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Representation, identity and indigeneity: changes in Māori roll choice in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Kōtuitui, 2023 In New Zealand, also known by its Indigenous Māori name Aotearoa, voters of Māori descent have the choice between the Māori roll and the General roll. The boundaries of the seven dedicated Māori electoral districts are superimposed over those of the 65 ...
Jack Vowles, Matthew Gibbons
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Belief base rationalization for propositional merging [PDF]
Journal of Logic and Computation, 2018 Existing belief merging operators take advantage of all the models from the bases, including those contradicting the integrity constraints. In this paper, we show that this is not suited to every merging scenario. We study the case when the bases are "rationalized" with respect to the integrity constraints during the merging process.
Konieczny, Sébastien +2 more
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Color in Organic Architecture and its Effect on the Design of Printed Hanging [PDF]
Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2022 Organic architecture refers to the design and construction of buildings compatible with nature and with the function it provides to its residents, so that the organic buildings appear mixed with the surrounding landscape, or they rise from them as if ...
Ali Barakat Ali, Amany Hamdy Fahim
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Merging Belief Propagation and the Mean Field Approximation: A Free Energy Approach [PDF]
, 2012 We present a joint message passing approach that combines belief propagation and the mean field approximation. Our analysis is based on the region-based free energy approximation method proposed by Yedidia et al.
Badiu, Mihai-Alin +4 more
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Integrating hunter knowledge with community-based conservation in the Pamir Region of Tajikistan
Ecology and Society, 2020 Indigenous hunting communities around the world possess capabilities to accumulate and maintain knowledge based on their traditional practices, cultural norms, and belief systems.
Qobiljon Shokirov, Norman Backhaus
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People and Nature, 2023 This study elicits the main development challenges for the indigenous social‐ecological system (SES) of the Guna people in Panama, which is characterized by rapid change and a unique governance system. We elicit the key challenges in the region through a
Rodolfo Dam Lam, Alexandros Gasparatos
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Idempotent conjunctive combination of belief functions: Extending the minimum rule of possibility theory. [PDF]
, 2011 IATE : Axe 5 Application intégrée de la connaissance, de l’information et des technologies permettant d’accroître la qualité et la sécurité des aliments Contact : desterck@irit.fr (S. Destercke), dubois@irit.fr (D.
Destercke, Sébastien, Dubois, Didier
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The Australian Sheep-Goat Scale: An Evaluation of Factor Structure and Convergent Validity
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 The Australian Sheep-Goat Scale (ASGS) is a commonly used measure of belief in the paranormal. The scale contains items that index extrasensory perception (ESP), psychokinesis (PK), and life after death (LAD).
Kenneth Drinkwater +3 more
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Using dempster-shafer theory to fuse multiple information sources in region-based segmentation [PDF]
, 2007 This paper presents a new method for segmentation of images into large regions that reflect the real world objects present in a scene. It explores the feasibility of utilizing spatial configuration of regions and their geometric properties (the so-called
Adamek, Tomasz, O'Connor, Noel E.
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Scientific Substantiation of Vastu Shastra [PDF]
ITM Web of ConferencesVastu Shastra, an ancient Indian science, intricately weaves together the art of construction and the orchestration of harmonious living spaces in consonance with natural laws and cosmic energies.
Patel Piyush D., Patel Piyushkumar J.
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