Academic Articles & Research Papers

The World Ecology of Desalination

World-systems scholars are increasingly engaged in issues at the intersection of ecological and economic concerns since the proliferation of debates on the Anthropocene. Recently, the alternative concept of Capitalocene—age of Capital—has e...

Development of Hemp-Containing Denim Fabrics: A Comparative Study of Mechanical and Dimensional Properties

Increasing environmental impact of conventional cotton denim production and concerns regarding cotton cultivation under changing climatic conditions have intensified the search for more sustainable raw material alternatives. Hemp is a promi...

Exploring cerebral visual impairment: functional vision classification and caregiver concerns.

Data concerns undermine AI applications for climate.

The global compendium of Aedes japonicus: An Underappreciated Arbovirus Vector of growing concerns.

Ornamental motifs and visual concerns: Exploring aesthetic pleasure and conservation intention in architectural heritage renovation.

'It's everybody's business': a multi-method study to co-develop and evaluate a web-based interprofessional Sexual Function Intimacy Concerns after Cancer educational programme (SexFICC) to upskill cancer healthcare providers.

Human Geography: The Basics

Human Geography: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of the role that humankind plays in shaping the world around us. Whether it’s environmental concerns, the cities we live in or the globalization of the economy, these are is...

The Cultural Turn: Fashion or Progress in Human Geography?

The cultural turn marks a reorientation of human geography's interdisciplinary concerns toward the wide field of cultural studies. It is argued that this reorientation has been mediated by distinctive forms of commercial academic book publi...

Complexity science and human geography

Complexity science has attracted considerable attention in a number of disciplines. However, this perspective on scientific understanding remains ill defined. In this paper, ideas and approaches from complexity science are reviewed. It appe...

Large-scale screening of high-entropy materials for superionic solid electrolytes

Abstract Solid electrolytes have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional liquid electrolytes that have posed safety concerns. However, the relatively low ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes is one of the challenges for their...

Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Software Engineering

After 44 years, ICSE continues to be the premier software-engineering conference, where researchers, practitioners, and educators come together to present, discuss, and debate the most recent research results, innovations, trends, and conce...

Families, kinship and genetics

I am the family face; Flesh perishes, I live on, Projecting trait and trace Through time to times anon, And leaping from place to place Over oblivion. Thomas Hardy , 1840–1928: Heredity. Introduction Genetics concerns families and kinship. ...

Anthropological Theory

Anthropological theory has been much discussed in recent years, yet the crucial questions still remain--how can it be defined, how is it developed, how is it to be applied, and how can one confirm it? The editors of Anthropological Theory a...

Is Anthropology Alive? Social Responsibility in Social Anthropology

The old formula fOT successful counterinsurgency used to be J0 troops for evtry guerrilla," one American specialist [in Thailand] remarked."Now the formula is ten anthropologists for each guerrilla" (Braeslrud 1967).I THE NOTION THAT contem...

Anthropological Linguistics

Abstract Anthropological linguistics is the subfield of linguistics (and anthropology) concerned with the place of language in its wider social and cultural context, its role in forging and sustaining cultural practices and social structure...

Anthropology and Psychiatry

To illustrate the contribution anthropology can make to cross-cultural and international research in psychiatry, four questions have been put to the cross-cultural research literature and discussed from an anthropological point of view: 'To...

Developing European policy on xenotransplantation: instructive findings from the first representative UK sample survey on attitudes and views on animal to human transplants

Recent landmark advances, particularly those related to gene-editing technology and the pioneering pig-to-human transplants currently underway in the USA and China, mean that xenotransplantation (XTx) may become a realistic option for patie...

How risk communication affects public trust in government: the moderating role of policy expectations

IntroductionConspiracy narratives are a prevalent narrative framework in risk communication, often provoking public fear and defensive reactions, challenging the healthy interaction between governments and the public in social governance.Me...

Which Policy Issues Matter in Canadian Municipalities? A Survey of Municipal Politicians

Whether it’s a big city or a small town, all Canadian municipalities have core issues that their elected politicians are concerned about. Regardless of size, the daily business of a municipality must be managed and policies determined about...