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Investigating child participation in the everyday talk of a teacher and children in a preparatory year [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In early years research, policy and education, a democratic perspective that positions children as participants and citizens is increasingly emphasized. These ideas take seriously listening to children’s opinions and respecting children’s influence over ...
Alderson P.   +34 more
core   +2 more sources

Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Citizen Science to Manage Odour Emissions in National IED Plants: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

open access: yesAtmosphere
The potential of citizen science to address complex issues has been recognized since the 1990s. However, the systematic integration of public opinion in research has been developed only recently, thanks to the spread of questionnaire web-based surveys ...
Francesca Mauro, Roberto Borghesi
doaj   +1 more source

Encounters Between Experiences and Measurements: The Role of Local Knowledge in Climate Change Research

open access: yesMountain Research and Development, 2019
Innovative approaches could enhance scientific insights into how climate change affects mountain ecosystems and livelihoods and enrich climate action. Using an inter- and transdisciplinary approach in a remote tropical dry forest region of the Andes in ...
Julia Kieslinger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exile, return, record : exploring historical narratives and community resistance through participatory filmmaking in 'post-conflict’ Guatemala [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Following previous experiences of violence and forced displacement, ‘the returnees’ from the Guatemalan campesino community ‘Copal AA la Esperanza’ are now defending their territory against the construction of a hydroelectric dam.
Boeykens, Tessa
core   +2 more sources

Participatory Budgeting: Models and Approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Participatory budgeting is a democratic approach to deciding the funding of public projects, which has been adopted in many cities across the world. We present a survey of research on participatory budgeting emerging from the computational social choice literature, which draws ideas from computer science and microeconomic theory.
Aziz, Haris, Shah, Nisarg
openaire   +2 more sources

Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming collapse of farming systems: shifting from vicious to virtuous circles in the extensive sheep farming system in Huesca (Spain)

open access: yesEcology and Society
Farming systems in Europe are perceived by stakeholders as having a low level of resilience and sustainability when confronted with shocks and ongoing stresses. Specifically, European extensive livestock systems are faced with challenges such as low farm
Bárbara Soriano   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advantages and Disadvantages of Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) in Iran: A Study Based on Breeders' Perceptions [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB). Seventy-six breeders were randomly selected from among 95 breeders who were working at the Seed and Plant Improvement Institute ...
Mostafa Karbasioun , Fatemeh Abbasi
doaj  

Where Participatory Approaches Meet Pragmatism in Funded (Health) Research: The Challenge of Finding Meaningful Spaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The term participatory research is now widely used as a way of categorising research that has moved beyond researching "on" to researching "with" participants.
Cook, Tina
core   +3 more sources

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