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The Rise of Shark “Attack” Discourse

Flaws, 2019
This chapter examines the history and social construction of shark of “attacks” from a social-political point of view. I highlight how shark “attack” was an invented term that replaced “shark bite” and “shark accident” in the academic and media lexicon.
Christopher Pepin-Neff
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Shark Attack

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1991
Shark attacks are rare but devastating. This case had major injuries that included an open femoral fracture, massive hemorrhage, sciatic nerve laceration, and significant skin and muscle damage. The patient required 15 operative procedures, extensive physical therapy, and orthotic assistance.
K J, Guidera   +4 more
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Virtual Reality and Fear of Shark Attack: A Case Study for the Treatment of Squalophobia

, 2020
Research treatment protocols are rare regarding an unusual anxiety disorder, namely the fear of sharks (squalophobia). As a possible solution, the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy for this phobia was tested.
E. Malbos, G. Burgess, C. Lançon
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A Look at the Deadly Shark Attack on an Israeli Diver off the Mediterranean Coast of Hadera, Palestine

Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology
The Mediterranean Sea is home to a considerable number of shark species, some of which have posed a threat to humans. The hot waters discharged from the Hadera (Orot Rabin) power plant in northwestern Palestine attract schools of two large coastal shark ...
Abdel Fattah N. Abd Rabou   +23 more
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The Shark Attack Problem Revisited: MCMC with the Metropolis Algorithm

Bayesian Statistics for Beginners, 2019
In this chapter, the “Shark Attack Problem” (Chapter 11) is revisited. Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is introduced as another way to determine a posterior distribution of λ‎, the mean number of shark attacks per year.
T. Donovan, R. Mickey
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The Shark Attack Problem: The Gamma-Poisson Conjugate

Bayesian Statistics for Beginners, 2019
This chapter introduces the gamma-Poisson conjugate. Many Bayesian analyses consider alternative parameter values as hypotheses. The prior distribution for an unknown parameter can be represented by a continuous probability density function when the ...
T. Donovan, R. Mickey
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