Running and Stumbling to Recovery: A Carnal Sociological Study of Change in Substance Use
ABSTRACT Evidence suggests that exercise may be an effective adjunct to recovery processes associated with addiction; however, little research has been conducted outside clinical settings. This article is based on a Canadian carnal sociological study that investigated the evolution of the runner's habitus amongst 11 individuals in recovery from ...
Stephanie Bogue Kerr, Nicolas Moreau
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[Status of Research on Molecular Mechanisms and Management of Acute Mountain Sickness]. [PDF]
Chen L, Wu S, Luo F.
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The artisanal underground: gold, subsistence, and subsurface materiality in Colombia
Abstract This article focuses on subsurface materiality to explore how small‐scale gold miners in Colombia navigate formal politics. In much critical research, the underground appears as a space of great developmentalist ambition, whose resources enable corporate expansion and bureaucratic rule.
Jesse Jonkman
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Effects of acetazolamide combined with remote ischemic preconditioning on risk of acute mountain sickness: a randomized clinical trial. [PDF]
Liu M+12 more
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Physical Fit: The Role of Sports in Elite Hiring in Norway
ABSTRACT Sports participation serves as an important marker of elite distinction that is useful for getting in and getting on in elite workplaces. However, much of the work on the stratifying power of sports in the workplace has focussed on highly unequal societies, like the United Kingdom and the United States, and workplaces within the economic elite.
Lisa M. B. Sølvberg, Lauren A. Rivera
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Field-testing at high-altitude: Recommendations from Leeds Metropolitan University’s Himalayan 2011 research expedition team [PDF]
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The validity of teledentistry examinations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Sydney, Australia
Abstract Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic, non‐urgent dental treatments were deferred. To identify and prioritize urgent dental patients, teledentistry was implemented across NSW public dental services. This study aimed to establish the validity of teledentistry examinations to provide a clinical diagnosis compared to face‐to‐face, clinical ...
T Mahony+5 more
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Wildlife trade investigations benefit from multivariate stable isotope analyses
ABSTRACT The investigation of wildlife trade and crime has benefitted from advances in technology and scientific development in a variety of fields. Stable isotope analysis (SIA) represents one rapidly developing approach that has considerable potential to contribute to wildlife trade investigation, especially in complementing other methods including ...
Tracey‐Leigh Prigge+6 more
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Classification of direct threats to the conservation of ecosystems and species 4.0
Abstract Identifying and assessing the magnitude of direct threats to ecosystems and species are critical steps to prioritizing, planning, implementing, and assessing conservation actions. Just as medical clinicians and researchers need a standard way to talk about human diseases, conservation practitioners and scientists need a common and ...
Nick Salafsky+14 more
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Personhood: An emergent view from Africa and the West
Abstract African understandings of personhood are complex, with different accounts emphasizing distinct aspects of what it means to be a person. Some accounts stress excellence of character and performing well in social roles and relationships, while others focus on innate moral qualities of individuals independent of their conduct and character.
Nancy S. Jecker, Caesar A. Atuire
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