18,131 research outputs found
Why Do People Do Bad Things in the Name of Religion
Reviewed Book: Wentz, Richard E. Why Do People Do Bad Things in the Name of Religion. Macon, Ga: Mercer Univ Press, 1987
The Teaching Church - Active in Mission
Reviewed Book: Gehris, Katherine A. The Teaching Church - Active in Mission. Valley Forge, Pa: Judson Press, [19--?]
Are people really conformist-biased? An empirical test and a new mathematical model
According to an influential theory in cultural evolution, within-group similarity of culture is explained by a human 'conformist-bias', which is a hypothesized evolved predisposition to preferentially follow a member of the majority when acquiring ideas and behaviours. However, this notion has little support from social psychological research. In fact, a major theory in social psychology (LATANĂ and WOLF, 1981) argues for what is in effect a ânonconformist-biasâ: by analogy to standard psychophysics they predict minority sources of influence to have relatively greater impact than majority sources. Here we present a new mathematical model and an experiment on social influence, both specifically designed to test these competing predictions. The results are in line with nonconformism. Finally, we discuss within-group similarity and suggest that it is not a general phenomenon but must be studied trait by trait
Data mining and accelerated electronic structure theory as a tool in the search for new functional materials
Data mining is a recognized predictive tool in a variety of areas ranging
from bioinformatics and drug design to crystal structure prediction. In the
present study, an electronic structure implementation has been combined with
structural data from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database to generate
results for highly accelerated electronic structure calculations of about
22,000 inorganic compounds. It is shown how data mining algorithms employed on
the database can identify new functional materials with desired materials
properties, resulting in a prediction of 136 novel materials with potential for
use as detector materials for ionizing radiation. The methodology behind the
automatized ab-initio approach is presented, results are tabulated and a
version of the complete database is made available at the internet web site
http://gurka.fysik.uu.se/ESP/ (Ref.1).Comment: Project homepage: http://gurka.fysik.uu.se/ESP
Semantic modelling of learning objects and instruction
We introduce an ontology-based semantic modelling framework that addresses subject domain modelling, instruction modelling, and interoperability aspects in the development of complex reusable learning objects. Ontologies are knowledge representation frameworks, ideally suited to support knowledge-based modelling of these learning objects. We illustrate the benefits of semantic modelling for learning object assemblies within the context of standards such as SCORM Sequencing and Navigation and Learning Object Metadata
Permanent-magnet atom chips for the study of long, thin atom clouds
Atom-chip technology can be used to confine atoms tightly using permanently magnetised videotape along with external magnetic fields. The one-dimensional (1D) gas regime can be realised and studied by trapping the atoms in high-aspect-ratio traps in which the radial motion of the system is confined to zero-point oscillation
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