This article considers how the development of for-profit artificial intelligence (AI) technologies fosters the privatization of public education and erodes the values and practices of democratic education.The introduction situates the advent of digital technologies in the context of the structural economic and ideological shifts of the past 40 year
We employ unique panel data on the universe of COVID-19 vaccination and infection cases in Israel to examine the role of political belief in COVID-19 vaccine uptake, virus transmission, and closure policy response.The paper identifies political beliefs based on statistical area votes in national elections held in Israel on the eve of the COVID-19 o
Alopecia (loss of volume or complete loss of hair) can black knight darts be a symptom of many diseases.In some cases it is a symptom of a local pathology limited to the scalp, in others it is a dermatological symptom of a systemic pathology.In almost every case, alopecia has a significant impact on the quality of life and may cause limitations in
ABSTRACT The camellia weevil (CW [Curculio chinensis]) is a notorious host-specific predator of the seeds of Camellia species in China, causing seed losses of up to 60%.The weevil is capable of overcoming host tree chemical defenses, while the mechanisms of how these beetles contend with the toxic compounds are still unknown.Here, we examined the i
Regarding the location of a facility, the presumption in the widely used p-median model is that the customer opts for the shortest route to the nearest facility.However, this assumption is problematic on free markets since the customer is presumed to gravitate to a facility by the distance to and the attractiveness of it.The recently introduced gra