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Scripted Spaces: The Geopoetics of the Newspaper from Tret'iakov to Prigov
This essay examines Sergei Tret’iakov’s and Dmitrii Prigov’s turn to the newspaper in their search for a symbolic form adequate to the geopolitical fl ux at the beginning and endpoints of Soviet history. Fusing the epic ...
On the testability of BDI agent systems
Before deploying a software system we need to assure ourselves (and stakeholders) that the system will behave correctly. This assurance is usually done by testing the system. However, it is intuitively obvious that ...
Deletion of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 from forebrain neurons delays infertility and onset of hypothalamic leptin resistance in response to a high fat and high sucrose diet
The cellular processes that cause high fat and sugar diet-induced infertility are poorly understood, but may involve up-regulation of suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS-3) proteins which leads to hypothalamic leptin ...
Rethinking Relationships
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 is generally regarded as progressive and inclusive. The Act applies an equal property sharing regime to married spouses, civil union partners and de facto partners. It does not, however, ...
Context identification of sentences in research articles: Towards developing intelligent tools for the research community
Scientific literature is an important medium for disseminating scientific knowledge. However, in recent times, a dramatic increase in research output has resulted in challenges for the research community. An increasing ...
Contextual information retrieval in research articles: Semantic publishing tools for the research community
In recent years, the dramatic increase in academic research publications has gained significant research attention. Research has been carried out exploring novel ways of providing information services using this research ...
In Defense of Naturalism
History and the modern sciences are characterized by what is sometimes
called a “methodological naturalism” that disregards talk of divine agency. Some religious thinkers argue that this reflects a dogmatic materialism: ...
Damage, Destruction, Distress: Shared Ownership Debacles
Shared ownership models of land use are part and parcel of our modern environment. In order to build high density, vibrant cities it is important to appreciate the types of problems that can occur where there is shared ...
Statutory Property: Is It a Thing?
Over the last several decades there has been a proliferation of property-type rights created by statute, particularly in the environmental management context. A key question has been how to approach these rights on a ...