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The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

Bonds, Bounds, and Borders: Crafting Hospitality with Unauthorized Migrants in Southern France

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the everyday politics of migrant hospitality in rural Southern France. Drawing on four years of fieldwork alongside benevolent residents hosting unauthorized migrants at their home or volunteering in migrant shelters, I consider how residents attempted to make up for the state's abandonment of migrant lives, the ethical ...
Céline Eschenbrenner
wiley   +1 more source

Fog collection improvement using harp structures formed from hairy yarns. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Almasi A, Nosraty H, Mirdehghan SA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Influence of friendship on benign and malicious envy among secondary school students

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Benign and malicious envy arise from social comparisons regarding a quality, achievement or possession. As school is inherently evaluative and social, the classroom offers a relevant and understudied context to investigate envy and the impact of friendship on envy. Prior research has shown a positive association between relationship
Flora Fassl, Maximilian Hofleitner, Alina Wunsch, Jens Lange, Ulrich S. Tran, Marko Lüftenegger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescent mental health in Hong Kong: a longitudinal analysis of positive self‐evaluation, contextual influences and adverse experiences (2009–2014)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background To examine whether positive self‐evaluation and contextual variables—such as those created by family, peers and schools—serve as promotive factors or protective factors in the context of adversity. Methods Data were drawn from two waves of the youth survey of a population‐representative cohort in Hong Kong.
Yanyan Ni, Ying Chen, Xiao Xiao, Corine S.M. Wong, Sunita M. Stewart, Michael Y. Ni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scalable Fabrication of Core-Sheath Nanofiber Yarns via NanoTwist Spinning for High-Performance Energy-Harvesting <i>E</i>-Nanofiber Fabrics. [PDF]

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Jayadevan S, Aliyana AK, Stylios GK.
europepmc   +1 more source

Technical, Cultural and Religious: Risks for Children in Minority Religious Communities as Seen in the Ultra‐Orthodox Jewish Community During COVID‐19

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child development research predominantly focuses on Western secular contexts and does not adequately consider non‐Western religious contexts. The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected children worldwide in various dimensions, with children from minority populations being disproportionately impacted.
Netanel Gemara
wiley   +1 more source

Architecting Porosity Through Monomer Engineering: Hypercrosslinked Polymers for Highly Selective CO₂ Capture from CH₄ or N₂. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Liu L, Zhang Q, Leng X, Song R, Han ZB.
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding the Link Between Social Support Networks, Self‐Efficacy and Future Orientation During Emerging Adulthood: A Comparison of At‐Risk and Non‐at‐Risk Emerging Adults

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At‐risk emerging adults may be less inclined to invest in future goals, yet the mechanisms underlying their future orientation (FO) remain unclear. Therefore, this study examined how social support network attributes contribute to FO in at‐risk and non‐at‐risk emerging adults and the mediating role of self‐efficacy.
Eran P. Melkman, Yafit Sulimani‐Aidan
wiley   +1 more source

All-Weather 3D Self-Folding Fabric for Adaptive Personal Thermoregulation. [PDF]

Nanomicro Lett
Zhang X, Gu Y, Chao X, Wang Z, Wu S, Xu J, Li Z, Pan M, Shou D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source