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Title: An examination of Twitter data to identify risky sexual practices among youth and young adults in Botswana
Author: Cornelius, Judith, Kennedy, Anna, Wesslan, Ryan
Subjects--Topical: Twitter (Firm), Sex, Youth
Description: Botswana has the third highest rate of HIV infection, as well as one of the highest mobile phone density rates in the world. The rate of mobile cell phone adoption has increased three-fold over the past 10 years. Due to HIV infection rates, youth ...

Title: GAN-based tabular data generator for constructing synopsis in approximate query processing : challenges and solutions
Author: Fallahian, Mohammadali, Dorodchi, Mohsen, Kreth, Kyle
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Databases, Data mining
Description: In data-driven systems, data exploration is imperative for making real-time decisions. However, big data are stored in massive databases that are difficult to retrieve. Approximate Query Processing (AQP) is a technique for providing approximate an...

Title: Integrated Genome Browser App Store
Author: Loraine, Ann, Freese, Nowlan H., Shanbhag, Sameer, Shanbhag, Sameer
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Genomics, Application software--Development, Information visualization
Description: Rapid progress in genome science requires equally rapid visualization software development so that researchers can better explore and understand novel datasets. To make developing new visualizations faster and easier, we previously re-factored the...

Title: Libraries : spaces to experience and reflect on digital games
Author: Sorrell, Melanie, Bahamon, Julio Cesar, Price, Bob
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Computer science--Study and teaching (Higher), University cooperation, Computer games
Description: In 2016, a partnership between the J. Murrey Atkins Library and the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte launched a gaming lab to support the educational needs of computer science students in the Artif...

Title: Neighborhood disadvantage and the sales of unhealthy products : alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy snack food
Author: Wallace, Lauren A., Paul, Rajib, Gholizadeh, Shafie, Zadrozny, Wlodek, Webster, Caitlan, Mayfield, Melanie, Racine, Elizabeth
Subjects--Topical: Chronic diseases, Neighborhoods--Economic aspects
Description: Background: Individuals may use unhealthy coping mechanisms such as alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy snack consumption. The purpose of this study was to assess how neighborhood disadvantage is associated with sales of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealth...

Title: Optimizing recruitment for qualitative research : a comparison of social media, emails, and offline methods
Author: Gallicano, Tiffany, Sledzieski, Nana, Shaikh, Samira, Levens, Sara
Subjects--Topical: Qualitative research, Social media
Description: Participant recruitment through social media platforms has been suggested as an effective method for sampling from specific populations; however, recent online recruitment attempts have been met with varying levels of success. In the current study...

Title: Revisiting the use of graph centrality models in biological pathway analysis
Author: Loraine, Ann, Mostafavi, M. Taghi, Yeganeh, Pourya Naderi, Richardson, Christine
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biological systems, Graph theory
Description: The use of graph theory models is widespread in biological pathway analyses as it is often desired to evaluate the position of genes and proteins in their interaction networks of the biological systems. In this article, we argue that the common st...

Title: Separating features from functionality : a computational analysis of vaccination apps
Author: Shaw, George, Nadkarni, Devaki, Phann, Eric, Sielaty, Rachel Ashby
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Mobile apps, Public health
Description: Some latest estimates show that approximately 95% of Americans own a smartphone with numerous functions such as SMS text messaging, the ability to take high-resolution pictures, and mobile software apps. Mobile health apps focusing on vaccination ...