A Privacy Preserving Method in WSN by Ping Qian, Meng Wu

“…Compared to current methods, better privacy will be protected and less energy will be consumed.…”
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Christian and secular values for sale: the religious apostasy of celebrity and Disney's "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus by Sanchez Sabate, Gelabert Santané, Badilla Briones, Del Valle Rojas

“…Drawing on a complementary use of sociological, economic and language theories of value, this paper explores Cyrus’ religious apostasy as a transformation from a Christian commodity to a secular one. …”
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Understanding tourist mobile hotel booking behaviour: Incorporating perceived enjoyment and perceived price value in the modified Technology Acceptance Model by Mohamad Amiruddin Mohamad, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Salleh Mohd Radzi

“…The structural model confirms perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, and perceived price value significantly influence consumers' behavioural intentions toward mobile hotel booking. …”
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Tangible consumption data landscapes of teenagers by Ayşe Özge Ağça

“…The data landscapes encouraged participants to explore the perceptual integrity of energy-consuming habits and identify ways to change them. …”
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Des chimpanzés sauvages (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) exploitent des tortues (Kinixys erosa) via une technique percussive by Simone Pika, Harmonie Klein, Sarah Bunel, Pauline Baas, Erwan Théleste, Tobias Deschner

“…They further emphasize the importance of nonhuman primate field observations to inform theories of hominin evolution.…”
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DYNAMICS OF MEDIA AND SOCIETY INTERACTION IN COMMUNICATIVE SPACE by D. I. Chistyakov

“…The author bases on reflection of sociological theories and discourses of late modern and postmodern and thus shows the transformation of media and their audience on the society’s way to the postmodernity. …”
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Optimizing rheological behavior of glass-based sealant inks for robocasting deposition: A design of experiment approach by A. Baggio, D. Dalmazzo, F. D’Isanto, E. Santagata, D. Basso, D. Gaia, M. Salvo, F. Smeacetto

“…Developing an ink recipe that optimizes an existing process can be a complex and time-consuming task. This study utilized a statistical approach based on the Design of Experiment theories to fine-tune the rheological properties of a water-based glass-based suspension with a limited number of experiments.The key components of the sealant were characterized with a scanning electron microscope, and a fractional factorial design 2(5-1) was implemented to investigate the influence of each component on the rheological characteristics of the ink within a predefined domain of variation. …”
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What types of pornographic content are people using? A mixed-method analysis that highlights differences by gender and relationship context of use by Taylor Kohut, Kiara Fernandez, William A. Fisher, Lorne Campbell

“…Although content differences in pornography play an acknowledged role in many theories concerning the use and consequences of such material, relatively few studies have attempted to describe and understand the use of different types of pornography. …”
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Effect of food value-chain connections on land-use change by P.M. Post, Y. Dou, A. Nelson

“…Incorporating these characteristics in existing theories of land-system change, would significantly advance understanding of land managers’ decision-making, ultimately guiding more environmentally responsible production systems and contributing to global sustainability goals.…”
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Improved Dark Channel Defogging Algorithm for Defect Detection in Underwater Structures by Longsheng Bao, Chunyan Zhao, Xingwei Xue, Ling Yu

“…Moreover, for accurate disease area statistics, the binary morphology and optimal threshold segmentation theories are combined to perform disease edge screening and remove interference information. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Oddly, from a strictly financial perspective, patients are secondary consumers of their care in most healthcare systems. …”
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Self-translation as re-creation: The incipit of a fantasy novel in French (original language) and English by Emma SCHÜTZ

“…The only surviving supernatural species are the Sublime, beautiful and ageless (yet mortal) people, who look human… and are anything but, as they routinely consume human flesh.The first chapter follows Pascal, an Earthling and a student at a university destined for the elite. …”
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The Innovation Intermediaries Role in the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Iran's Automotive Industry by Ali Maleki, Hadi Nilforoushan

“…Over the last two decades, scientific research has notably focused on the adoption of theories of emerging technologies within information and industrial systems. …”
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