Social Capital in Virtual Learning Communities and Distributed Communities of Practice by Ben Daniel, Richard A. Schwier, Gordon McCalla

“…It is frequently used as a framework for understanding various social issues in temporal communities, neighbourhoods and groups. …”
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Bifurcation Analysis of a Synthetic Drug Transmission Model with Two Time Delays by Hu Zhang, Anwar Zeb, Aying Wan, Zizhen Zhang

“…Synthetic drugs are taking the place of traditional drugs and have made headlines giving rise to serious social issues in many countries. In this work, a synthetic drug transmission model incorporating psychological addicts with two time delays is being developed. …”
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Scholarship Suppression: Theoretical Perspectives and Emerging Trends by Sean T. Stevens, Lee Jussim, Nathan Honeycutt

“…Legal, moral, and social issues distinguishing freedom of speech, freedom of inquiry, and academic freedom are reviewed. …”
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REFORMASI AGRARIA DALAM PERSPEKTIF PERLINDUNGAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP by Samsul Wahidin

“…The aggregate sector is one of the most complex social issues. This is in line with population growth and the need for natural resources, especially land. …”
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Green creative environments: Contribution to sustainable urban and regional development by Jani Kozina, Saša Poljak Istenič, Blaž Komac

“…The idea is based on the assumption that concepts of creativity mostly address economic issues and to a lesser extent social issues, while green concepts predominantly deal with environmental aspects. …”
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ALONG THE ROAD TO STALINISM: SOCIAL POLICY IN POLAND BETWEEN 1944 AND 1950 by Paweł GRATA

“…Through this process, the activities of the state authorities, instead of being aimed at solving social issues, became an instrument for supporting the processes of Socialist industrialization. …”
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Age Differences in LGBT Attitudes Toward Marriage Equality by Elaine M. Maccio, Sara Mateer DeRosa, Scott E. Wilks, Amy L. Wright

“…Older and younger LGBT cohorts did not differ significantly in voter registration, political party affiliation, awareness of LGBT political issues, or voting on social issues. Older LGBT adults were less likely to find same-sex marriage important. …”
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Fostering Talk as Performance in an EFL Class Through the Critical Analysis of YouTubers’ Content by Yesika Aristizábal-Jiménez

“…Twenty 11th-grade students shared alternative messages related to social issues based on content analysis and reflections. …”
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Healthcare: Public Policies, Social Practices, and Individual Experiences. An Introduction by Mircheva Gergana, Popova Olga

“…The articles build on complementary perspectives on individual experiences of interacting with healthcare providers, social issues, and public health strategies, drawing a multidimensional “health map” with interrelated but sometimes diverging arguments. …”
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Hearing Learner Voice in health promoting schools through participatory action research by Brenda Sonn, Anneleen Santens, Sarah Ravau

“…The creative design of these participatory action research methods and the discursive spaces which these methods provided gave learners the opportunity for self-expression and deepened their understanding of complex social issues such as diversity, drug abuse, gangsterism and violence, and how they are affected by these issues. …”
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Interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in health: analysis of a new higher education curriculum in Brazil by Layza Castelo Branco Mendes, Andrea Caprara

“…It was also noted that the students were themselves proving to be capable of deep critical reflection on social issues. It was therefore concluded that the case studied has provided the results expected by the higher education institution hosting the course.…”
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Hmong Americans: A Review of Felt Needs, Problems, and Community Development by Kou Yang

“…The phenomena identified in this exploratory paper are intended to provide a departure point for researchers undertaking future relevant studies of social issues important to the Hmong community. …”
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Designing contemporary skyscrapers. Remarks on the technical and architectural evolution of tall buildings by Dario Trabucco

“…New tall buildings are very different from what was built in the past and these design changes have derived from a number of factors: new technologies, new architectural styles, and above all, an unprecedented attention to the social issues and the well-being of the occupants. These changes, which continue to be introduced in order to adapt to the newest demands of the market, must go through an “experimental” phase to verify if they will serve as a successful, distinctive feature for tall buildings of the future. …”
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“Donating with eyes shut”: attitudes regarding DNA donation to a large-scale biobank in Israel by Aviad Raz, Yael Hashiloni-Dolev

“…DNA collection raises ethical, legal, and social issues around privacy, consent, participatory science, benefits and risks, biodata governance, and, ultimately, trust. …”
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Australian personality research: Past, present, and future prospects by Simon Boag

“…Present Australian personality researchers are making world‐leading impact and addressing a number of important social issues.…”
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Cellular Manufacturing Systems: Organization, Trends and Innovative Methods by A. Attila İşlier

“…This paper discusses the probable causes of this discontent by referring both academic and practical issues and tries to give some clues to improve the achievements of further CM applications by emphasizing of the contemporary tools like computer techniques, especially emerging approaches of artificial intelligence as well as organizational and social issues.…”
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Panel I: Connecting 2nd Law Analysis with Economics, Ecology and Energy Policy by Richard Gaggioli, Mauro Reini

“…Panel I was devoted to applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics to social issues—economics, ecology, sustainability, and energy policy. …”
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Analysis of the correlation between the themes of the public psychodrama at CCSP and the newspaper headlines by Marcia Almeida Batista, Adriana Nascimento

“…It was verified that the sessions that happened at the CCSP were significant to this construction by opening discussion of current social issues even though there were greater correlations between the themes as a whole, than the temporal coincidence between themes and the weekend’s headlines.…”
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TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY IN PRESENT AND SUBSEQUENT SOCIAL CHANGE by Bambang Afriadi, Ryka Kaswati, Awaluddin Tjalla, Anan Sutisna

“…Education is changing the way traditions look and approach social issues. Compiling this article using the systematic review method is a comprehensive review of labor-intensive activities. …”
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Social conscience of financial institutions as a solution for retaining relationships with customers in the face of the global crisis by Edyta Rudawska

“…As institutions of public trust they have to become more engaged on social issues. This study presents examples of social commitment of Poland’s financial institutions during the crisis and shows the influence of these activities on customers’ loyalty in the face of the crisis. …”
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