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An Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Research in the Context of Building Production: Istanbul International Financial Center BDDK Building

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2018
Actor-Network Theory(ANT) has been suggested by Latour in 1980s as a criticism of classical sociology. ANT is an interdisciplinary methodology that handles the heterogeneous rallying of human and non-human actors’ relationships, their effects to each ...
Sedef Başar, Candan Çınar Çıtak
doaj  

Resilience‐as‐doing: A relational model for living practice

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Dominant frameworks treat resilience as a capacity to withstand disturbance and recover, something systems, communities or individuals either have or lack. This paper proposes a different understanding, grounded in relational onto‐epistemology and first‐person, practice‐based, autoethnographic inquiry situated within a household garden.
Katie Moon
wiley   +1 more source

Demand Acquisition and Platform Construction Strategy for Community Public Service Groups

open access: yesSAGE Open
Fragmentation and shallow participation hinder the sustainability of community public services, especially within complex multi-actor systems. To address this, this study develops a structured design methodology by integrating the WSR (Wuli-Shili-Renli ...
Yuchen Sun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baicalein Sensitizes Radioresistant BT549 and MCF7‐R Breast Cancer Cells by Modulating Rac1 Signaling

open access: yesPhytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Radioresistance remains a key barrier in breast cancer (BC) treatment. Baicalein, a flavonoid from Scutellaria baicalensis, has shown potential to enhance radiosensitivity. This study investigates its efficacy and mechanism in radioresistant BC models. Radioresistant BC cell models were established via fractionated irradiation and validated by
Zitong Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Exploration of the Dynamics of Consensual Approaches in Biodiversity Planning for the Wider Countryside: Evaluating the Usefulness and Applicability of Actor-Network Theory [PDF]

open access: yes
This research examines the usefulness of applying theoretical principles from the Sociology of Translation and Actor Network Theory to the scenario of biodiversity planning in Oxfordshire between the early nineteen nineties and 2001.
Wragg, Amanda
core   +3 more sources

Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
wiley   +1 more source

ICT - an ally and an alien The role of ICT in Swedish popular adult education organisations

open access: yesSeminar.net, 2009
This article is focused on Swedish folk high schools and study associations as organisational settings (and not explicitly at teaching efforts and educational activities).
Gunilla Jedeskog, Inger Landström
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Key Technical Fields and Future Outlooks of Space Manipulators: A Survey

open access: yesSmartBot, EarlyView.
This paper systematically reviews the technological development of space manipulators, emphasizing the unique challenges posed by space environments. It examines four areas: structural design, modeling, planning, and control, while introducing typical ground test platforms.
Gang Chen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Material Actors in Remote Interpreting: Practical Applications of Actor–Network Theory (ANT)

open access: yesIntegrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities
This study, based on Actor–Network Theory (ANT), explores the mechanisms through which material actors operate in remote interpreting. The research finds that material actors—such as technological devices, environmental factors, and network platforms—play a crucial role in remote interpreting, not only affecting the accuracy and fluency of ...
openaire   +1 more source

Quantum Machine Learning for Cybersecurity: A Taxonomy and Future Directions

open access: yesSoftware: Practice and Experience, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Context The rapid increase in cyber threats, coupled with increasingly sophisticated attack strategies and the exponential growth of data in recent years, has exposed significant limitations in classical machine learning, rule‐based, and signature‐based defense mechanisms.
Siva Sai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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