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The Space of the New Ethnic Neighborhood: Polka Festival as Imagined Community
New Horizons in English Studies, 2020 Following the spatial turn in cultural studies, ethnic space is understood as a cultural category, constructed by discourse and determined by capital, within which people create their own narratives.
Ann Hetzel Gunkel
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Connected lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities? A scoping study to explore understandings and experiences of ‘community’ among LGBT people [PDF]
, 2012 This study examined understandings and experiences of LGBT communities, and assessed implications for health and wellbeing, employing a literature review, online survey and indepth interviews and discussion groups.
Formby, Eleanor
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Artificial Intelligence as the Next Visionary in Liquid Crystal Research
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The functions of AI in the research laboratory are becoming increasingly sophisticated, allowing the entire process of hypothesis formulation, material design, synthesis, experimental design, and reiterative testing to be automated. In our work, we conceive how the incorporation of AI in the laboratory environment will transform the role and ...
Mert O. Astam +2 more
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Social Media + SocietyIn developing and least developed economies, traditional and spatially bound communities play a critical role in bridging the gap when formal social welfare systems fall short in meeting essential needs.
Veronica Ouya +2 more
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Transcending Borders: Imagined/Real and Primitive/Civilised Communities in the Novels of E.L. Grant Watson [PDF]
, 2008 Questions of myth, landscape and self constituting a sense of place have played a significant role in much literature written in and about Australia and continue to do so; from the folkloric works of Henry Lawson and “Banjo” Patterson in the 1890’s to ...
O\u27Neill, Angeline
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Understandings of participation in behavioural research: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men in Scotland [PDF]
, 2015 An array of empirical research has emerged related to public participation in health research. To date, few studies have explored the particular perspectives of gay and bisexual men taking part in behavioural surveillance research, which includes the ...
Boydell, Nicola +3 more
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades +7 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Anderson and the Media. The strength of “imagined communities”
Debats. Revista de cultura, poder i societat, 2017 This is a brief note on Benedict Anderson’s influence and more specifically, on his concept of ‘Imagined Communities’ and its impact on the media. The author reviews the concept in relation to national construction through the media, noting key reasons ...
Enric Castelló
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Fashion Studies, 2020 Natural dyes from plants, insects, and fungi can be used to color yarns and textiles by craftspeople. Craft communities interested in natural dyes are using social media platforms such as Instagram to connect and share knowledge and to generate commerce ...
Kelsie Doty +2 more
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