Mediation, interaction, interference for social epidemiology

Social interaction in online support groups: Preference for online social interaction over offline social interaction

Keywords: Online support group Supportive communication E-health Computer-mediated communication Preference for online social interaction Internet a b s t r a c t The purpose of the current study was to identify potential factors leading to preference for social interaction in online support groups (OSGs) over offline inter action. By identifying such factors, the current study advances underst...

Interaction protocol mediation in web service composition

This article presents a mediation framework supporting the integration of Web Services in orchestrated and choreographed services and the conciliation of interaction protocol mismatches. Our framework supports a loosely-coupled interaction among Web Services, based on the Publish and Subscribe pattern. Moreover, it manages Web Services as event-driven systems, in order to enable them to perform...

Explanation in causal inference: Methods for mediation and interaction.

Composition and mediation in cross-surface interaction

Close But Not Stuck: Understanding Social Distance in Human-Robot Interaction Through a Computer Mediation Approach

We draw on the social information processing (SIP) model to argue that users’ earlier experiences with online social environments tend to attribute human-like characteristics to robots. Specifically, when users engage in socially-charged electronic environments to interact and communicate electronically with others, they find ways to overcome the relative lack of cues to adapt to the medium; th...