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  • Parliamentary research services: mapping the territory

    Parliamentary research services: mapping the territory

    A typology of parliamentary research services

    During Phase 1, we identified 180 services that appeared to support research use across 115 countries. Mindful of previous authors’ claims about the landscape of science advice to legislatures (Tyler…

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  • Perceived stress and creativity: the roles of subjective well-being and depression

    Perceived stress and creativity: the roles of subjective well-being and depression

  • Abdulai T, Runqi T, Lou Z, Amponsem-Boateng C, Zhang H, Liu X, Li L, Mao Z, Huo W, Hou J, Wang F, Wang C (2020) Depressive symptoms are not associated with type 2 diabetes in a rural population in China: findings from the Henan rural cohort. J…

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  • Purpose-driven education as panacea for domestic violence in Nigeria

    Osofisan spawns a paradox regarding the place of education for women in addressing domestic violence in the selected texts. To begin with, Altine’s Wrath reveals the fact that a woman without education is very likely to be vulnerable to…

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  • Americans and policymakers underestimate endorsement for the most popular climate solution narrative, combining personal and political action

    Americans and policymakers underestimate endorsement for the most popular climate solution narrative, combining personal and political action

    Americans support multi-action and strong action climate solutions

    Respondents showed the greatest endorsement of the narrative that we need both policy and lifestyle changes, showing that the American public may generally recognize a need for…

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  • Beyond the screen: enhancing ethnic cultural representation and engagement through immersive 360° documentary experiences in museums

    Beyond the screen: enhancing ethnic cultural representation and engagement through immersive 360° documentary experiences in museums

    Descriptive data

    The questionnaires explored multiple aspects of the viewing experience to assess how different documentary formats influenced engagement. These aspects included enjoyment, sense of presence, curiosity, and appreciation of cultural…

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  • A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

    A multi-country and region comparison of the news coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

    The discussion is divided into two sections. The first section discusses the findings of print newspaper coverage of all 17 countries or regions. The second section discusses the findings of coverage from Facebook postings of 14 countries or…

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