This work presents the analysis of the body movement of male participants, while talking with a life-size virtual woman in a virtual social encounter within a CAVE-like system. We consider independent and explanatory variables including whether the participant is the centre of attention in the scenario, whether the participant is shy or confident, and his relationship status. We also examine wh...

In her article "Asian Latino Conflict and Solidarity in Díaz's The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" Paula C. Park responds to the recent interest in Asian Latino/a culture by examining the role of Chinese Dominicans in Junot Díaz's acclaimed novel. She first places her analysis within the historical context of Chinese immigration in the Dominican Republic during the first half of the twent...

This article provides a summary of our ethical concerns regarding the so-called "warrior gene" line of research. Prompted by recent claims that there is a genetic explanation for negative social and health statistics for Māori, the article discusses issues related to informed consent of research participants, the validity of the underlying science related to the "warrior gene", and scientifical...

Purpose. The article aims to outline the process of modern prose's search for heroine time, show how ideas about woman, her role and purpose have changed in Russian literature second half 20th –21st century. Results. presents an analysis genecratic myth – exceptional power authority that women possess allow them become center social moral life society; it traces change type warrior-woman protec...

We tackle the problem of identifying deceptive agents in highly-motivated high-conflict dialogues. We consider the case where we only have textual information. We show the usefulness of psycho-linguistic deception and persuasion features on a small dataset for the game of Werewolf. We analyse the role of syntax and we identify some characteristics of players in deceptive roles.

Jennings, George. 2016. ‘Ancient Wisdom, Modern Warriors; The (Re)Invention of a Mesoamerican Warrior Tradition in Xilam’, Martial Arts Studies 2, 59-70 México Profundo, Mesoamerica, pre-Hispanic, martial arts cultures, warrior philosophies 10.18573/j.2016.10064 Xilam is a modern Mexican martial art that is inspired by preHispanic warrior cultures of ancient Mesoamerica, namely the Aztecs (Mexi...