BEAUTY: TRIGGERING THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION WITH A WEBCOMIC

Beauty: Triggering the Sociological Imagination with a Webcomic

The standard academic publication is often not an effective way to trigger the sociological imagination.This essay discusses an alternative means to invite people to think sociologically: a webcomic.In a collaboration between a sociologist and a team of comic artists, we created a CREAM webcomic (www.erccomics.com) to highlight insights from a rese

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Epidemiological characterization and risk assessment of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2/b/GI.2) in the world

Abstract A novel variant of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus, designated RHDV2/b/GI.2, was first discovered in France in 2010.Subsequently, RHDV2 rapidly spread to Africa, North America, Australia, and Asia.RHDV2 outbreaks have resulted in significant economic losses in the global rabbit industry and disrupted the balance of natural ecosystems.Our

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Magnetic and microwave properties of SrFe12O19/MCe0.04Fe1.96O4 (M = Cu, Ni, Mn, Co and Zn) hard/soft nanocomposites

This paper reports the synthesis, structural characteristics and magnetism of SrFe12O19/MCe0.04Fe1.96O4 (M = Cu, Ni, Mn, Co and Zn) hard/soft nanocomposites.The hard/soft compositions were manufactured via a one-pot reactions citrate sol-gel approach.The hard/soft phases formation was confirmed using XRD, SEM, TEM and HRTEM techniques.M vs.H (Magne

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