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The Anthropocene and the End of Nuclear Disaster: Normalizing the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
ABSTRACT This article places the concept of disaster in critical dialogue with that of the Anthropocene, which introduces new imaginaries that negatively affect the governance of crises like nuclear accidents. I argue that tropes surrounding the Anthropocene can depict certain events as apocalyptic calamities while also portraying other events as mere “
Maxime Polleri
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The issues raised in this text are aimed at presenting the thesis that full recognition of the negative consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster for the traditional cultural heritage of Polissia (tangible and intangible) requires taking into account ...
Paweł Sekuła
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ABSTRACT The year 2026 marks forty years since New Technology, Work and Employment was first published. In this article, we reflect on the history and success of ‘New Technology, Work and Employment’ as we celebrate the journal's 40th year. We outline the origins and developments of the journal, with the key themes and debates that have been published ...
Andy Hodder +4 more
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THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT AS A CULTURAL TRAUMA OF UKRAINE
The article analyzes theoretical approaches to the study of the consequences of the Chernobyl tragedy in the context of cultural searches of modernity in the prospect of "memorial paradigm." The aim is to bring the concept of perception of the Chernobyl ...
Ya. O. Yakovlieva
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IMPLICATION IN YOUNG ADULT NOVELS ABOUT THE GDR: HISTORICAL FICTION FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE
ABSTRACT This article examines the pedagogical potential of young adult literature about East Germany to help readers reflect on the legacies of authoritarian rule and questions of responsibility, accountability and agency. Drawing on Michael Rothberg's concept of the implicated subject, I argue that young adult literature exploring implication offers ...
Kristin Rebien
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The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance in the Ukraine [PDF]
Using longitudinal data from the Ukraine we examine the extent of any long-lasting effects of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster on the health and labour market performance of the adult workforce.
Hartmut Lehmann, Jonathan Wadsworth
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ABSTRACT The Russian Military Historical Society (RMHS) was founded in 2012 on President Vladimir Putin's orders. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the society's members have not only published propaganda to support the ‘special military operation’ but have discussed the need for a proper ‘state ideology’.
Kati Parppei
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We aimed to assess the quality of DNA extracted from long‐term stored FFPE specimens of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma from three hospitals in Hiroshima and their applicability to whole exome sequencing. FFPE samples preserved for up to 55 years may be amenable to sequencing with increased read depth.
Kousuke Tanimoto +15 more
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Radionuclídeos como marcadores de um novo tempo: o Antropoceno
On May 2019, the members of the Anthropocene Working Group completed a binding vote to affirm some of the key questions that have been agreed in 2016: the Anthropocene should be considered as a formal chronostratigraphic unit, defined by a Global ...
Cleyton Martins da Silva +3 more
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The study showed that TOMO‐mediated RIBE is activated by decreasing exosomal hnRNPA1 protein level and its capability to packaging miR‐27a‐3p. These new findings infer that hnRNPA1 is a novel inhibitor of RIBE, which potentiates to be a new therapeutic target for improving the efficacy of radiotherapy.
Meng‐Qi Yang +11 more
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