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An Orientation Factor for Object-Oriented SLAM

open access: yesCoRR, 2018
Submitted to ICRA 2019, under ...
Natalie Jablonsky   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Towards a contrapuntal reading of history: orientalism and the ancient near east

open access: yes, 2006
This article concerned with the idea of Orientalism which was introduced by Edward Said as early as 1978. However, since almost all scholars who have written about Orientalism concentrate on Islamic and modern history, this article looks at ancient ...
Al-Otaibi, Fahad M.
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Long‐Term Legacy of Exotic Pioneers: Over Two Decades of Biodiversity Monitoring Reveals Constrained Succession in a Restored Sanitary Landfill

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Long‐term ecological studies are critical for evaluating restoration strategies on challenging sites, such as closed landfills. This study presents a 23‐year biodiversity monitoring program (2000–2023) at the restored Southeast New Territories sanitary landfill in Hong Kong.
Tsun Man Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Plant Distribution and Diversity in the North African Sahara Region: The Case of Tunisian Senghar‐Jabess National Park

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The environmental factors influencing plant community composition in North African deserts are still not well described. This study evaluates the impact of environmental variables on vegetation structure in Senghar‐Jabess National Park (2804 km2), a protected area situated in the hyper‐arid Sahara of southern Tunisia.
Fateh Krissane, Mohamed Chaieb
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Material Religion in the East: Orientalism and Religious Material Culture in Contemporary Western Academia

open access: yesReligions, 2018
This paper reviews the historical development of the modern discourse of “Orientalism” and the emergence of material culture as a self-reflexive theoretical transition in the West.
Xing Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Photogrammetry and Mesh Comparison in the Study of Human Cranial Morphology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photogrammetric methods for generating three‐dimensional (3D) models are becoming increasingly widespread in the fields of archaeology and biological anthropology. In particular, the study of the variability of skull morphology (generated by the ancestry of the individual or by the application of certain cultural practices) using 3D models is ...
Carlos Cancio Moreno   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing Re-Orientalism: A New Manifestation of Orientalism

open access: yes, 2011
According to Edward Said’s Foucauldian take on imperial discourse, the cultural construct of Orientalism was the European imperialistic strategy of composing a positive image of the western Self while casting the ‘East’ as its negative alter ego ...
Mendes, Ana Cristina, Lau, Lisa
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary Queer Dilemmas: Sexual Citizenship, Orientalism, and Liberal Subjectivities A Dialogue with Leticia Sabsay

open access: yesÍconos, 2013
Contemporary Queer Dilemmas: Sexual Citizenship, Orientalism, and Liberal Subjectivities A Dialogue with Leticia ...
María Amelia Viteri   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carioca Orientalism

open access: yes, 2017
If Orientalism is a discourse of Western mastery over the “Orient,” as Edward Said argued, what happens when it “travels” to another part of the imperialized world? What are the contours of Brazilian Orientalism? If not driven by imperial interests, what
Waïl S. Hassan
core   +1 more source

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