Online communities have become a major medium for social interaction amongst Internet users. Despite the profusion of online communities, the abundance of individuals and content do not necessarily lead the community to success. Individual communities commonly face issues related to attracting and maintaining members, a key resource of online communities. The primary focus of this dissertation ...

INTRODUCTION Relative to antiretroviral treatment (ART), early HIV cure-related trials (HCRTs) carry limited therapeutic benefits and unknown risks. In HCRTs requiring treatment interruption (TI) the health risks and burdens may create a barrier to study enrolment and increase the possibility for unintentional ethical violations in recruitment. METHODS An online survey was administered to ove...

Community participation is regarded as an important tool for successful tourism planning. Western scholars generally agree that active community participation in the decision making process will benefit local communities. However, in developing countries, such participation is difficult to put into practice because of shortcomings in structural and operational limitations in the tourism develop...