Exploring Development Challenges in Uganda Using Modernization Theory by Gloria Nambassa, Eko Priyo Purnomo

“…This analysis contributes to ongoing debates on development theories and their relevance in diverse global contexts, advocating for more context-sensitive approaches to understanding and promoting socio-economic progress in Uganda.…”
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Two Interpretations of Nietzschean Concept of Nature: C. Alamariu and V. Lemm by Jokūbas Andrijauskas

“… Nietzsche criticises religious interpretations of nature (Natur) and advocates the ‘naturalisation of humanity’. The various usages of the term ‘nature’ (Natur) have no clear, systematic definition in Nietzsche’s works, which is why the interpretations of this concept in Nietzsche’s studies are controversial. …”
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The case for a primary social drive: Revisiting definitions for primary drives by Morten Christoffersen

“…It explores how the social drive has been considered a secondary or acquired drive and identifies the original advocates for this perspective, while outlining their prerequisites for primary drives. …”
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The research museum – a place of integrated knowledge production by Helmuth Trischler

“…In his position as Head of Research at the Deutsches Museum, Germany’s leading museum of science and technology, from 1993 until his retirement in 2024, the author of this article has advocated for the inextricable integration of the fields of research, research infrastructure, and public mediation and communication. …”
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Agency Costs and Scarce Resources: Influences on Brazilian Franchising by Eugenio Jose Silva Bitti, Vinicius Medeiros Magnani, Bianca Thomazella

“…The results corroborate aspects related to monitoring and incentives advocated by the agency theory, that is: costs of monitoring in elevation due to the geographic dispersion induce a greater proportion of franchised stores. …”
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Reusing Postmodern Heritage: How Literary Theories Can Help by Maxime Coq, Claudine Houbart

“…By using literary theories as analytical tools, this paper advocates for a deeper understanding of postmodern architecture and suggests that mastering its language is essential for effective engagement and for shaping future interventions.…”
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Co-Creating Knowledge Online: Approaches for Community Artists by Shea Pip

“…It argues that new approaches are required to foster the organising activities that underpin online co-creation, building from the premise that people have become increasingly networked as individuals rather than in groups (Rainie & Wellman 2012: 6), and that these new ways of connecting enable new modes of peer-to-peer production and exchange. This position advocates that practitioners move beyond situating the Internet as a platform for dissemination and a tool for co-creating media, to embrace its knowledge collaboration potential.…”
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The Resurrected Youth and the Sorrowing Mother: Walter Pater’s Uses of the Myths of Dionysus and Demeter by Anne-Florence Gillard-Estrada

“…In the mid-1870s, Walter Pater wrote two essays on Greek mythology, ‘A Study of Dionysus’ and ‘Demeter and Persephone’, in which he wondered about the relevance of Greek myths to the modern mind and advocated empathy with the primitive mind. In these two essays, he explains his method of composition as one of selection, modification and even ‘refinement’ of the material available to him and he chooses indeed certain aspects of those myths in order to emphasize their Dionysiac or their Chthonian elements. …”
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Evaluating the Efficiency and Reliability of Fertilizer Subsidy Systems: The Role of Blockchain in Driving Enhancements in Tanzania by O. D. Mbita, M. R. Nicholaus, R. K. Twahir

“…These findings underscore the urgent need for novel approaches to improve agricultural productivity and food security, advocating for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology within the agricultural sector. …”
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Extending the Borders of Translation and Translation Studies: Cultural Translation as a Portal by Shang Wu

“…The essay specifically underscores the interdisciplinary nature of the concept of cultural translation, showcasing its possible role as a nexus among diverse academic fields such as linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies. It advocates that cultural translation c an serve as a crucial tool not only for deciphering intricate intercultural dynamics and exchanges but also for expor ting theories and insights from translation studies to other disciplines. …”
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Lithuanian Philosophy of Culture and the Concept of Integral Democracy by Laurynas Peluritis

“…It calls for democratizing cultural, social, and economic spheres, emphasizing personal freedom of conscience and cultural autonomy for various communities and groups with a multilayered democracy rooted in cultural, economic, and social autonomy, advocating for protecting individual and communal freedoms from state overreach.…”
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REVISING THE PROJECT OF MODERNITY HERMENEUTICS by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…Therefore the (cartesian) epistemological performative stand is indispensable in attributing an independent variable status both to modern subjec-tivity (as articulated by Descartes and Schleiermacher) or "post-modern" intersubjectivity. The latter is advocated, their quarrel notwithstanding, by Gadamer and Habermas, as well as by various other approaches, intended to break through the boundaries of modern philosophy, e.g. by the herme-neutical pragmaticism of Richard Rorty. …”
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Prawo karne jako narzędzie przeciwko wulgaryzacji języka by Marek Derlatka

“…Total freedom of speech advocates do not see the need to protect language, and certainly not by means of criminal law. …”
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HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIALISATION IN KOGI STATE AND THE IMPLICATION ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE PEOPLE by Olayinka Aliu, Titus Aliyu

“…Thus, considering the reality of this assertion in the socio[1]economic status of the people of Kogi State with particular reference to where the industries in Kogi State are located, the paper advocated for enabling environment for more industrial efforts as its multiplier effects would go a long way in enhancing the socio[1]economic status of the people, More so, taking into account the fact that the government alone could not solve the problem of teeming unemployed population in the state. …”
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Deriving active database triggers from business rules model with conceptual graphs by Irma Valatkaitė, Olegas Vasilecas

“…Such usage of CGs for business rules modelling is advocated. …”
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Redefined prophecy as Deuteronomic alternative to divination in Deut 18:9-22 by H L Bosman

“…In Deut 18:9-22 the link between diviners, soothsayers, sorcerers, necromancers and prophets is sometimes interpreted as an indication of a lesser view of prophecy in pre-exilic Israel. This paper advocates a more appreciative perspective of divination that acknowledges its close link with prophecy and accepts a much closer similarity between Canaanite and Israelite religion. …”
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Les réseaux de la qualité de l’air : des associations stratèges actrices de l’action publique by Franck Boutaric

“…This article highlights the capacity of air pollution control agencies to unite together to build coalitions advocating the formation and implementation of public policies aimed at reducing atmospheric pollution. …”
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A dualidade da despersonalização no consumo by Paolo Totaro

“…This second form of depersonalization does also exist in consumption and allows us to shed light on the apparent contradiction between the idea of several marketing theories according to which consumers can always achieve satisfaction through differentiation and the thesis of a “final dissatisfaction” of the consumer, advocated by much of contemporary theoretical sociology.…”
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Getting into the weeds by Anna Marchessault

“…Shiva’s work challenges conventional farming, advocating for a future of regenerative, organic agriculture. …”
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Food allergens and oral immunotherapy as indicators of eosinophilic oesophagitis by Andrzej Kuźmiński, Justyna Przybyszewska, Zbigniew Bartuzi

“…To date, the appearance of EoE in the course of OIT is an absolute indication for discontinuation of this procedure; however, other therapeutic options that do not require termination of this procedure are increasingly being advocated. Unfortunately, our knowledge of EoE is full of gaps and requires numerous studies to fill in the missing elements of the pathogenesis and clinic of the described disease.…”
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