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(Dis)information Systems: a Systemic View of Disinformation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disinformation is an ancient social phenomenon that has found a favourable environment for dissemination in internet‐based social networks. While the scientific community seeks to address the problem by creating specific tools to detect and classify the various types of false information, we argue that systems thinking is necessary to ...
Herbert Laroca, Vitor Rocio, Antonio Cunha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From a mythical exemplum to a heroic cult. Orestes as a representative of power play, (re-)establishment of political authority and expansionism

New Classicists, 2020
The Orestes myth has served as a literary device that mythically justifies the political authority of various figures or city-states. The multiple power plays among the figures of the myth are projected and interpreted in political dynamics and tensions ...
Doukissa Kamini
doaj  

Benzimidazole Anthelmintic Compounds Albendazole and Fenbendazole Show Distinct Toxicity on the Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium Mesorhizobium loti and Its Symbiosis With Lotus japonicus

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary medicines, which reach the soil mostly through the application of contaminated manures, can affect beneficial soil microorganisms, such as nitrogen‐fixing rhizobia bacteria, which engage in important symbiotic associations with plants.
Polyxeni Gorgia, Stathis Lagos, Christina N. Nikolaou, Nikoleta Basdeki, Christos Papadopoulos, Dimitrios G. Karpouzas, Daniela Tsikou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dorian dilemma: Problems and interpretations of social change in late Helladic iii c and dark age Greece with reference to the archaeological and literary evidence [PDF]

, 1986
Early Greek history, i.e. Greek history prior to about the mid-sixth century B.C., is as obscure to modern historians as it was to the ancient ones. One of the events which has been mentioned and described by ancient sources and is supposed to have ...
Dierckx, Heidi
core  

How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

Weather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Evaluation of IoT Cloud Platforms: A Feature-Driven Review with a Decision-Making Tool

Sensors
The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has led to a growing ecosystem of Cloud Platforms designed to manage, process, and analyze IoT data. Selecting the optimal IoT Cloud Platform is a critical decision for businesses and developers,
Ioannis Chrysovalantis Panagou, Stylianos Katsoulis, Evangelos Nannos, Fotios Zantalis, Grigorios Koulouras   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contribution of the humanities to the theory and practice of public administration in the 21st century

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum Article integrates a range of four contributions which are all underpinned by the conviction that the rediscovery of the humanities may be beneficial to the field of public administration. The first piece examines the contribution that philosophy, as a key discipline of the humanities, can provide to the field of public ...
Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Fabienne Maron, Albert Meijer, Hiroko Shimada‐Logie, Michele Tantardini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quadrotor trajectory tracking based on backstepping control and radial basis function neural networks

Results in Control and Optimization
In this paper we introduce a novel method for solving the trajectory tracking problem for a quadrotor system based on backstepping control and radial basis function (RBF) neural networks.
Aristotelis Kapnopoulos, Charalampos Kazakidis, Alex Alexandridis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Craniofacial morphology in ancient and modern Greeks through 4,000 years.

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Multiple 20th century studies have speculated on the anthropological similarities of the modern inhabitants of Greece with their ancient predecessors.
Synodinos, Philippos N, Kousoulis, Antonis A, Papagrigorakis, Manolis J   +2 more
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
wiley   +1 more source