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Time representations in social science [PDF]

open access: yesDialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 2012
Time has long been a major topic of study in social science, as in other sciences or in philosophy. Social scientists have tended to focus on collective representations of time, and on the ways in which these representations shape our everyday experiences. This contribution addresses work from such disciplines as anthropology, sociology and history. It
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Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social representations of consumption of drugs in a university context, Medellin, Colombia, 2000

open access: yesRevista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012
Objective: To identify and characterize the social representationsof drug use in a university context. Methodology: aframework was built by collecting the contributions of symbolicinteractionism, interpretive ethnography, and textualanalysis.
Silvia Henao H
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Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability

open access: yesSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2013
The study seeks to answer questions: whether the integration of the disabled changes public attitude to people with disabilities? And if so, what is the direction of public opinion change?
Irena Kaffemaniene   +1 more
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Epidemiology of Representations, Social Representations and Narratives

open access: yesJournal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology, 2003
The paper suggest an integration between naturalistic explanation of cultural phenomena (Dowkins 1976, 1998; Pleh 2003; Sperber 1985, 1990, 1996), which are based on causal laws in dissemination of information and social representations theory (Moscovici 1961, 1984, 2000), which is primarily interested in social dynamics of evolving and upholding ...
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Development and Implementation of a Disease‐Targeted Storybook as a Clinical Tool for Children With Acute Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A French Adaptation and Validation of Retirement Semantic Differential (RSD)

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
Retirement is associated with numerous representations, some of them being negative and the other positive. Yet, these representations affect the health of individuals in their transition to retirement.
Laurie Borel   +3 more
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Polifasia cognitiva e a estrutura icônica da representação social da morte Cognitive polyphasia and the iconic structure of the social representation of death

open access: yesPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2008
O estudo investigou o eixo imagético da representação da morte e suas lógicas constitutivas em equipes multiprofissionais de saúde. Um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas sobre a morte e o morrer cobrindo aspectos simbólico-discursivos e ...
Alexsandro Medeiros do Nascimento   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal‐Assisted Activities With Therapy Dogs in Pediatric Oncology: A Multicenter Survey of the Current Status, Implementation, and Challenges in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Animal‐assisted activities (AAAs) with therapy dogs have shown positive effects on patient well‐being and quality of life in various areas of medicine, including pediatric oncology. However, research on this topic is limited. The aim of this study is to present the current status of AAA in pediatric oncology in Germany, Austria, and
Jan‐Marius Wedig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Hierarchical Composite Endpoints in Pediatric Cancer Supportive Care: Illustrative Examples From Two Multi‐Center Phase‐III Randomized Clinical Trials

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric supportive care clinical trials often involve multiple clinically important outcomes, complicating trial interpretation. Hierarchical composite endpoints (HCEs) provide a framework to integrate key outcomes according to clinical importance.
Willem H. Collier   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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