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A Breath of Fresh Air: Absence and the Structure of Olfactory Perception.
(Wiley, 2014-10-24)The question of whether we can perceive absences, in addition to 'positives', has received recent attention in the literature on the nature of vision and audition. The aim is to demonstrate that there can be objectless ... -
Bringing Britain into being: Sociology, anthropology and British lives
(SAGE Publications, 2017-03-27)In this Introduction to the volume, the authors argue that the time is over for thinking reductively of the anthropology of Britain as simply ‘anthropology at home’. The authors also argue for the importance of creating ... -
Bringing Britain into being: sociology, anthropology and British lives
(SAGE Publications, 2017-03-27)In this Introduction to the volume, we argue that the time is over for thinking reductively of the anthropology of Britain as simply ‘anthropology at home’. We also argue for the importance of creating space to promote ... -
Brüche in der Stufenleiter der Natur.Diversität in der Naturgeschichte 1758-1859
(Königshausen & Neumann, 2015)Published as “Brüche in der Stufenleiter der Natur. Diversität in der Naturgeschichte 1758-1859,” in Diversität. Geschichte und Aktualität eines Konzepts, edited by A. Blum, N. Zschocke, H.-J. Rheinberger, V. Barras, ... -
Can harmonized regulation overcome intra-European differences? Insights from a European Phase III stem cell trial
(Future Medicine, 2017-10-04)Harmonized regulation of research with human stem cells in Europe has shaped innovation in regenerative medicine. Findings from a Phase III academic clinical trial of an autologous cell procedure illustrate the obstacles ... -
The case for addressing explosive weapons: conflict, violence and health.
(Elsevier, 2012-12)In recent years, states and non-governmental organizations have expressed concern about the humanitarian consequences of the category of technologies labelled 'explosive weapons', particularly in relation to their use in ... -
Causality and Human Nature in the Social Sciences
(Springer for VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010)Human nature is of course a fundamental concept for social science. There is a widespread belief, even among some social scientists, that human nature is a biological given something that should be elucidated by the ... -
Centralising Labels to Distribute Data: The Regulatory Role of Genomic Consortia.
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Ceremonial Activities in Development: the Spiritual ‘Problems’ for Ladakh’s Secular Encounter
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The chains that bind?
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The Clash Of Cosmopolitanisms The European Union from Cosmopolitization to Neo-Liberalization
(Coordinamento SIBA / Università del Salento, 2015-11-15)It is clear that the European Union (EU) is currently in the worst crisis situation it has ever been in. The forms of social solidarity, inter-national cooperation, and trans-national structures and processes that many ... -
Classificatory Theory in Biology
(2012-08-22)Scientific classification has long been recognized as involving a specific style of reasoning and doing research, and as occasionally affecting the development of scientific theories. However, the role played by classificatory ... -
Classificatory Theory in Data-Intensive Science: The Case of Open Biomedical Ontologies
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-05-12)Knowledge-making practices in biology are being strongly affected by the availability of data on an unprecedented scale, the insistence on systemic approaches and growing reliance on bioinformatics and digital infrastructures. ... -
'Clearly Necessary', 'Wonderful' and 'Engrossing'? Mass observation correspondents discuss forensic technologies
(SAGE, 2014-08-15)This article explores the perspectives of Mass Observation (MO) correspondents on crime investigation and application of forensic technologies in police work. Using the Panel's replies to two distinct, independently ... -
The clinician-scientist: professional dynamics in clinical stem cell research
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)Clinical applications of biomedical research rely on specialist knowledge provided by professionals who straddle research and therapy, and possess both medical and scientific expertise. To date, this professional group ... -
Clipping the Angel's Wings: Why the Medicalization of Love May Still Be Worrying
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Close Quarters Battle: urban combat and 'special forcification'
(Sage, 2015)Many scholars have recognized the growing likelihood of urban military operations in the future. Understandably, given the seriousness of this prospect, most commentators have focused on the operational and political ... -
Codes of conduct and biological weapons: an in-process assessment
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2007-06)Codes of conduct have received a significant amount of attention in recent years as a policy option to address concerns about the relation between life science research and the deliberate spread of disease through biological ... -
Combat effectiveness in the infantry platoon: beyond the primary group thesis
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis), 2016-09-21)Since 2001, western troops have been heavily engaged in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan raising once again the long-standing question of why small groups of soldiers are willing and able to fight together. Drawing on evidence ...