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Toward and Analytical and Methodological Understanding of Actor Network Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Actor-network theory (ANT) is well developed within social studies of science and technology. The last two decades have seen an increasing awareness and interest in ANT within the social sciences and it has increasingly been invoked to theorise the role ...
Jackson, Sharon
core  

Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Problem of Relevance in Post-Actor-Network Theory

open access: yesСоциология власти
The article is devoted to the problem of relevance in post-actor network theory. In the context of the turn to the material in sociological theory, one of the key tasks is to determine the relevance of non-humans in social interactions or in broader ...
M. D. Malkov
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Housing Production Processes in the Context of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) in Urban Renewal Areas

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2022
Policies and strategies devoid of participatory planning principles applied in the urban transformation process; accelerated the formation of unplanned, unhealthy, and identity-less urban environments; It has caused the physical, socio-cultural, and psychological needs of people not to be adequately met.
Çıtak, Candan, Baghal, Ayşegül
openaire   +3 more sources

Liquid‐Crystal‐Based Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for 7 GHz Mobile Communication

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The glass‐based liquid‐crystal reconfigurable intelligent surface (LC‐RIS) integrates active‐matrix driving and blind‐greedy phase optimization within a 5G‐NR OFDM framework. This enables continuously tunable and autonomous enhancement of wireless coverage. Leveraging the transparency and manufacturability of liquid crystal panels, it is ideally suited
Tien‐Lun Ting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Strategy For E-Government Development Using Actor-Network Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The potential benefits of e-government are not easily manifested due to its high implementation failures. These failures partly come from inappropriate assumptions used to conceptualize its nature and implement it as a socio-technical entity.
Johanes Eka, Priyatma
core   +1 more source

Information Transmission Strategies for Self‐Organized Robotic Aggregation

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how information transmission influences the neighbor‐based self‐organized aggregation of swarm robots. We focus specifically on local interactions regarding information transfer and categorize previous studies based on the functions of the information exchanged.
Shu Leng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Photograph as Network

open access: yesAkademisk Kvarter, 2017
Inspired by actor-network theory (ANT), this article develops a theoretical framework for grasping the dynamic visual work of cultural memory. It introduces three sensitizing concepts derived from Latourian actor-network methodology, namely entanglement,
Frauke Wiegand
doaj   +1 more source

Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An efficient deep learning model for brain tumour detection with privacy preservation

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Internet of medical things (IoMT) is becoming more prevalent in healthcare applications as a result of current AI advancements, helping to improve our quality of life and ensure a sustainable health system. IoMT systems with cutting‐edge scientific capabilities are capable of detecting, transmitting, learning and reasoning.
Mujeeb Ur Rehman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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