Author name: Maryam Kakaie

Maryam kakaei was born in 1984 in Arak. She holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Azad University of Arak.

The Power of Message Networks: A Big-Data Analysis of the Network Agenda Setting Model and Issue Ownership

The Power of Message Networks: A Big-Data Analysis of the Network Agenda Setting Model and Issue Ownership

Abstract This article presents an empirical study that tests a new concept, “issue ownership network,” which is based on the network agenda setting (NAS) model and the theory of issue […]

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Requirements engineering issues causing software development outsourcing failure

Requirements engineering issues causing software development outsourcing failure

Abstract Software development outsourcing is becoming more and more famous because of the advantages like cost abatement, process enhancement, and coping with the scarcity of needed resources. Studies confirm that

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Social Media Big Data

Big Questions for Social Media Big Data: Representativeness, Validity and Other Methodological Pitfalls

Abstract: Large-scale databases of human activity in social media have captured scientific and policy attention, producing a flood of research and discussion. This paper considers methodological and conceptual challenges for

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SoMABiT

Knowledge Discovery from Social Media using Big Data provided Sentiment Analysis (SoMABiT)

Abstract: In today’s competitive business world, being aware of customer needs and market-oriented production is a key success factor for industries. To this aim, the use of efficient analytic algorithms

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Perceptions of Using Smart Mobile Devices in Higher Education Teaching: A Case Study from Palestine

Perceptions of Using Smart Mobile Devices in Higher Education Teaching: A Case Study from Palestine

Abstract Smart mobile devices (SMDs), especially smartphones (Smart mobile devices) and tablets are becoming increasingly ubiquitous among educators and students in Palestine. While their use is on the rise, many

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Predicting social media performance metrics and evaluation of the impact on brand building: A data mining approach

Predicting social media performance metrics and evaluation of the impact on brand building: A data mining approach

Abstract This study presents a research approach using data mining for predicting the performance metrics of posts published in brands’ Facebook pages. Twelve posts’ performance metrics extracted from a cosmetic

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The role of ICT in the shift towards student-centred learning in higher education

The role of ICT in the shift towards student-centred learning in higher education

Abstract Over recent decades, there has been a significant rise in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and a greater emphasis on student-centered learning (SCL) in higher education

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health behaviour in school-aged children

Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and well-being

ABSTRACT Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), a WHO collaborative cross-national study, has provided information about the health, well-being, social environment, and of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old boys and girls

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Socioeconomic status is not associated with health-related quality of life in a group of overweight middle-aged men

Socioeconomic status is not associated with health-related quality of life in a group of overweight middle-aged men

ABSTRACT Socioeconomic status is a known determinant of health. In secondary data analyses, we assessed whether socioeconomic status affected health-related quality of life in a group of overweight (body mass

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