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Milia, Matías Federico; Brambila, Claudia Gonzalez; Lee, Ángel; Ponce Sánchez, José Ignacio

The transformation of medical research in Mexico: A structural analysis of thematical domains, institutional affiliations, authors’ cohorts, and possible correlations Journal Article

In: Quantitative Science Studies, pp. 1-26, 2023, ISSN: 2641-3337.

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@article{Milia2023,

title = {The transformation of medical research in Mexico: A structural analysis of thematical domains, institutional affiliations, authors’ cohorts, and possible correlations},

author = {Milia, Matías Federico and Brambila, Claudia Gonzalez and Lee, Ángel and Ponce Sánchez, José Ignacio},

url = {https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/doi/10.1162/qss_a_00239/114518/The-transformation-of-medical-research-in-Mexico-A},

doi = {10.1162/qss_a_00239},

issn = {2641-3337},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-01-13},

journal = {Quantitative Science Studies},

pages = {1-26},

abstract = {Global research on medical and health-related issues experienced a profound reconfiguration over the last thirty years. The rise of new areas of inquiry has transformed the medical research landscape as staff with medical training gradually relinquished their prominence, and specialists from other disciplines raised their profile within research teams. Given this, research priorities seem to be shifting increasingly towards laboratory-based and innovation-oriented research lines. The unfolding of these shifts in non-hegemonic countries as Mexico is still to be understood. This paper surveys structural changes in Mexican medical research from 1993 to 2021 by observing temporal aggregation of authorships, emerging thematical features, and institutional affiliations patterns. It also explores correlations between these findings and their possible explanations. Results allow us to empirically describe significant changes in medical research done in Mexico. We detected periods of stability in authorships allowing us to describe stages in the accumulation of research and development (R\&D) capabilities. The identified semantic patterns allowed us to characterize this transformation, observing subsequent stages of an accumulation and specialization process that began in the mid-1990s. Moreover, we found divergent thematical and institutional patterns that point towards a growing gap between research conducted in health institutions and scientific ones.},

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Davi, Béatrice; Truchet-Aznar, Stéphanie; Aznar, Olivier; Aubert, Francis

Apports de l’approche bibliométrique et de l’outil Cortext Manager à la revue de littérature scientifique. Une application à la prise en compte de l’environnement en Sciences Régionales (1999-2019). Journal Article

In: NOV’AE, iss. 09, 2022.

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Herrera-Pavo, Miguel Ángel; Navarrete, Verónica Orellana; Rodríguez, José Daniel Espinosa; Espinoza-Weaver, Yadhira

Participatory design of a Pedagogical Model for the Ecuadorian Educational System Journal Article

In: Podium, vol. 42, pp. 93–116, 2022, ISSN: 1390-5473.

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Hernandez-Tenorio, Fabian; Miranda, Alejandra M.; Rodríguez, Carlos A.; Giraldo-Estrada, Catalina; Sáez, Alex A.

Potential Strategies in the Biopesticide Formulations: A Bibliometric Analysis Journal Article

In: Agronomy, vol. 12, iss. 2665, no. 11, 2022.

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@article{Hernandez-Tenorio2022,

title = {Potential Strategies in the Biopesticide Formulations: A Bibliometric Analysis },

author = {Fabian Hernandez-Tenorio and Alejandra M. Miranda and Carlos A. Rodríguez and Catalina Giraldo-Estrada and Alex A. Sáez},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/11/2665

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/11/2665/pdf?version=1667202573},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112665},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-10-01},

journal = {Agronomy},

volume = {12},

number = {11},

issue = {2665},

abstract = {Biopesticides are pest and pathogen management agents based on living microorganisms or natural products (botanical origin). Due to their natural origins, they stand out as an environmentally friendly tool, since they quickly decompose and minimize pollution problems produced by synthetic pesticides. However, these products present significant challenges that affect the bioactivities of the active components, due to the degradation of the biomass or bioactive metabolite by factors such as air, light, and temperature. Therefore, in this study, a systematic search of the Scopus database was conducted and scientometric tools were used to evaluate formulation techniques and approaches that seek to improve the bioactivities of natural preparations. The results showed that published research on biopesticides has significantly increased by 71.24% in the last decade (2011–2021). Likewise, the bibliometrics showed, through temporal flow analysis, and in the period from 2010 to 2021, investigations evolved have toward the use of nanotechnology, with the purpose of improving and potentiating the formulations of biopesticides. Consequently, nanotechnology tools can be classified as current strategies of interest that allow the increase and protection of bioefficacy to a greater extent than traditional biopesticide preparations. This review constitutes an important contribution to future research and expands the panorama in relation to biopesticide formulations for the control of agricultural pests.},

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Boudalia, Sofiane; Okoth, Sheila A.; Zebsa, Rabah

The exploration and exploitation of shale gas in Algeria: Surveying key developments in the context of climate uncertainty Journal Article

In: The Extractive Industries and Society, vol. 11, pp. 101115, 2022, ISSN: 2214-790X.

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Rizzo, Davide; Debolini, Marta; Thenail, Claudine; Lardon, Sylvie; Marraccini , Elisa

Agriculture at the Landscape Level: Scientific Background and Literature Overview Journal Article

In: Landscape Agronomy, pp. 1–23, 2022.

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Hampton, Harrison; Foley, Aoife; Rio, Dylan Furszyfer Del; Smyth, Beatrice; Laverty, David; Caulfield, Brian

Customer engagement strategies in retail electricity markets: A comprehensive and comparative review Journal Article

In: Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 90, pp. 102611, 2022, ISSN: 2214-6296.

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@article{Hampton2022,

title = {Customer engagement strategies in retail electricity markets: A comprehensive and comparative review},

author = {Harrison Hampton and Aoife Foley and Dylan Furszyfer {Del Rio} and Beatrice Smyth and David Laverty and Brian Caulfield},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622001153},

doi = {10.1016/j.erss.2022.102611},

issn = {2214-6296},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-08-01},

journal = {Energy Research & Social Science},

volume = {90},

pages = {102611},

abstract = {Retail electricity markets require development to ensure efficient and equitable pass through of wholesale electricity costs to customers. Customer engagement has been heralded as a concept to improve the wholesale-to-retail link, better harness flexible demand loads and co-ordinate distributed renewable generation and storage. This study reviews the state-of-the-art customer engagement trends in retail electricity markets, and in doing so, it first establishes a definition of customer engagement in the context of retail electricity markets. Second, the paper identifies that literature on customer engagement revolves around three key strategic themes, namely ‘Customer Focus’, ‘Tariff Design’ and ‘Innovation’. Third, the paper systematically provides a comprehensive review of these customer engagement strategies in retail electricity markets. Finally, the study identifies the technical, market and social requirements to deliver an innovative retail electricity market structure to decarbonise society. This paper's crucial and novel policy recommendation is that integrating market mechanisms and technology (i.e. cross-linking across the three customer engagement strategy themes) is required to ensure robust and efficient retail electricity market operation as society advances to a net zero economy. The study concludes with the establishment of eight future research directions of customer engagement for retail electricity market design.},

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Abdo, Alexandre Hannud; Cointet, Jean-Philippe; Bourret, Pascale; Cambrosio, Alberto

Domain‐topic models with chained dimensions: Charting an emergent domain of a major oncology conference Journal Article

In: JASIST, vol. 77, iss. 7, pp. 992-1011, 2022.

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Milia, Matias Federico; Giralt, Ariadna Nebot; Arvanitis, Rigas

Local emergence, global expansion: understanding the structural evolution of a bi-lingual national research landscape Journal Article

In: Scientometrics, 2022.

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Mambrini-Doudet , Anne-Lise Dauphine-Morer and Alain Boissy and Franck Zenasni and Muriel

Investigating intention in non-human animals: a need for a new theoretical and methodological framework Conference

Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2022.

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@conference{nokey,

title = {Investigating intention in non-human animals: a need for a new theoretical and methodological framework},

author = {Anne-Lise Dauphine-Morer and Alain Boissy and Franck Zenasni and Muriel Mambrini-Doudet },

url = {https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-03800278},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-09-02},

booktitle = {Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology},

issuetitle = {55},

address = {Ohrid, Macedonia},

abstract = {While intentions are commonly assessed in humans, this is not the case in non-human animals, which may limit the accuracy of the assessment of their welfare status, which depends, in particular, on whether their expectations are met. Our assumption is that the current approaches in ethology do not take into consideration the possibility that animals have intentions. Our objective is to find the way to evaluate animal intentions. Method: We have developed a two-steps method: i) a bibliometric investigation to identify and select key approaches to study intention within a team gathering ethologists, psychologists and epistemologists. ii) The key approaches identified were confronted to current practices in ethology through three one-day interdisciplinary workshops, gathering 21 researchers in ethology, psychology, law, philosophy, veterinary, learning sciences, management sciences and design. Each workshop had three stages: a disciplinary assessment, an interdisciplinary prospect and a collective design. Results: Step 1: In Scopus database from the 2016-2020, we extracted 89 000 papers with intention in title and keywords. Only 1% of them were explicitly dealing with intention in non-human animals. We analysed the co-occurrence of the authors’ keywords of this 1% papers, to specify the scientific approaches with the CorText Platform. We found 10 discrepant approaches: behavioural flexibility & social context; human-animal interaction & domestication; mirror neuron & language; flexibility & meaning; self-domestication & disease; comparative cognition & auditory; handedness & manipulation; brain evolution & cultural evolution; antiphony & duets and teaching & tradition. All are relative to what we know about human intention, none was specific of what could be non-human animal intention. Step 2: The 3 workshops were successful. Disciplinary assessment: all participants translated the ten approaches into relevant scientific concepts, method and questions in their own discipline. Interdisciplinary prospect: split in groups, participants co-elaborated a hypothesis to study animal intentions based on the combination of concepts, methods and questions gathered on 3 of 10 approaches. Here are three examples: H1. Intention is not directly accessible, but it can be expressed through behavioural adaptations in the relationship. H2. The study of the environment effects on interactions reveals intentions. H3. Interactions have different repercussions on the maintenance or emission or even the valence of the behaviour or intention. Collective design: 7 protocols to test the hypothesis were developed. We will present the overall outputs of the workshops and discuss the power of hypothesis and protocols to prevent anthropocentric approaches when studying animal intention.},

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While intentions are commonly assessed in humans, this is not the case in non-human animals, which may limit the accuracy of the assessment of their welfare status, which depends, in particular, on whether their expectations are met. Our assumption is that the current approaches in ethology do not take into consideration the possibility that animals have intentions. Our objective is to find the way to evaluate animal intentions. Method: We have developed a two-steps method: i) a bibliometric investigation to identify and select key approaches to study intention within a team gathering ethologists, psychologists and epistemologists. ii) The key approaches identified were confronted to current practices in ethology through three one-day interdisciplinary workshops, gathering 21 researchers in ethology, psychology, law, philosophy, veterinary, learning sciences, management sciences and design. Each workshop had three stages: a disciplinary assessment, an interdisciplinary prospect and a collective design. Results: Step 1: In Scopus database from the 2016-2020, we extracted 89 000 papers with intention in title and keywords. Only 1% of them were explicitly dealing with intention in non-human animals. We analysed the co-occurrence of the authors’ keywords of this 1% papers, to specify the scientific approaches with the CorText Platform. We found 10 discrepant approaches: behavioural flexibility & social context; human-animal interaction & domestication; mirror neuron & language; flexibility & meaning; self-domestication & disease; comparative cognition & auditory; handedness & manipulation; brain evolution & cultural evolution; antiphony & duets and teaching & tradition. All are relative to what we know about human intention, none was specific of what could be non-human animal intention. Step 2: The 3 workshops were successful. Disciplinary assessment: all participants translated the ten approaches into relevant scientific concepts, method and questions in their own discipline. Interdisciplinary prospect: split in groups, participants co-elaborated a hypothesis to study animal intentions based on the combination of concepts, methods and questions gathered on 3 of 10 approaches. Here are three examples: H1. Intention is not directly accessible, but it can be expressed through behavioural adaptations in the relationship. H2. The study of the environment effects on interactions reveals intentions. H3. Interactions have different repercussions on the maintenance or emission or even the valence of the behaviour or intention. Collective design: 7 protocols to test the hypothesis were developed. We will present the overall outputs of the workshops and discuss the power of hypothesis and protocols to prevent anthropocentric approaches when studying animal intention.

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Papazu, Irina; Veng, Adam

Controversy Mapping and the Care for Climate Commons: Re-assembling the Danish Climate Movement by Counter-Mapping Digital Network Maps Conference

DASTS 2022.

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@conference{Papazu2022,

title = {Controversy Mapping and the Care for Climate Commons: Re-assembling the Danish Climate Movement by Counter-Mapping Digital Network Maps},

author = {Irina Papazu and Adam Veng},

url = {https://pure.itu.dk/en/publications/controversy-mapping-and-the-care-for-climate-commons-re-assemblin

https://events.au.dk/dasts2022/about},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-06-02},

organization = {DASTS},

school = {Aarhus University},

abstract = {The general electoral campaign in 2019 saw a unifying culmination of the climate activist movement in Denmark, assembling everything from green think tanks, school children and direct-action protest groups, succeeded in conglomerating a forceful public that was later congratulated by the newly elected PM for turning climate into the paramount political issue of the Danish 2019 election. The government has since signed the “most ambitious Climate Act in the world”, including the public engagement initiative of the Climate Citizen Assembly, a group of randomly selected citizens mandated to give recommendations for the parliament’s green politics, and a series of “Climate Partnerships”, cooperative collaborations developing frameworks for businesses to engage in the green transition. Despite these efforts, the climate movement, alongside several scientific experts, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s politics on the green agenda, while the government itself maintains that it is upholding an ambitious climate politics.

This paper is based on nine months of mixed-methods research, using the digital tools Hyphe, Gephi and CorText to map the relations between different public Danish actors (informal civil society groups, NGO’s, businesses etc.) and their “matters of concern” (cf. Latour 2004) in the controversy of the Danish green transition. Inspired by literature on counter-mapping data science (Dalton and Stallmann 2018), the study introduces an interventionist methodological experiment in using network maps made with digital methods tools as props for material participation (Marres & Lezeaun 2011) in a workshop setting. As such, the paper seeks to explore how critical discussions of network maps can become a ‘prototype for mobilization’ (cf. Jimenéz 2014) for mapped subjects and entities to collectively evaluate and re-invent both their position in a controversy and their means, methods, and tactics for obtaining public impact. This methodological experiment is framed through a discussion of the experience of participation (Kelty 2018) and ethical attunement and world-building among activists (Zigon 2018), and argues for the potentials for collaborative methods and interventionist use of digital cartography in the field of controversy mapping in relation to the green transition.},

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The general electoral campaign in 2019 saw a unifying culmination of the climate activist movement in Denmark, assembling everything from green think tanks, school children and direct-action protest groups, succeeded in conglomerating a forceful public that was later congratulated by the newly elected PM for turning climate into the paramount political issue of the Danish 2019 election. The government has since signed the “most ambitious Climate Act in the world”, including the public engagement initiative of the Climate Citizen Assembly, a group of randomly selected citizens mandated to give recommendations for the parliament’s green politics, and a series of “Climate Partnerships”, cooperative collaborations developing frameworks for businesses to engage in the green transition. Despite these efforts, the climate movement, alongside several scientific experts, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s politics on the green agenda, while the government itself maintains that it is upholding an ambitious climate politics.
This paper is based on nine months of mixed-methods research, using the digital tools Hyphe, Gephi and CorText to map the relations between different public Danish actors (informal civil society groups, NGO’s, businesses etc.) and their “matters of concern” (cf. Latour 2004) in the controversy of the Danish green transition. Inspired by literature on counter-mapping data science (Dalton and Stallmann 2018), the study introduces an interventionist methodological experiment in using network maps made with digital methods tools as props for material participation (Marres & Lezeaun 2011) in a workshop setting. As such, the paper seeks to explore how critical discussions of network maps can become a ‘prototype for mobilization’ (cf. Jimenéz 2014) for mapped subjects and entities to collectively evaluate and re-invent both their position in a controversy and their means, methods, and tactics for obtaining public impact. This methodological experiment is framed through a discussion of the experience of participation (Kelty 2018) and ethical attunement and world-building among activists (Zigon 2018), and argues for the potentials for collaborative methods and interventionist use of digital cartography in the field of controversy mapping in relation to the green transition.

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Rizzo, Davide; Combaud, Anne; Schnuriger, Nathalie; Fourati-Jamoussi, Fatma; Ritz, Simon; Leroux, Valérie

Is farming technology innovation locus dependent? Making-of an agricultural Fablab Conference

Digital book of proceedings, 14th European IFSA symposium, 14th European IFSA symposium 2022.

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@conference{Rizzo2022,

title = {Is farming technology innovation locus dependent? Making-of an agricultural Fablab},

author = {Davide Rizzo and Anne Combaud and Nathalie Schnuriger and Fatma Fourati-Jamoussi and Simon Ritz and Valérie Leroux},

url = {http://ifsa.boku.ac.at/cms/fileadmin/IFSA2022/IFSA2022_Proceedings_Th5.pdf},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-04-08},

urldate = {2022-04-08},

booktitle = {Digital book of proceedings, 14th European IFSA symposium},

issuetitle = {Farming systems facing climate change and resource challenges},

organization = {14th European IFSA symposium},

school = {University of ÉVORA, Portugal},

abstract = {Innovation has multiple targets – products, production processes, marketing, stakeholders’ organizations, etc. – whose nature depends upon the socio-technical framework that orients the match between inventions and market. Amid the wealth of options to facilitate innovation, fablabs are a specific example of the digitalisation era. Originally, a fablab is “the educational outreach component of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms” whose identity is defined by a charter that connects local labs to the

global network. Fablabs’ goal is to provide stimulus for local entrepreneurship as well as for learning and innovation by providing access to tools for digital fabrication. This paper aims at understanding the role of fablabs and other third places in the specific context of farming technology innovation. To this end, we propose a genetic-like analysis (i.e. genotype x environment x management practices), by addressing the historical identity and traits of FTI actors, the description of the main characteristics and dynamics of the place where they are based and the innovation governance put in practice to enhance

their interactions. The approach was applied at two levels: first, the main actors of the farming technology innovation in Europe, ending with a bibliometric analysis of the available literature about fablabs, makerspaces and living labs, with a focus on agriculture. Then, a case study from northern France to describe the making of AgriLab, a fablab dedicated to open innovation towards sustainable agriculture, spanning from equipment to digital tools. AgriLab is based in Beauvais (Hauts-de-France region), together with several other local and international actors of farming technology innovation. In conclusion, we question the role of third places and AgriLab as catalysts for the emergence of relevant farming technology innovations considering the influence from the local and wider context.},

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Copty, Nadim; Kazezyılmaz-Alhan, Cevza Melek

IWA 4th Regional Conference on Diffuse Pollution & Eutrophication Inproceedings

In: International Water Association İstanbul, Türkiye, 2022, ISBN: 978-605-7880-13-0.

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@inproceedings{Copty2022,

title = {IWA 4th Regional Conference on Diffuse Pollution & Eutrophication},

author = {Nadim Copty and Cevza Melek Kazezyılmaz-Alhan},

url = {https://iwadipcon2022.org/},

isbn = {978-605-7880-13-0},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-10-24},

address = {İstanbul, Türkiye},

organization = {International Water Association},

abstract = {We are pleased to present the Proceeding book of the 4th IWA Regional Conference on Diffuse Pollution & Eutrophication (DIPCON) that was held in Istanbul, Türkiye from October 24-28, 2022. From widespread pesticide use to heavy metal emissions from vehicular transport to microplastic release into the environment, diffuse pollution has become a major threat to the environment. Widespread soil pollution and eutrophication of water bodies across all continents and their impacts on living organisms and human health are a stark manifestation of the challenges we face. Anticipated climate change is likely to exacerbate the risk to the water resources of numerous regions of the world. Addressing these challenges requires a concerted holistic approach by stakeholders including scientists, engineers, hydrologists, policy makers, NGOs, and water regulators, and awareness and participation on the part of the general public. The purpose of this conference was to bring together these various perspectives thereby contributing to the scientific debate towards alleviating these adverse environmental effects.

DIPCON 2022 was held in Istanbul, Türkiye with more than 120 participants from more than 21 countries. The city of Istanbul, a welcoming vibrant megacity with a magnificent history and natural beauty, is the ideal place to host this meeting. Joining two continents with shores on three different seas, the city underscores the need to protect the environment we live in for the benefit of all.



The conference papers are organized into 13 sessions designed to address the latest technologies and approaches to alleviate the impacts of diffusion pollution on the Environment:

- Reservoir and Surface Water Bodies

- Soil Contamination

- Groundwater Hydrology and Quality

- Emerging Pollutants

- Urban/Industrial Water

- Ecological Protection and Restoration

- Extreme Hydrological Events

- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

- Nexus Approach

- Integrated Watershed Management

- Nature-Based Solutions and Implementation

- Wetland Construction and Managements

- Monitoring and Modeling

Participants at the DIPCON 2022 conference elucidated on the threat of diffuse pollution to surface water bodies, groundwater and soil environments and the latest strategies and technologies for environmental protection and restoration to address these threats. The adverse effects of extreme hydrological effects and projected climate change and the need to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies were highlighted. Recognizing the confluence of water, food and energy needs, along with the imperative to maintain ecological services, participants underlined the necessity to implement a Nexus approach and integrated water management plans that involve the active participation of all stakeholders. It is evident that societies need to resort to nature based solutions that balance the need for economic growth and food security with ecological protection. Speakers highlighted the need to utilize the latest technologies to develop models and monitoring tools at all scales for the sustainable use of available resources and the development of informed science-based policies.},

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We are pleased to present the Proceeding book of the 4th IWA Regional Conference on Diffuse Pollution & Eutrophication (DIPCON) that was held in Istanbul, Türkiye from October 24-28, 2022. From widespread pesticide use to heavy metal emissions from vehicular transport to microplastic release into the environment, diffuse pollution has become a major threat to the environment. Widespread soil pollution and eutrophication of water bodies across all continents and their impacts on living organisms and human health are a stark manifestation of the challenges we face. Anticipated climate change is likely to exacerbate the risk to the water resources of numerous regions of the world. Addressing these challenges requires a concerted holistic approach by stakeholders including scientists, engineers, hydrologists, policy makers, NGOs, and water regulators, and awareness and participation on the part of the general public. The purpose of this conference was to bring together these various perspectives thereby contributing to the scientific debate towards alleviating these adverse environmental effects.
DIPCON 2022 was held in Istanbul, Türkiye with more than 120 participants from more than 21 countries. The city of Istanbul, a welcoming vibrant megacity with a magnificent history and natural beauty, is the ideal place to host this meeting. Joining two continents with shores on three different seas, the city underscores the need to protect the environment we live in for the benefit of all.

The conference papers are organized into 13 sessions designed to address the latest technologies and approaches to alleviate the impacts of diffusion pollution on the Environment:
- Reservoir and Surface Water Bodies
- Soil Contamination
- Groundwater Hydrology and Quality
- Emerging Pollutants
- Urban/Industrial Water
- Ecological Protection and Restoration
- Extreme Hydrological Events
- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
- Nexus Approach
- Integrated Watershed Management
- Nature-Based Solutions and Implementation
- Wetland Construction and Managements
- Monitoring and Modeling
Participants at the DIPCON 2022 conference elucidated on the threat of diffuse pollution to surface water bodies, groundwater and soil environments and the latest strategies and technologies for environmental protection and restoration to address these threats. The adverse effects of extreme hydrological effects and projected climate change and the need to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies were highlighted. Recognizing the confluence of water, food and energy needs, along with the imperative to maintain ecological services, participants underlined the necessity to implement a Nexus approach and integrated water management plans that involve the active participation of all stakeholders. It is evident that societies need to resort to nature based solutions that balance the need for economic growth and food security with ecological protection. Speakers highlighted the need to utilize the latest technologies to develop models and monitoring tools at all scales for the sustainable use of available resources and the development of informed science-based policies.

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Engell, Jeppe

Transfer, aktion og data! Masters Thesis

Aalborg Universitet, 2022.

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@mastersthesis{Engell2022,

title = {Transfer, aktion og data!},

author = {Jeppe Engell},

url = {https://projekter.aau.dk/projekter/da/studentthesis/transfer-aktion-og-data(d4e54e2e-f2da-444a-98e8-a8eaa8024322).html

https://projekter.aau.dk/projekter/files/472529472/master_opgave_mdo_final_version.pdf},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-05-25},

school = {Aalborg Universitet},

abstract = {In HK, academy subjects, diploma subjects, master's subjects are completed every year, students write subject tests and trainees write assignments. In the assignments, based on well-considered problem formulations, important knowledge and data for HK are produced, concluded and reflected on. That knowledge is not collected, analyzed and converted into new workflows and this means that continuing education is not followed up on and thus can only be considered as personal development. The real issues that HK has in many areas are not combined with the employees who take subjects as continuing education.

New inputs from conferences, networks and journalism are not discussed and converted into issues that can be investigated in subjects at several levels. There is no requirement that knowledge and data that the employees produce be disseminated. The above is not unique to HK, as is the case in the vast majority of workplaces in Denmark. In fact, research shows that up to 85 percent of learning efforts are wasted. But if, on the other hand, students could be taught to become better at acting, the picture would look completely different. To act, based on what one has learned, is called 'Transfer'. "

Therefore, under this task seeks: How can HK through data workshops with employees examine its approach to continuing education and adjust it so that there is a transfer of knowledge from the tasks from the employees to the company and the experience of follow-up is increased?

The 5 data workshops made in this assignment on transfer of knowledge from education to workplaces, clearly show that it is possible to achieve practical knowledge sharing and competence development around the subject and thus come up with a new practice around transfer that will also increase the experience of follow-up among employees.

Data workshops show that advanced technology to produce data, if used and presented in the right way, can create a premise and the driver that creates the understanding of the necessity of change in practice.

It is not enough just to see the necessity of the change anymore, it must also make sense in relation to own and organizational values. It showed the data workshops in full how challenged HK is when employees experience that doubts arise about HK’s values and what happens when they are clear.},

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In HK, academy subjects, diploma subjects, master's subjects are completed every year, students write subject tests and trainees write assignments. In the assignments, based on well-considered problem formulations, important knowledge and data for HK are produced, concluded and reflected on. That knowledge is not collected, analyzed and converted into new workflows and this means that continuing education is not followed up on and thus can only be considered as personal development. The real issues that HK has in many areas are not combined with the employees who take subjects as continuing education.
New inputs from conferences, networks and journalism are not discussed and converted into issues that can be investigated in subjects at several levels. There is no requirement that knowledge and data that the employees produce be disseminated. The above is not unique to HK, as is the case in the vast majority of workplaces in Denmark. In fact, research shows that up to 85 percent of learning efforts are wasted. But if, on the other hand, students could be taught to become better at acting, the picture would look completely different. To act, based on what one has learned, is called 'Transfer'. "
Therefore, under this task seeks: How can HK through data workshops with employees examine its approach to continuing education and adjust it so that there is a transfer of knowledge from the tasks from the employees to the company and the experience of follow-up is increased?
The 5 data workshops made in this assignment on transfer of knowledge from education to workplaces, clearly show that it is possible to achieve practical knowledge sharing and competence development around the subject and thus come up with a new practice around transfer that will also increase the experience of follow-up among employees.
Data workshops show that advanced technology to produce data, if used and presented in the right way, can create a premise and the driver that creates the understanding of the necessity of change in practice.
It is not enough just to see the necessity of the change anymore, it must also make sense in relation to own and organizational values. It showed the data workshops in full how challenged HK is when employees experience that doubts arise about HK’s values and what happens when they are clear.

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Koronska, Kamila; Lompe, Maria; Rogers, Richard

Mapping controversial narratives related to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine in Polish-language social media Facilitators Online

(DMI), The Digital Methods Initiative (Ed.): 2022, visited: 28.09.2022.

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Kamara, Abdourahmane Tintou; Vignes, Annick; Polleau, Auriane; Deschamps, Aurore; Caputo, Chiara; Prieur, Christophe; Egher, Claudia; Cubizolles, Dylan; Armanet, Enguerrand; Lucifora, Federico; Laglil, Hajar; Miotto, Marilù; Delivre, Raphael; Tadiello, Sébastien; Tuncer, Sila; Persico, Simone; Billard, Tom; Chabaux, Valentin; Tahiri, Zakaria

Crawling the italian Green Pass debate on Twitter Online

(DMI), The Digital Methods Initiative (Ed.): 2022, visited: 18.02.2022.

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@online{Kamara2022,

title = {Crawling the italian Green Pass debate on Twitter},

author = {Abdourahmane Tintou Kamara and Annick Vignes and Auriane Polleau and Aurore Deschamps and Chiara Caputo and Christophe Prieur and Claudia Egher and Dylan Cubizolles and Enguerrand Armanet and Federico Lucifora and Hajar Laglil and Marilù Miotto and Raphael Delivre and Sébastien Tadiello and Sila Tuncer and Simone Persico and Tom Billard and Valentin Chabaux and Zakaria Tahiri},

editor = {The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI)},

url = {https://digitalmethods.net/Dmi/CrawlingItalianGreenPassDebate},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-02-18},

urldate = {2022-02-18},

abstract = {The last Censis report about the social situation in Italy highlighted that the number of people adhering to irrational thoughts is increasing and that this could be related to the pandemic situation. The term irrational describe the situation where people become victim of cognitive biases that could led them to wrong interpretations and conduct to conspiracy theories.



Social Networks are nowadays platforms that lot of users use to directly find informations about social interest topics and doing so they can be influenced by the contents that other people shares.



Twitter is a space where common people, VIPs, politics and journalists debate about actuality topics and sometime can become an highly polarizing environment. In Italy one of the most divisive topics since his institution in the middle of July has been the covid-19 certificate (commonly known as “green pass”).



The purpose of the project is to explore and classify the most polarizing contents surrounding this debate, particularly focusing on the external sources of informations shared into the platform.



A list of source domains will be crawled to map the network, in order to find links that can be used as sign of homophily between sources. The position into the debate will be evaluated according to proximity to known sources of information, previously labelled as “mainstream” or “not mainstream” with the aim of revealing the possible presence of platforms related to conspiracies in the sources far from mainstream media.},

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Sørhaug, Jon Olav

På sporet av aktørar som skriv Ein studie av to digitale samskrivingskasus i ein ungdomsskoleklasse PhD Thesis

2022.

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@phdthesis{Sørhaug2022,

title = {På sporet av aktørar som skriv Ein studie av to digitale samskrivingskasus i ein ungdomsskoleklasse},

author = {Jon Olav Sørhaug},

editor = {Universitetet i Agder},

url = {https://uia.brage.unit.no/uia-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/3035826/Dissertation.pdf?sequence=4},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-06-05},

urldate = {2022-06-05},

abstract = {On the Trail of Actors Who Write is a study of two digital cases of collaborative writing in a Norwegian lower secondary school class. The study maps, analyzes and discusses the writing process in two collaborative writing groups, consisting of six students – in close collaboration with software, texts from the Internet and other digital actors, during three double lessons in February 2020.

The study applies socio-material theory to writing in school contexts. The conceptual framework is based on actor-network theory (ANT), theories of linguistic materiality, visual network analysis (VNA) and case study methodology. The collected material in the study consists of both quantitative and qualitative data: student texts and source texts, video and screen recordings, and also interviews with the teacher and students participating in the project.

Central to the study is the question of how human and digital actors interact while writing, and which role technology plays in this process. The study reveals that the student texts are produced through a number of negotiations and trials of strength between students, search engines, digital source texts and writing software. Search engines greatly influence the planning processes in that they select, prioritize and promote other actors' texts, and indeed specific parts of these texts. The source texts affect the composition of student texts by circulating, replicating and, in some cases, mutating the linguistic material into

their texts. Writing software affects students' spelling through writing suggestions and corrective interruptions in the digital environment. The production of the student texts can thus be seen as transformations of linguistic material originating in the digital actors that participate in the writing process, and to some extent originating in the students themselves.

In several of the situations observed in these two collaborative writing cases, it is the digital actors that seem to have the greatest power of negotiation and impact. A practical implication for writing education can therefore be to strengthen lower secondary school students' critical approach and ability to negotiate with digital actors, so that students can make more independent choices while writing, also when collaboratively writing with each other and through digital technology.},

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On the Trail of Actors Who Write is a study of two digital cases of collaborative writing in a Norwegian lower secondary school class. The study maps, analyzes and discusses the writing process in two collaborative writing groups, consisting of six students – in close collaboration with software, texts from the Internet and other digital actors, during three double lessons in February 2020.
The study applies socio-material theory to writing in school contexts. The conceptual framework is based on actor-network theory (ANT), theories of linguistic materiality, visual network analysis (VNA) and case study methodology. The collected material in the study consists of both quantitative and qualitative data: student texts and source texts, video and screen recordings, and also interviews with the teacher and students participating in the project.
Central to the study is the question of how human and digital actors interact while writing, and which role technology plays in this process. The study reveals that the student texts are produced through a number of negotiations and trials of strength between students, search engines, digital source texts and writing software. Search engines greatly influence the planning processes in that they select, prioritize and promote other actors' texts, and indeed specific parts of these texts. The source texts affect the composition of student texts by circulating, replicating and, in some cases, mutating the linguistic material into
their texts. Writing software affects students' spelling through writing suggestions and corrective interruptions in the digital environment. The production of the student texts can thus be seen as transformations of linguistic material originating in the digital actors that participate in the writing process, and to some extent originating in the students themselves.
In several of the situations observed in these two collaborative writing cases, it is the digital actors that seem to have the greatest power of negotiation and impact. A practical implication for writing education can therefore be to strengthen lower secondary school students' critical approach and ability to negotiate with digital actors, so that students can make more independent choices while writing, also when collaboratively writing with each other and through digital technology.

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McIlwaine, Neil

A market analysis of customer-connected mass energy storage PhD Thesis

2022.

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@phdthesis{nokey,

title = {A market analysis of customer-connected mass energy storage},

author = {Neil McIlwaine},

url = {https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.854974

https://pure.qub.ac.uk/files/320007520/Thesis_Neil_McIlwaine_rev_33rev1_NMC.pdf},

year = {2022},

date = {2022-06-01},

institution = {Queen's University Belfast},

abstract = {The electricity operators on the island of Ireland have policy objectives to generate at least 70% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The source of this renewable power will mainly be wind and storage is needed to facilitate this transition. However, to date the roll out and market uptake of storage has been slow in the Irish grid. Therefore, this research undertook a market analysis of the technical and economic value of distributed mass energy storage to examine storage considering these targets. The research uses the Irish market as a case study with specific modelling on the Northern Ireland system which is a subset of the overall market. The modelling and the results of the research are applicable and relevant to all regions which operate with a high share of renewables. The research had four parts. In part 1, a global techno-economic review of the status of energy storage and power quality services focusing on ten countries with differing political, social, and economic trends was undertaken. This led to a combined strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) appraisal informed by the data and information from the ten countries response to embedded and distributed renewable generation and storage. The SWOT analysis is then coupled to a Pugh chart to indicate optimal concept choice in the later analyses. Then in part 2, a gap analysis of the ten countries to determine the frameworks and approaches used to regulate, plan, and operate retail electricity markets was carried out in order to inform the modelling. Next in part 3, a suite of financial models was developed to quantify the market revenue available for battery storage investment that could provide ancillary services, network congestion relief and response to local system events. Then a dynamic economic dispatch model in MATLAB was developed to test the economic production schedule with and without battery storage and a unit commitment model was developed to determine the costs of providing system reserve using fossil fuel generation so a comparison could be made in the scenario where the reserve is provided by battery storage. The key finding is that the revenue available from the current schemes are insufficient to attract investment in energy storage. It is recommended that system operators reform the existing schemes, design new schemes and look to the wider benefits that energy storage brings to fossil fuels generation. Finally, in part 4, a unit commitment wholesale electricity market model of the SEM focusing on the Northern Ireland system was developed in Energy Exemplar's PLEXOS for Power Systems. It makes for an interesting case study for other jurisdictions as it is an electrically isolated grid with limited interconnection and storage but operating with a high share of renewables. Here four combinations of wind generation and load were assessed to measure the effect of varying levels of battery storage. The benefits of storage were clearly demonstrated with reductions in emission levels and generation costs, load smoothing, ramping reduction, reduced maintenance and reduced curtailment of renewables. For example, the monthly model run with 300 MW of battery storage at 70% SNSP resulted in a generation cost decrease of £500k, an emission decrease of 28k tonnes CO2, and total ramping decrease of 478 hours compared to the no storage scenario. Currently revenue streams for provision of these benefits associated with generation and demonstrated by the modelling do not exist. Therefore, it is recommended that these services are properly valued in order to attract future investment. Overall, this research clearly demonstrates the gap that exists between the positive benefits of battery storage and the less than adequate revenue being pitched to attract investment into technology to achieve climate change targets with recommendations made to address this based on the findings. In fact, an optimum level of storage exists which is dependent on demand and wind generation. The research in this thesis indicates this level to be between 200 MW and 300 MW. A report published in the year 2021 by the system operator stated an expected storage in Northern Ireland of 200 MW by 2030. Therefore, this expected storage rating needs revised based on the results of the research. The key recommendation is that the regulators and the grid operators urgently revisit the current schemes and restructure them otherwise we may have power quality and supply issues into the future as current fossil fuel, mainly gas generators are mothballed. },

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The electricity operators on the island of Ireland have policy objectives to generate at least 70% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The source of this renewable power will mainly be wind and storage is needed to facilitate this transition. However, to date the roll out and market uptake of storage has been slow in the Irish grid. Therefore, this research undertook a market analysis of the technical and economic value of distributed mass energy storage to examine storage considering these targets. The research uses the Irish market as a case study with specific modelling on the Northern Ireland system which is a subset of the overall market. The modelling and the results of the research are applicable and relevant to all regions which operate with a high share of renewables. The research had four parts. In part 1, a global techno-economic review of the status of energy storage and power quality services focusing on ten countries with differing political, social, and economic trends was undertaken. This led to a combined strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) appraisal informed by the data and information from the ten countries response to embedded and distributed renewable generation and storage. The SWOT analysis is then coupled to a Pugh chart to indicate optimal concept choice in the later analyses. Then in part 2, a gap analysis of the ten countries to determine the frameworks and approaches used to regulate, plan, and operate retail electricity markets was carried out in order to inform the modelling. Next in part 3, a suite of financial models was developed to quantify the market revenue available for battery storage investment that could provide ancillary services, network congestion relief and response to local system events. Then a dynamic economic dispatch model in MATLAB was developed to test the economic production schedule with and without battery storage and a unit commitment model was developed to determine the costs of providing system reserve using fossil fuel generation so a comparison could be made in the scenario where the reserve is provided by battery storage. The key finding is that the revenue available from the current schemes are insufficient to attract investment in energy storage. It is recommended that system operators reform the existing schemes, design new schemes and look to the wider benefits that energy storage brings to fossil fuels generation. Finally, in part 4, a unit commitment wholesale electricity market model of the SEM focusing on the Northern Ireland system was developed in Energy Exemplar's PLEXOS for Power Systems. It makes for an interesting case study for other jurisdictions as it is an electrically isolated grid with limited interconnection and storage but operating with a high share of renewables. Here four combinations of wind generation and load were assessed to measure the effect of varying levels of battery storage. The benefits of storage were clearly demonstrated with reductions in emission levels and generation costs, load smoothing, ramping reduction, reduced maintenance and reduced curtailment of renewables. For example, the monthly model run with 300 MW of battery storage at 70% SNSP resulted in a generation cost decrease of £500k, an emission decrease of 28k tonnes CO2, and total ramping decrease of 478 hours compared to the no storage scenario. Currently revenue streams for provision of these benefits associated with generation and demonstrated by the modelling do not exist. Therefore, it is recommended that these services are properly valued in order to attract future investment. Overall, this research clearly demonstrates the gap that exists between the positive benefits of battery storage and the less than adequate revenue being pitched to attract investment into technology to achieve climate change targets with recommendations made to address this based on the findings. In fact, an optimum level of storage exists which is dependent on demand and wind generation. The research in this thesis indicates this level to be between 200 MW and 300 MW. A report published in the year 2021 by the system operator stated an expected storage in Northern Ireland of 200 MW by 2030. Therefore, this expected storage rating needs revised based on the results of the research. The key recommendation is that the regulators and the grid operators urgently revisit the current schemes and restructure them otherwise we may have power quality and supply issues into the future as current fossil fuel, mainly gas generators are mothballed.

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Abdo, Alexandre Hannud; Cointet, Jean-Philippe; Bourret, Pascale; Cambrosio, Alberto

Domain-topic models with chained dimensions: Charting an emergent domain of a major oncology conference Journal Article

In: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2021.

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Milia, Matías Federico

Global trends, Local threads. The Thematic Orientation of Renewable Energy Research in Mexico and Argentina between 1992 and 2016 Journal Article

In: Journal of Scientometric Research, vol. 10, pp. s32-s45, 2021.

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@article{Milia2021,

title = {Global trends, Local threads. The Thematic Orientation of Renewable Energy Research in Mexico and Argentina between 1992 and 2016},

author = {Matías Federico Milia},

url = {https://jscires.org/sites/default/files/JScientometRes-10-1s-s32.pdf},

doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/jscires.10.1s.20},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-06-01},

urldate = {2021-06-01},

journal = {Journal of Scientometric Research},

volume = {10},

pages = {s32-s45},

abstract = {Setting research agendas requires a substantial allocation of resources. Non – hegemonic countries lack the means to influence global trends in knowledge production. Still, some margin is available. By selecting specific topics to focus on, these countries build a national approach to global issues. This paper examines how two Latin American countries, namely Mexico and Argentina, have tackled the global challenge of developing new and renewable forms of energy through their research activities between 1992 and 2016. It stresses the historical and national specificities of global quests in a Latin-American setting by choosing two countries with central roles in the region and research systems of similar size and distinctive traditions. This research utilizes textual data from bibliometric sources. More precisely, the fields title, abstract, and keywords from the energy collection at the Scopus database. Text is processed using natural language detection techniques (NPL) to find a complex and relevant set of describing terms. The query line was built to grasp the discussion in detail, drawing on literature reviews and technology briefs. Findings show threads and rhythms bounded to the national dimension. Continual and harmonious evolution of research efforts stands out for Mexico. In Argentina, a distinctive set of preoccupations emerges in different moments during the studied period. The article provides relevant evidence that enables a reflection on how strategic-oriented efforts effectively unfold in a particular set of time and spatial coordinates. It also brings forward a methodological take to assess local competencies and trajectories on issues of global public concern.},

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de Raymond, Antoine Bernard; Alpha, Arlène; Ben-Ari, Tamara; Daviron, Benoît; Nesme, Thomas; Tétart, Gilles

Systemic risk and food security. Emerging trends and future avenues for research Journal Article

In: Global Food Security, 2021.

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22.

Johanes, Mikhael

Expanding agency: The mapping of architectural design discourse in Indonesia's academic publications Journal Article

In: ARSNET, 2021, ISSN: ISSN 2777-0710.

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León-Vargas, Fabian; Oviedo, Jineth Andrea Arango; Wandurraga, Héctor Javier Luna

Two Decades of Research in Artificial Pancreas: Insights from a Bibliometric Analysis Journal Article

In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 19322968211005500, 2021.

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@article{León-Vargas2021,

title = {Two Decades of Research in Artificial Pancreas: Insights from a Bibliometric Analysis},

author = {Fabian León-Vargas and Jineth Andrea Arango Oviedo and Héctor Javier Luna Wandurraga},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968211005500},

doi = {10.1177/19322968211005500},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-04-15},

journal = {Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology},

volume = {0},

number = {0},

pages = {19322968211005500},

abstract = {Artificial pancreas is a well-known research topic devoted to achieving better glycemic outcomes that has been attracting increasing attention over the years. However, there is a lack of systematic, chronological, and synthesizing studies that show the background of the knowledge generation in this field. This study implements a bibliometric analysis to recognize the main documents, type of publications, research categories, countries, keywords, organizations, and authors related to this topic.Methods:Web of Science core collection database was accessed from 2000 to 2020 in order to select high-quality scientific documents based on a specific search query. Bibexcel, MS Excel, Power BI, R-Studio, VOSviewer, and CorText software were used for a descriptive and network analysis based on the local database obtained. Bibliometric parameters as the h-index, frequencies, co-authorship and co-ocurrences were computed.Results:A total of 756 documents were included that show a growing scientific production on this topic with an increasing contribution from engineering. Outstanding authors, organizations, and countries were identified. An analysis of trends in research was conducted according to the scientific categories of the Web of Science database to identify the main research interests of the last 2 decades and the emerging areas with greater prominence in the coming years. A keyword network analysis allowed to identify the main stages in the development of the AP research over time.Conclusions:Results reveal a comprehensive background of the knowledge generation for the AP topic during the last 2 decades, which has been strengthened with international collaborations and a remarkable interdisciplinarity between endocrinology and engineering, giving rise to a growing number of research areas over time, where computer science and medical informatics stand out as the main emerging research areas.},

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Ubando, Aristotle T.; Africa, Aaron Don M.; Maniquiz-Redillas, Marla C.; Culaba, Alvin B.; Chen, Wei-Hsin

Reduction of particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in biorefineries: A state-of-the-art review Journal Article

In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 403, pp. 123955, 2021, ISSN: 0304-3894.

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Stephens, Raphaël; Barbier, Marc

Digital fooding, cashless marketplaces and reconnection in intermediated third places: Conceptualizing metropolitan food provision in the age of prosumption Journal Article

In: Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 82, pp. 366 - 379, 2021, ISSN: 0743-0167.

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@article{Stephens2021,

title = {Digital fooding, cashless marketplaces and reconnection in intermediated third places: Conceptualizing metropolitan food provision in the age of prosumption},

author = {Raphaël Stephens and Marc Barbier},

url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016720317058},

doi = {10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.11.009},

issn = {0743-0167},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-02-01},

journal = {Journal of Rural Studies},

volume = {82},

pages = {366 - 379},

abstract = {This article adopts the concept of prosumption in order to better understand the array of contemporary food sustainability transition initiatives that often come under the umbrella term of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs). AFNs have developed in parallel to prosumption, which is significant because AFNs are oriented towards localized and direct relationships between producers and consumers, while prosumption explains the hybridization of the consumer into a more complex and productive actor. Scholars argue that producer-consumer reconnections enable greater transparency and information exchange between the two types of actors. In addition, digitalization has recently brought new perspectives for both prosumption and AFN research. We explain the digital food prosumption phenomenon by drawing upon several years of research on an alternative food network with strong digital focus – La Ruche qui dit Oui!. As a decentralized network of local food operations that converge around a digital platform, it provides innovative virtual-material mediations between producers and consumers. This suggests that increasingly, consumers may be getting more deeply engaged in the (co-)production of commodities across different sectors and activities. Thus, while the prosumption and AFN literatures have mostly existed in parallel, future efforts should be made to intersect these two areas of sociological research. This is particularly pertinent today, as both prosumption and AFN phenomena are now increasingly mediated by powerful digital technologies. In the digital age, the alternative food prosumer phenomenon may well contribute to reconfiguring global food flows and industrial cultures towards sustainability.},

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ten Oever, Niels; Maxigas,; Steffen, Bryan; Maragkou, Eleni; Provendier, Emile; Breuer, Emma; Lombardi, Giovanni; Valentini, Giulio; van der Heide, Jasper; Preuß, Jörn; Boboc, Roxana Varvara; Ashaghimina, Selin; Mignot, Sylvain; Fanzio, Veronica; Moretti, Veronica

Infodemic 5G : How Interpretative Frames are Co-articulated on Social Media? An Instagram versus Parler Case Study Online

(DMI), The Digital Methods Initiative (Ed.): 2021, visited: 28.01.2021.

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Blank-Gomel, Rony

Traffic accidents and the risks of cycling: A sociological perspective PhD Thesis

McGill University, 2021.

Abstract | BibTeX | Links:

@phdthesis{Blank-Gomel2021,

title = {Traffic accidents and the risks of cycling: A sociological perspective},

author = { Rony Blank-Gomel},

url = {https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/vt150p658},

year = {2021},

date = {2021-04-19},

address = {Montréal},

school = {McGill University},

abstract = {Traffic accidents generate a heavy burden in deaths, bodily harm and monetary costs, and there are growing concerns regarding the unintended consequences of traffic safety policies. Yet, they are marginal in the sociological literature. Drawing on the sociology of knowledge, I explore the construction and spread of truth claims regarding traffic accidents and traffic safety, focusing on accounts of the risks of cycling and specifically the role of bicycle helmets. I use this case to contribute to several sociological debates.

I used a mixed methods approach. I constructed a dataset of 1,902 articles, published 1970-2014, and identified the main themes characterizing different periods using bibliometric and network analysis mapping tools. This was complemented by 19 in-depth interviews; close readings of influential texts; and a qualitative analysis of 665 relevant news stories, published 1970-1995.

In the first chapter I contribute to the sociology of risk by examining if Beck’s risk society thesis, criticized for neglecting mundane risks, can be used to account for historical transformations in expert discourse regarding the risks of cycling. Drawing on the mapping of academic debates, I describe the bicycle helmets’ journey from the margins to the center of accounts of the risks of cycling, and the growing challenges to their position at the core of national policies. I argue that this process corresponds to the risk society thesis, including the transformation of bicycle helmets from mechanical objects into ‘quasi objects’.

In the second chapter I contribute to the sociology of mobilities, in which the development of traffic safety measures, including bicycle helmets, is often attributed to automobility, a car-dominated mobility regime. However, only few studies analyzed how automobility exerted such an influence. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory, I examine how helmet-oriented accounts of the risks of cycling succeeded in expanding their reach in the United States. I demonstrate the constitutive role of non-humans in this process and highlight changes in how participants were represented as well as the different interpretations of the term ‘effectiveness’. I describe this expansion as a non-linear, contingent process and argue against the use of automobility as an explanatory factor.

In the third chapter I review sociological studies of traffic accidents and traffic safety, published 1940-2017. Using a systematic search I constructed a dataset of 266 articles that I examined using qualitative text analysis. The results demonstrate that sociological interest in these issues has been marginal and sporadic, but diverse. I discuss the major themes emerging from this literature, including the relations between traffic accidents and suicides, group differences in risk, human-technology relations, the public marginality of traffic accidents, and their unintended consequences. I then discuss the sociological neglect of traffic accidents and offer venues for further research.

The thesis problematizes the view of traffic accidents and traffic safety as mundane issues, explores the sociological relevance of these issues and suggest heuristic avenues for further research. Potential audiences include sociologists interested in knowledge, mobilities, risk and accidents, traffic safety experts, activists, and policymakers.},

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Traffic accidents generate a heavy burden in deaths, bodily harm and monetary costs, and there are growing concerns regarding the unintended consequences of traffic safety policies. Yet, they are marginal in the sociological literature. Drawing on the sociology of knowledge, I explore the construction and spread of truth claims regarding traffic accidents and traffic safety, focusing on accounts of the risks of cycling and specifically the role of bicycle helmets. I use this case to contribute to several sociological debates.
I used a mixed methods approach. I constructed a dataset of 1,902 articles, published 1970-2014, and identified the main themes characterizing different periods using bibliometric and network analysis mapping tools. This was complemented by 19 in-depth interviews; close readings of influential texts; and a qualitative analysis of 665 relevant news stories, published 1970-1995.
In the first chapter I contribute to the sociology of risk by examining if Beck’s risk society thesis, criticized for neglecting mundane risks, can be used to account for historical transformations in expert discourse regarding the risks of cycling. Drawing on the mapping of academic debates, I describe the bicycle helmets’ journey from the margins to the center of accounts of the risks of cycling, and the growing challenges to their position at the core of national policies. I argue that this process corresponds to the risk society thesis, including the transformation of bicycle helmets from mechanical objects into ‘quasi objects’.
In the second chapter I contribute to the sociology of mobilities, in which the development of traffic safety measures, including bicycle helmets, is often attributed to automobility, a car-dominated mobility regime. However, only few studies analyzed how automobility exerted such an influence. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory, I examine how helmet-oriented accounts of the risks of cycling succeeded in expanding their reach in the United States. I demonstrate the constitutive role of non-humans in this process and highlight changes in how participants were represented as well as the different interpretations of the term ‘effectiveness’. I describe this expansion as a non-linear, contingent process and argue against the use of automobility as an explanatory factor.
In the third chapter I review sociological studies of traffic accidents and traffic safety, published 1940-2017. Using a systematic search I constructed a dataset of 266 articles that I examined using qualitative text analysis. The results demonstrate that sociological interest in these issues has been marginal and sporadic, but diverse. I discuss the major themes emerging from this literature, including the relations between traffic accidents and suicides, group differences in risk, human-technology relations, the public marginality of traffic accidents, and their unintended consequences. I then discuss the sociological neglect of traffic accidents and offer venues for further research.
The thesis problematizes the view of traffic accidents and traffic safety as mundane issues, explores the sociological relevance of these issues and suggest heuristic avenues for further research. Potential audiences include sociologists interested in knowledge, mobilities, risk and accidents, traffic safety experts, activists, and policymakers.

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28.

Jensen, Torben E.

Exploring the Trading Zones of Digital STS Journal Article

In: STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series, vol. 11, no. 1, 2020.

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Malanski, Priscila Duarte; Dedieu, Benoît; de Alencar Schiavi, Sandra Mara

Mapping the research domains on work in agriculture. A bibliometric review from Scopus database Journal Article

In: Journal of Rural Studies, 2020, ISSN: 0743-0167.

Abstract | BibTeX | Links:

@article{Malanski2020b,

title = {Mapping the research domains on work in agriculture. A bibliometric review from Scopus database},

author = {Priscila Duarte Malanski and Benoît Dedieu and Sandra Mara de Alencar Schiavi},

url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016720311864},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.050},

issn = {0743-0167},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-10-27},

urldate = {2020-10-27},

journal = {Journal of Rural Studies},

abstract = {Near to half of world population lives in rural areas, and agriculture is responsible for 28% of global employment. Structural changes in agriculture impacting labor and the low attractivity of employment and working conditions in this sector are the major issues for the permanence and renewal of the rural workforce. Promoting decent work is essential to reach sustainable development. According to the ILO definition, decent work involves a wide range of conditions linked between them that include and go beyond farming work (e.g. gender equity, workplace security, fair income, among others). This complex situation requires for scientists the analysis of the diverse topics, as well as the development of interdisciplinary approaches to deal with this diversity. A review of the scientific literature is necessary to summarize the knowledge that has been produced and identify the current trends related to work in agriculture. In order to provide a background in this topic, the aim of this study was to review the state of the international literature related to work in agriculture, through a bibliometric analysis of scientific articles indexed in Scopus bibliographical database. Our findings show that USA, UK, France and China are the leaders in the scientific landscape according to: geographical production of knowledge, main journals and authors, and most-cited articles. The analysis of work in agriculture is declined in five main research domains: 1) social issues in rural areas; 2) labor market; 3) household strategies of labor allocation, 4) work organization in livestock farms; and 5) occupational health in farms. These research domains are investigated by four main scientific communities that prevail in the international literature: 1) agricultural economics; 2) ergonomics; 3) social issues for rural development; and 5) livestock farming systems. Besides those mainstream research, three major research trends emerged: 1) migration and precarious employment condition; 2) work issues in advisory services; and 3) labor governance in global value chains. These trends reflect ongoing transformations in agriculture that are important to think about the future of the work in this sector and its impacts on sustainable development. We show for the first time the characteristics of the main scientific communities that have performed the most relevant research indexed in Scopus database related to work in agriculture over the past 10 years. This review offers an overview in an interdisciplinary topic, and provides a benchmark for future cutting-edge research. The ILO definition of decent work can be a guideline for focus and deepen specific topics, since our findings indicate that several of them are linked to work-related issues in agriculture, which could support sustainable development on this sector.},

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Near to half of world population lives in rural areas, and agriculture is responsible for 28% of global employment. Structural changes in agriculture impacting labor and the low attractivity of employment and working conditions in this sector are the major issues for the permanence and renewal of the rural workforce. Promoting decent work is essential to reach sustainable development. According to the ILO definition, decent work involves a wide range of conditions linked between them that include and go beyond farming work (e.g. gender equity, workplace security, fair income, among others). This complex situation requires for scientists the analysis of the diverse topics, as well as the development of interdisciplinary approaches to deal with this diversity. A review of the scientific literature is necessary to summarize the knowledge that has been produced and identify the current trends related to work in agriculture. In order to provide a background in this topic, the aim of this study was to review the state of the international literature related to work in agriculture, through a bibliometric analysis of scientific articles indexed in Scopus bibliographical database. Our findings show that USA, UK, France and China are the leaders in the scientific landscape according to: geographical production of knowledge, main journals and authors, and most-cited articles. The analysis of work in agriculture is declined in five main research domains: 1) social issues in rural areas; 2) labor market; 3) household strategies of labor allocation, 4) work organization in livestock farms; and 5) occupational health in farms. These research domains are investigated by four main scientific communities that prevail in the international literature: 1) agricultural economics; 2) ergonomics; 3) social issues for rural development; and 5) livestock farming systems. Besides those mainstream research, three major research trends emerged: 1) migration and precarious employment condition; 2) work issues in advisory services; and 3) labor governance in global value chains. These trends reflect ongoing transformations in agriculture that are important to think about the future of the work in this sector and its impacts on sustainable development. We show for the first time the characteristics of the main scientific communities that have performed the most relevant research indexed in Scopus database related to work in agriculture over the past 10 years. This review offers an overview in an interdisciplinary topic, and provides a benchmark for future cutting-edge research. The ILO definition of decent work can be a guideline for focus and deepen specific topics, since our findings indicate that several of them are linked to work-related issues in agriculture, which could support sustainable development on this sector.

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Bordignon, Frederique

A scientometric review of permafrost research based on textual analysis (1948-2020) Journal Article

In: Scientometrics, 2020.

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@article{Bordignon2020,

title = {A scientometric review of permafrost research based on textual analysis (1948-2020)},

author = {Frederique Bordignon},

url = {https://rdcu.be/b8FBh

http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/d8gvm96ykm.1

https://hal-enpc.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02963536v1},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03747-4},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-10-17},

journal = {Scientometrics},

abstract = {This article proposes an analysis of research dedicated to permafrost. Its originality is twofold: it covers a corpus (n=16,249) that has never been reviewed before and also makes use of a methodology based on successive textual analysis processes. With the text-mining of additional corpuses, we produce lists of qualified terms to fine-tune the indexing of the main corpus and isolate relevant terminology dedicated to infrastructure and soil properties. With these enrichments combined with other terminological extractions (such as place names recognition), we reveal the internal structure of permafrost research with the help of visual mapping and easily prove that permafrost research is multidisciplinary and multi-topical The semantic map and the diachronic analysis of terms clusters show that the interest had turned since the 1980s towards the role of climate change but also on China's needs for its highway and railway construction sites. The very strong and growing impact of Chinese research, focused on the Tibetan area, is one of the highlights of our data. Furthermore, we propose a focus on infrastructure vulnerability and use soil properties as a proxy to measure the existing interactions between two distinct research communities. The results suggest that research has mainly focused so far on the feasibility of building on frozen ground and exploiting soils, but remains at an early stage of addressing the impact of global warming on infrastructure degradation and its resilience. This study offers insights to permafrost experts, but also provide a methodology that could be reused for other investigations. },

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Kundu, Oishee; James, Andrew D; Rigby, John

Public procurement and innovation: a systematic literature review Journal Article

In: Science and Public Policy, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 490-502, 2020, ISSN: 0302-3427.

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Cardon, Vincent

Bounded Futures: Growing a Boundary Foreknowledge Infrastructure in Food Security Research Journal Article

In: Science, Technology and Society, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 38-66, 2020.

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@article{Cardon2020,

title = {Bounded Futures: Growing a Boundary Foreknowledge Infrastructure in Food Security Research},

author = {Vincent Cardon},

doi = {10.1177/0971721819889918},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-03-03},

journal = {Science, Technology and Society},

volume = {25},

number = {1},

pages = {38-66},

abstract = {One preferred way of coping with the openness or indeterminacy of future is to elaborate ‘fictional expectations’ that enable action by defining possible outcomes. In this article, I propose to focus on the career of the impact foresight model to analyse how agro-economists combine imaginaries, narratives, data and calculative technologies addressing the long-term future of agriculture. Impact is a partial equilibrium model, which has become increasingly comprehensive. Its modular structure now enables it to interweave scenarios produced by other legitimate institutions, and to run simulations for a number of configurations of climate change and socio-economic evolutions.In this article, foresight models are taken to be material discursive devices. My argument is that their evolutions as technologies and the framing of the future they operate should not be analysed separately. Transforming radical uncertainty into controlled variability – magnitude of change, they explicitly endeavour to ‘bound’ uncertainty. But it is ‘bounded’ in a way that is highly dependent on the knowledge infrastructure upon which the models rely. Quantified modelling also makes it possible for economists to compare rival models and create alignments or negotiate zones of consensus, that is, a certain form of knowledge on the future. In the case under scrutiny, technological choices and data processing work contribute to reinforce a certain point of view – market, production and technology-oriented – on food security. Studying infrastructure and model design therefore allows a better understanding of path dependency and cognitive lock-in effects regarding the way the future is envisaged and narrated.},

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Hu, Jiming; Zheng, Xiang

Structure and evolution patterns of contents of Chinese children's bestsellers Conference

iConference 2020 Proceedings iSchools, 2020.

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de Macedo, Marlene Ascensão

Ementas e Nomes de Restaurantesem Zona Turística do Funchal e de Santa Cruz de TenerifeUm olhar sobre a paisagem linguística Masters Thesis

Universidade da Madeir, 2020.

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title = {Ementas e Nomes de Restaurantesem Zona Turística do Funchal e de Santa Cruz de TenerifeUm olhar sobre a paisagem linguística},

author = {Marlene Ascensão de Macedo},

url = {https://digituma.uma.pt/handle/10400.13/3076

https://digituma.uma.pt/bitstream/10400.13/3076/1/Disserta%c3%a7%c3%a3o%20Trabalhada%20%c3%baltima%20revis%c3%a3o_24jun2020_VFINAL.pdf},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-12-01},

school = {Universidade da Madeir},

abstract = {The present report is the result of a case study inspired on names of restaurants and their menus in two different touristic areas: Funchal (rua de Santa Maria and Largo do Corpo Santo) in Madeira Archipelago and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (avenida Anaga and rua Bethencourt de Alfonso) in the Canary Islands. The aim is to characterize the linguistic landscape of both zones through the names of the restaurants and its menus, comparing the two linguistic landscapes in order to establish similarities and differences between them. This work is constituted by a linguistic analysis and a sociological study of the mentioned corpora linguistics, identifying determinant reasons for these expressions of symbolic mediation. The islands (Madeira and Tenerife) preserve a remarkable tourist tradition and great promotion at the international level (see, among other means of dissemination, catalogs of travel agencies, guides sold annually before the high season, tourism fairs’ folds, social networks and others). The places with the highest flow of foreign tourists in August and September were compared both in the cities of Funchal and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The study compares these two linguistic landscapes, where both consumers have similar profiles (generation, origin, tastes for food and beverages, etc.) according to a preparatory research done by verbal consultation of the professionals of these establishments and the contemplated period of the day was the dinner time and the moments of the festivity that follows it, being this presentation based on sociological foundations that structure knowledge in the area. The methodological approach adopted followed the hypothetical-deductive method, based on a specific question: considering Madeira and Tenerife two different islands in Macaronesia with long tourist tradition, can the linguistic landscape of Funchal and Santa Cruz de Tenerife have similarities regarding the names of restaurants and their outdoor menus?},

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Gray, Daniel

Tweeting About Women: A Critical Discourse Analysis of International Women’s Day on Twitter PhD Thesis

School of Social Sciences, 2020.

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@phdthesis{Gray2020,

title = {Tweeting About Women:  A Critical Discourse Analysis of International Women’s Day on Twitter},

author = {Daniel Gray},

url = {https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/1057519-gray-daniel},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-11-01},

address = {Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT},

school = {School of Social Sciences},

abstract = {This thesis is a work of critical digital sociology, investigating discourse which occurred on International Women’s Day 2017 (IWD2017) on Twitter, a widely used social media network, using innovative methodology. The principle finding presented in this thesis is methodological. I demonstrate that it is possible and productive to bring together qualitative analysis and so-called ‘big data’, specifically a large quantity of tweets, via innovative and original methodology, while preserving the unique and valuable affordances of critical, qualitative, theory-informed analysis.

Alongside demonstrating this, I also present a range of analytic findings related to the discourse I have analysed. The analytic findings include the use of popular and ‘fringe’ hashtags in linking mainstream and right-wing/reactionary topics, the prominence of anti- feminism and anti-Islam sentiment in discourse associated with supporters of US president Donald Trump, the antifeminist discursive splitting of feminism and feminists into benign and maligned categories, and the ways women are constructed by Twitter accounts representing police and armed forces.

Methodologically, this thesis provides a detailed account of the practicalities, challenges and strategies involved in approaching big social media data as a critical researcher using qualitative analysis. In doing so I argue that big social media data may be a fruitful area for qualitative work, but that in approaching it we should not discard our previous theoretical, analytical and ethical frameworks.},

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Trabelsi, Sonia

Geographies of green and health in Belgium: measurements, opportunities, and challenges PhD Thesis

Université catholique de Louvain, 2020.

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title = {Geographies of green and health in Belgium: measurements, opportunities, and challenges},

author = {Sonia Trabelsi},

url = {https://dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/object/boreal%3A237672/datastream/PDF_01/view.pdf},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-02-28},

school = {Université catholique de Louvain},

abstract = {With an expected increase in urban population and the burden of healthcare costs, the role of the environment for human health has become a topical issue in the scientific and political debate. Numerous studies have investigated the benefits of green spaces on specific morbidities and mortalities while governments are looking to green environments as an alternative to improve citizens' wellbeing and decrease healthcare expenditures. This thesis first explores the definitions and measures of "green" through an analysis of the literature and empirical tests conducted on four landuse data sources in Belgium. It shows that the choice of the measure of green, as well as its level of aggregation, can lead to contradictory conclusions concerning the associations between green and health. Then, using medication reimbursement data recently made available in Belgium, this thesis investigates spatial associations of five groups of medication (a priori associated with the environment) with green spaces. At different scales and at different aggregation levels, medication reimbursement data appear not to be a proxy of individual health but of healthcare practices. Spatial variations of reimbursement are rather linked to exogenous factors such as education of the practitioners, or pharmaceutical and commercial practices. This thesis emphasizes the importance of a clear definition and interpretation of environmental and health data to correctly inform decision makers, particularly when data in use are diverted from their original aim and include spatial information. There is a clear risk of misinterpretation when using new types of data without a multidisciplinary perspective.},

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Noël, Marianne

'Made in Europe for the World': Making a Claim for a European Chemistry in Publication Programs. The Case of the Supramolecular Chemistry (1987-2005) Journal Article

In: Annals of the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, vol. Volume LIII 1 - 2019, pp. 141-180, 2019, ISSN: 2532-4969.

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Demortain, David

Modèles d’effets, effets des modèles. Calcul des doses et pouvoir industriel dans la gouvernance des produits chimiques. Journal Article

In: Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1063-1096, 2019.

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@article{Demortain2019,

title = {Modèles d’effets, effets des modèles. Calcul des doses et pouvoir industriel dans la gouvernance des produits chimiques.},

author = {David Demortain },

url = {https://www.cairn.info/revue-anthropologie-des-connaissances-2019-4-page-1063.htm},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.3917/rac.045.1063},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-04-01},

journal = {Revue d'anthropologie des connaissances},

volume = {13},

number = {4},

pages = {1063-1096},

abstract = {The prediction of health risks is underpinned by the ambition to measure the hazards facing human populations, when it is impossible to test these hazards. It is sometimes suspected that model-based predictions of risk are inherently favorable to the interests of regulated industries: by staging the possibility to measure future risks with precision, modeling harms the credibility of the other kinds of evidence that are used by regulatory agencies to establish risks, such as experiments on animals or studies on humans. In effect, the use of models would delay or even prevent agencies from being able to estimate risks, and would eventually halt their decision-making. This article provides a history of the development and use of the Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling technique to verify whether it has such an effect on the governance of chemicals. It shows that the effects of models on regulatory decision-making are often limited, for one main reason: models, their theoretical construction, and their parameters or outputs, are routinely evaluated by the modelers who work for regulatory agencies. Models do not therefore set the risk, but open a space for interpreting the value of different forms of knowledge about those risks. The political effects of modeling, and the extent to which they strengthen the power of one or the other actor in the governance of chemicals, depends on the position of this very actor in configurations of uncertainty, or the set of networks that control the evaluation of knowledge and of their uncertainties. From this perspective, the power of the industry is far from being absolute. },

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Hasselbalch, Marie; Mayntzhusen, Trine Christensen

Mapping Controversy: vaccine controversies Online

2019, visited: 05.03.2019.

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@online{Hasselbalch2019,

title = {Mapping Controversy: vaccine controversies},

author = {Marie Hasselbalch and Trine Christensen Mayntzhusen},

url = {https://medium.com/mapping-controversy-vaccine-controversies/mapping-controversy-vaccine-controversies-vaccine-hesitancy-1-hand-in-39c761aefa80},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-02-15},

urldate = {2019-03-05},

journal = {Medium},

abstract = {The controversy on vaccines is a controversy because of its embedded value based, ethical and cultural arguments (Law, J. & Singleton, V., 2014). The key issues include both scientific discussions on whether or not scientific results are valid, more specifically an example of the controversy of the Mumps, Measles and Rubella vaccine (MMR) and its relation to cause autism in children. As well as dissemination of specific arguments for or against vaccines from a broad perspective. The nuances of vaccine controversies are not only revolving around the bilateral relation of pro- and anti-vaccination, because the controversy exists of many sub-controversies and subdiscussions. This shows a controversy of high complexity and being reduction-resistant (Venturini, T., 2010a).

(Vaccine hesitancy, 2018). This controversy is mapped through an actor-network theory (ANT) approach; thus an actor is whatever makes a difference through action in a situation, human or non-human (Venturini, T., 2010a). An example of a significant actor in this specific controversy could be Andrew Wakefield, an anti-vaccine activist and former British doctor, who has had a great impact on the issue about vaccine hesitancy and connection between MMR and autism.

The first part of this article will revolve around data harvesting of a Wikipedia category and the member pages, and different networks and visualisations of these with annotations. The second half will focus on how debates on a social media platform communicate about vaccine controversies, here specifically Reddit. We would like to map how different networks occur in the vaccine controversy debate. Besides, explore the key issues and actors in the debate on vaccine controversies on both Wikipedia’s category pages (under ‘Vaccine Controversies’) and Reddit as a social media platform.},

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Helmond, Anne; van der Vlist, Fernando; Weltevrede, Esther; Geiger, Taylor; van Zeeland, Ine; Stefanija, Ana Pop; Ibanez, Fernanda; Wolny, Julia

Medicate or Meditate; the App Store’s Solutions for Anxiety and Stress Online

(DMI), The Digital Methods Initiative (Ed.): 2019, visited: 12.01.2019.

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@online{Helmond2019,

title = {Medicate or Meditate; the App Store’s Solutions for Anxiety and Stress},

author = {Anne Helmond and Fernando van der Vlist and Esther Weltevrede and Taylor Geiger and Ine van Zeeland and Ana Pop Stefanija and Fernanda Ibanez and Julia Wolny},

editor = {The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI)},

url = {https://digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2018AppStoresBiasMedicateMeditate},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-12},

urldate = {2019-01-12},

abstract = {The number of mobile health (mHealth) apps is rising in an unprecedented manner, and as the American Psychiatric Association notes: “Psychiatry and mental health are no exception, and there are thousands of apps targeting mental health conditions that are directly available for patients to download and use today.” [1] However, there is very little review or oversight for these apps, and as a consequence, users of these apps can receive incorrect or ineffective advice, while the mental health effects of using the apps are often overstated by their developers.



Smartphones are turning into an epistemological device, we turn to them for solutions. When you detect an issue, you turn to your smartphone to find out more. Nearly half of the queries in Google Play Store are broad searches by topic [2] (rather than specific searches for a particular app), showing that users generally turn to their smartphone app store for relevant solutions to broad issues.



When it comes to regular Google search, according to Noble (2018: 155): “In practice, the higher a web page is ranked, the more it is trusted. Unlike the vetting of journalists and librarians, who are entrusted to fact check and curate information for the public according to professional codes of ethics, the legitimacy of websites’ ranking and credibility is simply taken for granted.” Similar to website search results ranking, users accord a certain degree of authority to relevance rankings in app stores, meaning that the order and ranking presented by app stores confers some sort of recommendation to the apps based on the app store’s search results presentation.



In an attempt to make the app store affordances work for them, app developers engage in app store optimization (ASO), trying to end up highly in an app store's search results. With millions of apps available in the bigger app stores, like Google’s (>3 million apps) and Apple’s (>2 million apps), the possibility of a particular app being found is dropping. Common ASO tactics that developers deploy to improve discoverability among millions of other apps, are focused on finding popular keywords to include in the app’s name and subtitle, its ID, and its description.



The growing number of mental health apps, many of which undoubtedly engage in ASO, raises a number of questions: How is mental health represented in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store? Which solutions does a smartphone user find for mental health issues in these app stores? How do technologists look at the issue of mental health? Which tactics are developers deploying to rank higher? What solutions do they promise and can they deliver? This study addresses these questions by exploring the sphere of mental health apps in the two biggest app stores, focusing on store-mediated ‘relatedness’ between apps and recommendations in the app stores. We glean how the app search engine and how it is manipulated influence what users will find. Lastly, we gauge what kinds of solutions users are presented with when they search for mental health issues.},

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The number of mobile health (mHealth) apps is rising in an unprecedented manner, and as the American Psychiatric Association notes: “Psychiatry and mental health are no exception, and there are thousands of apps targeting mental health conditions that are directly available for patients to download and use today.” [1] However, there is very little review or oversight for these apps, and as a consequence, users of these apps can receive incorrect or ineffective advice, while the mental health effects of using the apps are often overstated by their developers.

Smartphones are turning into an epistemological device, we turn to them for solutions. When you detect an issue, you turn to your smartphone to find out more. Nearly half of the queries in Google Play Store are broad searches by topic [2] (rather than specific searches for a particular app), showing that users generally turn to their smartphone app store for relevant solutions to broad issues.

When it comes to regular Google search, according to Noble (2018: 155): “In practice, the higher a web page is ranked, the more it is trusted. Unlike the vetting of journalists and librarians, who are entrusted to fact check and curate information for the public according to professional codes of ethics, the legitimacy of websites’ ranking and credibility is simply taken for granted.” Similar to website search results ranking, users accord a certain degree of authority to relevance rankings in app stores, meaning that the order and ranking presented by app stores confers some sort of recommendation to the apps based on the app store’s search results presentation.

In an attempt to make the app store affordances work for them, app developers engage in app store optimization (ASO), trying to end up highly in an app store's search results. With millions of apps available in the bigger app stores, like Google’s (>3 million apps) and Apple’s (>2 million apps), the possibility of a particular app being found is dropping. Common ASO tactics that developers deploy to improve discoverability among millions of other apps, are focused on finding popular keywords to include in the app’s name and subtitle, its ID, and its description.

The growing number of mental health apps, many of which undoubtedly engage in ASO, raises a number of questions: How is mental health represented in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store? Which solutions does a smartphone user find for mental health issues in these app stores? How do technologists look at the issue of mental health? Which tactics are developers deploying to rank higher? What solutions do they promise and can they deliver? This study addresses these questions by exploring the sphere of mental health apps in the two biggest app stores, focusing on store-mediated ‘relatedness’ between apps and recommendations in the app stores. We glean how the app search engine and how it is manipulated influence what users will find. Lastly, we gauge what kinds of solutions users are presented with when they search for mental health issues.

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