State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
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Infection of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera) Larvae With the Entomopathogenic Fungus Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomophthorales) Induces Apoptosis of Hemocytes and Affects the Concentration of Eicosanoids in the Hemolymph. [PDF]
Wrońska AK +3 more
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ABSTRACT As a rapidly evolving sub‐field of computer‐assisted language learning, informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has become a significant catalyst for linguistic, affective, and pedagogical development among English as a second language (L2) learners.
Yue Zhang
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Insect cuticular compounds affect Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomopthorales) sporulation and the activity of enzymes involved in fungal infection. [PDF]
Włóka E +6 more
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From Clueless to Confident: How ChatGPT Transforms Academic Writing in Chinese as a Second Language
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has demonstrated its potential to enhance the quality of second‐language (L2) academic writing. This study used a qualitative approach comprising analysis of ChatGPT usage‐history screenshots, written assignments, and semi‐structured interview data on students’ use of GenAI in their L2 Chinese ...
Lanfang Sun +4 more
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Oxytocin Effects on Food Stimulus Processing and Food Intake in Females With or Without Binge Eating Disorder. [PDF]
Nannt J +6 more
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Abstract Leaders are widely positioned as cornerstones of neurodiversity inclusion within research and practice. Despite this, the management discipline remains plighted by lack of cohesive understanding regarding leadership in the context of neurodiversity—an issue only exacerbated by the fragmented nature of extant interdisciplinary research.
Mya Kirkwood +3 more
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Inhibitory Control, Attentional Bias, and Palatable Food Consumption in Adolescents: A Laboratory Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Bejarano CM, Ortega A, Cushing CC.
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‘It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through’: Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation
ABSTRACT Horror stories have provided enjoyable forms of leisure for centuries. Over the past five decades, however, these experiences have evolved into increasingly immersive forms of popular culture. What once involved constructing the narrative world internally through reading has expanded into sensory engagement through visual and auditory media ...
Susan Weidmann
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Evaluating mobile-based data collection for crowdsourcing behavioral research. [PDF]
Esch DT, Mylonopoulos N, Theoharakis V.
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