There is a strong link between HIV and maternal health, with higher HIV rates correlating to increased maternal mortality. HIV-infected women face a 2 to 8 times higher risk of death and pregnancy complications. Indigenous Mayan women in Guatemala are particularly vulnerable due to partner migration and traditional gender roles.
Correspondence
Abbie Bernet2024-09-19T10:18:43-04:00Kendrick is an expat, semi-retired and once celebrated African American novelist living in Shanghai, China. Kay is a young, up-and-coming Asian-American writer in Miami. They share correspondence through which they examine each other’s lives, cultures, challenges, and the burrowing relationship between them.
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Cartoon Network Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign Targeting Tweens
Abbie Bernet2024-09-04T08:51:52-04:00Alarmingly, over 20% of tweens (aged 9 to 12) are exposed to cyberbullying, with 15% of young victims unlikely to report the issue to peers, family, or adults.
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Two Experiments from Imposed Users’ Perspective
Abbie Bernet2024-08-29T17:30:56-04:00AI technologies now play various communicator roles, from content producers (e.g., automated news generation) to interpersonal interlocutors (e.g., voice assistants).
Swipe and Shop: The Guide to Social Commerce
Justin Parrondo2024-06-20T13:06:04-04:00This paper examines the current trends, consumer behaviors, and technological advancements of social commerce, with a particular focus on the COVID-19 pandemic's catalytic role. It [...]
The Need for Implementation of Smart Cities
Justin Parrondo2024-06-20T13:05:52-04:00Smart cities are infrastructures that increase convenience, efficiency, safety, sustainability, and optimal performance in a vast array of fields made possible by the Internet of [...]
The Role of Influencers in Digital Marketing
Justin Parrondo2024-06-20T13:05:40-04:00As digital marketing continues to dominate the advertising sphere, new methods and techniques to best gain customers and increase sales have emerged. Social media influencers [...]
Advancement’s Achilles’ Heel: The Disservice of Deepfakes
Justin Parrondo2024-06-20T13:05:20-04:00Advancements in artificial intelligence have led to the rise of deepfake technologies. Using such neural network models as Generative Adversarial Network and the Video Autoencoder, [...]
Media Management Association Awards 2024
Justin Parrondo2024-06-20T10:19:31-04:00About Since 2016, the Media Management Association (MMA) Awards have recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate student works (i.e., major student papers and projects, including creative [...]
Social Media and Censorship
Michael Lester2023-09-15T19:15:35-04:00This paper will focus on the political and social complexities surrounding the Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act debate. The purpose is to properly [...]
The World of Deepfakes
Michael Lester2023-09-15T19:15:01-04:00This paper will review the major aspects of deepfake audio and video technology. First, it will provide an in-depth explanation of how deepfakes are created [...]
The Influence of Social Media on the Athletic World
Michael Lester2023-09-13T19:33:09-04:00Social media is an effective tool used by members of the athletic industry including athletes, teams, media outlets, and fans. This digital technology can impact [...]