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Psychology

More Precious When You Build It Yourself: The IKEA Effect

The IKEA effect is the cognitive bias that leads people to value things they made or assembled themselves far more than they are actually worth. This article covers how the effect

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Tourism studies

Traveling to Help: Volunteer Tourism

Volunteer tourism is travel in which tourists spend part or all of their trip volunteering to help local communities or nature. We look at how it began, its main types, what travel

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Information technology

Using Network Technology to Optimize Day-to-Day Operations

Network technology is at the heart of modern society's information and communications infrastructure and has become an indispensable part of the business environment. In a rapidly

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Education

Finding the Way While Learning: Formative Assessment

Formative assessment checks what students know and don't know while learning is still underway, and uses the results to improve both teaching and learning. We look at where the ter

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Information technology

Same Result Even If You Press Twice: Idempotence

Why is pressing an elevator button twice safe, while double-clicking a payment button feels risky? This article explains idempotence—from its mathematical name to everyday buttons,

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Education

The Need for Special Education and the Role of Educators

Special education is an educational program designed for students who have special educational needs related to their individual learning abilities, physical abilities, sensory abi

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Social welfare

A Life Outside the Market: Decommodification

Can you still protect your livelihood when illness or job loss keeps you from working? This article explains decommodification as defined by Gøsta Esping-Andersen, the criteria use

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Design

Texture Design That Maximizes Realism

Texture has become an essential element in contemporary visual design and user experience (UX). Beyond being a visual element, texture brings physical qualities that we can actuall