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Progress, Objectivism, and Philosophy of History: the Problem of Progress in Critical Theory
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper, I evaluate Rahel Jaeggi's theory of progress as outlined in her recent book Fortschritt und Regression. The central question of this paper will be whether Jaeggi's theory of progress in terms of an “accumulating problem‐solving process” can answer the critique of progress put forward by Amy Allen in The End of Progress.
Wouter Wiersma
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ISER Working Paper 2009.1 [PDF]
, 2009 In this report we calculate the economic importance of nature-based tourism in Southeast Alaska as measured by business revenue. Our estimates are based on field research conducted during 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Colt, Steve +3 more
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Signaling Vision: Knowing When to Quit
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study a signaling game where agents signal their type by choosing when to quit pursuing an uncertain project. High types observe news about project quality and quit when bad news arrives. Low types who do not observe any news may mimic high types by quitting continuously over a phase of time.
Junichiro Ishida, Wing Suen
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Components of Alaska Fuel Costs: An Analysis of the Market Factors and Characteristics that Influence Rural Fuel Prices [PDF]
, 2010 Many Alaskans face extremely high, volatile fuel prices. Little is publicly known about the actual structure of Alaska’s rural fuel markets and what drives prices at the community level.
Fay, Ginny +2 more
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The Dynamics of Reading Genre Fiction: Researching and Teaching Interpretive Practices
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.Conceptual model positioning genre fiction as a site for studying how narrative form organizes reader interpretation, identifying four dynamics—iterability, narrative interest, serialization, and spectacle—to guide empirical research on reading processes.
Robert Jean LeBlanc, Amy Stornaiuolo
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The Conundrum of Violence and Insecurity in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2014 Favela. Four Decades of Living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro, by Janice Perlman. Oxford University Press, 2010.Hard Times in the Marvelous City. From Dictatorship to Democracy in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, by Bryan McCann. Duke University Press, 2014.
Kees Koonings
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An Assessment of the Division of Juvenile Justice's Use of the Youth Level of Services/ Case Management Inventory [PDF]
, 2012 In June, 2010, the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (Division) invited the Alaska Judicial Council and the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at University of Alaska Anchorage to assist “in understanding how scores on the Division’s ...
Carns, Teresa W., Martin, Stephanie
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Advanced Physics Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2026.Molecular fingerprinting for the detection of biomolecules is highly sensitive and noninvasive through the surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect. This is a report on the commercially competitive performance of gold‐coated periodic structures and black Si (aperiodic) nanostructures as plasmonic SERS substrates.
Desislava Daskalova +4 more
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The Impact of Anchorage's 2000 and 2007 Smoke-Free Policies on Select Restaurants and Bars [PDF]
, 2014 The American Lung Association in Alaska (ALAA) asked the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) to investigate the impact of the Anchorage 2000 and 2007 Clean Indoor Air (CIA) municipal ordinances on selected ...
Cueva, Katie +4 more
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Analysis of ISER 2008-2009 Survey Data [PDF]
, 2009 In September 2008, the superintendent of the Anchorage School District and the mayor of Anchorage sent a letter to the governor of Alaska, reporting what they thought might be an influx of students into Anchorage from rural communities.
DeRoche, Patricia +3 more
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