How Big Is the Yeast Prion Universe? by Galina A. Zhouravleva, Stanislav A. Bondarev, Nina P. Trubitsina

“…If in the early years most scientists working with the classic mammalian prion, PrP^Sc, were skeptical about the possibility of using the term prion to refer to yeast cytoplasmic elements with unusual properties, it is now clear that prion-like phenomena are widespread and that yeast can serve as a convenient model for studying them. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and employment: a systematic review by RAFAEL DE ACYPRESTE, EDEMILSON PARANÁ

“…Within these groups, a prevalence of more optimistic over skeptical accounts and, especially, of economic orthodox over heterodox approaches on the issue can be noted. …”
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Donne e streghe nella Spagna del XVI secolo: realtà o psicosi collettiva? by Giorgia Ferrari

“…After examining the main causes and reasons and highlighting the significance of the dual concept “witch-woman” established between the 15th and 17th centuries, the article then focuses on what happened in Spain and the response of theologians such as Pedro Ciruelo and Martín de Castañega, who maintained a more skeptical attitude.…”
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The Epistemic Parity of Religious-Apologetic and Religion-Debunking Responses to the Cognitive Science of Religion by Walter Scott Stepanenko

“…Nonetheless, some of the practitioners of the new cognitive science of religion theorize in the same skeptical spirit as their predecessors and either imply or explicitly claim that their projects undermine the warrant of religious beliefs. …”
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What the Adoption Problem Does Not Show by Camillo Giuliano Fiore

“…Saul Kripke proposed a skeptical challenge that Romina Padró defended and popularized by the name of the Adoption Problem. …”
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PESANTREN: SANTRI, KIAI, DAN TRADISI by Ahmad Muhakamurrohman

“…Nowadays, there is a skeptic sense when pesantren (Islamic boarding school) is discussed. …”
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Being critical of criticality in the brain by John M Beggs, Nicholas eTimme

“…Here we will explain the concept of criticality and review the substantial objections to the criticality hypothesis raised by skeptics. Points and counter points are presented in dialogue form.…”
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A post-whitmaned world : Jack Kerouac and his canon of transgression by Rodrigues, Crispin Cyril-Wardley

“…By following Kerouac’s prompt of seeking a “post-Whitman America” (qtd. in Leland 17), this paper charts Kerouac’s own canon of literary heroes and through the lens of Kerouac as a late Modernist writer who is skeptical towards Modernist experimentation, situates him as a figure on the cusp of Postmodern thinking.…”
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Inclusive Disegno by Patrick Cheng-Chun Hwang

“…With drawing literacy in decline since the late 1990s, both supporters and skeptics have declared the “Death of Drawing”, pitting digital against hand drawing. …”
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The Approach Of The Sports Press To Public Relations Activities in Turkey by Aydemir Okay

“…Despite some evidences regarding the usefulness of public relations supports on news work, a number of studies have described the perceptions of public relations practitioners and journalists as sometimes adversarial,  cooperative, or a love-hate relationship, and mostly skeptical toward each other. Most studies confirm that practitioners try to influence the news process and journalists try to defend against undue influence by sources, too.Although sport is used as a communications vehicle it hasn't been given adequate treatment within public relations literature. …”
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Healthy Ageing and Mediated Health Expertise by Christensen Christa Lykke

“…For some, the media function as a guide to maintaining and experimenting with an active lifestyle in late life; for others, the media are met with a skeptical attitude as they are not trusted as a source of reliable and unequivocal information on health issues. …”
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Organizational transformation is an emotional journey by White, A, Smets, M, Canwell, A

“…The workforce bears the brunt of failed transformations, and the emotional damage can be substantial as employees lose confidence in leaders and become skeptical of further attempts at transformation. Drawn from their research, the authors present seven ways for leaders to set their transformations up for success by prioritizing their employees’— and their own — emotions.…”

Medication adherence and beliefs about medication in elderly patients living alone with chronic diseases by Park HY, Seo SA, Yoo H, Lee K

“…They completed validated questionnaires assessing their adherence and beliefs about medication in general.Results: In attitudinal analysis using Belief about Medicines Questionnaire, 37.0% of patients were accepting of medication (high necessity with low concerns), 49.7% were ambivalent (high necessity with high concerns), 1.9% were skeptical (low necessity with high concerns), and 11.4% were indifferent (low necessity and low concerns). …”
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Paramedic attitudes towards prehospital spinal care: a cross-sectional survey by Neil McDonald, Dean Kriellaars, Rob T. Pryce

“…Conclusion Results of this survey show that EMS personnel are skeptical of many elements of SMR but use various strategies to balance protocol adherence with optimizing patient care. …”
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The way forward to achieve high COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination coverage in a city amid a period of tranquility by Kin On Kwok, Kin On Kwok, Kin On Kwok, Kin On Kwok, Kin Kit Li, Cyrus Lap Kwan Leung, Arthur Tang, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Margaret Ting Fong Tsoi, Wan In Wei, Edward B. McNeil, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

“…Four distinct profiles emerged with believers having the highest intention, followed by apathetics, fence-sitters and skeptics. Believers were older and more likely to have been vaccinated against influenza. …”
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Behavioral economics enhancers by Eldad Yechiam

“…Traditionally, behavioral economics theory has adopted a skeptical approach regarding the notion of whether individuals can overcome judgment biases through variables that increase cognitive effort. …”
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AI and the Singularity: A Fallacy or a Great Opportunity? by Adriana Braga, Robert K. Logan

“…We have invited a group of scholars to address this question, whose positions on the Singularity range from advocates to skeptics. No conclusion can be reached as the development of artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, and there is much wishful thinking and imagination in this issue rather than trustworthy data. …”
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Peer disagreement, philosophical incommensurability and metaphilosophy by Muhammad Faiz Mohamad Zahari

“…If philosophers cannot maintain the rationality of how thinkers can hold on to their beliefs, they would be forced to adopt a skeptical attitude towards philosophical beliefs. Analytic philosophers have dealt with this issue by advocating for epistemological strategies that focus on maintaining rationality when thinkers are faced with peer disagreement. …”
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Registration of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products: Solution in regulation and governance or new challenge by Karim, M.

“…It is apparent that though some European regulators have initiated the registration process, other regulators like Australia and skeptical about the success of such initiative order to provide remedies for any possible future damage arising out of defective products or material the importance of such databases cannot be ignored.…”
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Étudier l’accueil des neurosciences en éducation : une illustration épistémologique à partir de la positivismusstreit by Arianne Robichaud, Marina SCHWIMMER, Maxime GAUTHIER-LACASSE

“…As some embrace the arrival of such science with open arms, others tend to be more skeptical. This article submits fundemental thoughts regarding this debate, inspired by its parallels with the positivism dispute, one of the most important epistemological debates of the 20th century. …”
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