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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"internet search"”.
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Control of Internet search engines in China -- A study on Google and Baidu
Internet is universal, open, information sharing media environment. The characteristics of Internet make it hard to be controlled. According to much literature, China has been believed to have setup its own Internet border to control the Internet. The Internet search engines provide global services …
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The development of a model of information seeking behaviour of students in higher education when using internet search engines.
… students with a specific focus on Web search engines' use. It extends Marchionini's eight stage model of information seeking, geared towards electronic environments, to holistically encompass the physical, cognitive, affective and social dimensions of Web users' behaviour. The study …
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The Effect of Perceived Privacy Breaches on Continued Technology Use and Individual Psychology: The Construct, Instrument Development, and an Application Using Internet Search Engines
… has been shared. This instrument assists researchers to understand how a person perceives a possible breach of privacy. The PPB instrument was created after conducting a pilot study of approximately 200 undergraduate students and testing the data for possible dimensions in an Exploratory …
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An empirical investigation in using multi-modal metaphors to browse internet search results. An investigation based upon experimental browsing platforms to examine usability issues of multi-nodal metaphors to communicate internet-based search engine results.
… to communicate retrieved results of Internet search engines. The investigation aimed to investigate suitable multimodal metaphors which would increase the level of usability of Internet search engine interfaces and enhance users` experience in the search activity. The study consisted …
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Centering the Disabled User Experience of Health Information in a World Driven by Artificial Intelligence: A Mixed Methods Investigation
… health information is especially pressing. Internet search technologies are often touted as empowering disabled people who seek healthcare information online, but does this depiction reflect reality? This dissertation encompasses three studies assessing disabled user experiences in finding …
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KidsQuestions: Assisting Children’s Digital Information Seeking
… be beneficial for children’s digital information search. This thesis verifies this hypothesis by considering the example of the New Zealand education system. Within this context, a requirements analysis is undertaken involving children, parents, and teachers. Through a range of user studies, we …
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The use of incentives in increasing survey participation
… survey participation.</p> <p>The author searched the online databases of Rowan University's Campbell Library as well as Internet search engines in an effort to locate secondary research on the topic.</p> <p>The author collected and analyzed data from eight online surveys concerning the …
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Effects of synchronous chat-based on-line cognitive behavior therapy on study related anxiety and behavior
Very little research is currently available about therapy conducted in chat-based Internet environments. Most of the existing research concerns therapy delivered via email or on-line support groups. For this reason, this review first presents an overview of literature concerning practical issues …
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Investigating users’ mental models of traditional and digital libraries
… observations, which usually demand minimal researcher intervention, and semi-structured interviews, which usually demand significant intervention. The study finds that participants’ mental models of traditional and digital libraries extend beyond surface similarities and differences, such as …
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Internal communication: the changing roles of human resources and public relations
… to employees.</p> <p>For secondary research, the author did an online search of Rowan University's Campbell Library databases and an Internet search.</p> <p>The author collected data from 51 online surveys distributed to public relations, human resources and communication …
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A Study of Home Builder Advertising for Smart Home Technologies
<p>The purpose of this research is to discover if home builders along the Wasatch Front in Utah are advertising smart home technologies. Research was conducted by a review of the display advertisements placed in the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Deseret Morning News/Salt Lake Tribune from …
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A study of student recruitment practices at Rowan University
… prospective students.</p> <p>For secondary research, the author did an online search of Rowan University's Campbell Library databases, an Internet search and a book search at Gloucester County Library.</p> <p>The author collected data from 269 surveys distributed to prospective students at one …
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South African policy analysis on respectful maternal care
… review of policy documents, accessed through internet search engines, academic portals, and requests from governmental and other public healthcare agencies. Each policy document was assessed for relevance to the study and then analysed using a framework of analysis. The key policy documents …
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Between binaries, borders and boundaries: counselling psychology in liminal spaces
… returns over nine million results on an internet search while a search of the academic literature returns as few as twenty-two. It has never been an official psycho-medical diagnosis but has tended to function as such, for variable purposes. This piece of work aims to explore contemporary …
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Prevalence and determinants of the use of self-tests by members of the public to diagnose or screen for conditions without the involvement of a health professional
… factors associated with using them. A systematic internet search established the availability of self-tests and informed the design of an initial questionnaire about whether people registered with general practices had used them. Interviews with respondents and a systematic literature review …
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Investigating perceptions of reliability, efficiency and feasibility of data storage technology: A case study of cloud storage adoption at UCT Faculty of Science
… of digital data. The study used a qualitative research method grounded by Management Fashion Theory. Data was collected from three case studies from the Faculty of Science, and also from a desktop internet search on the marketing of cloud storage. Data collection from the case studies was …
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Knowledge search for new product development: a multi-agent based methodology
… many enterprises consider effective knowledge search to be a source of competitive advantage. This research presents an exploratory case study conducted at an aircraft manufacturer. This investigation uncovered six, empirically derived and theoretically informed, problems to enterprise …
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Health information on the Internet : strategies for assessing consumer needs and improving consumer information retrieval
… family members are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information. However, the search strategies consumers are using to obtain information are often unsuccessful. Since some patients are using the information they obtain to influence health decisions, it is increasingly important …
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Understanding the Tea Party Response to Local Environmental Initiatives: A Conflict Between Individualism and Collectivism
… with the opposition using media interest and internet search trends. Next, we evaluated what was driving this opposition through rhetoric analysis of local Tea Party organizations from across the country. This helped uncover several of the predominant themes in the opposition, including a …
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A systematic review of surveys on public attitudes toward community notification for sex offenders
… analysis was operationalized through a series of searches performed through library databases and internet search engines and yielded a total of 14 studies over the study period. Nine of these studies related to public attitudes toward community notification and five studies were about …
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