Targets, TVET and Transformation
(2020)
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All Outputs (153)
Indigenous environmental victimisation in the Canadian oil sands (2020)
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White Noise from the White Goods? Privacy by Design for Ambient Domestic Computing (2020)
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Within this chapter we consider the emergence of ambient domestic computing systems, both conceptually and empirically. We critically assess visions of post-desktop computing, paying particular attention to one contemporary trend: the internet of thi... Read More about White Noise from the White Goods? Privacy by Design for Ambient Domestic Computing.
Assessing the Impact of MEP Careers on National Political Parties in Europe (2020)
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History, literature and the indices of the Ocean: Force of signification in Borges Coelho’s ‘”A força do mar de Agosto” (2020)
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The impact of João Paulo Borges Coelho’s ‘A força do mar de Agosto’ rests largely on its concurrent conceptualization of the Indian Ocean and on its instrumental use of the Indian Ocean as a literary device. In Borges Coelho’s short story, the sea is... Read More about History, literature and the indices of the Ocean: Force of signification in Borges Coelho’s ‘”A força do mar de Agosto”.
Epistemic (In)justice (2020)
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It can be useful to think of the injustices of higher education as occurring in three phases: coming into higher education (access); being at university (participation); and going out of university into the rest of life (outcomes). I bracket for now... Read More about Epistemic (In)justice.
Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves (2020)
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Around 2.7 billion people globally and 80% of households in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on solid biomass fuels for cooking and heating. This results in high levels of exposure to household air pollution (HAP); the second most common cause of death in eas... Read More about Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves.
Roman Warfare and Military Violence in Late Antiquity (2020)
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Although there has been a tendency in modern scholarship on the Roman Empire in late antiquity (early third to early seventh century BCE) to view the period through the lens of transformation rather than violent upheaval, warfare undoubtedly became m... Read More about Roman Warfare and Military Violence in Late Antiquity.
The education of children with disabilities in South African online news reports (2020)
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Many disabled children are not attending schools in South Africa, despite policies that promote inclusive education. Quite often, online news articles (re)visit this topic. Using a critical literacy approach, and informed by critical disability studi... Read More about The education of children with disabilities in South African online news reports.
Screening Sexualities, Identities and Politics: Queer Cinema in Postsocialist China (2020)
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Since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1997 and its depathologisation in 2001, more and more mainstream and commercial films in China have started to cover Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual and Queer (LGBTQ) issues. Meanwhile, with the gro... Read More about Screening Sexualities, Identities and Politics: Queer Cinema in Postsocialist China.
Consequences of conspiracy theories (2020)
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This chapter outlines what is known to date, and reviews the psychological research on the positive and negative consequences of conspiracy theories. It argues that future research efforts should attempt to address the negative psychological and beha... Read More about Consequences of conspiracy theories.
Courting failure: when are international criminal courts likely to be believed by local audiences? (2020)
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The primary role of international criminal courts and tribunals is to punish those deserving of punishment. But beyond dispensing individualized justice, the question still remains whether such tribunals can also help deeply traumatized and divided s... Read More about Courting failure: when are international criminal courts likely to be believed by local audiences?.
Introduction: Global Health Humanities and the Rise of Creative Public Health (2020)
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Health humanities is a fast-growing field of research, education, and practice that has generated a more inclusive, democratizing and applied approach to arts and humanities in health care, health, and well-being. Its rise over the past thirteen year... Read More about Introduction: Global Health Humanities and the Rise of Creative Public Health.
Poetry on Eating Disorders in Men (2020)
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Evaluating Automated Machine Learning on Supervised Regression Traffic Forecasting Problems (2020)
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. Traffic forecasting is a well-known strategy that supports road users and decision-makers to plan their movements on the roads and to improve the management of traffic, respectively. Current data availability an... Read More about Evaluating Automated Machine Learning on Supervised Regression Traffic Forecasting Problems.
Early medieval sources (2020)
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The early medieval period (c. 1000–1325) witnessed the beginning of many institutions and processes which profoundly shaped the history of Eastern Europe, including the acceptance of Eastern-rite Christianity, the first flowering of East Slavonic wri... Read More about Early medieval sources.
Capoeira (2020)
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Poetry and male eating disorders (2020)
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Literary texts—from autobiographies and novels to self-help books and poetry—that explore experiences of illness can give unique and poignant insights into the states of mind and lives of individuals affected by physical or mental ill health. This ch... Read More about Poetry and male eating disorders.