The Potential of Citizen-Driven Monitoring of Freshwater Snails in Schistosomiasis Research

Autor: Jef Brees, Tine Huyse, Julius Tumusiime, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Daisy Namirembe, Faith Mugabi, Viola Nyakato, Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Casim Umba Tolo, Liesbet Jacobs

Publikováno v: Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2021)

Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease affecting more than 200 million people worldwide, predominantly in Africa. The World Health Organization recently highlighted the importance of targeted control of the freshwater snails acting as interm

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The Potential of Citizen-Driven Monitoring of Freshwater Snails in Schistosomiasis Research

Autor: Viola N. Nyakato, Faith Mugabi, Daisy Namirembe, Jef Brees, Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Liesbet Jacobs, Tine Huyse, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Casim Umba Tolo, Julius Tumusiime

Publikováno v: Citizen Science: Theory and Practice; Vol 6, No 1 (2021); 18
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2021)
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1):18. Ubiquity Press

Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease affecting more than 200 million people worldwide, predominantly in Africa. The World Health Organization recently highlighted the importance of targeted control of the freshwater snails acting as interm

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https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/jms/article/view/388

Can Short-Term Citizen Science Training Increase Knowledge, Improve Attitudes, and Change Behavior to Protect Land Crabs?

Autor: Chia Hsuan Hsu, Yuan-Mou Chang, Chi-Chang Liu

Publikováno v: Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 14, p 3918 (2019)
Sustainability
Volume 11
Issue 14

Citizen science projects are considered popular and efficient approaches to scientific research and conservation of sustainability. In addition, much research suggests that citizen science can improve participants&rsquo
environmental and scienti

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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/14/3918

StreamBED: Training Citizen Scientists to Make Qualitative Judgments Using Embodied Virtual Reality Training

Autor: Alina Striner, Jennifer Preece

Publikováno v: CHI Extended Abstracts

Environmental citizen science frequently relies on experience-based assessment, however volunteers are not trained to make qualitative judgments. Embodied learning in virtual reality (VR) has been explored as a way to train behavior, but has not full

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http://arxiv.org/abs/1804.08732