Gut instincts: knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding soil-transmitted helminths in rural China. by Louise Lu, Chengfang Liu, Linxiu Zhang, Alexis Medina, Scott Smith, Scott Rozelle

“…Data analysis exposed three predominant reasons for high STH prevalence: (1) lack of awareness and skepticism about the high prevalence of STH infection, (2) local myths about STH infection and deworming treatment, and (3) poor quality of village health care. …”
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Towards instance-optimized data systems by Kraska, Tim

“…While many of these techniques promise orders-of-magnitude better performance in lab settings, there is still general skepticism about how practical the current techniques really are.…”
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Challenges to agile project management during COVID-19 pandemic: an emerging economy perspective by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Joshi, Himanshu

“…The results of the study posit ‘Skepticism towards the new way of working’ is the most significant causal factor affecting other factors. …”
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Interactive mapping for public transit planning: Comparing accessibility and travel-time framings by Stewart, Anson, Zegras, P Christopher

“…In particular, the accessibility version seems to mitigate skepticism and car users’ predispositions against upgrading bus service. …”
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The intellectual and religious crisis of the modern educated Muslims: A study of Muhammad Kutb’s critique of colonial education policy in Muslim societies by Hasan, Md. Mahmudul

“…As regards complete submission to Islam and carrying out Islamic teachings in their entirety, the perplexity and confusion of a large section of modern educated Muslims is quite palpable. Skepticism about Islam of such educated Muslim elites has its root in colonial education policy and in what they have been taught at different levels of education. …”
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Terrorist financing and perceptions on islamic financial institutions / Normah Omar. by Omar, Normah

“…As most of these attacks were carried out by some militant Islamicists, understandably there were a lot of public skepticism against the Muslims and the religion of Islam. …”
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American ways and their meaning: Edith Wharton’s post-war fiction and American history, ideology, and national identity by Glennon, J, Jenny Glennon

“…Sometimes her assessment of American ways is reductive, and presented in a tone that her critics, then and since, found off- putting and snobbish. But her skepticism about American modernity was penetrating and prophetic, and has not been given its due.…”

Price discovery analysis in crude palm oil futures market in Malaysia / Bayre Suadik by Suadik, Bayre

“…However, there are some evidences of doubts and skepticism on the role of commodity futures in providing its crucial role of price discovery to its stakeholders (Iyer and Pillai, 2010; Soni, 2014). …”
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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN Five by Song, Kuok Thong

“…Even though there is a growing knowledge of the role that FDI can play in stimulating economic growth and development, there remains a tremendous diversity in approaches of countries in their policies towards FDI, as well as a lingering skepticism in certain spheres as to the inevitability or universality of the benefits from FDI. …”
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Factors affecting customer usage intention of internet banking services in Yemen by Al-Ajam, Ali Saleh Ali

“…Literature review in this field shows that emotional dimensions (i.e., optimism, innovativeness, skepticism and discomfort) related to technology readiness in terms of understanding an individual’s intention to adopt a technology has been neglected. …”
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Should artificial intelligence be used in conjunction with Neuroimaging in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease? by Sophia Mirkin, Benedict C. Albensi, Benedict C. Albensi, Benedict C. Albensi

“…The disadvantages include generalization and data shortage, lack of in vivo gold standard, skepticism in the medical community, potential for physician bias, and concerns over patient information, privacy, and safety. …”
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Beyond Metanarratives and Universal Ideologies: Exploring Postmodernist Educational Concepts for Autonomy in Iranian EFL Context by Vahid Norouzi larsari

“…Postmodernism represents skepticism toward metanarratives and universal ideologies that dominated the modernist era. …”
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Perception of Medical Faculty about Online Teaching During COVID-19 Pandemic, Telangana, India: A Cross-sectional Study by T Suma Latha, Niveditha Samala, Primala Sirikonda

“…Faculty may be reluctant to embrace different forms of online teaching due to fear of change, concerns about reliability of technology, skepticism about outcome. Aim: To determine the perceptions of medical faculty about online teaching during pandemic and to identify the barriers faced by them. …”
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Quantification of the Information Loss Resulting from Temporal Aggregation of Wind Turbine Operating Data by Mattia Beretta, Karoline Pelka, Jordi Cusidó, Timo Lichtenstein

“…However, aggregation, i.e., downsampling, induces an inevitable loss of information and is one of the main causes of skepticism towards the use of SCADA operating data to model complex systems such as wind turbines. …”
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The melanin-concentrating hormone system as a target for the treatment of sleep disorders by Liam E. Potter, Liam E. Potter, Christian R. Burgess, Christian R. Burgess

“…The basic research literature on sleep and the MCH system, and the history of MCH drug development, provide cause for both skepticism and cautious optimism about the prospects of MCH-targeting drugs in sleep disorders. …”
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A Deep Learning Model for Information Loss Prevention From Multi-Page Digital Documents by Abhijit Guha, Debabrata Samanta, Amit Banerjee, Daksh Agarwal

“…The data breach of Equifax in 2017 and personal information leaks from Facebook in 2021 led to general skepticism among the customers of large corporations. …”
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The Blurred Lines of Intercultural Mediation: Professional Recognition through Formal and Informal Practices in Italy by Claudia Cavallari, Elena Cecchini, Gloria Maria Avolio

“… Over the past few decades, Europe has been feeding on a narrative of skepticism and crisis that has not spared the discourse on migration, highlighting states’ fragmentation over the adoption of common migration man-agement policies. …”
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Should I trust you? Investigating trustworthiness judgements of painful facial expressions by Mathias Van der Biest, Emiel Cracco, Paolo Riva, Elia Valentini

“…Past research indicates that patients' reports of pain are often met with skepticism and that observers tend to underestimate patients' pain. …”
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Renewable Energy Cooperation in Europe: What Next? Drivers and Barriers to the Use of Cooperation Mechanisms by Natàlia Caldés, Pablo del Río, Yolanda Lechón, Agime Gerbeti

“…However, their use has been limited, leading to skepticism about their future use. The aim of this article is to identify the factors that influence MS decision to use the Cooperation Mechanisms and to rank their importance. …”
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In situ SEM/EDS compositional characterization of osteocytes and blood vessels in fossil and extant turtles on untreated bone surfaces; different preservational pathways microns aw... by Edwin-Alberto Cadena

“…However, all these studies have characterized morphologically and elementally these microstructures via isolation from the fossilized bone matrix where they were preserved or in ground sections, which could raise skepticism about the results due to potential cross-contamination or reagents effects. …”
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