Results 71 to 80 of about 12,472 (224)
Abstract This article examines the embodied and institutional forms of marginalization experienced by Mexican deportees in Tijuana. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in clinics and social service organizations, it explores how deportees are corporeally stigmatized, denied legal recognition, and pathologized as addicts in need of coercive ...
Carlos Martinez
wiley +1 more source
MuttZ: An Interactive Cellphone Game [PDF]
We describe the implementation of a cellphone game that generates and maintains interactivity without requiring physical player proximity or concurrency of play, and does not rely on the response of an “opponent” player to advance the game.
Kirsten, Mr Martin +2 more
core +1 more source
There Is More Than Meets the Eye: The Dual Role of Perception in Shaping Color Lexicons
Abstract Color's ultimate physical reality is continuous, and yet human beings “cut” this continuum into a rather small number of categories reflected in their languages’ color lexicon. There are striking cross‐linguistic differences in the color lexicon, which are primarily attributed to differences in communicative needs, but also striking ...
Mathilde Josserand +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Background Reminder/recall systems are effective ways to improve immunization rates, but their feasibility in primary health care (PHC) settings in Nigeria has not been adequately evaluated. In this study we describe the acceptability and adaptability of
Victoria Bolanle Brown +1 more
doaj +1 more source
A Collaborative Approach to Minimize Cellphone Interruptions [PDF]
In this paper, we present a collaborative approach to minimizing inappropriate cellphone interruptions. The approach uses Bluetooth technology to discover and communicate with the surrounding cell phones in order to read their notification profiles.
Ashraf Khalil, Kay Connelly
openaire +2 more sources
ABSTRACT Background The adoption of automated tools to support teaching and learning processes has been widely discussed in the literature. However, there remains a need for user‐oriented designs that better align with teachers' practices and classroom realities while providing actionable insights to support instructional choices in authentic ...
Fabíola Goncalves C. Ribeiro +8 more
wiley +1 more source
The psychometric equivalency of scores from a web-based questionnaire administered via cellphone versus desktop computer [PDF]
This study investigates the psychometric issues and viability of cellphone-based-testing, a novel test administration modality whereby test-takers use a cellphone to respond to items on a web-based assessment.
Edwards, John Francis
core
ObjectiveIn 2011, the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), an in-person household interview, revised the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) section of the survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone-based survey ...
Michelle M Van Handel, Bernard M Branson
doaj +1 more source
Charity Chowrangi: Topographies of Giving, Receiving, and Refusal in Karachi
ABSTRACT Like most megacities in the Global South, Karachi's streets pulse with constant streams of pedestrian and automotive activity. In addition to facilitating traffic and commerce, these intersections and roundabouts also serve as the stage for a dynamic economy of reciprocity.
Salwa Tareen
wiley +1 more source
Harmful Freedom of Choice: Lessons from the Cellphone Market [PDF]
This article focuses on the relationship between provider and customer, specifically on the complexity of available contracts in the cellphone market and the ways this complexity might be harmful to consumers.
Ayal, Adi
core +2 more sources

