WHEN EMPATHY PREDICTS GREATER SUPPORT FOR INTERGROUP VIOLENCE: COUNTER-DOMINANCE AGAINST THE U.S. IN SYRIA AND LEBANON

When empathy predicts greater support for intergroup violence: Counter-dominance against the U.S. in Syria and Lebanon

For many Arabs, American power and how to contest it has been a crucial issue.We tested the novel hypothesis that people higher in empathy might support attacking the US military to enact counter-dominance.Using random samples of 200 Syrian and 198 Lebanese residents in March, 2010, we examined whether approval of violence was predicted by empathic

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Salient map of hyperbolas in GPR images

Abstract In ground-penetrating radar (GPR) applications, a salient map is useful for data analysis and building a consensus for data interpretation.In this paper, Pruning Shears we present a novel method to map the salient region of a hyperbola using an asymmetry measurement and seam carving.First, on the basis of the magnitude and phase informatio

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Reanalysis of Passive and Negative Prefixes in Seri

Two productive Seri prefixes, negative and passive, are in a limited number of cases Custom Mug reanalyzed as part of the verb stem.This reanalysis has produced homophonous verb forms: one group is clearly analytical (affix + root) and one group is clearly synthetic.The evidence that reanalysis has taken place is presented.These new verb roots ente

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