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Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

The electoral politics of immigration and crime

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Concern that immigration worsens crime problems is prevalent across Western publics. How does it shape electoral politics? Prior research asserted a growing left–right divide in immigration attitudes and voting behavior due to educational realignment.
Jeyhun Alizade
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of driver stress level with survey, galvanic skin response sensor data, and force-sensing resistor data

open access: yesAdvances in Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Thousands of lives are lost in traffic accidents every year, and most traffic accidents are caused by driver errors. Causes and impairments such as fatigue, inattentiveness, alcohol usage, stress, and drugs are the main factors of these accidents. When a
Daghan Dogan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing of the smart textile for energy expenditure monitoring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Peer ReviewedPostprint (published ...
Boqué, N   +2 more
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Irradiated Liver Cancer Cell Vaccine Transfected With GM‐CSF Induces Specific and Long‐Lasting Anti‐tumour Immunity Through the Synergistic Effect of Oxidised mtDNA and GM‐CSF

open access: yesCell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Song et al. developed an mGM‐CSF‐loaded, liver cancer cell‐based vaccine that potently activated dendritic cells and elicited tumour‐specific T cell responses. Mechanistically, radiation‐induced oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA in cancer cells triggers the cGAS‐STING pathway in DCs, which synergizes with mGM‐CSF‐driven JAK2‐STAT3 signalling to ...
Zhiruo Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Offspring Size Resolves a Population Growth Paradox in Rays and Skates

open access: yesFish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The maximum intrinsic population growth rate, rmax, is a key determinant of sustainable fishing limits and is increasingly used in risk assessments. We previously showed how the rmax of rays and skates (subclass Batoidea) scales with adult body size, temperature (and hence depth) such that smaller‐bodied species and those in warmer, shallower ...
Ellen Barrowclift   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the microbiota–skin–brain axis: Chicory extract biotransformed into a postbiotic neurocosmetic enhancer of social and sensory experience

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Application of CHICORY EXTRACT by a consumer has the ability to evoke positive emotional responses in individuals who come into tactile contact with the treated skin. Abstract Objective Measuring the influence of cosmetic ingredients on the microbiota‐skin‐brain axis is a difficult challenge.
Stefan Hettwer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do our automated unconscious behaviors reveal our real selves and hidden truths about the universe? -- A review of David Hawkins ‘Power vs Force--the hidden determinants of human behavior –author’s official authoritative edition’ 412p (2012)(original edition 1995)(review revised 2019) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
I am very used to strange books and special people, but Hawkins stands out due to his use of a simple technique for testing muscle tension as a key to the “truth” of any kind of statement whatsoever—i.e., not just to whether the person being tested ...
Starks, Michael
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