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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"community networks"”.
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Social integration in Singapore : A study of personal community networks and inter-ethnic ties
Information on the personal social support networks of 75 Singaporean adults aged between 22 and 56 was used to investigate the pattern of social integration in Singapore with special attention paid to inter-ethnic relations. I found relatively few inter-ethnic ties in the core (intimate) region of …
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A Review of Setup Practices and Procedures for Creating IEEE 802.11 Wireless Community Networks
… installing, and maintaining a reliable wireless community area network. Included tests have provided performance results for several types of wireless antennas (including wire grid parabolic dishes, Yagi and Vagi styles, and echo backfire), wireless bridges, and other factors which influence …
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Cancel culture: posthuman hauntologies in digital rhetoric and the latent values of virtual community networks
… how modern epideictic practices enact latent community values by analyzing modern call-out culture, a form of public shaming that aims to hold individuals responsible for perceived politically incorrect behavior via social media, and cancel culture, a boycott of such behavior and a variant of …
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The Underrepresentation of Marginalizied Parents in Family-School-Community Networks: A Matter of Social Justice in Urban Public School Systems
… looks closely at African American families and community members being marginalized by urban public school settings. This work provides a clear analysis of causal explanation for institutional barriers and perceptions that exist in schools. This dissertation in practice contains a road map and …
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Providing outreach to families of youth with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds by working with cultural groups and community organizations
This qualitative study explored how informal community networks (i.e., faith based organizations, community cultural centers and service agencies) provided information to culturally and linguistically diverse families. The goals of this study were, first, to gain a better understanding of the …
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Investigating optimal internet data collection in low resource networks
Community networks have been proposed by many networking experts and researchers as a way to bridge the connectivity gaps in rural and remote areas of the world. Many community networks are built with low-capacity computing devices and low-capacity links. Such community networks are examples of low …
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Automated machine learning driven quality of service management in resource-constrained software defined networks
Community networks are a means to bridge the connectivity gaps present in low-income and rural areas. Many of these networks are resource-constrained, mesh-based, and connected to the Internet via low-capacity links. These characteristics result in poor network performance. Software Defined …
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The Vernaculars of Our Networks: From The Cloud to a Plurality of Grassroots Digital Infrastructures
This thesis is concerned with DIY "off-the-cloud" networks as socio-technical models that can reinscribe a community's organizational processes, identity, and culture. It questions how these networks can break away from corporate and extractive services of "the cloud" in order to achieve digital …
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The Mental Health of Unemployed and Socially Isolated Middle-aged Men in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong
… depression and anxiety. In particular, for men, community networks and social support had a positive association with reducing depression and alcohol abuse. For women, group membership, community networks and social cohesion had a positive association with reducing depression and anxiety. Based …
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Internet-Stadtportale als Bestandteile des lokalen Kommunikations- und Partizipationsraumes. Untersuchungen am Beispiel der Städte Münster und Dortmund
… das Modell eines Bürgernetzes im Sinne eines Community Networks entwickelt, welches das etablierte kommunale Kommunikationssystem ergänzen und so die Beteiligung der Bürger an der Kommunalpolitik fördern könnte. Zwei weit ausgebaute Stadtnetze (das "Publikom" in Münster und das "do4u" in …
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Disaster Risk Management during Climate Emergencies in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
… process of using laws, plans, institutions, and community networks to reduce vulnerability to hazards and coordinate effective response when disasters occur. It covers the full cycle, from prevention to reconstruction and rebuilding more resiliently. The Dominican Republic’s law-based …
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Blogonomics : business and social changes from the blog
… as wikis started the Web 2.0 frenzy with online community networks and user generated content. Web 2.0 has recently cooled down, but it may have started a new era. The purpose of this paper is to explore the blogonomics - the business, as well as social, changes blogs have brought to us. It …
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Exploring the changing multidimensional experiences of frail older people towards the end of life: a narrative study
… population. Methods Thirteen cognitively intact, community dwelling older adults considered to be moderately or severely frail, using a clinical frailty scale, and thirteen nominated informal carers participated in up to three narrative interviews over eighteen months. Eight nominated …
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The Rescuers: intersections of individual and group activism and the recognition of the human-animal “Link”
… for my investigation of the importance of community networks and individual identity as a source of professional navigation of the connected spheres of domestic violence and animal abuse. This study extends the ever-growing collection of research on the “Link” and on the broader discipline …
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Exploring the Maternal Parenting Experiences During and Post-incarceration in South Africa
… through phone calls, letters, visits, and community support networks, despite institutional constraints and systemic barriers. Reintegration presented significant challenges, including rebuilding trust with children, navigating changed family dynamics, securing housing, employment, and …
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A Research Design for Assessing the Possibilities of Localized Food Production
… and as a mechanism by which to rebuild community networks undermined by the globalization of commerce and culture and create the type of sustainable development necessary to restore and preserve the carrying capacity of the planet. This study seeks to develop a conceptual framework for …
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Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Intersection of Formal Mental Health Services and Informal Social Supports in BIPOC Communities
… such as family, religious institutions, and community networks to understand which systems are more trusted, accessible, and effective for BIPOC individuals. Grounded in Urban Liberation Psychology and guided by decolonial and culturally responsive care frameworks, this qualitative study …
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'Should I Have Done More?': Proxy Agency, Gathered Ethos, and Volunteer Responsibility in the Rhetoric of Health Resettlement for Refugees
… United States, refugees are often assisted by community volunteers in the process of resettlement, which frequently includes navigating the financial and social aspects of life in the US. However, the medical and health aspects of resettlement, and particularly how volunteers are involved in …
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Speaking Identity: Language Investment and Agency Among Spanish Heritage Speakers
… Agency (Cibils, 2011). Beyond school, family and community networks served as “counterspaces,” where Spanish was valued for cultural connection and social support. Participants leveraged Spanish to maintain family ties, navigate social networks, and assert their linguistic identity. The study …
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