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The process of civilization (and its discontents): violence, narrative and history [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Historical violence studies are being increasingly influenced by theoretical approaches which focus on the development of ‘cultures of violence’. However, this growing interest in the interconnections between violence and culture faces a number of ...
Wood, J.Carter
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Form and load transfer aspects of foundation systems: Case‐based implementation and adaptation for buildings

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Upon conceptualization of structural behavior, foundations in terms of their form are divided into linear (1D), planar (2D), and volumetric (3D). Regarding the load transfer mechanisms, linear foundation systems are considered vector‐acting, planar foundations are divided into section and surface‐acting, and volumetric ones are recognized as block ...
Abolfazl Eslami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

User privacy prevention model using supervised federated learning‐based block chain approach for internet of Medical Things

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This research focuses on addressing the privacy issues in healthcare advancement monitoring with the rapid establishment of the decentralised communication system in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). An integrated blockchain homomorphic encryption standard with an in‐build supervised learning‐based smart contract is designed to improvise ...
Chandramohan Dhasarathan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Responses and Vulnerability of Vegetation to Drought in the Ili River Transboundary Basin: A Comprehensive Analysis Based on Copula Theory, SPEI, and NDVI

open access: yesRemote Sensing
The Ili River Transboundary Basin is an important area within the Belt and Road Initiative, and its ecological security impacts China–Kazakhstan diplomatic relations and the building of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Yaqian Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

John Calvin, Authority, and the Evangelical Conviction of the Evidentness of Truth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
John Calvin stands apart as a singularly powerful figure in the history of Western Civilization. His thought undergirds the fundamental principles of liberal democracy that dominate the most advanced nations on earth in the modern age, and his theology ...
Miller, Joshua
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Ecological Momentary Assessment in Eating Disorders Research: A Qualitative Examination of Participant Experience and Recommendations for Future Studies

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a widely‐used research method for investigating temporal relationships among eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Though EMA has many methodological advantages (e.g., reducing retrospective recall bias), little is known about the experience and effects of participating in this type of study from the
Samantha Wilson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Naphthalene Derivatives from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Daldinia eschscholzii MCZ-18

open access: yesMarine Drugs
Five new naphthalene derivatives dalesconosides A–D, F (1–4, 6), a known synthetic analogue named dalesconoside E (5), and eighteen known compounds (7–24) were isolated from Daldinia eschscholzii MCZ-18, which is an endophytic fungus obtained from the ...
Zhiyong Xu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE FORECAST OF FORMING THE GLOBAL SOCIUM INSTITUTIONS ON THE BASIS OF SIMULATION MODELING: THE MAIN PRINCIPLES [PDF]

open access: yes
The modern humankind is known to have faced a number of insoluble civilization problems which can cause destructive global processes. In the context of growing conflict tendencies of the XXIst century it is getting evident that the existent institutions ...
Dmitri K. CHISTILIN
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