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On the Mode of Existence of Symbols: An Actor-Network Perspective on Identification and Group Formation

open access: yesAisthesis
This paper analyses a specific aspect of the contribution of actor-network theory (ANT) to political theory, focusing on the role of symbols in forming groups or publics.
Christian Frigerio
doaj   +1 more source

Absence seizures: Update on signaling mechanisms and networks

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Absence seizures (AS) are a hallmark of genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), characterized by brief episodes of impaired consciousness accompanied by electroencephalographic spike‐and‐wave discharges (SWDs). Traditionally attributed to cortico‐thalamo‐cortical (CTC) dysrhythmia, emerging evidence suggests a more intricate pathophysiological ...
Ozlem Akman, Filiz Onat
wiley   +1 more source

An hybrid and non-modern approach to urban studies Una perspectiva híbrida y no-moderna para los estudios urbanos

open access: yesAthenea Digital, 2012
This article draws upon the so-called Forat de la Vergonya urban controversy and the urban transformation process of a neighborhood in Barcelona: el Casc Antic.
Marc Grau i Solés   +2 more
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Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as an alternative to overcoming the dualities of the informational behavior studies

open access: yes, 2021
Introdução: No campo dos estudos de usuários da informação, a mudança do paradigma centrado no sistema para o centrado no usuário da informação trouxe aspectos individuais e cognitivos das atividades informacionais para o primeiro plano. Esse ponto de vista foi criticado por abordagens sociais emergentes por negligenciar aspectos sociais e de contexto.
Andrade, Eduardo Augusto de   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Meniscus‐guided organic semiconductor single crystals: From fluid dynamics to morphology control and multifunctional applications

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Centered on the multiscale meniscus, this review dissects mass transport in meniscus‐guided coating into parallel and lateral components. By analyzing the balance of multiple factors during crystallization, it establishes a clear morphology‐performance relationship.
Yumeng Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disturbance from restoration reseeding is associated with short‐term topsoil carbon loss and alters soil bacterial communities and functions in degraded alpine meadows of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau

open access: yesGrassland Research, EarlyView.
Restoration reseeding of degraded alpine meadows increased aboveground vegetation but was associated with short‐term topsoil carbon loss, coinciding with a microbial strategy shift from resident carbon‐preserving to carbon‐spending bacterial guilds. Abstract Background Restoration of degraded ecosystems is widely promoted as a nature‐based solution ...
Long‐Tao Zhu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A critical review of the Actor-Network theory for the study of artifacts

open access: yesTrilogía Ciencia Tecnología Sociedad, 2017
the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is an alternative and novel approach in social studies of science and technology because it represents an inversion of the dominant constructivist vision.
Álvaro Monterroza Ríos
doaj   +1 more source

Identifiable regional and neural network abnormalities in early childhood anxiety

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although the neural underpinnings of anxiety have been investigated, most research has been confined to adolescence and adulthood, with less of a focus on the early childhood period. Little is known about the role of anticipatory fear processing early childhood, which is a sensitive period for anxiety development.
Khalil I. Thompson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher Mentoring: Histories, Translations, and Reforms in Romaniaand the Republic of Moldova [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Știinţe Educaţiei
This paper re-examines the historiography of teacher mentoring in Romania and the Republic of Moldova through the lens of Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory (ANT). In ANT, an actor-network refers to a material–semiotic assemblage in which agency emerges
Mihaela MITESCU-MANEA
doaj   +1 more source

Acute and Chronic Local Field Potential Recordings in Dystonia—A Systematic Review

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Dystonia is a hyperkinetic movement disorder increasingly conceptualized as a disorder of distributed network dysfunction involving the basal ganglia, cortex and cerebellum. Local field potentials (LFPs) recorded from deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes provide a unique opportunity to characterize the electrophysiological signatures ...
Jack Horan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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