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Dissatisfied Citizens: An Asset to or a Liability on the Democratic Functioning of Society?

open access: yes, 2015
Past research has shown that, although a majority of citizens in democracies support the idea of democracy as a form of governance, some tend to be distrustful of democratic institutions and express dissatisfaction with the way democracy works.
Metin Özdemir   +10 more
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Why do young people become Jihadists? A theoretical account on radical identity development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Identity status theory and Lofland and Starks' (1965, Becoming a world-saver: A theory of conversion to a deviant perspective, American Sociological Review, 30, 862–875) model of religious conversion were used to explain why young people become jihad ...
Meeus, W.H.J.   +3 more
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Toward Near-Space Communication Network in the 6G and Beyond Era

open access: yesSpace: Science & Technology
Near-space communication network (NS-ComNet), as an indispensable component of sixth-generation (6G) and beyond mobile communication systems and the space–air–ground–sea integrated network (SAGSIN), demonstrates unique advantages in wide-area coverage ...
Xinhua Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computerized sociometric assessment for preschool children

open access: yes, 2014
Contains fulltext : 141658.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)In preschool classes, sociometric peer ratings are used to measure children's peer relationships.
Cillessen, Antonius H. N.   +4 more
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Characteristic Classes of Hypersurfaces and Characteristic Cycles

open access: yes, 1998
We give a new formula for the Chern-Schwartz-MacPherson class of a hypersurface in a nonsigular compact complex analytic variety. In particular this formula generalizes our previous result on the Euler characteristic of such a hypersurface. Two different approaches are presented. The first is based on the theory of characteristic cycle and the works of
Parusiński, Adam, Pragacz, Piotr
openaire   +3 more sources

Characteristic Circuits

open access: yesAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems 36, 2023
In many real-world scenarios, it is crucial to be able to reliably and efficiently reason under uncertainty while capturing complex relationships in data. Probabilistic circuits (PCs), a prominent family of tractable probabilistic models, offer a remedy to this challenge by composing simple, tractable distributions into a high-dimensional probability ...
Zhongjie Yu 0001   +2 more
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Clinical outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty in military pilots with open-angle glaucoma: Implications for intraocular pressure control and aeromedical certification

open access: yesPhotodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in individuals diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma within the military pilot population and to examine its impact on intraocular ...
Hua Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

DECISIONES DE JUBILACIÓN Y CARACTERÍSTICAS FAMILIARES EN COSTA RICA [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia, 2018
Objetivo. En América Latina la cobertura del sistema de pensiones es relativamente bajo, y así la gente pospone el retiro y decide continuar trabajando. El objetivo del artículo es analizar las características familiares que predicen las decisiones de
RETIREMENT DECISIONS AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS IN COSTA RICA
doaj   +1 more source

Preterm Cognitive Function into Adulthood [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Very preterm (VP; gestational age ,32 weeks) and very low birth weight (VLBW; abstract ,1500 g) births are related to impaired cognitive function across the life span.
Jaekel, Julia   +7 more
core   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

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