Focal Interest
Focal Interest

History of Science and Medicine

External reference: https://openalex.org/T14475

  1. Review highlights key biases in observational studies
    A critical examination of validity threats in observational studies, including confounding, selection bias, time-varying confounding, measurement error, and missing data handling strategies.
  2. ECT practice shows variability despite guideline-based dosing
    Commentary on ECT practice variability arguing for data-informed refinement of dosing strategies, E-field modeling, and seizure assessment rather than acceptance of current conventions.
  3. Self-Help is presented as a major influence on Toyota culture
    Traces how Samuel Smiles' 1859 Self-Help influenced Sakichi Toyoda and subsequently shaped Toyota's distinctive organizational culture emphasizing human development over technical excellence alone.
  4. Catholic presence and religious tolerance shaped science in Italy
    Study reveals how Catholic Church presence in Italian regions influenced scientific development across eight centuries, with religious tolerance amplifying positive effects on scientific output.
  5. Newson’s writings show uneven paths into mathematical intellectual history
    Analysis of Mary Frances Winston Newson's automathography from Göttingen using topological genealogy to trace women mathematicians' non-linear paths through institutional spaces.
  6. Précis outlines themes and aims of Scientific Testimony
    Introductory framework establishing themes and objectives for a symposium examining scientific testimony, its epistemology, institutional roles, and mechanisms of expert authorization.
  7. Tribute to Keith Bell and his final scientific paper
    Tribute to Professor Keith Bell and publication of his final comprehensive review on carbonatites, synthesizing decades of geoscience research on these complex mineral systems.
  8. Model captures rise and fall of ideas' popularity
    Novel SIRS-based model with dynamic feedback mechanisms captures cyclical rise and fall of idea popularity through endogenous system features rather than exogenous shocks.
  9. Book review presents a history of Western Europe’s energy industry
    Comprehensive examination of European energy industry evolution from the 19th to 21st centuries, covering infrastructure development, technological transitions, and market structures across.
  10. Book review examines institutions and epidemic control across centuries
    Historical analysis of institutional responses to epidemics from the Black Death to COVID-19, examining coordination mechanisms and organizational learning across seven centuries.
  11. Prussian healers used petitions to navigate medical bureaucracy
    Explore how Prussian physicians used strategic narratives to navigate bureaucratic hierarchies and contest professional legitimacy in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
  12. Article profiles Doudna’s Hawaii roots and scientific path
    Biographical account of Jennifer Doudna's development as a scientist, tracing her Hawaii upbringing and its potential influence on her CRISPR research and 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
  13. Imperialism in the academy: the Royal Society, C.V. Raman and the Indian Academy of Sciences (1934–1970)
    Archival study of C.V. Raman’s 1934 founding of the Indian Academy of Sciences and how imperial, personal, and institutional forces produced three enduring national science academies.