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Entropy, the Information Processing Cycle, and the Forecasting of Bull and Bear Market Peaks and Troughs
Edgar Parker
Jan 01, 2019
Many econophysics applications have modeled financial systems as if they were pure physical systems devoid of human limitations and errors. On the other hand, traditional financial theory has ignored limits that physics would...
Published by: IGI Global
Sewing Apart and Together
Sewing is an act that has been both celebrated and criticized (Katoshevski & Huss, 2020; Parker, 1984; Talwar, 2018, 2019): it has been accused of reinforcing the creation of a “domestic ghetto” (Rogers, 1980, as cited in...
A Desire to be ‘Normal’? A Discursive and Intersectional Analysis of ‘Penetration Disorder’
Psychiatry’s problematic framing of femininity, women’s bodies, and sexuality has attracted much condemnation (Caplan & Cosgrove, 2004; Frith, 2013; Ussher, 2011). The intersection of sanism and sexism is particularly overt...
"Rape me, I’m Irish"
Jemma Tosh
Dec 31, 2015
Well documented experiences of the Irish diaspora in England include humiliation, discrimination, and higher rates of suicide and psychiatric intervention (Hickman, 2000). However, the construction of the Irish in relation to...
Susceptibility to prosocial and antisocial influence in adolescence following mindfulness training.
Mindfulness training programmes have shown to encourage prosocial behaviours and reduce antisocial tendencies in adolescents. However, less is known about whether training affects susceptibility to prosocial and antisocial...