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Digital ethics: Photojournalism and the public sphere in the age of citizen journalism and the camera phone
(2011)
Conventionally the media industries have a long history of being one-way transmitters of information, chief arbiters of public sphere discourse - closed fortresses regarding input from the public. An inevitable aspect to ...
'Switching off': A diary study investigating the effect of the Netflix auto-play feature on binge-watching and mindful attention awareness
(2019)
Binge-watching is pervasive in modern society and although it can be a positive experience for many, it is a sedentary activity and may have negative health consequences. Previous research has focused on the psychological ...
The impact of online social support on life satisfaction for LGB individuals
(2020)
Support for LGB sexuality can positively impact their wellbeing (Doty et al., 2010). This research investigated the impact of online social support on life satisfaction for LGB individuals. Participants were recruited ...
Counter sites: On site-specific performance and the re-historicizing of space
(2011)
The aim of this research is to examine how government funding, through the creation of a cultural policy framework, can facilitate and support site-specific performance and highlight its value, particularly at sites of ...
The detritus of reason: Surrealism, photography and the everyday
(2011)
Surrealism is one of the most widely practiced and reviewed art movements of the twentieth century. This thesis will consider the ways in which Surrealism is understood historically and examine Surrealism's connection to ...
An investigation into anxiety in virtual reality following a self-compassion induction
(2016)
Self-compassion practices may enhance virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy's effectiveness for social anxiety disorder. This study investigated if a self-compassion induction (i.e. compassionate letter writing) influenced ...
Faculty, librarians & students as publishing partners: the International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences
(Library Association Of Ireland Library Publishing Group, 2021-06-10)
Part of the proceedings of the inaugural Library Association of Ireland (LAI) Library Publishing Group (LPG) webinar, Getting Started in Library Publishing, held on June 10th 2021, 2-5pm. LAI LPG Chair: Jane Buggle
Cyber harassment & celebrities: Exploring personality types, self-efficacy and the types and levels of cyber harassment experienced by celebrities across social media
(2021)
This study aimed to investigate the types and levels of cyber harassment experiences of celebrities across social media and see if there were any potential relationships between self-efficacy and extraversion and levels ...
Reverend Thomas Goff (1772 - 1844) property, propinquity and Protestantism
(2013)
This study is concerned with the life of Reverend Thomas Goff (1772-1844) a Church of Ireland minister, landowner and sometimes army chaplain. Goff was a keen, if sometimes sporadic, diarist leaving nine volumes covering ...
Mining through maths: Minecraft play and mathematical problem solving
(Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2016)
Given the history of the importance of play, it would seem that video games, particularly sandbox games such as Minecraft may have educational potential for the development of mathematical problem solving skills. In this ...