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States and Social Complexity: The Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article explores 'statehood' and argues Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation was not a state like contemporary Sumer and Egypt were, despite being equally complex - hence calling for revision of the unilineal anthropological model culminating in the
Riisfeldt, Thomas David
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The Digital Flynn Effect: Complexity of Posts on Social Media Increases over Time

open access: yes, 2017
Parents and teachers often express concern about the extensive use of social media by youngsters. Some of them see emoticons, undecipherable initialisms and loose grammar typical for social media as evidence of language degradation. In this paper, we use
C Wood   +10 more
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Occupational complexity and lifetime cognitive abilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between complexity of main lifetime occupation and cognitive performance in later life. METHODS: Occupational complexity ratings for data, people, and things were collected from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles for
Deary, Ian J   +2 more
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Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

What can we do with the Research Institute for Social Complexity Sciences in Indonesia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The article discussed about the research opportunities in social complexity studies, especially in Indonesia. This issue is connected to the establishment a social research institute in Indonesia, how to establish and maintain it regarding the ...
Situngkir, Hokky
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epistemological Tensions in Bourdieu's Conception of Social Science [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The main purpose of this paper is to explore Pierre Bourdieu’s conception of social science. To this end, the paper sheds light on the main epistemological presuppositions that undergird Bourdieu’s defence of reflexive sociology as a scientific endeavour.
Susen, S.
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Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy on the move: active travel to school among 7–16-year-olds in Wales and its links to school policy and socio-demographic factors

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Active travel to school (ATS) provides an important source of daily physical activity and supports wellbeing. Despite policy interest, national evidence on school promotion of ATS is limited.
Kelly Morgan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meta-Analysis of the Structural Equation Models' Parameters for the Estimation of Brain Connectivity with fMRI

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018
Structural Equation Models (SEM) is among of the most extensively applied statistical techniques in the study of human behavior in the fields of Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. This paper reviews the application of SEM to estimate functional and
Joan Guàrdia-Olmos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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