EXPLORING MECHANISMS OF NARRATIVE PERSUASION IN A NEWS CONTEXT: THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, PERCEIVED SIMILARITY, STIGMA, AND AFFECT IN CHANGING ATTITUDES

Two exploratory studies demonstrate, for the first time, that narrative persuasion can diminish the stigma attached Final Clearance to social groups featured in journalistic narratives.Study 1 shows narrative format improves stigma toward Syrian refugees indirectly through narrative engagement, perceived similarity, and meaningful affect.Decreases

BackgroundCervical cancer ranks as the most common cancer among Nepalese women with a high incidence and mortality.Despite evidence that effective screening programs reduce disease burden, screening services are under-utilized.Cancer stigma can be a major barrier to cervical cancer screening uptake among Nepalese women.ObjectivesThis study assessed

Sarcasm is an integral part of human language and culture.Naturally, it has garnered great interest from researchers from varied fields of study, including Artificial Intelligence, especially Natural Language Processing.Automatic sarcasm detection has become an increasingly popular topic in the past decade.The research conducted in this paper prese

Air carriers shall not readily relinquish their held flight slots.In cases where the historical flight slot pool cannot be easily altered, a pressing need arises for an allocation method DANDELION COFFEE SUBSTITUTE that can efficiently utilize the incremental resources of these time slots.This paper presents an integer planning model to address the

Thallium (Tl) and Cadmium (Cd) are listed among priority metallic pollutants known to cause irreversible health effects and easily magnify in the higher trophic levels of the food chain.Micro algae has a diversity of species found in freshwater bodies but only a few have been explored for their biosorption potential as compared to macro algae.The s