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Deep reinforcement learning for multi‐restart metaheuristics: an environment design for a hybrid of unbiased exploratory search and covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy

International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Multi‐restart metaheuristics can be highly effective for complex optimization problems, yet their performance depends critically on how restarts and algorithmic parameters are selected. This paper introduces a reinforcement learning approach for managing restart‐level decisions and parameter configurations in the UES–CMA‐ES hybrid ...
Antonio Bolufé‐Röhler, Bowen Xu
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Critical Metaphor Analysis of Political Discourse in Nigeria

, 2018
Metaphor is an important figure of speech copiously deployed in political discourse. In this study, we adopted the framework of Charteris-Black’s (2004) Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) which derives from Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA).This framework ...
Goodluck C. Kadiri, Blessing Ugo Ijem, Isaiah I. Agbo   +2 more
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Legitimating meritocracy as part of the American Dream through the ritual of commencement speeches

, 2022
CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022)Following an interdisciplinary approach anchored in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA), this article focuses on a genre which has flourished particularly at US colleges and ...
Lázaro, Luis Miguel, Lázaro Lorente, Luis Miguel, Martín De La Rosa, Victoria   +2 more
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WAR Metaphor in the Chinese Economic Media Discourse

, 2017
The economic media discourse depends upon a complex web of metaphors, among which WAR metaphor is worthy of special attention. The data used in this study is comprised of 2566 articles (about 1.2 million words) under the Economy column of China Daily ...
Yuting Xu, Chunyu Hu
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Cuentos (In)Creíbles: Ethnography as Faithful Witnessing for Transborder Epistemologies

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Through the careful analysis of the border‐crossing epistemologies that are collaboratively shared and validated by a fifth grader and ethnographer in liminal classroom spaces, we identify key methodological approaches for researchers working with border crossers to document the co‐production of knowledge among researchers and participants, to
Sarah Gallo, Melissa Adams Corral
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Embedding technology at the grassroots: Strategies for localising technology transfer under the UNFCCC technology mechanism

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 159-171, July 2024.
Abstract Technology transfer to the Global South involves not only technical solutions, but also ‘localising’ or adapting those solutions to place through multiparty learning and problem solving. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Technology Mechanism have largely overlooked the importance of localisation and ...
Katherine Owens, Hannah James
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A Critical Metaphor Analysis of Disability Identity and Ideology in the Thai Undergraduates’ Home for Children with Disabilities Website Project

, 2017
This study examines how the Home for Children with Disabilities and disability identities were construed by Thai undergraduates in their website project through an analysis of metaphors.
Sudajit-apa, Melada, Melada Sudajit-apa
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Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem

Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2024.
Groundwater is not only the largest unfrozen freshwater resource on Earth but also a living system hosting unique biodiversity that is subjected to mounting anthropogenic pressures. We mapped groundwater biodiversity and its overlap with surface biodiversity at a global scale, demonstrating that over half of the land surface ecosystems have a medium‐to‐
Mattia Saccò, Stefano Mammola, Florian Altermatt, Roman Alther, Rossano Bolpagni, Anton Brancelj, David Brankovits, Cene Fišer, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Christian Griebler, Simone Guareschi, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn Korbel, Elisabeth Lictevout, Florian Malard, Alejandro Martínez, Matthew L. Niemiller, Anne Robertson, Krizler C. Tanalgo, Maria Elina Bichuette, Špela Borko, Traian Brad, Matthew A. Campbell, Pedro Cardoso, Fulvio Celico, Steven J. B. Cooper, David Culver, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Diana M. P. Galassi, Michelle T. Guzik, Adam Hartland, William F. Humphreys, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Enrico Lunghi, Daniele Nizzoli, Giulia Perina, Rajeev Raghavan, Zoe Richards, Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira, Melissa M. Rohde, David Sánchez Fernández, Susanne I. Schmidt, Mieke van der Heyde, Louise Weaver, Nicole E. White, Maja Zagmajster, Ian Hogg, Albert Ruhi, Marthe M. Gagnon, Morten E. Allentoft, Robert Reinecke   +50 more
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Metaphor and argumentation: a critical analysis of political discourse

, 2010
O presente trabalho tem como proposta estudar os efeitos de sentido produzidos pelo emprego de metáforas discursivas, enquanto escolhas linguísticas contextualizadas culturalmente e transmissoras de ideologia, como estratégia argumentativa construtora de
Luques, Solange Ugo, Solange Ugo Luques
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A corpus-based study of corruption metaphors: the case of the Jordanian ‘Hirak’ protest movement

Cogent Social Sciences
This study examines the metaphors used to depict corrupt individuals in the context of the Jordanian Hirak protest movement during the Arab Spring (2011–2012). This analysis was conducted using the lens of a Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) approach.
Ronza N. Abu Rumman, Jihad M. Hamdan, Amer Al-Adwan   +2 more
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