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An overview of social science research in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research*

International Social Science Journal, 2003
In the mid‐1990s, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) expanded its mission beyond sustainable improvements in productivity and formally incorporated a poverty focus. At the same time it initiated a process for the System to become explicitly output and impact oriented. As a result, social science research has become an
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Enhancing Focus Group Validity With Computer-Assisted Technology in Social Science Research

Social Science Computer Review, 1991
The use of focus groups as a qualitative research method has received criticism, particularly concerning its lack of predictive validity. However, it has also been lauded for providing rich and in-depth information. This study sought to enhance focus group research results by combining a computer-assisted technology (Continuous ...
Mitch Javidi   +3 more
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The Community Panels Project: Citizens' Groups for Social Science Research and Monitoring

NAPA Bulletin, 2007
A collaborative project in the Northeast region of the United States explored the potential for community‐based data collection and analysis to help address the scarcity of social science data on the fishing industry and fishing communities. Community panels were established in six fishing ports in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Each panel was
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2020 Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Social Science Research on China (ASC) “China in Times of Crisis”

2021
Asien, Nr. 158/159 (2021): ASIEN (Januar/April)
Fuhr, Hannah   +3 more
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Economic Recovery: Enabling Comparative Research on COVID-19 CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Groups for Public Health and Social Science Research: Research Agenda-Setting Paper

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
This Working Group focuses on the economic recovery of businesses and economies from the COVID-19 pandemic. With communities around the world experiencing severe economic impacts, we anticipate a proliferation of efforts to track, assess, explain, and improve economic recovery.
Stephanie E. Chang   +9 more
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2021 Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Social Science Research on China (ASC), “Tensions and Conflicts”

2022
ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 160/161 (2021): ASIEN (Juli/Oktober)
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Research in the behavioural and social sciences to improve cancer control and care: a strategy for development. A report of an expert group.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 2004
The need for a better co-ordinated interdisciplinary approach to cancer is widely recognised. An analysis of strengths and weaknesses has emphasised the importance of a better understanding of the behavioural and social factors which determine the success of preventative and screening programmes and those which will enhance the quality of care and ...
Aapro, M.S.   +25 more
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Earphones in audiometry. Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. National Research Council Working Group.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1988
The advantages and disadvantages of three types of earphones for audiometric testing are discussed. Supraaural earphones continue to be recommended for this purpose, in preference to circumaural and insert types.
J, Zwislocki   +5 more
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