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Geo-Social Group Queries with Minimum Acquaintance Constraint

, 2017
The prosperity of location-based social networking services enables geo-social group queries for group-based activity planning and marketing. This paper proposes a new family of geo-social group queries with minimum acquaintance constraint (GSGQs), which
Hu, Haibo, Lee, Wang-Chien, Xu, Cheng, Xu, Jianliang, Zhu, Qijun   +4 more
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Coexistence of Social Norms based on In- and Out-group Interactions [PDF]

, 2007
The question how social norms can emerge from microscopic interactions between individuals is a key problem in social sciences to explain collective behavior. In this paper we propose an agent-based model to show that randomly distributed social behavior
Fent, Thomas, Groeber, Patrick, Schweitzer, Frank   +2 more
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Student-centered factors influencing inclusion in biomedical majors among first-year undergraduate students.

PLoS ONE
The ability to maintain a diverse scientific workforce is vital to promoting the US's economic and technological competitiveness. Data have shown disparities in science, mathematics, medical, and engineering programs across each level of education from ...
Perceived fit and social integration writing group, NIH-BUILD
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Overcoming cross-cultural group work tensions: mixed student perspectives on the role of social relationships [PDF]

, 2017
As universities worldwide rapidly internationalise, higher education classrooms have become unique spaces for collaboration between students from different countries.
A Schartner, Bart Rienties, CA Bliss, D Gasevic, Denise Whitelock, Dirk Tempelaar, DR Garrison, E Gareis, F Fozdar, J Hommes, J-S Chang, JE Mathieu, Jenna Mittelmeier, K Kimmel, M Lichtman, M Sherry, N Denson, N Harrison, P Levin, P Moore, P Wilcox, S Bahn, VS Singaram, WH Gijselaers, WM Davies, Y Wang, Z Akyol   +26 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Social Interaction on the Capacity of Hybrid Wireless Networks

IEEE Access, 2018
In this paper, we jointly consider the optimal max-L-hops routing policy and social features for the throughput capacity of a hybrid wireless network, which is different from the existing works that ignored the network traffic model.
Qiuming Liu, He Xiao, Xiaohong Qiu, Li Yu   +3 more
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GROUP TESTING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING [PDF]

National Institute Economic Review, 2021
An often overlooked strategy for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is group testing. Its main advantage is that it can scale, enabling the regular testing of the whole population. We argue that another advantage is that it can induce social distancing.
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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WORLD PUBLIC OPINION AS THE NEWEST FACTOR OF THE SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Современная наука и инновации, 2022
The article analyzes the problem of public opinion as an important factor of international relations. A thorough theoretical and methodological overview of the study of the phenomenon of public opinion.
Vadim Gadzhievich Seyidov
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Identité constituante, identité constituée

Terrains/Théories, 2015
This article deals with the factors of production and of reproduction of collective identity on the basis of a discussion of theoretical frames pertaining to philosophy, sociology, ethnology and social psychology.
Christian Lazzeri
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