Design and empirical evaluation of a multitouch interaction game-like app for fostering early embodied math learning by Roberta Barrocas, Julia Bahnmueller, Stephanie Roesch, Martin Lachmair, Korbinian Moeller

“…Drawing from research on embodied cognition, our app provides games for fostering finger counting as well as finger-based representation of cardinal magnitude and part-whole relations. …”
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When randomisation is not good enough: Matching groups in intervention studies by Francesco Sella, Gal Raz, Roi Cohen Kadosh

“…We provide an Excel spreadsheet, as well as scripts in R, MATLAB, and Python to ease and foster the implementation of the VM procedure.…”
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Supplementary information files for When randomisation is not good enough: Matching groups in intervention studies by Francesco Sella, Gal Raz, Roi Cohen Kadosh

“…We provide an Excel spreadsheet, as well as scripts in R, MATLAB, and Python to ease and foster the implementation of the VM procedure.…”
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Solidarity in action at a time of crisis: the role of employee voice in relation to communication and horizontal solidarity behaviour by Rea Prouska, Margarita Nyfoudi, Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T Szamosi, Adrian Wilkinson

“…The paper extends our existing knowledge in the fields of management and human resource management by advancing our understanding of horizontal SB, highlighting the role of top‐down employee communication as an effective human resource practice and delineating the role of employee voice in fostering workplace camaraderie in small and medium‐sized enterprises under crisis.…”
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Investigating the effects of beat and deictic gestures of a lecturer in educational videos by Maik Beege, Manuel Ninaus, Sascha Schneider, Steve Nebel, Julia Schlemmel, Jasmin Weidenmüller, Korbinian Moeller, Günter Daniel Rey

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A sterilization method for decellularized xenogeneic cardiovascular scaffolds by Catia Fidalgo, Laura Iop, Manuela Sciro, M. Harder, Dimosthenis Mavrilas, Sotiris Korossis, Andrea Bagno, Giorgio Palu, Paola Aguiari, Gino Gerosa

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Digital traces of ‘Twitter revolutions’: Resistance, polarization and surveillance via contested images and texts of Occupy Gezi by Ozge Ozduzen, Aidan McGarry

“…These digital traces are reanimated by both actors to build support, assert truth claims, foster identity/community, and/or demand recognition. …”
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What explains the spread of misinformation in online personal messaging networks? Exploring the role of conflict avoidance by Andrew Chadwick, Cristian Vaccari, Natalie-Anne Hall

“…Online personal messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are now hugely popular around the world. …”
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People, personal data and the built environment by Holger Schnadelbach, Nils Jager, Sara Nabil, Nick Dalton, David Kirk, Elizabeth Churchill

“…We use personal data to quantify our behaviour, through health apps or for 'personal branding' and we are also increasingly forced to part with our data to access services. …”
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Guidelines for the design of privacy management tools for smartphone devices by Alessandro Carelli

“…In order to support further development of such technology this research investigated the experience of users with a privacy management app to devise design recommendations. The provision of guidelines to help designers improve the effectiveness and user experience of such tools represents a current knowledge gap that has not been addressed in previous work. …”
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Virtual production ecosystem mapping by Graham Hitchen, Amanda Cusimano, Teodora Lazar

“…In late 2022, CRAIC (the Creative Research and Innovation Centre) at Loughborough University London and BOP Consulting conducted a mapping of the various advanced media and creative capabilities associated with the Virtual Production (VP) ecosystem in the UK.  …”
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Reinforcing the security of corporate information resources: a critical review of the role of the acceptable use policy by Neil Doherty, Leonidas Anastasakis, Heather Fulford

“…There are two important conclusions to be drawn from this study: 1) the primary role of the AUP appears to be as a mechanism for dealing with unacceptable behaviour, rather than proactively promoting desirable and effective security behaviours, and 2) the wide variation found in the coverage and positioning of the reviewed policies is unlikely to be fostering a coherent approach to security management, across the higher education sector.…”
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Smart-phone drives performance and enhances WASH services delivery in communities in Nigeria by Kannan Nadar, Raphael N. Nwozor

“…Smart-reporting involved Local Government Area (LGA) level coordinated planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of results by field facilitators using mobile-app supported templates and online tools. This system, within the short time has improved the quality of planning and target setting; fostered greater accountability amongst team members; improved performance of staff and effective use of financial resources and other logistics and demonstrated greater attainment of results. …”
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Design for behavioural change: study of a concept and recommendations for information systems supporting eco-driving by Serena Fruttaldo

“…In Study 3a, co-design sessions using LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) led to the creation of two gamified HMI LEGO® prototypes: "Grow Your Garden" (GYG) and "Green Regatta" (GR). …”
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Three essays on cost efficiency, competition and cost-reducing innovation in Asian banking systems by Vo Tran

“…Initially, competition fosters innovation. However, after competition surpasses an “optimal” level, the opposite effect is observed. …”
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