We introduce a corpus of short texts in Mandarin, in which quantified expressions figure prominently. We illustrate the significance of the corpus by examining the hypothesis (known as Huang’s “coolness” hypothesis) that ...

In recent years, a range of Neural Referring Expression Generation (REG) systems have been built and they have often achieved encouraging results. However, these models are often thought to lack transparency and generality. ...

Nature-based coastal protection is increasingly recognised as a potentially sustainable and cost-effective solution to reduce coastal flood risk. It uses coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests to create resilient ...

This review summarizes the current state of the art of statistical and (survey) methodological research on measurement (non)invariance, which is considered a core challenge for the comparative social sciences. After outlining ...

This article discusses the growth of Pentecostal churches in favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The author pleads for a systemic inclusion of religious ideas and practices in theoretical reflections on citizenship in the ...

Background: This study investigated the role of different test anxiety components (affective, cognitive, motivational and physiological) as mediators between control and performance as proposed by Pekrun's control-value ...

Davis and Dingel explain the distributions of skills, occupations, and sectors across cities. Their model predicts that larger cities will be relatively skill-abundant and specialize in skill-intensive activities. This ...

The level of interpersonal trust among people is partially determined through the sense of smell. Hexanal, a molecule which smell resembles freshly cut grass, can increase trust in people. Here, we ask the question if smell ...

Purpose: We revisit the Rodney King incident and verdict to study their effect on confidence in local police using a design-based causal inference approach. Methods: We apply rigorous state-of-the-art quasi-experimental ...