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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 The topic of this symposium, Secrecy, suggests a focus on affirmative decisions shutting out the public by sealing records and closing courtrooms. My interest, in contrast, is in a broader set of processes that makes dispute resolution inaccessible and, in that sense, secret. My focus is on the problem of institutional privatization, as contrasted with
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract In the context of anthropogenic eutrophication of the biosphere, understanding the impact of nutrient addition on plant diversity–productivity relationships remains a major challenge.
Dai F. Saito +7 more
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Colmcille and the Battle of the Book: Technology, Law and Access to Knowledge in 6th Century Ireland [PDF]
, 2007 Many hundreds of years before the GPL was even a twinkle in Richard Stallman's eye, an Irish monk proved to be an unlikely champion of the geeky A2K notion of access to knowledge.
Corrigan, Ray
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Japanese Women's Attitudes Toward Learning Languages Other Than English in the Era of Global English
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study on female Japanese learners of the Korean language is situated in the centuries‐long anti‐Korean sentiments in Japan, the global popularity of the Korean Wave, particularly among women, and the essentialized image of socially marginalized young Japanese women who study English with romantic desires for Western men.
Yoko Kobayashi
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Toward a Human Rights Framework for Intellectual Property [PDF]
, 2007 This Article, prepared for a Symposium on Intellectual Property and Social Justice held at the University of California at Davis School of Law in March 2006, addresses the growing intersection of human rights law and intellectual property law.
Helfer, Laurence R.
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Lossy Compression of Decimated Gaussian Random Walks
, 2018 We consider the problem of estimating a Gaussian random walk from a lossy compression of its decimated version. Hence, the encoder operates on the decimated random walk, and the decoder estimates the original random walk from its encoded version under a ...
Goldsmith, Andrea J. +2 more
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Calibrating Generative Models: The Probabilistic Chomsky-Schützenberger Hierarchy [PDF]
, 2020 A probabilistic Chomsky–Schützenberger hierarchy of grammars is introduced and studied, with the aim of understanding the expressive power of generative models.
Icard, Thomas
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What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data [PDF]
, 2009 Using patent data from 66 countries for the period 1990–2003, we characterize the factors which promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies on a global scale.
Dechezlepretre, Antoine +2 more
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Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
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ABCA12 Frameshift Deletion in Domestic Cats With Ichthyosis Fetalis
Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Ichthyosis fetalis (IF), also known as harlequin ichthyosis, is a rare and often fatal autosomal recessive congenital skin disorder. It is characterized by thickened, hard skin plaques and deep skin fissures that limit mobility and cause malformations of the eyes, lips and ears.
Jeanna M. Blake +2 more
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