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Thermal‐Infrared Measurements of the North‐East Tower at Ardrossan Castle
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Thermal‐infrared imaging of buildings is used to investigate a range of phenomena including the accumulation of moisture. In general, the presence of moisture poses a direct danger to historic structures and must be characterized prior to any intervention.
Michael Bowry +15 more
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What does it mean? Translating anatomical language to engage public audiences
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract The language of anatomy, with its roots in Ancient Greek and Roman languages, is complex and unfamiliar to many. Its complexity creates a significant barrier to public knowledge and understanding of anatomy—many members of the public find themselves asking “what does it mean?”, and this can manifest as poor health literacy and outcomes.
Kat A. Sanders, Adam M. Taylor
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract There has been a notable increase in bibliometric research studying gender in academia. This narrative review aims to organize and synthesize this extensive body of work to uncover new insights into gender disparities in science. We begin by analyzing key methodological elements, including gender assignment techniques, units of analysis, and ...
Elvira González‐Salmón +2 more
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The Role of Projects in Astronomy Education [PDF]
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1990 At first sight, there may appear to be a very wide range of project situations that are in use. Students may seem to be doing the equivalent of postgraduate work, or may seem to be working on contract basis, or may even seem to be doing rather long term laboratory exercises, or some mixture of all three. However, there are in essence two major types of
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Provenance is the story of how something has come to be. In this paper, we provide a systematic literature review to categorize the various notions of provenance in Information Sciences. The goal of this review is to paint a broader picture of the multiple uses of provenance at play and to enhance our understanding of the importance of ...
Rhiannon Bettivia +2 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract To unravel the linguistic dynamics of science communication on social media, this study presents a large‐scale, cross‐disciplinary analysis of language use in over 21 million Twitter mentions of 6.7 million scientific publications. While English dominates—accounting for 90.8% of all mentions and serving as a bridging language for the ...
Yanqing Zhang, Zhichao Fang
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Researchers increasingly share data, both on their own initiative and as a result of requirements by funding agencies and publishers. For data to be accessible and reusable, it must be understandable. While typical metadata covers rudimentary information about data, data re‐users often need more contextual information, including paradata ...
Isto Huvila, Lisa Andersson, Olle Sköld
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Fourteen Years of Education and Public Outreach for the Swift Gamma-ray Burst Explorer Mission
, 2014 The Sonoma State University (SSU) Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) group leads the Swift Education and Public Outreach program. For Swift, we have previously implemented broad efforts that have contributed to NASA's Science Mission Directorate E/PO ...
Cominsky, Lynn +3 more
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Astronomy Educational Activity in Jordan [PDF]
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, 2001 Throughout the last three millennia the area of Jordan, as part of the Arab World, has a rich history in the foundation and development of astronomy. Jordan today is pro-active in developing community programmes of education. I will describe the outreach programmes and community participation that I experienced during my attendence in Jordan at a ...
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract The term semantic primitives refers to a set of basic, atomic concepts from which all other (compound) concepts are constructed. It presupposes the principle of compositionality—the idea that complex items or expressions can be formed by combining simpler constituents.
Birger Hjørland
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