Benjamin Schmid
Biographic Data
| ID | 4973104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Schmid |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmid |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMID B |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9327-2296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Developing a summative and integrated framework to assess living lab interventions
The impact assessment of a Living Lab represents a crucial research challenge given the complexity and diversity of stakeholders and characteristics of Living Labs (e.g., context, scales, and goals). While the literature emphasizes formative approaches focused on performance using qualitative methods, summative assessments with quantitative methods remain underdeveloped, despite their importance in evaluating the final outcomes and demonstrating …
Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon
Our study showed mixed results. In terms of reach, over 50% of those approached consented to participate. Regarding the impact on PROMs, we observed improvements in most outcomes; however we found some statistical evidence only for some. We did not find strong statistical evidence of improvement in clinical outcomes compared to the control group. Differences between the two waves may be due to differences in the populations, the way the intervent…
Four pathways for energy citizenship initiatives to contribute to a more democratic European energy system
The European Green Deal aims to put citizens at the heart of the European energy transition. Yet, their participation often falls short in terms of political involvement and self-governance. In contrast, the imaginary of energy democracy envisions democratising the energy system by involving citizens as political actors and assigns a key role to collectively organised energy citizenship initiatives in achieving this goal. However, it remains elus…
Paradoxien der Ausnahmezeit. Überlegungen zu einem alternativen Paradigma des Regierens und Regiert-Werdens
Die Analyse der temporalen Dimension von Politik findet gegenwärtig nur in eingeschränkter Form statt. Vor dem Hintergrund eines Zeitalters politischer Krisenverdichtung, in dem der Ausnahmezustand zum Paradigma des Regierens geworden sei, dürfe man nicht zögern; ohne Zeitverlust gelte es dem Alternativlosen entsprechend zu handeln. Ausgehend vom ideengeschichtlichen Herkommen des Ausnahmezustands wird analysiert, wie es zu dieser Verengung der t…
The cognitive underpinnings and early development of children's selective trust
Young children learn selectively from reliable over unreliable sources. However, the cognitive underpinnings of their selectivity (attentional biases or trait ascriptions) and its early ontogeny are unclear. Thus, across three studies (N = 139, monolingual German speakers, 67 female), selective-trust tasks were adapted to test both preschoolers (5-year-olds) and toddlers (24-month-olds), using eye-tracking and interactive measures. These data sho…
Implementing (and evaluating) peer support with people living with noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings
In line with the peer reviewers comments, the authors have added highlights in stead of an abstract. It was felt that it was better able to capture the findings and is more in line with the paper's target audience
Implementing and evaluating integrated care models for non-communicable diseases in fragile and humanitarian settings
In this commentary, we advocate for the wider implementation of integrated care models for NCDs within humanitarian preparedness, response, and resilience efforts. Since experience and evidence on integrated NCD care in humanitarian settings is limited, we discuss potential benefits, key lessons learned from other settings, and lessons from the integration of other conditions that may be useful for stakeholders considering an integrated model of …
On the Relevance of Niccolò Machiavelli's Understanding of Time for Contemporary Politics
Niccolò Machiavelli's political thoughts are based on a specific understanding of time. Whoever wants to make use of his conclusions must therefore be aware of his premises in order not to run the risk of misinterpreting them. Even if the Florentine does not develop an explicit theory of time, statements about the meaning of time can be found implicitly in his entire oeuvre. In three steps, this article will present the main features of Machiavel…
How municipalities support energy cooperatives
Die Renaissance der Mauern
Brown, Wendy, 2018: Mauern. Die neue Abschottung und der Niedergang der Souveränität, aus dem Amerikanischen von Frank Lachmann, Berlin. / Prüwer, Tobias, 2018: Welt aus Mauern. Eine Kulturgeschichte, Berlin. / Wacquant, Loïc, 2018: Die Verdammten der Stadt. Eine vergleichende Soziologie fortgeschrittener Marginalität, Übersetzung von Alexander Frings, Wiesbaden
What Political Settings Promote Renewable Energy Investments by Energy Utilities?—A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Swiss Cantons
Investment decisions by power utilities significantly shape sustainable energy systems. While it is known that different political factors influence investment decisions, the interaction of these factors remains unclear. Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of 22 cases in 19 Swiss cantons, this study analyses which combinations of political conditions promote investment decisions by utilities in renewable energies. The analysis reve…
BoneJ
Bone geometry is commonly measured on computed tomographic (CT) and X-ray microtomographic (μCT) images. We obtained hundreds of CT, μCT and synchrotron μCT images of bones from diverse species that needed to be analysed remote from scanning hardware, but found that available software solutions were expensive, inflexible or methodologically opaque. We implemented standard bone measurements in a novel ImageJ plugin, BoneJ, with which we analysed t…
What Political Settings Promote Renewable Energy Investments by Energy Utilities?—A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Swiss Cantons
Investment decisions by power utilities significantly shape sustainable energy systems. While it is known that different political factors influence investment decisions, the interaction of these factors remains unclear. Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of 22 cases in 19 Swiss cantons, this study analyses which combinations of political conditions promote investment decisions by utilities in renewable energies. The analysis reve…
Four pathways for energy citizenship initiatives to contribute to a more democratic European energy system
The European Green Deal aims to put citizens at the heart of the European energy transition. Yet, their participation often falls short in terms of political involvement and self-governance. In contrast, the imaginary of energy democracy envisions democratising the energy system by involving citizens as political actors and assigns a key role to collectively organised energy citizenship initiatives in achieving this goal. However, it remains elus…
BoneJ
Bone geometry is commonly measured on computed tomographic (CT) and X-ray microtomographic (μCT) images. We obtained hundreds of CT, μCT and synchrotron μCT images of bones from diverse species that needed to be analysed remote from scanning hardware, but found that available software solutions were expensive, inflexible or methodologically opaque. We implemented standard bone measurements in a novel ImageJ plugin, BoneJ, with which we analysed t…
What Political Settings Promote Renewable Energy Investments by Energy Utilities?—A Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Swiss Cantons
Investment decisions by power utilities significantly shape sustainable energy systems. While it is known that different political factors influence investment decisions, the interaction of these factors remains unclear. Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of 22 cases in 19 Swiss cantons, this study analyses which combinations of political conditions promote investment decisions by utilities in renewable energies. The analysis reve…
How municipalities support energy cooperatives
Die Renaissance der Mauern
Brown, Wendy, 2018: Mauern. Die neue Abschottung und der Niedergang der Souveränität, aus dem Amerikanischen von Frank Lachmann, Berlin. / Prüwer, Tobias, 2018: Welt aus Mauern. Eine Kulturgeschichte, Berlin. / Wacquant, Loïc, 2018: Die Verdammten der Stadt. Eine vergleichende Soziologie fortgeschrittener Marginalität, Übersetzung von Alexander Frings, Wiesbaden
On the Relevance of Niccolò Machiavelli's Understanding of Time for Contemporary Politics
Niccolò Machiavelli's political thoughts are based on a specific understanding of time. Whoever wants to make use of his conclusions must therefore be aware of his premises in order not to run the risk of misinterpreting them. Even if the Florentine does not develop an explicit theory of time, statements about the meaning of time can be found implicitly in his entire oeuvre. In three steps, this article will present the main features of Machiavel…
Paradoxien der Ausnahmezeit. Überlegungen zu einem alternativen Paradigma des Regierens und Regiert-Werdens
Die Analyse der temporalen Dimension von Politik findet gegenwärtig nur in eingeschränkter Form statt. Vor dem Hintergrund eines Zeitalters politischer Krisenverdichtung, in dem der Ausnahmezustand zum Paradigma des Regierens geworden sei, dürfe man nicht zögern; ohne Zeitverlust gelte es dem Alternativlosen entsprechend zu handeln. Ausgehend vom ideengeschichtlichen Herkommen des Ausnahmezustands wird analysiert, wie es zu dieser Verengung der t…
The cognitive underpinnings and early development of children's selective trust
Young children learn selectively from reliable over unreliable sources. However, the cognitive underpinnings of their selectivity (attentional biases or trait ascriptions) and its early ontogeny are unclear. Thus, across three studies (N = 139, monolingual German speakers, 67 female), selective-trust tasks were adapted to test both preschoolers (5-year-olds) and toddlers (24-month-olds), using eye-tracking and interactive measures. These data sho…
Implementing (and evaluating) peer support with people living with noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings
In line with the peer reviewers comments, the authors have added highlights in stead of an abstract. It was felt that it was better able to capture the findings and is more in line with the paper's target audience
Implementing and evaluating integrated care models for non-communicable diseases in fragile and humanitarian settings
In this commentary, we advocate for the wider implementation of integrated care models for NCDs within humanitarian preparedness, response, and resilience efforts. Since experience and evidence on integrated NCD care in humanitarian settings is limited, we discuss potential benefits, key lessons learned from other settings, and lessons from the integration of other conditions that may be useful for stakeholders considering an integrated model of …
Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon
Our study showed mixed results. In terms of reach, over 50% of those approached consented to participate. Regarding the impact on PROMs, we observed improvements in most outcomes; however we found some statistical evidence only for some. We did not find strong statistical evidence of improvement in clinical outcomes compared to the control group. Differences between the two waves may be due to differences in the populations, the way the intervent…
Four pathways for energy citizenship initiatives to contribute to a more democratic European energy system
The European Green Deal aims to put citizens at the heart of the European energy transition. Yet, their participation often falls short in terms of political involvement and self-governance. In contrast, the imaginary of energy democracy envisions democratising the energy system by involving citizens as political actors and assigns a key role to collectively organised energy citizenship initiatives in achieving this goal. However, it remains elus…
Developing a summative and integrated framework to assess living lab interventions
The impact assessment of a Living Lab represents a crucial research challenge given the complexity and diversity of stakeholders and characteristics of Living Labs (e.g., context, scales, and goals). While the literature emphasizes formative approaches focused on performance using qualitative methods, summative assessments with quantitative methods remain underdeveloped, despite their importance in evaluating the final outcomes and demonstrating …
Political science (8 works) · Economics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (3 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works)