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    European perspectives on big data applied to health: The case of biobanks and human databases
    with Itziar de Lecuona
    Developing World Bioethics 18 (3): 291-298. 2018.
    Introduction The paradigm shift to a knowledge‐based economy has incremented the use of personal information applied to health‐related activities, such as biomedical research, innovation, and commercial initiatives. The convergence of science, technology, communication and data technologies has given rise to the application of big data to health; for example through eHealth, human databases and biobanks. Methods In light of these changes, we enquire about the value of personal data and its appro…Read more
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    Perceived Social Support and Its Effects on Changes in the Affective and Eudaimonic Well-Being of Chilean University Students
    with Rubia Cobo-Rendón, Yaranay López-Angulo, and Alejandro Díaz-Mujica
    Frontiers in Psychology 11. 2020.
    The beginning of university life can be a stressful event for students. The close social relationships that they can experience can have positive effects on their well-being. The objective of this paper is to estimate the effect of perceived social support on the changes of the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of Chilean university students during the transition from the first to the second academic year. Overall, 205 students participated with an average age of 19.14 years, evaluated during th…Read more
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    Perpetrators’ strategic communication: Framing and identity building on ethno-nationalist terrorists’ websites
    with Arlinda Arizi, Natalia Angulo Mejía, Yulia An, and Liane Rothenberger
    Communications 43 (2): 133-171. 2018.
    The study explores communication strategies of ethno-nationalist terrorists with respect to their framing and identity building. Strategies of eight ethno-nationalist terrorist groups were analyzed using 70 articles published on the groups’ websites. Three cluster-analytic procedures and a correlational analysis were applied to strategies of problem definition, cause and responsibility attribution, treatment recommendations, and identity building. The analysis revealed various dimensions on whic…Read more