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An application of activity theory to the “problem of e-books”
Heliyon, 2020 The “problem of e-books” is defined as the difficulty improving the adoption rates of e-books by students. The adoption rates of e-books for academic use remain low, and research into the reasons for this have resulted in inconclusive findings.
Karen Kirby, Muhammad N. Anwar
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How Networked Communication Has Changed the Ways We Tell Stories
Between, 2014 In the midst of the digital revolution, we are confronted with the task of defining how media will change our lives and how we communicate with each other in the years to come.
Anna Notaro
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An e-book on industry tactics: preliminary results about readers’ opinions and awareness
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2023 For decades, tobacco companies have undermined tobacco control measures. The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Tobacco Control Group created an e-book outlining 7 key-tactics (Advertising, Front groups, Manipulating the media ...
Maria Sofia Cattaruzza +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The emergence of e-books with the characteristics of easy access and reading any time anywhere is a subject of debate in academia. Topics include the use of e-books in libraries, their use in support teaching, new possibilities for reading activities ...
Yu-Zhou Luo +3 more
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E-Book Readers in Higher Education
SAGE Open, 2013 This article reports on a research project at the University of Agder that has studied the use of e-readers as a tool for academic study. E-readers (Kindle DX and iPad) were loaded with texts from required reading lists in five courses with 94 ...
Arthur N. Olsen +2 more
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E-readers, una nueva forma de leer
BiD: Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, 2011 El Centro de Recursos para el Aprendizaje y la Investigación (CRAI) y el Servicio de Biblioteca y Documentación (SByD) de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) pusieron en marcha en el año 2010 el proyectoIn 2010, Resource Centre for Learning and ...
González Ugarte, José Luis +1 more
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E-readers, una nova manera de llegir
BiD: Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, 2011 El Centre de Recursos per a l'Aprenentatge i la Investigació (CRAI) i el Servei de Biblioteca i Documentació (SBiD) de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) van posar en marxa l'any 2010 el projecte anomenatIn 2010, Resource Centre for Learning and ...
González Ugarte, José Luis +1 more
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Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012 Objective – Investigates the effects of perceived convenience, compatibility and media richness on users’ attitudes toward dedicated e-book readers. Design – Convenience sample survey. Setting – Taiwanese university.
Theresa S. Arndt
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Adoption of E-Book Readers Among College Students: A Survey
Information Technology and Libraries, 2011 To learn whether e-book readers have become widely popular among college students, this study surveys students at one large, urban, four-year public college.
Nancy M. Foasberg
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