Search Results - "Mansourian, Yazdan"

Bonsai in the time of Covid: The miniature, the social and the solitary by Yazdan Mansourian

“…The study sought to find out to what extent engagement with 'serious leisure', in this case bonsai growing, can help people deal with challenging times, such…”
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Bonsai in the time of COVID by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…The study sought to find out to what extent engagement with serious leisure, in this case, bonsai growing, can help people deal with challenging times, such as…”
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Identifying Frames of the COVID-19 Infodemic: Thematic Analysis of Misinformation Stories Across Media by Mohammadi, Ehsan, Tahamtan, Iman, Mansourian, Yazdan, Overton, Holly

“…The word "infodemic" refers to the deluge of false information about an event, and it is a global challenge for today's society. The sheer volume of…”
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‘The challenge now is for us to remain relevant’: Australian public libraries and the COVID-19 crisis by Wakeling, Simon, Garner, Jane, Hider, Philip, Jamali, Hamid, Lymn, Jessie, Mansourian, Yazdan, Randell-Moon, Holly

“…The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on public libraries around the world. In Australia, almost all public libraries experienced some period of…”
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Information experiences of bonsai growers: a phenomenological study in serious leisure by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…PurposeThe paper reports the findings of a research project exploring the information experiences of bonsai growers in Australia as an example of a serious…”
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From serious leisure to passionate pastime: expanding the conceptual landscape by Mansourian, Yazdan

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Information activities in serious leisure as a catalyst for self-actualisation and social engagement by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…PurposeThis paper reports findings from a research project about human information behaviour in the context of serious leisure. Various forms of information…”
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Tracing Scientific Trends: Scientometrics Methods and Metrics, and the Change in Librarians’ Roles by Sahar Mehraban, Yazdan Mansourian

“…Along with the growth of science domains, scientific publications are also rapidly developing and as a result of this growth, tracing research trends in…”
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The passion and pleasure of information sharing in pottery practice by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…The paper reports selective findings from a broader study about information behaviour in the context of the pottery hobby as a form of serious leisure. Among…”
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Exploring online information sharing patterns among beekeepers: a thematic analysis of user-generated content by Mansourian, Yazdan

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Joyful information activities in serious leisure: looking for pleasure, passion and purpose by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…PurposeThis paper provides selective findings from a broader research project on information behaviours in serious leisure. This paper focuses on the positive…”
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Comparing reading comprehension between children reading augmented reality and print storybooks by Danaei, Delneshin, Jamali, Hamid R., Mansourian, Yazdan, Rastegarpour, Hassan

“…Reading in early ages can be a challenge due to difficulties in recognizing new words and may result in lack of proper comprehension of the text. To address…”
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What is transcendental information? A conceptual paper by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…Background. Until recently, information behaviour scholars have mainly focused on the workplace or educational settings, and defined information as either a…”
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Understanding how general practice nurses support adult lifestyle risk reduction: An integrative review by Morris, Maksi, Halcomb, Elizabeth, Mansourian, Yazdan, Bernoth, Maree

“…Aim To review the literature exploring how general practice nurses support lifestyle risk reduction. Design Integrative literature review. Sources CINAHL,…”
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Creative Research Engagement from Design through Application to Dissemination: Maximizing the Research Impact through Creativity by Budd, John M, Senteio, Charles, Nesset, Valerie, Mansourian, Yazdan

“…ABSTRACT The value of research is often determined by its impact and ability to catalyze positive change in the life of communities, technological…”
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The lived experience of Australian public library staff during the COVID-19 library closures by Garner, Jane, Wakeling, Simon, Hider, Philip, Jamali, Hamid R., Kennan, Mary Anne, Mansourian, Yazdan, Randell-Moon, Holly

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of Australian public library staff during the COVID-19 library closures. The study…”
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Exploratory nature of, and uncertainty tolerance in, qualitative research by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…Purpose - This paper seeks to depict an overall picture of an exploratory research journey to exemplify how qualitative studies on little understood phenomena…”
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Adoption of grounded theory in LIS research by Mansourian, Yazdan

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementations and implications of Grounded Theory as an exploratory and inductive research method in…”
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Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis: operations, management and service provision by Wakeling, Simon, Garner, Jane, Kennan, Mary Anne, Hider, Philip, Jamali, Hamid R., Randell-Moon, Holly Eva Katherine, Mansourian, Yazdan

“…PurposeThe purpose of this research was to investigate how Australian public libraries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of management, planning and…”
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Children’s Food Choice: Advertised Food Type, Health Knowledge and Entertainment by Esmaeilpour, Fariba, Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Kambiz, Mansourian, Yazdan, Khounsiavash, Mohsen

“…The purpose of this research is to examine how the moderating effects of health knowledge (inactive vs. active) and advertising's entertainment level (high vs…”
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