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Public perception of science and technology

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2004
P. Lillford
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Public perception of geothermal power plants in Korea following the Pohang earthquake: A social representation theory study

Public Understanding of Science, 2021
This study sought to determine how the residents of Pohang, Korea, perceive geothermal plants after the 2017 Pohang earthquake by applying social representation theory through a mixed-method approach incorporating qualitative and quantitative research ...
Dong-Hyeon Im, Ji-Bum Chung, Eun-Sung Kim, J. Moon   +3 more
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A Mixed Methods Study of Public Perception of Social Distancing: Integrating Qualitative and Computational Analyses for Text Data

Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2021
In a rapidly changing public health crisis such as COVID-19, researchers need innovative approaches that can effectively link qualitative approaches and computational methods.
Pauline Ho, Kaiping Chen, Anqi Shao, Luye Bao, Angela Ai, A. Tarfa, D. Brossard, Lori Brown, Markus Brauer   +8 more
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Individualism or Structuralism–Differences in the Public Perception of Poverty between the United States and East-Central Europe

Journal of Poverty, 2021
Public perception of poverty is assumed to have a significant effect on the legitimacy and viability of welfare policies. The paper compares the public perceptions of poverty in the United States and in East-Central Europe and tests whether they reflect ...
Eszter Siposné Nándori
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A triangulated approach for understanding scientists’ perceptions of public engagement with science

Public Understanding of Science, 2022
Scientists are expected to engage with the public, especially when society faces challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change, but what public engagement means to scientists is not clear. We use a triangulated, mixed-methods approach combining survey and focus group data to gain insight into how pre-tenure and tenured scientists personally ...
Mikhaila N. Calice, Luye Bao, Becca Beets, Dominique Brossard, Dietram A. Scheufele, Noah Weeth Feinstein, Laura Heisler, Travis Tangen, Jo Handelsman   +8 more
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The Role of Media in Shaping Public Perception of Climate Change

International journal of research and innovation in social science
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time and the media can play a vital role in shaping public perception and creating awareness to the people.
Prof. Sunday Olayinka Alawade, M. Obun-Andy   +1 more
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Perception and acceptance towards water reuse in the Southeast United States: A public survey.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
The growing global water crisis has increased the need for alternative water sources. Among the potential solutions to mitigate the current challenging situation, water reuse has been considered and implemented, especially during the past decade.
W. Pathiranage, Lillian Bray, Kaylee Jones, Nickolas Redwine, Joshua Saralvarez, Matteo D’Alessio   +5 more
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An augmented representation method of debris flow scenes to improve public perception

International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2020
Virtual scenes can present rich and clear disaster information, which can significantly improve the level of public disaster perception. However, existing methods for constructing scenes of debris flow disasters have some deficiencies.
Weilian Li, Jun Zhu, Lin Fu, Qing Zhu, Yakun Xie, Ya Hu   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and present perception of gravel bars in natural and regulated environments.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Gravel bars represent unique habitats in gravel bed rivers. These formations are endangered by river management affecting the channel natural behavior and flow conditions. This could result in the initial loss of gravel bar dynamic, leading to overgrowth
Holušová Adriana, Połedniková Zuzana, Vaverka Lukáš, Galia Tomáš   +3 more
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Public Perception of AI: Sentiment and Opportunity

arXiv.org
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly influences various aspects of society, there is growing public interest in its potential benefits and risks.
Jayshree Seth
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