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The Digital Divide

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2008
![Figure][1] The salesman looked at me with a sense of amusement. My grandson Alec and I were going to travel overseas and were shopping for a camera to record the trip. We were in the process of buying a new model with a plethora of capabilities and optional features, all based on ...
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What are the determinants of rural-urban divide in teachers’ digital teaching competence? Empirical evidence from a large sample

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
The digital divide between rural and urban areas is becoming the key factors resulting educational imbalance, which might be exacerbated by differences in teachers’ digital teaching competence.
Ruyi Lin, Juan Chu, Lizi Yang, Ligao Lou, Huiju Yu, Junfeng Yang   +5 more
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Conquering the digital divide: Botswana and South Korea digital divide status and interventions

South African Journal of Information Management, 2011
Background: Botswana is putting in place initiatives towards establishing itself as a knowledgebased economy. Transformation from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy is partly hinged on innovation, research and development capability, knowledge
Nonofo C. Sedimo, Kelvin J. Bwalya, Tanya du Plessis   +2 more
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From digital divides to epistemic divides: The rise of new inequalities in the conflict media space [PDF]

World of Media, 2022
In this paper, we approach Russian media policy through two main areas – digital inequality, which is a complex multilayer phenomenon embracing access, skills and benefits areas (three levels of the digital divide), and influencing all social processes ...
Elena Vartanova, Anna Gladkova
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Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide

First Monday, 2002
This paper examines the concept of a digital divide by introducing problematic examples of community technology projects and analyzing models of technology access. It argues that the concept provides a poor framework for either analysis or policy, and suggests an alternate concept of technology for social inclusion.
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‘What is the harm of the digital divide that must be the object of digital inclusion work and strategies? A systematic review’

Cogent Social Sciences
Background Many authors have published varying and sometimes competing accounts of the harm of the digital divide. These accounts are worth synthesizing in advance towards articulating the politics of the digital divide resistance.Methods This systematic
Cornelius Ewuoso
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Media Literacy for Older People Facing the Digital Divide: The e-Inclusion Programs Design [PDF]

, 2014
This article is based on the fact that the Spanish population is aging, and is second only to Japan in its total number of senior citizens. Given this situation and the omnipresence of new technologies in everyday life, the use of Internet and ICT for ...
Abad-Alcalá, Leopoldo, Chiang Vega, María Margarita, Secretaría General de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica. Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Aguilar Flores, Sandra Marlene, Aguilar-Flores, Sandra Marlene, Abad Alcalá, Leopoldo, Chiang-Vega, Margarita María   +6 more
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Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham, Teyl Engstrom, Peter Baade, Natalie Bradford, Sarah Pont, Louise Marquart‐Wilson, Natasha Nassar, Jason D. Pole   +7 more
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