What’s in it for citizen scientists? An Analysis of Participant Inclusivity in Citizen Science Projects in Advanced Physics Research [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved... by Claudia Magdalena Fabian, Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Beatriz Garcia, Gary Hemming

“…These results confirm the importance of and call for a diversified citizen science engagement strategy and show that even in citizen science projects where the citizens’ task is limited to classifying data lead to scientific knowledge and skills gains.…”
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Youth inclusion in value chain development: a case of the aquaculture in Nigeria by Likimyelesh Nigussie, Thai Thi Minh, Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu

“…This study explored youth engagement in the aquaculture value chain and how the chain features and context shape inclusive mechanisms/patterns of youth inclusion in VCD processes. …”
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Early-stage investigators’ experiences with an National Institutes of Health Pilot Award Program by Cyleste C. Collins, Jacqueline Dolata, Elodie Nonguierma, Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, Ashwini R. Sehgal, J. Daryl Thornton

“…Conclusions: Future programs helping ESIs who conduct community-engaged research to launch their research careers should consider implementing tailored support while offering strategies to eliminate or reduce institutional barriers, including strengthening mentoring. …”
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Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science? by Sadie Hundemer, Shenara Ramadan

“…Meaningful engagement by the public in the water decisions that affect their lives requires basic scientific knowledge, such as where their water comes from, the factors that affect quality and availability, and the challenges that influence water supply. …”
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Integrin-mediated signaling induced by simian virus 40 leads to transient uncoupling of cortical actin and the plasma membrane. by Lilli Stergiou, Manuel Bauer, Waltraud Mair, Damaris Bausch-Fluck, Nir Drayman, Bernd Wollscheid, Ariella Oppenheim, Lucas Pelkmans

“…We identify ILK, PDK1, the RhoGAP GRAF1 and RhoA as core nodes of the signaling network activated upon SV40 engagement of integrins. We show that integrin-mediated signaling through host SV40 engagement induces the de-phosphorylation of Ezrin leading to uncoupling of the plasma membrane and cortical actin. …”
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The Dark Knight’s Dystopian Vision: Batman, Risk, and American National Identity by Jeanne Cortiel, Laura Oehme

“…It is our contention here that Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns begins a deliberate engagement with how the sense of global risk shapes social cohesion at the height of the cold war, and The Dark Knight Strikes Again brings this engagement to the twenty-first century. …”
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Digital Membership and Activist Strategies in Spanish Non-Statewide Parties by Adrià Mompó

“…By leveraging new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), parties can promote online forms of engagement and multi-speed membership models, innovating in their recruitment strategies and creating new member roles. …”
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How successfully do immigrant parents transfer their voting behavior to their offspring? by Monika Bozhinoska Lazarova, Christoph Spörlein

“…Taken together, within-family political exposure, social engagement and socioeconomic status only weakly explain the observed gap in intergenerational transmission.…”
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The Politics of Objects: Eliza Cook’s Biographies of Things by Fabienne Moine

“…Eliza Cook’s poetry of daily life is intertwined with her Chartist engagement. While her poems often denounce the forces of oppression that threaten social peace and the daily life of simple people, her biographies or fictitious autobiographies of things about duly called ‘feminine’ artefacts support her protofeminist engagement while challenging the limits of the domestic sphere. …”
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Inclusion of Students with ADHD in Secondary School Through an Innovative Motor Science Educational Curriculum by Domenico Tafuri, Davide Di Palma

“…The quantitative analysis showed a significant improvement in school inclusion scores (as measured by the Ainscow Inclusion Scale) and school engagement scores (Student Engagement Scale), with a strong positive correlation between the two parameters (r = 0.62, <i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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La formation réciproque sur les questions de justice énergétique dans l’espace politique local: enjeux et possibilités by Laurence Brière, Maude Prud’homme, Guillaume Moreau, Isabel Orellana, Marie-Ève Marleau, Martine Chatelain

“…We deal more specifically with the issues of local political engagement and with social learning approaches that could support territorial transition projects rooted in a vision that is both dialogical and pragmatic.…”
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Behavioral choice of manufacturers, recyclers and customers in Trade-In Programs. by Chan He, Qianru An

“…Conversely, higher revenue-sharing by manufacturers tends to reduce engagement from both parties, while manufacturers receiving substantial brand and social benefits alongside government subsidies to encourage broader stakeholder involvement. …”
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Responsible innovation goes south: critique, othering, and a commitment to care by Poonam Pandey

“…This paper employs critique as othering to engage with mainstream renderings of Responsible Innovation (R(R)I) in a non-western setting. …”
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Exploring scholarly perceptions of preprint servers by Shir Aviv-Reuven, Jenny Bronstein, Ariel Rosenfeld

“…Data was collected through 32 semi-structured interviews with scholars from different disciplines, to explore their engagement, experiences and perceptions in using these platforms. …”
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Combating Anti-Feminism and Building Strategies for Gender Equality by Mariana Fagundes-Ausani

“…Engagement in digital feminist spaces fosters collective exchange and creates connections extending beyond the digital sphere. …”
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A New Impact Time and Angle Control Guidance Law for Stationary and Nonmaneuvering Targets by Zhe Yang, Hui Wang, Defu Lin, Luyao Zang

“…Numerical simulations are performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed guidance law for different engagement scenarios.…”
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The alarming rise of lifestyle diseases and their impact on public health: A comprehensive overview and strategies for overcoming the epidemic by Ram Kumar Garg

“…It advocates for comprehensive strategies involving public health policies, education, and community engagement. Overcoming challenges through lifestyle modifications and policy interventions is crucial. …”
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Scrolling, sharing, shaping: cognitive and behavioral effects of SNS communication on Japan’s national image in China by Tengfei Zhang

“…We examine how cognitive responses mediate the influence of SNS engagement on behavioral intentions by integrating a communication mediation framework with the bidirectional message effects model. …”
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A Sociocultural Appraisal of Yorùbá Kegites’ Songs by George Olúsolá Ajíbádé

“… This is a study of how the oral aesthetics of textual production by a group, the Kegites, are used in the construction of an identity rooted in a collective context that reflects a socio-political engagement with the complex social histories of the Yorùbá society and Nigeria at large. …”
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Working-class youth participation in climate action: networks, civic experience, and equity by Rasha Naseif, Isabelle Haddad, Paul Almeida

“…To better understand the expansion of civic engagement on climate issues, more work needs to be carried out on wider sectors of the population. …”
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