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Measuring Segregation [PDF]

open access: yes
We define a segregation ordering as a ranking of cities from most segregated to least segregated. \ We propose a set of basic properties that any reasonable segregation ordering should have. \ We then fully characterize the class of segregation orderings
David Frankel, Oscar Volij
core  

What if the expected is not the most likely outcome? Four examples giving pause for thought and reconsideration

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract The foundational nature of expectations‐based theories and the prominence of symmetric unimodal stochastic assumptions in economic research render the expected outcome the go to locational focus throughout its many realms. When symmetric unimodality prevails, expected and most likely outcomes are identical; however, when it does not, they are ...
Gordon Anderson
wiley   +1 more source

On Schopenhauer's Debt to Spinoza1

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Schopenhauer offers ‘nature is not divine but demonic’ as a direct rebuttal of Spinoza's pantheism, his identification of ‘nature’ with ‘God’. And so, one would think, he ought to have been immune to the ‘Spinozism’ that became, as Heine called it, ‘the unofficial religion’ of the age.
Julian Young
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and welfare effects of different forms of physical restraint for upper airway endoscopy of horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Physical restraint of horses for veterinary procedures is necessary to allow completion of tasks effectively and without injury to patient or personnel. Objectives To compare physiological effects and behavioural responses to four commonly used restraint techniques for upper respiratory tract (URT) endoscopy in unsedated horses ...
Claire O'Brien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Headwinds and Tailwinds of Trans‐Speakerism

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trans‐speakerism is a concept rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion that strives to empower all language speakers, teachers, and researchers irrespective of their first languages, cultures, or speakerhoods. The surplus model of trans‐speakerism (based on who one already is and who one can become) rejects the deficit model of native ...
Takaaki Hiratsuka
wiley   +1 more source

Local economic resilience and economic specialization in Greece during the crisis

open access: yesRegional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This paper scrutinizes the issue of economic resilience, aiming to detect the existence of a systematic link with economic specialization. To this end, the paper conducts an empirical analysis at the local (i.e., municipal) level of Greece during the economic crisis period (2009–2015), providing cartographic visualizations and spatial ...
Panagiotis Artelaris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF AXIOMATIZATION IN THE PROCESS OF MATHEMATICAL THEORY CONSTRUCTION

open access: yesВестник Донского государственного технического университета, 2018
The article covers one of the formalization forms - axiomatization - and its role in the process of construction of mathematical theory and its foundations (abstract mathematical objects).
S.I. MASALOVA
doaj  

Out‐of‐Class Exposure Through Audiovisual Materials, Enjoyment, and Language Proficiency: A Mixed‐Methods Longitudinal Study of Junior Secondary FL Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The current study set out to contribute to the burgeoning research area of out‐of‐class L2/FL learning by examining, specifically, English learners’ extramural engagement with watching movies/videos and/or listening to songs (i.e., exposure to audiovisuals).
Art Tsang, Susanna Siu‐sze Yeung
wiley   +1 more source

Shedding light on the environmental efficiency of the public light service: minimising light pollution through the global Malmquist–Luenberger index

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The search for evidence in public management and the implementation of good management by public bodies is becoming increasingly important, and the principles of effectiveness and efficiency should be reinforced. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the change in efficiency in the provision of public lighting services by local governments ...
Pablo Povedano‐Fernández   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF AXIOMATIZATION IN THE PROCESS OF MATHEMATICAL THEORY CONSTRUCTION

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Research, 2007
The article covers one of the formalization forms - axiomatization - and its role in the process of construction of mathematical theory and its foundations (abstract mathematical objects).
S.I. MASALOVA
doaj  

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