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HabitApp: New Play Technologies in Pediatric Cancer to Improve the Psychosocial State of Patients and Caregivers
2020
[EN] Childhood cancer involves long periods of hospitalization that trigger emotions such as fear or sadness. Previous research has studied the positive effects of technology games on improving the hospitalization experience, but most do not focus on caregivers and none allow interaction with the real time observation of a zoo. The present study evaluates the impact of HabitApp and assesses the short-term impact on the psychosocial state of patients and caregivers in order to improve the hospitalization experience. The participants in this study were 39 patients plus 39 caregivers. A quantitative analysis revealed a significant improvement in patient's and caregiver's psychosocial factors f…
Challenge types in gaming validation of video game challenge inventory (CHA)
2020
Challenge is a key motivation for videogame play. But what kind of challenge types videogames include, and which of them players prefer? This article helps to answer the above questions by developing and validating Videogame Challenge Inventory (CHA), a psychometrically sound measurement for investigating players’ challenge preferences in videogames. Based on a review of literature, we developed a 38-item version of CHA that was included in a social media user survey (N = 813). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a latent structure of five challenge types: Physical, Analytical, Socioemotional, Insight, and Foresight. CHA was amended in another EFA with USA-based survey data (N = 5…
Il sistema pubblicitario delle opere dell'ingegno tutelate dal diritto d'autore, con spunti sul c.d. 'format' di evento fieristico
2016
Lo scritto si propone una ricognizione del sistema normativo, di fonte primaria e secondaria, previsto per la pubblicità delle opere oggetto del diritto d’autore. Pubblicità che non è elemento della fattispecie costitutiva del diritto d’autore, ma funge da ausilio probatorio all’autore dell’opera dell’ingegno al fine di tutelare quest’ultima in caso di contestazioni da parte di terzi circa, da un lato, la paternità dell’opera stessa (e la sua priorità) e, dall’altro, l’avvenuta sua pubblicazione. L'indagine si focalizza, poi, sulla proteggibilità autoriale (o meno) del "format" di evento fieristico.
Familial and Parental Predictors of Physical Activity in Late Adolescence: Prospective Analysis over a Two-Year Period
2021
Children’s health behaviors are highly influenced by their parents and family. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the parental/familial factors associated with physical activity levels (PALs) among older adolescents. The participants were 766 adolescents, who were prospectively observed at baseline (when they were 16 years of age), at first follow-up measurement (FU1
Public versus private transportation choice. A regional survey on needs and perceived quality
2009
Public Libraries – Facilitators of Information Society and e- Inclusion in Latvia
2014
Abstract The economic growth and national competitiveness is closely correlated with the development of information society. In the last few years the role of public libraries has significantly increased and libraries have greatly contributed to the improvement of information society in Latvia. The usage of library services had never been as high as they were in 2011 – 42% of the population were active library users and 90% of them used the Internet. Nowadays, the public library network in Latvia provides a powerful network of information, knowledge and community centres and they are highly demanded by society.
Citizen's attitudes and involvement in public consumer information
2005
L’injonction participative au débat environnemental en ligne : Imaginaires d’Internet, démocratie environnementale et communication engageante
2013
What communication devices could be used to mobilize and assist citizens in eco-friendly consumption? How users will appropriate these devices and thus will participate to public discussions? Based on these functionalist issues, which are the core of an action research that we ‘re leading, we propose a critic study of participatory injunction. This injunction deals with Internet imaginary and sustainable development precepts.
La transparence dans les communautés virtuelles.
2005
10 pages; National audience