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Epidemiology of Covid-19 in Yemen: A Descriptive Study
(International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 2020)In Yemen, the first COVID-19 confirmed case was reported on 10 April 2020. The World Health Organization representative in Yemen reported that approximately 65000 deaths and 49, 4000 will be hospitalized in Yemen if there ... -
Flight, Climate Change, and Dangerous Times for Art and Pedagogy
(Brill, 2020)In his last book Chaosmosis, Felix Guattari (1995, p. 129) argues that both “intellectuals and artists have got nothing to teach anyone,” and that they produce “toolkits composed of concepts, percepts and affects, which ... -
Conceptual Images in Advertising: Premises of the Advertising Image Powered by Technology and Interactivity
(Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, 2020)With the increasing advance of information technologies, speed, confidence and precision in the transmission and reception of messages have become a constant in people's lives, mainly due to the powerful communication ... -
Pilot Investigation Into Osteotome Hard Surface Coating and Cutting-edge Degradation
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020)Background Osteotomes are bone cutting tools commonly reused in orthopedic surgical procedures. Despite undergoing rigorous cleaning, visual inspection, and sterilization procedures between every use, the condition of the ... -
Hinduism, Ecological Conservation, and Public Health: What Are the Health Hazards for Religious Tourists at Hindu Temple?
(MDPI AG, 2020)This exploratory ethnographic study aims to understand the visitation experience and to identify health hazards at pilgrimage sites in India. Specifically, this research aims to assess the tourism potential of holy Hindu ... -
Interfaces Entre O Design De Games E As Ciências Do Esporte: Uma Metodologia Para Desenvolvimento De Um Simulador De Rugby
(Centro de Investigação e Comunicação (CIAC), 2020)This article presents a Social Design project developed with undergraduate design students using a methodological approach directed to the atelier or studio practice. The design studio as a pedagogical approach widely used ... -
Te Roopu Waiora E Inclusão Na Nova Zelândia. Um Projeto De Design Para Uma Ong Māori Dedicada a Defici-entes
(Centro de Investigação e Comunicação (CIAC), 2020)This paper describes a Communication Design project developed by year three Communication Design students in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The article outlines the methodological framework based on a human-centred design approach ... -
Design Social: Uma Experiência Educativa Da Nova Zelândia
(Centro de Investigação e Comunicação (CIAC), 2020)This article presents a Social Design project developed with undergraduate design students using a methodological approach directed to the atelier or studio practice. The design studio as a pedagogical approach widely used ... -
Duregraph: Uma Pesquisa Conduzida Pela Prática, Investigando a Duração Na Imagem Fotográfica
(Centro de Investigação e Comunicação (CIAC), 2020)The study advances the artwork of a creative practice-led design research that questions the conventions of power in viewing and stretches the way in which we might understand time as duration. The research was developed ... -
Health Data Privacy: Research Fronts, Hot Topics and Future Directions
(IOS Press, 2020)Health data privacy is an important research stream due to the high impacts on the success of digital health transformation and implementation. Neglecting to safeguard data confidentially and integrity and mitigate risks ... -
A Defence Democracy ‘in’ the United States : Gender and Politics in the Unincorporated Territory of Guam
(University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute, 2020)In 2018, the island of Guåhan (Guam), an unincorporated territory of the United States (US), elected the island’s first “Maga’håga” or first woman Governor of Guam, Lourdes Leon Guerrero. Guåhan became the first state or ... -
Creating Therapeutic Relationships Through Communication: A Qualitative Metasynthesis From the Perspectives of People With Communication Impairment After Stroke
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Purpose Communication between patients and clinicians influences the development of therapeutic relationships. Communication is disrupted when the patient has communication impairments after stroke. However, how these ... -
Lights, Action, Naughty Bits: A Thematic Analysis of New Zealander’s Attitudes to Naked Attraction
(The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2020)The sexualisation of culture has generated much debate in western discourse around its effect on the normalisation of nudity and sexual activity. The reality television show Naked Attraction has increased the dialogue ... -
Open CrowdRE Challenges in Software Ecosystems
(IEEE, 2020)CrowdRE has been argued to comprise four main activities: motivating crowd members; eliciting feedback; analysing feedback and monitoring context and usage data. However, determining requirements within a software ecosystem ... -
Navigating Spaces Between Conservation Research and Practice: Are We Making Progress?
(Wiley, 2020)1. Despite aspirations for conservation impact, mismatches between research and implementation have limited progress towards this goal. There is, therefore, an urgent need to identify how we can more effectively navigate ... -
Analytical Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Optimal Siting and Sizing of Distributed Generation in Smart Grid
(IEEE, 2020)In this paper, the hybridization of standard particle swarm optimisation (PSO) with the analytical method (2/3rd rule) is proposed, which is called as analytical hybrid PSO (AHPSO) algorithm used for the optimal siting and ... -
From Gorse to Ngahere: An Emerging Allegory for Decolonising the New Zealand Health System
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2020)Prior to colonisation, Māori had a well-developed holistic health system based on maintaining balance between people, place and spirit. The colonial imposition of British economic, religious, educational, legal, health and ... -
Topological Beth Model and its Application to Functionals of High Types
(Science Publications, 2020)Based on the definition of Beth-Kripke model by Dragalin, we describe Beth model from the topological point of view. We show the relation of the topological definition with more traditional relational definition of Beth ... -
Duregraph: A Study of Duration in the Post Photographic Image
(DAT Journal, 2020)This article considers how experienced time can be perceived through manipulated photographic images. The investigation is carried out by a series of digital images whose content is renegotiated over time, while the subject ... -
What Has Social Neuroscience Learned From Hyperscanning Studies of Spoken Communication? A Systematic Review
(Elsevier BV, 2020)A growing body of literature examining the neurocognitive processes of interpersonal linguistic interaction indicates the emergence of neural alignment as participants engage in oral communication. However, questions have ...