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Cyberpunk

open access: yes, 2014
Cet article esquisse l’histoire et les enjeux culturels du mouvement de science-fiction cyberpunk. L’accent est mis sur le rôle qu’a joué le cyberpunk en tant que réalisme spéculatif de la société postmoderne de l’information, un domaine sur lequel le cyberpunk porte un regard critique.
openaire   +1 more source

(Tele)visiones del futuro. O de cómo los medios colonizaron el cuerpo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Like it or not, we are witnessing a process of media socia- lization without precedent in the history of communica- tion. Programming is now the filling necessary for the real proprietor of television, the advertiser, to achieve his objectives.
Gómez, Iván
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EPISTEMIC EXTRACTIVISM IN ENGAGED URBAN AND HOUSING RESEARCH: Implications and Counter‐measures

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is ‘epistemic extractivism’, and how does it affect researchers who are engaged in urban and housing movements? This essay first explores the contexts of both engaged research and epistemic extractivism, clarifying their meanings and implications. It also disentangles the ethical and methodological risks posed by epistemic extractivism in
Miguel A. Martínez
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
wiley   +1 more source

Does Proactivity Affect Insurance Solidarity and Individual Responsibility?

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, the insurance industry has been experimenting with technological innovations that deeply affect its business model and social function. This article explores the use of digital technologies to monitor policyholders' behaviour and personalise their insurance coverage.
Alberto Cevolini, Elena Esposito
wiley   +1 more source

Informed Trade of Earnings Announcements

open access: yesJournal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how market participants trade on private information about firm fundamentals using the largest known case of informed trade of earnings announcements. From 2011 to 2015, a cartel of sophisticated traders illegally obtained early access to and traded on over 1,000 firm earnings announcements.
CHLOE XIE
wiley   +1 more source

SASTRA CYBER SEBAGAI ESTAFET DARI SASTRA LISAN DAN SASTRA TULIS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Penelitian ini bertujun untuk mendeskripsikan sastra cyber sebagai estafet dari sastra lisan dan sastra tulis. Teori yang digunakan adalah Teori wacana yang dikemukakan oleh Michel Foucaulta.
Merawati, Fitri
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Estimating Causal Effects With Observational Data: Guidelines for Agricultural and Applied Economists

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most research questions in agricultural and applied economics are causal in nature: they study how changes in one or more variables (such as policies, prices or weather) affect one or more other variables (e.g., income, crop yields or pollution).
Arne Henningsen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic engineering for SIT application: a fruit fly‐focused review

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Sterile insect technique (SIT) has become a key component of efficient pest control. Fruit fly pests from the Drosophilidae and Tephritidae families pose a substantial and overwhelmingly increasing threat to the agricultural industry, aggravated by climate change and globalization among other contributors.
Serafima Davydova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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