Movement Dilemmas under Authoritarianism: National and Local Activism in Russia by Anna Zhelnina

“…Scholars of social movements are often skeptical about the applicability of their analytical tools and theories, mainly developed for advanced democracies, to the analysis of civic and political life in authoritarian states. …”
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L’esprit publicitaire by Roland Canu, Bastien Soutjis

“…On one hand there is the quest for effective advertising techniques and messages likely to convince sometimes skeptical economic partners. On the other hand, there is a quest for acceptability for these techniques and messages, acceptability that may help limit criticism from civil society.…”
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SADDAM'S BOMBMAKER : THE DARING ESCAPE OF THE MAN WHO BUILT IRAQ'S SECRET WEAPON / by Khidhir Hamza, author 644650, Stein, Jeff, author 644651

“…This is an account of what he endured in Iraq to his harrowing flight across three continents and his first encounter with skeptical CIA agents who turned him away…”

Irony in Selected Articles by Galal Amer by Marina Nagah Attia

“…In an echoic account, the speaker does not explain his own thoughts but echoes a thought that he refers to someone else, and simultaneously explains his mocking skeptical or opprobrious attitude to the thought by showing this with saying ironical utterances. …”
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The role of dual mechanism control in paranormal beliefs: Evidence from behavioral and electrical stimulation studies by Abdolvahed Narmashiri, Javad Hatami, Reza Khosrowabadi

“…The results of the first experiment showed that there was a significant difference between groups (believers vs. skeptics) in the BX, BY trials, and AX and BY trials in RT and accuracy respectively. …”
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Attitudes of Swiss psychiatrists towards cannabis regulation and medical use in psychiatry: a cross-sectional study by Constantin Strube, Renato Davide Comazzi, Dimitri Löwinger, Reto Auer, Franz Moggi, Philippe Pfeifer

“…Participants working in an inpatient setting or in a French-speaking region as well as those with a longer duration of practice were more skeptical on CMU for mental health. Conclusions Most surveyed Swiss psychiatrists favor the regulation of CNMU and the conduct of pilot trials. …”
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Globalização e desenvolvimento regional na Tríplice Fronteira by Eric Gustavo Cardin

“…In order to do that, it theoretically discusses the concepts of globalization, governance and paradiplomacia, noting some of the conflicts and contradictions existing in some of the discussions between skeptical and globalistas. The article also presents empirical considerations by observing the socioeconomic development of the region known as the Triple Frontier (Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina), exploring the interdependence relationship and questioning the contributions that the conceptual discussions bring for the strengthening of reflections referring to local and regional growth.…”
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Translation and Comparative Literature by mohamadhasan taghyeh

“…Researchers involved in comparative literature are mostly interested in the relationship between the SL text and the its equivalent TL texts. They are skeptical about prescriptions issued on the basis of TL texts, and would rather study the SL text instead. …”
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The necessity of objective standards for moral enhancement by Santoni de Sio, F, Maslen, H, Faulmüller, N

“…Addressing skeptical arguments from philosophy and neuroscience, John Shook (2012) claims that it is conceptually coherent to describe certain forms of mental intervention as “moral enhancement,” and that it is legitimate to imagine (and hope for) the development of such interventions in the near future. …”

Medieval Neoplatonism in Borges by Silvia Magnavacca

“…Lastly, the A. suggests that, in spite of the use of medieval neoplatonism in his poems and essays, Borges was skeptical about it as a philosophical point of view.…”
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Editor's Preface to the Commentaries about the Leininger Case by James Houran

“… The popularity of ‘survival-related’ research over recent years has been accompanied by critical discussions by parapsychologists (e.g., Cunningham, 2012; Roll, 2006; Sudduth, 2009), as well as intense debates between advocates and skeptics (see e.g., Journal of Parapsychology, 80, pp. 169-264). …”
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A Case Study of the “San Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi D’aragona” Aou on Acceptance or Hesitancy to the Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign, after the Introduction of the Green Digital Pass... by G. Cersosimo, G. Moccia

“…Compared to this, a sociological approach may be useful for identifying the social conditions under which skeptical attitudes towards vaccinations emerge.…”
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Unveiling Assigned Amount Unit (AAU) Trades: Current Market Impacts and Prospects for the Future by Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich, Cassandra L. Koerner

“…The sale of assigned amount units (AAUs) from countries whose emissions have declined since their baseline year under the Kyoto Protocol has led critics to be skeptical of carbon markets due to the lack of actual emission reductions that occur as a result of these trades. …”
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India--Reform on Hold. by Joshi, V, Little, I

“…They are fairly pessimistic about the political feasibility of the reforms and skeptical about greater devolution of powers and responsibilities to the States as the way forward.…”

Transcription: from regulatory ncRNA to incongruent redundancy. by Mellor, J

“…Transcription is such a fundamental process and has been studied by so many for so long that skeptics might ask what more there is to learn. Those who attended the meeting summarized here on the dynamics of eukaryotic transcription during development were not disappointed. …”

Infovis mechanisms in information architecture by Veslava Osińska

“…Additionally, in contrary to opinions of a few skeptics, the author emphasizes close integration of information visualization methods with ways of shaping the information space.…”
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Reasons for Patent Protection and Cost-effective Patent Filing Options for SMEs by Art Brion, Natalie Raffoul

“…Many innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do not seek patent protection for their innovations, either because they are skeptical about the perceived benefits or wary of the perceived costs. …”
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Des stéréotypes à l’ère des fake news by Isabelle Boyer, Luciana Radut-Gaghi

“…The public’s suspicious mood lends itself to an analysis of the figure of the scientist as it has emerged in the dialogue between climate defenders and climate skeptics. The corpus is made up writings by recognized scientists published in French that have become references in the field in the last 15 years.…”
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Islamic Wittgensteinian Fideism? by Edward Ryan Moad

“…Secondly, the approach to religious language most commonly associated with Wittgenstein—so-called “Wittgensteinian Fideism” may pose bigger problems for traditionalists than the influence of classical philosophy or “rationalist” theological responses to modern skeptical challenges.…”
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The rise and fall of network computers. by Lee, Ernie Poh Khoon., Seow, Poh Sun., Tan, Joel Yi Ming.

“…But there are also many analysts who are skeptical about the new concept and this has caused the adoption of NCs to be slower than anticipated.To date, it seems tha tplans for a widespread adoption of NCs have flopped. …”
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