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As cannabis legalization reforms are underway, there is some concern that non-profit, ‘middle ground’ options may remain under-researched and thus less visible. This book offers an in-depth account of one of the possible ‘middle ground’ models for the supply of cannabis: the Cannabis Social Club. Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are typically formal, non-profit associations of adult cannabis users who produce and distribute that substance close to or at cost price among themselves. They constitute an user-driven model for the supply of cannabis. In most jurisdictions, CSCs remain a grass roots, unregulated initiative of groups of users, but the model has been legalized in Uruguay and Mal...
This book explores the disruptive changes in the media ecosystem caused by convergence and digitization, and analyses innovation processes in content production, distribution and commercialisation. It has been edited by Professors Miguel Túñez-López (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain), Valentín-Alejandro Martínez-Fernández (Universidade da Coruña, Spain), Xosé López-García (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain), Xosé Rúas-Araújo (Universidade de Vigo, Spain) and Francisco Campos-Freire (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain). The book includes contributions from European and American experts, who offer their views on the audiovisual sector, journalis...
Do you think you know everything about cannabis? Take this invitation to dive through time, where you’ll learn the history of cannabis from its origin. This story introduces us on a mysterious and millennial journey in man's life from its beginning, who in his fight against diseases and death has made use of the beneficial effects of the plants, among which, without fail, the cannabis plant. In addition, due to its versatility, this plant has been used in industrial processes such as the elaboration of textile fibers, paper and even ropes. The first botanical classification of the plant was made in 1753, by the Swedish botanist Carl Von Linneo, who classified and described the plant as “...
This book is composed of a selection of articles from The 2021 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'21), held online between 30 and 31 of March and 1 and 2 of April 2021 at Hangra de Heroismo, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. WorldCIST is a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences and challenges of modern information systems and technologies research, together with their technological development and applications. The main topics covered are: A) Information and Knowledge Management; B) Organizational Models and Information Systems; C) Software and Systems Modeling; D) Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools; E) Multimedia Systems and Applications; F) Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems; G) Intelligent and Decision Support Systems; H) Big Data Analytics and Applications; I) Human–Computer Interaction; J) Ethics, Computers & Security; K) Health Informatics; L) Information Technologies in Education; M) Information Technologies in Radiocommunications; N) Technologies for Biomedical Applications.
This book features selected papers from the International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies (ICOMTA 2022), jointly organized by the Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia) and the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Cuenca, Ecuador), and as collaborators at the University of Vigo (Galicia, Spain), the University of Santiago de Compostela-Political Research Team (Galicia, Spain), and the Network of Communication Researchers of Ecuador (RICE), during August, 31–September 2, 2022. It covers recent advances in the field of digital communication and processes, digital social media, software, big data, data mining, and intelligent systems.
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Libraries is written for librarians, by librarians: understanding that diverse communities use libraries, museums, and archives for a variety of different reasons. Many current books on this topic have a very technological focus on augmentation and are aimed towards computer programmers with advanced technology skills. This book makes augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality applications much more accessible to professionals without extensive technology backgrounds. This innovative title touches on possible implementation, projects, and assessment needs for both academic and public libraries, museums, and archives.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question of esports and their role in society. A diverse group of authors tackle the impact of esports and the ways in which it has grown within the entertainment industry around the world. Chapters offer a coherent response to the following questions: What role do esports play in the entertainment industry? What communication skills can be learned through esports? What do the media gain from broadcasting esports? What is the relationship between social networks and esports? What are the main marketing strategies used in esports? What effect does communicative globalization have on the development of esports? What is the relationship betwee...
Comprender y conocer cómo funcionan los medios de comunicación y qué repercusiones tienen sobre los consumidores, se ha convertido en un tema muy valorado por la comunidad científica. El desarrollo de los me-dios digitales ha provocado transformaciones sociales a nivel mundial, consiguiendo que los medios tradicionales se posicionen en un segundo plano a la hora de la búsqueda incesante de información. En este senti-do, la educación en medios se configura como la asignatura pendiente y obligatoria de la sociedad actual, sobre todo, en los contextos educativos. El desarrollo y los cambios tecnológicos, producidos en la actualidad, incitan que los métodos de enseñanza y aprendizaje se vean mermados por la explosión de nuevas formas de comunicación y nuevos espacios narrativos. Las redes sociales, así como otros múltiples contextos digita-les están provocando que las instituciones de educación superior reconfi-guren la metodología de enseñanza dentro del aula.
Quando pensamos em ecologia dos meios, o que vem ao pensamento é o desenvolvimento tecnológico. De fato, as tecnologias alteram os meios. Mas será que somente os meios sofrem essa alteração? Não. Os meios são alterados, mas os cidadãos também. Ou melhor: a relação entre os cidadãos e os meios. Essa foi a proposta do canadense Marshall McLuhan e o norte-americano Neil Postman ao pensarem no conceito, no início da década de 1970. Uma proposta que alterava o cenário das teorias da comunicação naquele momento mundial, quando os estruturalistas propunham como objeto de estudo a estrutura das mensagens, ao invés de observar os fluxos comunicacionais ou o papel da comunicação na...
Este libro puede considerarse como una vía imprescindible para tratar de “ordenar el tráfico” en el complicado mundo del Turismo. Dos tercios de la Gran Muralla China está llena de brechas y de grafiti, en buena parte por el desembarco de excursionistas. Una joya de la historia, padece los efectos de millones de turistas que la visitan, con las facilidades que da el precio de los viajes y de los tour operadores que ponen cualquier destino a nuestro alcance.