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Understanding Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) Across the Lifespan: An Integrative Review of the Adult AMC Registry's Contributions With Lived Experience Partnerships

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This reflective essay explores how collaborative work between researchers and adults living with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) has deepened and broadened our understanding of what it means to live with this rare condition. By intentionally integrating the lived experiences of individuals with AMC into research processes, the ...
Bonita J. Sawatzky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online Communities

2007
Preece et al. examine the nature of social interaction in online communities and address sociability and usability in this context. The chapter is quite useful for those interested in understanding online communities, how to promote social interaction because it considers the topic from a broad set of allied areas and discusses methods and frameworks ...
Zaphiris, Panayiotis   +2 more
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Revitalizing an online community

IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology. Proceedings (Cat. No.02CH37293), 2003
It was established early on in this study that a Language, Literacy and Culture Program (LLC) site is needed to keep the community connected. A community-centered design was considered, and implemented in the fall of 1999. The current study was implemented to assess why the site failed and what could be done to revive it.
Diane Maloney-Krichmar   +2 more
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Online Communities and Online Community Building

2009
In this article, we define and describe the concept of online communities, outline the essential conditions under which they emerge and present some means that foster the building of online communities. “Online community” is one of the buzzwords in the age of Web 2.0.
Kindsmüller, Martin Christof   +2 more
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Online and offline interactions in online communities

Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration, 2011
Online communities, while primarily enacted through technology-mediated environments, can also include offline meetings between members, promoting interactivity and community building. This study explores the offline interactions of online community members and its subsequent impact on online participation.
Wyl McCully   +4 more
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Narrative in an online community

International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2005
For individuals, narrative provides structure and enhances engagement with content. For communities, narrative is a means of encapsulating communal culture and identity. This paper discusses the use of narrative structures in the ComeRideWithMe project, an online community of hospitals and schools sharing the adventures of a world motorbike tour, using
openaire   +1 more source

Ballot box communication in online communities

Communications of the ACM, 2009
The participation of individual users in online communities is one of the most noted features in the recent explosive growth of popular online communities ranging from picture and video sharing (Flickr.com and YouTube.com) and collective music recommendation (Last.fm) to news voting (Digg. com) and social bookmarking (del.icio.us).
Mu Xia   +3 more
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The ABC’s of Online Community

2001
Online community is having growing social and commercial impact on the WWW, but what does "community" mean online? Can the level of community be measured? This article articulates an evidential conceptual model of community synthesizing earlier definitions drawn from the literature and creating new core conditions.
Robert McArthur, Peter Bruza
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Online patient communications

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2002
Most orthodontists I know want happy patients and staff. This article is about how I, and scores of my colleagues, have used Internet communication technologies to help us satisfy our patients and reduce the stress on our staff. Communication is a mission-critical activity in orthodontics. We are not just engineering tooth movement; first and foremost,
openaire   +2 more sources

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