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The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
wiley   +1 more source

Proximity structures on hesitant fuzzy sets and Its application. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Pankaj, Singh R, Rao RVNS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Religio‐Racial Lines, Intimate Ties: Christian–Muslim Couples, Birth Rituals, and the Bounds of Belonging

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building on scholarship that conceptualizes race and religion as co‐constitutive forces within a “race‐religion constellation,” this article explores how this entanglement—profoundly infused and structured by secularity—is lived and negotiated in everyday life.
Deniz Aktaş
wiley   +1 more source

A novel decision making approach based on Picture Hesitant Fuzzy Environment for optimizing art education strategies. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Liu Y.
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Ambiguous Boundaries of Religious Belief, Behavior, and Belonging in Japan: A Descriptive Analysis of Plural and Cultural Religiosity

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 (N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist,
Koki Shimizu, Yoshihide Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated VIKOR-AHP method for green energy systems based on q-fractional hesitant fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making. [PDF]

Sci Rep
M Salih HF, Ameen ZA, Alharbi B, Asaad BA.   +3 more
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Assessing Digital Interactional Competence for Second‐Language and First‐Language Chinese Speakers: Effects of Proficiency, Mode, and Setting

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
wiley   +1 more source

A hybrid decision-support framework for selecting sustainable domestic heating systems in cold climates. [PDF]

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Suvitha K, Murugesan V, Jaisankar R, Narayanamoorthy S, Almakayeel N, Dincer H, Yuksel S, Jeon J.   +7 more
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The uncomfortable science in the womb: How biological experience disrupts surrogacy narratives

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The discourse surrounding surrogacy portrays pregnancy as a temporary process, depicting surrogates as neutral “carriers” whose involvement concludes at birth. This narrative minimizes gestation's biological significance despite evidence of its lasting effects on both women and children.
Orit Chorowicz Bar‐Am, Elly Teman, Yael Hashiloni‐Dolev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable assessment of renewable energy microgrid architectures using a probabilistic hesitant fuzzy MCDM approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Vijay M, Suvitha K, Almakayeel N, Geetha S, Dinçer H, Yüksel S, Narayanamoorthy S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source