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A User Readiness Model of Social Media for Learning among Polytechnic Students in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The adoption of Internet resources for learning continues to grow in the world today. Despite the abundant benefit of utilizing social media due to the growth of web 2.0, an internet resource for communication and interaction, its use has not been fully ...
Abubakar, Nura Anka   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Social communication in bats

open access: yesBiological Reviews, 2018
ABSTRACTBats represent one of the most diverse mammalian orders, not only in terms of species numbers, but also in their ecology and life histories. Many species are known to use ephemeral and/or unpredictable resources that require substantial investment to find and defend, and also engage in social interactions, thus requiring significant levels of ...
Gloriana Chaverri   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Play-Based, Peer-Mediated Pragmatic Language Intervention for Children With Autism

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
PurposeThis randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a play-based pragmatic language intervention for children with autism.MethodsA sample of 71 children with autism were randomized to an intervention-first group (n = 28 analyzed) or ...
Lauren Parsons   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reinforced communication and social navigation generate groups in model networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
To investigate the role of information flow in group formation, we introduce a model of communication and social navigation. We let agents gather information in an idealized network society, and demonstrate that heterogeneous groups can evolve without ...
H. A. Simon   +9 more
core   +1 more source

A Pirâmide das RP: Os media sociais e o papel das Relações [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper explores the relationship between social media as tools used by public relations professionals and as part of the daily lives of organizations’ stakeholders, identifying emergent practices in public relations and confronting new perspectives,
Andrade, José Gabriel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Confirmatory factor analysis of the Adult Asperger Assessment: The association of symptom domains within a clinical population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a behaviourally defined disorder characterised by impairments in three domains of social interaction, communication, and repetitive, stereotyped behaviours and activities.
Kuenssberg, Renate, McKenzie, Karen
core   +1 more source

Unrealistic Optimism in the Eye of the Storm: Positive Bias Towards the Consequences of COVID-19 During the Second and Third Waves of the Pandemic

open access: yesSAGE Open
Research conducted at the outset of the pandemic shows that people are vulnerable to unrealistic optimism (UO). However, the Weinstein model suggests that this tendency may not persist as the pandemic progresses.
Ada Maksim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between Fathers: The Role of Multiple Liminality in Children’s Attribution of Fatherhood in Stepfamilies

open access: yesStudia Psychologica
With shifting family structures, an increasing number of children experience more than two parental figures throughout their upbringing. While existing research has predominantly focused on dyadic relationships between children and either their parents ...
Miroslav Popper, Zuzana Očenášová
doaj   +1 more source

Effective communication to improve udder health: can social science help? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Improved udder health requires consistent application of appropriate management practices by those involved in managing dairy herds and the milking process. Designing effective communication requires that we understand why dairy herd managers behave in
Garforth, Chris
core   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Social Communication and Social Functioning in Pediatric TBI: A Pilot Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
Objective: Social communication presents a significant difficulty for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although several measures are used to examine social communication, there is no gold-standard assessment tool.
Helen M. Genova   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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