A Novel Text Analysis Method: Numerals Reveal the Author

Two approaches to the statistical analysis of texts are suggested, both based on the study of numerals occurring in literary texts.The first approach is related to the study of the frequency distribution of various leading digits of numerals occurring in the text.This approach is convenient for testing Keychains whether a group of texts has common

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Public Procurement and Forest Governance: A German Case Study of Governmental Influences on Market-Driven Governance Systems

With increased privatization Balboa Crops of natural resource regulation, green or sustainable public procurement policies are emerging as incentives for sustainable development.Thus, a revival of governmental influences on so-called non-state, market-driven governance systems takes place.The paper exemplifies this development by reference to the g

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Rediscovering the King of Woodpeckers: Exploring the Implications

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker has long held a special place in the psyche of North American conservation, eliciting unusually colorful prose, even from scientists, as an icon of the wild.The reverence in which it was held did little to slow the habitat loss that led to its apparent extinction 60 years ago.A consequence of the emotion and attention as

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