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"At Least the Pizzas You Make Are Hot": Norms, Values, and Abrasive Humor on the Subreddit r/RoastMe
We present a mixed methods study of the online forum r/RoastMe, a comedy-focused subreddit of the parent site reddit.com, wherein members post photos of themselves to be ridiculed by other members;…
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How much of the cocaine market are we missing? Insights from respondent-driven sampling in a mid-sized American city.
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Using Concept Mapping to Explore and Engage Parent and Youth Residents of an Economically Underserved Minority Community around Children's Asthma
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It is important to design interventions that target economically underserved and minority communities to help reduce racial disparities in children’s asthma, and specifically to children with asthma and their caregivers.
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Societal Burden of Substance Abuse
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This article delves into the U.S. substance abuse figures in detail, rather than briefly touching on estimates from multiple countries, because the focus is on understanding how to interpret the figures, not on international comparisons.
Marijuana Legalization: Lessons from the 2012 State Proposals
On November 6, 2012, citizens in three U.S. states will vote on whether to legalize production, distribution, possession, and sale of marijuana for general—not just medical—use. Legalization is…
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Crowd Coach
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Crowd Coach, a system that enables workers to receive peer coaching while on the job, is presented and it is found that Crowd Coach enhances workers' speed without sacrificing their work quality, especially in audio transcription tasks.
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A Preliminary Look at MOOC-associated Facebook Groups: Prevalence, Geographic Representation, and Homophily
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Results suggest that a non-trivial number of MOOC students engage in Facebook groups, that learners from a number of non-U.S. locations are disproportionately likely to participate in such groups, and that the groups display both location and language homophily.
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Cultural Relevance in MOOCs: Asking About Socioeconomic Context
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During a qualitative study of 24 self-regulated learners from population groups underrepresented in MOOCs, a short U.S.-centric demographic questionnaire was piloted, suggesting that a large-scale survey designed for both cross-national and country-specific analyses would provide valuable information to MOOC researchers.
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Learning to Listen: Critically Considering the Role of AI in Human Storytelling and Character Creation
In this opinion piece, we argue that there is a need for alternative design directions to complement existing AI efforts in narrative and character generation and algorithm development. To make our…
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21. The pros and cons of legalization
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