Dalhousie University Libraries: Recent submissions
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The Embedded Instruction Liaison Librarian: Creating a Workshop Series for Future Professionals
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SOMETIMES THEIR PARTS FALL OFF (FICTION)
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ON THE APRIL MORNING OF HIS SECOND EX-WIFE’S PASSING (FICTION)
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Expanding the Scope of Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp2)–N/O Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Tailored Ancillary Ligands
The ubiquity of aryl C–N/O bonds in pharmaceuticals and natural products necessitates the development of robust and selective methodologies to construct such linkages efficiently. Palladium-catalyzed C(sp2)–N/O cross-coupling ... -
OPACs, users, and readers’ advisory: Exploring the implication of user-generated content for readers’ advisory in Canadian public librarie
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This article examines the contribution of social discovery platforms and user-generated content (UGC) on readers’ advisory (RA) services in Canadian public libraries. Grounded Theory was used to conduct a content analysis ... -
Illusions of a “Bond”: tagging cultural products across online platforms
(Emerald, 2016)Most studies pertaining to social tagging focus on one platform or platform type, thus limiting the scope of their findings. The purpose of this paper is to explore social tagging practices across four platforms in relation ... -
Expanding the scope of affect: Taxonomy construction for emotions, tones, and associations
(Emerald, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to provide an examination of emotional experiences, particularly how they are situated in the readers’ advisory (RA) literature and the literatures from a variety of outside disciplines in order ... -
In the readers’ own words: How user content in the catalog can enhance readers’ advisory services
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Applying a 3-D hedonic concept of intrinsic motivation on the acceptance of social tagging tools: A theoretical model and empirical validation
(Elsevier, 2019)Participation in and adding content to social tagging tools is important for these tools to achieve their purpose of classifying and organizing information. Users of social tagging tools are driven to participate and add ... -
If you build it, they won’t come: What motivates employees to create and share tagged content: A theoretical model and empirical validation
(Elsevier, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors influencing employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior on social tagging supported systems. Using the strong theoretical background of the well-known technology acceptance model ... -
The Role of PRP4K as a Tumor Suppressor in Lewis Lung Carcinoma Cells
Although originally identified as a splicing kinase, recent data indicates that pre-mRNA processing factor kinase 4 (PRP4K) may promote metastasis by a partial epithelial-to mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotype. Thus, ... -
Loss of PRP4K is linked to anoikis resistance and partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Metastatic disease is the primary cause of cancer-related death, and as a result the metastatic potential of a tumor is an important indicator of patient survival. For tumor cells to metastasize, they must overcome a special ... -
Biomechanics of forward skating in ice hockey
The purpose of this thesis was to conduct a biomechanical analysis of hockey players skating at top speed in a direct line. Fourteen subjects from four different levels of ice hockey competition were chosen for this ... -
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT IN THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES: PROSPECT OF RESPECTING WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS IN GHANA
Business operations in the extractive industries (EI) continue to violate women’s human rights and the environment in the communities in which they operate. In Ghana, existing laws and regulations do not preclude businesses ... -
THE TRANSITION FROM ‘PAID PC/CONSOLE GAMES’ TO ‘FREEMIUM MOBILE GAMES’: FOCUSING ON USERS’ REACTIONS TO AND PRICE TOLERANCE OF IN-APP PURCHASE ITEMS
This study examines how customers react to online games that transition from being ‘Paid PC/console Games to ‘Freemium Mobile Games in the context of the game series “Diablo”. In particular, this study focuses on three ... -
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF MOBILE NEWS ARTICLES: FOCUSING ON HEURISTIC AND SYSTEMATIC CUES OF CURATED MOBILE NEWS APPS
Online curated news apps, such as Inshorts, have been becoming increasingly popular, largely because they provide users with the highlights of news articles that have been specifically selected for them. Each curated news ... -
RÉSISTANCE IDENTITAIRE DANS « BEAU TRAVAIL » DE CLAIRE DENIS : LE CADRE ET LE FANTÔME
Claire Denis is well known for her mysterious films, which often provoke controversy, and for her broad choice of topics, even though her movies more often than not revolve around the same themes (solitude, identity, desire, ...
