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The extractive logic of Big Data-driven technology and knowledge production has raised serious concerns. While most criticism initially focused on the impacts on Western societies, attention is now increasingly turning to the consequences for communities i ...
Thousand Oaks2023Vernacular architecture & spatial typology: their share in urban health
Jérôme Chenal, Vitor Pessoa Colombo, Akuto Akpedze Konou
Globalization and technological progress have facilitated the progressive implementation of “modern” architectural and urban planning in the countries of the South. These countries aim to replicate Western planning models in African cities. Both at the pub ...
2021Regulation of Steatohepatitis and PPARγ Signaling by Distinct AP-1 Dimers
Johan Auwerx, Evan Graehl Williams
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to 30% of the adult population in Western societies, yet the underlying molecular pathways remain poorly understood. Here, we identify the dimeric Activator Protein 1 as a regulator of NAFLD. Fos-related ...
Elsevier2014Contemporary Architecture of Iran
Notions of identity, culture, tradition and history are key to understanding the contemporary architecture of Iran. Darab Diba explains how the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 broke with an approach that for almost two centuries had d ...
2012On the influence of symbols and myths in the responsibility ascription problem in roboethics - A roboticist’s perspective
Aude Billard, Pierre-André Mudry, Sarah Dégallier Rochat
Because of the increasing developments of humanoid robots, humans and robots are going to interact more and more often in the near future. Thus, the need for a well-defined ethical framework in which these interactions will take place is very acute. In thi ...
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