The development, implementation and evaluation of a psychological skills training programme with youth rugby players by Seet, Irwin Chim Chuan.

“…Song (1996) assessed Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) coaches' concerns about teaching psychological skills to student athletes and unveiled that our local coaches are often skeptical about mental training activities and their usefulness. …”
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Ideology critique and game theory by Barrett, J

“…Ideology critics believe that many bad social practices persist because of ideology, and that critiquing ideology is an effective way to promote social reform. Skeptics draw on game theory to argue that the persistence of such practices is better explained by collective action problems, and that ideology critique is causally inefficacious. …”

Scholactivism and the Global South by Cynthia Farid, Sergio Latorre

“…<p>Tarunabh Khaitan’s article “On scholactivism in constitutional studies: Skeptical thoughts” has prompted us to make a number of observations. …”
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Human rights: dignity and difference by José Antonio López García

“…For this, it is divided into three sections; the first relative to the legal-moral value that is given to the dignity of every human being, mainly due to the weakness of the powers and guarantees of international humanitarian law for the protection of human rights; in the second section, a sketch of the "truth value" of human dignity understood as a "regulative ideal" is outlined; Finally, in the third section, some of the skeptical arguments or arguments different from the dialogical or conventional ones that maintain the regulative idea of dignity are exposed, with the intention of opening the current debate on dignity, human rights and their international effectiveness.…”
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Japanese technology transfer (JTT) to Malaysia : Re-assessment in globalization induced changing environment / Zainal Abidin Sanusi and Hideo Kobayashi by Sanusi, Zainal Abidin, Kobayashi, Hideo

“…There have been mixed opinions and skepticisms on the contribution of Japanese technology transfer to Malaysian indigenous technology development. …”
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Personal branding - a must have for future corporate leaders / Syed Mohammed Alhady Syed Ahmad Alhady...[et al.] by Syed Ahmad Alhady, Syed Mohammed Alhady, Zakaria, Azfahanee, Zakaria, Zaherawati, Wan Omar, Maznah

“…However some students are just too skeptical to agree and follow the path and used the information which has been given to them. …”
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Freeing the Will from Neurophilosophy: Voluntary Action in Thomas Aquinas and Libet-Style Experiments by De Haan, DD

“…My response to this challenge will disclose that Thomists are rationally justified in rejecting both the conclusions of neurophilosophy skeptics of free will, and more fundamentally, the rival philosophical conceptions of voluntary action and free will that were chosen to be operationalized in these neuroscientific experiments. …”

Locked-in syndrome: a challenge to standard accounts of selfhood and personhood? by Zahavi, D

“…Indeed, the claim has been made that a closer study of LIS will call into question some of the traditional conceptions of personhood that primarily highlight the significance of consciousness, self-consciousness and autonomy and suggest the need for a more interpersonal account of the person. I am skeptical about these claims and will in the following argue that the theoretical relevance of LIS for an understanding of selfhood and personhood has been exaggerated.…”

The Explicit Economics of Knowledge Codification and Tacitness. by Cowan, R, David, P, Foray, D

“…This paper attempts a greater precision and clarity of understanding concerning the nature and economic significance of knowledge and its variegated forms by presenting "the skeptical economist's guide to 'tacit knowledge."' …”

Reform for freedom in PB Shelley’s literary works by Salah, Saman, Jusoh@Yusoff, Yus'aiman

“…This paper examines the concept of reform in terms of religious, political and social aspects in PB Shelley’s literary works.Selections from Shelley’s poetry, prose, essay and drama are reconsidered to show the concept of reform in his works.This paper seeks to unravel Shelley’s skeptic revolutionary thoughts that were always misunderstood by the critics of his time.Shelley as a poet perpetuated his life as a reformer, yet his concept of reform was neglected and often downplayed because of his idealistic view of the world. …”
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Adolescent help-seeking: an exploration of associations with perceived cause of emotional distress by Alisha O'Neill, Emily Stapley, Ishba Rehman, Neil Humphrey

“…Participants' help-seeking “type” was then compared with their perceived cause for emotional distress “type.”FindingsWe developed four distinct categories of help-seeking: (1) guided by others who have taken notice; (2) skeptical with unmet needs; (3) motivated and solution focused; and (4) preference for self-regulation. …”
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Towards an evidence‐informed strategy for communicating lead ammunition risks by Dominic H. P. Balog‐Way, Katherine A. McComas, Alisius D. Leong, David O. Brown, Krysten L. Schuler

“…Resistant skeptics believed lead ammunition risks are insignificant, exaggerated, or already well‐managed, and strongly resisted using nonlead alternatives. …”
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Evidence as a guide to truth by Horowitz, Sophie Pilloo

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Cinemas and Spectators of International Development by Molly Geidel

“…However, it attends not only to the ideal spectators these films attempted to create, but also to the experiences of spectators themselves, concluding that audience reactions to development films, particularly among non-experts, were often skeptical of the universal modernization trajectories on which the films insisted.…”
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When quantum tomography goes wrong: drift of quantum sources and other errors by S J van Enk, Robin Blume-Kohout

“…When it fails, any standard tomographic estimate should be viewed skeptically. Here we propose a simple way to test for this kind of failure using the Akaike information criterion. …”
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The Dark Comedy of the Courtroom: Norman Jewison’s And Justice for All by Mikkel Jensen

“…In this sense, it gives viewers a recognizable lawyer-hero to root for even though the film invites viewers to be very skeptical of the state of the system. …”
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Perceptions and attitudes regarding the vaccination debate in Europe: empirical typologies and regional inequalities by Raisa Zamfirescu

“…In this paper I rely on the Eurobarometer 91.2/ 2019 survey and I classify European respondents in four attitudinal profiles, from the skeptical ones to the pro-vaccination type. This survey conducted by the European Commission is the most recent study in the field with a European coverage which allow us to compare and view nationally and regionally this sensible topic. …”
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The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the US, Its Effect on Catholic Youth Ministry, and a Way Forward Through Relational Ministry Utilizing the Developmental Relationships Framework by Chris Miller

“…The sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades has resulted in one major unintended casualty: creating a skeptical distance in the relationship between adult leaders and youth. …”
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A rare cause of chest pain mimicking myocardial infarction by Kudret Keskin, Murat Başkurt, Faruk Aktürk, Cenk Conbayır

“…Because myocardial infarction was the likely diagnosis, we immediately performed a coronary angiography, which identified severe coronary lesions without any total occlusion. Being skeptical of the possible cause, we searched for alternative causes and interestingly found pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and retro-intra-abdominal free air. …”
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Global warming: Facing confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance with hands-on activities by Leontýna Šlégrová, Jan Šlégr, Filip Studnička

“…Although global warming is an irrefutable scientific fact, many people, including those who often call themselves skeptics and critical thinkers, are doubtful about this unambiguous fact. …”
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