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‘Shell to Sea’ in Ireland: building social movement potency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In 1996 the Corrib gas field, holding over 1 trillion cubic feet of gas, was discovered by Enterprise Oil 83km off the North West coast of Ireland.
Sullivan, Sian, Salter, K.
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The Tenants' Movement: the domestication and resurgence of a social movement in English housing policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The launch of a National Tenants Voice for the English social housing sector rekindles a contentious debate among housing scholars over the role played by class and material interest in the mobilisation of collective action.
Bradley, Q
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Social Movements in Health [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Public Health, 2014
Most public health practitioners know that public health has relied on biomedical advances and administrative improvements, but it is less commonly understood that social movements in health have also been sources of motivation for population health advances.
Theodore M, Brown, Elizabeth, Fee
openaire   +2 more sources

Interaction through social media: Development and validation of a social network site self-efficacy scale (SNS-SES)

open access: yesActa Psychologica, 2023
Today, more than ever before, awareness of our ability to interact with others through and use social network sites (SNSs) is of fundamental importance, in light of the fact that we are connected to the Web 24 h a day, 7 days a week.
Stefano Ruggieri   +4 more
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Larger contactor area increases low-frequency vibratory sensitivity in hairy skin [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Background In research, assessing vibratory cutaneous sensitivity is an important research branch to quantify various diseases or to develop devices for pattern recognition. The measured vibration perception thresholds (VPTs), however, are subjective and
Daniel Schmidt   +3 more
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Social Movements and Philanthropy: How Foundations Can Support Movement Building [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
· As foundations seek to catalyze broad-based social change, there is a need for greater understanding of what social movements are, how they evolve, and how foundations can support them.
Masters, Barbara   +3 more
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How Age, Cognitive Function and Gender Affect Bimanual Force Control

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
Coordinated bimanual control depends on information processing in different intra- and interhemispheric networks that differ with respect to task symmetry and laterality of execution.
Julian Rudisch   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eyes Wide Open

open access: yesEvolutionary Psychology, 2016
Research from evolutionary psychology suggests that the mere presence of eye images can promote prosocial behavior. However, the “eye images effect” is a source of considerable debate, and findings across studies have yielded somewhat inconsistent ...
Zoi Manesi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does physical activity benefit motor performance and learning of upper extremity tasks in older adults? – A systematic review

open access: yesEuropean Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 2017
Upper extremity motor performance declines with increasing age. However, older adults need to maintain, learn new and relearn known motor tasks. Research with young adults indicated that regular and acute physical activity might facilitate motor ...
Lena Hübner, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
doaj   +1 more source

A longitudinal investigation on problematic Facebook use, psychological distress and well-being during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The social isolation and the subsequent, increased use of Social Networking Sites due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had an impact on subjective well-being around the world. The present longitudinal study examined whether changes in psychological distress
Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti   +3 more
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