reviewed recent developments in economic geography, the claimed virtues of objectivity and the supposed dangers of subjectivity are disputed. …”

Reducing bureaucratic corruption: Interdisciplinary perspectives on what works by Gans-Morse, J, Borges Martins da Silva, M, Makarin, A, Mannah Blankson, T, Nickow, A, Zhang, D

“…In addition, adequate civil service wages seem to be a necessary but insufficient condition for control of corruption. An emerging skepticism regarding the effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies also is apparent in the literature. …”

Intentions and reflections: the nature of legislative intent revisited by Ekins, R

“…Interpreters can and should infer the legislature’s intentions in enactments and skepticism about the relevance of legislative intentions to statutory interpretation is unwarranted.…”

Macroeconomic linkages between selected east Asian economies and the US by Tan, E.C.

“…However, this notion of decoupling has also met with much skepticism. The detractors would contend that most of the intra‐regional trade is generated by international production fragmentation that drives trading in parts and components. …”
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A model of case implementation and an experience of unsuccessful case adoption by Selamat, M. H., Rahim, M. M.

“…It is argued that the benefits of CASE are unlikely to be realised, unless it is introduced based on a sound implementation plan This article presents a conceptual model to introduce CASE technology within a MIS department Such a plan faciliiaus change in software culture and management practice and enables management to deal with confusion and skepticism prior to its occurrence. Furthermore, a case study is described that focuses on a CASE implementation that failed to achieve its purpose The reasons for the failure are critically examined and explained in the light of the model.…”
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Science in motion: A qualitative analysis of journalists' use and perception of preprints. by Alice Fleerackers, Laura L Moorhead, Lauren A Maggio, Kaylee Fagan, Juan Pablo Alperin

“…Journalists described viewing unreviewed studies with extra skepticism and relied on diverse strategies to find, vet, and report on them. …”
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BERNOULLI, DE MOIVRE, BAYES, PRICE Y LOS FUNDAMENTOS DE LA INFERENCIA INDUCTIVA by ALBERTO LANDRO, MIRTA GONZÀLEZ

“…However, the solution to the problem of the causes was obtained only when Price, from the generalized Bayes theorem, succeeded in broadening the scope of the mathematical theory of probability as an argument to support a rigorous theory of inductive inference and refute Hume's skepticism.…”
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VALUES OF THE UNITY OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: CURRENT MANIFESTATIONS by ȘCHIOPU, CONSTANTIN

“…The historical period in which we live is one of demystification, relativism, modern skepticism and the devaluation of ideals, symbols, humanistic principles, authentic spiritual and cultural creations. …”
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The Opportunity and Challenges of Implementing a Prototype Curriculum by Putri Irma Solikhah, Purnomo Purnomo

“…Curriculum changes always bring optimism as well as skepticism. The hope for a new curriculum that is better in line with the ability of education providers in implementation. …”
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The appropriateness of the use of influenza vaccines: Recommendations from the latest seasons in Italy by Paolo Bonanni, Sara Boccalini, Patrizio Zanobini, Nawal Dakka, Chiara Lorini, Francesca Santomauro, Angela Bechini

“…Vaccination coverage rates for the elderly in most European countries, such as Italy, are not satisfactory, and have been decreasing with time due to a sense of skepticism toward vaccination. Nowadays, many types of vaccines are available on the Italian market to prevent influenza illness. …”
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Derek Mahon’s Anti-capitalist Ecologies by Ciarán O'Rourke

“…Literary critics have generally cast Derek Mahon as a humanist in dialogue with existentialist themes, or as a poet of exile, while highlighting the qualities of irony and skepticism that permeate his work. This paper is receptive to such readings, but proposes an alternative emphasis, situating Mahon as an anti-capitalist writer, his poetic ventures often serving to critique and counteract what he called “the bedlam of acquisitive force / That rules us, and would rule the universe” (2018a: 59). …”
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Science, Politics and Media in the perspective centered on enlightenment: Alan Irwin's sociology in dialogue with science education by Luis Gustavo D' Carlos Barbosa, Maria Emília de Castro Lima, Andréa Horta Machado

“…The coexistence of the democratic argument for the teaching of science for all with such perspective criticized by Irwin is evaluated, as well as greater efforts are recommended for the teaching-learning of the nature of science, science-politic-media relations and skepticism as possible competence to be educated.…”
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Professional Judgment in Auditing by Mohsen Khoshtinat, Javad Bostanian

“…Research findings suggest that knowledge, experience, integrity, independence, moral behavior, professional skepticism and field independence are the most important personal characteristics of auditors, which affect their professional judgment and professional oversight, accountability necessities, existence of audit programs and check lists and clarity of Accounting and Auditing Standards are the most influent audit environment factors affecting auditors’ professional judgments.…”
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Towards a Phenomenology of Shakespeare’s Sky by John Gillies

“…It  concludes  by  suggesting  that  in  Shakespeare  (primarily  Hamlet)  the  perception  of  the  visible  sky  was  negatively  impacted  by  the  skepticism  and  anxiety  leeching  down  from  what  Marjorie  Hope  Nicholson  once  called  ‘the  breaking  of  the  circle’. …”
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At the Limits of Species: D.H. Lawrence’s Critical Anthropomorphism in “Fish” by Benjamin Bouche

“…A conclusion to be drawn could be that the most appropriate relation towards non-human agents would be the merging of two quite different components: both an effort to understand and a skepticism about the very possibility of any true understanding of what non-humans really are.…”
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The Existence of the External World According to John Locke by Mohammad Saket, Seyed Mohammad Hakkak

“…We will also review the arguments for sensory knowledge of the external world and John Locke's answer to skepticism. Also discussed in this paper is Locke's view that the most certain knowledge of the external world is our knowledge of the existence of God as well as that according to him, we do not have knowledge of other minds or spiritual essences and our certainty in regards to their existence is through faith.…”
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<i>Ut sophistes pictor</i>: An Introduction to the Sophistic Contribution to Aesthetics by Clare Lapraik Guest

“…Such claims should be considered in the light of the epistemological and ontological skepticism propounded by Gorgias. Although the opprobrium attached to sophistry obscures its later influence, we can nevertheless discern a sophistic aesthetic tradition focused on the reflective reception of artworks that re-emerges in the Renaissance. …”
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Recharacterizing Corruption to Encompass Illicit Financial Flows by James Thuo Gathii

“…By focusing on illicit dealings involving corporate actors, this essay challenges the partial definition of corruption adopted in the heyday of the Washington Consensus, when skepticism about the role of the state, rather than of private actors, prevailed.…”
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