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News coverage of genetically modified organism in Vietnam1

Tran Minh Thi Yen

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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2022

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Vol. 34

237--245

EN

As developing countries are often science receivers, they are more vulnerable to potential threats of science innovations primarily produced in Western countries. It is, therefore, vital for media in the Global South to inform and prepare their citizens and policy makers in making rational decisions about new science developments, especially contested issues. Yet, news coverage of global science controversies -- e.g. genetic modification, nanotechnology, stem cell, human cloning, artificial intelligence -- have often been found to be weak and problematic in developing regions. Based on a content analysis of Vietnamese news about genetically modified organism (GMO), one of the scientific controversies with huge implications for sustainable development in the developing countries, this paper finds that that such reporting tends to be modest and superficial. It seldom provides thematic and detailed analysis of GMO risks and benefits with a strong evaluative and analytical dimension. Further, GMO events and issues are often positively framed with a benefit favour in accordance with the government's pro-GMO stance. For science journalism to reach it profession, a professional attitude should be encouraged in tandem with a strong support from the newsroom managers, scientific community, and policy makers. Training is further necessary for journalists to overcome challenges and obstacles to improve the quality of news about GMO and science in Vietnam.

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Document controversy classification based on the wikipedia category structure

Jankowski-Lorek M., Zieliński K.

Computer Science

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2015

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Vol. 16 (2)

185--198

EN

Dispute and controversy are parts of our culture and cannot be omitted on the Internet (where it becomes more anonymous). There have been many studies on controversy, especially on social networks such as Wikipedia. This free on-line encyclopedia has become a very popular data source among many researchers studying behavior or natural language processing. This paper presents using the category structure of Wikipedia to determine the controversy of a single article. This is the first part of the proposed system for classification of topic controversy score for any given text.

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Geneza mis jeziornych Pojezierza Łęczyńsko-Włodawskiego : hipotezy a rzeczywistość rozwoju krasu węglanowego

Janiec B.

Przegląd Geologiczny

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2014

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Vol. 62, nr 5

257--266

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The article concerns the controversy on the four hypotheses of karst origin of lake basins in Upper Cretaceous carbonates of the Łęczna-Włodawa Lakeland (central-eastern Poland; Fig. 1). The hypotheses assume that the lake basins (Fig. 2) developed in the Holocene with the active morphogenetic participation of subartesian waters. The main problem is the lack of references to the laws of thermochemistry and kinetics of dissolution of carbonate rocks. In the Ca2+ and HCO3 concentrations in the medium solution (Tab. 1), rationally adopted for this work, the values of the enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs potential/free energy have been calculated (formulas: 9, 10 and 11). Using the conductometric method (Tab. 2, Figs. 3 and 4), the kinetics of dissolution of carbonate basement rocks, i.e. reaction rate v (formula 13), rate constant k (14a), and reaction half-life t1/2 (15), have also been determined. These investigations show that the theses formulated in the hypotheses are not acceptable. The rationale for such an assessment is the incompatibility of the assumptions of the hypotheses with the first and second law of thermochemistry. The second important reason is the ignoring of chemical kinetics as an indirect indicator of the time of the formation of the karst features. According to the author, the main period of the formation of lake basins, in terms of their origin, should be associated with palaeokarst of Neogene deposits.

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Mega pionierzy - mega nadzieje, sukcesy i kontrowersje

Kosiński W.

Przestrzeń i Forma

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2010

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nr 13

7-56

PL

Jubileusz 100 lat od twórczego spotkania największych pionierów modernizmu, jest okazją do przypomnienia, refleksji i oceny najważniejszych, błyskotliwych, nowatorskich tendencji Ruchu Nowoczesnego w architekturze i urbanistyce. Niekwestionowane zasługi oraz kontrowersje wokół wkładu i dziedzictwa modernizmu międzywojennego i powojennego są platformą do dyskusji nad ponadczasowością i aktualną przydatnością tego dorobku. Obecnie, w dobie transformacji krajów postkomunistycznych, integracji europejskiej i globalizacji - osiągnięcia pionierów i kontynuatorów Ruchu Nowoczesnego nabierają nowego znaczenia. Wkład tytanicznych, kontrowersyjnych przywódców i stworzonej przez nich nowej epoki wielkiej architektury i wielkich pomyłek to: funkcjonalizm i formalizm, abstrakcja i ekspresja, styl międzynarodowy i stylistyki lokalne, indywidualizm i uniformizm, wyrafinowany artyzm i wulgarna produkcja masowa, niezależność i klientyzm, integracja sztuk i prostacka ekonomiczna inżynieria, prymat kultury i prymat natury. Ten dorobek, w refleksyjnym i selektywnym zrozumieniu, stanowi kapitalną inspirację i podstawę dla współczesnej twórczości, w warunkach zrównoważonego rozwoju i kultury ponowoczesnej.

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The jubilee of 100 years since a meeting of three greatest pioneers of Modern Movement, is an opportunity for reminding, reflection and evaluation of most important, spectacular, innovating trends of the Modern Movement in architecture and urbanism. Undisputable achievements and controversies around the input and heritage of Modernism before and after the W.W. II, are platform for discussion upon evergreen and recent usefulness of this legacy. Recently, in time of transformation in post communist countries, European integration and globalization - achievements of pioneers and followers of Modern Movement, gain a new meaning and importance. A contribution of titanic, controversial leaders, and created by them: new era of great architecture and great mistakes, is as follows: functionalism and formalism, abstraction and expression, International Style and local styles, individualism and uniformity, refined artistry and vulgar mass production, independence and dependence, correspondence des arts and ornery economic engineering, primacy of culture and preference of nature. This achievements, in reflective and selected understanding, are perfect inspiration and base for contemporary creation, according to conditions of sustainable progress and Post Modern culture.