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A geopolitics of the diaspora of British engineers in South America in the first half of the 20th century: the cases of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers centre in Argentina

Acta Polytechnica
The circulation of British engineers in South America during the first half of the twentieth century is a barely explored phenomenon that should be studied in the basis of methodologies that articulate the different elements involved, with the aim of ...
Jorge Alonso Rodríguez Ortiz
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
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Analysis of prerequisites and conditions for the foundation of an aircraft engine enterprise in Ukraine

Історія науки і техніки, 2022
World War I proved air forces to be a critical driver for warfare outcomes. Mastery of the latest technology appeared to be crucial to the battle’s success.
Liudmyla Vaniuha, Iryna Zharkova, Mariya Markovych, Stepan Pryidun, Yuriy Drevnitskyi   +4 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Beyond Innovation and Use, or Why We Must Follow Technologies through Time

Histories
Synthesizing various studies that follow technology beyond innovation and use, this article aims to continue widening the scope of history of technology toward this perspective. It argues that we must follow technology through time and—in addition to its
Heike Weber
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Railway photography and technology: analysis of the photographic record of Brazilian railway in the 19th century [PDF]

História, 2019
The purpose of this text is to examine some sets of photographs about railway companies in Brazil, in order to highlight the potential of this type of iconographic material, not as artistic documentation but also technological documentation.
Eduardo Romero de Oliveira
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Computer memories: the history of computer form [PDF]

, 2008
This paper looks at the computer as a truly global form. The similar beige boxes found in offices across the world are analysed from the perspective of design history rather than that of the history of science and technology.
Ashitomi Takashi, Aspray W., Campbell‐Kelly M., Cringely R., Dilnot C., Douglas M., Forester T., Gersin R., Guiliano V., Haddon L., Kirkup G., Levy S., Lott J., Paul Atkinson, Phister M., Pinch T., Saussure F., Webster J.   +17 more
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What Were Bulletin Board Systems? Looking Back At Pre-Internet Online Communication in Turkey

İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi
As an online communication technology predating the Internet, Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) are considered to be precursors of modern-day social media. Despite being a popular technology of its era both in Türkiye and abroad, BBS technologies tend to be ...
Ivo Ozan Furman
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Reconstructions: recreating science and technology of the past [PDF]

, 2011
Historic reconstructions have become a decisive tool in the history of science and technology.
Staubermann, Klaus
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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