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A Study of Effectiveness of Midblock Pedestrian Crossings

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Journal of Signage and Wayfinding, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to examine a selection of different high-visibility pedestrian warning signs at midblock crossings and summarize the most effective options, where effectiveness is measured by pedestrian safety.
Bekka Apardian, Bhuiyan Monwar Alam
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The role of position in consensus dynamics of polarizable networks

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Communication constraints often complicate group decision-making. In this experiment, we investigate how the network position of opinionated group members determines both the speed and the outcome of group consensus in 7-member communication networks ...
Helge Giese   +3 more
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New wine in old bottles: current developments in digital delivery and dissemination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess current developments in scholarly publishing in Europe. Current models for disseminating content have limitations and Open Access models of publishing have been endorsed by the European Universities ...
Ayris, P.
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How awareness changes the relative weights of evidence during human decision-making.

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2011
Human decisions are based on accumulating evidence over time for different options. Here we ask a simple question: How is the accumulation of evidence affected by the level of awareness of the information?
Floris P de Lange   +3 more
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The Strategy of Energy Democracy and Sustainable Development: Policymakers and Instruments [PDF]

open access: yesIranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2022
Energy democracy policymakers pay attention to planning to the formation of energy markets and exchanges of energy regions, diversification of energy resources, especially renewable resources, and global challenges due to greenhouse gas emissions.
M. Esmaeili Shayan   +3 more
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The assessment of usability of electronic shopping: A heuristic evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Today there are thousands of electronic shops accessible via the Web. Some provide user-friendly features whilst others seem not to consider usability factors at all.
Benbunan-Fich   +24 more
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A Question of Momentum - Critical Reflections on Individual Options for Surveillance Resistance

open access: yesRevista Teknokultura, 2014
With the increased visibility of global surveillance systems (such as PRISM) to the public,there have been growing calls for more resistance against surveillance. This article critically engages with the options for resistance suggested by Gary T.
Ashlin James Lee
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Expert voices in South African mass media during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2022
Scientists increasingly recognise that media visibility allows them to gain influence in public and policy spheres. However, some scientists shy away from publicity and journalists are purposefully selective when they seek out experts to interview. This
Marina Joubert   +2 more
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Increased wavelength options in the visible and ultraviolet for Raman lasers operating on dual Raman modes

open access: yesOptics Express, 2008
We report increased wavelength options from Raman lasers for Raman media having two Raman modes of similar gain coefficient. For an external-cavity potassium gadolinium tungstate Raman laser pumped at 532 nm, we show that two sets of Stokes orders are generated simultaneously by appropriate orientation of the Raman crystal, and also wavelengths that ...
R P, Mildren, J A, Piper
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Foucaultian Approach and Cyber-Media Research

open access: yesMediaTor, 2021
The availability of cybermedia offers many options that vary for discovering and consuming information similar to the ability to generate it. Cybermedia has also given rise to new methods for people to interact and build relationships in society, posing ...
Poppy Febriana, Ratih Puspa
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