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Offline social capital, online social capital, and fertility intentions: evidence from China
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsChina has experienced both ultra-low fertility and moderate aging in recent years, both of which pose serious challenges to the country’s development. Previous studies have shown that social capital is one of the most important factors that influences ...
Jing Zhao +8 more
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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
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جامعه شناسی کاربردی, 2014 Introduction This paper examines the relationship between social capital and using Facebook social media. In order to tackle the issue, it should first be noted that according to the latest statistics the total number of Facebook users in the world has ...
Hamid Abdollahyan, Mahin Sheikh Ansari
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The effect of corporate social responsibility on social capital creation: an empirical study on participation in social cooperatives [PDF]
This paper analysis the effect of corporate social responsibility on social capital by carrying out an empirical study on a specific kind of nonprofit organizations: the social cooperatives.
Elisa Portale, Giacomo Degli Antoni
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Social participation and social capital in South Yorkshire Coalfield Communities [PDF]
, 2006 This article draws on responses from a 2004 survey of 3771 residents in nine South Yorkshire coalfield communities to explore levels of social participation and the relationship between social participation and social capital.
Gilbertson, J., Manning, J.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang +8 more
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The Social Context of the Labor Supply [PDF]
In this paper we empirically investigate the relationship between social capital and the supply of labor. We identify social capital with non-market relationships. Data are obtained from the US General Social Survey for the period 1976-2004.
Ennio Bilancini, Stefano Bartolini
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study reveals that PDZK1 loss impairs ULK1‐mediated lipophagy, driving lipid droplet accumulation and sunitinib resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. PDZK1 inhibits LEF1 nuclear translocation, enhancing ULK1 transcription. Pharmacological ULK1 activation resensitizes resistant tumors to sunitinib.
Xuan Qi +11 more
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Social Capital and Development. [PDF]
, 2004 The purpose of this paper is to reflect, from an economist's point of view, on the methodological issues raised by the study of social capital. This term has been used in many different ways to cover a broad range of phenomena (Durlauf & Fafchamps 2002). Perhaps it is best seen as a way of federating research programs in various social sciences, If
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SOCIAL CAPITAL: SYMPATHY, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL GOODS, AND INSTITUTIONS [PDF]
This paper summarizes the current state of the social capital paradigm from the viewpoint of the authors. The paper presents and defends a social capital definition based on sympathetic relationships. The paper also summarizes an expanded set of rational
Robison, Lindon J., Siles, Marcelo E.
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