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Reviewing the Ethics and Philosophy Behind Social Media's Crowdsourced Panopticon
Amanda Furiasse
Jan 01, 2022
Philosopher Jeremy Weissman theorizes a new approach to social media surveillance by utilizing a familiar theoretical model: the Panopticon. In effect, Weissman argues that social media has transformed ordinary people into...
Published by: IGI Global
Brought, Sought, and Taught
Skillification is a powerful concept that can drive better outcomes for students, employers, and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Successful use, however, requires IHEs to adopt a systems thinking mindset more than...
Higher Education Education Higher Education Social Sciences and Humanities Library and Information Science
Published by: IGI Global
On Trampled Ground
Amanda Warner
Mar 24, 2021
In her work, Rossiter (2011) considered the violence inherent in representation and called for a critical social work that is committed to an unsettled practice. In following Rossiter’s call to action , this article works to...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Cradle-to-Cradle in Project Management
One of the most-recognized circular economy frameworks is the Cradle-to-Cradle design philosophy. However, integrating circularity in business practices impacts all organizational activities and not just the design of products...
Economics & Economic Theory Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle as Applied to Advertisements
Gilbert Talaue
Jan 01, 2022
This study aims to assess the effectiveness and impact of Aristotle's rhetorical triangle—ethos, pathos, and logos—on the behavior of consumers, focusing particularly on consumer product. Quantitative and qualitative methods...
Published by: IGI Global
Erosion along the Holderness Coast
William Gilbert Carson
Apr 09, 2013
Coastal erosion is the process of wearing away material from a coastal profile due to imbalance in the supply and export of material from a certain section along the shore. It takes place in the form of scouring in the foot of...
Civil Engineering (Coastal Engineering, 8751), (Research), (Civil), (Erosion), (coastal), (Holderness), (Coast), (management)
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education
Bernadette Knewstubb, Jae Major, Sandi Tait-McCutcheon, Robin Averill, Amanda Gilbert, Anita Mortlock, Liz Jones
Jul 01, 2020
Quality teaching in higher education (HE) is gaining increasing international attention and pedagogical innovation is seen as an important construct of quality teaching. The drivers for pedagogical innovation include the need...
Published by: IGI Global
Determining and Enhancing the Competencies of the School-Based Choir Conductor through a Capability Building Program
Gilbert Allan Dispo
Aug 04, 2017
The power of choral singing has been proven to be significant in transforming every person into better individuals. This can be achieved if the school choir director who delivers the training has the technical knowledge...
Published by: The Singing Network
Civic Value of National Service
Research from one large public university highlights that on average, of the 10,000 students who graduate, 650 students, or 8% of participating graduates, indicate ‘volunteering' or ‘taking time off' as their immediate next step...
Published by: IGI Global
Ekphrastic Inquiry into the Neolithic Mind in the Islands of Scotland and Wales
Amanda Nicole Gulla
Apr 09, 2021
In a world of schooling that is increasingly driven by the measurable and quantifiable, poetry provides a rare experience of the ineffable. While there are indeed many other things teachers need to learn besides the reading and...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Navigating the Brick Wall
For newcomer students, inequities exacerbated by COVID-19, including racism, unfold within their educational landscapes. School settlement workers perform a critical role in newcomer students’ educational trajectories. COVID-19...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sewing Apart and Together
Sewing is an act that has been both celebrated and criticized (Katoshevski & Huss, 2020; Parker, 1984; Talwar, 2018, 2019): it has been accused of reinforcing the creation of a “domestic ghetto” (Rogers, 1980, as cited in...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
IT Governance Maturity for Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning
The daily application of Information Technology (IT) in public sector organizations and its positioning as a critical driver for economic growth require a focus on implementing IT governance. Despite the increasing application...
Published by: IGI Global
A Conceptual Framework for IT Governance Mechanisms in Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning
Poor implementation of Information Technology Governance (ITG) leads to several IT systems performing poorly. Resulting to discontinuity of services, user frustration, loss of IT investment, increased redundancy, duplication of...
Published by: IGI Global
Mapping Out Indigenous and Racialized Critical Community-Based Perspectives and Experiences in the Time of COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has had many implications for the lives, health, and well-being of Indigenous and racialized queer individuals and communities across the globe. In this article, three queer social workers (two Indigenous...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Evaluation of a hybrid peer-teaching method for undergraduate medical microbiology
Background Microbiology in undergraduate medical education has been traditionally taught through didactic lectures. However, alternative educational strategies such as case-based learning and peer-teaching can be effective...
Drug-induced loss of imprinting revealed using bioluminescent reporters of Cdkn1c.
Andrew Dimond, Mathew Van de Pette, Victoria Taylor-Bateman, Karen Brown, Alessandro Sardini, Chad Whilding, Amelie Feytout, Rab K Prinjha, Matthias Merkenschlager, Amanda G Fisher
Apr 06, 2023
Features Selection Study for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Thermographic Images, Genetic Algorithms, and Particle Swarm Optimization
Amanda Rodrigues da Silva, Maíra Araújo de Santana, Clarisse Lins de Lima, José Silva de Andrade, Thifany Silva de Souza, Maria Jacinto de Almeida, Washington Azevedo da Silva, Rita Fernandes de Lima, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos
Jul 01, 2021
Early detection of breast cancer is critical to improve treatment efficiency and chance of cure. Mammography is the main method for breast cancer screening; however, it has some limitations. Infrared thermography is a technique...
Published by: IGI Global
Features Selection Study for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Thermographic Images, Genetic Algorithms, and Particle Swarm Optimization
Amanda Rodrigues da Silva, Maíra Araújo de Santana, Clarisse Lins de Lima, José Silva de Andrade, Thifany Silva de Souza, Maria Jacinto de Almeida, Washington Azevedo da Silva, Rita Fernandes de Lima, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos
Jul 01, 2022
Early detection of breast cancer is critical to improve treatment efficiency and chance of cure. Mammography is the main method for breast cancer screening; however, it has some limitations. Infrared thermography is a technique...
Medical, Healthcare, and Life Sciences Medical Technologies Medical Informatics Computer Science and Information Technology Science and Engineering
Published by: IGI Global
Solving the conundrum of intra-specific variation in metabolic rate: A multidisciplinary conceptual and methodological toolkit: New technical developments are opening the door to an understanding of why metabolic rate varies among individual animals of a species
Neil B Metcalfe, Jakob Bellman, Pierre Bize, Pierre U Blier, Amélie Crespel, Neal J Dawson, Ruth E Dunn, Lewis G Halsey, Wendy R Hood, Mark Hopkins, Shaun S Killen, Darryl McLennan, Lauren E Nadler, Julie JH Nati, Matthew J Noakes, Tommy Norin, Susan E Ozanne, Malcolm Peaker, Amanda K Pettersen, Anna Przybylska-Piech, Alann Rathery, Charlotte Récapet, Enrique Rodríguez, Karine Salin, Antoine Stier, Elisa Thoral, Klaas R Westerterp, Margriet S Westerterp-Plantenga, Michał S Wojciechowski, Pat Monaghan
Apr 12, 2023
Researchers from diverse disciplines, including organismal and cellular physiology, sports science, human nutrition, evolution and ecology, have sought to understand the causes and consequences of the surprising variation in...