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Indian Contemporary Films and Societal Reflection
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Indian Contemporary Films and Societal Reflection

Film has always acted as a window to the society where it brings out various essences of life. India has always shown prominence in representing its inheritance and rich cultural lineage through different layers of films. Right from “Raja Harishchandra” as a full-length feature film in 1913 to the most contemporary films released on OTT, everything and everyone embedded in any of the films made in India has some level of relevance to the time and society, therefore, they can be called contemporary while projecting some form of social message through their presence. The book “Indian Contemporary Films and Societal Reflection” presents a collection of a list of reviews based on some of...

Radio Broadcasting
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Radio Broadcasting

Radio Broadcasting the evolution, principles, and impact of radio as a powerful medium for mass communication. Covering the history of radio, technical fundamentals, production techniques, and programming strategies, this book provides an in-depth look into the broadcasting industry. The role of radio in shaping public opinion, cultural trends, and entertainment while also examining the challenges and innovations brought by digital advancements. Ideal for students, media professionals, and enthusiasts, this book is a comprehensive guide to understanding the enduring relevance and influence of radio broadcasting in modern society.

Video Game Influences on Aggression, Cognition, and Attention
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 205

Video Game Influences on Aggression, Cognition, and Attention

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-08-21
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book addresses the ongoing scientific debates regarding video games and their effects on players. The book features opposing perspectives and offers point and counterpoint exchanges in which researchers on both sides of a specific topic make their best case for their findings and analysis. Chapters cover both positive and negative effects of video games on players’ behavior and cognition, from contributing to violence and alienation to promoting therapeutic outcomes for types of cognitive dysfunction. The contrasting viewpoints model presents respectful scientific debate, encourages open dialogue, and allows readers to come to informed conclusions. Key questions addressed include: · ...

Theory of Media Literacy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 321

Theory of Media Literacy

Our society has become characterized by aggressive media. Information is constantly at our fingertips – whether it be through the books, newspapers, and magazines we read, the television we watch, the radio stations to which we listen, or the computers that connect us to the world in a matter of seconds. We can try to limit our media exposure, but it is impossible to avoid all media messages. As a result, we psychologically protect ourselves by automatically processing the media to which we are exposed. Theory of Media Literacy: A Cognitive Approach comprehensively explains how we absorb the flood of information in our media-saturated society and examines how we often construct faulty mean...

Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 293

Impact of Information Society Research in the Global South

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-04-15
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  • Publisher: Springer

The second volume in the SIRCA book series investigates the impact of information society initiatives by extending the boundaries of academic research into the realm of practice. Global in scope, it includes contributions and research projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The international scholarly community has taken a variety of approaches to question the impact of information society initiatives on populations in the Global South. This book addresses two aspects— Impact of research: How is the research on ICTs in the Global South playing a role in creating an information society? (e.g. policy formulation, media coverage, implementation in practice) and Research on impact: What is the evidence for the impact of ICTs on society? (i.e. the objectives of socio-economic development). This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices and approaches from social scientific research to produce an engaging volume for a variety of stakeholders including academics, researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and those in the business and civil sectors of society.

Strategic Information Management in Hospitals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 290

Strategic Information Management in Hospitals

Strategic Information Management In Hospitals: An Introduction To Hospital Information Systems is a definitive volume written by four authoritative voices in medical informatics. Illustrating the importance of hospital information management in delivering high quality health care at the lowest possible cost, this book provides the essential resources needed by the medical informatics specialist to understand and successfully manage the complex nature of hospital information systems. Author of the book's Foreword, Reed M. Gardner, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics, University of Utah and LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, applauds the text's focus on the underlying ...

Positive Psychology in Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 896

Positive Psychology in Practice

The best minds in positive psychology survey the state of the field Positive Psychology in Practice, Second Edition moves beyond the theoretical to show how positive psychology is being used in real-world settings, and the new directions emerging in the field. An international team of contributors representing the best and brightest in the discipline review the latest research, discuss how the findings are being used in practice, explore new ideas for application, and discuss focus points for future research. This updated edition contains new chapters that explore the intersection between positive psychology and humanistic psychology, salugenesis, hedonism, and eudaimonism, and more, with de...

Textbook of Addiction Treatment
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1512

Textbook of Addiction Treatment

Addiction is increasingly being recognized as a major global public health issue, and an ever-growing number of medical specialties, psychological and social science training programs, and professional associations are including addiction as part of their training and continuing education curricula. The first edition of this book presented an overview of the spectrum of addiction-related problems across different cultures around the globe. Sharing the experience and wisdom of more than 260 leading experts in the field, and promoted by the International Society of Addiction Medicine, it compared and contrasted clinical practices in the field of addiction medicine on the basis of neurobiologic...

Gender and Information Technology: Moving Beyond Access to Co-Create Global Partnership
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 349

Gender and Information Technology: Moving Beyond Access to Co-Create Global Partnership

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-09-30
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

"This book explores the decline in female involvement in technology and other discrimination related to the industry"--Provided by publisher.

The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 341

The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-06-07
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

This book comprehensively conveys the theoretical and practical aspects of IoT and big data analytics with the solid contributions from practitioners as well as academicians. This book examines and expounds the unique capabilities of the big data analytics platforms in capturing, cleansing and crunching IoT device/sensor data in order to extricate actionable insights. A number of experimental case studies and real-world scenarios are incorporated in this book in order to instigate our book readers. This book Analyzes current research and development in the domains of IoT and big data analytics Gives an overview of latest trends and transitions happening in the IoT data analytics space Illust...