Multi‐battle Contests: An Experimental Study
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DOI: 10.1002/soej.12182
Abstract: We examine behavior of subjects in simultaneous and sequential multi-battle contests, where each individual battle is modeled as an all-pay auction with complete information. In simultaneous best-of-three contests, subjects are predicted to make positive bids… read more here.
Keywords: experimental study; battle; battle contests; multi battle ... See more keywords
A bottleneck combat model: an application to the Battle of Thermopylae
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DOI: 10.1007/s12351-019-00513-0
Abstract: This paper proposes a Lanchester-type combat model to simulate battles in which one or two of the opposing sides cannot use all the forces simultaneously due to some physical restriction (i.e., topographic constraints, transforming the… read more here.
Keywords: bottleneck; model; restriction; battle ... See more keywords
BATTLE: Genetically Engineered Strategies for Split-Tunable Allocation of Multiple Transgenes in the Nervous System
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101248
Abstract: Summary Elucidating fine architectures and functions of cellular and synaptic connections requires development of new flexible methods. Here, we created a concept called the “battle of transgenes,” based on which we generated strategies using genetically… read more here.
Keywords: genetically engineered; split tunable; battle; multiple transgenes ... See more keywords
The battle of traditional retailers versus discounters: The role of PL tiers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.06.011
Abstract: Abstract For grocery retailers in Europe, intense competition from hard discount formats like Lidl and Aldi is an established part of the competitive landscape. Due to the highly competitive retail environment, traditional retailers’ private label… read more here.
Keywords: battle; standard pls; retailers versus; battle traditional ... See more keywords
A fleeting rest from the battle.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.12.001
Abstract: A bright ray of sun shines down on three African American men dozing against their tent. One more man sticks his head into the outside, hovering over them, and looks straight back at the viewer.… read more here.
Keywords: battle; civil war; artist; fleeting rest ... See more keywords
The Return Back to Typical Practice from the “Battle Plan” of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Comparative Study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.083
Abstract: Abstract Background Every aspect of the medical field has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and neurosurgical services are no exception. Several departments have reported their experiences and protocols to provide insights for others… read more here.
Keywords: battle plan; battle; back typical; practice ... See more keywords
BATTLE DESCRIPTION IN THE ANCIENT HISTORIANS, PART II: SPEECHES, RESULTS, AND SEA BATTLES*
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DOI: 10.1017/s0017383517000067
Abstract: If Herodotus borrowed from Homer the way the later tradition of historical battle description described fighting, adapted the array of the armies from the Homeric catalogue, and himself invented the ‘weighing’, the historian's declaration about… read more here.
Keywords: part; battle; ancient historians; description ancient ... See more keywords
The Battle of the Belt.
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DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0518-25
Abstract: The article discusses the relationship between disease risk and waistline fat during and after the period of menopause in women. An overview of the affect that the decrease in metabolic rate has on increasing fat… read more here.
Keywords: battle belt; battle;
Before trauma: the crusades, medieval memory and violence
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DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2017.1357335
Abstract: Abstract Can ‘trauma’ be an appropriate or insightful category of historical analysis for the study of the medieval past? In this article I consider how trauma theory can expose links between representation, memory and violence… read more here.
Keywords: battle; true cross; trauma; memory violence ... See more keywords
From Debris Field to 1st Punic War Battle Map: Site Formation in the Egadi Battle Zone
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DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2021.1943408
Abstract: On 10 March 241 BC the last naval battle of the 1st Punic War was fought off Sicily in the Aegates (modern Egadi) Island group. A large debris field on the sea-floor northwest of Levanzo… read more here.
Keywords: punic war; debris field; 1st punic; battle ... See more keywords
The Malmedy Massacre: The War Crimes Trial Controversy by Steven P. Remy (review)
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DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcy032
Abstract: The Malmedy Massacre: The War Crimes Trial Controversy, Steven P. Remy (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017), viii + 342 pp., hardcover $29.95, electronic version available. On December 17, 1944, during the opening days of… read more here.
Keywords: trial; battle; malmedy massacre; massacre war ... See more keywords