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Deployment of digital technologies in African cities: emerging issues and policy recommendations for local governments

Data & Policy
The deployment of digital technologies in African cities, beyond improving service delivery, raises issues of digital inclusion, digital rights, and increasing spatial and social inequalities. As part of the African Cities Lab Summit 2023, we conducted a
Leandry Jieutsa, Irina Gbaguidi, Wijdane Nadifi, Shin Koseki   +3 more
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Britain needs a digital inclusion policy with concrete targets for both availability and take-up to counter the emergence of a digital underclass [PDF]

, 2011
Internet use and information technology seems ubiquitous throughout our society – for many, life would be unimaginable without it. But, as Ellen Helsper argues, there is a vast ‘digital underclass’ in the UK that has not benefitted from increasing rates ...
Helsper, Ellen
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Impact of a senior research thesis on students' perceptions of scientific inquiry in distinct student populations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study addressed how a senior research thesis is perceived by undergraduate students. It assessed students' perception of research skills, epistemological beliefs, and career goals in Biochemistry (science) and BDC (science‐business) students. Completing a thesis improved confidence in research skills, resilience, scientific identity, closed gender‐
Celeste Suart, Haley L. Zubyk, Michelle Ogrodnik, Caitlin E. Mullarkey, Felicia Vulcu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of Digital Transitions in Health and Social Care Services in Later Life: Findings and Reflections from a Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Exploratory Review

Social Sciences
Health and social care services are increasingly shaped by the emergence of new digital developments. Research suggests that older adults are less likely to use digital devices and, therefore, risk missing out on essential health and social care services
David Alejandro Vaca-Benavides, Sumetha Uthayakumar, Emilie McSwiggan, Kayla Ostrishko, Godfrey Wanok, Clare Halpenny, Elisa Cardamone   +6 more
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Navigating new norms: a systematic review of factors for the development of effective digital tools in higher education

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What factors make for an effective digital learning tool in Higher Education? This systematic review identifies elements of a digital tool that published examples reveal to be features of an engaging and impactful digital tool. A systematic literature search yielded 25 research papers for analysis.
Akmal Arzeman, Jessica Haines, Connie Pritchard, Stephen Rutherford, Nigel Francis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australian digital inclusion index: discussion paper [PDF]

One in five Australians, around 4 million people, are not online and not able to take advantage of the education, health and social benefits of being connected.
Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Telstra Corporation Limited   +2 more
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Information society policies 2.0: a critical analysis of the potential and pitfalls of social computing & informatics in the light of e-inclusion [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper we reflect on how research and policies can and/or should help in the development of a sustainable information society for all. More specifically, we critically investigate how social computing & informatics can entail both potential and ...
Verdegem, Pieter
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TMC4 localizes to multiple taste cell types in the mouse taste papillae

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Transmembrane channel‐like 4 (TMC4), a voltage‐dependent chloride channel, plays a critical role in amiloride‐insensitive salty taste transduction. TMC4 is broadly expressed in all mature taste cell types, suggesting a possible involvement of multiple cell types in this pathway.
Momo Murata, Yoshikazu Saito, Yoichi Kasahara, Wataru Fujii, Takumi Misaka, Tomiko Asakura, Masataka Narukawa   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

FGFR Like1 drives esophageal cancer progression via EMT, PI3K/Akt, and notch signalling: insights from clinical data and next‐generation sequencing analysis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Clinical analysis reveals significant dysregulation of FGFRL1 in esophageal cancer (EC) patients. RNAi‐coupled next‐generation sequencing (NGS) and in vitro study reveal FGFRL1‐mediated EC progression via EMT, PI3K/Akt, and Notch pathways. Functional assays confirm its role in tumor growth, migration, and invasion.
Aprajita Srivastava, Anoop Saraya, Deepak Gunjan, Rinu Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Digital Series: Digital inclusion and evidence-based policy: Insights from Wales [PDF]

, 2012
Ian Jones, Senior Research Officer for the Welsh Government, discusses findings from research into digital ...
Jones, Ian
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