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Beyond Deterrence: Experimental Study of Factors Influencing Perceived Legitimacy and Compliance With Mandatory Vaccination

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For the law to function effectively in society, it must not only be enforced but also promote compliance, particularly in emotionally charged, polarized, or uncertain situations. This study explores the impact of legal sanction stringency and perceived sanction risk on the perceived legitimacy of and willingness to comply with mandatory ...
David Lacko   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fragility of Trust: Interpersonal Encounters, Institutional Distrust, and Conditional Spillovers in the Area of Social Service Delivery

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines social assistance for vulnerable families at the frontline level of service delivery, exploring how citizens' trust and distrust are shaped within this administrative context. It addresses three questions: Do citizens distinguish between trust and distrust in frontline workers and public institutions when reporting on their
Christian Lahusen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel WiFi/MEMS Integrated Indoor Navigation System Based on Two-Stage EKF. [PDF]

open access: yesMicromachines (Basel), 2019
Cui Y, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Wang Z, Fu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Reconceptualizing Crisis: An Empirically Based Investigation

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
Crisis is predominantly characterized in terms of its detrimental consequences. Drawing on in‐depth semi‐structured interviews in Melbourne and Taipei, the article provides a critical and distinctive understanding of crisis. Crisis is conceptualized here as a disruptive prefiguring of new possibilities, both agentic and structural.
Xiaoying Qi
wiley   +1 more source

Pandemic Geographies of Home: Domestic Thresholding in Response to COVID‐19

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. This paper introduces the concept of ‘thresholding’ to explore the ways in which internal and external thresholds are understood and ...
Alison Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passive thigh heating improves peak force production in younger adults and early isokinetic force production in younger and older adults

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Older adults often suffer from reduced physical capability relative to young adults, in part due to impaired muscle function. This study investigated the ergogenic effects of passive thigh heating on knee extensor torque production in healthy older versus younger adults.
Desmond Denny   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Knowledge on Phytoremediation Potential of Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for PFAS and Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

open access: yesRemediation Journal, Volume 36, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This review synthesizes current research on the phytoremediation potential of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for heavy metals, including arsenic, aluminium, mercury, copper, lead, cadmium, nickel, and zinc, as well as per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” A structured and transparent ...
Omid Ansari, Luca De Prato
wiley   +1 more source

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