Developing Intercultural Communication and Cultural Intelligence through Intercultural Musical Contacts by Montassir Hmala

“…It explores the crucial role that music can play in developing and strengthening intercultural communication (IC) and cultural intelligence (CI), specifically in intercultural educational contexts. To achieve this and drawing on Allport’s (1956) Contact Hypothesis Theory (CHT) and Bennett’s (1953) Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), a qualitative research design was chosen, with focus group discussions; involving participating students, and semi -structured interviews with three teachers and the high school principal as the main techniques for data collection. …”
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MULTICULTURAL INSIGHT IN PROMOTING TOLERANCE MOVEMENT; LESSON LEARNED FROM ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE RURAL SIDE by Ahmad Zubaidi

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study, the research location is in Sukapura District, Probolinggo Regency. data collection techniques using observation, in-depth interviews and documentation, while data analysis uses the theory of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana, namely: data collection, data condensation, presenting data, and drawing conclusions or verification. The results showed that Multicultural Insights in promoting tolerance movement in the rural side, was carried out by four methods; 1) Curriculum integration of Islamic religious education; 2) Internalization through the role of religious and traditional leader; and 3) Internalization through governmental policy and family.…”
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Dynamic Behavior of Self-Piercing Riveted and Mechanical Clinched Joints of Dissimilar Materials: An Experimental Comparative Investigation by Yulong Ge, Yong Xia

“…The substrates used in this investigation are aluminum alloy AA5182-O and deep drawing steel DX51D+Z. The static and dynamic behaviors and the failure modes of the SPR and clinching joints are characterized by lap-shear, cross-tension, and coach-peel tests. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Electrocardiography: A Comprehensive Review by David M. Leone, Donnchadh O’Sullivan, Katia Bravo-Jaimes

“…This review examines the current state of AI-enhanced ECG interpretation in pediatric cardiology applications, drawing insights from adult AI-ECG research given the progress in this field. …”
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The World as God’s Property in Psalm 24:1-2 as the Source of Man’s Right Attitude Towards Creation by Janusz Nawrot

“…The binding power of this word can become an important argument in that discussion and catalyst for actions in the area of environmental protection, to which Pope Francis draws so much attention. This paper joins the unanimous choir of nature defenders, and it aims at drawing the reader’s attention to selected aspects of human relationship with the world, presented in the opening verses of Psalm 24. …”
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Designing a system of learning materials to explain climate change to children by Lucy Blackwell

“…A variety of different types of learning materials were designed including: card matching, experiments, listening to sounds, collaborative drawing, and engaging with physical materials. The hands-on learning materials that directly reflected their purpose, proved to be the most effective in achieving the learning outcomes. …”
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Antiracist applied linguistics, Marxian utopian, and infra politics by Setiono Sugiharto

“… The notion of (anti) racism in applied linguistics has been feverishly accentuated and animated, making it the buzzword du jour in the field.  Drawing upon the insights generated mainly from postcolonial studies, applied linguists have become eager to resuscitate this notion, often implicitly averring that racism has long been insidiously penetrating in the field and surreptitiously operating under the so-called raciolinguistic ideologies. …”
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Can Democracy Survive AI? by Gina Neff

“…This essay examines the fundamental tension between artificial intelligence technologies and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s inherent tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democratic societies. Drawing on science and technology studies and critical analyses of technological politics, I argue that current AI implementations embody four key anti-democratic characteristics: they represent powerful technologies of centralization and control; they fuel ideologies of unchecked economic growth; they prioritize efficiency over accountability; and they enable absolute control coupled with unaccountable power. …”
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Ruptures, renaissances et continuités. Modes de construction de l’histoire de l’art maghrébin by Annabelle Boissier, Fanny Gillet

“…This article proposes a comparative study of the history of visual arts in Algeria and Tunisia from the 1960s to the 1980s. By drawing on texts produced in the wake of Algerian and Tunisian independence (e.g. exhibition catalogues published in-country or abroad, monographs and essays on art history) we aim at analysing the shaping and evolution of discourses regarding art within two culturally close countries. …”
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New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century by Hasan Deniz Pekşen

“…To answer that, first, drawing on Edward Said's and Patrick Porter’s works, classical orientalism is outlined. …”
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Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama by Teke Wiggin

“…The answer is important because algorithmic management is the “new contested terrain” of labor struggles. Drawing on 42 interviews with workers and court documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, the author examines Amazon’s antiunion campaign in Bessemer, Alabama. …”
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Religious faith traditions tussle with rampant corruption toward sustainable development: Search for the missing links in light of ubuntu by E. Chinyena

“…Religious faith traditions are fighting rampant corruption that is drawing back socio-economic growth. The vice contradicts the religious faith principles of being virtuous. …”
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The transformative role of the media in the formation of virtuous citizens: A contribution to reconciliation in a post-apartheid South Africa by E. Baron

“…This question will be addressed by drawing from a recent study conducted by the author that has demonstrated the role of newspapers in moral formation as a positive perspective on the media in the process of reconciliation. …”
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Modern Methods Used in Enterprise Resource Planning About the Business of International and Iraqi Commercial Companies by AlaaelDeen Ramadan, Hanaa Sharhan Hashim

“…For it to be a model that can be applied, followed, and benefited from in drawing a picture of a bright role in an effective economic activity, despite the difficulty of obtaining some data and indicators related to this important activity in Iraq and some of them. …”
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Influence of ecological restoration initiatives on emotional bonds between indigenous peoples and the Chinese alligator by Di Wu, Jintu Gu, Jiahao Yu

“…Based on a 10% sampling proportion, this research used the Kish selection method to draw a random sample of 361 households from the Chinese Alligator Reserve. …”
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The Babushka Concept– An Instructional Sequence to Enhance Laboratory Learning in Science Education by Sofie Gårdebjer, Anette Larsson, Tom Adawi

“…This paper deals with a novel method for improving the traditional “verification” laboratory in science education. Drawing on the idea of integrated instructional units, we describe an instructional sequence which we call the Babushka concept. …”
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Animal Objects: Memory, Desire and Mourning by Julia Courtney

“…Thirdly, mourning for departed pets or celebrity animals, in an age when death and remembrance were significant cultural forces, might involve the preservation of either a whole animal or isolated body parts, as in the case of larger creatures such as horses. Drawing on contemporary journalism, fiction and descriptions of the objects themselves, I examine topics including the irony of ‘naturalisation’, the synecdoche of dismembered parts, and the power of objects to focus emotions. …”
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Unravelling the Tangle of Bureaucracy at Russian Universities: Administrative Profiles by T. A. Akuneeva, D. P. Platonova

“…Drawing on the analysis of staff restructuring in universities around the world, the article stresses the growing share of non-academic staff, in particular highly qualified middle and senior administrative staff.   …”
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MENGUNGKAP ALASAN WAJIB PAJAK MENGIKUTI PROGRAM PENGUNGKAPAN SUKARELA by Eka Susiyana, Moh. Faisol

“…The data analysis techniques used in this study are data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing by testing the validity of data using triangulation techniques. …”
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Reprezentacje obiektów przyrodniczych z dziecięcej perspektywy by Monika Wiśniewska-Kin, Eliza Rybska

“…Then children were interviewed and asked to make a drawing. Research has shown that exposing children to a fragment of an image allows them to recognize the whole object and express their personal knowledge. …”
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