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Declan Butler
Publications - 790
Citations - 8010
Declan Butler is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agency (sociology) & Government. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 790 publications receiving 7573 citations.
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Models overestimate Ebola cases
TL;DR: Rate of infection in Liberia seems to plateau, raising questions over the usefulness of models in an outbreak, and whether they can be relied on in the future.
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Zika virus: Brazil's surge in small-headed babies questioned by report
TL;DR: Organization says spike in awareness of Zika might be the result of heightened awareness because of possible link to Zika — but not everyone agrees.
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Electronic notebooks: a new leaf.
TL;DR: Record-keeping in the lab has stayed unchanged for hundreds of years, but today's experiments are putting huge pressure on the old ways, so Declan Butler weighs up the pros and cons of electronic alternatives.
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Thin films: ready for their close-up?
TL;DR: New types of solar cell that can be mass-produced cheaply, and integrated into building materials, are popular with venture capitalists and market analysts, but scientists are less gung ho, reports Declan Butler.
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Noise management: Sound and vision
TL;DR: Computer simulations that paint Europe's cities in riotous colour are at the core of a bold plan to restore peace and quiet to a population driven to distraction by traffic noise.