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Undone Science and Smart Cities: Civil Society Perspectives on Risk and Emerging Technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
AbstractThis study contributes to the analysis of civil society and knowledge by examining mobilizations by civil society organizations and grassroots networks in opposition to wireless smart meters in the United States. Three types of mobilizations are reviewed: grassroots anti-smart-meter networks, privacy organizations, and organizations that ...
openaire   +1 more source

An Integrated Model of Patient and Staff Satisfaction Using Queuing Theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper investigates the connection between patient satisfaction, waiting time, staff satisfaction and service time. It uses a variety of models to enable improvement against experiential and operational health service goals.
Clarkson, J   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Rethinking Scientific Habitus: Toward a Theory of Embodiment, Institutions, and Stratification of Science

open access: yesEngaging Science, Technology, and Society, 2019
Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of habitus has been largely absent in Science and Technology Studies (STS) despite its potential usefulness. In this essay, I develop the concept of scientific habitus as a useful way to think about scientific practices. I argue
June Jeon
doaj   +1 more source

The open constructed public sphere: Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women in a version by David Greig [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This article looks at the ‘public’ ‘place’ of drama in Britain at present by offering an analysis of a contemporary version of an ancient Greek play by Aeschylus, entitled The Suppliant Women, written by David Greig, directed by Ramin Gray, and first ...
Rodriguez, Verónica
core   +2 more sources

Deciphering transcriptional plasticity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma reveals alterations in sensory neuron innervation

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pancreatic sensory neurons innervating healthy and PDAC tissue were retrogradely labeled and profiled by single‐cell RNA sequencing. Tumor‐associated innervation showed a dominant neurofilament‐positive subtype, altered mitochondrial gene signatures, and reduced non‐peptidergic neurons.
Elena Genova   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Missed Care from the Patient’s Perspective – A Scoping Review

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2020
Noora Gustafsson, 1 Helena Leino-Kilpi, 1, 2 Ivana Prga, 3 Riitta Suhonen, 1, 2, 4 Minna Stolt 1, 2 On behalf of the RANCARE consortium COST Action – CA15208 1Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; 2Turku University ...
Gustafsson N   +4 more
doaj  

The Effectiveness of Android Application as a Student Aid Tool in Understanding Physics Project Assignments

open access: yesJurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 2019
Indonesian students are addicted to using gadgets, which unfortunately brings negative impacts. Using the gadget for a long duration will undoubtedly affect the quality of students if it is not directed to appropriate and beneficial use.
I. Safitri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): Briefing on Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing Toward a Unified Future Thursday, July 18, 2019

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2021
Chairman Hastings, Chairman Wicker, commission members, and our audience, thank you for holding this important briefing. I am honored to testify on methodologies that can unify and heal societies across the globe that have been divided by war, genocide,
doaj   +1 more source

Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis of a Novel Thermoresponsive S53P4 Bioactive Glass Extract–Poloxamer 407 Injectable Hydrogels: Assessment of Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Properties

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates innovative thermoreversible hydrogels derived from S53P4 bioactive glass extracts to aid in the healing of infected diabetic foot wounds. These injectable gels, which gel at body temperature, release beneficial ions and remain stable over time.
Marian G. Vargas Guerrero   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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