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Pokémon is Evolving! An investigation into the development of the Pokémon community and expectations for the future of the franchise [PDF]
, 2017 Pokémon is one of Nintendo’s largest, most influential franchises. With a history ranging more than twenty years, its enormous fan-base spans video and trading card games, anime TV shows and films, amongst other media.
Assunção, Carina +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the Worldwide Collaboration ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg +26 more
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Discussing the Life of the Others: Doing Ethnography in the Brazilian Big Brother Fan Community
Digithum, 2009 The aim of this paper is to present some of the initial results of ethnographic research conducted in early 2008 with the online fan community of the Brazilian Big Brother (BBB).
Bruno Campanella
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Fandom at the crossroads and Fangasm!, by Lynn S. Zubernis and Katherine Larsen [book review]
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2016 Review of: Lynn S. Zubernis and Katherine Larsen. Fandom at the crossroads: Celebration, shame and fan/producer relationships. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012, hardcover, $67.99 (250p) ISBN 978-1443835305; paperback, $24.99 (259p)
Judith May Fathallah
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Affirmational and Transformational Values and Practices in the Tolkien Fanfiction Community [PDF]
, 2020 Fanfiction based on the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien has existed for at least six decades and has been, within the past two, one of the most consistently active online fanfiction communities. Despite this, the fandom has been relatively unstudied by fan
Walls-Thumma, Dawn M.
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Growing as a person: experiences at anime, comics, and games fan events in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2015 Gatherings organized by Japanese popular culture fans have been held since the early 2000s in Malaysia. Fan activities such as costume play (cosplay) of characters in popular culture and production of secondary products such as artwork and fanzines have ...
Yamato, Eriko
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Foot orthoses are thought to improve pain by potentially modifying internal mechanical forces. To test this, we explored whether foot orthoses can modify patterns of bone marrow lesions (BMLs) in people with midfoot pain. Methods Forty‐two people were recruited with midfoot pain, and magnetic resonance imaging–confirmed midfoot BMLs ...
Jill Halstead +4 more
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Cogent Business & Management, 2021 Instagram’s growth has drawn the interest of many corporations that are searching for new ways to boost their customer relationships. Given the rapid adoption of Instagram marketing and the inadequate research in that field, the objective of this paper ...
Hazem Rasheed Gaber +2 more
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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A connected country: Sweden—Fertile ground for digital fandoms
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2015 We discuss the spread of fans and fandoms within Sweden. With a specific focus on fan fiction and video games, we describe Swedish fan activities in relation to the fact that Sweden is a connected country—that is, a highly technologically developed ...
Christina Olin-Scheller, Pia Sundqvist
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