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The Old Regime (of Mutualisation) and the Revolution (of Big Data)

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In his classic work L'ancien régime et la révolution, Alexis de Tocqueville proposes a reinterpretation of the French Revolution: behind the spectacular ruptures associated with the event, profound continuities are at play. Beyond the specific case of the French Revolution, Tocqueville calls for vigilance in mobilizing the notion of revolution
Pierre Francois
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering the biases: why the claimed mask-excess mortality link fails to hold. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Cerqueira-Silva T, Argolo F, Gonçalves da Costa G, Barbara FN, Hallal P, Gualano B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
wiley   +1 more source

Avoiding Deception and Nondisclosure in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review of Ethical Principles, Legal Perspectives, and Communication Strategies. [PDF]

Cureus
Lawongsa K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Market orientation and national homicide rates

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract We studied the influence of market orientation on national homicide rates. Multiple theoretical traditions equate the development and dominance of markets with higher crime rates. Some traditional sociological theoretical claims, however, suggest market expansion should reduce violence.
William Alex Pridemore, Meghan L. Rogers
wiley   +1 more source

How Surgeons and Surgical Leaders Manage Complications, Medical Errors, Malpractice, and Second Victim Syndrome. [PDF]

J Pediatr Soc North Am
Waters PM, DeMaso DR, Horgan JJ, Frick SL.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Correction to “Please list your favourite …”: How to measure online plant knowledge as a component of plant awareness

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
wiley   +1 more source

An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
wiley   +1 more source

Recognition of medical error: It is not too late for an open disclosure - a narrative review. [PDF]

Clinics (Sao Paulo)
Miziara ID, Miziara CSMG.
europepmc   +1 more source

Improvement in the English Translations of Albrecht von Haller's Usong (1771)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The political novel Usong (1771), written by the Swiss physiologist Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), is set in the fifteenth century and tells the story of a Mongolian prince who becomes the Emperor of Persia and redesigns the government of his empire to promote the happiness of his subjects.
Laura Tarkka
wiley   +1 more source