This article shows how activists in the open data movement re-articulate notions of democracy, participation, and journalism by applying practices and values from open source culture to the creation and use of data.Focusing on the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany and drawing from a combination of interviews and content analysis, it argues that thi
Against the sacred body: The processing of remains in Catholic circles
In the Catholic areas of Europe, the human remains (both their bones and the fabrics they touched) of persons considered to have been exceptional are usually stored for transformation into relics.The production and the reproduction of the object-relic takes place within monasteries and is carried out firstly on the material level.In this article I
Implementing enhanced patient care to promote patient engagement in HIV care in a rural setting in Kenya
Abstract Background Patient engagement is effective in promoting adherence to HIV care.In an effort to promote patient-centered care, we implemented an enhanced patient care (EPC) intervention that addresses a combination of system-level barriers including provider training, continuity of clinician-patient relationship, enhanced treatment dialogue
Neuronavigation system in neurosurgery: Technical details and our early clinical experiences
Introduction: Image-guided surgery is the need of time in neurosurgery.The use of neuronavigation has a significant impact on various neurosurgical procedures.We report our clinical experience and surgical techniques of neuronavigation assisted intracranial and spinal surgeries.Materials and Method: This is observational longitudinal study of 65pat
Investigation of a Low-Speed Commutation Voltage Shock Problem in Three-Level ANPC Inverter with Hybrid Modulation Mode
With the development of the photovoltaic industry; there will be an increasing demand for efficient, high-power density, and low-cost grid interface converters.Compared with two-level inverters, multilevel inverters have the following advantages: (1) lower device voltage ratings; (2) better output filtering spectrum; (3) lower electromagnetic inter