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Universal temporal features of rankings in competitive sports and games [PDF]
, 2016 Many complex phenomena, from the selection of traits in biological systems to hierarchy formation in social and economic entities, show signs of competition and heterogeneous performance in the temporal evolution of their components, which may eventually
Carlos Gershenson +8 more
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Education Inquiry, 2018 The purpose of this review is to investigate cross-cutting research themes and issues related to access and stratification in Nordic higher education (H.E.) (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden). We synthesise how recent changes in H.E.
Ulpukka Isopahkala-Bouret +9 more
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A duplication of marriages? An ethnographic account and assessment of the necessity for both traditional and Christian marriages for African Christians [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyThis article is based on ethnographic research for a doctoral study that was conducted in 2016 among the Ndau people of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. The article described and assessed the practice of some African Christian churches, especially missionary ...
Elijah Elijah Ngoweni Dube
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.RNA profiling of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) from blood samples of men undergoing prostate biopsy identifies transcripts associated with clinically significant prostate cancer. Integrative analysis with public tumor datasets links EV‐derived gene signatures to tumor stage and progression‐free survival, highlighting CASP3, XRCC2, and RIT1 ...
Stefan Werner +14 more
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Understanding the Socio-Economic Distribution and Consequences of Patterns of Multiple Deprivation: An Application of Self-Organising Maps. ESRI WP302. June 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 In this paper we apply self organising maps (SOM) to a detailed set of material deprivation indicators from the Irish component of European Union Community Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). The first stage of our analysis involves the
Lucchini, Mario +3 more
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Molecular cancer prevention: Intercepting disease
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Oncological practice must evolve, from treating established tumours to proactive cancer interception before clinical manifestation. This will require mechanistic insight into tumour initiation, validated biomarkers of early disease development and redesigned clinical trials, enabling cancer interception to become a core pillar of oncology with the ...
Charlotte Grieco +2 more
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The Social Stratification of Social Risks: Class and Responsibility in the 'New' Welfare State [PDF]
Welfare states are said to have evolved over the course of the past twenty years towards a ‘social investment’ model of welfare, characterised by a focus on equality of opportunity and upward social mobility combined with greater emphasis on individual ...
Bea Cantillon +3 more
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Social stratification and out-of-school learning [PDF]
, 2009 To study effects of out-of-school learning we use data on boarding home pupils who attended elementary public schools in the 1940's. The out-of-school environment at the boarding homes could be considered being more learner friendly than the home ...
Andersson, Christian, Johansson, Per
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Racial categories in machine learning
, 2018 Controversies around race and machine learning have sparked debate among computer scientists over how to design machine learning systems that guarantee fairness.
Barocas Solon +4 more
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