what What is snooker? Rules, points, colours and set-up explained By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:02:49 GMT Our guide explains the basics of snooker, including the table set-up, how you win, how much each ball is worth, the differences from pool and what constitutes a foul. Full Article
what What do athletes think about Glasgow 2026? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:13:38 GMT BBC Sport Scotland speaks to some of the nation's top athletes to get their views on Glasgow hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Full Article
what Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games - What do we know so far? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:28:28 GMT Full details are expected to be released when the proposals are confirmed by the Commonwealth Games Federation. Full Article
what What was Capt Tom's £33m spent on? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:09:41 GMT One nurse said welfare packs at work made her job "a little bit easier in a difficult time". Full Article
what BBC Have Your Say on WhatsApp By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:48:32 GMT Audiences can send their news stories to the BBC using the chat app, WhatsApp Full Article
what Your questions answered: What questions do you have? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:23:12 GMT Send in your questions for our experts to answer. Full Article
what Scottish Covid Inquiry: What is it investigating and how does it work? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:55:56 GMT The latest evidence session of the public inquiry is looking at how the delivery of education at all levels in Scotland was affected by the Covid crisis. Full Article
what What is COP29 and how will Trump’s election affect the climate talks? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:13:59 GMT World leaders, scientists and activists are attending the UN's annual climate talks in Azerbaijan. Full Article
what What is NI and how much do workers and employers pay? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:25:40 GMT The government has announced an increase in the amount of National Insurance (NI) paid by employers. Full Article
what What became of Britain's 'loneliest' sheep Fiona? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:05:11 GMT A year has passed since Fiona hit the headlines and was rescued, how is she finding her new life? Full Article
what What's new at Wisley? By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:27:00 GMT Changes in access to RHS Wisley with a new bridge on Wisley Lane. Full Article
what What is happening with East West Rail? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:22:02 GMT Most asked questions are answered on the East West Rail project, linking Cambridge and Oxford. Full Article
what What in the World By www.bbc.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:30:00 GMT In Nigeria and Ghana, the dream of owning property feels increasingly out of reach Full Article
what What is the Bibby Stockholm and why is it controversial? By www.bbc.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:24:12 GMT All about the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is moored in Portland, Dorset. Full Article
what What’s your perfect Windows Phone? By liveside.net Published On :: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:13:22 +0000 Microsoft is set to announce at least one, and possibly two new phones this week, a successor to the most popular Windows Phone ever made, the Lumia 520, and if rumors are correct, a successor to the 1320, … Full Article Commentary Windows 10 Windows Phone
what Yahoo! / Mozilla search partnership: What’s Marissa Mayer up to? By liveside.net Published On :: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:48:51 +0000 Yesterday Yahoo! and Mozilla announced a new 5 year partnership to make “Yahoo the default search experience for Firefox in the United States on mobile and desktop”. The deal will make Yahoo! the default search experience on Firefox in … Full Article News Bing Firefox Yahoo!
what What's the future of the football league aged 120 By www.bbc.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:14:57 GMT The Bristol Downs League has been going for almost 120 years but how can they solidify its future? Full Article
what Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree 2024: Where's It From? What's Its History? When Is The Switch-On? By londonist.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:05:00 +0000 Spruce up on your arboreal knowhow. Full Article London History Christmas in London Oslo norway TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE CHRISTMAS 2024
what Pageantmaster: What's It Like To Run The Lord Mayor's Show? By londonist.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:03:00 +0000 Meet Dominic Reid, London's 'Mr Big Event'. Full Article London History Festivals interview Lord Mayor dominic reid PAGEANT MASTER
what What web creators should know about our March 2024 core update and new spam policies By developers.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 March 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Today we announced the March 2024 core update. This is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. We also shared that we have new spam policies to better handle the practices that can negatively impact Google's search results. In this post, we'll go into more detail for creators about both the update and the spam policies. Full Article
what What to know about our August 2024 core update By developers.google.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 This post announces the August 2024 core update to Google Search. This update is designed to continue our work to improve the quality of our search results by showing more content that people find genuinely useful and less content that feels like it was made just to perform well on Search. Full Article
what What is an "open source business"? By sanjiva.weerawarana.org Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 08:34:00 +0000 Paul recently wrote a great article on what it really means to be an "open source business." Its now posted on SDTimes! Read it and you'll be able to tell the fakes apart :-). Full Article open development open source wso2
what Translating notary terms 1: What do notaries do? By legalspaintrans.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:46:19 +0000 In Spain and other civil law countries, you seem to need a notary for anything of gravity. You buy a house, you need a notary. You inherit some money, you need a notary. You start a company, you need a notary. The list goes on. What do notaries do in common law countries? So little […] Full Article Legal translation notary public Spanish civil-law notaries
what Translating notary terms 2: What are public-form and private-form notarial acts? By legalspaintrans.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:00:01 +0000 A public-form notarial act is a document drafted by a notary that contains the entire notarial act. It is narrated from the notary’s perspective and includes all the details and circumstances of the act. All Spanish notarial acts are in public form (documents elevados a público). In England and Wales, notarial acts are usually in […] Full Article Legal translation civil-law notaries legal translation notary public
what What is walking pneumonia? As cases rise in Canada, the symptoms to look out for - The Globe and Mail By news.google.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:32:37 GMT What is walking pneumonia? As cases rise in Canada, the symptoms to look out for The Globe and MailWalking pneumonia on the rise in Kingston, but treatable The Kingston Whig-StandardWhat parents need to know about walking pneumonia in kids FingerLakes1.comPediatric pneumonia is surging in Central Ohio MSNWalking Pneumonia is spiking right now. How do you know you have it? CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR Full Article
what Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means - CNN By news.google.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:23:00 GMT Alien-like signal from 2023 has been decoded. The next step is to figure out what it means CNN Full Article
what Online harms and Caroline’s Law – what’s the direction for the law reform? By script-ed.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:02:37 +0000 by Dr Kim Barker (University of Stirling) & Dr Olga Jurasz (Open University) The UK Government has recently published an Online Harms White Paper: initial consultation response. It is the cornerstone of the Government’s ongoing reform package which aims to Full Article Blog
what Predicting Innovation: Why Facebook/WhatsApp Merger Flunked By script-ed.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:02:51 +0000 By Hasan Basri Cifci[1] In the world of 2014, the Commission of Facebook/WhatsApp merger case[2] concluded that integration and interoperation of Facebook and WhatsApp were unfeasible. However, Facebook integrated its three subsidiaries (WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook) under its brand in Full Article Blog
what What we know and do not know about video games as marketers: a review and synthesis of the literature By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-02T23:20:50-05:00 The video game industry (VGI) has evolved considerably, transitioning from a niche market to a substantial sector. The VGI's magnitude and the societal implications tied to video game consumption have naturally piqued the interest of scholars in marketing and consumer behaviour. This research serves a dual purpose: firstly, it consolidates existing VG literature by evaluating articles, concepts, and methodologies, systematically tracing their evolution; secondly, it outlines potential directions and implications for forthcoming research. Within this literature, a predominant focus lies on articles investigating purchase decisions concerning VGs, followed by those exploring the integration of video game consumption into broader social contexts. Notably, a limited number of articles delve into player-game interactions and experiences within gaming worlds. This imbalance can be attributed to the fact that such inquiries are often suited to psychology and multidisciplinary journals, while the marketing discipline has predominantly addressed the VGI from a marketing management standpoint. Full Article
what What drives mobile game stickiness and in-game purchase intention? Based on the uses and gratifications theory By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-10-02T23:20:50-05:00 Despite the considerable growth potential predicted for mobile games, little research explored what motivates users to be sticky and make purchases in the mobile game context. Drawing on uses and gratifications theory (UGT), this study evaluates the influencing effects of players' characteristics (i.e., individual gratification and individual situation) and the mobile game structure (i.e., presence and governance) on players' mobile game behaviour (i.e., stickiness and purchase intention). Specifically, the model was extended with factors of the individual situation and governance. After surveying 439 samples, the research model was examined using the Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. The results indicate that stickiness is a crucial antecedent for users' in-game purchase intention. The individual situation plays an essential role in influencing user gratification, and individual gratification is the most vital criterion affecting stickiness. Finally, except for incentives, presence, and integration positively affect stickiness. This study provides further insights into both mobile game design and governance strategies. Full Article
what Advancing mobile open learning through DigiBot technology: a case study of using WhatsApp as a scalable learning tool By www.inderscience.com Published On :: 2024-06-24T23:20:50-05:00 This article presents a case study that outlines the potential of DigiBot technology, an interactive automated response program, in mobile open learning (MOL) for business subjects. The study, which draws on a project implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa, demonstrates the applications of DigiBots delivered via WhatsApp to over 650,000 learners. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the article reports on live event tracking, qualitative observations from facilitators and learning technologists, and a learner survey (<i>N</i> = 304,000). The research offers practical recommendations and proposes a model for scalable DigiBot learning. Findings reveal that in this case, DigiBot MOL had the potential to effectively address two key obstacles in open learning: accessibility and scalability. Leveraging mobile platforms such as WhatsApp mitigates accessibility restrictions, particularly in resource-constrained contexts, while tailored micro-learning enhances scalability. Full Article
what What to Teach Business Students in MIS Courses about Data and Information By Published On :: Full Article
what Understanding Information Technology: What do Graduates from Business-oriented IS Curricula Need to Know? By Published On :: Full Article
what What Makes Valuable Pre-experience for Students Entering Programming Courses? By Published On :: Full Article
what IT Service and Support: What To Do With Geographically Distributed Teams? By Published On :: Full Article
what Experiences and Opinions of E-learners: What Works, What are the Challenges, and What Competencies Ensure Successful Online Learning By Published On :: Full Article
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what Making Sense of the Information Seeking Process of Undergraduates in a Specialised University: Revelations from Dialogue Journaling on WhatsApp Messenger By Published On :: 2017-01-18 Aim/Purpose: The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment. Background: Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process (ISP) model is used as lens to reveal how students interact with information in the affective, cognitive and physical realms. Methodology: Qualitative research methods were employed. The entire seventy-seven third year students in the Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas and their course lecturer were the participants. Group assignment question was analysed using Bloom’s Taxonomy while the information seeking process of the students was garnered through dialogue journaling on WhatsApp Messenger. Contribution: The research explicates how students’ information seeking behaviour can be captured beyond the four walls of a classroom by using a Web 2.0 tool such as WhatsApp Messenger. Findings: The apparent level of uncertainty, optimism, and confusion/doubt common in the initiation, selection, and exploration phases of the ISP model and low confidence levels were not markedly evident in the students. Consequently, Kuhlthau’s ISP model could not be applied in its entirety to the study’s particular context of teaching and learning due to the nature of the assignment. Recommendations for Practitioners: The study recommends that the Academic Planning Unit (APU) should set a benchmark for all faculties and, by extension, the departments in terms of the type/scope and number of assignments per semester, including learning outcomes. Recommendation for Researchers: Where elements of a guided approach to learning are missing, Kuhlthau’s ISP may not be employed. Therefore, alternative theory, such as Theory of Change could explain the poor quality of education and the type of intervention that could enhance students’ learning. Impact on Society: The ability to use emerging technologies is a form of literacy that is required by the 21st century work place. Hence, the study demonstrates students’ adaptation to emerging technology. Future Research: The study is limited to only one case site. It would be more helpful to the Nigerian society to have this study extended to other universities for the purpose of generalisation and appropriate intervention. Full Article
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what Entry Level Systems Analysts: What Does the Industry Want? By Published On :: 2016-06-02 This study investigates the skill sets necessary for entry level systems analysts. Towards this end, the study combines two sources of data, namely, a content analysis of 200 systems analysts’ online job advertisements and a survey of 20 senior Information Systems (IS) professionals. Based on Chi-square tests, the results reveal that most employers prefer entry level systems analysts with an undergraduate Computer Science degree. Furthermore, most of the employers prefer entry level systems analysts to have some years of experience as well as industry certifications. The results also reveal that there is a higher preference for entry level systems analysts who have non-technical and people skills (e.g., problem solving and oral communication). The empirical results from this study will inform IS educators as they develop future systems analysts. Additionally, the results will be useful to the aspiring systems analysts who need to make sure that they have the necessary job skills before graduating and entering the labor market. Full Article
what What is Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Reasoning? The Heart of Interdisciplinary Team Research By Published On :: 2018-07-02 Aim/Purpose: Collaborative, interdisciplinary research is growing rapidly, but we still have limited and fragmented understanding of what is arguably the heart of such research—collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning (CIR). Background: This article integrates neo-Pragmatist theories of reasoning with insights from literature on interdisciplinary research to develop a working definition of collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning. The article then applies this definition to an empirical example to demonstrate its utility. Methodology: The empirical example is an excerpt from a Toolbox workshop transcript. The article reconstructs a cogent, inductive, interdisciplinary argument from the excerpt to show how CIR can proceed in an actual team. Contribution: The study contributes operational definitions of ‘reasoning together’ and ‘collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning’ to existing literature. It also demonstrates empirical methods for operationalizing these definitions, with the argument reconstruction providing a brief case study in how teams reason together. Findings: 1. Collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning is the attempted integration of disciplinary contributions to exchange, evaluate, and assert claims that enable shared understanding and eventually action in a local context. 2. Pragma-dialectic argument reconstruction with conversation analysis is a method for observing such reasoning from a transcript. 3. The example team developed a strong inductive argument to integrate their disciplinary contributions about modeling. Recommendations for Practitioners: 1. Interdisciplinary work requires agreeing with teammates about what is assertible and why. 2. To assert something together legitimately requires making a cogent, integrated argument. Recommendation for Researchers: 1. An argument is the basic unit of analysis for interdisciplinary integration. 2. To assess the argument’s cogency, it is helpful to reconstruct it using pragma-dialectic principles and conversation analysis tools. 3. To assess the argument’s interdisciplinary integration and participant roles in the integration, it is helpful to graph the flow of words as a Sankey chart from participant-disciplines to the argument conclusion. Future Research: How does this definition of CIR relate to other interdisciplinary ‘cognition’ or ‘learning’ type theories? How can practitioners and theorists tell the difference between true intersubjectivity and superficial agreeableness in these dialogues? What makes an instance of CIR ‘good’ or ‘bad’? How does collaborative, transdisciplinary reasoning differ from CIR, if at all? Full Article
what What is Research Rigor? Lessons for a Transdiscipline By Published On :: 2020-05-05 Aim/Purpose: Use of the term “rigor” is ubiquitous in the research community. But do we actually know what it means, and how it applies to transdisciplinary research? Background: Too often, rigor is presumed to mean following an established research protocol scrupulously. Unfortunately, that frequently leads to research with little or no impact. Methodology: We identify a sample of 62 articles with “rigor” in the title and analyze their content in order to capture the range of perspectives on rigor. We then analyze how these findings might apply to informing science. Contribution: This paper offers an approach to defining rigor that is theory based and appropriate for transdisciplinary research. Findings: Rigor definitions tend to fall into one of two categories: criteria-based and compliance-based. Which is appropriate depends on the research context. Even more variation was found with respect to relevance, which is often used as a catch-all for research characteristics that aren’t associated with rigor. Recommendations for Practitioners: Recognize that when researchers are referring to rigor and relevance, they of-ten mean these to apply to other researchers rather than to practice. When funding research, it is important to understand who the rigor and relevance are directed towards. Recommendations for Researchers: When using the term “rigor”, think carefully about which meaning is intended and be transparent about that meaning in your writing. Impact on Society: A great deal of public money is invested in achieving research rigor. Society should be aware of what it is buying with that funding. Future Research: Developing a better understanding of research fitness and the factors that contribute to it. Full Article
what Design Science Research in Practice: What Can We Learn from a Longitudinal Analysis of the Development of Published Artifacts? By Published On :: 2020-01-27 Aim/Purpose: To discuss the Design Science Research approach by comparing some of its canons with observed practices in projects in which it is applied, in order to understand and structure it better. Background: Recent criticisms of the application of the Design Science Research (DSR) approach have pointed out the need to make it more approachable and less confusing to overcome deficiencies such as the unrealistic evaluation. Methodology: We identified and analyzed 92 articles that presented artifacts developed from DSR projects and another 60 articles with preceding or subsequent actions associated with these 92 projects. We applied the content analysis technique to these 152 articles, enabling the preparation of network diagrams and an analysis of the longitudinal evolution of these projects in terms of activities performed and the types of artifacts involved. Contribution: The content analysis of these 152 articles enabled the preparation of network diagrams and an analysis of the longitudinal evolution of these projects in terms of the activities and types of artifacts involved. Evidence was found of a precedence hierarchy among different types of artifacts, as well as nine new opportunities for entry points for the continuity of DSR studies. Only 14% of the DSR artifacts underwent an evaluation by typical end users, characterizing a tenth type of entry point. Regarding the evaluation process, four aspects were identified, which demonstrated that 86% of DSR artifact evaluations are unrealistic. Findings: We identified and defined a set of attributes that allows a better characterization and structuring of the artifact evaluation process. Analyzing the field data, we inferred a precedence hierarchy for different artifacts types, as well as nine new opportunities for entry points for the continuity of DSR studies. Recommendation for Researchers: The four attributes identified for analyzing evaluation processes serve as guidelines for practitioners and researchers to achieve a realistic evaluation of artifacts. Future Research: The nine new entry points identified serve as an inspiration for researchers to give continuity to DSR projects. Full Article
what Embitterment in the Workplace: How Does It Associate with Burnout and What Triggers It? By Published On :: 2023-06-30 Aim/Purpose: Embitterment comprises a stress-related response to unjust life experiences. Studies have found that it can have a toll on employees’ well-being. However, research on this matter is still in its infancy. Background: Within the scope of the present study, Ι sought to investigate how embitterment relates to burnout – the prolonged consequence of stress. This study further explored whether breaches of psychological contracts can trigger embitterment. Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional design where two hundred and eight (N = 208) participants from the general population completed an online survey. Contribution: Findings suggest that the toll of embitterment might be much more than what research has suggested so far. Those who experience embitterment can become emotionally exhausted and cynical and these findings can be especially useful when identifying embitterment. Findings: It was found that embitterment related to higher burnout levels and more specifically emotional exhaustion and cynicism. No significant findings were revealed for the relationship between professional inefficacy and embitterment. Also, psychological contract breach was found to be a significant predictor of embitterment, supporting further the notion that perceptions of injustice can trigger feelings of embitterment. Results also showed that embitterment mediated the relationship between psychological contract breach and burnout. Recommendation for Researchers: The study highlights the notion that fairness is a key precursor of embitterment, and this finding is essential when developing interventions to prevent embitterment from arising. Future Research: Future research could use a longitudinal study design to unravel whether burnout represents a precondition or the consequence of embitterment. Future research should also include more objective measures. For example, it would be useful to pair self-report data with more objective measures on embitterment (e.g. clinical interviews). Full Article