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SOCRATES: an online tool leveraging a social contact data sharing initiative to assess mitigation strategies for COVID-19

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective Establishing a social contact data sharing initiative and an interactive tool to assess mitigation strategies for COVID-19. Results We organized data sharing of published social contact surveys via online repositories and formatting guidelines.
Lander Willem   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

NO SECURITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [PDF]

open access: yesModern Management Review, 2020
Using the Internet is inseparably connected with building the awareness of its users, hence the  tasks that arise for a modern man in relation to information technologies, especially in terms  of online threats. Children are particularly vulnerable.
Justyna LIPIŃSKA
doaj   +1 more source

Parental Knowledge of Adolescents’ Online Content and Contact Risks [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Youth and Adolescence, 2016
Parental knowledge about adolescents' activities is an identified protective factor in terms of adolescent adjustment. While research on parental knowledge has focused on adolescents' offline behavior, there is little empirical understanding of parental knowledge about adolescents' online behavior.
Katrien Symons   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Service of Multiculturalism

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2009
This paper presents an online inter-group contact hypothesis (OICH) model, developed within the Israel education system, whereby online and distance learning (ODL) is used in the service of multiculturalism. The goal is to build bridges among secular and
Elaine Hoter, Miri Shonfeld, Asmaa Ganayim
doaj   +3 more sources

How online health groups help you lose weight: The role of group composition and social contact

open access: yesDigital Health, 2022
Online health-specific goal challenge groups gather people with the same health concerns and provide an environment to keep on track, exchange experiences, and compete for achievements.
Yixin Zhou, Jonathan J. H. Zhu
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the impact introducing NHS 111 online had on the NHS 111 telephone service and the wider NHS urgent care system: an observational study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To explore what impact introducing the National Health Service (NHS) 111 online service had on the number of phone calls to the NHS 111 telephone service and the NHS urgent care system.Design Observational study using a dose–response ...
Richard M Jacques   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eye contact and trust online : The effect of profile pictures on Airbnb booking [PDF]

open access: yes2018 IEEE 12th International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT), 2018
This study investigates uncertainty and trust in peer-to-peer (P2P) e-commerce in the shared economy of Airbnb. On P2P marketplaces individuals do business with each other based on the concept of sharing. This type of business may cause a feeling of risk and uncertainty. Hence, trust fulfils a key element in the transactions.
Broeder, Peter, Remers, Elena
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of Engagement in Face-to-Face and Online Patient Support Groups

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2011
BackgroundAlthough peer-to-peer contact might empower patients in various ways, studies show that only a few patients actually engage in support groups.
Van Uden-Kraan, Cornelia F   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Contact to Online Learning in a Crisis

open access: yesInternational Journal of African Higher Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt change to the education system as most South African universities were forced to halt all face-toface teaching and learning activities and shift to an online curriculum. This study aimed to provide an initial overview of the online behaviour of second-year South African Auditing students.
Varachia, Zakiyyah   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Impact of Contact Sessions and Discussion Forums on the Academic Performance of Open Distance Learning Students

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study investigated the impact of face-to-face contact sessions and online discussion forums on the academic performance of students at an Open Distance Learning (ODL) university (N = 1,015).
Benjamin Olivier
doaj   +1 more source

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