1,559 results on '"COMPUTER bulletin boards"'
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2. Assessing and Improving Provider Knowledge for a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Electronic Dashboard Initiative.
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Garlejo, April, Bonner, Jacob, Paddock, Ashley, Park, John, Lyda, Nolan, Zaky, Ahmed, and McMullan, Susan
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CARDIAC surgery ,INTENSIVE care units ,DASHBOARDS (Management information systems) ,NONPARAMETRIC statistics ,PROFESSIONS ,THORACIC surgery ,MANN Whitney U Test ,HUMAN services programs ,SURVEYS ,T-test (Statistics) ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUALITY assurance ,COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Background: Electronic dashboards measure intensive care unit (ICU) performance by tracking quality indicators, especially pinpointing sub-standard metrics. This helps ICUs scrutinize and change current practices in an effort to improve failing metrics. However, its technological value is lost if end users are unaware of its importance. This results in decreased staff participation, leading to unsuccessful initiation of the dashboard. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to improve cardiothoracic ICU providers' understanding of electronic dashboards by providing an educational training bundle in preparation for an electronic dashboard initiation. Methods: A Likert survey assessing providers' knowledge, attitudes, skills, and application of electronic dashboards was conducted. Subsequently, an educational training bundle, consisting of a digital flier and laminated pamphlets, was made available to providers for four months. After bundle review, providers were assessed using the same pre-bundle Likert survey. Results: A comparison of summated scores from pre-bundle (mean = 38.75) and post-bundle surveys (mean = 46.13) yielded an increased summated score overall (mean = 7.38, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: An educational bundle improved providers' understanding and increased their likelihood of using electronic dashboards upon its initiation. Further studies are needed to continue increasing staff participation such as providing specific education to navigate the interface for data retrieval and interpretation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Why choose BJPsych Bulletin ?
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Forrester, Andrew
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COMPUTER bulletin boards , *MENTAL health , *PSYCHIATRY , *AUTHORS - Abstract
Summary: BJPsych Bulletin was first established as the Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1977. Since then, it has extended its influence within the field, and it is now the go-to journal for practical clinical considerations in psychiatry, and mental health more widely. It stands together with the wider family of RCPsych journals – BJPsych , BJPsych Advances , BJPsych Open and BJPsych International – and offers a number of distinct advantages for readers and authors. I commend it to you. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Understanding Reddit
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Elliot T. Panek and Elliot T. Panek
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- Computer bulletin boards, Online social networks, Internet--Social aspects, Online chat groups
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This book offers a comprehensive scholarly overview of Reddit, one of the most popular and least studied social platforms of the early 21st century.The book inspires new ways of thinking about Reddit, considering it from multiple perspectives: through a historical lens, as a site where identity is forged, as a democracy, as a community, and as a news aggregator and distributor. By bringing theories from computer-mediated communication, communication studies, and sociology to bear on original, large-scale observational analyses of Reddit's communities, this book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the platform's first 15 years. Understanding Reddit will help us make sense of how rapidly growing communities function in an era of mass online anonymity.Serving both as a primer on how social behavior on Reddit plays out, and as a way of locating it within multiple theoretical traditions, the book will offer important insights to scholars and students in the disciplines of communication, media studies, information science, internet and emerging media studies, and sociology.
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- 2022
5. Using an electronic bulletin board platform in a disaster tabletop exercise
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Wee, JCP, Chong, WCC, and Lim, GH
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- 2013
6. Design und Implementierung eines Echtzeit-Q&A-Systems als Erweiterung des IAmA-Subreddits
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Hierl, Benedikt and Hierl, Benedikt
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- Computer bulletin boards, Online social networks
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Reddit.com ist im Social-Web eine der besucherstärksten Websites. Sie setzt sich aus einer Vielzahl themenspezifischer Unterforen zusammen, wovon dem Unterforum IAmA eine besondere Aufmerksamkeit zuteilwird, da in diesem sowohl Personen mit (un-)gewöhnlichen Berufen als auch Berühmtheiten wie Barack Obama den Nutzern Fragen aller Art für einen gewissen Zeitraum beantworten. Diese Interaktionsart des Q&A entspricht einem Interview und erfreut sich seit ihrer Einführung im Jahr 2009 zunehmender Beliebtheit. Gerade weil das Ziel eines Interviews die Ermittlung von Sachverhalten in Form beantworteter Fragen ist, fällt jedoch auf, dass in jenem Forum viele Fragen unbeantwortet bleiben, wodurch dem Interviewinteressierten ein lückenhaftes Leseerlebnis geboten wird. Dies liegt daran, dass der Interviewte offene Fragen nicht direkt anwählen und beantworten kann, sondern sich in die Rolle des Zuschauers begeben und auf der Suche nach offenen Fragen jeden publizierten Inhalt durchlesen muss, was bei Interviewsitzungen mit mehreren hundert Kommentaren und Fragen sehr anstrengend sein kann. Diese Arbeit untersucht deshalb, inwieweit die Nutzererfahrung für den Leiter eines IAmA-Threads durch das Design und die Implementierung eines hostzentrierten Front-End-Tools verbessert werden kann. Um dies zu erreichen, wird eine Website umgesetzt, deren Design sowohl auf der Analyse gesammelter Daten aus dem IAmA-Unterforum und daraus gewonnenen Erkenntnissen als auch auf jenen Erkenntnissen aus der Arbeit von Arrowood (2015) beruht. Anschließend wird diese realisierte Website hinsichtlich ihrer vermittelten Nutzerfahrung evaluiert.
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- 2018
7. Perinatal Quality and Equity—Indicators That Address Disparities.
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Rochin, Elizabeth, Reed, Kaitlin, Rosa, Andrew, Guida, Wendy, Roach, John, Boyle, Sandra, Kohli, Nishi, and Webb, Ann
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MATERNAL health services ,MEDICAL quality control ,EVALUATION of medical care ,DATA science ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,HEALTH services accessibility ,SOCIAL determinants of health ,MATERNITY nursing ,BLACK people ,RACE ,HEALTH status indicators ,DISEASES ,PREGNANCY outcomes ,NURSES ,HEALTH equity ,ELECTRONIC health records ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,CESAREAN section ,DISCHARGE planning - Abstract
There is tremendous attention in maternal and neonatal disparities, particularly disparities of race and ethnicity and subsequent outcomes that continue despite calls to action. The literature has offered potential opportunities for exploring data related to racial and ethnic disparities, including the utilization of a race and ethnicity reporting dashboard. This article reviews definitions of perinatal quality and disparity and provides insight into the development of a nationally targeted race and ethnicity dashboard. This quarterly dashboard provides hospitals with specific key metric outcomes through the lens of race and ethnicity, provides a national benchmark for comparison, and creates a data platform for team exploration and comprehensive review of findings. An overview of the development of the dashboard is provided, and the selection of key maternal and neonatal metrics is reviewed. In addition, recommendations for data science strategic planning and nursing's role in metric development, analysis, and utilization are offered and key steps in accelerating disparity data into everyday clinical care are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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8. Padlet: An Online Tool for Learner Engagement and Collaboration.
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Fisher, Cynthia D.
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TECHNOLOGY education ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,COMPUTER network resources - Abstract
The article reviews the web site "Padlet: An Online Tool for Learner Engagement and Collaboration" located at https://Padlet.com.
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- 2017
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9. BULLETIN BOARD.
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ONLINE information services , *RESEARCH , *ADVERTISING , *ACCESS to information , *INFORMATION resources , *MASTERS programs (Higher education) , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *PSYCHOTHERAPY , *WORLD Wide Web - Abstract
The article focuses on BACP's (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) development of online resources to support members in understanding, conducting, and utilizing research to enhance their practice.
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- 2024
10. Childfree and "bingoed": A relational dialectics theory analysis of meaning creation in online narratives about voluntary childlessness.
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Hintz, Elizabeth A. and Brown, Clinton L.
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VOLUNTARY childlessness , *BINGO , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *SOCIAL media research , *SOCIAL media & society , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *ONLINE chat , *NARRATION - Abstract
We utilize RDT 2.0 to analyze 424 narrative accounts by voluntarily childless ("childfree") Reddit users of bingo-response interactions to explore how discourse constrains and enables meaning creation. Contrapuntal analysis revealed competing Discourses of Reproductive Normativity (DRN) and Reproductive Autonomy (DRA). We identified both dialogically expansive and contractive discursive practices. The carnivalesque, a communication genre characterized by the sample, enabled discursive closure to occur via single-voiced monologue. Calcification is offered as a discourse marker through which authoritative monologism is accomplished. Discursive interplay occurred via countering, negating, and one discursive hybridization, pet parenthood. We offer the bingo-response interaction as a heuristic framework for advancing future RDT inquiry and critically oriented research about challenging social topics. We describe additional implications and future directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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11. Improving Patient Experience of Wait Times and Courtesy Through Electronic Sign-in and Notification in the Phlebotomy Clinic.
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Le, Vincent, Wagar, Elizabeth A., Phipps, Ron A., Del Guidice, Robert E., Han Le, and Middleton, Lavinia P.
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PATIENT experience , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *HEALTH facilities , *OUTPATIENT services in hospitals , *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness , *PATIENT satisfaction , *PHLEBOTOMY , *WORKFLOW , *HEALTH care reminder systems , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
* Context.--The phlebotomy clinic, which sees on average 900 patients a day, was faced with issues of congestion and noise due to inefficient workflow and processes. The staff called each patient name for his or her turn, and patients were unsure of wait time and position in line. These factors led to unfavorable patient satisfaction regarding wait times and courtesy of the staff. Objective.--To improve patients' experience of wait times and courtesy in the phlebotomy clinic through an electronic sign-in and notification system, redesign of the area, and training of employees. Design.--An electronic sign-in and notification system was implemented in the phlebotomy clinic. Several sign-in stations and whiteboard wall monitors were installed in the clinic, along with a redesign of the patient flow. A Press Ganey survey was given to patients after their visit which included 3 questions related to wait times, courtesy, and information about delays, respectively. The mean responses for each month between March 2016 and December 2018 were aggregated and compared for each measure. Results.--Overall, wait time saw a 7.7% increase in satisfaction score, and courtesy saw a 1.0% increase in satisfaction score during the course of the several interventions that were introduced. The operational efficiency of the clinic also saw a veritable increase because the percent of patients processed within 20 minutes increased by 27%, from 62% (8212 of 13 245 blood draws) to 89% (11 703 of 13 143 blood draws). Conclusions.--The interventions implemented proved to increase the patient satisfaction in each of the measures. The electronic sign-in and whiteboards provided valuable information to both patients and staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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12. Social contagion effects in experiential information exchange on bulletin board systems.
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Huang, Lei
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COMPUTER bulletin boards ,SOCIAL media research ,INTERNET marketing research ,COMMUNICATIONS research ,RESEARCH on Internet users ,COMPUTER users -- Research - Abstract
This research indicates that the attraction in disseminating a certain topic is dependent on the experiential nature of information on bulletin board systems. Compared to cognitive posts, experiential posts demonstrate a contagion effect. That is, when in-and-between posts focus on experiential information at the early stage of communication, more experiential posts appear at the later stage of the discussion on the same topic. Additionally, the involvement of opinion leaders in positive posts also promotes the dissemination of experiential information. Implications of this research can be extended to design and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of online and offline word- of-mouth communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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13. Posting versus Lurking: Communicating in a Multiple Audience Context.
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SCHLOSSER, ANN E.
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INFLUENCE ,SOCIAL perception ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,SOCIAL influence ,COMMUNICATION & psychology ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CONSUMER attitudes -- Social aspects ,SOCIAL pressure ,CONFORMITY ,PERSUASION (Psychology) - Abstract
Two experiments examined public and private responding in a multiple-audience context--a context in which members have varying opinions. I propose and find that posters (those communicating their experience to others) are influenced only by another's negative opinion because it triggers such social concerns as appearing indiscriminate. Consequently, they adjust their public attitudes downward. Self-presentational concerns appear to cause this negativity bias: lurkers (those not posting their opinion) were less affected by another's negative opinion. Furthermore, posters presented more than one side when publicly explaining their attitudes. These effects persisted despite posters' favorable product experiences and commitment to these attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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14. Vínculo entre profissionais de saúde e jovens vivendo com HIV/Aids: uma análise da produção e circulação de discursos da sexualidade.
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Mauricio de Lima, Vinícius
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AIDS , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *FRIENDSHIP , *HIV infections , *INTERVIEWING , *PATIENT-professional relations , *MEDICAL referrals , *PUBLIC health , *HUMAN sexuality , *SOCIAL participation , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Introduction: Young people are at the center of the HIV/AIDS crisis. In 2017, according to UNICEF, 30 teenagers from 15 to 19 years old were infected per hour in the world. But they do not always have their sexuality demands valued in health services. Objective: This article aims to understand the bond between health professionals and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS as a means for the production and circulation of discourses of sexuality. Methodology: Based on ethnography performed at an AIDS Clinic of the public health service of the city of Rio de Janeiro, between 2013 and 2014, we conducted participant observation of individual and collective activities of professionals, interviews with professionals and youth, and documental analysis, which evidenced the bond in a historical and current perspective. Results: We identified the production and circulation of discourses of sexuality in reports, bulletins, internal groups and medical consultations, devices by which the bond between professionals and teens was established. Conclusion: The bond enabled reception, active listening, affection, and social participation of users, strengthening the public health service in the face of privatization policies. Also by the bond, professionals exercised the control of young sexuality, being a device of incitement to "self-care". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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15. Telephone networks, BBSes, and the emergence of the transnational 'warez scene'.
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Wasiak, Patryk
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SOFTWARE piracy , *TELEPHONE networks , *ELECTRONIC software distribution , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *MODEMS , *DIGITAL technology , *GLOBALIZATION - Abstract
This article analyzes how software pirates who formed the 'warez scene' appropriated telephone network infrastructures and Bulletin Board System (or BBS) technology to circulate computer software across national borders. This paper is shedding more light on the roots of contemporary internet-based software piracy by investigating how appropriation of international telephone networks contributed to the globalization of digital software distribution. It also highlights the mundane aspects of the organization of media convergence on the junction between analog and digital technologies. Here I argue that the use of telephone networks as a means of transnational software distribution is an instance of actors setting up a convergent media environment driven by the cultural logic of a specific subculture. My paper provides an overview of BBS technology to demonstrate how it linked analog and digital domains and then outlines its cultural significance, ultimately discussing the appropriation of BBSes and their role in transnational expansion of 'the scene'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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16. Online accounts of gene expression profiling in early‐stage breast cancer: Interpreting genomic testing for chemotherapy decision making.
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Ross, Emily, Swallow, Julia, Kerr, Anne, and Cunningham‐Burley, Sarah
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BREAST tumors , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *INTERNET , *INTERVIEWING , *TUMOR classification , *UNCERTAINTY , *WOMEN , *WORLD Wide Web , *DISEASE relapse , *GENETIC testing , *QUALITATIVE research , *THEMATIC analysis , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *GENE expression profiling , *PATIENT decision making - Abstract
Background: Genomic techniques are being developed within oncology and beginning to be experienced within routine cancer care. Little is known about how these tools feature in patients' experiences of treatment decision making. Objective: This research explores the ways in which women interpret and discuss gene expression profiling for breast cancer treatment decision making, as articulated within online accounts. Design: This study used a qualitative approach to analyse written exchanges focusing on gene expression profiling in the UK (Oncotype DX test). Accounts are taken from online forums hosted by two UK cancer charity websites, comprising 132 discussion threads from a total of seven forums. Authors qualitatively analysed the data and developed key themes drawing on existing literature from medical sociology. Findings: Women used online spaces to share and discuss results of gene expression profiling. Women interpreted results in the context of indirect experience of cancer treatment, and sociocultural depictions of cancer and chemotherapy. Users largely represented the test positively, emphasizing its ability to "personalize" treatment pathways, though many also pointed to inherent uncertainties with regards the possibility of cancer recurrence. Discussion and Conclusions: We highlight the complex contexts in which genomic techniques are experienced, with these shaped by personal biographies, online environments and pervasive cultural narratives of cancer and its treatment. We highlight tensions between the claims of genomic testing to aid treatment decision making and patient reflections on the capability of these techniques to resolve uncertainties surrounding treatment decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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17. An Electronic Bulletin Board System for the Sales Profession--A Review and Proposal.
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Caywood, Clake L., Bauer, Connie L., and Collins, Robert H.
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COMPUTER bulletin boards ,SALES management ,COMPUTER networks ,ELECTRONIC systems ,CAREER development ,COMMUNICATION in management ,DIRECT marketing ,EMPLOYEE selection ,JOB postings ,JOB vacancies - Abstract
This article focuses on an electronic bulletin board system for the dales profession. This article briefly discusses the nature of contemporary personal computer communications on bulletin board systems (BBS). In the spirit of professional development in personal selling and sales management, it is recommended that a national BBS be created and sponsored by Pi Sigma Epsilon and the Direct Selling Education Foundation to enhance professional communications between the sales representative (SR) and others interested in sales. The article also briefly identifies several communications programs and operating systems appropriate for BBS use and catalogues numerous opportunities to apply computer communications to the sales field. When one considers information exchange in an organization, we usually think in terms of person-to-person, telephone, and memo. One seldom considers the company bulletin board except for legal notices, internal job postings, and personal notices. For information exchange, bulletin boards have the advantages of being very inexpensive, relatively simple to use, and particularly useful when one does not know which organizational members might be interested in the information and does not want to transmit the information via memo to all members.
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- 1986
18. Participation on Electronic Bulletin Board Systems: An Empirical Analysis of Work Value Congruency.
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Tillquist, John
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WORK & psychology ,WORK environment & psychology ,EMPIRICAL research ,INFORMATION technology ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,WORK environment - Abstract
In an empirical study, perceptions of work and the workplace are compared with information systems (IS) support for those values. It is proposed that the congruence between the work values held by an individual and the perception of support for those values by an information system will affect the decision to use the system. Using a modified version of Elizur's Work Value Questionnaire, the work values and perceptions of IS support for those values are examined. Three factors that relate to the subjects' orientation to the world--societal, organizational, and individual--are isolated. The organizational orientation is found to be the most influential of the three in determining voluntary user participation, explaining 47 percent of the variation among subjects' usage patterns of a bulletin board system. These findings support the contention that when users became convinced of the efficacy of using an IS in mediating organizationally bestowed values, and when they perceive value in these organizational relationships, the system is used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1996
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19. Using Bulletin Boards in an Educational Setting.
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Dos Santos, Brian L. and Wright, Andrew L.
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COMPUTER bulletin boards , *THREADS (Computer programs) , *BULLETIN boards , *INFORMATION sharing , *SUPPORT services (Management) , *DISTANCE education , *GROUP work in education - Abstract
This article examines the benefits associated with the use of threaded message postings systems, also known as online bulletin boards. Many organizations utilize these boards to share information with customers, suppliers, and employees and to provide support services. Bulletin boards can be integral in distance education and traditional classroom-based teaching. They can be used to discuss cases or readings, to communicate with and among participants, and to increase the productivity of group assignments.
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- 2006
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20. Anonymous Voting Scheme for Boardroom with Blockchain.
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Yan Zhu, Zichuan Zeng, and Chunli Lv
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BLOCKCHAINS ,ELECTRONIC voting ,CRYPTOGRAPHY ,VOTERS ,BALLOTS ,COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Electronic voting has been widely used in modern democratic elections in recent years. Electronic voting has been a popular issue with cryptography technique because of the importance of voting results. There are many requirements for a secure electronic voting scheme. It is difficult for existing solutions to solve these incompatible requirements. Blockchain technology provides a new solution to electronic voting schemes. In this paper, we proposed an anonymous electronic voting scheme based on blockchain. This scheme effectively protects the privacy of voters. Unlike previously proposed blockchain electronic voting schemes, our scheme can be used in boardroom voting circumstances and allow voters to abstain from voting. More significantly, our scheme uses a blind signature and ring signature to eliminate "double-voting" behaviours. The results of the voting can be self-tallying by any nodes of our network because all ballots are stored in the blockchain bulletin board. At the end of this paper, we analyze our scheme with the requirements of a secure voting scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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21. Osteoarthritis-Like Changes in Bardet–Biedl Syndrome Mutant Ciliopathy Mice (<italic>Bbs1</italic>M<italic>390</italic>R/M<italic>390</italic>R): Evidence for a Role of Primary Cilia in Cartilage Homeostasis and Regulation of Inflammation
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Sheffield, Isaac D., McGee, Mercedes A., Glenn, Steven J., Baek, Da Young, Coleman, Joshua M., Dorius, Bradley K., Williams, Channing, Rose, Brandon J., Sanchez, Anthony E., Goodman, Michael A., Daines, John M., Eggett, Dennis L., Suli, Arminda, Kooyman, David L., and Sheffield, Val C.
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GENETIC disorders ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,OSTEOARTHRITIS ,INFLAMMATION ,HOMEOSTASIS - Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating inflammation related disease characterized by joint pain and effusion, loss of mobility, and deformity that may result in functional joint failure and significant impact on quality of life. Once thought of as a simple “wear and tear” disease, it is now widely recognized that OA has a considerable metabolic component and is related to chronic inflammation. Defects associated with primary cilia have been shown to be cause OA-like changes in Bardet–Biedl mice. We examined the role of dysfunctional primary cilia in OA in mice through the regulation of the previously identified degradative and pro-inflammatory molecular pathways common to OA. We observed an increase in the presence of pro-inflammatory markers TGFβ-1 and HTRA1 as well as cartilage destructive protease MMP-13 but a decrease in DDR-2. We observed a morphological difference in cartilage thickness in Bbs1
mice compared to wild type (WT). We did not observe any difference in OARSI or Mankin scores between WT andM390R/M390R Bbs1 mice. Primary cilia appear to be involved in the upregulation of biomarkers, including pro-inflammatory markers common to OA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]M390R/M390R - Published
- 2018
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22. Sociability-based Influence Diffusion Probability Model to evaluate influence of BBS post.
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Li, Lei, Lin, Xin, Zhou, MengChu, and Fu, LiLi
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SOCIABILITY , *PROBABILITY theory , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *VIRTUAL communities , *ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
A Bulletin Board System (BBS) yields user-generated posts, which has enjoyed fast spreading speed. Significant events are often revealed by a post. It may then spread widely, thereby producing large influence in some specific social circles and sometimes the whole society. Hence, evaluating post influence becomes important. It can help Web service providers locate quickly those influential posts, users or communities, place right advertisements, expand an event’s influence, and explode a hot topic’s discussions. Recently, BBS has grown to have some new features, e.g., sociability. The existing studies use an Influence Diffusion Model (IDM) and its expanded versions for the analysis of influence. However, they suffer from such drawbacks as identical treatment of every comment or reply, and complete ignorance of relationships among users, thereby leading to the inaccurate assessment of post influence. To overcome the limitations, inspired by our prior user model for user participation in virtual communities, we propose a behavioral model for user participation in a post and give a Sociability-based Influence Diffusion Probability Model (S-IDPM) by utilizing user relationship and reply-chains to measure the responses of different users and evaluate post influence. Experiments with real data collected from a popular BBS. Our results show that S-IDPM outperforms IDM and its expanded version called Influence Diffusion Probability Model (IDPM). S-IDPM can be helpful to achieve better post influence diffusion evaluation than IDM and IDPM do. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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23. Undoing encryption: the argumentative function of metonyms.
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Lauer, Ilon and Lauer, Thomas
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SOCIAL media , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *DATA encryption , *FIGURES of speech - Abstract
The recent legal dispute in San Bernardino pitting the Apple Corporation against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concerned whether Apple was legally obliged to help law enforcement access the contents of a deceased terrorist's iPhone. The metonym of the “warrant” played an important role in public disputation regarding the relationship between the FBI's investigation and Apple's encryption technology. Representing a complex temporal sequence that includes the licensing of a search, a search, and a rendering of intelligible data, the metonym warrant enabled anti-encryption arguments that avoided overtly advocating decryption or public key use. The warrant metonym enabled this argumentative tactic by drawing more attention to the term's licensing feature, as it embedded the assumption that the search should be effective. Our analysis of this argumentation demonstrates how metonyms are inference-generating tools capable of instantiating normative frameworks that establish the argumentative framework for a dispute. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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24. Ethics Online.
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Johnson, Deborah G.
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COMPUTER security , *ETHICS , *LAW enforcement , *COMPUTER crimes , *DATA protection , *COMPUTER viruses , *COMPUTER networks , *COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Online communication has been evolving and growing at an unprecedented pace, and there is every indication the demand for it will continue. Its evolution, however, has not been without problems and the most disturbing of these involves human behavior. The primary responses to behavioral problems online have so far been legal and technological. As problems have been identified and defined, laws have been extended or created, and law enforcement has entered this new domain. There are new technologies for computer virus detection and for encryption and decryption of information. Individuals communicating in electronic networks have a much broader reach than they do offline. A message sent by one individual can reach vast numbers of individuals around the world and may do so very quickly. A wide variety of forums now exist for informal interaction online-different kinds of bulletin boards, discussion groups, email, role-playing games, and so on. Each offers benefits and creates dangers. Law and technology will never be enough to solve online behavioral problems.
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- 1997
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25. Live wires.
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Kantrowitz, Barbara and Springen, Karen
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COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Examines the computer networks accessed by 20 million users worldwide for everything from love, stock tips and therapy. Internet, an international network of computers; How public-access services operate; Mom-and-pop electronic bulletin boards; Examples of use in social life, science, technology, business, politics and more; Details. INSETS: How to hook into the new global net, by Joshua Cooper Ramo.;New life for the dead-letter office, by Jack Kroll..
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- 1993
26. Introducing Family and Practitioner Briefs!
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Williams, Jessica and Catalano, Jennifer
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EDUCATION of the deaf ,COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
An introduction to the journal's "Family and Practitioner Briefs" which provides information about current topics in deaf studies and deaf education based on recent research is presented.
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- 2023
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27. Real-time Operating System Implementation on OBC/OBDH for UGMSat-1 Sequence.
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Putra, Agfianto Eko, Priyambodo, Tri Kuntoro, and Mestika, Noris
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COMPUTER bulletin boards , *ELECTRIC power systems , *COMPUTER operating systems , *COMMUNICATION , *TELEMETRY - Abstract
On-Board Computer or On-Board Data Handling (OBC/OBDH) has an important role as a manager for data housekeeping and communication handling between OBC/OBDH to its TTC (Telemetry and Telecommand) and EPS (Electronic Power System) subsystems in the satellite system. In order to operate according to the satellite sequence, the RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) is implemented on the UGMSat-1. The CooCox CoOS is used as an RTOS, which is has three tasks which are Condition-Check, Housekeeping, and Communication Task. The highest priority among the tasks on the system is Communication Task. The experiment proves that three tasks can run well with the time cycle of 2.034, 30.047, and 1.017 seconds for Condition-Check, Housekeeping, and Communication task respectively. The result of overall experiments shows that the OBC/OBDH can manage data packets and sent them to Ground Station. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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28. Polarized Crowd or Community Clusters? An Analysis of Group Networks on an Online Discussion Forum.
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Shu-Fen Tseng and Hung-Chun Chen
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CROWDS ,INTERNET forums ,SOCIAL media ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,SOCIAL network analysis - Abstract
Recently, social media have become popular venues for public discussions, debates and interaction. As the new public sphere, social media conversations are as important as any other large public gathering. This study aims to map discussion networks on a popular bulletin board system (PTT) in Taiwan and investigate the roles of social media in leading online world toward whether polarized or diversified networks. Network maps of public social media discussions on online forums provide insights into the role social media plays in our society. Social network analysis is employed in this study to examine and compare network structures in the most popular discussion forum (PTT) in Taiwan. This paper will map the PTT forum networks for several controversial political and social events to examine whether user exposure to crossideological political interaction or they tend to affiliate with those who shared similar views of world. In addition, this paper will examine social-related public issues to compare whether their network structures differ from political networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
29. Exploring Adolescents’ Talk About Bullying on an Online Message Board: Broadening and Complicating Understandings of Victimization.
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Brion-Meisels, Gretchen A. and Garnett, Bernice R.
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AGGRESSION (Psychology) , *BULLYING , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *CONTENT analysis , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *SOCIAL skills , *TEENAGERS' conduct of life - Abstract
Current definitions of bullying, crafted by policymakers and researchers, raise questions about the ways in which adult constructions of bullying reflect, or fail to reflect, the lived realities of adolescents. In particular, the narrow scope of “bullying,” as currently defined, may over-simplify adolescents’ experiences with relational aggression, which often sit in the space between bullying, discrimination, and harassment. This study investigates adolescents’ talk about bullying on an online message board, as one effort to better understand whether adolescents’ constructions of bullying are aligned with those of researchers and policymakers, and where these youth constructions may overlap with ideas about discrimination and harassment. Conducting a content analysis of data from an online, teen message board, we find that participants frequently use the term bullying to describe adult or familial aggression, and often describe bullying behaviors in ways that reflect elements of discrimination and harassment. We conclude with suggestions for future research and practical approaches that might better bridge gaps between research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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30. Constructing identities on a Japanese gay dating site: Hunkiness, cuteness and the desire for heteronormative masculinity.
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Baudinette, Thomas
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SAME-sex dating ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,GAY people ,JAPANESE people ,MASCULINITY - Abstract
By analysing 200 posts on a Japanese gay dating Bulletin Board System (deai-kei BBS), I investigate how users strategically deploy language to construct desirable identities and "sell themselves" online. Drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative analysis, I demonstrate that users of the BBS creatively manipulate stereotypical identity categories known as Types (taipu) to construct highly nuanced yet specific discourses of the Self and the desired Other. Through a discursive analysis of the strategies users employ to construct their own identities and the identities of their desired partners, I argue that identity categories marked as masculine and hunky (sawayaka) are privileged as more desirable than feminine and cute (kawaii) identities. Through this analysis, I suggest that users of this particular forum appear to valorise heteronormative masculinity, which they link to being hunky. Furthermore, I argue that being cute is considered undesirable due to its perception as transgressing normative masculine gendered traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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31. Online public deliberation in China: evolution of interaction patterns and network homophily in the Tianya discussion forum.
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Medaglia, Rony and Yang, Yang
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INTERNET forums , *HOMOPHILY theory (Communication) , *FORUMS , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *SOCIOCULTURAL factors , *INSTITUTIONAL environment - Abstract
Internet discussion platforms in China provide a hugely interesting and relevant source for understanding dynamics of online discussions in a unique context. Adopting the theoretical lens of public deliberation, this paper investigates the evolution of patterns of similar-minded and different-minded interactions over time on a Chinese online discussion forum. We analyse the content and reply networks of 18,000+ messages on four highly debated topics on the Bulletin Board System (BBS) platform Tianya. Findings provide nuanced evidence to the phenomenon of increased network homophily over time, mitigated in discussions where the difference between opinion sides is smaller, and participants have positive opinions. Providing empirical foundation for testing and refining the tenets of public deliberation in the unique socio-cultural and institutional environment of China, this study lays ground for future investigation on independent variables for understanding dynamics of online discussions, and for studies comparing cases across different contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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32. Increasing engagement with, and effectiveness of, an online CBT-based stress management intervention for employees through the use of an online facilitated bulletin board: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial.
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Carolan, Stephany, Harris, Peter R., Greenwood, Kathryn, and Cavanagh, Kate
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COGNITIVE therapy , *HEALTH programs , *STRESS management , *OCCUPATIONAL diseases , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *RESEARCH protocols , *PILOT projects , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials - Abstract
Background: The evidence for the benefits of online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)-based programmes delivered in a clinical context is clear, but this evidence does not translate to online CBT-based stress management programmes delivered within a workplace context. One of the challenges to the delivery of online interventions is programme engagement; this challenge is even more acute for interventions delivered in real-world settings such as the workplace. The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the effect of an online facilitated discussion group on engagement, and to estimate the potential effectiveness of an online CBT-based stress management programme. Methods: This study is a three-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing a minimally guided, online, CBT-based stress management intervention delivered with and without an online facilitated bulletin board, and a wait list control group. Up to 90 employees from six UK-based organisations will be recruited to the study. Inclusion criteria will include age 18 years or over, elevated levels of stress (as measured on the PSS-10 scale), access to a computer or a tablet and the Internet. The primary outcome measure will be engagement, as defined by the number of logins to the site; secondary outcome measures will include further measures of engagement (the number of pages visited, the number of modules completed and self-report engagement) and measures of effectiveness (psychological distress and subjective wellbeing). Possible moderators will include measures of intervention quality (satisfaction, acceptability, credibility, system usability), time pressure, goal conflict, levels of distress at baseline and job autonomy. Measures will be taken at baseline, 2 weeks (credibility and expectancy measures only), 8 weeks (completion of intervention) and 16 weeks (follow-up). Primary analysis will be conducted on intention-to-treat principles. Discussion: To our knowledge this is the first study to explore the effect of an online discussion group on the engagement and effectiveness of an online CBT-based stress management intervention. This study could provide a solution to the growing problem of poor employee psychological health and begin to address the challenge of increasing engagement with Internet-delivered health interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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33. TEAM CONCEPTS. The idea board: A best practice initiative.
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Kroning, Maureen
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *EXCELLENCE , *GOAL (Psychology) , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *MEDICAL personnel , *NURSE administrators , *NURSES , *NURSING practice , *QUALITY assurance , *RESPONSIBILITY , *SELF-efficacy , *SOCIAL support , *LEADERS - Abstract
The article discusses how a hospital unit has implemented an idea board to provide a way for frontline staff members to convey their improvement ideas and show that the management team is listening to them. Topics discussed include the multiple sections of the board, a mnemonic developed to help those who use the idea board to reap the benefits of frontline nurse engagement, and potential of frontline nursing staff members to lead quality improvement efforts.
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- 2019
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34. THE SNOWSTORM THAT SPAWNED SOCIAL MEDIA.
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RAWLINSON, NIK
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SOCIAL media ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,COMPUSERVE (Online service) ,DIGITAL libraries ,RIGHT of privacy - Abstract
The article offers information on the CBBS (Computerized Bulletin Board System) , computer program created by Ward Christensen to allow him and other computer hobbyists to exchange information between each another. Topics discussed include mass adoption of services such as AOL and CompuServe, electronic library with the facility for users to add their own data and Facebook unveiled new privacy rules.
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- 2018
35. BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA UTILISATION FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES: FACULTY PERSPECTIVE.
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Almabekova, Olga, Bagdasarian, Irina, Vasilyeva, Zoya, and Stupina, Alena A.
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SOCIAL media , *BACKCHANNELS (Social media) , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *PODCASTING , *SOCIAL bookmarks - Abstract
Social media have created zones for information sharing, collaboration, community formation and development, but despite their widespread use, little is known about the benefits or challenges of social media technology (SMT) use for academic purposes. Some publications declare that social media can make a good tool to blend pedagogy and technology in education, thus enhancing involvement of students who regard social networks as an inseparable part of their life. Furthermore, SMT is regarded useful to add to the repertoire of learning resources providing opportunities to make learning more individualized and flexible, developing student and faculty autonomy and self-management. One of the revealed concerns is regarding SMT potentially disruptive, able to divert students' attention from classroom participation tempting them to go to entertainment sites and put assignments aside. Organizational challenges include additional workload for faculty and students, especially for teachers who are not technologically savvy and have difficulty in adapting available tools. The purpose of this article is to explore the benefits and challenges of using SMT for education purposes by analyzing publications and the results of the survey conducted in one of the largest universities in Russia - Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk. The results revealed mostly positive attitude of the faculty to SMT use in training students of Economics, Marketing and Management, the major benefits for students being motivation and better self-management in individual work. As for teachers, they reported enriched learning experiences and availability of resources for self and teacher development. Among major challenges are faculty and students' heavy workloads and not good and safe enough technology infrastructure. To conclude, there are numerous opportunities for researchers and educators to continue the research on SMT integration in educational environments and determining the ways to limit the challenges of social media used for academic purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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36. VBulletin: A Users Guide
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathy Kingsley-Hughes, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, and Kathy Kingsley-Hughes
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- Online chat groups, Computer bulletin boards, Electronic discussion groups
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Using a highly graphical, practical style the experienced authors show you how to get the most out of vBulletin. This book is written for new and intermediate users of vBulletin, who want to manage and maintain a vBulletin discussion forum as easily as possible. No experience of web programming is required.
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- 2006
37. African American female students in online collaborative learning activities: The role of identity, emotion, and peer support.
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Du, Jianxia, Zhou, Mingming, Xu, Jianzhong, and Lei, Sao San
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BLACK people , *COLLEGE students , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *FRUSTRATION , *INTERNET , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *INTERVIEWING , *LEARNING strategies , *RESEARCH methodology , *MULTIMEDIA systems , *EMAIL , *QUALITATIVE research , *AFFINITY groups , *SOCIAL support ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
The aim of the present study was to explore how African American female students perceived their experience of online collaborative learning. A qualitative study was conducted in a university in Southeastern United States. We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine African American female students in an online multimedia instructional design course. Data triangulation was achieved by including the analysis of the students’ emails, their posts on online chat room and bulletin boards. Results revealed that the perspectives of African American women towards online collaborative learning could be categorized into three themes: (a) peer support perceived as a give-and-take process with a sense of fairness, (b) group member role as a formation of identity, and c) “frustration” as a common response to differing levels of peer participation and interaction. These emerging factors reflected African American women’s perceptions towards online collaborative learning and provided profound implications for future research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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38. Emotion in obesity discourse: understanding public attitudes towards regulations for obesity prevention.
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Farrell, Lucy C., Warin, Megan J., Moore, Vivienne M., and Street, Jackie M.
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PREVENTION of obesity , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *DISCOURSE analysis , *EMOTIONS , *ETHICS , *HEALTH policy , *PRESS , *PUBLIC opinion , *RESEARCH funding , *SOCIAL values , *WORLD Wide Web , *QUALITATIVE research , *GOVERNMENT regulation , *ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
Intense concern about obesity in the public imagination and in political, academic and media discourses has catalysed advocacy efforts to implement regulatory measures to reduce the occurrence of obesity in Australia and elsewhere. This article explores public attitudes towards the possible implementation of regulations to address obesity by analysing emotions within popular discourses. Drawing on reader comments attached to obesity-relevant news articles published on Australian news and current affairs websites, we examine how popular anxieties about the 'obesity crisis' and vitriol directed at obese individuals circulate alongside understandings of the appropriate role of government to legitimise regulatory reform to address obesity. Employing Ahmed's theorisation of 'affective economies' and broader literature on emotional cultures, we argue that obesity regulations achieve popular support within affective economies oriented to neoliberal and individualist constructions of obesity. These economies preclude constructions of obesity as a structural problem in popular discourse; instead positioning anti-obesity regulations as a government-endorsed vehicle for discrimination directed at obese people. Findings implicate a new set of ethical challenges for those championing regulatory reform for obesity prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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39. Social Support for First-Time Chinese Mothers in Contexts of Provider–Recipient Relationships.
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An, Zheng and Chou, Chih-Ping
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PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *CHI-squared test , *CHILD rearing , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *INTERNET , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *MOTHERS , *SUPPORT groups , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress , *SOCIAL support , *WELL-being , *STRUCTURAL equation modeling - Abstract
This study examined the influence of social support on perceived stress and online support activities in two relationship contexts. In 2013, we surveyed 366 first-time mothers between the ages of 26 and 30 years from mainland China about their social support experiences with their mothers and mothers-in-law in regard to child rearing. Women who received higher levels of support from their mothers reported lower levels of perceived stress and higher levels of online support activities. Receiving support from mothers-in-law was not associated with either perceived stress or online support activities. The findings demonstrate the importance of considering relationship contexts when examining social support outcomes. Implications for future research on social support and interpersonal relationships are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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40. Removal of Asperger’s syndrome from the DSM V: community response to uncertainty.
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Parsloe, Sarah M. and Babrow, Austin S.
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DIAGNOSIS of autism , *ASPERGER'S syndrome , *COMMUNICATION , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *INTERNET , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *UNCERTAINTY , *DATA analysis , *THEMATIC analysis , *HEALTH literacy , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
The May 2013 release of the new version of theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM V) subsumed Asperger’s syndrome under the wider diagnostic label of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The revision has created much uncertainty in the community affected by this condition. This study uses problematic integration theory and thematic analysis to investigate how participants in Wrong Planet, a large online community associated with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, have constructed these uncertainties. The analysis illuminates uncertainties concerning both the likelihood of diagnosis and value of diagnosis, and it details specific issues within these two general areas of uncertainty. The article concludes with both conceptual and practical implications. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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41. Moving convergence culture towards cultural intermediation: social media and cultural inclusion.
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Hutchinson, Jonathon P.
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MODERNITY , *GAMIFICATION , *SOCIAL media , *COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Raymond Williams noted culture is specific to each society, where ‘the making of a society is the finding of common meanings and direction’. Cultural studies provide a foundation for an array of emerging research areas that seek to explore those meanings and directions, such as convergence culture. Recent humanities scholarship has called for researchers to move beyond the marvel of convergence culture, with its potential for increased social inclusion and cultural diversity, to a more nuanced understanding of networked participation. This paper uses empirical research data gathered from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to argue that embedded cultural industries research can contribute, through the cultural intermediation framework, to cultural studies and the political, economic, and practice-based strengths of the creative industries. It also argues that in a contemporary institutional social media environment, cultural intermediation is a useful framework to understand convergent media practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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42. Regulations on the Management of the Computer Network Electronic Bulletin Board Services of Colleges and Universities.
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COMPUTER bulletin boards , *LAW - Abstract
A summary is presented of the Regulations on the Management of the Computer Network Electronic Bulletin Board Services of Colleges and Universities formulated by the Ministry of Education of China.
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- 2016
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43. Piracy as Labour Struggle.
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Mueller, Gavin
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NEOLIBERALISM ,PIRACY (Copyright) ,INTELLECTUAL property ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,EMPLOYEE participation in management - Abstract
This paper examines the organization of digital piracy in the context of reshaping labour under neoliberalism. It discusses the practices by which enclosures of intellectual property are resisted by drawing from literature on the labour process, and examining the historical emergence of piratical practice on electronic bulletin board systems. These pirates sought, above all, to preserve autonomous, self-managed working conditions in the face of tendencies to commodify, enclose, and deskill. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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44. Studying the influence of Bulletin Board System technologies on the communication culture of pre-internet Turkish-speaking online communities: a socio-technical approach.
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Furman, Ivo
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SOCIOTECHNICAL systems ,COMPUTER bulletin boards ,TELEMATICS - Abstract
How does the technological infrastructure of a communications medium influence the culture of an online community? Taking up a socio-technical (STS) approach to online communities and computer mediated communication, this study introduces and explores the communication culture of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) active in Turkey between 1995 and 1996. In the first part of the study, the researcher provides a brief history of BBS networks worldwide and of pre-Internet communication networks in Turkey. In the second part, using a sample from a privately owned archive of correspondences from Hitnet, a national-scale FidoNet-style BBS network popular in Turkey between 1992 and 1996, the study documents how some of the technical constraints on the level of hardware, software, and human-computer interaction (HCI) influenced the communication culture of the Hitnet community. At the same time, the study pays especial attention to the workarounds devised by community members to work around these constraints. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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45. Value of social media in advancing surgical research.
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Mayol, J. and Dziakova, J.
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SOCIAL media , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *ONLINE social networks , *COMMUNICATION , *MEDICAL innovations - Abstract
Spreading the word [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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46. Ten terrific on-line services.
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COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
Gives information on services that `U.S. News' considers to be especially good at providing medical information based on trials and queries to users. Included is a description, cost, and connection information. Black Bag, from Ed Del Grosso; BRS After Dark, less chummy than CompuServe but with more information; Cancerfax, which lets you tap into the National Cancer Institute's database of cancer treatments; Medical Data Exchange, a good mix of articles plus a Medline search.
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- 1992
47. Online on a shoestring.
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Hafner, Katie
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COMPUTER bulletin boards , *INTERNET - Abstract
Looks at how bulletin-board systems (BBS) are coming into their own in the computer world. Katie and Gene Hamilton, sysops (system operators, or hosts) on House-Net, a BBS that focuses on home repair; Number of BBSes in the United States; Sample topics; How BBSes began; How many are free; `Adult' files; Why many BBSes are hooking up to the Internet. INSET: A BBS sampler (bulletin-board systems).
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- 1995
48. Invision Power Board: A User Guide
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Mytton David and Mytton David
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- Computer bulletin boards
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In Detail Technology Written specifically to allow you to create a discussion forum, Invision Power Board (IPB) 2, provides all of the tools, features and functionality for you to set up and develop a vibrant community. Because it specializes in this one aspect of your website, all the features are geared towards this goal, and you can leave the improvement and additions to the Invision Power Services developers while you get on with managing the rest of your website. If you are either already running a community forum based on Invision Power Board, or are planning on establishing one, then this is the book for you. This book will guide you through installing, configuring, managing and maintaining an Invision Power Board discussion forum on your own website. The book begins with the initial installation and configuration of IPB on your system. You will then go on a tour of IPB and its features, for both users and administrators. This will grow your understanding and familiarise you with the power and possibilities of IPB. IPB's Administration Control Panel is where you can control every aspect of your board. From users, forums and word filters to skins, templates and maintenance, everything can be done through the web-based control panel. The book devotes significant sections to covering these, getting you up to speed on the options available to you, and offering advice to help you make the right choices with your board administration. To make your forums stand out from the rest, we cover skins and templates to take your first steps in customising your forum. This book is your guide to configuring, managing and maintaining a copy of Invision Power Board 2 on your own website to power an online discussion forum. Written for people who want to get their forums up and running as quickly as possible, this book will show you how to execute the full power of Invision Power Board Read Chapter 4:'Administration Panel Tour: Settings'[748kb] Approach This book is a fast-paced guide to the most important features of Invision Power Board, and how to make best use of these features to power your forum. Who this book is for This book is written for new and intermediate users of Invision Power Board, who want to manage and maintain an Invision Power Board discussion forum as easily as possible. No experience of web programming is required.
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- 2005
49. “Where I can be myself … where I can speak my mind” : Networked counterpublics in a polymedia environment.
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Renninger, Bryce J.
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ONLINE social networks , *COMPUTER bulletin boards , *TAGS (Metadata) - Abstract
This article takes note of affordances for counterpublic communication on social networking sites (SNSs). Because of the important ways that counterpublic communication is tied to specific platforms, it is necessary to understand why certain platforms are especially conducive (or are seen to be conducive) to counterpublic address. This article uses the example of the asexual community’s use of the SNS Tumblr to explore the affordances of the Tumblr platform for counterpublic communication, comparing Tumblr to the bulletin boards on the popular Asexuality Visibility Education Network website. This article modifies and extends boyd’s analysis of SNSs as networked publics to account for the technological affordances for networked counterpublics. It ends by briefly considering ways that networked counterpublics can be antagonized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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50. Situated Ideals in Strategic Social Media: Applying Grounded Practical Theory in a Case of Successful Social Media Management.
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Smith, Brian G.
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SOCIAL media research ,COMMUNICATION ,CROWDSOURCING ,USER-generated content ,COMPUTER bulletin boards - Abstract
For as many theories about why using social media works in communication management, there are few studies that analyze how it actually works, leaving communicators with few standards beyond gut-instinct and “what’s working for now” management. This study explores social media management empirically on an in-depth level, using grounded practical theory principles and in-depth interviews with strategic communication professionals to uncover the strategies, processes, and situated ideals that underpin successful strategic communication via social media. Findings demonstrate the importance of communicator expertise and communication integration in managing social media communication. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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