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Showing 1 to 20 of 2258 for “"Popularity"”.
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Relational aggression and popularity
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>RELATIONAL AGGRESSION AND POPULARITY</p> <p>by</p> <p>LISA WOODCOCK-BURROUGHS</p> <p>May 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Jina Yoon, Ph.D.</p> <p>Major: Educational Psychology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between …
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Jacqueline Kennedy and the politics of popularity
Although her role as first lady marked the real beginning of the American public’s fascination with her, Jacqueline Kennedy’s celebrity status endured throughout her life. Dozens of books have sought to chronicle that mystique, hail her style, and commend her contribution to the youthful persona of …
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Vývoj a trend popularity surfování v České republice
Title: Development and popularity of surfing in the Czech Republic Student: Bc. Adam Löffelmann Supervisor: PhDr. Matouš Jindra, Ph.D. Objectives The aim of the thesis is to analyze Czech surfing population, to find out development of surfing and actual trends of surfing in Czech Republic. Methods …
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The effects of product popularity on consumer decisions
… consumers tend to use indications of products’ popularity to a greater extent when high demands are placed on their cognitive resources such as when decision uncertainty is high and the amount of information presented is large. In this case, products’ popularity is likely to override the effect …
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Video Popularity Metrics and Bubble Cache Eviction Algorithm Analysis
… on two British Telecom (BT) provided video popularity distributions leveraging Kullback-Leibler and Pearson Chi-Squared testing methods was performed. This was done to assess which model, Zipf or Zipf-Mandelbrot, is best suited to replicate video popularity distributions and the results of …
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The rising popularity of complementary medicine: perspectives from the field
Over the past three decades we have witnessed a paradigm shift in relation to the management of disease and illness. Consumers have led one of the greatest revolutions as they take a more active role with their health issues. This study set out to examine why the shift to natural medicine has …
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Daughter of fortune: Isabel Allende's popularity from a readership perspective
… and critically interrogate Isabel Allende’s popularity cross-culturally in Britain and Spain. It analyses readers’ responses to Allende’s works as well as the discourses surrounding her public representation, an approach that is ‘readerly’ but must also take account of production and text. …
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Popularity in fifth grade friendship networks: selection and influence processes
This study investigated the role of popularity in selection and influence processes in friendship networks. A longitudinal social network analysis (SIENA) was utilized to study 613 fifth grade students in 26 classrooms in two study sites. Results showed that youth chose their friends based on …
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Correlations Between Song Popularity and Their Audio Features Using Machine Learning
… the relationship between audio features and song popularity on Spotify using machine learning techniques. Through the collection of nearly half a million songs and implementation of seven different machine learning models, including Linear Regression, Random Forest, Decision Trees, and Gradient …
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Forecasting Twitter topic popularity using bass diffusion model and machine learning
… two models - fitting the curve denoting topic popularity (mention count curve) by Bass diffusion model; and using machine learning models including K-nearest-neighbor, linear regression, bagged tree, and ensemble to learn the topic popularity as a function of the features we created. The …
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State of the Union addresses and their impact on popularity and credibility
<p>This is a study of the impact of presidential messages and style upon the American public following the annual State of the Union address. This researcher focused on two similar presidents, Ronald Reagan and William J. Clinton. The State of the Union addresses used were for the years 1982 and …
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Factors influencing the popularity of YouTube videos and users’ decisions to watch them
… website in the world. Despite its sustained popularity, little is known about which types of video are most viewed and the reasons why people choose to watch them. This research critically analyses the sample of videos provided by the YouTube API, then uses the metrics associated with these …
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A strategy for increased presidential popularity and power in the mass media age
… and positively impact on presidential popularity was investigated. The role of the mass media in establishing a charismatic and non-rational basis for authority in a modern mass democracy was studied. The policy-making process and the limitations on presidential power were observed in …
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Producing Popularity: The Success in France of the Comics Series "Astérix le Gaulois"
This study examines the rise in popularity of the French comics series "Astérix le Gaulois" through a production-of-culture lens in an effort to uncover how industry evolution and organization, protectionist legislation, marketing, advertising, branding, and consecration by the media worked …
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Peer Defending and Bullying at School: The Impact of Popularity, Resource Control Norms, and Gender
… norms on peer defending. Results indicated that popularity was positively associated with peer defending. Further, the association between popularity and peer defending decreased for girls as prosocial control norms increased, and the association between popularity and peer defending increased …
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