The caring commodity : transformations in the exchange character of medicine in New Zealand (1840-1985) : a thesis presented to the Dept. of Geography, Massey University in complete fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts [PDF]
, 1985 Retrospective analysis of actions and interactions connected with health care makes evident their place as constituted and constitutive components of capitalist social relations.
Hay, Iain Mill
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Knowing Your Population: Privacy-Sensitive Mining of Massive Data
, 2013 Location and mobility patterns of individuals are important to environmental planning, societal resilience, public health, and a host of commercial applications.
Boman, Magnus +4 more
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Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi +2 more
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Making the great transformation, November 13, 14, and 15, 2003 [PDF]
, 2003 This repository item contains a single issue of the Pardee Conference Series, a publication series that began publishing in 2006 by the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.
Anderson, William P. +21 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li +4 more
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The Potential for Telehealth Consultations in Cardiology and Dermatology in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Synthesis of Research Evidence [PDF]
, 2013 This report provides a synthesis of relevant research evidence on the clinical and cost effectiveness of telehealth technologies for specialist-patient consultations in the fields of cardiology and dermatology.
Bornstein, Stephen +2 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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Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies [PDF]
, 2017 This report issued by the Funders' Network as part of their Anchors Institution Funders' Group, examines the potential these deeply rooted local enterprises hold to create lasting and sustainable change—and illustrates how funders are working with anchor
Katherine Pease
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Remaking Medical Geography [PDF]
Territoris, 2005 [ENG] Medical geography has a long tradition of examining the spatial distribution of diseases and medical care resources. With the shifts in theory, methodology, and changing health issues, medical geography is remaking itself in three complementary modalities. First, in taking into account new theories it is remaking itself as the geography
Rosenberg, Mark W., Wilson, Kathleen
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.Nanosafety data provide a guiding example for establishing best practices in data management, aligning with FAIR principles and quality criteria. This review explores existing quality assessment approaches for reliability, relevance, and completeness, emphasizing the need for harmonization and adaptation to nanomaterials and advanced materials. The aim
Verónica I. Dumit +43 more
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