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The benefits of and barriers to using a social robot PARO in care settings: a scoping review

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Given the complexity of providing dementia care in hospitals, integrating technology into practice is a high challenge and an important opportunity.
Lillian Hung   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the prison gates: the experiences of people recently released from prison into homelessness and housing crisis [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper outlines the key findings and themes from a consultation project exploring the experiences and difficulties faced by people who have recently exited the prison system into situations of housing crisis or homelessness.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
core  

The significance of the Carolingian advocate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article argues that ninth-century advocates in the Frankish world deserve more attention than they have received. Exploring some of the wealth of relevant evidence, it reviews and critiques both current historiographical approaches to the issue ...
West, Charles
core   +1 more source

Beyond Presumptions: Toward Mechanistic Clarity in Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical H2O2 Production via Data Science

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐free carbon catalysts enable the sustainable synthesis of hydrogen peroxide via two‐electron oxygen reduction; however, active site complexity continues to hinder reliable interpretation. This review critiques correlation‐based approaches and highlights the importance of orthogonal experimental designs, standardized catalyst passports ...
Dayu Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

No Peace in the House: Witchcraft Accusations as an Old Woman\u27s Problem in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In Ghana, older women may be marginalized, abused, and even killed as witches. Media accounts imply this is common practice, mainly through stories of “witches camps” to which the accused may flee.
Crampton, Alexandra
core   +1 more source

Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Tackling tobacco: addressing high smoking prevalence among mental health consumers through systems change

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Smoking prevalence is five-times higher among Australian mental health consumers than the general population.
Scott Walsberger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ACA Advocacy Competencies: A Social Justice Advocacy Framework for Professional School Counselors

open access: yes, 2007
The recent endorsement of the advocacy competencies by the American Counseling Association signals their relevance to the school counseling profession.
Chen-Hayes, Stuart F   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Celebrity advocacy and public engagement: the divergent uses of celebrity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article sounds a cautionary note about the instrumental use of celebrity advocacy to (re)engage audiences in public life. It begins by setting out the steps necessary to achieve public recognition of a social problem requiring a response.
Best J   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Machine‐Learning Decomposition Identifies a Big Two Structure in Human Personality with Distinct Neurocognitive Profiles

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Using machine learning on a mega‐scale global dataset (n = 1,336,840) reveals a robust personality trait architecture beyond the Big Five. A Big Two model, broadly capturing social engagement and internal mentation, defines a geometric space that links personality to neurocognitive profiles.
Kaixiang Zhuang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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