In this position paper we argue for a need of a lightweight communication platform aimed at supporting development of open heterogeneous multi-agent systems, such as multi-robot systems, or applications of ambient intelligence. We also argue, why the state-of-the-art FIPA compliant agent platforms are not directly suitable for this task and suggest a set of features of a suitable communication ...

In this experiment, participants were presented with a prosocial message modeled from modern public health campaigns. Although the message was kept identical, the context of the message was experimentally manipulated to represent either a viral user-generated video or a government-sponsored public service announcement. The data provided evidence of an indirect relationship between media context...

introduction pelvic pain results from many causes such as primary dysmenorrhea, uterine anomalies, menstrual outflow obstruction, endometriosis, myoma and adenomyosis. this study reports on a rare case of non-communicating functional rudimentary horn. case presentations a 15-year-old nulligravida young woman with a history of severe intermittent pelvic pain presented a 4-5 centimeter mass. a su...

1 Elliott School of Communication, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0031 2 Department of Communication, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29401 3 College of Journalism and Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 4 School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 5 Mass Communication and Journalism, Fresno State, Fresno, C...

It iswell known thatmassmediahave theability to frameasociopolitical issue in specific ways, which can have considerable impact on the public’s thoughts and perceptions regarding the issue. Through analyzing coverage of capital Mass Communication & Society, 11:115–140, 2008 Copyright © 2008 Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communicati...

Despite concerns about high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease in the United States, the mass media adolescents attend to most frequently include little accurate information about sexual health. In this study, a preliminary Mass Communication & Society, 11:3–23, 2008 Copyright © Mass Communication & Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass C...