Salutogenic Environmental Health Model—proposing an integrative and interdisciplinary lens on the genesis of health by Jule Anna Pleyer, Laura Dominique Pesliak, Annette Konstanze Fides Malsch, Annette Konstanze Fides Malsch, Timothy McCall, Timothy McCall

“…Links to the original models permit the user to refer back to them.DiscussionThis integrative approach offers a comprehensive understanding of the development of health by synthesizing disparate explanatory models and theories from various disciplines through theoretical analysis. …”
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‘Silence is the sentence’: adult learners’ experiences of a co-created curriculum constructed through free writing tasks by Howard Scott, Pete Bennett, Craig A Hammond

“…Practice on the programme of study, replicated over three years, is informed by transformative learning theories. We outline how our developing praxis situates students’ self-concepts in confronting past biographical experiences of education and empowers them to improved literacy and purpose. …”
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“Virtuoso[S] Of Departure” by Sarah Bouttier

“…This paper reads three poems on absence in the light of current theories of the object, hoping to clarify various trends in contemporary poetry’s relation to absence. …”
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TYPOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN BUSINESS EXPANSION BY MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES by A. Sapuntsov

“…Methodology explanation of such expansion requires the increases of mainstream MNE theories adequacy level. These models are primarily applicable to MNEs from developed countries and should be upgraded by accounting specificities and conditions relevant to the operations of MNEs from the developing world. …”
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Linguistic Colonialism in the English Language Textbooks of Multinational Publishing Houses by Jairo Eduardo Soto-Molina, Pilar Méndez

“… The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the concepts of linguistic colonialism and cultural alienation in University textbooks for teaching English as opposed to the theories about culture in the decolonial turn. Dichotomous categories were established based on the analysis of the cultural component of the textbooks for the teaching of English. …”
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A New Buckling-Restrained Brace with a Variable Cross-Section Core by Liang Li, Tianhua Zhou, Junwu Chen, Jianfeng Chen

“…The practical design equations of the BRB-VCC are derived based on mechanical and mathematical theories. Six specimens are designed and tested to clarify the mechanical behaviours of the BRB-VCC and to validate the reliability of the proposed equations. …”
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Ending(s), Seriality And Interdiscursivity by Elsa Lorphelin Blaise

“…Far from being a self-sufficient literary production anymore (according to E.A. Poe’s theories for instance), the short-story discusses and re-evaluates the notion of ending, but also elaborates upon the rejection of one final ending inside the collection, thus creating effects of echo, repetition and intertextuality. …”
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Improved operation efficiency strengthens organizational quality in higher education by Péter Levente Lakatos

“… This paper examines quality assurance as an effective tool for organizational development, reviewing the theories and history of quality management. After describing the theoretical foundations used in the USA, focusing on heavy industries, it discusses European models such as TQM, ISO and EFQM systems in more detail, then moves on to critical approaches, especially with regard to the applicability and effectiveness of quality assurance in education and higher education. …”
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Beliefs in the Future as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review by Rachel C. F. Sun, Daniel T. L. Shek

“…This paper reviews and compares several theories of hope and optimism and highlights the features constituting beliefs in the future. …”
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REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL CLASSS IN PARASITE MOVIE by Lambok Hermanto Sihombing, Agustinus Alexander Sinaga

“…The data is collected from the scenes in the movie which later the data is connected with some theories. This study also aims to find out the literary meaning of the movie Parasite, specifically the representation of social class through some literary research. …”
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Study of the Ground-State Energies of Some Nuclei Using Hybrid Model by R. Hussien, Sh. M. Sewailem, L. I. Abou-Salem

“…This hybrid model depends on two theories, the one-boson exchange potential (OBEP) and the Cornell-dressed potential (CDP) for QQ. …”
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The how, where, and what of organizational corruption: an integrative literature review by Caio Coelho, Sabrina Vieira de Almeida

“…Future research must emphasize primary data analysis to generalize and validate corruption theories.…”
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MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH ISLAMIC BANKING PROMOTES MICROECONOMIC GROWTH: A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS by Siti Nur Hidayati, Baiq Hidayatun Nisa, Liawati Liawati

“…The research method used is a qualitative approach through a literature study containing theories relevant to the topic raised. This research collects and analyzes literature from various sources such as books, journals, scientific articles, and other related documents. …”
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THE MECHANISM OF CURRENCY REGULATION IN MODERN CONDITIONS: THEORETICAL ASPECT by K. G. Bunevich, T. A. Gorbacheva

“…The purpose of this article is to summarize existing theoretical approaches to the problem of formation and regulation of the exchange rate based on the study of the evolution of relevant theories and concepts, as well as the definition of their scope of application and the conditions of validity. …”
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De la justesse de l’interprétation à la justice herméneutique : quelle(s) direction(s) pour un tournant féministe de l’herméneutique ? by Axelle Cressens

“…How to feministically grasp canonical texts, theories and concepts, all of them emerging from pale male perspective? …”
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A New Approach for Solving Weight Functions of Electromagnetic Flowmeters Using Resistive Network Modeling by Shiyi Yin, Bin Li

“…However, it is still difficult to avoid the abstruse mathematical theories and the complex calculation when the solution domain is irregular in shape. …”
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Leaving the chasm behind: Autoethnography, creativity and the search for identity in academia by Pete Frederick Atherton

“…The findings support Bochner’s (1994) idea that social science research can benefit from deliberately value-laden stories alongside empirical data and theories. The findings also developed the author’s previous autoethnographic paper, which drew on his own social media posts as qualitative and quantitative data Atherton (2020b). …”
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La revue Environnement Urbain/Urban Environment vue de l’intérieur : entre pertinence d’un projet intellectuel et quête de légitimité by Sandra Breux

“…Based on the experience of the journal Environnement urbain/Urban Environment (EUE) – an independent, peer-reviewed and open access journal with a scientific committee – we show that the creation and maintenance of a journal in urban studies expresses a desire to structure the field and provide a framework for innovation, both in terms of practices and theories. By defining a specific intellectual project, the journal also allows for the existence and animation of a community of researchers, which is important when one considers that urban studies is a weakly institutionalized field with unclear boundaries. …”
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Hamilton–Jacobi method in non-minimal coupling inflation: metric vs. Palatini by Feng-Yi Zhang, Wenbin Lin

“…Abstract The Hamilton–Jacobi approach offers a natural framework for analyzing inflationary dynamics, relying on the specified Hubble parameter rather than the potential, particularly in extended gravity theories. In this study, we apply this method to investigate inflation with non-minimal coupling, comparing the metric and Palatini formulations. …”
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Emotions Guaranteed: On the Kitsch Contract by Thomas Küpper

“…While steadfast in this defensiveness towards kitsch, the question arises whether theories in this lineage have not in fact overestimated the directness and completeness of kitsch’s effect on and power over the audience. …”
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