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COVID19: Mask Misinformation and Social Noise

Description: Disinformation and misinformation are pervasive in unregulated social-media environments, which are used habitually for obtaining news. Fenn et al in 2019 stated that “Given that people tend to share interesting information to maintain social relationships or to manage their impressions, information that receives more likes may subsequently be shared more often” (Fenn, Ramsay, Kantner, Pezdek, & Abed, 2019, p.133) Recent studies also revealed that misinformation from politicians and celebrities… more
Date: December 2020
Creator: Alsaid, Manar; Madali, Nayana Pampapura; Zimmerman, Tara & Hawamdeh, Suliman M.
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Creativity and Cognition in Extreme Environments: The Space Arts as a Case Study

Description: Article uses 4E cognition as a framework to explore creativity in extreme environments. The article examines space arts as a case study through the history, present practices, and future possible arts in the context of humans beyond the Kármán boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere. This article is part of the research topic Creative Performance in Extreme Human Environments: Astronauts and Space
Date: September 29, 2020
Creator: Hays, Kathryn; Kubli, Cris & Malina, Roger F.
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Crisis and Culture

Description: The research seeks to know if the COVID-19 pandemic has created culture change by measuring the criteria of work outputs and actions of organization members. As a part of this research, a survey was developed to identify how and to what extent workplace culture has been impacted. 111 professional services staff from a North Texas business were surveyed. We identified three factors for criteria of work outputs and behavior that indicates the current level of change of the culture. The three fact… more
Date: December 2020
Creator: Beaver, Zachery R.
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Data on Burmic Languages

Description: Presentation on the status of existing data on Burmic langauges, including what medium it is on, whether it is archived, and the level of description it has, from 1971-present. It was presented at the CoRSAL 4th Annual Meeting held on October 1, 2020.
Date: October 1, 2020
Creator: Bradley, David
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Data on Burmic Languages

Description: Video recording of a presentation on the status of existing data on Burmic langauges, including what medium it is on, whether it is archived, and the level of description it has, from 1971-present. It was presented at the CoRSAL 4th Annual Meeting held on October 1, 2020.
Date: October 1, 2020
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Bradley, David
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Description of preparation for community fishing

Description: The speaker narrates about the preparation for community fishing. In order to go fishing, some twenty or thirty people go to identify the spot. Based on everyone’s opinion, they decided on a place to do the fishing. A day before fishing, some members also go deep to the forest to collect katu, the herb used for fishing. Each member contributes their labor even before the real fishing begins.
Date: March 20, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Description of pulling bridge materials

Description: The speaker narrates about the practice of pulling big logs to build a bridge. This practice was passed down from many generations and it is still in practice today. Because this practice has been done since since our ancestors' time, people selflessly take part in pulling big stones and logs. Every villager contributes in this community work.
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Description of pulling pillars and posts

Description: This narration is about the practice of pulling logs for pillar and post. The speaker narrates about some accompanying activities like elders beating drum and singing while logs are being pulled in the olden days.
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 2 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Description of the sanctification ritual

Description: The speaker narrates about earlier times when their ancestors used to built grand house and conduct ceremonies and pull pillars, posts, and big logs to build bridges. Before they start pulling the bridge materials, their ancestors performed a ritual called kaphi-kapaibo. While performing the ritual, the log will be cleaned with different types of leaves from end to end. This ritual is done so that they would carry the bridge materials easily. It is done to ward off injury or to avoid any sickne… more
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Descriptive richness of free-text metadata: a comparative analysis of three language archives

Description: This article analyzes item‐level metadata in three language archives by focusing on free‐text metadata: the Endangered Language Archive, Pacific Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures, and the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America. The study identified categories of information included in Description metadata fields and the relative distribution of these categories.
Date: October 22, 2020
Creator: Burke, Mary & Zavalina, Oksana
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Development of Micro and Pilot Projects, Evaluation of Technologies, and Developing Data/Information Infrastructure

Description: Successful organizations are continuously looking for better ways to improve efficiency. Knowledge management (KM) in institutions is essentially based on an understanding of knowledge creation and knowledge transfer. At Tarrant County College, we are currently developing a District-wide knowledge management (KM) program. This KM process is implemented via micro pilot projects and processes; and an analysis of current technology, structure, and culture. We carefully try to anticipate challenge… more
Date: December 2020
Creator: Helge, Kris & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
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Discussion of irrigation systems (in Urdu)

Description: This is a discussion on the popular irrigation systems used in Azamgarh and nearby areas of Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh state, before the invention of tube wells. This discussion briefly also extends to farming systems and agricultural tools. This discussion was primarily between the researcher and two residents of southern Azamgarh who were distant relatives to the researcher. It took place almost entirely in Urdu, whereas some background noises can be frequently heard in Azamgarhi.
Date: January 28, 2020
Duration: 43 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
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Discussion on languages of the Purvanchal region of UP and Urdu

Description: This is a discussion about the language and language varieties spoken in the districts of the Pūrvānchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Maū, Balliā, and Āzamgaṛh. The speaker Mr. Maqsood Khan initiates with a short monologue on the election season in his mother tongue Bhojpuri spoken in his village Jogarī. He then proceeds to the varieties spoken in the region as he seems to have excellent knowledge on the same. The monologue then turns into a discussion about the differences of … more
Date: November 22, 2020
Duration: 14 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
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Location: 26.09923202748663 83.7410243564345

Discussion on languages of the Purvanchal region of UP and Urdu

Description: This is a discussion about the language and language varieties spoken in the districts of the Pūrvānchal region of the state of Uttar Pradesh, such as Maū, Balliā, and Āzamgaṛh. The speaker Mr. Maqsood Khan initiates with a short monologue on the election season in his mother tongue Bhojpuri spoken in his village Jogarī. He then proceeds to the varieties spoken in the region as he seems to have excellent knowledge on the same. The monologue then turns into a discussion about the differences of … more
Date: November 22, 2020
Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
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Location: 26.09923202748663 83.7410243564345
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Distance learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: Examining K-12 students’ and parents’ experiences and perspectives

Description: Article examines K-12 students and parents in the United States’ experiences and challenges during the sudden shift to distance learning during the COVID19 crisis. This article is part of the special issue: Learning and learning ecosystems in the time of Covid-19.
Date: 2020
Creator: Simpson, Jenna Conan
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