Why fighting for animal rights isn't as ethically justifiable as we might think by Chuan, Darren De Ren

“…Following from the analysis of famous animal rights philosophers such as Peter Singer and Immanuel Kant, this essay aims to break down conventional arguments for animal rights and show how our morality is compromised if we choose to afford animals with rights. …”
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Beginning with the spiritual life by Wynn, MR

“…The case that concerns Aquinas is not quite so straightforward as that of harm, but it is not too difficult to think of parallels between the example that he gives and morally significant truths concerning the past.…”

Microneedle‐mediated Delivery of Immunomodulators Restores Immune Privilege in Hair Follicles and Reverses Immune‐Mediated Alopecia by Younis, Nour, Puigmal, Núria, Kurdi, Abdallah El, Badaoui, Andrew, Zhang, Dongliang, Morales, Claudia, Saad, Anis, Cruz, Diane, Rahy, Nadim Al, Daccache, Andrea, Huerta, Triana, Deban, Christa, Halawi, Ahmad, Choi, John, Dosta, Pere, Lian, Christine, Artzi, Natalie, Azzi, Jamil R.

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In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy of metal/nitrogen-doped carbons in oxygen electrocatalysis by Wu, Bin, Sun, Tianxiao, You, Ya, Meng, Haibing, Morales, Dulce M., Lounasvuori, Mailis, Askari, Abbas Beheshti, Jiang, Li, Zeng, Feng, Hu, Baoshan, Zhang, Xiangzhi, Tai, Renzhong, Xu, Zhichuan Jason, Petit, Tristan, Mai, Liqiang

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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow / by Katouh, Zoulfa, 1994-, author 656134, Hachette Books Group (Online service) 647103

“…Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all. …”
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Character education in Singapore : the three phases of Singapore's education by Hung, Joel Yi Guang

“…I have termed these three phases as - ‘‘National Identity-Guided’’, where the goal of the government in the 1960s to the late 1970s was to develop a sense of national identity amongst the people in the fledging nation state; ‘‘National Values-Guided’’, where the government’s goal in the 1980s was to inculcate and reinforce Asian morals and values into young Singaporeans, amidst the fear of them becoming Westernized; and lastly ‘‘National Education-Guided’’, where the government’s goal was to develop a commitment to nation building; to inculcate in young Singaporeans on the importance of contributing back to Singapore and the society. …”
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The treachery of authority through Banville and Atwood by Lau, Qian Yu

“…The texts negate traditional forms of authority through varying topics, such as governance, morality, writing and truth.…”
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Solving the modern marriage puzzle : the problems of creating value in marriage by Ang, Claudia Hui Lin

“…I argue that while incentivizing marriage solves the modern marriage puzzle, it promotes irrational and morally problematic marriage decisions that threaten the well-being of not just the marrying agents themselves, but also the general non-married population peripheral to their marriages.…”
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Human genome editing after the “CRISPR babies”: the double-pacing problem and collaborative governance by Wang, Leifan, Shang, Lijun, Zhang, Weiwen

“…The current article analyzes this event-driven regulatory reform in China by elaborating the most salient provisions designed to prevent risk and protect individual rights, public health, and social morality relating to human genome editing in four important sectors of law: biosecurity law, civil code, criminal law and patent law. …”
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Authenticity in the Workplace: What does it really mean? by Pervaaz, Viquar A.

“…Making a promise of authenticity without delivering on it may have a negative impact on the individual and organizational morale/culture and a longer-ranging impact in terms of employee engagement and retention. …”
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A treasury of virtues: sayings, sermons, and teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz by al-Quḍāʿī, A-Q

“…Included are aphorisms, proverbs, sermons, speeches, homilies, prayers, letters, dialogues, and verse, all of which provide instruction on how to be a morally upstanding human being. The shorter compilation included here, <i>One Hundred Proverbs</i>, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255/869). …”

Making mutineers? Reimagining religious education for the promotion of virtuous digital citizenship by Tridgell, J

“…Young people increasingly need new skills and knowledge to navigate this digital world morally. By drawing on literature around digital citizenship, literacy and other associated terms, this dissertation develops the concepts of <em>virtuous digital citizenship</em> and <em>practical digital wisdom</em>, employing the metaphor of sailors navigating a complex world. …”

Mapping psychosocial capital, commitment, and crisis self efficacy for improving VUCA e-learning environment by Mad Baguri, Ezza, Roslan, Samsilah, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Krauss, Steven Eric, Taresh, Sahar M.

“…These transformations have a profound impact on teachers' commitment and overall morale. The acronym VUCA, which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity, aptly characterizes these intricate challenges that have been thrust into the spotlight by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Finding meaning behind immortality of Anne Rice’s vampires. by Nurhayati Zakaria.

“…The persistent question of immortality highlights humanity’s unwavering spirit to survive despite the ambiguous relationships between self and question of morality; the physical and psychological tensions between guilt and redemption; and the tug-of-war between desires for isolation and self-destruction. …”
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What Dicey forgot by Barber, NW

“…In each case, a link is drawn between the community and the law that regulates it, a link that renders the rule of law morally defensible and efficacious. This chapter argues that Dicey’s rule of law becomes radically less attractive when it is divided from the community the law governs, and that a fuller understanding of the rule of law shows that the principle weighs against the imperial project.…”

Sowing the seeds of love: Ovid's Sementivae (Fasti 1.655-704) by Armstrong, RM

“…In the gaps between the composition of these central intertexts and the emergence of the Fasti, literary time has passed, and so too has the political situation shifted; Ovid can now both update and reignite Vergilian and Tibullan debates on the moralities of agriculture and war in the context of Augustan Peace and Concordia. …”

Atypical DNA methylation, sRNA-size distribution, and female gametogenesis in Utricularia gibba by Cervantes-Pérez, Sergio Alan, Yong-Villalobos, Lenin, Florez-Zapata, Nathalia M. V., Oropeza-Aburto, Araceli, Rico-Reséndiz, Félix, Amasende-Morales, Itzel, Lan, Tianying, Martínez, Octavio, Vielle-Calzada, Jean Philippe, Albert, Victor A., Herrera-Estrella, Luis

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Human factors in agile software development by Lin, Jun

“…• How does the developers' mood or team morale swing affect the task performing process and the quality of artifacts? …”
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Patterns of User Behavior and Token Adoption on ERC20 by Morales, Alfredo J., Somin, Shahar, Altshuler, Yaniv, Pentland, Alex S.

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Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Carré, A, Samassa, F, Zhou, Z, Perez-Hernandez, J, Lekka, C, Manganaro, A, Oshima, M, Liao, H, Parker, R, Nicastri, A, Brandao, B, Colli, ML, Eizirik, DL, Aluri, J, Patel, D, Göransson, M, Burgos Morales, O, Anderson, A, Landry, L, Kobaisi, F, Scharfmann, R, Marselli, L, Marchetti, P, You, S, Ternette, N