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First impressions matter: Mundane obstacles to a forensic device for probabilistic reporting in fingerprint analysis. 第一印象很重要：在指纹分析中进行概率报告的法医设备面临的世俗障碍。

IF 3 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251333074

Simon A Cole,Justin L Sola

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Making a show of it: Reading demonstrations of empty government innovation through the metaphor of façade. 作秀：通过faalade的比喻解读政府空洞创新的例证。

IF 3 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251337781

Santtu Räisänen

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Virtual diversity: A proposal and discussion 虚拟多样性：一个建议和讨论

IF 3 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251334495

Sergio Sismondo

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Virtual diversity revisited 重新审视虚拟多样性

IF 3 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251330545

Harry Collins, Robert Evans, Luis Reyes-Galindo

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The birth of thermopolitics: Wet-bulb temperatures, industrial microclimates, and class struggle in the early 20th century. 温度政治学的诞生：湿球温度、工业小气候和 20 世纪初的阶级斗争。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251326878

Grégoire Chamayou

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Marginalized measures: The harmonization of diversity in precision medicine research. 边缘化措施：精准医学研究中多样性的协调。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-07 DOI: 10.1177/03063127241288498

Melanie Jeske, Aliya Saperstein, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Janet K Shim

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Can democracy save children's lives? Addressing the constitutional problem of expertise. 民主能拯救儿童的生命吗？解决专业知识的宪法问题。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-06 DOI: 10.1177/03063127241310461

Brice Laurent

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Silence of the labs. 实验室一片寂静。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-22 DOI: 10.1177/03063127251314452

Banu Subramaniam

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Categorical misalignment: Making autism(s) in big data biobanking. 分类错位：大数据生物银行中的自闭症。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-07 DOI: 10.1177/03063127241288223

Kathryne Metcalf

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From the bench to public policy: Enhancing public trust in science. 从法官到公共政策：增强公众对科学的信任。

IF 2.9 2区社会学

Social Studies of Science Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1177/03063127241310587

Shobita Parthasarathy

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