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The science of citizen science: a systematic literature review on educational and scientific outcomes

Frontiers in Education, 2023
Citizen Science is an ever-growing field of public engagement with science, and recent years have seen an increasing number of studies examining its potential.
Lena Finger, Vanessa van den Bogaert, Laura Schmidt, Jens Fleischer, Marc Stadtler, Katrin Sommer, Joachim Wirth   +6 more
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Synchronous Citizen Science with Dogs

Animal Cognition, 2023
Citizen science approaches have grown in popularity over the years, partly due to their ability to reach a wider audience and produce more generalizable samples. In dogs, these studies, though, have been limited in their experimental controls. Over two studies, we explored and validated a synchronous citizen science approach.
Madeline H. Pelgrim, Zachary Tidd, Molly Byrne, Angie M. Johnston, Daphna Buchsbaum   +4 more
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Science by, with and for citizens: rethinking ‘citizen science’ after the 2011 Fukushima disaster [PDF]

Palgrave Communications, 2020
AbstractThis study illustrates how citizen-driven radiation monitoring has emerged in post-Fukushima Japan, where citizens generate their own radiation data and measurement devices to provide public with actionable data about their environments. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in and around Fukushima Prefecture, it highlights the multifaceted ...
Kenens, Joke, Van Oudheusden, Michiel, Yoshizawa, Go, Van Hoyweghen, Ine   +3 more
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Citizen science data to measure human use of green areas and forests in European cities [PDF]

, 2021
Understanding and explaining the use of green spaces and forests is challenging for sustainable urban planning. In recent years there has been increasing demand for novel approaches to investigate urban green infrastructure by capitalizing on large ...
Riccardo Testolin, Tommaso Sitzia, Testolin, R, Giovanni Trentanovi, Thomas Campagnaro, Campagnaro, Thomas, Sitzia, T, Vito Emanuele Cambria, Testolin, Riccardo, Sitzia, Tommaso, Attorre, Fabio, Trentanovi, G, Cambria, VE, Campagnaro, T, Attorre, F, Fabio Attorre, Cambria, Vito Emanuele, Trentanovi, Giovanni   +17 more
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The science of citizen science

European Education, 2023
Citizen Science is an ever-growing field of public engagement with science, and recent years have seen an increasing number of studies examining its potential. This study reviews this research to determine the educational and scientific outcomes of Citizen Science.
Finger, Lena (Dr. phil.), Bogaert, Vanessa van den (M. Ed.), Schmidt, Laura (M. ed.), Fleischer, Jens (Dr. phil.), Stadtler, Marc (Prof. Dr.), Sommer, Katrin (Prof. Dr. rer. nat.), Wirth, Joachim Thorsten Christian (Prof. Dr. rer. nat.)   +6 more
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Gender Imbalance and Spatiotemporal Patterns of Contributions to Citizen Science Projects: The Case of Zooniverse

Frontiers in Physics, 2021
Citizen Science is research undertaken by professional scientists and members of the public collaboratively. Despite numerous benefits of citizen science for both the advancement of science and the community of the citizen scientists, there is still no ...
Khairunnisa Ibrahim, Khairunnisa Ibrahim, Samuel Khodursky, Samuel Khodursky, Taha Yasseri, Taha Yasseri, Taha Yasseri, Taha Yasseri   +7 more
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Practicing Citizen Science in Zurich: Handbook [PDF]

, 2021
This handbook is a practical guide on how to successfully design and run co-created Citizen Science projects, with some specific tips for practitioners in Zurich.
Tsianou, Evgenia, Wiederkehr, Stefan, Lenart-Gansiniec, Regina, Tönsmann, Susanne, Eliseeva, Tatiana, Lenart-Gasiniec, Regina, Roffler, Ursina, Kretzer, David Michael, Martin, Mike, Mondardini, Maria Rosa, Höhener, Olivia, Maatz, Anke   +11 more
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'From women for women': A citizen science approach engaging women in the isolation and application of the vaginal health-associated bacterium Lactobacillus crispatus.

PLoS ONE
A vaginal microbiome rich in Lactobacillus crispatus is associated with good reproductive and sexual health outcomes. Dysbiosis, indicated by the loss of Lactobacillus crispatus, is a risk factor for urogenital infections, such as the clinical diagnosis ...
Shardelice Illidge, Remco Kort, Rosanne Hertzberger, Dutch crispatus Citizen Science Collective   +3 more
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COVID‐19 Vaccination Is Not Associated With the Development of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in US Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Several case reports have proposed a potential association between COVID‐19 vaccination and the subsequent development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). This study examined prior COVID‐19 vaccination in US veterans who developed new‐onset IIM compared to those without new‐onset IIM.
Caleb Hernández, Naomi Schlesinger, Jorge Rojas, Jessica A. Walsh, Tawnie J. Braaten, Gary A. Kunkel, Makoto Jones, Brian C Sauer, Julio Facelli, Grant W. Cannon, Dorota Lebiedz‐Odrobina   +10 more
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Adopting Citizen Science as a Tool to Enhance Monitoring for an Environment Agency

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2019
The New South Wales’ (NSW) Government of Australia through the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has recognised the potential of citizen science for improving environmental outcomes for NSW.
Erin Roger, Eren Turak, Patrick Tegart
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