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“Why can't they put us to sleep if we are suffering?”: La Nada and the desire for euthanasia among institutionalized older adults in Peru

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
wiley   +1 more source

Astronauts and Space Food [PDF]

open access: yesفناوری در مهندسی هوافضا, 2018
Supplying the energy for the astronaut’s activity is an important factor in space explorations. Space food also reduces the harmful effects of space besides supplying energy.
Farzane Azimi   +2 more
doaj  

Astronaut Categories slide

open access: yes
A presentation slide listing the 3 categories of astronaut ...

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Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future

open access: yesThe Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
wiley   +1 more source

Astronaut O2 Uptake

open access: yes
A chart reflecting Astronaut O2 Uptake for Male and Female subjects, measured in Mean ...

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Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive [PDF]

open access: yes
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Image rights: Esa astronaut John McFall undergoes microgravity training. Esa / Novespace, Author provided (* no reuse *); The New Shepard vehicle carries paying customers
Merdin-Uygur, E, Garaj, V, Cullen, S
core  

Unveiling Lasting Impact: A Cultural‐Historical Activity Theory Perspective on Original Participants in an Afterschool STEM Club

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) club is a long‐standing afterschool STEM program (1994–present). The study investigates the features of GEMS by exploring retrospective experiences of a group of original GEMS girls (OGGs) who attended GEMS in 1994–1995. Survey data were collected from 14 OGGs and in‐depth interview data from nine
Lili Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Astronaut Q&A with schoolchildren [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Astronaut Q&A with ...
University News Services, Rochester Institute of Technology   +2 more
core  

057 Astronaut Rescued by Helicopter from Sea

open access: yes, 2021
This color photograph features an astronaut being rescued from the sea by a helicopter. The astronaut is holding onto a ring attached to a wire for pulling him up.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
core  

Effect of artificial gravity on calcaneal bone marrow adipose tissue and mineral content in female and male participants in 60 days of bed rest

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Modulation of bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) with prolonged inactivity was reported in haemopoietic but not in non‐haemopoietic bones. This prospective randomized controlled trial submitted 16 men and 8 women to 60 days of 6° head‐down‐tilt bed rest.
Tammy Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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