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Impact mapping tool for interdisciplinary research institutes 跨学科研究机构影响力绘图工具

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100048

Lena Pfeifer , Katharina Helming , Hendrik Schneider , Frank Ewert

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Open-source cyber intelligence research through PESTEL framework: Present and future impact 通过 PESTEL 框架开展开源网络情报研究：当前和未来的影响

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100047

Fahim K. Sufi

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Exploring the risk factors to formal financing for artisanal and small-scale mining operations 探讨手工和小规模采矿业务正规融资的风险因素

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100043

Olushola Daniel Eniowo

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Digital technology to improve accessibility to rehabilitation services in India: The Enabling Inclusion® app 数字技术改善印度康复服务的可及性：使能融入社会®应用程序

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100042

Franzina Coutinho , Marie Brien , Dinesh Krishna , Gauri Saxena , Ramasubramanian Ponnusamy , Navamani Venkatachalapathy

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Societal impact through ethnographic research: Migrant women’s wellbeing in urban spaces 通过人种学研究产生社会影响：移民妇女在城市空间中的福祉

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100046

Ellen Bal , Hosna J. Shewly , Lorraine Nencel

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Human impacts on the wellbeing of urban trees in Wellington, New Zealand 人类对新西兰惠灵顿城市树木福祉的影响

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100045

Peter Edwards , Robyn Simcock , Eleanor Absalom , Gradon Diprose

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Sustainability assessments of bio-based products: From research to practice (and standards) 生物基产品的可持续性评估：从研究到实践（和标准）

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100041

Luana Ladu , Piergiuseppe Morone

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Societal impacts of artificial intelligence: Ethical, legal, and governance issues 人工智能的社会影响：伦理、法律和治理问题

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100040

Yuzhou Qian , Keng L. Siau , Fiona F. Nah

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AI-driven environmental sensor networks and digital platforms for urban air pollution monitoring and modelling 用于城市空气污染监测和建模的人工智能驱动的环境传感器网络和数字平台

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100044

Engineer Bainomugisha , Priscah Adrine Warigo, Faith Busigu Daka, Angela Nshimye, Maclina Birungi, Deo Okure

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Societal impact of increasing the visibility of women in biomedical and clinical research 提高妇女在生物医学和临床研究中的能见度的社会影响

Societal Impacts Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100039

Gozie Offiah , Joan Ní Gabhann-Dromgoole

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