76 research outputs found
Replica Data for "Is there a “pandemic effect” on the willingness to take genetic tests?"
No full textThis data was used for a cross-sectional, semi-longitudinal and quasi-experimental study that analyses the effect of data storage conditions on willingness to take a genetic test. We compared individuals’ preferences regarding how they want to store health data collected from genetic tests through two survey experiments fielded in Switzerland in March 2020 and January 2022. We tested for differences whether genetic data is presented as private goods or public goods
Replication Data for "Interventions to Reduce Bureaucratic Discrimination: a Review of Behavioural Research"
No full textFor most people, their most direct experience with “the state” is through everyday interactions with street-level bureaucrats. A fundamental principle of good bureaucratic practice is treating clients without any inappropriate difference. Still, conscious or unconscious bias can lead to discrimination in street-level bureaucracies. While acknowledging the problem, public policy and administration research offers few practical insights about what can be done to reduce bureaucratic discrimination. Adopting an interdisciplinary focus, this article reviews empirical behavioural research studies (N=32) on the effects of interventions to reduce discrimination by street-level bureaucrats. We find evidence of the effectiveness of five types of interventions: increasing passive/active representation, mechanisms to increase accountability, de-biasing training, direct engagement with clients, and policy change. However, causal mechanisms are often insufficiently explicated. Considering the role of scale, the type of relationship with clients, and the focus of the intervention on attitudes and/or behavior appear crucial factors influencing the effectiveness of interventions
L’historien-citoyen
No full textLes textes qui composent cet hommage poursuivent, chacun à sa manière, les chantiers de recherche défrichés par l'un des universitaires qui incarne le mieux, parmi sa génération, la figure de l'historien-citoyen : Bernard Gainot.Soucieux d’associer dans sa pratique recherche, enseignement et engagement dans la cité, il a construit une œuvre profondément originale à l’intersection de l’histoire de la Révolution française, du fait militaire et des empires coloniaux.Ce volume poursuit l’exploration de ces pistes autour de ces trois axes structurants : la Révolution, la guerre et les empires. La Révolution, d’abord, comme laboratoire de la modernité politique et de la démocratie, à la charnière de l’Ancien Régime et de l’époque contemporaine. Les guerres, ensuite, en interaction constante avec les sociétés métropolitaines et coloniales qui les engagent, les alimentent et les subissent. Les sociétés coloniales, enfin, mues non seulement par les dynamiques politiques et économiques de la première expansion impériale européenne, mais aussi par l’engagement des acteurs locaux.Transportant le lecteur de l’Italie de la fin du Moyen Âge aux Antilles du début du XIXe siècle, ce livre témoigne de l’éclectisme et de la curiosité intellectuelle de Bernard Gainot et de l’influence internationale de ses travaux, tout autant que de l’amitié et de l’admiration de trois générations d’historiennes et d’historiens qui l’ont côtoyé.Avec des contributions de :Julien Alerini, Valentin Barrier, Michel Biard, Philippe Bourdin, Alain Cabantous, Jean-Luc Chappey, Annie Crépin, Lorenzo Cuccoli, Antonino De Francesco, Benjamin Deruelle, Émilie Dosquet, Maria Pia Donato, Hervé Drévillon, Annie Duprat, Cécilia Élimort-Trani, Renaud Faget, Arnaud Guinier, Annie Jourdan, Virginie Martin, Érick Noël, Florence Petroff, Anna Maria Rao, Frédéric Régent, Romy Sánchez, Pierre Serna, Catherine Schmidt, Clément Thibaud, Lionel Trani, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Katia Visconti, Paul Vo-Ha
Correction
No full textInternational audienceThe family name of author Jean-Baptiste Thibault is being corrected to Thibaud
Towards a More Politicised Interparliamentary Cooperation? The European Parliament’s Political Groups and the European Parliamentary Week
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Beyond Formal Agreements: EU Agencies' Cooperation with Third Countries
No full textThird countries' participation in European Union (EU) agencies is attracting increasing attention as venues for differentiated European integration. Research has started to vest into the host of formal agreements regulating this cooperation. However, regulatory outreach by EU agencies may be more important than it is stated de jure, as many forms of cooperation do not necessarily entail formal legal requirements. In this comparative study, we explore the extent to which third countries' de facto participation in EU agencies aligns with what agreements establish de jure. We compare de facto participation and de jure access to EU agencies in four sectoral regimes that differ in their regulatory powers and patterns of EU–third country interdependence: energy, chemicals, public health and border control. We find that agencies with regulatory powers tend to align de facto participation with de jure access. In contrast, agencies that lack regulatory competence are more open to informal de facto cooperation, also in the absence of or beyond formal de jure agreements, in particular when the EU's sectoral interdependence is high. These findings have important implications for the study of external differentiated integration, as they underline the contribution of functionalist technocratic outreach by EU secondary bodies in de facto reinforcing and/or expanding EU centrifugal forces beyond EU borders.</p
Interventions to reduce bureaucratic discrimination: a systematic review of empirical behavioural research
No full texthe reality of street-level discretion can entail discrimination against people based on their identifiable characteristics. However, there has been surprisingly little systematic assessment of empirical evidence about what can be done to tackle the problem. This paper systematically reviews empirical behavioural research studies (N = 53) on the effects of interventions to reduce bureaucratic discrimination. Evidence shows that three types of interventions are reliably effective: outreach to and engagement with clients, anti-bias training, and passive representation. Inclusive practices can also reduce discrimination. These effects are however context-dependent, and causal mechanisms linking interventions with effects remain a ‘black box’.publishe
Experiential-Walk: Experiencing and Representing the City for Urban Design Purposes
No full textThis contribution presents an experimental methodology for sensing and communicating the city for urban design purposes. More in detail, the goal of the experiential-walk method developed by the author is mainly directed at improving the designer's attitude and ability in considering the multisensory and dynamic environmental conditions from the very beginning of the design process thanks to a personal immersion in motion and in place. The methodology consists of three main phases: i) direct experience and observation, ii) self-reflection and interpretation, iii) data collection, representation and communication. The aim of the first phase is to feel what the place is and what the place might be or what the place is in nuce. The second phase is about mulling over the experience and interpreting the nature of the place. The last phase is directed at representing and communicating the experience and the place criticalities and potentialities. The entire (recursive) process can be intended as a sequence of interconnected actions to increase sensory awareness. It eventually aims at discovering and sharing the said and the unsaid of places. Besides the methodology description, some case studies applications and results are presented together with the lessons learned
Investigation of decarbonization options for load and haul equipment in quarry mining with case study Ipoh quarry, Malaysia
No full textThe importance of decarbonization in various industries is growing significantly, especially when it comes to LHD equipment in the minerals and metals industry. Conventional diesel load and haul (LHD) equipment used in quarrying and mining operations have drawbacks that result in the emissions of hydrocarbon and greenhouse gases that need to be reduced to reach the Net Zero Emissions scenario. Decarbonization options that could replace diesel equipment include battery electric vehicles, green hydrogen, and alternative fuels. This project aims to give an overview of current and near future available decarbonization methods and to analyse the environmental benefit, cost effectiveness and technological feasibility of these alternatives to diesel fuel. The case study used to simulate and compare the three different decarbonization options is a mountaintop marble quarry based in Ipoh, Malaysia. A comparison has been made with Ipoh located in Malaysia and a hypothetical situation of Ipoh located in France to show the true potential of decarbonization as Malaysia does not incentivize businesses to reduce emissions due to their subsidies on the use of fossil fuel. Malaysia’s energy mix consist of primarily unabated fossil fuels. The proposed workflow involves an extensive literature review of current and near-future decarbonisation technologies to replace diesel equipment and to create a haulage network based on block model data using the software Xpac Quarry solutions and its Haulnet package. Diesel equipment is imported from the Quarry solutions database and used as a base case to compare BEV and trolley assist simulations. Hydrogen and HVO fuel consumption have been calculated manually to obtain NPVs and associated emissions. An investigation into required infrastructure and energy requirements has been done to accurately define costs and resulting total CO2eq emissions. The results indicate that replacing diesel at Ipoh with any of the decarbonization methods will result in a negative NPV as the infrastructure requirements need extensive capital investment of which the payback period often exceeds the life of mine. The least expensive method to implement HVO fuels, followed by BEVs and green hydrogen. Furthermore, it has been found that using BEVs instead of diesel at Ipoh is more environmentally polluting because producing 1 kWh of electricity is more polluting than producing the same energy worth of diesel. Green hydrogen is the least polluting method with no greenhouse gas emissions associated with it, followed by alternative fuels. When investigating the technological feasibility of the three main decarbonization options, hydrogen is the furthest away of being technologically feasible as from now. No green hydrogen using water electrolysers has been produced at an industrial scale, and a lack of technical expertise and infrastructure is present regarding distribution, transportation, and storage. Currently, no hydrogen LHD equipment is commercially available currently, and the same applies to BEVs that could replace the current equipment used at Ipoh. To bridge this gap, alternative fuels are the best option, but the market is competitive, and supply is limited. This project has given a good overview of current possibilities and clearly shows today’s options for decarbonisation and where industries stand with respect to infrastructure and equipment.Applied Earth Science
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