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While digital play installations for outdoor use are becoming more common, little work has been done on how such technology shapes play in nature-rich environments. We performed a study of children's self-directed play with access to nature as well as digital installations.
Annika Waern +4 more
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The persuasive potential of games and their use in political propaganda and raising social awareness are well-established components of the game studies discourse, and the literature around persuasive games highlights satire among the expressive tones of several games.
Caselli, Stefano +4 more
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Dynamics of Laterally Propagating Flames in X-ray Bursts. I. Burning Front Structure [PDF]
We investigate the structure of laterally-propagating flames through the highly-stratified burning layer in an X-ray burst. Two-dimensional hydrodynamics simulations of flame propagation are performed through a rotating plane-parallel atmosphere ...
Cavecchi, Yuri +5 more
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Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Affects Student Behavioral Health [PDF]
This thesis proposal, entitled “Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Affects Student Behavioral Health”, consists of a research paper detailing how learning to play a musical instrument has made a significant impact on the behavioral health of students,
Lafser, Christopher
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Hanks-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases and Phosphatases in Bacteria: Roles in Signaling and Adaptation to Various Environments [PDF]
Reversible phosphorylation is a key mechanism that regulates many cellular processes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In prokaryotes, signal transduction includes two-component signaling systems, which involve a membrane sensor histidine kinase and a ...
Janczarek, Monika +3 more
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This paper aims for studying the ludification phenomenon through one of its realizations: the introduction of play in the writing of fan fictions on the Internet. According to the perspective of the "play studies" (Triclot, 2011) and of the "play design"
Fanny Barnabé
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Unfolding protein with an atomic force microscope: Force-fluctuation induced non-exponential kinetics [PDF]
We show that in experimental atomic force microscopy studies of the lifetime distribution of mechanically stressed folded proteins the effects of externally applied fluctuations can not be distinguished from those of internally present fluctuations.
Clusel, Maxime, Corwin, Eric I.
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Play, for Grace: A Study of the Significance of Play in Education
The central question of my dissertation is “How can we play for our wellbeing?” followed by sub-questions, including “Why is play important to human-being?” “How shall we characterize the notion of play?” “How could play benefit philosophy, art, and education?” I investigate the questions through philosophical research that draws upon the existing ...
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Development and preliminary validation of mental health check-up questionnaire in Korea
Background This study aimed to develop and validate the Mental Health Check-up Questionnaire (MHCQ), a short assessment tool for identifying early signs of mental health issues and evaluating decreases in positive aspects of mental health.
Ji Young Choi, Jiyeon Lee
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