Table 1
Phrase equivalency sets for the EMAT action arrest_rhino_poachers. Phrases are arbitrarily ordered within columns.
| m-word verb | direct object phrase | prepositional phrase |
|---|---|---|
| arrest | the duo | with the horns |
| arrests | a series | in possession |
| arresting | charges | of charges |
| arrested | suspects | in courts |
| caught | cases | of rhino poaching |
| faces | discovery | of rhino |
| facing | rhino poacher | of poaching rhino |
| faced | rhino poachers | of illegally hunting a rhino |
| apprehends | poachers | of killing a white rhino |
| apprehending | alleged poachers | of freshly killed rhino |
| apprehended | surviving poachers | of some rhino horns |
| nab | suspects | of two rhino horns |
| nabs | men | for poaching rhino |
| nabbing | on suspicion | by the team |
| nabbed | in possession | |
| appear | after being found | |
| appears | including attempted poaching | |
| appearing | ||
| appeared |
Table 2
Summary measures of the political actions data set acquired for the rhino conservation political-ecological system.
| Summary measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of stories | 205 |
| Number of unique EMAT action types | 4 |
| Number of rural resident action types | 1 |
| Number of rural resident actions | 111 |
| Number of anti-poaching unit action types | 3 |
| Number of anti-poaching unit action types | 94 |
Figure 1
Political actions observed between 2007 and 2016 that are related to the rhino conservation political-ecological system. A plot symbol is the first letter of the group executing the output action: (p)oachers, and (a)nti-poaching forces. Estimates of rhino abundance in Kruger National Park, South Africa appear in the lower plot.
Table 3
Forum posts on the topic of ginseng root.
| Forum handle | Post |
|---|---|
| (from http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/ginseng.2558651/) | |
| Respezzy | I ate some fresh ginseng for a while, can’t say i noticed a difference. |
| Shunyata | Ginseng is effective but good ginseng is not cheap. |
| smart.feller | Having used it, what I noticed was this (results will vary based off the person): Ginseng, as opposed to straight caffeine, seemed to give me a more mild energy source for a more prolonged period. If I had to equate the difference, it’d be like the difference between DMAA (which I would highly recommend for endurance events if you can still get your hands on it) vs. ephedra…both are heavy stimulants, but the immediate body reaction is very different. |
| Shunyata | Essentially this means that it’s really good for strengthening respiratory, digestive, and overall metabolic function. It’s excellent for immune health (which is intimately related to the lungs and GI tract which are the major sites of immune activity because the outside world is contacting the inside of the body in these two systems), it is a premium herb for endurance and stamina (coming off of the respiratory and metabolic benefits), and it also has a host of other beneficial properties which tend to fall within those patterns. |
| (from https://www.dmt-nexus.me/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=14876) | |
| Ginkgo | Today I got some ginseng extract, and I was totally amazed by the effects. I took 1g of the extract that contains 13.5% ginsenosides, twice the recommended dose. It was stimulating, anti-depressive, anxiolytic and actually quite euphoric! I didn’t expect that at all, at least not after only one dose. I have seen other people say that high doses of ginseng is a bit like MDMA, and I can certainly see what they mean. I don’t agree that it is like MDMA neither in intensity nor the loved-up effect, but it is really, really good! I think I’m going to take ginseng every day for a few weeks and see the results. What’s your experiences with ginseng? |
| rOm | Red Ginseng liquid extract was taken for 10 days recently. It is very potent just shame when there is no more. I don’t see it as a mdma sort of thing but always take a good dose but not double or triple. It’s a very good superfood. |
| Ginkgo | I wouldn’t call it a superfood, far from it. I eat superfood everyday, maca, goji, blueberries, cacao, hemp seeds, spirulina, etc. No superfood I have tried can even be comparable to ginseng, at least not this extract. I think higher dosages will prove to be a very nice social drug. I agree it’s not like MDMA, but some of the qualities are there. |
| lyserge | Yes I’ve tried the 25× Ginseng extract from iamshaman and WOW. I tried it on the suggestion of Robert Anton Wilson that ginseng is an effective herb that can be used in place of cannabis for some of the experiments in his books, and was shocked at how effective it was. It had me giggling for hours, just very up and happy. Now that you mention the MDMA connection, and now that I’ve sampled that family, I can see it’s actually closer to the MD* effects than cannabis effects in how stimulating AND euphoric it is. Cannabis leaves me feeling lazy in the body and mind, but ginseng extract is completely stimulating. I gave it to an acupuncturist friend who commented that it contains the Chinese element known as Fire. Iamshaman warns against using it nasally! |
| jungleheart | Anything that is stimulating makes me crash really badly afterwards. I don’t take ginseng, because it makes me feel unbalanced. Maybe occasionally though, because it it such a neat root! |
Table 4
Clusters of phrases formed with the product themes discovery algorithm applied to the ginseng root forum data set of Table 3.
| Cluster | Cluster Objects (Phrases) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. | that at all, at least not after |
| 2. | warns against using it nasally! Anything that | |
| 3. | that it contains Chinese element known as | |
| 4. | Having used it, what noticed was this | |
| 5. | though, because it is such neat root! | |
| 6. | don’t agree that it is like MDMA | |
| 7. | and can certainly see what they mean | |
| 8. | have seen other people say that high | |
| 9. | MDMA connection, and now that sampled that | |
| 10. | it is really, really good! think going | |
| 11. | but immediate body reaction is very different | |
| 12. | as opposed to straight caffeine, seemed to | |
| 13. | agree it’s not like MDMA, but some | |
| 14. | can even be comparable to ginseng, at | |
| 2 | 1. | and it also has host of other |
| 2. | always take good dose but not double | |
| 3. | on suggestion of Robert Anton Wilson that | |
| 4. | It is very potent just shame when | |
| 5. | of experiments in his books, and was | |
| 6. | activity because outside world is contacting inside | |
| 7. | of body in these two systems), it | |
| 8. | tract which are major sites of immune | |
| 9. | you can still get your hands on | |
| 10. | beneficial properties which tend to fall within | |
| 11. | ginseng is effective herb that can be | |
| 3 | 1. | give me more mild energy source for |
| 2. | will prove to be very nice social | |
| 3. | ate some fresh ginseng for while, can’t | |
| 4. | to take ginseng every day for few | |
| 5. | used in place of cannabis for some | |
| 6. | good for strengthening respiratory, digestive, and overall | |
| 7. | me giggling for hours, just very up | |
| 8. | neither in intensity nor loved-up effect, but | |
| 9. | leaves me feeling lazy in body and | |
| 10. | is effective but good ginseng is not | |
Figure 2
GeoTIFF image of “Elephant Valley” at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Southern California, United States on August 8, 2016. When run on this image and an image of the same location photographed October 10, 2016, the TIAE algorithm returns 13 elephants.
Figure 3
Homepage of the rhino conservation ecosystem management tool.
Figure 4
Poachers have two conflicting goals: Pursue Career, and Avoid Prosecution. They have one audience: Family. Square: decision options; Diamond: overall feeling of goal attainment. A decision (action) node along with the Situation Goal nodes affects Scenario Goal nodes. From Haas & Ferreira (2018).