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The invisible prevalence of citizen science in global research: migratory birds and climate change. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Citizen science is a research practice that relies on public contributions of data. The strong recognition of its educational value combined with the need for novel methods to handle subsequent large and complex data sets raises the question: Is citizen ...
Caren B Cooper, Jennifer Shirk, Benjamin Zuckerberg   +2 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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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

HamSCI HF multipath propagation mode analysis using amateur radios and audio waveforms sensitive to time difference of arrival

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
This study describes a method to deduce the ionization layer virtual height and propagation path geometry responsible for communication between two HF radio stations a fixed distance apart.
Stephen A. Cerwin, Jesse T. McMahan, Alexandros S. Papadopoulos, Alexandros S. Papadopoulos, Gerard N. Piccini, Gerard N. Piccini, Nathaniel A. Frissell, Nathaniel A. Frissell, Kristina V. Collins, Kristina V. Collins, Aidan Montare, Paul Bilberry, Samuel Blackshear, David R. Themens, David R. Themens   +14 more
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Citizen Health Science

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2019
Psychology has a long tradition of interest and experience in single subject studies, providing a forerunner scientific platform for person-level trends as they contribute to population data science.
Theodore Adrien Walls, Shannon Forkus, Abbigayle Coria   +2 more
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The Ladder of Power: Science Communication and Citizen Science

Revista Lusófona de Estudos Culturais, 2022
On March 28, 2022, the Journal of Science Communication published a special issue on participatory science communication featuring 15 papers and essays.
Thomas Gascoigne, Jenni Metcalfe, Michelle Riedlinger   +2 more
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Citizen Science for public health [PDF]

Health Promotion International, 2016
Community engagement in public health policy is easier said than done. One reason is that public health policy is produced in a complex process resulting in policies that may appear not to link up to citizen perspectives. We therefore address the central question as to whether citizen engagement in knowledge production could enable inclusive health ...
Den Broeder, Lea, Devilee, Jeroen, Van Oers, Hans, Schuit, A.J., Wagemakers, Annemarie   +4 more
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Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Geriatric Hospice Care in China: An Interpretation and Critical Analysis of the New National Standard WS/T 844–2024

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
The Setting Standards for Elderly Hospice Care Wards are crucial for meeting urgent elderly patient needs, enhancing hospice care quality, and advancing China's humanized elderly health system. This Standard specifies the configuration requirements for geriatric hospice care wards in terms of ward configuration, staffing models, age‐appropriate ...
Yinan Wu, Chang Li, Shangxin Liu, Huiping Chen, Yongyi Chen, Xinyu Chen, Yumei Wang, Yuan Qin, Zhong Yi, Pengjun Zhang, Biyan Jiang, Jianye Wang, Bei Lai   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source