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Loot box addiction:a study on loot boxes and their relationship to gambling

open access: yes, 2022
Abstract. In the year 2019 there has been a notable discussion in the gaming community that has revolved largely around the topic of loot boxes and their connections to gambling and gambling addictions. This has led to many governments taking notice of these issues and having begun to plan on proper actions to take, such a bill by the U.S senate or a ...
openaire   +1 more source

Psychological and Legal Aspects of Using Loot Boxes

open access: yesTeka Komisji Prawniczej PAN Oddział w Lublinie, 2020
The article aims to present the issues related to the new phenomenon of loot boxes in virtual games. The work consists of four parts. The first one defines what loot boxes are and what is their meaning in virtual games. The second part presents psychological issues related to this matter – mainly in the context of similarities between the use of loot ...
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta   +2 more
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The Layout and Size of an Early Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B Small Settlement Revealed by Geophysical Prospection at Harbetsuvan Tepesi in Southeastern Anatolia

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Upper Mesopotamia, the transition from the Pre‐Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) to Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) period, ca. 10 800–10 600 cal. BP, is marked by a series of changes in chipped stone industries, architectural forms, symbolic objects, regional distribution of settlements and long‐distance exchange networks among others.
Toshihiro Tada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loot Boxes: Are they grooming youth for gambling?

open access: yes, 2020
This report outlines research aimed at understanding the risks posed by loot boxes to adolescents (12-17) and young adults (18-24) in NSW. Loot boxes are a growing concern due to the risk and reward properties that closely align them with traditional gambling, the potential for encouraging greater gambling involvement, and the potential for associated ...
Rockloff, Matthew   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced nanotherapeutics for combating ocular infections: Rational design, antimicrobial mechanisms, and therapeutic breakthroughs

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials revolutionize ocular infection treatment by enabling targeted drug delivery and enhanced antimicrobial efficacy against resistant pathogens. This review systematically explores their rational design, multimodal mechanisms, and translational potential for next‐generation anti‐infective therapies.
Yujia Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation and Circular Economy Transitions: Evidence From the UK Textile and Clothing Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) in the textile and clothing (TC) industry is frequently attributed to sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI), yet empirical understanding of the systemic conditions under which SOI enables CE remains underdeveloped.
Krishnendu Saha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily, February 26, 2019 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Volume 152, Issue 14https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartan_daily_2019/1013/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
core   +2 more sources

Loot boxes - a gambling attraction?

open access: yes, 2022
The purpose of this study was to uncover the motivations for loot box purchases, and to discover potential similarities between motivation for loot box engagement and gambling engagement. The motivation for the study was to contribute to fill the research gap on the subject.
openaire   +1 more source

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