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History
Daniel Scott Smith
Summary: This article provides a new perspective on the role of social scientization in shaping the discursive construction and expansion of the state, based on an analysis of 1.3 million speeches given in the UK parliament during the 19th century. It supports the idea that social scientization was a powerful force of cultural construction and positively associated with expanded notions of the state in Western countries, specifically the United Kingdom.
SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Ana Rotter, Susana P. Gaudencio, Katja Klun, Jan-Niklas Macher, Olivier P. Thomas, Irem Deniz, Christine Edwards, Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembic, Zrinka Ljubesic, Johan Robbens, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Marlen I. Vasquez
Summary: The rapid development in technology, infrastructure, computational power, data availability, and information flow has facilitated advancements in marine biotechnology, but challenges exist in providing all necessary expertise in emerging scientific fields. To address this issue, a platform dedicated to forming collaborative networks in marine biotechnology has been created to showcase expertise, facilitate collaborations, and address key bottlenecks in the field.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Geography
Jamie Doucette, Laam Hae
Summary: This article examines progressive 'post-developmentalist' urban expertise in Seoul, South Korea, highlighting the potential risks these experts face in becoming a policy fix for reconfigured neoliberal and developmentalist agendas while promoting progressive policies through localism.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tania Carolina Camacho-Villa, Ernesto Adair Zepeda-Villarreal, Julio Diaz-Jose, Roberto Rendon-Medel, Bram Govaerts
Summary: This study provides evidence of the complementary contribution of social ties to resilience in farming systems by comparing the contribution of strong and weak ties in different farm typologies' innovation networks. The findings show that different farm types have varying degrees of access to resources and different levels of interaction with strong and weak ties. Commercial farmers have better access to resources and establish more relationships with weak ties, while interactions with other farmers are essential for technology adoption.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Chen-Ju Lin, Ci-Rong Li
Summary: By examining the effects of team- and individual-level diversity on creativity, this study contributes to the existing understanding of diversity effects. The results indicate that team-level expertise diversity is positively associated with individual creativity, while individual-level expertise dissimilarity negatively affects individual creativity. Additionally, employee social skills and leader social behavior moderate these effects.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Geography
Margaret M. Ramirez
Summary: In this commentary, I argue that human geographers need to be specific about the geographical context in their theorizations to avoid universalizing narratives. By examining the work of Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betsamosake Simpson, I explore the unexplored forms of world-making when post-capitalism is the only analytical framework used to envision the future. I then delve into Sutherland's exploration of hauntology and the atmospheric, discussing how capitalism is haunted by colonial histories and how social movements evolve over time. Lastly, I respond to Sutherland's consideration of desire, culture, and capitalism, using Brandi Summers' work to demonstrate the racialized logic behind capitalism's reliance on the 'fungibility of people/place'. Overall, I question whether post-capitalism is comprehensive enough to encompass our collective visions of the future.
DIALOGUES IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Area Studies
Hazel Marsh
Summary: The APPO movement emerged in response to government repression of a teachers' strike in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2006. This article focuses on the movement's engagement with music, and how songs associated with APPO were shared and circulated during the conflict. Despite failing in its primary political objectives, APPO created new ways of relating to musical traditions through its engagement with musical activities.
BULLETIN OF LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ipek Suntar, Sumeyra Cetinkaya, Ulku Selcen Haydaroglu, Solomon Habtemariam
Summary: Decades of research have led to advancements in sustainable bioproduction of high-value natural products, with recent developments in biotechnological production of NPs driven by new methodologies and omics technologies. High-throughput technologies like NGS and CRISPR/Cas9 have revolutionized the field, allowing for higher yields and production of complex molecules.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Joffrey Fuhrer, Florian Cova, Nicolas Gauvrit, Sebastian Dieguez
Summary: The paper explores the nature and mechanisms of pseudoexpertise, providing a definition to capture real-world cases and distinguish it from related concepts. A framework for further research on pseudoexpertise is proposed, along with exploratory answers to questions about the existence and success of pseudoexperts. Overall, the conceptual and theoretical approaches establish a preliminary framework for addressing the problem of pseudoexperts usurping genuine experts.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Hajar Yazdiha
Summary: This study compares case studies of immigrant rights and nativist battles to analyze how movements strategically deploy frames to generate or disrupt strategic alliances. Findings identify strategic racial frame deployment as a mechanism that can either amplify or obfuscate racial meanings, enabling or constraining counter-frames.
AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST
(2022)
Article
Political Science
Kimberly Creasap
Summary: This article contributes to the concept of prefigurative politics by examining the importance of future orientation and projectivity in social movement groups, using the case study of the Swedish autonomous collective Kulturkampanjen and Cyklopen. The author also suggests that the use of 'projective grammars' framework may help social movement scholars to investigate projectivity and prefiguration more thoroughly.
SOCIAL MOVEMENT STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhen Zhang, Alessandro Piras, Chao Chen, Bin Kong, Dexin Wang
Summary: The study found that high-level combat athletes have better advantages in perceptual anticipation than lower-level athletes, showing faster and more accurate responses and focusing on fewer points of visual fixations.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ajay Kumar Chandra, Anjali Joshi, Aparna Tripathi, Amarjeet Kumar, Saurabh Pandey, Ashutosh Singh, Dalpat Lal, Alka Bharati, Sneha Adhikari, Vishal Dinkar
Summary: Climate change and global warming result in an increase in global temperature, negatively impacting maize yield. Heat stress affects maize at the cellular level, leading to cell death. Developing heat-tolerant maize varieties is crucial in countering the unpredictable temperature rise. Understanding the molecular mechanisms and employing advanced breeding techniques can help achieve climate resilience in maize.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Benjamin D. Trump, Christopher L. Cummings, Nicholas Loschin, Jeffrey M. Keisler, Emily M. Wells, Igor Linkov
Summary: This paper explores the role of risk culture in contributing to the international divide in biotechnological capabilities, using the framework of prospect theory. It evaluates the risks and benefits associated with early adoption of biotechnology and the regulatory frameworks that shape its development and acceptance, providing valuable insights into the future of biotechnology development and its potential impact on the global landscape.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Ilana J. Mermelstein, Stephanie D. Preston
Summary: Chater & Loewenstein propose a shift to structural-level approaches to societal ills, which is valid but overlooks the partisan barriers in the current US context. Psychology can play a role in uniting individuals with diverse allyship to timely and effectively push for structural change in institutions and corporations.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Sarah Blacker, Aya H. Kimura, Abby Kinchy
Summary: Public Relations Citizen Science (PRCS) benefits capitalist firms by improving their public image and deflecting accusations of causing harm, but it can also attach a 'sustainable' image to polluting industries, accumulate data to undermine harm claims, and encourage a more 'rational' view of the industry.
SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Walls, Abby Kinchy, Tal Margalit, Monica D. Ramirez-Andreotta, Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
Summary: Community-engaged soil testing projects address the deficiencies in the US environmental regulatory system and meet the needs of those affected by lead pollution. Systematic soil lead testing and monitoring are overlooked in the US, resulting in undone science. Industrial interests, regulatory limitations, lack of research funding, and soil invisibility hinder effective lead exposure prevention. Community-engaged researchers are challenging these mechanisms to protect health and the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Jessica Lehman, Abby Kinchy
Summary: This paper examines the lived experiences of carbon mobilization in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, a community that has gone through a shale gas boom and bust in the last decade, as well as severe flooding. It argues that people make locally-salient connections between different stages of carbon mobilization, which have important implications for public policy and social justice.
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Environmental Studies
Jason A. Delborne, Dresden Hasala, Aubrey Wigner, Abby Kinchy
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Social Issues
Abby J. Kinchy
ENGAGING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Social Issues
Abby Kinchy, Guy Schaffer
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUES
(2018)
Article
Development Studies
Kathryn J. Brasier, Kirk Jalbert, Abby J. Kinchy, Susan L. Brantley, Colleen Unroe
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2017)
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Cultural Studies
Abby Kinchy
SCIENCE AS CULTURE
(2017)
Article
Environmental Studies
Emily Eaton, Abby Kinchy
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Environmental Studies
Abby Kinchy, Sarah Parks, Kirk Jalbert
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING C-GOVERNMENT AND POLICY
(2016)
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Development Studies
Kirk Jalbert, Abby J. Kinchy
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING
(2016)
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Sociology
Abby J. Kinchy
Article
Environmental Studies
Abby Kinchy
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING E-NATURE AND SPACE
(2020)
Review
Social Issues
Aya H. Kimura, Abby Kinchy
ENGAGING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2016)