Economic Activities of German Local Authorities – Critical Notes from a Public Finance Perspective by Thomas Döring, Birgit Aigner-Walder

“…The aim of the paper is to examine this trend from the perspective of public finance by drawing on the theory of public goods, the theory of fiscal federalism and some aspects of new political economy. …”
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“One of the most prolific smut writers on Tumblr” by Khaliah Reed

“…By analysing the reactions of three groups—One Direction fans, subscribers to the "Larry Stylinson" narrative, and non-One Direction fanfiction writers—this article demonstrates how fans perform contested fan practices and (attempt to) mediate which aspects are visible to the mainstream and other fans through specific fan personas. Drawing on scholars like Christopher Moore, Mark Stewart, CarrieLynn D. …”
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Oscillation Between Resist and to Not? Users’ Folk Theories and Resistance to Algorithmic Curation on Douyin by Hui Lin

“…This article adopts a walk-through method and a diary-interview approach with 31 participants to investigate user resistance to algorithmic curation in different sociocultural circumstances. Drawing on the theoretical framework of folk theories and user resistance to algorithms, this study reveals a paradox in users’ algorithmic awareness and resistance behaviors: although respondents said they expressed annoyance with algorithmic simplification, commercial exploitation, and political agenda-setting, they often behaved in ways that contradict those claims with oscillated resistance to algorithmic curation. …”
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Good Work and Good Works: Work and the Postsecular in George Saunders’s CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by Brian Jansen, Hollie Adams

“…Drawing on what American short story writer and novelist George Saunders has described as the urge toward kindness in his work, as well as its myriad allusions to Christian symbology and religiosity, this paper explores the intersection of languages of labour or “work” and religious tensions in Saunders’ oeuvre. …”
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ELEMENTAL MUSIC-MAKING AS A HEALTH SAVING PHENOMENON IN THE SYSTEM OF GENERAL EDUCATION by N. V. Golubeva

“…The paper aims at drawing the attention of teaching community to the health promoting potential of music making disregarded nowadays by educational establishments. …”
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Targeted poverty alleviation promotes sustainable socio-economic and ecological development in China’s poor areas by Xunhuan Li, Yang Zhou

“…However, the effectiveness of the TPA strategy in facilitating sustainable development in the poor areas of China (PAC) remains unclear. Drawing on a perspective of systems, this study compiles a panel dataset of 832 nationally designated poverty-stricken counties in China from 2013 to 2020 and employ the coupling coordination degree model to examine the coupling and coordination relationships among economic, social, and environmental systems in the PAC. …”
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Empowering church leaders for service in Africa: Situational Holistic Pastoral Ministry paradigm by Rabson Hove

“…A key issue identified is the tendency to idolise clergy, placing them at the centre of ministry, rather than fostering their role as models who empower others. Drawing on insights from SHPM theory, this article evaluates the empowerment of church leaders for transformative action within the African context. …”
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Without Pictorial Detour: Benjamin, Mies and the Architectural Image by Lutz Robbers

“…In the second part of this essay, I will attempt to elaborate such a designation for the specificity of the architectural image by analysing a number of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s drawings and collages from the 1920s as architectural images in the Benjaminian sense.…”
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Deprofessionalization of teachers’ occupation: sociological analysis by Jūratė Litvinaitė

“… Drawing on various sociological theories on the characteristics of work, profession, and service, the paper analyses the validity of the classification of teachers’ occupation as a profession, raising the question of what teaching is if not a profession. …”
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Investigation of STEM Supported Engineering and Design Experiences of Students Participating in Design and Innovation Workshop in the Context of Situational Interest Theory by Ibrahim Benek, Ismail Donmez, Sahin Idil

“…Semi-structured interview form, student diaries, field notes and STEM product drawing form were used as data collection tools. The research findings showed that students' participation in design and engineering-based STEM activities enhanced their problem-solving skills, creativity and teamwork. …”
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Sustainable tourists, generous consumers, lifestyle inspirers: the attitudes and expectations of Zadar’s local authorities vis-à-vis digital nomads by Aris Dougas Chavarria

“…This article aims to fill this research gap by drawing on ethnographic research, mainly consisting of eight open-ended interviews with local stakeholders and participant observation in digital nomad gatherings. …”
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OPTIMIZING STUDENT LEARNING QUALITY THROUGH DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION APPROACHES by Fathi Hidayah, Eny Susiani, Ana Aniati, Bannaga Taha Hussen

“…The data analysis technique for this study was carried out through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study indicate that monitoring and feedback in differentiated learning strategies in madrasahs are very important to improve the quality of learning. …”
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Un/Seeing Campus Carry: Experiencing Gun Culture in Texas by Benita Heiskanen

“…Moreover, it discusses the various ways in which policies are drafted to suppress awareness of firearms from the visual topography of campus space. Drawing on Jacques Rancière’s work on the political dimension of aesthetics, the research presents Campus Carry as an example of a particular aesthetic-political regime created by state legislators and negotiated by the university community. …”
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Everyday inclusive Web design: an activity perspective by Shaun K. Kane

“…</b> Activity theory is used to provide a model of the activities of non-professional, 'end-user' designers. Drawing from the author's experiences with technology learners, a holistic model of end-user Web design is produced. …”
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Le Collage comme outil exploratoire collectif dans la conception d’espaces publics by Sonia Curnier, Véronique Mauron Layaz

“…Further, as a tool of prefiguration, it allows us to explore the possibilities of an uncertain future.Collage is also a collective tool, created by numerous team members in the agencies, drawing on the non-hierarchical skills of different people (architects, landscape architects, project managers, trainees, draughtsmen) and erasing the notion of authorship. …”
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Critical analysis of ideological discourse on caste in Shahnameh Based on Michel Foucault’s views (Case study: The story of Anoushirvan and the shoemaker) by Reza Ghanbari Abdolmaleki, Ailin Firoozian Pouresfahani

“…In order to investigate the relationship between ideology and power, the present paper has studied the social discourse of caste in the story of "Anushirvan and the Shoemaker," drawing upon Michel Foucault’s views within the theoretical framework of new historicism. …”
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Income Inequality: A Journey of 200 Years of Economic Thought by Nurkholisoh Ibnu Aman

“…In "Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War," veteran economist Branko Milanovic takes readers on a journey through the 200-year evolution of economic thought on income inequality. He achieved it by drawing from a diverse source, including original writings, correspondence, and biographical accounts of luminaries in the economics discipline.…”
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Sung-Wook Moon, Rutebeuf ou une écriture du « divers » by Sung-Wook Moon

“…Examining the existing scientific achievements, as in the literary and philological field as in terms of historiography, and confronting new questions stimulated by poetry more subtle than has often been believed, this study has ambition to restitute to the medieval writer a writing conscious of its powers and its weaknesses, writing elaborated in contact and dealing with history and current affairs, reflecting on the relationship between his ineluctably fabulous language and the reality of the world he lives, not without drawing some audacious claims about the merits specific to his labour. …”
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Dissociative identity disorder (did) of marc Spector in marvel cinematic universe’s show ‘moon knight’: a psycholinguistic analysis by Fitria Aprilia

“…The techniques for collecting data were by watching every episode of the show, taking notes, classifying the data, doing interpretation, and drawing conclusion. The result of the analysis reveals Marc Spector is able to talk different accent and different language when he shifted to his alter ego.…”
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Empowering human resource management through artificial intelligence: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis by Adil Benabou, Fatima Touhami

“…Drawing on a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis, this article examines the burgeoning field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration into Human Resource Management (HRM) practises. …”
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