Academic Articles & Research Papers

Parents’ Perceptions of the Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Qualitative Study

Objectives: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have valuable experiences of the possible developmental problems and other issues of their children as the primary caregivers. The present study aimed to obtain proper info...

Impact of patient-centered communication on patient satisfaction scores in patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses: an experience from Kenya

BackgroundPatient satisfaction remains a key area of interest worldwide; utilizing a patient-centered communication approach, particularly with patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses may be one way to achieve this. However, there is ...

Social Media Listening to Understand the Lived Experience of Individuals in Europe With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Search and Content Analysis Study

BackgroundDespite a wealth of real-world data on metastatic breast cancer (mBC), insights into the lived experience are lacking. This study aimed to explore how the lived experience of mBC is described on social media.MethodsA predefined se...

Adaptive Cloud-Based Extended Reality: Modeling and Optimization

Extended Reality (XR) — which includes Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality — promises to bring the virtual and telepresence experience to another level. Unfortunately, solutions leveraging these technologies require special ...

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Formative Research on HPV Vaccine Acceptance among Health Workers, Teachers, Parents, and Social Influencers in Uzbekistan

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines effectively prevent cervical cancer, most of which results from undetected long-term HPV infection. HPV vaccine introduction is particularly sensitive and complicated given widespread misinformation and v...

CSNTSteg: Color Spacing Normalization Text Steganography Model to Improve Capacity and Invisibility of Hidden Data

The rapid growth of online communication has increased the demand for secure communication. Most government entities, healthcare providers, the legal sector, financial and banking, and other industries are vulnerable to information security...

Library in the Сontext of Gender Studies as an Information Model for the Transformation of Gender Identities

The article deals with the role of libraries in study of gender processes occurring in the social structure of modern society. The emphasis is placed on the fact that the objective conditions of modern society influence the changes in the i...

Building Inclusive Communication in Empowering Farmers: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainability in the Digital Era

The need for inclusive communication in farmer empowerment is becoming increasingly urgent in the digital era, especially in rural areas such as Sumberejo Sub-district, Tanggamus Regency, and Lampung, where most people depend on the agricul...

Perception of hate speech in the 2023 presidential political campaigns on voter behaviour in Nigeria

The 2023 general elections in Nigeria were characterised by a surge in hate speech, particularly across digital platforms, significantly shaping the political landscape and influencing voter behaviour. The study highlights how ethno-religio...

Modeling and analysis for dynamical Doppler shifts on terahertz communication signals propagating in inhomogeneous hypersonic plasma sheath

Previous studies have shown that terahertz (THz) signals could penetrate hypersonic plasma sheaths. Thus, it is considered to be a potential solution to the “blackout” problem. Nevertheless, although previous studies have systematically rev...

Social Justice Mathematics and Public Health Equity: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literacy in Health Decision-Making

Background: Public health decision-making increasingly requires individuals to interpret numerical information such as risks, probabilities, treatment benefits, and epidemiological trends. However, disparities in quantitative literacy may c...

[Comment] Hospitalization experiences and post-traumatic stress in inflammatory bowel disease: opportunities for change

[Introduction] Medical trauma related to IBD (IBD-PTS) affects approximately 25% of patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Prior studies identify common hospitalization experiences as potentially traumatic but have not measured risk...

Communication Studies

After 100 years of disciplinary evolution, communication studies has matured into multidisciplinary scholarly inquiries, a diversified curriculum, and complex academic units. Academics in the United States have played a primary role in deve...

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies

The Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies has provided students and the general public alike with a gateway into the study of intercultural communication, public relations and marketing communications since 1984. In this 9th edition...

Introducing Public Administration

Updated in its 8th edition, Introducing Public Administration provides readers with a solid, conceptual foundation in public administration, and contains the latest information on important trends in the discipline.Known for their lively an...

Handbook of public administration

Introduction - B Guy Peters and Jon Pierre The Role of Public Administration in Governing PART ONE: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: OLD AND NEW Introduction - Hal G Rainey Public Management - Laurence E Lynn Jr Measuring Public Sector Performance and Ef...

Identity and Secession: The Case of the Secession of Slovenia and Croatia from Yugoslavia

The secessions of Slovenia and Croatia – two interrelated and interdependent processes – put an end to the existence of the socialist federal Yugoslavia. The article examines the mutual influence of the identity transformations of the Slove...

Byzantine Lighting Devices from the Main Basilica of the City on the Eski-Kermen Plateau

Introduction. The light played a big role in Byzantine culture. It was an integral part of the original architectural, artistic and symbolic design of the temple. For additional lighting inside the temple, polycandyla, lampadophoroi and can...

Secrecy and International Relations

Abstract This article analyzes the question of information control and how it influences the conduct and the study of international relations. Three theories are advanced as possible explanations for secrecy: The first, the External Threat ...