Christian and Political Conservatism Predict Opposition to Sexual and Gender Minority Rights through Support for Christian Hegemony.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12420
Abstract: Although significant strides have been made for sexual and gender minority (SGM) rights in the United States, there continues to be opposition to SGM rights from many conservative Christians and political conservatives. In this study,… read more here.
Keywords: sgm rights; opposition; christian hegemony; support christian ... See more keywords
Analysis of apparent demonstrations of responding in accordance with relational frames of sameness and opposition.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeab.458
Abstract: We evaluated whether contextual control over equivalence and nonequivalence and responding by exclusion can explain the outcomes of relational frame theory (RFT) studies on sameness and opposition relations. We trained nine college students to maintain… read more here.
Keywords: equivalence nonequivalence; opposition; responding exclusion; nonequivalence responding ... See more keywords
Opposition-based particle swarm optimization with adaptive mutation strategy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00500-016-2102-5
Abstract: To solve the problem of premature convergence in traditional particle swarm optimization (PSO), an opposition-based particle swarm optimization with adaptive mutation strategy (AMOPSO) is proposed in this paper. In all the variants of PSO, the… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; opposition based; swarm optimization; particle swarm ... See more keywords
Structures of Opposition and Comparisons: Boolean and Gradual Cases
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DOI: 10.1007/s11787-020-00241-6
Abstract: This paper first investigates logical characterizations of different structures of opposition that extend the square of opposition in a way or in another. Blanché’s hexagon of opposition is based on three disjoint sets. There are… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; comparisons boolean; two items; hexagon ... See more keywords
On the Historical Transformations of the Square of Opposition as Semiotic Object
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DOI: 10.1007/s11787-020-00248-z
Abstract: In this paper, we would show how the logical object “square of opposition”, viewed as semiotic object (articulated in textual or/and diagrammatic code), has been historically transformed since its appearance in Aristotle’s texts until the… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; neo aristotelian; semiotic object; square opposition ... See more keywords
Public perceptions of energy policies: Predicting support, opposition, and nonsubstantive responses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.002
Abstract: Abstract Public policy preferences can impact policymaking, from influencing what policies are or are not implemented to legitimizing policy decisions. Researchers have examined public support/opposition to a wide variety of energy issues, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; policy; energy; support opposition ... See more keywords
The opposition effect in Saturn’s main rings as seen by Cassini ISS: 4. Correlations of the surge morphology with surface albedos and VIMS spectral properties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.12.025
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we continue our analysis of the saturnian ring opposition effect seen by Cassini ISS. The ring opposition effect is a peak in the rings’ reflectivity caused as the directions from a… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; opposition effect; ring opposition; cassini iss ... See more keywords
The parakeet protectors: Understanding opposition to introduced species management.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.036
Abstract: The surveillance and control of introduced and invasive species has become an increasingly important component of environmental management. However, initiatives targeting 'charismatic' wildlife can be controversial. Opposition to management, and the subsequent emergence of social… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; parakeet protectors; management parakeet; management ... See more keywords
Not-in-my-backyard but let’s talk: Explaining public opposition to facility siting in urban China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.06.006
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines determinants of public attitudes toward the siting of two hypothetical projects with similar environmental consequences but different developmental implications, i.e., a waste disposal facility and a large chemical plant. It addresses… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; facility; public opposition; backyard let ... See more keywords
Discourse functions of opposition in Classical Arabic: The case in Ḥadīth Genre
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2017.08.009
Abstract: This article offers a new perspective on Arabic antonymy ‘al-ṭibāq’ and opposition ‘al-muqābala’ in the Ḥadīth discourse by remodeling these two phenomena in Classical Arabic and developing a provisional typology of their discourse functions (e.g.,… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; functions opposition; discourse functions; classical arabic ... See more keywords
Ephemeral geopolitics: Tracing the role of refugees in Syria's transnational opposition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2020.102299
Abstract: Abstract It has become common to read that Syria's conflict has become a “globalized civil war,” with the understanding that states have become the key actors shaping its dynamics. While in great part true, such… read more here.
Keywords: opposition; tracing role; refugees syria; geopolitics tracing ... See more keywords