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Stable Community Structures and Social Exclusion [PDF]
In this paper we study social exclusion in social (information) networks using a game-theoretic approach, and study the stability of a certain class community structures that are a Nash equilibrium. The main result of our analysis shows that all stable community structures (Nash equilibria) in this class are community structures under which some agents
arxiv
Embodiment in Socially Interactive Robots [PDF]
Physical embodiment is a required component for robots that are structurally coupled with their real-world environments. However, most socially interactive robots do not need to physically interact with their environments in order to perform their tasks. When and why should embodied robots be used instead of simpler and cheaper virtual agents?
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Performing class, performing genre : The squire of low degree as fifteenth-century drag [PDF]
Despite the expansion of Judith Butler's theories of performativity which have proliferated since the publication of Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity in 1990, few scholars have examined the implications that performativity may have
Heide, Melissa Louise
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In this article, we tested optimal SNP filtering strategies for accurate parentage assignment and pedigree reconstruction for a wild population of red‐spotted masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae. We found that mid‐point filtering in terms of call rate and minor allele frequency performs well for pedigree reconstruction.
Shohei Noda+6 more
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Social class, social self-esteem, and conspicuous consumption
Previous research has suggested the negative relationship between self-esteem and conspicuous consumption since conspicuous consumption is aimed to gain social recognition and signal status.
Ga-Eun (Grace) Oh
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Imperialism, dependency, and social class [PDF]
African Studies Center Working Paper No. 45INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this essay is to examine what has become known in the language of post-World War II social science as "dependency theory." Although all variants of this dependency theory are more or
Hansen, William, Schulz, Brigitte
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Social class inequalities in perinatal outcomes: Scotland 1980–2000 [PDF]
Objective: To examine social class inequalities in adverse perinatal events in Scotland between 1980 and 2000 and how these were influenced by other maternal risk factors.
Fairley, L., Leyland, A.H.
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The notions of class (varṇa) and caste (jāti) run through the Dharmaśāstra literature on all levels. They regulate marriage, economic transactions, work, punishment, penance, entitlement to rituals, identity markers like the sacred thread, and social interaction in general. Although this social structure was ideal in nature and not equally confirmed in
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Dendritic cells steering antigen and leukocyte traffic in lymph nodes
Dendritic cells are key players in the activation of T cells and their commitment to effector function. In this In a Nutshell Review, we will discuss how dendritic cells guide the trafficking of antigen and leukocytes in the lymph node, thus influencing T‐cell activation processes. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a central role in initiating and shaping the
Enrico Dotta+3 more
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