Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau

“…Personalities such as Edward Whymper perceived that the involvement of their bodies in these extreme environments could be a powerful means of producing knowledge, through the collection of unsuspected living organisms, and by extension to become contributors to science. Professional scientists had to take hold of these intermediate objects, and make themselves mediators between the field and theory; they had to become « mediating beings ». …”
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L’expérimentation sociotechnique fondée sur les sciences comportementales : Un instrument au service de la production de l’acceptabilité sociale ?  by Benoit Granier

“…Following its mobilisation by practitioners, the notion of social acceptability has been sparking interest and causing embarrassment among social scientists. This article contributes to the recent effort to clarify and question this notion, taking a national programme of socio-technical experimentation dedicated to smart grids in Japan as a case study. …”
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Song folklore of the Crimean Tatars: the aspect of identification (part 1) by Rustem Komurdzhi

“…Such a challenge was followed by the reaction of the academic part of scientists involved in transliteration, translation of ancient documents, manuscripts, according to which the evolution of the indigenous people of Crimea, its language, culture and statehood is recreated. …”
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Bioethical Aspects of Human Geneticization by Marcin Leźnicki

“…Despite the wide range of benefits claimed by scientists (including biotechnologists and geneticists), these practices undoubtedly generate a number of ethical and legal problems. …”
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Video communication, blue marble awe, and attitudes toward climate change and renewable energy by Ion Bogdan Vasi, Mario Paez-Arellano

“…Our findings offer important lessons for scientists and educators interested in energy communication.…”
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Empowering Agricultural Economic Resilience in China: Does Green Finance Matter? by Xin Zhong, Jian Wang

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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 1 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. …”
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Water insecurity is human: why social science must be at the core of water security research and practice by Amber Wutich

“…However, reliance on such systems is inherently a feature of unjust, inequitable water governance. Social scientists have a valuable role to play in explaining these dynamics, addressing water system failures, and developing more equitable water solutions.…”
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Decompositions of Circulant-Balanced Complete Multipartite Graphs Based on a Novel Labelling Approach by A. El-Mesady, Omar Bazighifan

“…For applied scientists and engineers, graph theory is a strong and vital tool for evaluating and inventing solutions for a variety of issues. …”
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Lost science: a Latin American debate by Luis Ernesto Paz Enrique

“…The article also mentions some of the challenges and obstacles faced by science in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite which the resilience and creativity of Latin American and Caribbean scientists stands out, who have managed to make significant contributions worldwide.…”
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Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Forest Fragments Used as Stopover Sites by Migrant Birds by Mark E. Hostetler, Jan-Michael Archer

“… Several bird species use forest fragments and trees conserved in built areas as breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat. Scientists have created a Building for Birds online tool to help these birds and the people who appreciate them. …”
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Les alpinistes et les limites terrestres du vivant : une contribution atypique à la connaissance scientifique by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau.

“…Personalities such as Edward Whymper perceived that the involvement of their bodies in these extreme environments could be a powerful means of producing knowledge, through the collection of unsuspected living organisms, and by extension to become contributors to science. Professional scientists had to take hold of these intermediate objects, and make themselves mediators between the field and theory; they had to become « mediating beings ». …”
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Climate change and natural hazards in the Alps by Benjamin Einhorn, Nicolas Eckert, Christophe Chaix, Ludovic Ravanel, Philip Deline, Marie Gardent, Vincent Boudières, Didier Richard, Jean-Marc Vengeon, Gérald Giraud, Philippe Schoeneich

“…Under the effects of climate change, Alpine mountainous regions are undergoing fast and well-perceptible evolutions, which are attracting the growing attention of people, scientists and managers. To cope better with the hazards and vulnerabilities specific to these territories, the current national and European public policies in the Alpine countries now prescribe adapting natural hazard prevention to climate change. …”
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Candidate Species for Marine Ornamental Aquaculture: Porkfish, Anisotremis virginicus by Eric Cassiano, Kevin Barden

“…Porkfish also have additional appeal to aquarists because they are “cleaner” fish during their juvenile phase, picking parasites from larger fish and other vertebrates. Scientists and aquarists have recently achieved a greater understanding of appropriate aquaculture protocols for grunts in general and porkfish in particular. …”
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Gamification of Participatory Science and Digital Transition in Mountain Areas: The Case of the Mercantour Bearded Vulture Network by Alain Schoeny

“…At local, it rests on collaborations between scientists and citizens. In France, the Mercantour National Park, a unique territory, is an interesting case for study. …”
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Marketing strategies of economic entities (on the example of persons carrying out activities in the field of customs business) by S. V. Kurikhin

“…The scope of the results is primarily within the interests of marketing practitioners and scientists, since this specific area has not been practically studied. …”
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The Approach of Takhrīj and Taḥqīq in The Study of the Book of Turāth: Importance and Reference Methods by Ahmad Mursyid Azhar

“…Therefore, this study was carried out so that the importance of the takhrīj and taḥqīq approach in the study of the book of turāth among scientists and speakers can be sown and then applied in their studies. …”
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Produire du savoir en contexte alpin. Recherches collaboratives en microbiologie laitière, 1960-aujourd’hui by Elise Tancoigne

“…Mountain environments have long been the site and target of partner-oriented research policies which favour approaches based on the co-construction of research problems between development actors, professionals and scientists. Research on the French dairy sectors in the Alps and the Jura is an example of this situation. …”
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Review of qualitative experimental methods for visualising airflow around aircraft mock-ups in wind tunnels by Eliza-Ioana Apostol, Aurel Mihail Țîțu

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Believing After Darwin: the Debates of the Metaphysical Society (1869–1880) by Catherine Hajdenko-Marshall

“…In fact, what the papers reveal is that science and the methods of scientists could be used to explain religion and religious faith and that the opposition between science and faith was not as important as expected. …”
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