Apologia pro Vita-Fabula Sua: Defending Narrativity and How We Make Sense of Our Lives by Chen, Melvin

“….: the premises) to a conception of both selfhood and moral responsibility (i.e.: the conclusion), the anti-narrative camp holds the conclusion to be false and the narrative theory of the self to be invalid. …”
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The space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in French and Catalan eco-communities by Schramm, E

“…I argue that repetitive, more-than-human affective relations along with moral-political convictions are crucial to understanding how post-capitalist transformations come about, especially when examining how affective relations and moral-political convictions emerge as motivations, how they are cultivated and passed onto to others, and how difficulties in doing so might arise over time. …”

The schooling of irregular migrant children in Canada by Passarelli, D

“…First, a critical review is undertaken of theoretical justifications developed in moral and political theory for extending schooling rights to irregular migrant children in liberal states. …”

Effective altruism and requiring reasons to help others by Sinclair, T

“…Theron Pummer's impressive new book The Rules of Rescue seeks to defend effective altruism without taking on the controversial moral theoretical commitments. Through an exploration of the framework of requiring reasons and permitting reasons that is the backbone of his argument, this article raises some doubts about how successful Pummer's strategy of avoidance can be.…”

(Re)wilding London: fabric, politics, and aesthetics by Turnbull, J, Fry, T, Lorimer, J

“…We establish future priorities for research into urban rewilding, including exploring minoritarian cultures of nature, comparative analysis of diverse cases, and examination of rural–urban linkages. …”

Incidence and mortality rates of 14 site-specific infectious diseases in 10 diverse areas of China: findings from China Kadoorie Biobank, 2006-2018 by Huang, R, Kartsonaki, C, Turnbull, I, Pei, P, Chen, Y, Liu, J, Du, H, Sun, D, Yang, L, Barnard, M, Lv, J, Yu, C, Chen, J, Li, L, Chen, Z, Bragg, F

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> From 2004 to 2008, the prospective China Kadoorie Biobank enrolled 512,726 adults aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse areas (5 rural, 5 urban) of China. During the 12 years of follow-up, 101,673 participants were hospitalized for any infectious disease. …”

Electrical substations mapping for possible communication technologies using QGIs and Google Earth Pro by Zulkifli, Izzati Thaqifah, Azhar, Nayli Adriana, Mohamed Radzi, Nurul Asyikin, Md. Aripin, Mohamad Faruq Syahmi, Mohd. Azmi, Kaiyisah Hanis, Samidi, Faris Syahmi

“…The QGIS in this study is used to reclassify the demographics into three main demographics: urban, suburban, and rural areas. On the other hand, the Google Earth Pro programme is used to map and visualize the overall electrical distribution substations alongside the communication technology ranking, based on the three main demographics. …”
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The intergenerational ethics of climate change : the failure of cost-benefit analysis as a normative framework by Lee, Nathan R. (Nathan Ross)

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Rapid response : email, immediacy, and medical humanitarianism in Aceh, Indonesia by Grayman, Jesse Hession

“…Immediacy is explored as both an urgent moral impulse to assist in a crisis and a form of mediation that seemingly projects neutral and transparent transmission of content. …”
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Meera Syal's scapegoat : Hinduism & the Indian woman by Muthupalani, Sharanya

“…Syal points an accusing finger at religion as an oppressive form of moral, sexual and totalising governance against women, particularly Indian women. …”
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Animus: human-embodied animals by Savulescu, J, Sawai, T

“…We argue that this raises issues of moral status that will imminently arise and must be addressed through functional studies of these new life forms. …”

Penilaian kandungan teks novel mata pelajaran Kesusasteraan Melayu berdasarkan Gagasan Persuratan Baru by Hassan@Zulkifli, Muhammad Zarif

“…Dalam konteks ini, teks-teks yang dikaji didapati memperagakan nilai-nilai yang bukan sahaja bertentangan dengan Islam, tetapi turut bercanggah dengan skema moral sejagat yang diperakukan dalam FPK, KBSM, dan SPKM. …”
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Ubin or, life in the woods. by Tan, Katrina Liyi.

“…The installation showcases a series of images and found objects that encapsulates the essence of this last bit of rural landscape left in Singapore. Experimenting with the early photographic salt print process using local seawater, the work speaks of the organic beauty of the island and its ephemeral state.…”
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Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting by McConnell, JR, Chellman, N, Plach, A, Wensman, SM, Plunkett, G, Stohl, A, Smith, N, Vinther, BM, Dahl-Jensen, D, Steffensen, JP, Fritzsche, D, Brugger, SO, McDonald, BT, Wilson, AI

“…The most significant exposure for the rural, nonelite population may have been to background air pollution from silver mining and smelting that underpinned the Roman economy. …”

Factors predicting financial well-being of government employees in selected states in Malaysia by Fazan Ahmad, Noor Diyana

“…Each state was categorized into urban and rural areas. Lists of government departments were obtained for each urban and rural area of the selected states departments in the second stage of sampling. …”
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Sorption mechanisms of divalent cations with titanate nanotube by Du, Jianhong

“…Discharges that are not properly treated causes pollution to the downstream river and groundwater which are often used for drinking and irrigation in the rural area. This thesis explores the feasibility of titanate nanotube as an industrial sorbent to remove cadmium and other divalent cations from water.…”
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Safeguarding human rights : opportunities and challenges for NGOs involved in the democratisation of communication by Pradip, N. Thomas

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Chinese labor protest and trade unions by Chan, J, Pun, N, Selden, M

“…Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese-owned transnational corporation founded in Taipei in 1974, holds more than 50 percent of the market share in global electronics manufacturing. 1 Its 1.4 million workers in China are comprised mostly of rural migrants in their late teens to twenties. This chapter considers their struggle for labor rights, the nature of union representation at the giant firm, and the joint responsibility of the enterprise and government for the protection of workers.…”

Nietzsche and the significance of genealogy by Prescott-Couch, A

“…On this view, Nietzsche provides a ‘deconstructive genealogy’ that indicates whether and where we should expect to find unity in our current moral practices. Moreover, Nietzsche’s history contributes to a critique of contemporary morality because it reveals that morality is unlikely to have the kind of unity required by many of its defenders. …”

A constant pool of Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells is required for intestinal homeostasis by Tan, Si Hui, Phuah, Phyllis, Tan, Liang Thing, Yada, Swathi, Goh, Jasmine, Tomaz, Lucian B., Chua, Magdalene, Wong, Esther, Lee, Bernett, Barker, Nick

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