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From Open Access Publishing to Open Science
By facilitating and accelerating access to knowledge, the digital revolution and the development of the internet in the 1990s constituted a “disruptive” innovation that radically transformed the models and practices of...
Published by: IGI Global
Geographic Analysis of Domestic Violence Incident Locations and Neighborhood Level Influences
Domestic violence is an important public health issue, and there is limited research to date that examines community-level influences on this serious form of violence. This article investigates the neighborhood characteristics...
Published by: IGI Global
Glucagon and exenatide improve contractile recovery following ischaemia/reperfusion in the isolated perfused rat heart.
The inotropic effects of glucagon have been recognized for many years, but it has remained unclear whether glucagon signaling is beneficial to cardiac function. We evaluated the effects of glucagon alone and in combination with...
Published by: Physiological reports
Teacher-Student Relationships in Childhood as a Protective Factor against Adolescent Delinquency up to Age 17
In this paper we examined the impact of the quality of teacher-student relationships at age 10 on young people's delinquency at ages 13, 15, and 17 utilizing propensity-score matching. The young people were matched based on 105...
Published by: Crime and delinquency
Supporting Language Learning With OERs and Open-Authoring Tools
Open educational resources (OERs) in language learning have recently captured the interests of language educators, curriculum developers, and researchers as these open-source materials serve as an alternative to traditional...
Published by: IGI Global
Voicing the Wilderness
Ellen Waterman
Nov 19, 2013
A discussion of R. Murray Schafer's environmental music theatre is, inevitably, a discussion of culture. The outspoken composer, writer and educator is deeply engaged in the perennial Canadian question: what constitutes an...
Published by: Faculty of Education
The Role of Arts-Based Research in Creating Safe Spaces for Newcomer Refugees
This article discusses the role of arts-based research in generating a supportive cross-cultural way for newcomer refugees to express themselves within an emerging aesthetic intersubjective paradigm of arts-based research and...
CANADIAN RAISING
The objective of this study was to find out how language is spoken in a particular region; in particular, it was to investigate aspects of Canadian Raising in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The study was limited to instances of...
Using Knowledge Management to Improve the Effectiveness of Data Fusion Centers
Data fusion centers have been around since the 9/11 terrorist attacks but have been shackled with an underperforming label. Products from fusion centers often do not support the mission of the organizations supporting the...
Published by: IGI Global
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Spitzoid Lesions Classification Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Spitzoid lesions may be largely categorized into Spitz Nevus, Atypical Spitz Tumors, and Spitz Melanomas. Classifying a lesion precisely as Atypical Spitz Tumors or AST is challenging and often requires the integration of...
Published by: IGI Global
How Can Accessibility for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Players be Improved in Video Games?
This research investigates how the accessibility of video games can be improved for deaf and hearing-impaired players. The journal is divided into several areas, first, examining the use of subtitles and closed captions used in...
Published by: IGI Global
Food System Resilience and Sustainability in Cambodia
Cambodia is witnessing a “Goldilocks moment” in demographic change concurrent with shifts in land use, hydrology, and climate. These trends interact and affect food production, food costs, and food security. Drivers of these...
Published by: IGI Global
Exploring Data Science Initiatives Through an International Lens
Application of data science tools, techniques, and principles have increased within the field of library and information science. This trend is especially noticeable in academic libraries where strategic priorities around data...
Published by: IGI Global