Secularization versus religious revival in Eastern Europe: Church institutional resilience, state repression and divergent paths by Northmore-Ball, K, Evans, G

“…Using national sample surveys from the early 1990s to 2007 to examine the change in demographic predictors of religiosity, we show that Catholic and Orthodox countries are experiencing different trends, the first group displaying evidence of secularization and the second of revival, and that these two different trends are likely to derive from the legacies of state repression and the differing abilities of the churches to resist such repression. …”

Granny business by Kang, Jee Soo

“…Purpose of project : To explore production in 3D Approach : Film is made using 3D software, Autodesk Maya Findings : Skills in storytelling and using Maya Originality : Mixture of 3D and 2D element in on single film…”
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Dynamic boundaries of acceptable play: a mixed methods examination into players' interpretations of toxic behavior in multiplayer online games by Yu, Valerie Jingwen

“…This has been somewhat problematic for understanding the range of toxic behavior that current findings apply to and whether players interpret the presented examples of toxic behavior as intended. …”
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Marital instability in the context of dramatic societal change : the case of Kyrgyzstan by Dommaraju, Premchand, Agadjanian, Victor

“…The results also highlight gender differentials in the influence of education and employment on marital instability. The findings are discussed within the broader framework of demographic and social changes in transitional Central Asia.…”
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Friend, foe or frenemy? Traditional journalism actors’ changing attitudes towards peripheral players and their innovations by Chua, Sherwin, Duffy, Andrew

“…Based on two rounds of interviews, it finds that peripheral players are gradually recognised for their contributions to journalism by traditional actors. …”
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Life is too short to be small: an experiment on mortality salience and prosocial behavior by Bao, Te, Li, Xun, Xia, Congling

“…Finally, we strengthened our findings by showing that the priming didn't change subjects' mood.…”
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Moderating effect of self-efficacy on cognitive, emotional and social intelligence towards job performance in banking industry by Amrollahifar, Jamak, Ali, Mass Hareeza, Dato Mansor, Zuraina, Jaharuddin, Nor Siah, Yajie, Guo

“…The Partial Least Square method is employed to study the link. The findings indicate that self-efficacy moderates the relationship between cognitive and emotional intelligence towards job performance. …”
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Investigating the Viability of Opening UUM International School in Jitra to Increase Enrolment and Profitability Post Covid 19: A Market Research (S/O: 14914) by Nor Ahmad, Saidatul Nurul Hidayah Jannatun Naim, Shafai, Nor Atikah, Abdul Rahman, Rusniza

“…Implications: The results and findings contribute few practically implications for UUMIS to consider, utilise and adopt in improving their business operations, student enrolment and profitability…”
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16.31 Feedback Control Systems, Fall 2001 by How, Jonathan P.

“…By the end of the course, students should be able to design controllers using state-space methods and evaluate whether these controllers are "robust," that is, if they are likely to work well in practice.…”
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Japan’s diplomatic strategy toward East Asia : creation and evolution of ‘dual-track diplomacy’ in the post-Cold War era by Koga, Kei

“…In the future, two factors would likely play a critical role in shaping Japan’s diplomatic strategy: the degree of the future US commitment to the alliance with Japan and the level of China’s assertiveness.…”
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China and Southeast Asia in the 2000s : tension management in the maritime space by Zha, Daojiong, Lina, Gong

“…We conclude by postulating that, at least in the maritime space, tension management rather than conflict resolution is more likely to be the continuing feature into the future.…”
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Assembly of multicyclic isoquinoline scaffolds from pyridines : formal total synthesis of fredericamycin A by Wang, Fang-Xin, Yan, Jia-Lei, Liu, Zhixin, Zhu, Tingshun, Liu, Yingguo, Ren, Shi-Chao, Lv, Wen-Xin, Jin, Zhichao, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…The efficiency and operational simplicity of introducing structural complexity into the isoquinoline frameworks can likely enable the collective synthesis of a large set of natural products. …”
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Study on attacks against federated learning by Guo, Feiyan

“…This will allow federated learning to be more widely used since it is less likely to be compromised by malicious attackers in the presence of built-in defences.…”
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Is backsliding possible on Xunzi’s view? by Sung, Winnie

“…Backsliding is possible and likely. I rule out this interpretation because it is inconsistent with other aspects of Xunzi’s thought. …”
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Effect of deep cold rolling on residual stress distributions between the treated and untreated regions Ti–6Al–4V alloy by Lim, Andre, Castagne, Sylvie, Chow, Cher Wong

“…The reason for this region of tensile stress is likely to be due to the reduced treatment of the start and end zones due to the step over and the tool path taken. …”
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Consumer's perceptions of private labels by Acharigae, Shaminta, Chong, Lian Chiu, Quek, Ying Ying

“…This paper aims to explore consumers’ perceptions of Private Labels and the possible implications for manufacturers and supermarket retailers in the Singaporean context. Findings will help define the direction in which local retailers should take Private Labels in the near future and the manufacturers’ role in this initiative.…”
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Graphical interface for mobile robot navigation using distance transform by Li, Yinghua.

“…The three programs address the problem of finding optimal paths through known stationary environment and initially unknown stationary environment, respectively.…”
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Awareness of the franchising concept (Awareness and promotion of the franchising concept amongst retailers in HDB estates). by Cheong, Sook Fun., Ng, Eugene Keng Lin., Yong, Hsin Ning.

“…Secondly, it is to make recommendations to the Franchise Development Centre (FDC) on how to market the concept based on our research findings.…”
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Integrated vision functions for the guidance of smart vehicle by Wong, Swee Meng.

“…Three basic vision functions for road navigation - lane finding, obstacle detection and depth assessment of obstacles- are implemented in the real-time vision system.…”
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Meat Me for Supper? Envisioning the Future of Protein Food by Maynard, Christopher Coleman

“…Together, these findings offer insights for food and agricultural policymakers interested in planning and preparing for protein-related issues in the next quarter-century. …”
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