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Gambling as social practice: a complementary approach for reducing harm? [PDF]

open access: yesHarm Reduct J, 2019
BackgroundGambling is now a well-recognised public health issue and forms the focus of extensive harm reduction initiatives. Recent developments in policy, practice and technology, such relaxation of regulations, the increasing influence of global ...
Gordon R, Reith G.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Explanation as a Social Practice: Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Social Design of AI Systems

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 2021
The recent surge of interest in explainability in artificial intelligence (XAI) is propelled by not only technological advancements in machine learning but also by regulatory initiatives to foster transparency in algorithmic decision making.
K. Rohlfing   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toward digitalization futures in smallholder farming systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: A social practice proposal

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
This paper contributes to the digitalization of rural agriculture literature by proposing a social practice approach. Digitalization (practices) is conceived as an unfolding constellation of everyday farming activities manifested by practically conscious
A. Abdulai
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Face coverings for covid-19: from medical intervention to social practice

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2020
Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen and colleagues argue that face coverings should be considered not as medical equipment but as a social practice informed by norms and ...
H. van der Westhuizen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONSUMPTION – THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC [PDF]

open access: yesReview of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2014
The sustainability challenges such as depletion of finite resources stem largely from an explosion in consumption. So far, most attention has been paid to socially efficient use of resources in production.
Tomáš RATINGER   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social marketing: Immunizing against unethical practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A simple approach for the catalytic conversion of primary alcohols into their corresponding esters and amides, with evolution of H2 gas using in situ formed ruthenium PNP- and PNN-pincer catalysts, is presented.
Ben-David, Y.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Paper-work: what module guides have to say about assessment practices

open access: yesPRISM, 2020
Documents are usually circulated as carriers of transparent information. They can serve as evidence of accountability. In fact, they embody the most desired value of managerialism, where the culture of audit and compliance is fully served and delivered ...
Judith Enriquez
doaj   +3 more sources

Generating Social Practices [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2014
Changing consumer behaviour is key to reducing the environmental effects of industrialised societies. Social practice theories provide an integrated approach to understanding consumer behaviour. The mechanisms underlying the emergence and diffusion of social practices are however until now poorly understood.
openaire   +2 more sources

Social Learning and Transdisciplinary Co-Production: A Social Practice Approach

open access: yesSustainability, 2020
To address the challenge of achieving social learning in support of transformative change to sustainability, this paper develops an analytical framework that applies a social practice theory (SPT) lens to illuminate the constituent elements and dynamics ...
Kimberley R. Slater, John Robinson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“My bitterness is deeper than the ocean”: understanding internalized stigma from the perspectives of persons with schizophrenia and their family caregivers

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2018
Background It is estimated that 8 million of the Chinese adult population had a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Stigma associated with mental illness, which is pervasive in the Chinese cultural context, impacts both persons with schizophrenia and their ...
Yin-Ling Irene Wong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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