"This book presents scientific, theoretical, and practical insight on the software and technology of social networks and the factors that boost communicability, highlighting different disciplines in the computer and social sciences fields"--Provided by publisher.

In this paper, we report an exploratory study that consists of two experiments investigating animation interference effect in the Web environment. Animation is “a dynamic visual statement, form and structure evolving through movement over time” (Baecker and Small, 1990). In this study, we...

The investigation of semantic relationship between the functional entities in a hospital information system, and their formal representation is of high value for automation purposes. The information flow in a health service setup revolves around some key entities such as various functional...

This article describes how a tablet-based communication technology designed for older adults was explored for its adoption and impact on family relationships. A case study methodology was employed to collect and analyze interviews, field notes, observations and messaging activity over a 12 week...

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