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'Follow the science': Popular trust in scientific experts during the coronavirus pandemic. 跟着科学走"：冠状病毒大流行期间民众对科学专家的信任。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241253968

Ben Seyd, Joseph A Hamm, Will Jennings, Lawrence McKay, Viktor Valgarðsson, Meridith Anness

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Are plain language summaries more readable than scientific abstracts? Evidence from six biomedical and life sciences journals. 纯语言摘要是否比科学摘要更易读？来自六种生物医学和生命科学期刊的证据。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241252565

Ju Wen, Lan Yi

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Is science to be trusted? How environmentally active youths relate to science in social media. 科学可信吗？热衷环保的青少年如何在社交媒体上与科学建立联系。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241249915

Karin M Gustafsson

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Cognitive, affective, and behavioral engagement with science news predicted by the use of accessibility strategies in science-minded and general audiences. 通过对具有科学意识的受众和普通受众使用无障碍策略来预测他们对科学新闻的认知、情感和行为参与。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241252561

Ifat Zimmerman, Tali Tal, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari

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When the future of science journalism looked bright: The first Ibero-American Congress of Science Journalism (Venezuela, 1974) and its role in strengthening the profession. 当科学新闻的未来看起来光明时：第一届伊比利亚-美洲科学新闻大会（委内瑞拉，1974年）及其在加强这一职业方面的作用。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241300392

Luisa Massarani, Danilo Magalhães

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Rapidly diverging public trust in science in the United States. 美国公众对科学的信任迅速分化。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241302970

Manjana Milkoreit, E Keith Smith

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The effect of scientific conspiracy theories on scepticism towards biotechnologies. 科学阴谋论对生物技术怀疑论的影响。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241300896

Mathew D Marques, John R Kerr, Arthur A Stukas, Jim McLennan

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Chinese public risk perception and acceptance of Facial Recognition Technology applied in law enforcement. 中国公众对面部识别技术应用于执法的风险认知和接受程度。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-11-29 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241300894

Min Wang, Kunran Zhang, Haomiao Xu

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Sociotechnical imaginaries of gene editing in food and agriculture: A comparative content analysis of mass media in the United States, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, and Canada. 基因编辑在食品和农业中的社会技术想象：对美国、新西兰、日本、荷兰和加拿大大众媒体内容的比较分析。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241287392

Ashmita Das, Diana Cordoba, Silje Kristiansen, Sara Velardi, Anke Wonneberger, Tomiko Yamaguchi, Theresa Selfa

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Chinese scientists' mediated participation in public outreach: Multiple direct and personal norm-mediated predictors. 中国科学家通过中介参与公众宣传：多重直接和个人规范中介预测因素。

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1177/09636625241237927

Xing Zhang, Anfan Chen, Jianbin Jin

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