"Gli umori delle parti" : humoral dynamics and democratic potential in the Florentine Histories by Holman, Christopher

“…In opposition to both of the major groups of current interpreters of this text—those who see it as representative of a conservative turn in Machiavelli’s thought grounded in a newfound skepticism regarding popular political competencies, and those who see it as merely a re-presentation of the republican commitments of the Discourses on Livy—I argue that it reveals to us a unique political potentiality, but one that is essential for the construction of an internally consistent Machiavellian theory of democracy. …”
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Winning the game against fake news? Using games to inoculate adolescents and young adults in Singapore against fake news by Tandoc, Edson C., Seet, Seth

“…The findings were replicated across both samples: Those who played the game subsequently improved in their self-reported scores on perceiving fake news as a threat, skepticism toward information from social media, and being cautious about believing in information they encounter online. …”
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Technology is an important driver for increasing the quality of sport events in today’s society : a conceptual study by Hwang, Carissa Wen Ya

“…The apparent interconnectedness between technology and sport through globalization over the last decade or two, have raised skepticism about the blessing that this tie-in can bring. …”
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Indonesian Government Intervention in the Management of Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Remittances: Is It Constitu- tionally Justified? by Ayuningtyas, Annisa, Yuniza, Mailinda Eka

“…The private nature of migrant workers’ remittances leads to the question of constitutional justification essential for the government’s authority to intervene – particularly in Indonesia as a constitutional state in the form of a welfare state – besides skepticism concerning the applicability of the norm. …”
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The Qur’an as a main source of scientific knowledge by Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad

“…While some worldviews highly depend on human experience to have solution for scientific knowledge, and while some religious traditions only rely on scientific method(observation, experiment, skepticism, hypothesis and theory)to obtain the knowledge of natural phenomenon, the scripture of Islam (Qur’an) which is also a book of knowledge and science seems to have already proven these scientific fact for long centuries. …”
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Controversy around climate change reports: a case study of Twitter responses to the 2019 IPCC report on land by Sanford, M, Painter, J, Yasseri, T, Lorimer, J

“…We find first that meat consumption and dietary options became one of the most discussed issues on Twitter in response to the IPCC report, even though it was a relatively minor element of the report; second, this new issue of controversy (meat and diet) had similar, high levels of toxicity to strongly contentious issues in previous IPCC reports (skepticism about climate science and the credibility of the IPCC). …”

Sharing reasons and emotions in a non-ideal discursive system by Billingham, P

“…This limits the ultimate persuasiveness of Lepoutre's responses to skepticism about democratic speech in our divided times.…”

Roots of blindsight. by Weiskrantz, L

“…Various varieties of skepticism are discussed and rebutted. The gap between humans and animals was diminished by the demonstration by Cowey and Stoerig that monkeys, like humans, classify responses to blind-field stimuli as being 'unseen'. …”

Environmental management in Tasmania: better off dead? by Paull, J

“…The Tasmanian Government has embarked on an expensive and extensive poison-baiting of the island targeting a claimed fox infestation, an infestation lacking hard evidence and one that is treated with great skepticism by many. Are these ‘better-off-dead’ environmental management approaches an unfortunate relic of the past, or do they really point the path to the future?…”

Ateisme dalam wacana Ilmu Kalam by Wan Haslan Khairuddin

“…In the face of life in the era of globalization or today’s borderless world, the early symptoms towards atheism such as skepticism, agnosticism, materialism, and atheism need to be given due attention in order to deal with it appropriately. …”
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Wireless phones electromagnetic field radiation exposure assessment by Usman, Aliyu Danjuma, Wan Ahmad, Wan Fatinhamamah, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Mokhtar, Makhfudzah

“…Problem statement: Inadequate knowledge of electromagnetic field emitted by mobile phones and increased usage at close proximity, created a lot of skepticism and speculations among end users on its safety or otherwise. …”
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Urban agriculture: a way forward to food and nutrition security in Malaysia by Rezai, Golnaz, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin

“…While there are some skepticism toward urban agricultural activities in providing food for the urban markets, this study has nevertheless explored the existing evidence of its effectiveness in providing food security among urban dwellers and consequently reducing a large share of their food bills. …”
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Properties of single face compacted porous asphalt by Yaacob, H., Hainin, M. R., Chang, F. L.

“…It however involved single face compaction at wearing course layer during the specimen preparation which raised potential skepticism over the quality of the layer compacted at single face only. …”

The progress My Rapid Transit (MRT) developments and current issue which occur in the developments by Bohjaraj, Mahendran, Zainuddin, Nizamuddin

“…The main purpose of my research is to study the progress of My Rapid Transit (MRT) development and current problems which occurs in that development.MRT system envisaged to radically improve and transform Kuala Lumpur poor and sorely inadequate public transportation coverage and propel the greater Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area to par with that developed city.Analysts estimate the cost could be significantly higher due to extensive tunneling works required.Jalan Sultan and Jalan Petaling area heart of Kuala Lumpur.Construction Of MRT in that area affecting landowners and shop lots of that area.While the project is welcome by most, some analysts and commentators have expressed concerns on the commercial viability of the project and skepticism on the government part to pull off a project of such scale, given the numerous past delays in other rail-related projects in Malaysia.However, most agree that the project will generate immense economic contribution and investment returns in the future.My research will be included the problems which occurs in that area and over all of that development and suggestion to solve the problem.…”
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Historical analysis of innovation and research in physics instructional laboratories: Recurring themes and future directions by Jason M. May

“…Through this analysis, commonly recurring themes are identified related to the longitudinal criticism of confirmatory, “cookbook” lab structures, the community’s skepticism of instructional labs’ abilities to reinforce lecture content, and the possibility of technological and societal obstructions which may implicitly limit innovative ideas, pedagogy, and research. …”
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Escepticismo, mecanicismo, teología y alquimia en Robert Boyle by Carmen Silva

“…It appears to me that in Boyle we can find the following features that define his mechanicism and therefore his natural philosophy; and that he shares some of them with other contemporary philosophers of nature and not others, since in the natural philosophy of each of the authors we can find a distinct form of dealing with the pirronic skepticism, which will result in a specific epistemology and, therefore, both natural philosophy and epistemology were linked in a given theological perspective. …”
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Cable news and COVID-19 vaccine uptake by Matteo Pinna, Léo Picard, Christoph Goessmann

“…We also show that there is no historical effect of Fox News on flu vaccination rates, suggesting that the effect is COVID-19-specific and not driven by general skepticism toward vaccines.…”
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Applying SOR model to study the factors affecting advertising avoidance behavior of Youtube users in Can Tho City by Huỳnh Nhựt Phương, Nguyễn Thúy An, Khưu Ngọc Huyền

“…The result shows that there is a positive relationship between obstructing cognitive goals, annoyance, negative experiences, advertising overload, and skepticism with advertising avoidance behavior. In contrast, the perception of advertising value has a negative effect on advertising avoidance behavior. …”
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Pakistan: A Responsible Nuclear State by Khalid Mahmood Shafi, Hina Khaliq Taj

“…The study comprehensively explores the tangible, perceived, and propagandistic elements that have collectively contributed to the prevailing global skepticism surrounding Pakistan's nuclear program. Furthermore, this research elucidates the domestic and international measures Pakistan has undertaken to ensure the secure development, testing, deployment, utilization, and presence of nuclear weapons, employing human expertise and technological resources. …”
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Study of the characteristics of ear animations used to convey information and emotion in remote communication without web camera by Toshiaki Kakii, Hideyuki Fujiu, Guiming Dai

“…While setting conveying information and conveying emotion as dependent variables, the independent variables we set in this study were three different conditions: when ear animations were presented with no sound, when ear animations were presented simultaneously with simple voice, when only voice was played, and three different kinds of content: “agreement”, “skepticism”, and “disagreement” conveyed from ear animations. …”
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