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Struggles over Legitimate Science

Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies, 2019
In several countries, national governments have implemented science policy reforms to elevate research excellence and to promote managerialist principles with an aim to gain success in the global knowledge-based economy.
Johanna Hokka
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SOME MISTAKEN ARGUMENTS AGAINST OBJECTIVITY AND TRUTH IN SCIENCE

Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
Sorne harmful viewpoints about objetivity and truth in science are presented and they are analysed on the basis of currently accepted concepts in normal scientific research and technological applications. The social and professional duties of scientists
Eduardo Alberto Castro
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“All these worlds are yours except …”: Science Fiction and Folk Fictions at NASA

Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, 2019
Although they command real spacecraft exploring the solar system, NASA scientists refer frequently to science fiction in the course of their daily work. Fluency with the Star Trek series and other touchstone works demonstrates membership in broader geek ...
Janet Vertesi
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Handbook of Sociological Science

, 2022
INTRODUCTION 1. Rigorous sociology 2, Werner Raub, Nan Dirk de Graaf, and Klarita Gërxhani PART I RESEARCH PROGRAMS 2. Order from chaos: sociology as a population science 21, Michelle Jackson 3. Analytical sociology 38, Gianluca Manzo 4. Computational approaches in rigorous sociology: agent-based computational, modeling and computational social science
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Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
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Enhancing Elderly Health Through Physical Activities: Insights From a Global Bibliometric Review, 1900–2023

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Bibliometric analysis reveals rising global research on physical activity and elderly health, dominated by developed nations. Key hotspots include healthy aging, physical activity's mental health benefits, and VR exercise interventions. Promoting physical activity is vital for healthy aging, requiring greater technology integration and research from ...
Hongman Wang, Bo Xie, Can Liu, Yifan Song   +3 more
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Weber's understanding of epistemological and methodological foundations of social sciences and sociology [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini
Since the formation of sociology as a separate science during the first half of the 19th century, some of the most important questions that sociologists have attempted to answer have been what the cognitive possibilities of sociology as a science are and
Mandić Stefan V.
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
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Por uma sociologia crítica da ciência Towards a general Sociology of science

Sociologias, 2011
Neste artigo crítico e construtivo, defendemos que a Sociologia da Ciência, como está estabelecida, é distorcida por uma suposta filosofia idealista que estimula uma atitude acrítica em relação ao que se supõe serem fatos. Propomos uma sociologia crítica
Ian Jarvie, Joseph Agassi
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