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Transparency Animations: Trusted Research Environments, Data Linkage and Synthetic Data

International Journal of Population Data Science
Background With funding from HDR UK, Research Data Scotland (RDS) commissioned award-winning production company Media Co-op to create three short graphic animations targeted at both researchers and members of the public, building on our existing text ...
Adam Coulson, Vicki Madden
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Manufacturing Nostalgia in the Digital Age: A Foreverism Perspective

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many scholars argue that we are experiencing the era of “retro”—nostalgia‐driven marketing and consumption phenomena reinforced by digital technologies. However, existing research lacks a critical analysis of nostalgia in contemporary markets and of how digital content, tools, and environments transform retro consumption experiences and alter ...
Dinara Davlembayeva, Davit Marikyan, Jonatan Sodergren, Savvas Papagiannidis, Simos Chari   +4 more
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Generation differences in awareness and adoption of technology enhanced anticipatory sets among teachers in Kenya

Discover Education
Digital technologies are increasingly associated with changes in classroom pedagogy, creating renewed interest in micro-pedagogical strategies that enhance student engagement, such as Technology-Enhanced Anticipatory Sets (TEAS).
Victor Okoth Saoke, Ciriaka Muriithi Gitonga, Zachary N. Ndwiga, Edwine Benson Atitwa, Collins M. Musafiri   +4 more
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Beyond Reality Avoidance: Unraveling the Paradox of Escapism Through Self‐Monitoring and Autonomy Mechanisms for Consumers' Life Satisfaction

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa, Flávio Santino Bizarrias, Thelma Valéria Rocha, Larissa Luz Raposo   +3 more
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Text2Blend: A Framework for Generating Blendshapes for Facial Animation from Textual Input

Sukkur IBA Journal of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Realistic and fascinating digital characters in video games, animated movies, and Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) experiences all depend on facial animation. Creating real facial emotions and speech synchronization historically needed time-
Asad Ali, Areej Fatemah Meghji
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Kinematic Features of Voluntary and Involuntary Head Movements in Cervical Dystonia

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cervical dystonia (CD) has a varied motor presentation, combining abnormal postures with complex involuntary head movements. Classification of these motor patterns remains imprecise, relying on descriptive terminology without robust definitions. Objectives To provide a kinematically‐grounded description of the motor phenomenology of
Thomas Hart, Davide Martino, Larissa R. Heideman, Martijn Beudel, Mark J. Edwards, Anna Sadnicka, Francesca Morgante   +6 more
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Rethinking Public Administration Reform: Institutional Layering of Bureaucratic, Managerial and Community Logics Over Time in Nigeria's Tax Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The reform of public institutions has attracted sustained attention in both scholarship and policymaking. Increasingly, however, there is growing recognition that reforms are rarely implemented in an institutional vacuum. Instead, new reforms are layered onto existing arrangements, producing hybrid institutional landscapes shaped by prior ...
Edidiong Bassey
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Animal in video games

, 2021
Le marché du jeu vidéo se diversifie et s’étend depuis sa création dans les années 1960, touchant désormais une très grande partie de la population. Comme dans les autres catégories d’art et de divertissement, l’animal apparaît très tôt dans l’histoire de ce média.
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Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
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The Development and Evaluation of an Animated Video for Pre- and Postoperative Instructions for Patients with Osteoarthritis—A Design Science Research Approach

Geriatrics
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition in the hip or knee joints that develops during a long period of time and sometimes needs hip or knee joint replacement surgery when pain gets too intense for the patient.
Erik Kylén, Joel Stenholm, Madeleine Johansson, Lena Aggestam, Ann Svensson   +4 more
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