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Replication Rate, Framing, and Format Affect Attitudes and Decisions about Science Claims

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
A series of five experiments examined how the evaluation of a scientific finding was influenced by information about the number of studies that had successfully replicated the initial finding.
Ralph M. Barnes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized controlled trial of an 8-week intervention combining self-care and hypnosis for post-treatment cancer patients: study protocol

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2018
Background Cancer has a lot of consequences on patients’ quality of life (such as cancer-related fatigue (CRF), sleep difficulties and emotional distress) and on patients’ partners and their relationship, such as distress and communication difficulties ...
Charlotte Grégoire   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public perception and knowledge on nanotechnology: A study based on a citizen science approach

open access: yes, 2020
Even with the widespread use of nanomaterials (NMs) in everyday life, consumer knowledge about the functionality, benefits, and possible dangers of nanotechnology (NT) is still modest.
I. Joubert   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Communicating The Climate Change: The Role Of Experts And Policy Makers [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Politica Slovaca, 2022
Science experts play important role in spreading the science-related knowledge that can improve societal outcomes by guiding policy in transformative way.
Lenka Diener
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Public perception in Majalengka (Indonesia) toward citizen science concept

open access: yesJournal of Physics, Conference Series, 2020
Public participation in scientific research, known as Citizen Science (CS), is currently becoming a trend that continues to increase in many countries, including Indonesia.
I. Aripin, T Hidayat
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Perception of caring behavior and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing Science, 2022
Objective This study aimed to assess the perception of caring behaviors and associated factors among nurses and midwives who provided maternal health care services at Sidama region public hospitals, Hawassa, Ethiopia. Methods An institutional-based cross-
Abreham Assefa   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Science, Technology, and Public Perception [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Chemical Education, 1995
Call on academia to educate the public on the importance of basic scientific research (i.e. obtaining knowledge for its own sake).
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring scientists’ perceptions of citizen science for public engagement with science

open access: yesJournal of Science Communication, 2022
It is often assumed that citizen science is inherently participatory in nature. However, citizen science projects exist along a continuum from data contribution to full co-creation. We invited 19 biologists to explore their conceptions of citizen science.
Collins, Stephanie A.   +2 more
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Public Perceptions of Citizen Science

open access: yesCitizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2017
Members of the public are the foundation and the backbone of citizen science, but much remains unknown about how the public views citizen science. We conducted a survey of public familiarity with, and perceptions of, citizen science. We found that less than half of respondents were familiar with the term “citizen science,” but over 70% were familiar ...
Lewandowski, Eva   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Transgenic Plants and Biosafety: Science, Misconceptions and Public Perceptions [PDF]

open access: yesBioTechniques, 2000
One usually thinks of plant biology as a non-controversial topic, but the concerns raised over the biosafety of genetically modified (GM) plants have reached disproportionate levels relative to the actual risks. While the technology of changing the genome of plants has been gradually refined and increasingly implemented, the commercialization of GM ...
C. Neal Stewart   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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