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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Web Studies"”.
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Elements and stable isotopes as tracers for sleeper shark biology and the Iceland marine food web
Stable isotope studies often rely on only two tracers (usually [delta] 13C and [delta]15N) to study marine ecosystems, which are inherently complex. The ability of elements to act as additional tracers of ecological processes in marine organisms and in a marine food web was investigated. The …
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The uses and gratifications of the World Wide Web at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas
… uses and gratifications theory to the World Wide Web. Studies like these examine what the Web is used for, and what needs are gratified by using the Web. One hundred thirty college students at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas were surveyed on media and Web usage and gratifications. This study …
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Modeling of Human Web Browsing Based on Theory of Interest-Driven Behavior
The ability to generate human-like Web-browsing requests is essential for testing and optimization of WWW systems. In this thesis a new model of human-browsing behavior the so-called HBB-IDT model has been proposed. The model is based on the theory of interest-driven human behavior and does not …
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Participants' Motivations to Contribute Geographic Information in an Online Community
In addition to geographic information, the findings of this dissertation have implications for the development of other online communities, local and regional planning, and governance and citizen participation. People's desire to contribute local knowledge should not be understood in limited terms …
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How Do They Think Differently?: A Social Media Advertising Attitude Survey on Chinese Students in China and Chinese Students in America
This study explored whether Chinese students in both China and in America had different attitudes toward social media advertising, and how their attitudes are different, through a survey of Chinese students in these two countries. The survey determined how they used social media, whether the …
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Determining the Value of Open-Source Intelligence for Public Safety
… is qualitative in nature, focusing on case studies, tool exploration, and Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) requests. Although the results of this work concluded that OSINT can be regarded as an effective tool in maintaining public safety, it also raised concerns regarding …
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"Fandom and Co-Production in King of the Dot's Battle Rap Scene."
This interdisciplinary dissertation documents the performances of fans of the professional battle rap league King of the Dot (KOTD), the biggest battle rap league in Canada and one of the highest viewed platforms for battle rap in the world. By collectively tracing and articulating battle rap’s …
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Russian Internet Censorship and Its Future Perspectives in Comparative Context
… technical means to filter content and disrupt websites and use their influence to coerce individuals into self-censorship. The findings, including leaked government documents and interviews, provide a basis for concluding that the Russian government has greatly tightened its grip over the …
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The Association of Social Anxiety and Parenting Factors with Adolescent Use of Facebook
… communicate with one another. Social networking websites, in particular, are a popular medium used by adolescents in which users can develop and maintain a large number of relationships from a single profile page. Facebook represents one of the most widely used social networking websites; …
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Strategic public diplomacy: Cultivating relationships with foreign publics and measuring relationship outcomes using the Relationship Assessment of Diplomatic Interaction Outcome (RADIO) scale
<p>In response to calls for a tool to measure public diplomacy effectiveness, this study was inspired by the organization-public relationship assessment (OPRA) scale in public relations to develop the Relationship Assessment of Diplomatic Interaction Outcome (RADIO) scale. Its purpose is to measure …
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The influence of spatiotemporal variation in food web models
… prey availability. Consequently, aquatic food webs are dynamic, and relationships between species are perpetually changing as organisms and primary producer communities adapt to current environmental conditions both in time and space. Despite this knowledge however, many food web studies …
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Influences of a <i>Cladophora</i> Bloom on the Diets of <i>Amblema Plicata </i>and <i>Elliptio Dilatata</i> in the Upper Green River, Kentucky
… increasingly common method to study aquatic food webs. Carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are two of the most frequently employed elements in food web studies. Differences in natural abundance of<sup> 13</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C can indicate which food sources are the basal sources of carbon incorporated …
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Exploring the Use of Social Media and Its Effect on Policy in Community Colleges
The use of online social media websites has grown exponentially in past years. Recent studies show faculty use of social media is also growing. This study examined how faculty are using social media websites with students and if they are aware of issues that violations of the Federal Educational …
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Rhetoric and Ethics of Free Speech Discourse on Gab
Gab is a social media platform that brands itself as a champion of free speech. Users engage in a variety of extremist speech, including arguments for free speech absolutism. I argue that if free speech arguments on Gab are allowed to play out to their logical ends, the ethical consequences will …
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Human-Centered Optimization of Mobile Sign Language Video Communication
… The HSIM influenced the design of four web studies: (1) investigating perceived intelligibility of sign language video transmitted at various low frame rates and low bit rates below the current recommended video transmission standards as prescribed in the International Telecommunication …
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Houses of History and Homepages: Museums of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe and their Online Presence
… represent, and deal with the recent past, museum websites also give insight into the museums' greater outreach. Communism is portrayed in several ways in different countries, but they generally depict the country as a victim of Soviet rule and influence. This study examines resources that are …
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Overseas friends of the BJP, the web, and the power of the state in the diaspora
In this examination of the web presence of OFBJP.org, I show first how Overseas Friends of BJP fit into expanded definitions and conceptions of nationalism. The modern nation-state is reaching out beyond its territorial boundaries, bringing in migrants in the diaspora and reorienting their gaze …
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Trophic relevance of gelatinous zooplankton for commercial fisheries in the Irish Sea
… of jellyfish in ecosystem, fisheries and food web models in the future. Evidence for inter-tissue δ15N variation within and across scyphozoan jellyfish species is provided. Furthermore, findings indicate how δ15N may be influenced by jellyfish size, which in certain instances may be a useful …
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