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LeCun, Y., Bengio, Y., & Hinton, G. (2015). Deep learning. Nature, 521(7553), 436–444.
Matches the published record in Nature. doi.org/10.1038/nature14539
Mismatch
Kahneman, D., & Tversky, A. (
19811979). Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk. Econometrica, 47(2), 263–291.The year in the record is 1979. Everything else matches.
RetractedMatches record
Wakefield, A. J., Murch, S. H., Anthony, A., et al. (1998). Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet, 351(9103), 637–641.
This paper exists, but The Lancet retracted it in 2010. Don't cite it as evidence.
Couldn't verify
Martínez, L. (2020). Memoria y territorio en la poesía andina [Tesis de maestría]. Universidad Nacional.
No match found. This looks like a thesis, and most theses aren't in the databases we search. Try your library's catalog. This doesn't mean the source is made up.
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