Latest Open content Stories
Adults who resolve and recover from conflict are known to be happier in their romantic relationships but the same does not hold true for teen romances, according to research published April 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Thao Ha and colleagues from the Behavioural Science Institute of Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. The authors observed 14-16-year olds in romantic relationships dealing with conflicts over issues such as cheating, experiencing jealousy and parental...
Community interaction likely more important than political affiliation for Wikipedia users Wikipedia users who proclaim their political affiliations within the online community consider their identity as "Wikipedian" stronger than potentially divisive political affiliations, according to research published April 3 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by David Laniado and colleagues from Barcelona Media, Spain, and University of Southern California. Previous studies of blog networks have...
Online textbook buyback company, MyBookBuyer.com, announces their successful “Textbooks for a Year” College Scholarship essay contest for Spring 2013 is open and accepting entries. San Leandro, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 With more than a decade of conducting business in the used textbook and online book business, MyBookBuyer knows better than most the barrier that the skyrocketing cost of textbooks creates for college students. The “Textbooks for a Year” scholarship was designed to...
Leading provider of online bookstores releases Textbook Affordability Index (AI)SM by college to help educators and students evaluate the impact of course material costs on higher education. Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 For the first time ever, 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities have been rated by the affordability of their textbooks. Akademos, Inc., a leading provider of integrated online bookstores and marketplaces for educational institutions, has created a Textbook...
Reputation monitoring and management firm Reputation Changer has unveiled its Wikipedia Action Plan, helping clients clear up inaccuracies or misleading information on their Wiki entries. New York, New York (PRWEB) March 11, 2013 According to the online reputation management professionals at Reputation Changer, Wikipedia is an invaluable source of information—but from time to time, it can also be a source of online defamation. Though Wikipedia remains a widely-visited and respected...
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Matt J. Lauer, partner of Qorvis Communications, LLC and president of Qorvis Geopolitical Solutions, highlighted emerging sourcing challenges for corporations, individuals and organizations when contributing to Wikipedia. Lauer points out that by not allowing primary sources to contribute directly to the articles, the policy results in many articles on the site that are inaccurate or even blatantly false. Lauer claims that by...
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambia Health Solutions and its employees generated $1.4 billion in economic activity in the Pacific Northwest/Intermountain region in 2011, according to a new report released today by the company. The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Cambia Health Solutions report was produced with ECONorthwest, a Portland-based consulting firm specializing in economic planning and financial analysis. The report measures the economic and fiscal...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Designed and built by Handstand Inc. and backed by noted entrepreneur and philanthropist Cher Wang, Nota(TM) is an entirely new type of open collaboration platform in which every book becomes its own knowledge community. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/CG60385) Nota (Latin for "note") improves the learning experience in three ways: Collaborative: Every textbook in Nota is an open community. Anyone...
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has become the largest and most viewed web-based encyclopedia in the world. Yet the Wikipedia profiles of many corporations remain insufficiently maintained, often displaying deficiency warnings and lacking reliable references. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/PH57132) WikiExperts, the premier Wikipedia visibility agency, announced today, that it would provide a free evaluation and...
MP3 Rocket‘s new version adds a Creative Commons (“CC”) search filter that allows users to easily locate and download millions of free and redistributable Creative Commons songs & videos. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 09, 2013 MP3 Rocket's New Creative Commons Search In MP3 Rocket's new 6.3.2 version, developers have added a check box filter that allows users to easily search for free and redistributable Creative Commons (“CC”) videos. The CC search filter...
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Biology Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal split off from the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in 2005 after having been published as a supplement. It was originally published quarterly, but switched to bimonthly in 2007. As of May 2012, the editor-in-chief is Brian Charlesworth. Biology Letters publishes short articles from all across biology. All content is assigned to one of the following categories: Animal behavior, Biomechanics, Community ecology,...
PLoS Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology. It was established in 2003, with the first issue published in October of that year. It was the first journal of the Public Library of Science. As of May 2012, the current editor-in-chief is Jonathan Eisen (University of California, Davis). All content in PLoS Biology is published under the Creative Commons “by-attribution” license. The journal is funded by authors who are charged set fees to publish...
PLoS ONE is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS). It was established in 2006 as a beta version. In August 2008 it moved from a weekly publication schedule to a daily one, publishing articles as soon as they became ready. In October 2008, it came out of “beta.” In September 2009, PLoS ONE made full online usage of every published article publicly available. The founding managing editor was Chris Surridge. He was succeeded by...
