Internet Memes as Stabilizers of Conspiracy Culture: A Cognitive Anthropological Analysis by Emily Godwin, Brittany I. Davidson, Tim Hill, Adam Joinson

“…To investigate this function, we draw on cognitive anthropological conceptualizations of culture and theorize internet memes as “cultural representations.” …”
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Impact assessment of volcanic tsunamis in coastal regions for disaster risk reduction by Juanara Elmo, Lam Chi Yung

“…Historical cases of volcanic tsunamis are analysed to understand their underlying mechanisms. The assessment draws on a detailed analysis of variables such as cascading effects, tsunami heights, wave travel distances, and fatalities. …”
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THE SUPPORT OF SCIENCE IN JAPAN: ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS AND FINANCIAL MECHANISMS by S. V. Pronichkin

“…The article highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional mechanisms of research funding in Japan. The author draws parallels between the approaches to research funding by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Japan Science and Technology Agency. …”
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The Ethical Significance of the Consequences of Our Actions: Contemporary Theory of Action, Aquinas, and the Utilitarian Point of View by Stefan Hofmann

“…This paper tries to combine insights from both disciplines: In section 1, I present a view of the consequences which draws heavily on contemporary theory of action. In section 2, I compare the normative accounts of three exemplary moral philosophers: the act utilitarian theory of John J. …”
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Les décisions spontanées d’élèves de sixième année dans le contexte d’un projet de développement durable by Anouk Utzschneider, Diane Pruneau

“…In our results, we observed that the students used a variety of representations of their decision process (texts, schemata, lists, tables, drawings and plans) and a variety of decision modes : the compilation of similar advantages, the choice by elimination, the list of comparison of advantages and disadvantages, the choice based on compatibility of the options, the choice based on argumentation, the choice base on description, and the choice by visualization of the anticipated result. …”
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Structural Design of Catenary Equipment Inspection Robots by Tao Zhutong, Wang Guozhi, Li Rongduo

“…The screw theory and the modern matrix exponential product formula are used to establish the kinematics model; the Matlab Robotics toolbox is used to establish the simulation model and verify the kinematics equation; the Monte Carlo method is used to solve the robot workspace and draw the point cloud map. Finally, Ansys Workbench software is used for finite element analysis of key components, and the strength and stiffness are checked and verified. …”
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Matérialité, acteurs et usages des prisons de Tournai à la fin du Moyen Âge : un état des lieux by Florian Mariage

“…Two abbeys complete the picture of institutions holding jurisdictional rights.A reasoned inventory of the twenty-two prisons used by these different protagonists between ca 1300 and 1600, crossed with their territorial influence and their judicial prerogatives, makes it possible to draw up various observations. Prisons are numerous and fragmented among the different holders of justice rights, who show flexibility and adaptation to respond - imperfectly - to their specific detention needs. …”
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Sur les « fantasias » marocaines d’Eugène Delacroix  by François Pouillon

“…What he shows in the drawings and paintings that resulted from his sojourn is actually quite different from what one habitually refers to with the term fantasia. …”
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Cultural Stereotypes, Literary Agency, and Postcolonial Writing: A Conversation with Shirin Ramzanali Fazel and Simone Brioni by Maria Morelli

“…It highlights how the localised concept of “female oppression” can be misleading and instead draws attention to the many nuances that exist and that are often brushed aside under the blanket label of “Muslim woman”.…”
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Problems of obtaining state support for a film creation project by Yu. V. Vorontsova

“…The article proposes to carry out reforms in the activities of the government agencies supporting the industry and to draw their attention to the development of society and human resources by improving the field of film education.…”
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Benchmarking of Multispectral Pansharpening: Reproducibility, Assessment, and Meta-Analysis by Luciano Alparone, Andrea Garzelli

“…Their recent proliferation in the literature is mostly due to the lack of a standardized assessment. In this paper, we draw guidelines for correct and fair comparative evaluation of pansharpening methods, focusing on the reproducibility of results and resorting to concepts of meta-analysis. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Side Effect of Adalimumab in Crohn’s Disease Patient by Walid El Ouardi, Mustapha Benazzouz

“…Through our experience, based on solid scientific data, we want to draw the attention of clinicians to the reality of this complication. …”
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Les bouches d’aération du métro algérois, une source d’énergie inexploitée et un potentiel architectural inexploré by Khaled Athamena

“…The aim being to sensitize the scientist community, and that of architects and urban planners about the benefits of these underground enclosures, and draw their attention to the risks they can engender on the user’s health as well as on the air quality of outdoor public spaces. …”
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Multidimensional Determinants of National Food Security in Azerbaijan: an Application of the ARDL Approach by Ragif Huseynov

“…The empirical analysis draws from nationally representative time series data over the period 1991 to 2018, taken from FAO and WDI. …”
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Speculative Transitions: Hegel, John Huston’s Moby Dick and the Dissolve by Joshua Harold Wiebe

“…This article draws out a potential encounter between Hegel and film studies. …”
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When Institutional Multiplicity Backfires: The Battle Over the Jurisdiction to Prosecute Politicians for Administrative Improbity in Brazil by Vivian Pereira Ferreira

“…We describe the most prominent Supreme Court’s decisions about the theme and try to draw institutional lessons from them, by developing feasible solutions to improve the enforcement of Law n. 8.429/1992.…”
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FOSTERING AGROPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE IN NIGERIA: A LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE by Olamitunji DAKARE

“…This article focuses on how governments, academics, and policymakers on agropreneurship programs can prepare both existing and potential agropreneurs to continue contributing to the economic growth and development of the country. This paper draws out the key findings of existing literature relating to the growing field of agropreneurship by critically and constructively reviewing literature that examines issues and perspectives on agropreneurship and the agricultural sector within the Nigeria context, especially with careful analysis of historical data and current data. …”

Le processus incapacitant au cours du vieillissement : rôle de l’exercice/activité physique by Philipe de Souto Barreto, Anne-Marie Ferrandez

“…Concerning the relationships between physical exercise/activity and disablement process, some inconsistencies arise among articles, making difficult to compare them and to draw conclusions. The definitions of frailty, as well as the ways to measure physical exercise/activity, constitute the main inconsistencies among studies. …”
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Understanding Open Knowledge in China: A Chinese Approach to Openness? by Montgomery Lucy, Ren Xiang

“…In attempting to position open access developments in China within a diverse and contested global landscape of open knowledge innovation we draw on Moore’s (2017) conception of open access as a boundary object: an object that is understood differently within individual communities but which maintains enough structure to be understood between communities (Moore 2017; Star and Griesemer 1989). …”
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Untapping the potential of Indigenous water jurisdiction: perspectives from Whanganui and Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Macpherson, Hayden Turoa

“…In this article we use a sociolegal method to draw out globally relevant lessons from the groundbreaking Whanganui River model about the potential for Western or settler-state law to support and uphold Indigenous rights and relationships in water. …”
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