As part of an investigation aimed at illuminating the possibilities and limits of the HOPE-fixation and paraffin-embedding technique we here describe a novel procedure which was developed in order to combine the benefits of the HOPE-technique with the capabilities of laser microdissection. The presented procedure avoids the need for amplification of template-RNA thus facilitating reliable and r...

Neuroethics: a methodological reflection This article introduces a personal reflection on neuroethics by describing some of the technologies that led to emerging of the topic, targeted to brain stimulation and mapping.. It relates the current possibilities of using these technologies and the main ethical, legal, and social challenges connected to them. Next, it presents the main definitions of ...

this essay evaluates the major methodological trends in research at the iranian academic educational journals based on scott’s methodological criticism. therefore, the present study sought to examine a small part of iranian educational research in the context of scott's taxonomy, including nine major fallacies: epistemic, homogeneity, causal, essentialist, value free knowledge, prospective, red...

This paper introduces a distinctive approach to methods development in digital social research called “interface methods.” We begin by discussing various methodological confluences between digital media, social studies of science and technology (STS) and sociology. Some authors have posited significant overlap between, on the one hand, sociological and STS concepts, and on the other hand, the o...

Spatial genetics is a relatively new field in wildlife and conservation biology that is becoming an essential tool for unravelling the complexities of animal population processes, and for designing effective strategies for conservation and management. Conceptual and methodological developments in this field are therefore critical. Here we present two novel methodological approaches that further...

Research goals: determine particularities of using cloud services in English communicative competence forming process and develop the model of distance learning system (DLS) and cloud services interaction that improves the quality of the learning process. Research objectives: to identify, describe and develop methodological features of the model of distance learning system and cloud services in...

background : research on sensitive topics, such as sexuality, could raise technical, methodological, ethical, political, and legal challenges. the aim of this paper was to draw the methodological challenges which the authors confronted during sexuality research with young population in the iranian culture. methods : this study was an exploratory mixed method one conducted in 2013-14. we intervi...

R&D in media-related technologies including multimedia, information retrieval, computer vision and the semantic web are studying and experimenting on a variety of computational tools that, if sufficiently matured, could support many novel activities that are not practiced today. Interactive technology demonstration systems produced typically at the end of their projects show great potential for...

This article discusses the possibilities of modern technologies for capturing and processing carbon dioxide in order to reduce its impact on climate change negative livelihoods people who have been places mass residence a long time. Based analysis socio-economic significance, scientific technical level technological process development necessary resource support capture technologies, methodolog...