Examinando por Autor "Wuebben, Daniel"

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(1897–1900) of robots and rhetoric: Nikola Tesla’s telautomaton and the boundaries of scientific communication at the turn of the twentieth century
(SAGE Publications, 2021) Wuebben, Daniel
This article examines the historical moment surrounding Nikola Tesla’s invention of a radio-controlled submarine boat in 1897. Before this moment, in the early 1890s, Tesla’s rich theoretical understanding of electricity and novel experiments with high-frequency currents and oscillators, later named “Tesla coils,” informed his lectures to scientists and engineers at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Royal Society, the French Society of Physicists, and the Franklin Institute. Tesla was celebrated as a “pioneer in electric science” (Hospitalier, 1892: 195) across North America and Europe. His scientific standing was further solidified with the publication of his first book, Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla (Martin, 1894). Yet, a few years later, Tesla began to engage with the philosophical debates related to automaton theory and he failed to accurately communicate his ideas and the practicality of his inventions. These actions splintered the consensus about Tesla’s scientific credentials.
360° Video for Research Communication and Dissemination: A Case Study and Guidelines
(IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 2023-01-24) Wuebben, Daniel; Rubio Tamayo, Jose Luis; Gertrudix Barrio, Manuel; Romero Luis, Juan
Impact Statement: Practitioner Takeaway •Time-limited 360° videos that can disseminate research results via social media platforms like YouTube require special considerations, especially during the production process. •Surveys responses (n = 32) evaluating six two-dimensional video interviews with scientists and six 360° video tours of their lab spaces suggest a significant interest in 360° video for research communication and dissemination. •The article includes guidelines for creating short, time-limited 360° videos that feature a few select vantage points and a narrator to guide the viewers' attention. Abstract: Introduction: 360° videos are increasingly popular channels for science communication and higher education; however, time-limited 360° videos that disseminate scientific research via platforms like YouTube remain underexamined. To address this problem, this experience report reviews the creation and evaluation of six 2D video interviews and six 360° video tours. About the case: The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and other public-facing organizations already publish 2D videos on social media channels and host 360° video content on their institutional websites. This case addresses the affordances and constraints of creating short 360° videos for publication on public-facing platforms. Situating the case: 360° video content has been incorporated into science communication and pedagogical practices in higher education. The authors review these developments and show the need for further research on time-limited 360° video. Methods/approach: Scientists researching energy-related technologies were invited to record 2D video interviews. Based on these interviews, six transcripts for 360° videos were drafted and recorded in the same lab settings. When the videos were published, European researchers and communication professionals were recruited to complete a short survey evaluating the videos’ relative merits. Results/discussion: The survey results (n = 32) suggest a similar overall quality of the 2D video interviews and 360° video tours. Respondents ranked the interviewee or narrator as the best feature of both the 2D and 360° format, and 47% said that they would prefer to have a 360° video created about their research. Based on our experience, we provide guidelines related to the production and publication of short 360° videos. Conclusion: Further research and practice are required to understand which specific features of the 360° videos are most effective and whether this technology offers distinct advantages as a tool for dissemination. Further research and practice will establish more detailed approaches to 360° video.
Datasets on the assessment of the scientific publication's corpora in circular economy and bioenergy approached from education and communication
(Elsevier, 2023-04-08) Carbonell-Alcocer, Alejandro; Romero-Luis, Juan; Gertrudix, Manuel; Wuebben, Daniel
Datasets on the assessment of the scientific publication's corpora in circular economy and bioenergy approached from education and communication
(Elsevier, 2023) Carbonell-Alcocer, Alejandro; Romero-Luis, Juan; Gertrudix, Manuel; Wuebben, Daniel
This article presents three datasets that specifically depict scientific literature published from 2009 to 2019 and that represent the overlaps between circular economy, bioenergy, education, and communication. All datasets have been obtained through an exhaustive methodological process based on a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). To collect data, we determined 12 Boolean Operators with words related to circular economy, bioenergy, communication, and education. Then, using the Publish or Perish software, 36 queries were made in the Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Once the articles were retrieved, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) mode and PRISMA checklist were applied. 74 articles were then manually selected depending on their relationship with the field. Using the DESLOCIS framework, a wide evaluation of the articles was carried out focusing on the design, data collection, and analysis techniques. Thus, the first data set contains the metadata and metrics of the publications. The second data set details the analytical framework used. The third includes the analysis of the publication’s corpora. Together, the data presents opportunities for longitudinal studies and meta-reviews in circular economy and bioenergy areas approached from perspectives of education and communication.
Plastic waste recycling via pyrolysis: A bibliometric survey and literature review
(Elsevier, 2021) Armenise, Sabino; Syie Luing, Wong; Ramírez-Velásquez, José M.; Launay, Franck; Wuebben, Daniel; Ngadi, Norzita; Rams, Joaquín; Muñoz, Marta
Plastic materials have been crucial to the development of science, technology, and almost all aspects of modern progress since the mid-twentieth century. However, the increasingly unsustainable culture of plastic consumption and the accumulation of plastics in landfills, oceans, and broader ecosystems has also made negative, potentially irreversible environmental impacts. In recent decades, scientists and engineers have spent significant time and resources searching for more effective plastic waste management techniques based on thermochemical routes like pyrolysis. Indeed, plastic to fuel conversion has the potential to severely limit plastic pollution and to contribute to the circular economy, but industrial scale plastic pyrolysis has not been achieved. Therefore, this paper presents a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of pyrolysis-related articles in the Web of Science database published between 2001–2020. The resulting articles (n = 670) show that Spain is the most productive country in terms of total output and that there are an increasing number of researchers focused on this topic worldwide. The results also highlight the current landscape and future directions of plastic pyrolysis research based on the following hot topics: i) kinetic triplets as a vital component of plastic pyrolysis and scaling up processes, ii) catalysts syntheses and performance, iii) co-pyrolysis of plastic/biomass mixtures, and iv) reactor design and reaction parameters. In conclusion, the study offers a comprehensive overview of plastic pyrolysis progress, which will remain a major area of research for chemists and engineers in the coming decade and a powerful tool for environmental management.
Recommendations to improve communication effectiveness in social marketing campaigns: Boosting behavior change to foster a circular economy
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2022-11-21) Romero-Luis, Juan; Carbonell-Alcocer, Alejandro; Gertrudix, Manuel; Gertrudis Casado, María del Carmen; Giardullo, Paolo; Wuebben, Daniel
The efficiency of communication campaigns that seek to boost a circular economy, leaving behind the traditional linear economy model, and corresponding behavior change is uncertain, although significant resources are being invested by the European Union and other organizations and institutions around the world. This study aims to identify barriers and enablers faced by the current communication model to generate a series of recommendations, targeted at communication practitioners, that ameliorate communication actions related to social behaviors change. A Grounded Theory process was used to analyze transcripts obtained through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with 22 biotechnology researchers and communication professionals. As a result, the identification of barriers and enablers that prevent or permit different actors to develop sustainable behaviors allowed us to conclude four recommendations aimed at improving the efficacy of communication actions that seek to boost a circular economy and sustainable behavior change: (1) raise awareness among politicians to reduce the barriers that prevent consumers from developing sustainable behavior, (2) involve companies in communication campaign actions as a point of leverage, (3) prioritize long-term interaction over short-term actions, and (4) take advantage of young students (and teachers), who are powerful transmission vectors for promoting sustainable habits among their elders.