Journal Articles & Working Papers

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Questioning the Yelp Effect: Mixed Methods Analysis of Web-Based Reviews of Urgent Cares

The World Health Organization has deemed antibiotic resistance, which is primarily caused by antibiotic overuse, to be one of the world's most pressing health problems.

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“We Don’t Know” Means “They’re Not Sure”

The most familiar approach to handling respondent uncertainty about survey questions, the “don’t know” (DK) response, has an inconvenient feature.

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Misinformation or Activism: Mapping Networked Moral Panic Through An Analysis of #SAVETHECHILDREN

When looking at the recent social-political history of America it is difficult to avoid references to QAnon, a widespread, conservative-leaning conspiracy that amalgamates numerous conspiracies into...

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The global effectiveness of fact-checking: Evidence from simultaneous experiments in Argentina, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom

Little evidence exists on the global effectiveness, or lack thereof, of potential solutions to misinformation.

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Effectiveness of an optimized text message and Internet intervention for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial

Internet interventions are effective for smoking cessation and a recommended treatment approach.

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Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a text messaging intervention for smoking cessation in Vietnam

Text messaging (SMS) smoking cessation programs can reach a large amount of cigarette smokers and are effective in increasing quit rates, but their efficacy has not yet been explored in Vietnam.

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Trump sympathy in the Balkans: cross-border populist appeal

Do populist leaders tend to win support from the same kinds of people abroad as they do at home?

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Causal Understanding of Fake News Dissemination on Social Media

Recent years have witnessed remarkable progress towards computational fake news detection. To mitigate its negative impact, the researchers argue that it is critical to understand what user...

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Could Trade Agreements Help Address the Wicked Problem of Cross-Border Disinformation?

Whether produced domestically or internationally, disinformation is a “wicked” problem that has global impacts.

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Global Data Governance Mapping: 5 countries case study

Firms and governments have a variety of reasons for collecting data, including to create new products and to stimulate innovation.