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- December 13, 2014
- 11:56 AM
- 1,002 views
Animal Research Sheds Light on Harmful Mood Disorders in New Mothers
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
In the days shortly after giving birth, most mothers experience a period of increased calmness and decreased stress responses, but around 20% of mothers experience anxiety. Some women may become depressed, and around one in a thousand can develop psychosis. The latest evidence indicates that these distressing responses to motherhood are still poorly understood, but that animal research could provide valuable clues to their causes.
Writing in the British Journal of Pharmacology, Dr David Slatt........ Read more »
Perani, C., & Slattery, D. (2014) Using animal models to study post-partum psychiatric disorders. British Journal of Pharmacology, 171(20), 4539-4555. DOI: 10.1111/bph.12640
- December 2, 2014
- 02:27 AM
- 436 views
What Effect Does Your Shampoo Really Have on Your Hair?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
New analytical techniques can show how different hair care products affect the hair, with some leaving isolated deposits behind and others leaving layers of material that wet the hair surface.
Researchers used atomic force microscopy in a variety of imaging modes to garner more detailed information and at smaller scales than has been presented before for hair product analyses. The methods can be used to study the varying effects of different hair care products.... Read more »
Durkan, C., & Wang, N. (2014) Nanometre-scale investigations by atomic force microscopy into the effect of different treatments on the surface structure of hair. International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 36(6), 598-605. DOI: 10.1111/ics.12161
- November 22, 2014
- 03:01 PM
- 409 views
Habitual Facebook Users: Suckers for Social Media Scams?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
A new study finds that habitual use of Facebook makes individuals susceptible to social media phishing attacks by criminals, likely because they automatically respond to requests without considering how they are connected with those sending the requests, how long they have known them, or who else is connected with them.
Predictors of habitual use of Facebook include frequent interactions with the platform, a large number of friend connections, and individuals’ inability to regulate thei........ Read more »
Vishwanath, A. (2014) Habitual Facebook Use and its Impact on Getting Deceived on Social Media. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12100
- November 18, 2014
- 09:29 PM
- 498 views
Is There Such a Thing as ‘Facebook Murder’?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
Investigators recently set out to consider whether homicides involving social networking sites were unique and worthy of labels such as ‘Facebook Murder’, and to explore the ways in which perpetrators had used such sites in the homicides they had committed.
The cases they identified were not collectively unique or unusual when compared with general trends and characteristics—certainly not to a degree that would necessitate the introduction of a new category of homicide or a ........ Read more »
Yardley, E., & Wilson, D. (2014) Making Sense of ‘Facebook Murder'? Social Networking Sites and Contemporary Homicide. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1111/hojo.12109
- November 13, 2014
- 02:01 PM
- 768 views
25 Years after the Fall of Berlin Wall
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
For 28 years, the Berlin Wall stood as a physical reminder of the Cold War's destruction of civil liberties and a barrier against reconstruction. On November 9, 1989, the world anxiously awaited as Berliners gathered to dismantle the wall that separated families, economies, and opportunities.... Read more »
Lees, C. (2014) The Fall of the Berlin Wall - 25 years on. Political Insight, 5(2), 4-7. DOI: 10.1111/2041-9066.12053
- November 11, 2014
- 09:34 PM
- 1,063 views
Video Gaming and Internet Addiction : Harmful or Harmless?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
The more the addiction to video games, Internet and social media is increased among teenagers and young adults, the more concerned the parents become. It is where family therapists play an important role. Are video games really bad for children? How to counter addiction to social media? Researchers explored the impact for these new forms of entertainment to assist family therapists.
When researchers compared two groups of players who played massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORP........ Read more »
Jordan, N. (2014) Video games: support for the evolving family therapist. Journal of Family Therapy, 36(4), 359-370. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2012.00593.x
Park, T., Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2014) Family therapy for an Internet-addicted young adult with interpersonal problems. Journal of Family Therapy, 36(4), 394-419. DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.12060
- October 28, 2014
- 11:49 PM
- 736 views
When Should Online Dating Partners Meet Offline?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
Will the amount of online communications affect face-to-face (FtF) relational outcomes among online daters? Researchers analysed experience of using various online date sites of 433 online daters recruited by a market research firm.... Read more »
Ramirez, A., Bryant Sumner, E., Fleuriet, C., & Cole, M. (2014) When Online Dating Partners Meet Offline: The Effect of Modality Switching on Relational Communication Between Online Daters. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12101
- September 4, 2014
- 11:41 AM
- 600 views
Internet addresses are running out in Asia!
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
Internet addresses are "the numbers that uniquely identify computers and devices on the Internet". Although the current version of the Internet Protocol known as IPv4 provides 4.3 billion addresses, "they have already begun to run out". Computer experts created another Internet Protocol version in mid-1990s which is known as IPv6 that can provide "nearly infinite address space". The challenge, however, is that "IPv6 Internet is not backwards compatible with the........ Read more »
Liv Coleman. (2014) Next Generation Internet Policy in Japan, China and India . Asia . info:/
- April 28, 2014
- 10:12 AM
- 639 views
Do Japanese and American smile differently on Twitter?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Social Science
While more East Asians prefer ^_^, Westerners tend to use :-) to illustrate their emotion while typing on net. In other words, people living within collectivistic cultures such as Korea, China and Japan prefer vertical style of emoticons and those with individualistic cultural background including North American and European countries use more horizontal style when it comes to emoticons.... Read more »
Jaram Park, Young Min Baek, & Meeyoung Cha. (2014) Cross-Cultural Comparison of Nonverbal Cues in Emoticons on Twitter: Evidence from Big Data Analysis. Journal of Communication, 64(2). DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12086
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