Tracking the Yak: An Empirical Study of Yik Yak
Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 2021 To investigate the effects of anonymity on user behavior, we conduct an empirical study of the new and controversial social app, Yik Yak. First, we examine how users use the platform, analyzing patterns in posting, popularity of yaks, and vocabulary.
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A survey on composition and microbiota of fresh and fermented yak milk at different Tibetan altitudes [PDF]
, 2009 Yak milk is a type of milk that people are less familiar with due to its remote geographical location, the particular geographical environment and climatic conditions in Tibet, which may have significant effects on composition, microbiota and ...
Han, B.Z. +5 more
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Accurate Extraction of Noise Source Impedance of an SMPS Under Operating Conditions [PDF]
, 2010 An accurate measurement method to extract the common mode (CM) and the differential mode (DM) noise source impedances of a switched mode power supply (SMPS) under its operating condition is developed and validated.
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Inferring Core-Collapse Supernova Physics with Gravitational Waves [PDF]
, 2012 Stellar collapse and the subsequent development of a core-collapse supernova explosion emit bursts of gravitational waves (GWs) that might be detected by the advanced generation of laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatories such as Advanced ...
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Pathways: A Concept, Field Site and Methodological Approach to Study Remoteness and Connectivity [PDF]
, 2016 Martin Saxer was a Clarendon scholar at Oxford and received his doctorate in 2010. He conducted extensive fieldwork in Siberia, Tibet and Nepal. He currently leads a 5-year research project under the title ‘Remoteness & Connectivity: Highland Asia in the
Saxer, Martin
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Roar of the Thunder Dragon: the Bhutanese Audio-visual Industry and the Shaping and Representation of Contemporary Culture [PDF]
, 2006 The Bhutanese audio-visual industry plays a critical and important role in the creation of cultural products, which are consumed by the masses. The industry's significant role in the preservation and promotion of culture is worthy of state support ...
Dendup, Tshewang
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ASEAN-EU university network programme on EMC and SI education [PDF]
, 2005 This paper reports about a project for the creation of an innovative university course devoted to the preparation of future electronic designers to the challenges imposed by the assurance of the electrical performance of high-speed electronic systems ...
Canavero, Flavio +4 more
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Kondo Effect of a Magnetic Ion Vibrating in a Harmonic Potential
, 2011 To discuss Kondo effects of a magnetic ion vibrating in the sea of conduction electrons, a generalized Anderson model is derived. The model includes a new channel of hybridization associated with phonon emission or absorption. In the simplest case of the
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Analysis of Chromatin Openness in Testicle Tissue of Yak and Cattle-Yak
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Cattle-yak, a crossbreed of yak and cattle, which can exhibit obvious heterosis and can adapt to the harsh environmental conditions of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau (QTP). However, F1 cattle-yak were found to be sterile because they were unable to produce sperm, which adversely restricted the fixation of heterosis.
Mengli Cao +6 more
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Moving beyond Goffman: the performativity of anonymity on SNS [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: This paper explores consumer behaviour on the popular anonymous social networking site (SNS) Yik Yak. It examines the reasons behind the turn to anonymous social networking and also considers the ways in which anonymity impacts consumers' self ...
Arnould E.J. +26 more
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