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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Evaluation of IoT Cloud Platforms: A Feature-Driven Review with a Decision-Making Tool

open access: yesSensors
The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has led to a growing ecosystem of Cloud Platforms designed to manage, process, and analyze IoT data. Selecting the optimal IoT Cloud Platform is a critical decision for businesses and developers,
Ioannis Chrysovalantis Panagou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reflections on morality in Renaissance thought [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We can read about the morality of that time in works by authors who describe or criticize the conduct and activity of the members of those classes taking the lead in the morality of that time.
Gluchman, Vasil
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Quadrotor trajectory tracking based on backstepping control and radial basis function neural networks

open access: yesResults in Control and Optimization
In this paper we introduce a novel method for solving the trajectory tracking problem for a quadrotor system based on backstepping control and radial basis function (RBF) neural networks.
Aristotelis Kapnopoulos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Birth of Brand: 4000 Years of Branding History [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper seeks to show that brands are as old as civilization. It derives evidence of branding, in various forms, from important historical periods beginning 2250 BCE in the Indus Valley through to 300 BCE Greece.
Moore, Karl, Reid, Susan
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Integrating geochemical survey, ethnography and organic residue analysis to identify and understand areas of foodstuff processing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this paper we explore the integration of science-based and ethnographic approaches that respond to the need to consider ancient economy and subsistence in the Greek world on a landscape level.
Derham, B.   +4 more
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Modeling and optimization of non-isothermal convective drying process of Lavandula × allardii

open access: yesInformation Processing in Agriculture
Non-isothermal convective drying schemes were examined for Lavandula × allardii leaves and inflorescences. Drying process parameters were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) to ensure the peak operational performance.
Vasileios Chasiotis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

William E. Walling and the Pragmatist Foundations of Proto‐Western Marxism: A Re‐Evaluation and Critique

open access: yesConstellations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reevaluates Walling as a neglected precursor to American Western Marxism, arguing that his 1912–1914 trilogy synthesized Marxist theory of his time and Deweyan pragmatism into a distinct “pragmatist conception of history.” Born into “aristocracy” yet radicalized, Walling's unique trajectory—as a co‐founder of the NAACP and critic ...
Paulo Antunes
wiley   +1 more source

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source

ALEA III 14th International Composition Competition for Young Composers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This is the concert program of the ALEA III 14th International Composition Competition for Young Composers performance on Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at 7:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center.
School of Music, Boston University
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