Brazilian short prose in German
This article investigates the post-editing workflow and types of edits made in the context of a real-life literary translation project. The source text is a short narrative by Brazilian author Lima Barreto.
Waltraud Kolb
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Electronic fraud detection in the U.S. Medicaid Healthcare Program: lessons learned from other industries [PDF]
It is estimated that between $600 and $850 billion annually is lost to fraud, waste, and abuse in the US healthcare system,with $125 to $175 billion of this due to fraudulent activity (Kelley 2009).
Hillegersberg, Jos van +3 more
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Improved procedure for determining the ductility of buildings under seismic loads [PDF]
Displacement ductility is a parameter that characterizes the seismic response of structures. Moreover, displacement ductility can be used in order to determine whether a structural design, performed according to a specific seismic code or not, may ...
Mulder, María M. +1 more
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Multi-Level Modeling of Quotation Families Morphogenesis [PDF]
This paper investigates cultural dynamics in social media by examining the proliferation and diversification of clearly-cut pieces of content: quoted texts. In line with the pioneering work of Leskovec et al. and Simmons et al.
Cointet, Jean-Philippe +2 more
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A utilitarian antagonist: the zombie in popular video games [PDF]
This article takes as its starting point the prevalence of the zombie in video games. I argue that, although the zombie games often superficially resemble filmic texts in their use of aesthetic and narrative, they must be understood, less as a set of ...
A Tudor +11 more
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In the last years here is an increasing need to ensure a more objective and transparent evaluationof scientific research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This short paper explores some ofthe underlying issues and suggests a study using the suvey method based on a sample of 146publications.
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Historical collaborative geocoding [PDF]
The latest developments in digital have provided large data sets that can increasingly easily be accessed and used. These data sets often contain indirect localisation information, such as historical addresses.
Abadie, Nathalie +5 more
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Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Pregnancy DNA Methylome: The US Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes (PREG) Study [PDF]
Purpose The goal of the Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes study was to understand how social and environmental determinants of health (SEDH), pregnancy-specific environments (PSE) and biological processes influence the timing of birth and account for ...
Amstadter, Ananda B. +9 more
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Innovative systems for the transportation disadvantaged: towards more efficient and operationally usable planning tools [PDF]
When considering innovative forms of public transport for specific groups, such as demand responsive services, the challenge is to find a good balance between operational efficiency and 'user friendliness' of the scheduling algorithm even when ...
Diana, Marco
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Faculty perspectives on rewards and incentives for community-engaged work: A multinational exploratory study [PDF]
Universities around the world are grappling with the challenge of how to best recognise and support community-engaged teaching, research and scholarship. The status quo reveals two major problems: many faculty members express the sentiment that such work
Carrier, Carol +3 more
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