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International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract In Tower Defense (TD) games, the objective is to defend a specific point on the game map from mobile units by constructing towers with offensive capabilities. In this work, we focus on Bloons Tower Defense (Bloons TD), one of the earliest and most prominent TD games.
Maxence Delorme, Jakub Malinowski
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EPIC FORMULAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORSE IN THE UZBEK FOLK EPIC.
Theoretical & Applied Science, 2020 openaire +1 more source
The function and significance of formula in Serbian decasyllabic epic poetry [PDF]
, 1996 The subject of this paper is application range of Parry-Lord's definition of epic formula within the Serbian decasyllabic epic poetry criticism. Advocating the thesis that 'Homeric question' is not the most desirable research context for epic poetry in short meter (decasyllabic) and only by exception longer than 1000 verses, the author offers eight ...
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Patience Stones: Material Encounters for Slow Currents of Pedagogy
International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.Abstract This article moves across sites in Canada and Japan with the practice of making Patience Stones (Sang‐e Saboor), a biodegradable, dough‐based artistic and pedagogical object that invites artist–teachers and artist–learners into with‐nessing and slow becoming.
Marzieh Mosavarzadeh, Ken Morimoto
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Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In South Korean digital spaces, antifeminist discourse frequently weaponises compulsory military service to assert male victimhood and exclude feminist perspectives from public debate, particularly when military‐related issues trigger misogynistic backlash.
Euisol Jeong
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The Incentive Virtues of Performance‐Based Trade Allowances and Loss Leading
The Journal of Industrial Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A retailer can boost demand for a manufacturer's product through non‐verifiable activities. Performance‐based trade allowances—rebates conditional on the retailer's successful sales efforts—help mitigate this moral hazard problem. In equilibrium, the wholesale contract includes a retail price set below cost, complemented by a rebate for ...
David Martimort, Jérôme Pouyet
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Moralized Identities in and Around Organizations: An Identity Work Perspective
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we examine the literature on moralized identities – the range of identities that people construct for themselves that are underpinned by issues of morality. We problematize traditional theorizing by drawing on the identity work perspective to provide an explanatory framework that diverts attention away from a focus on what ...
Michael J. Gill, Andrew D. Brown
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Life Narratives and the Ten Aspects of the Big Five Across Open‐Ended and Targeted Prompts
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Personality psychology seeks to understand individuals' dispositional traits and other components of personality including self‐defining life narratives. Past studies correlating traits and narrative themes have largely focused on the Big Five. Methods In the current study, two U.S. undergraduate samples (Sample 1, N = 219; Sample 2,
Edward Chou +7 more
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The impact of co‐payments for nursing home care on care use and welfare
Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.Abstract We assess the impact of an increase in the co‐payments for nursing home care on care use and welfare. Nursing home residents often have to pay substantial user fees, which expose them to a financial risk. Co‐payments may incentivize efficient care use, but empirical evidence is limited. We leverage a reform in the Netherlands that increased co‐
Marianne Tenand +2 more
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Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada. [PDF]
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