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O’Reilly-Shah, Vikas N. "Factors influencing healthcare provider respondent fatigue answering a globally administered in-app survey." PeerJ 5 (September 12, 2017): e3785. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3785.
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BackgroundRespondent fatigue, also known as survey fatigue, is a common problem in the collection of survey data. Factors that are known to influence respondent fatigue include survey length, survey topic, question complexity, and open-ended question type. There is a great deal of interest in understanding the drivers of physician survey responsiveness due to the value of information received from these practitioners. With the recent explosion of mobile smartphone technology, it has been possible to obtain survey data from users of mobile applications (apps) on a question-by-question basis. The author obtained basic demographic survey data as well as survey data related to an anesthesiology-specific drug called sugammadex and leveraged nonresponse rates to examine factors that influenced respondent fatigue.MethodsPrimary data were collected between December 2015 and February 2017. Surveys and in-app analytics were collected from global users of a mobile anesthesia calculator app. Key independent variables were user country, healthcare provider role, rating of importance of the app to personal practice, length of time in practice, and frequency of app use. Key dependent variable was the metric of respondent fatigue.ResultsProvider role and World Bank country income level were predictive of the rate of respondent fatigue for this in-app survey. Importance of the app to the provider and length of time in practice were moderately associated with fatigue. Frequency of app use was not associated. This study focused on a survey with a topic closely related to the subject area of the app. Respondent fatigue rates will likely change dramatically if the topic does not align closely.DiscussionAlthough apps may serve as powerful platforms for data collection, responses rates to in-app surveys may differ on the basis of important respondent characteristics. Studies should be carefully designed to mitigate fatigue as well as powered with the understanding of the respondent characteristics that may have higher rates of respondent fatigue.
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Mohad, Ashish, Sayan Shendre, Mahesh Likhar, Divya Pathrabe, and Vidhi Bhurle. "Survey on Interactive E-Learning Platform." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 11, no. 2 (February 28, 2023): 919–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.49143.
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Abstract: This Social Networking Site for College students. Networking is the way through which different people can be connected with each other through some means of communication. The social networking is one of the common media of communication between the people in today's world. . It gives the educators, students and parents a platform such as web app, Android app, iOS app to carry out their day to day activities, communicate and collaborate. It is an unique cloud based system that can be used by teachers, students and parents to perform all of their academic activities online through web or app. he students will be able to create their own profile, browse locations worldwide. share and collect knowledge, education related details etc. This application can also be used by the students to share the knowledge's, education related books, question or answer and any other information. This educational platform is for students and educators who are willing to learn new technologies. It is a unique cloud-based system that can be used by teachers, students, and parents to perform all of their academic activities online through the web or app. The students will be able to create their own profiles, browse locations worldwide share and collect knowledge, education- related details. The user interface must be simple and easy to understand even by the common man. The social networking site for college students is only meant for students all over the world to register themselves and can share information, knowledge, videos sharing, articles, etc.
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Hogan, Timothy P., Bella Etingen, Nicholas McMahon, Felicia R. Bixler, Linda Am, Rachel E. Wacks, Stephanie L. Shimada, Erin D. Reilly, Kathleen L. Frisbee, and Bridget M. Smith. "Understanding Adoption and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Chronic Pain Management Among US Military Veterans: Pre-Post Mixed Methods Evaluation." JMIR Formative Research 6, no. 1 (January 20, 2022): e33716. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/33716.
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Background The Veterans Health Administration Pain Coach mobile health app was developed to support veterans with chronic pain. Objective Our objective was to evaluate early user experiences with the Pain Coach app and preliminary impacts of app use on pain-related outcomes. Methods Following a sequential, explanatory, mixed methods design, we mailed surveys to veterans at 2 time points with an outreach program in between and conducted semistructured interviews with a subsample of survey respondents. We analyzed survey data using descriptive statistics among veterans who completed both surveys and examined differences in key outcomes using paired samples t tests. We analyzed semistructured interview data using thematic analysis. Results Of 1507 veterans invited and eligible to complete the baseline survey, we received responses from 393 (26.1%). These veterans received our outreach program; 236 (236/393, 60.1%) completed follow-up surveys. We conducted interviews with 10 app users and 10 nonusers. Among survey respondents, 10.2% (24/236) used Pain Coach, and 58% (14/24) reported it was easy to use, though interviews identified various app usability issues. Veterans who used Pain Coach reported greater pain self-efficacy (mean 23.1 vs mean 16.6; P=.01) and lower pain interference (mean 34.6 vs mean 31.8; P=.03) after (vs before) use. The most frequent reason veterans reported for not using the app was that their health care team had not discussed it with them (96/212, 45.3%). Conclusions Our findings suggest that future efforts to increase adoption of Pain Coach and other mobile apps among veterans should include health care team endorsement. Our findings regarding the impact of Pain Coach use on outcomes warrant further study.
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Xu, Rebecca, Emily Gilbert, Millicent Kuczynska-Burggraf, Bryan Tan, Helena Teede, Amanda Vincent, Melanie Gibson-Helm, and Jacqueline Boyle. "Ask PCOS: Identifying Need to Inform Evidence-Based App Development for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 36, no. 01 (January 2018): 059–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1667187.
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Background People are increasingly seeking health information and managing their health through electronic technologies. We aimed to determine if women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) identified a need for PCOS-related mobile health apps and to evaluate related apps currently available. Design A national survey of women and a review of apps available on the iOS and Android platforms. Setting Community recruitment in Australia in 2016 and review of mobile apps available in 2017. Sample The survey received 264 responses. Sixteen apps related to PCOS were evaluated. Main Outcome Measures Survey: Women's likeliness to use mobile health apps, specifically a PCOS-related app and preferred features of apps. App review: Mapping of available apps and evaluation using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). Results Of 264 respondents, almost all women had a smartphone (98%), 72% had previously used an app to manage their health, and most (91%) would use a PCOS-specific app if available. The most important feature was the availability of current, evidence-based information. Current apps on PCOS lack provision of quality information. Conclusion Women with PCOS would use a PCOS-specific app of good quality that responds to their needs and facilitates self-care; however, currently available apps are unlikely to meet their information needs.
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Park, Jihwan, Jinhyun Han, Yerin Kim, and Mi Jung Rho. "Development, Acceptance, and Concerns Surrounding App-Based Services to Overcome the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Korea: Web-Based Survey Study." JMIR Medical Informatics 9, no. 7 (July 30, 2021): e29315. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/29315.
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Background Since the COVID-19 outbreak, South Korea has been engaged in various efforts to overcome the pandemic. One of them is to provide app-based COVID-19–related services to the public. As the pandemic continues, a need for various apps has emerged, including COVID-19 apps that can support activities aimed at overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective We aimed to determine which apps were considered the most necessary according to users and evaluate the current status of the development of COVID-19–related apps in South Korea. We also aimed to determine users’ acceptance and concerns related to using apps to support activities to combat COVID-19. Methods We collected data from 1148 users from a web-based survey conducted between November 11 and December 6, 2020. Basic statistical analysis, multiple response analysis, and the Wilcoxon rank sum test were performed using R software. We then manually classified the current status of the development of COVID-19–related apps. Results In total, 68.4% (785/1148) of the respondents showed high willingness to protect themselves from COVID-19 by using related apps. Users considered the epidemiological investigation app to be the most necessary app (709/1148, 61.8%) overall, followed by the self-management app for self-isolation (613/1148, 53.4%), self-route management app (605/1148, 52.7%), COVID-19 symptom management app (483/1148, 42.1%), COVID-19–related information provision app (339/1148, 29.5%), and mental health management app (270/1148, 23.5%). Despite the high intention to use these apps, users were also concerned about privacy issues and media exposure. Those who had an underlying disease and had experience using COVID-19–related apps showed significantly higher intentions to use those apps (P=.05 and P=.01, respectively). Conclusions Targeting users is very important in order to design and develop the most necessary apps. Furthermore, to gain the public’s trust and make the apps available to as many people as possible, it is vital to develop diverse apps in which privacy protection is maximized.
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Szalay, Zsuzsa, and Antonín Lupisek. "Attitude towards LCA in Hungary and Czechia – Results of a survey among building design professionals." Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings 38 (December 21, 2022): 72–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.14311/app.2022.38.0072.
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Architects and designers have a critical role in promoting Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology for evaluating the environmental impacts of buildings that can help decarbonise the built environment and minimise other negative effects.This paper presents the results of an international survey conducted among design professionals as part of the IEA Annex 72 project about assessing life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings. Twenty-three countries were participating in the survey altogether, but in this paper, only the specific situation in two Central European countries, Hungary and Czechia, are presented. The questionnaire explored the designers’ understanding of environmental problems and LCA methodology, the drivers and barriers of environmental assessment and the future perspectives.The results show that many architects and designers are concerned about environmental problems and the built environment’s contribution but have a limited understanding of the applicable scientific methods. A full LCA is seldomly applied as neither regulations nor clients demand it, and only the operational energy is mandatorily assessed. Further improvements in data quality and assessment tools and regulatory and other drivers are needed to increase the use of LCA in the construction sector.
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Kaspar, Kai. "Motivations for Social Distancing and App Use as Complementary Measures to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quantitative Survey Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 8 (August 27, 2020): e21613. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/21613.
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Background The current COVID-19 pandemic is showing negative effects on human health as well as on social and economic life. It is a critical and challenging task to revive public life while minimizing the risk of infection. Reducing interactions between people by social distancing is an effective and prevalent measure to reduce the risk of infection and spread of the virus within a community. Current developments in several countries show that this measure can be technologically accompanied by mobile apps; meanwhile, privacy concerns are being intensively discussed. Objective The aim of this study was to examine central cognitive variables that may constitute people’s motivations for social distancing, using an app, and providing health-related data requested by two apps that differ in their direct utility for the individual user. The results may increase our understanding of people’s concerns and convictions, which can then be specifically addressed by public-oriented communication strategies and appropriate political decisions. Methods This study refers to the protection motivation theory, which is adaptable to both health-related and technology-related motivations. The concept of social trust was added. The quantitative survey included answers from 406 German-speaking participants who provided assessments of data security issues, trust components, and the processes of threat and coping appraisal related to the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection by social distancing. With respect to apps, one central focus was on the difference between a contact tracing app and a data donation app. Results Multiple regression analyses showed that the present model could explain 55% of the interindividual variance in the participants’ motivation for social distancing, 46% for using a contact tracing app, 42% for providing their own infection status to a contact tracing app, and 34% for using a data donation app. Several cognitive components of threat and coping appraisal were related to motivation measurements. Trust in other people’s social distancing behavior and general trust in official app providers also played important roles; however, the participants’ age and gender did not. Motivations for using and accepting a contact tracing app were higher than those for using and accepting a data donation app. Conclusions This study revealed some important cognitive factors that constitute people’s motivation for social distancing and using apps to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Concrete implications for future research, public-oriented communication strategies, and appropriate political decisions were identified and are discussed.
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Yang, Yanxiang, and Joerg Koenigstorfer. "Determinants of Fitness App Usage and Moderating Impacts of Education-, Motivation-, and Gamification-Related App Features on Physical Activity Intentions: Cross-sectional Survey Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 23, no. 7 (July 13, 2021): e26063. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26063.
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Background Smartphone fitness apps are considered promising tools for promoting physical activity and health. However, it is unclear which user-perceived factors and app features encourage users to download apps with the intention of being physically active. Objective Building on the second version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, this study aims to examine the association of the seven determinants of the second version of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology with the app usage intentions of the individuals and their behavioral intentions of being physically active as well as the moderating effects of different smartphone fitness app features (ie, education, motivation, and gamification related) and individual differences (ie, age, gender, and experience) on these intentions. Methods Data from 839 US residents who reported having used at least one smartphone fitness app were collected via a web-based survey. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and path modeling was used to test the hypotheses and explore the influence of moderators on structural relationships. Results The determinants explain 76% of the variance in the behavioral intention to use fitness apps. Habit (β=.42; P<.001), performance expectancy (β=.36; P<.001), facilitating conditions (β=.15; P<.001), price value (β=.13; P<.001), and effort expectancy (β=.09; P=.04) were positively related to behavioral intention to use fitness apps, whereas social influence and hedonic motivation were nonsignificant predictors. Behavioral intentions to use fitness apps were positively related to intentions of being physically active (β=.12; P<.001; R2=0.02). Education-related app features moderated the association between performance expectancy and habit and app usage intentions; motivation-related features moderated the association of performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, and habit with usage intentions; and gamification-related features moderated the association between hedonic motivation and usage intentions. Age moderated the association between effort expectancy and usage intentions, and gender moderated the association between performance expectancy and habit and usage intentions. User experience was a nonsignificant moderator. Follow-up tests were used to describe the nature of significant interaction effects. Conclusions This study identifies the drivers of the use of fitness apps. Smartphone app features should be designed to increase the likelihood of app usage, and hence physical activity, by supporting users in achieving their goals and facilitating habit formation. Target group–specific preferences for education-, motivation-, and gamification-related app features, as well as age and gender differences, should be considered. Performance expectancy had a high predictive power for intended usage for male (vs female) users who appreciated motivation-related features. Thus, apps targeting these user groups should focus on goal achievement–related features (eg, goal setting and monitoring). Future research could examine the mechanisms of these moderation effects and their long-term influence on physical activity.
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Pathiravasan, Chathurangi H., Yuankai Zhang, Ludovic Trinquart, Emelia J. Benjamin, Belinda Borrelli, David D. McManus, Vik Kheterpal, et al. "Adherence of Mobile App-Based Surveys and Comparison With Traditional Surveys: eCohort Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 23, no. 1 (January 20, 2021): e24773. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24773.
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Background eCohort studies offer an efficient approach for data collection. However, eCohort studies are challenged by volunteer bias and low adherence. We designed an eCohort embedded in the Framingham Heart Study (eFHS) to address these challenges and to compare the digital data to traditional data collection. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence of the eFHS app-based surveys deployed at baseline (time of enrollment in the eCohort) and every 3 months up to 1 year, and to compare baseline digital surveys with surveys collected at the research center. Methods We defined adherence rates as the proportion of participants who completed at least one survey at a given 3-month period and computed adherence rates for each 3-month period. To evaluate agreement, we compared several baseline measures obtained in the eFHS app survey to those obtained at the in-person research center exam using the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Results Among the 1948 eFHS participants (mean age 53, SD 9 years; 57% women), we found high adherence to baseline surveys (89%) and a decrease in adherence over time (58% at 3 months, 52% at 6 months, 41% at 9 months, and 40% at 12 months). eFHS participants who returned surveys were more likely to be women (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.58, 95% CI 1.18-2.11) and less likely to be smokers (aOR 0.53, 95% CI 0.32-0.90). Compared to in-person exam data, we observed moderate agreement for baseline app-based surveys of the Physical Activity Index (mean difference 2.27, CCC=0.56), and high agreement for average drinks per week (mean difference 0.54, CCC=0.82) and depressive symptoms scores (mean difference 0.03, CCC=0.77). Conclusions We observed that eFHS participants had a high survey return at baseline and each 3-month survey period over the 12 months of follow up. We observed moderate to high agreement between digital and research center measures for several types of surveys, including physical activity, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use. Thus, this digital data collection mechanism is a promising tool to collect data related to cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
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Stühmann, Lena M., Rebecca Paprott, Christin Heidemann, Jens Baumert, Sylvia Hansen, Daniela Zahn, Christa Scheidt-Nave, and Paul Gellert. "Health App Use and Its Correlates Among Individuals With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Nationwide Population-Based Survey." JMIR Diabetes 5, no. 2 (May 20, 2020): e14396. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14396.
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Background Evidence suggests that mobile health app use is beneficial for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its associated complications; however, population-based research on specific determinants of health app use in people with and without T2D is scarce. Objective This cross-sectional study aimed to provide population-based evidence on rates and determinants of health app use among adults with and without T2D, thereby covering a prevention perspective and a diabetes management perspective, respectively. Methods The study population included 2327 adults without a known diabetes diagnosis and 1149 adults with known T2D from a nationwide telephone survey in Germany conducted in 2017. Rates of smartphone ownership and health app use were estimated based on weighted sample proportions. Among smartphone owners, determinants of health app use were identified for both groups separately in multivariable logistic regression models. Sociodemographic factors, diabetes-related factors or indicators, psychological and health-related factors, and physician-provided information were selected as potential determinants. Results Among participants without known diabetes, 74.72% (1690/2327) were smartphone owners. Of those, 49.27% (717/1690) used health apps, most often to improve regular physical activity. Among participants with T2D, 42.26% (481/1149) were smartphone owners. Of those, 41.1% (171/481) used health apps, most commonly to target a healthy diet. Among people without known diabetes, determinants significantly (all P values <.05) associated with an increased likelihood of health app use compared with their reference group were as follows: younger and middle age of 18 to 44 or 45 to 64 years (odds ratios [ORs] 3.89; P<.001 and 1.76; P=.004, respectively), overweight or obesity (ORs 1.58; P<.001 and 2.07; P<.001, respectively), hypertension diagnosis (OR 1.31; P=.045), former or current smoking (ORs 1.51; P=.002 and 1.58; P<.001, respectively), perceiving health as very good (OR 2.21; P<.001), other chronic diseases (OR 1.48; P=.002), and having received health advice from a physician (OR 1.48; P<.001). A slight or high perceived diabetes risk (ORs 0.78; P=.04 and 0.23; P<.001, respectively) was significantly associated with a decreased likelihood of health app use. Among people with T2D, younger and middle age (18-64 years; OR 1.84; P=.007), female gender (OR 1.61; P=.02), and using a glucose sensor in addition or instead of a glucose meter (OR 2.74; P=.04) were significantly positively associated with health app use. Conclusions In terms of T2D prevention, age, diabetes-related risk factors, psychological and health-related factors, and medical health advice may inform app development for specific target groups. In addition, health professionals may encourage health app use when giving advice on health behaviors. Concerning T2D management, only a few determinants seem relevant for explaining health app use among people with T2D, indicating a need for more future research on which people with T2D use health apps and why.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "APP RELATED SURVEY"
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BHARTI, AKASH. "PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE TOWARDS MOBILE PAYMENT APPS." Thesis, DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, 2021. http://dspace.dtu.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/repository/18434.
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Payment Apps or mobile wallet refers to the payment services operated under financial
regulation and is performed using a mobile device. The concept of paying using cash, cheque,
debit or credit card is off lately becoming outdated. The new payment mechanism which
involves payment for a transaction using the mobile wallet or mobile money transfer is gaining
momentum. The concept of mobile payment is gradually being accepted and adopted across the
globe in different ways. The exclusive first patent defined as ‘Mobile Payment System’ was filed
way back in the year 2000. A mobile payment app is an app that consists of your debit and credit
card information which helps the users to pay for goods and services digitally or to transfer
money to other users using their mobile devices.
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Alhazaa, Khalifa. "A survey of one-relator groups /." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97887.
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Danson, Rachel Anne. "A survey of tools used to analyze the genesis of event related potentials." Connect to online resource, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1446090.
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Bonnell, Karen. "Communication Barriers Between Teenagers & Parents About Sex & Sex-Related Topics: A Survey of Teenagers in Sex Education Class." TopSCHOLAR®, 1990. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2166.
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Public concern about teenage pregnancy and the threat of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS make sex education information vital for today's teenagers. A 1986 Harris survey of 1,000 teenagers cited parents as their primary source of sex education information, but 42% said they would be too nervous or afraid to bring up the subject of contraception or birth control with their parents. States like Kentucky have mandated sex education courses for all public schools to provide necessary instruction for teenagers.
This study identifies communication barriers which teenagers say prevent communication with their parents about sex and sex-related topics. Questionnaires were administered to 249 high school sex education students. The majority of teenagers (71%) said they could communicate freely with their parents about most topics, but only half (52%) said they could communicate freely with their parents about sex or sex-related topics. Thirty percent of the teenagers said they could not talk comfortably with their mothers about sex as compared to 47% who said they could not talk with their fathers. Results showed gender differences in the ability to talk with fathers about sex. Fifty-eight percent of the females reported closed communication with fathers about sex topics as compared to 33 percent of males.
Teenagers cited 13 main reasons why they could not talk with their parents about sex or sex-related topics: embarrassment (20%), poor communication in general (11%), different values about sex and dating (11%), avoidance of conflict (10%), teenager chooses not to discuss it with parents (10%), it's a topic simply not discussed (9%), parents might accuse them of being sexually active (7%), parents think they are too young (5%), they are too busy to talk about it (5%), parents don't want to discuss it (4%), parents are overprotective (4%), teenager is not close to parents (3%), and parents wouldn't understand (2%).
Items which teenagers say would make it more comfortable to discuss sex topics with parents include: parents being more understanding, non-accusing, not embarrassed, willing to listen, closer in age, less old fashioned, more informed about today's teens, open minded and less judgmental.
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CHAUDHRY, SAMRA. "Psychological & Pain-related constructs in Endodontic and Minor Oral Surgery Patients." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/25852.
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The presence of pre-operative pain and some psychological factors, such as fear of pain, pain catastrophizing and anxiety could serve as predictors for the future development of acute pain and the transition from acute to persistent pain. The 1st study aim was to investigate if there were any significant differences in the pre and post-treatment pain intensities and psychological characteristics of endodontics and minor oral surgery patients. The 2nd aim was to investigate whether the psychological characteristics and pain intensities of those patients who suffer from post-treatment pain (PTP) differ significantly from those with no post-treatment pain (NPTP).
50 patients requiring endodontic or minor oral surgery treatment were recruited from the Westmead Centre of Oral Health, Westmead Hospital. The pre-treatment protocol required the participants to complete a Battery of Questionnaires (containing FPQ III, MPQ, PCS, STAI and NPQ) along with a 1-week pain diary containing a VAS for pain. At 1-week post-treatment, participants were requested to complete the same questionnaires and 2 additional weeks of the pain diary.
Data analysis of the 34 participants who completed the study revealed significant differences between the pre and post-treatment time points only in the total PCS score, the ‘severe’ subscale of FPQ III and in trait anxiety. A comparison of the PTP and the NPTP participants revealed no significant differences in the pre-treatment pain intensities and the pre and post-treatment psychological characteristics between the groups.
The non-significant differences between the PTP and the NPTP participants could mainly be explained by the inter-individual variability in the pain experience and the biopsychosocial model of pain which emphasizes that the unique experience of pain is the result of the complex dynamic interactions of the biological, psychological and social factors. The role of social stressors was not part of this study.
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Ndagijimana, Pierre Claver. "A Survey of perceived disability and contributing risk factors to work-related low back pain amongst nurses in Rwanda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8749_1360586569.
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Nursing is worldwide regarded as a high risk occupation for the development of work-related low back pain (WRLBP). LBP is one of the most common causes of disability, creating an important socio-economic problem in modern society. Studies report that more than 80% of
workers suffer from WRLBP once in their occupational lives. Among nurses, the lifetime prevalence has been found to be higher, varying up to 90% of a nursing population. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence, perceived disability and contributing/risk factors to WRLBP among nurses in Rwanda, identifying the perceived contributing risk factors of WRLBP and intervention strategies received by those nurses. A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling was used to gather data with a self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 226 nurses. The study population included all registered nurses of Kabgayi District Hospital and Nyanza District Hospitals and their respective health centers. To be included, the nurses had to have suffered from WRLBP during the previous 6 months before data collection. The Nordic Back Pain Questionnaire, the Oswestry Disability Index and an open-ended questionnaire regarding perceived risk factors have been used. Descriptive statistics to summarize data and inferential statistics such as chisquare test to test the relationship between different variables of the study have been studied at 5% levels. Correlation coefficients in terms of cross-tabulation were also studied at 1% level of significance. The current study highlights one-month prevalent rates of 70.4%, and one-week prevalent rates of 54.4%. WRLBP among nurses has been found to be significantly associated with gender according to the p-value of 0.007 among the studied variables, and good correlation coefficients between disability scores, together with the length of WRLBP and BMI with 0.0001, 0.0030 respectively. Nurses in the current study reported WRLBP as a result of a wide range of factors related to their work, manual handling being the major physical work activity exposing them to WRLBP. The perceived risk factors for WRLBP reported in this study were classified into 4 categories. The first category included work positional factors such as standing, sitting, bending, and awkward work postures. The second group included work-related nursing tasks such as lifting patients and items at work, repositioning and transferring patients, bed making, washing patients, and many others. In the third group, psychosocial factors like poor relationship with colleagues, work pressure and reduced job satisfaction have been listed. Finally, some non-occupational factors such as aging, pregnancy, menstruation, history of back pain, being female and body built have also been perceived as contributing factors to WRLBP. The Oswestry Disability Index demonstrated a mild to moderate disability due to WRLBP in this group of nurses. WRLBP has a negative impact in health services due to activity limitation, lost time and lowered productivity. The study concludes that nurses must be protected from ergonomic work stressors, and improvement of awareness of
urses with regards to ergonomic stressors seems to be crucial. However, an effort by different parties concerned with the problem at all levels in Rwanda is needed. The government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Health in particular, will be recommended to put strategies in place for the management, reduction and prevention of WRLBP amongst health workers, especially in the nursing population.
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Turner, Deborah E. "Integrated motion & pressure analysis and its application to normal foot function and diabetes related foot disease." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2003. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/5938/.
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Schulteis, Michael. "The condition and effects of evolutionary education in the parochial school." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2005. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=15999.
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The purpose of this research was to determine the condition of evolution education in American parochial schools and the effect of evolution education on students' attitudes toward science. Data were gathered using Eraser's Test of Science Related Attitudes (TOSRA) and Bilica's Teaching Evolutionary Topics Survey (TETS). The research participants consisted of 60.3% of biology teachers currently teaching in Lutheran high schools in the United States, and 479 Lutheran high school biology students grades 9-12 in California, Nevada, and Arizona. In the first attitudinal study done specifically on parochial students, statistical analysis confirmed the reliability and validity of the TOSRA instrument for parochial school students. In a quasi-experimental design, analysis revealed that student science attitudes do change as a result of participating in a unit on evolution in the first year biology classes of secondary parochial schools. The emphasis placed by teachers on particular evolutionary topics was also analysed. It was found that all Lutheran high school biology teachers present evolution to some extent although not all topics are emphasized equally. The results also demonstrate that parochial school teachers have nearly the same emphasis placed on evolution as do public school teachers.
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Elbaz, Alexandre. "Implications and regulation of increasing bone marrow fat in age-related bone loss." Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40765.
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The accumulation of fat in the marrow cavity is a consequence of the predominant mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into the adipocyte fate at the expense of the osteoblasts. Considering that these changes in stromal differentiation have an effect on bone health, we attempted to study bone marrow fat depots from a metabolic, lipotoxic and regulatory approach. In a fist attempt to study the potential metabolic role of bone marrow fat we observed the effect of calorie restriction (CR) on bone quality and marrow fat of aging rats subjected to a casein and soy protein diet. Bone quality and adipocyte quantification was obtained from rat tibia. Bone as well as adipogenic markers were quantified. CR was found to induce a significant decrease in bone quality. In contrast to CR rats, the ad libitum soy fed rats showed an overall better bone quality. Moreover, the results obtained showed that adipocytes were not mobilized during CR as no changes in leptin levels or adipocyte number were found. Finally we noticed that soy protein and not CR inhibited PPARgamma expression, a transcription factor required for adipogenesis. In summary, results from this first approach showed that bone marrow fat does not participate in lipid metabolism during moderate stages of starvation and that the detrimental effect of CR on bone mass could be prevented using a soy protein regime. A second approach to this subject involved looking at the mechanism through bone and fat interact within the bone marrow. We hypothesized that bone marrow adipocytes’ secretion of fatty acids (FA) induces changes in osteoblast differentiation, function and survival compatible with lipotoxicity. Using a co culture system of human pre-adipocytes and osteoblasts we showed that FAs negatively affect osteoblast differentiation and mineralization. Furthermore the effect could be prevented through the use of a FA syntase inhibitor, cerulenin. Gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry (GC\MS) analysis of co-culture suL’ostéoporose sénile est souvent associée à une augmentation de gras dans la moelle osseuse. Cette accumulation de gras est une conséquence d’une différentiation prédominante de cellules souches en adipocytes en lieu d’ostéoblastes. Prenant en considération ce changement de différentiation, nous avons décidé d’étudier le gras de la moelle osseuse de trois différentes approches : métabolique, lipo-toxique et régulatrice. Nous avons premièrement observé les effets d’une restriction calorique (RC) sur la qualité osseuse ainsi que sur le gras de la moelle osseuse de rats nourris de caséine ou de soja. Les marqueurs osseux et adipogéniques ont aussi été quantifiés. La RC fut identifiée comme une cause de réduction de qualité osseuse. Contrairement aux rats subjugués à une RC, les rats qui furent subjugués à une diète « ad libitum » de soja ont démontré une qualité osseuse supérieure. Aucuns changements n’ont été identifiés quant aux niveaux d’expression de leptin ou de cellules grasses. Ces derniers résultats indiquent que les cellules grasses de la moelle osseuse ne sont pas mobilisées pendant les périodes de RC. La diète de soja est responsable pour l’attenuation de l’expression de PPARgamma .Les résultats de l’étude ont démontré en premier lieu que le gras de la moelle osseuse ne participe pas au métabolisme de lipides pendant les périodes de famines modérées ; puis en deuxième lieu que les effets de la RC sur les os peuvent être diminués par une diète de soja. En deuxième lieu, nous avons observé le mécanisme par lequel le gras de la moelle participe à la perte osseuse associé au vieillissement. Un modèle de co-cultures cellulaires de pré-adipocytes humains ainsi que d’ostéoblastes nous a permis de démontrer que les acides gras (AG) sécrétés par les adipocytes ont un effet inhibant sur la différentiation ainsi que sur la minéralisation des ostéoblastes. Aussi, nous av
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Ekman, Agneta. "On dental health and related factors in Finnish immigrant children in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Umeå, Sweden : University of Umeå, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/20974564.html.
Full textBooks on the topic "APP RELATED SURVEY"
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Breeze, John, and Ross Elledge. SBAs for the Oral and Maxilliofacial Surgery FRCS. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780192864659.001.0001.
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Training in oral and maxillofacial surgery is lengthy and demanding, requiring dual qualification in dentistry and medicine, followed by completion of a higher surgical training program. The ‘exit’ examination leading to the awarding of the specialty Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, the FRCS (OMFS), represents the final academic step of training. For Section 1 of the examination, one day is dedicated to an examination of single best answers (SBAs). These are undertaken as two tests, each 2 hours 15 minutes in length. The questions encompass the entire daunting syllabus of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including orthognathic surgery, craniomaxillofacial trauma, surgical oncology and dermatology, oral medicine, craniofacial surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, temporomandibular disorders, salivary gland disease, local flap and free tissue transfer, oral implantology, and cleft surgery. The aim of this book is to give candidates an understanding of the range of clinical subjects that would be encountered in an assessment appropriately blueprinted against the full breadth of the syllabus. This includes pertinent subjects that are generally not covered in other FRCS revision books such as ethics, consent, and negligence. As such it will be of interest to clinicians in related specialties, including dermatology, oral surgery, ENT, and plastic surgery.
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Stoneman, Paul, Eleonora Bartoloni, and Maurizio Baussola. Empirical Evidence on the Determination of the Extent of Product Innovation. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198816676.003.0008.
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This chapter considers determinants of product innovation across and within firms. Firms that are innovative in one dimension are also innovative in others; thus both what distinguishes the innovating firm and the literature based upon the analysis of various innovation indicators can give insight into the determinants of product innovation. It is concluded that (i) technological characteristics of industries matter; (ii) firm and market characteristics are related, but not linearly, to innovation; (iii) the two most important firm characteristics are internal finance and sales; (iv) there is an inverted U-curve relationship between competition and R&D; (v) competition in foreign markets is predominantly found to have positive effects on innovation at home; (vi) there are various spillover effects. Survey data on the constraints to innovation indicate that the issues considered to be of main importance are (i) innovation costs; (ii) risk and finance; and (iii) the availability of qualified labour.
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Cassidy, Jim, Donald Bissett, Roy A. J. Spence OBE, Miranda Payne, Gareth Morris-Stiff, and Madhumita Bhattacharyya. Gynaecological cancers. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199689842.003.0020_update_001.
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Genitourinary cancers examines the malignancies arising in the kidney, ureter, bladder, prostate, testis, and penis. Renal cancer has high propensity for systemic spread, largely mediated by overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Treatments include surgery, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Wilms tumour, a childhood malignancy of the kidney, warrants specialist paediatric oncology management to provide expertise in its unique pathology, staging, and treatment, often with surgery and chemotherapy. Cancer of the bladder and ureters, another tobacco related cancer, may present as either superficial or invasive disease. The former is managed by transurethral resection and intravesical therapy. The latter may require radical surgery, preoperative chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. Prostate cancer, the commonest male cancer, is an androgen dependent malignancy. It has attracted controversy with regards to PSA screening, and potential over treatment with radical prostatectomy. Division into low, intermediate, and high risk disease according to tumour grade, stage, and PSA helps in deciding best treatment, antiandrogen therapy for metastatic disease, radiotherapy and adjuvant hormone therapy for locally advanced disease, either surgery or radiotherapy for early intermediate risk disease, and active monitoring for low risk cases. Testicular cancer divides according to pathology into seminoma, nonseminomatous germ cell tumours (NSGCT), and mixed tumours, the latter two frequently producing tumour markers, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and/or human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG). Stage I disease is managed by inguinal orchidectomy and surveillance or adjuvant chemotherapy. More advanced disease is managed by chemotherapy, with high probability of cure in the majority. Penile cancer, often HPV related, can be excised when it presents early, but delay in presentation may lead to regional and systemic spread with poor prognosis.
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Timmins, Bryan. Non-prescription drugs. Edited by Patrick Davey and David Sprigings. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199568741.003.0342.
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The use of non-prescription drugs is widespread and has a major impact on the health of the individual user and society. In 2006, the British Crime Survey reported that 10% of adults had used one or more illicit drugs in the preceding year, with 3% reporting using a Class A drug. Over 11 million people in the UK are estimated to have used an illicit drug at least once in their lifetime (35%). Drugs abused vary in their intrinsic potential to cause addiction and, with it, more regular and harmful use. Drug users are influenced by trends and fashions, adopting new compounds such as crack cocaine and experimenting with routes of ingestion. Some drugs may become less popular over time, such as LSD, while others, such as cannabis, experience a revival as more potent strains (e.g. Skunk) are developed. A problem drug user is best defined as a person whose drug taking is no longer controlled or undertaken for recreational purposes and where drugs have become a more essential element of the individual’s life. The true economic and social cost of drug use is likely to be substantially greater than the published figures, which are derived from a variety of health and crime surveys which may overlook vulnerable groups such as the homeless. The majority of non-prescription drugs used in the UK are illegal and covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The drugs most commonly abused gave rise in 2003–4 to an estimated financial cost in England and Wales of 15.4 billion pounds to the economy, with Class A drugs such as heroin and cocaine accounting for the majority of this. Some 90% of the cost is due to drug-related crime, with only 3% (£488 million) due to health service expenditure, which is mainly spent on inpatient care episodes. This still represents a major health pressure, which in 2006–7 amounted to 38 000 admissions, in England, for primary and secondary drug-related mental or behavioural problems, and over 10 000 admissions recorded for drug poisoning. Clinicians in all specialities can expect to encounter harmful drug use, especially those working in primary care, A & E, and psychiatric services. Presenting problems are protean, ranging from mood disorders, delirium, and psychosis to sepsis, malnutrition, and hepatitis. Blood-borne infections such as hepatitis C and HIV are widespread, as contaminated needles and syringes are shared by up to a quarter of problem drug users. Even smoking drugs such as crack cocaine can lead to increased transmission of hepatitis C through oral ulceration and contact with hot contaminated smoking pipes. Amongst the UK population, over half of IV drug users have hepatitis C, a quarter have antibodies to hepatitis B, and, by 2006, 4662 had been diagnosed with HIV. Non-prescription drug abuse is a leading cause of death and morbidity amongst the young adult population (those aged 16–35). In 2006 there were 1573 deaths where the underlying cause was poisoning, drug abuse, or dependence on substances controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act. The vast majority (79%) were male. Young men, in particular, are at greater risk of violent death through associated criminal activity such as drug supplying and from deliberate and accidental overdose. The male-to-female ratio for deaths associated with mental and behavioural disorder is 6:1.
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Coding for Pediatrics 2018, 23rd Ed. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/9781610021081.
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For beginners and advanced coders alike, this is the first place to look for pediatric-specific coding solutions! A widely used American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exclusive, this essential resource complements standard coding manuals with proven documentation and billing solutions. This year's completely updated 23rd edition includes all changes in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes -- complete with expert guidance for their application as well as ICD-10-CM updates for pediatric-related conditions. There is also an increased focus on compliant electronic health record administration. The book's many clinical vignettes and examples, as well as the many coding pearls throughout, provide added guidance needed to ensure accuracy and payment. This great resource continues to be approved for 4 continuing education units from the American Academy of Professional Coders. New in this edition: New chapters on Telemedicine, Common Surgical Procedures and Sedation, and Common Testing and Therapeutic Services Discussion of new codes for primary care management of behavioral health conditions Division of anesthesia and surgery coding from testing and therapeutic services for easier reference Discussion of options for reporting chronic care management services by physician or qualified health care professionals in 2018 New codes for common chest and abdominal radiologic services, pulmonary services updates to vaccines New codes for several unique care management services including: physician-performed chronic care, psychiatric collaborative care, and behavioral health integration care
Book chapters on the topic "APP RELATED SURVEY"
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Moriwaki, T. "Survey of R&D Activities Related to Parallel Mechanisms in Japan." In Parallel Kinematic Machines, 431–40. London: Springer London, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0885-6_31.
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Bruno, Mauro, Francesca Inglese, and Giuseppina Ruocco. "Trusted Smart Surveys: Architectural and Methodological Challenges Related to New Data Sources." In Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 513–29. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16609-9_31.
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Ahuja, Om P., and Asena Çetinkaya. "A Survey on the Theory of Integral and Related Operators in Geometric Function Theory." In Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 635–52. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4646-8_49.
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Obiols, Alba. "How Do We Approach and Involve Companies in Design Fields? Lessons Learned from Surveys and Participative Workshops." In Materialising the Future, 27–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25207-5_2.
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AbstractIn the last few years, both materials and technologies are becoming one of the leading elements of product design practice as a lever to foster innovation and add value to final products. Despite the relevance of materials and technologies for advances in many fields, and particularly its importance to the success of the creative industries, there is a gap between the innovative design of products that meet the needs of the market and the research and development of new materials and technologies to be used in these products. The lack of collaboration between researchers and creative industries is at the heart of this issue (Innovamatnet, February 2013). Building on this ground the chapter shows the results of a survey submitted to more than one hundred companies in five different countries (Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark). It was generated with the aim of collecting information regarding their specific interests and needs related to the four exemplified EM&T (ICS Materials, Nanomaterials, Advanced Growing Materials, Experimental Wood-based Materials) and the internal methods to manage knowledge related to them and the way they use to collaborate with academia and the channels they would prefer to use. The chapter also depicts the findings derived from a qualitative analysis done with academia and performed to identify their preferred channels to transfer knowledge. It finally describes the Company Manifesto, considered an engaging way to enhance and support the collaboration between Academia and the industrial sector.
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Pasold, Anke. "Applying DATEMATS Methods and Tools to Advanced Growing Materials: Ideating Material Value Streams Through Symbiotic Growth of Production Residues and Microbes." In Materialising the Future, 133–60. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25207-5_7.
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AbstractThis chapter documents the Interdisciplinary Design Challenge on Advanced Growing Materials organized by the Material Design Lab at the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA). It was to try the framework, tools, and didactic materials developed in the DATEMATS project on the ideation with microorganisms by relating and merging the former with Material Design Lab’s employed didactic and creative takes. It was to answer how to firstly ideate with something that is invisible to the eye, that one needs to understand, collaborate with, and care for to achieve successful outcomes, and that needs time to create the final material and respective form before and while it secondly is being applied and how this thirdly could be successfully implemented in the application search in a real-life context with no prior knowledge and within a minimal time frame. In the following, the considerations behind the curation of both brief and schedule that would enable this merge are laid out. Typically employed tools and methods are related to the DATEMATS tools and methods, presented and argued for, and the five results are explored considering the Design Challenge’s set goals. The below discussions utilize a three-way informed evaluation based on (1) on-site observation, photo, and video documentation with subsequent protocol studies (Dorst and Cross, Des Stud 22:425–437, 2001) combined with notes and conclusions drawn from supervision as well as result evaluation, (2) direct feedback by the students through the conducted survey, and (3) the feedback received by the company. Combined, they give clear indications of the frame’s potential and limitations when working with EM&Ts like Advanced Growing Materials and a view to following iteration improvements and further integration.
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Permatasari, Puspita Ayu, Fitri Utami Ningrum, Wisnu Uriawan, and Lorenzo Cantoni. "More Than Words." In Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies, 47–68. IGI Global, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6217-1.ch003.
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iWareBatik is two digital tools (a website and a mobile app) designed and developed to communicate the value of Indonesian Batik, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2009. Such tools have been evaluated through a panel of 997 bachelor students recruited in 33 Indonesian universities. They have been involved in a process that encompassed user testing activities, filling in a survey related to them, participating in a focus group, and writing a short essay. 156 of them later on took part in hackathon type of competition, aimed at suggesting possible improvements to the iWareBatik set of tools. This paper outlines the overall design of the evaluation activities, and presents in detail the results of the user testing and the related survey, highlighting positive elements and dimensions to be improved. Such evaluation exercise is not only for the set of digital tools at stake, but can provide a relevant model for all those projects aiming at using digital media in the field of intangible cultural heritage, helping to fill-in the gap between design, development, and evaluation.
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Annarumma, Maria, Ines Tedesco, and Luigi Vitale. "Mobile Generation, Digital Devices and Preschool Education." In Mobile Devices in Education, 530–44. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1757-4.ch031.
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Contemporary children live in the digital environment and develop very quickly the natural ability in using technologies. At an international level, scientific research confirms the widespread use of mobile devices in the family and the increasing children exposure to these. This study mainly focuses on the following aspects: the benefits of touch devices for games and creativity and the risks related to possible delays in social and linguistic development and to addictions. In Italy, statistical surveys reveal a contradictory scenario: on the one hand, the digitization of citizens complies with international trends, especially regarding the use of the smartphone; on the other hand, there is a strong technological backwardness in the institutional area. The survey has analyzed the relationship between digitods and touch media, paying attention to usage profiles, usage behaviors, interaction, app selection and fruition processes. It has also been observed the parent-child interaction during the use of touch media, in order to figure out media educational guidelines in kindergarten.
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"Appendix VIII: Glossary of Building Inspection and Related Terms." In Building Surveys and Reports, 373–79. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444391091.app8.
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Ramsay, J., M. Hair, and K. V. Renaud. "Ubiquitous Connectivity & Work-Related Stress." In Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing, 1315–30. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-960-1.ch081.
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The way humans interact with one another in the 21st Century has been markedly influenced by the integration of a number of different communication technologies into everyday life, and the pace of communication has increased hugely over the past twenty-five years. This chapter introduces work by the authors that considers the ways one communication-based technology, namely e-mail, has impacted workers’ “thinking time”, and become both a “workplace stressor” and an indispensable communications tool. Our research involved both a longitudinal exploration (three months) of the daily e-mail interactions of a number of workers, and a survey of individuals’ perceptions of how e-mail influences their communication behavior in general, and their work-related communication in particular. Initial findings, in the form of individual differences, are reported here. The findings are presented in relation to the way workplace stressors have changed over the past quarter century.
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Mitchell, Kimberly J., Sherry L. Hamby, Heather A. Turner, Anne Shattuck, and Lisa M. Jones. "Weapon Involvement in the Victimization of Children." In Firearm-Related Injuries and Preventions, 50–57. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/9781610022750-weapon.
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OBJECTIVE To report the prevalence of weapons involved in the victimization of youth with particular emphasis on weapons with a “high lethality risk” and how such exposure fits into the broader victimization and life experiences of children and adolescents. METHODS Data were collected as part of the Second National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, a nationally representative telephone survey of youth ages 2 to 17 years and caregivers (N = 4114) conducted in 2011. RESULTS Estimates from the Second National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence indicate that almost 14 million youth, ages 2–17, in the United States have been exposed to violence involving a weapon in their lifetimes as witnesses or victims, or >1 in 5 children in this age group. More than 2 million youth in the United States (1 in 33) have been directly assaulted in incidents where the high lethality risk weapons of guns and knives were used. Differences were noted between victimizations involving higher and lower lethality risk weapons as well as between any weapon involvement versus none. Poly-victims, youth with 7 or more victimization types, were particularly likely to experience victimization with any weapon, as well as victimization with a highly lethal weapon compared with nonpoly-victims. CONCLUSIONS Findings add to the field’s broadening conceptualization of youth victimization highlighting the potentially highly consequential risk factor of weapon exposure as a component of victimization experiences on the mental health of youth. Further work on improving gun safety practices and taking steps to reduce children’s exposure to weapon-involved violence is warranted to reduce this problem.
Conference papers on the topic "APP RELATED SURVEY"
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Gomes, Ludymila L. A., Awdren L. Fontão, Allan J. S. Bezerra, and Arilo C. Dias-Neto. "An Empirical Analysis of Mobile Apps’ Popularity Metrics in Mobile Software Ecosystems." In XV Simpósio Brasileiro de Qualidade de Software. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação - SBC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2016.15123.
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The growing of mobile platforms in the last years has changed the software development scenario and challenged developers around the world in building successful mobile applications (apps). Users are the core of a mobile software ecosystem (MSECO). Thus, the quality of an app would be related to the user satisfaction, which could be measured by its popularity in App Store. In this paper, we describe the results of a mapping study that identified and analyzed how metrics on apps’ popularity have been addressed in the technical literature. 18 metrics were identified as related to apps’ popularity (users rating and downloads the most cited). After that, we conducted a survey with 47 developers acting within the main MSECOs (Android, iOS and Windows) in order to evaluate these 18 metrics regarding their usefulness to characterize app's popularity. As results, we observed developers understand the importance of metrics to indicate popularity of apps in a different way when compared to the current research.
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Schenkel, Sandra, Guri Medici, Sven Staender, and Toni Waefler. "sWafety: A Complementary Low-threshold Safety Management Process." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003063.
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Effective safety management requires a reliable information basis. At the same time, established safety management systems (SMS) and surveys are known to have certain limitations, such as low participation rates or data bias due to the influence of situational factors (e.g., Pfeiffer, Manser & Wehner, 2010; Sujan, 2015). In collaboration with Swiss companies from the aviation, nuclear and healthcare industries, sWafety was developed and tested as a complementary process concept to address these shortcomings. sWafety provides a low-threshold process design and digital tool that aims to further engage and motivate employees to participate in data collection, analysis, and feedback to further improve data quality.This paper describes the design of the sWafety process, which is based on a user-centered approach as well as insights from motivation theory, gamification, and practical expertise. Key process elements are presented that support motivated employee participation through short survey cycles, low respondent burden, direct feedback processes and active user involvement in data interpretation and safety measure development. Based on a use case with a Swiss hospital, a minimum viable app-prototype was applied to test the extent to which key process elements can be transferred to operational practice and how they are evaluated by users. An eight-day application scenario of sWafety was conducted with a team of anesthesia professionals (n = 7). Prototyped process elements included daily app-based data collection and alternating feedback presentation. A formative evaluation was conducted by means of a workshop.The results of a qualitative content analysis indicate that the key process elements are transferable to operational practice. Concisely worded questions, tasks, or feedback that encourage reflection and learning, were found to be more motivating than gamification. Timely feedback, particularly on work-related information, and full transparency regarding the purposes and outcomes of the surveys also appear to be very important factors motivating participation in providing safety-related data. However, users called for more opportunities to provide bottom-up information and a more active role in discussing findings and developing safety measures.Effective implementation of sWafety into operational practice requires that the general process design is adapted to a company’s specifics. Particular attention should be paid to how local, decentralized processes can be implemented to enable timely feedback and appropriate employee involvement in discussing results and developing safety measures. Regarding low-threshold process design, the results imply that elements which trigger intrinsic motivation (e.g., learning or reflection) should be preferred over gamification. Also, further development of technical solutions for flexible interaction with the app and for data analysis can further increase the potential of sWafety.
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Jin, Weibo, and Megan Liu. "An Informational Hub that Utilizes Modern Application User Interfaces to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles." In 12th International Conference on Digital Image Processing and Vision. Academy & Industry Research Collaboration, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2023.131329.
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The idea for this app is a platform for people and especially athletes to know proper dieting, exercising, and how to recover from workout-related accidents [2]. I had to go online and search up everything I needed to know and sometimes I would get false information from the wrong websites. Athletes should be able to see what is good for them to eat, what kinds of workouts they should do everyday, as well as how to recover from certain injuries that they may sustain. When the user logs in to the app they will see options that say recovery exercise news and nutrition pages that contain all the information they will need. The nutrition page will display some common good foods to eat and their data such as calories, carbs, and more. The exercises page will list several important exercises vital to a good workout. Lastly, the injury page, also referred to as the recovery page, will show users a picture of the human body and allow them to select certain parts of the body to read up on relevant information pertaining to injuries around that area [3]. I also made 2 experiments to help me know and fix the app’s blindspot, the first one is a survey i give to my friends to try my app and fill it out, the second one is i follow the workouts and foods on my app for one day and compare to american’s daily nutrition and workout plans.
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Paccha - Lapo, Richard, Luis Serpa-Andrade, Andres Viscaino - Quito, and Roberto Garcia'Velez. "The use of multi-sensory technological tools as a motivation contribution for children with intellectual disabilities." In 8th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies. AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002767.
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The use of a multisensory tool through an adapted technological App is a proposal to work with a group of students who have unique personal characteristics but all with intellectual disabilities and who study in a Specialized Education Center; whose purpose is to improve motivation, by carrying out certain activities related to their learning, combating adverse effects that sometimes lead to a monotonous or traditional job. This research is quantitative. We started from a diagnosis for which we used observation logs, interviews with Teachers, and a survey of Legal Representatives, to determine the types of activities or games that motivate students; as well as the use and implementation of technology means that promote learning; which allowed the design of the respective App with its subsequent validation of the same by expert professionals and based on the results obtained by the intervention achieved in our sample population, denote that the use of this technological tool has positively influenced in achieving motivation in our students about the proposed activities. And that the use of this proposal can become very significant in its use in People with Intellectual Disabilities, since technology is global, our students can also benefit from it
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Tsaga, Irini, Nicolaj Motzer, Mira Kern, and Marco Amorim. "A mobility app for everyone? An empirical analysis of user types based on social lifestyles and personal characteristics." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003815.
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Moving via an app? Necessary information or tickets to arrive at the required destination can be accessed via smartphone, which is a constant companion anyway. Whether taking the train, choosing a ride-sharing service or even an electric scooter - all one must do is download the right app to use and operate the preferred means of transport.This work focus on the understanding of user types and their relationship with mobility apps with the motivation of better understanding mobility user needs when it comes to the digitalization of services. Through an in-depth literature review, we identified a variety of models that study behavior and specifically the use of technological innovations, such as apps. While approaches such as the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Norm Activation Model, or the Utility Approach apply to different contexts, the Acceptance Theory or the Mobile Phone Appropriation Model sets the specific focus on apps and mobile devices. Since each of the models has certain limitations, several approaches were integrated into a new, conceptual research model, which was empirically examined by a representative survey. We collected empirical data using a survey spread throughout Germany, with a representative sample size of 2501, and afterwards applied a cluster analysis to describe user types. Since the respondents needed to be typified according to both individual characteristics and social characteristics, two clustering focuses were carried out i.e., user types according to personal characteristics/user types according to social lifestyles. The cluster analysis included attributes related to attitudes, the general use of technical devices and mobility behavior. Mean differences were considered to compare the identified groups to each other. The first clustering approach shows that two types of mobility app users can be distinguished. "Combiners" i.e., people who spend more time with technical devices and apps, that are more willing to use different means of transport and have a more positive attitude towards shared consumption, are more inclined to use mobility apps than "Privacy protectors", for whom private property and the protection of their data are more important.In a second clustering, respondents were grouped according to their social lifestyles. The analysis revealed that individuals characterized as “Modern Materialists” and “Relationship-Oriented” have higher mobility app awareness and use it more often. In contrasts, “Conversative Lovers”, individuals which do not attach great importance to social contacts or a modern, upscale standard of living, are hardly aware of and use mobility apps. Thus, we could conclude that consolidated social relationships and openness to multiple social contacts seem to influence mobility app awareness and use.The further assessment shows that respondents feel that the functions that are already established to a greater or lesser extent in apps are important. The ability to combine or communicate different means of transportation via a mobility app does not meet an acute need. Depending on the cluster, however, the needs vary in strength and functions are seen as having different relevance.
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Beauvais, C., S. Tropé, A. Lafourcade, D. Carnet, L. Grange, L. Carton, D. Lafarge, et al. "THU0580 What are the patients' issues and needs related to their biologics (BDMARDS) and methotrexate (MTX) treatment in daily life: a quantitative cross-sectional survey among 344 patients to develop an educational smartphone app." In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.5549.
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Onete, Cristian Bogdan, Ștefan Sava, Sonia Budz, and Sandra Diana Chița. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Online Consumer Behavior for Sports Equipment: A Trend Analysis." In 9th BASIQ International Conference on New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption. Editura ASE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/basiq/2023/09/038.
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This article proposes to examines how internet shopping for sports equipment changed during and after the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. The goal of the study is to comprehend how the pandemic affected consumer behavior in relation to purchasing of sporting goods. Using Google search data for phrases related to sporting goods, the study looks for patterns and changes in customer interest over time. According to our findings, there were considerable shifts in the sports equipment search trends both during and after the epidemic, with a noticeable rise in searches for terms like "home gym," "fitness equipment," and "fitness app," among others. According to the analysis, pandemic-related lockdowns and gym closures were the main causes of the rise in sports gear and fitness-related searches. The survey sheds light on how customers shop online, emphasizing the significance of the home gym trend as a reaction to the closing of conventional gyms and the demand for at-home fitness options. By offering insights into the changing customer behavior during a pandemic, this study adds novelty to the field of sports equipment sales. In their quest to comprehend shifts in customer behavior and modify their strategies in light of such shifts, marketers, corporations, and legislators may find the findings to have major practical ramifications. The research also gives prospects for future studies, such as the comparison of the results with other regions or the discovery of specific elements that influence consumer behavior in this setting.
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Ariani, Ria, Rasty Ucyari, and Lisda Rahayu. "PERSPECTIVES ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IN BPPT LIBRARY AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COLLECTION PLATFORM." In International Conference on Documentation and Information. Pusat Data dan Dokumentasi Ilmiah, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.14203/icdi.v4i.81.
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This study evaluates the practice of a knowledge management system through the knowledge management application used by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). The purpose of this study is to understand and get an overview from BPPT employees related to BPPT knowledge management (KM) application in its function as an organizational knowledge collection platform. This study is hopefully beneficial to see the effectiveness of the features of KM application in supporting the work activities of BPPT employees. The method used in this research is quantitative, using a questionnaire technique based on a survey to gather the data. The questionnaire was distributed to employees who are the administrator of the KM BPPT application from each BPPT working unit. The collected data were processed and analyzed using the AIDA model. This study indicates that BPPT employees have used the BPPT KM application, and some of the features also have been used, such as chats, tasks, drives, and events. Moreover, based on the results obtained, it is known that BPPT employees trust the app and consider the BPPT KM application reliable to store and manage organizational knowledge properly.
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Audiffred_Hinojosa, A. "VIDEO LAB REPORTS USING TikTok APPLICATION FOR INORGANIC CHEMISTRY CLASS AT THE FLEXIBLE DIGITAL MODEL FDM AT PREPATEC MORELIA." In The 7th International Conference on Education 2021. The International Institute of Knowledge Management, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17501/24246700.2021.7164.
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At PrepaTec Morelia, the subject of inorganic chemistry is taught at the third semester of High School, five days a week in 50-minute sessions. Last year we had 129 students’ ages between 16 and 17 years distributed in 4 groups taking the class. Due to the contingency of Covid-19, the class was redesigned to adapt to the virtual model. As part of the class in the face-to-face model, several laboratory practices related to the topics of the course are carried out and the idea was to redesign them as well to the virtual model. Therefore, it was thought of activities that promote the interest of the students so that they develop scientific competencies using technology; after reading the article on the use of TikTok in the classroom, it was decided to use this tool. The idea was to find two fun activities for the students to do at home and to comply with showing a chemical phenomenon and instead of making a written report they were asked to make a video using the TikTok app so that the students would present the conclusions and explanation of these observed phenomena. The two activities that were chosen were: Intermolecular Forces: Magic Trick and Hot Ice with sodium bicarbonate, At the end of the activity the results of the satisfaction survey with grades of 4.76 were obtained with a standard deviation of 0.28 and students seem to be more motivated by doing a video report rather than filling a document with the lab results. Keywords: Tiktok, Chemistry, Labs, Virtual Education, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
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URBONIENĖ, Jūratė, and Indrė KOVERIENĖ. "A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFI-CIENCY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF CURRENT UNDERGRAD-UATE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GENERATION Z: RURAL VERSUS URBAN STUDENTS." In RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2017.159.
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Understanding the audience is the key to successful communication. Therefore, an effective teacher has to consider manifold differences among the students in any given classroom: the characteristics of the students, the mindset of the generation, the variety of learning styles, the students’ needs and goals, and their educational background. Since Aleksandras Stulginskis University (ASU) awards the degrees in food sciences and agriculture, a sizeable part of the students come to study from rural areas. Recent educational research in the USA, UK and Lithuania have revealed a significant difference in the academic performance of the students from rural and urban areas, however, it is still an unresolved problem for the educational institutions in Lithuania. This area has an insubstantial amount of research documented. Thus, the current research aims at investigating the relationship between the location of the school, a student graduated from, and the results of the English Language Diagnostic Test as well as analysing the academic performance of the Agronomy Faculty students through the 2nd, 3rd and 4th semesters. The study focuses on our current undergraduate students - the always-connected, app-happy, smartphone-dependent, born with the Internet, technology, and social media Generation Z. The research methods involve the statistical and comparative analyses of the urban and rural student academic performance (diagnostic test results, examination grades of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th semesters) in the English language; the theoretical assumptions based on the related scientific literature and documents on educational statistics, and the investigation of motivational factors influencing the academic performance of the Generation Z students in line with the processed survey results. The research was initiated in 2015, student academic performance was monitored through the period from 2015 to 2017, and the survey was administered in 2017. The research findings indicate that students from rural schools have an inferior level of the English language compared to the students that finished schools in urban areas, whereas the examination results through the second, third and fourth semesters unveiled an unexpected tendency. Figures show that students from rural schools not only managed to catch up with their colleagues from urban schools, but also outperformed their urban-school peers by roughly increasing rates of their performance. The research evidence could aid teachers and education policy makers, providing a better understanding of Generation Z students from rural and urban areas and factors influencing students' performance.
Reports on the topic "APP RELATED SURVEY"
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Sureshbabu, Keertana, Egbe-Etu Etu, Susan Summerville, Ankur Parmar, and Gaojian Huang. Exploring the Use of Public Transportation Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey. Mineta Transportation Institute, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2204.
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Public transportation is an essential part of many older adults’ lives, but the pandemic presented new challenges for the vulnerable population. Adults aged 65 years and older experienced additional challenges, such as limited mobility options (e.g., lack of buses or trains in service due a combination of government lockdowns, fear of contracting or spreading the virus, and driver shortages in certain areas) because of the pandemic, which may have resulted in more age-related declines in perceptual, cognitive, and physical functioning. This study explores how older adults living in major metropolitan cities in the United States used and perceived public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research team conducted an online survey through the Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) crowdsourcing marketplace, a platform that offers opportunities to recruit a larger number of participants from diverse geographic locations. 260 respondents completed the survey. Eligibility included: (1) residing in the United States, (2) being aged 55 years or older (the oldest age that can be selected on MTurk), and (3) having an approval rating of 90% or above (i.e., the percentage of the workers’ submitted tasks approved by survey requesters, offered by the MTurk platform). Overall, older adults reported that they had changed travel patterns since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced challenges in using public transportation, and expressed concerns about catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus while using public transportation. Mobile technology (e.g., a transportation navigation app) was perceived as a good option for finding public transportation information, but needs improved user experience and accessibility. These findings may help transit agencies develop effective strategies for improving transportation services and increasing policymakers’ awareness of older adults’ need for accessible public transportation.
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Cheng, David. PR-559-15210-R01 Piping Effect on the Performance Reliability and Integrity of Pumps. Chantilly, Virginia: Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), April 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0011572.
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The study focuses on the identification and evaluation of aspects affecting pipeline pump performance related to the suction and discharge piping layouts. The study was conducted through a literature review and survey interviews with pipeline operators and equipment manufacturers. This report provides results of the literature review and a survey of publicly available information concerning the best practices for piping layout design at pipeline pump stations. The study is limited to pipeline centrifugal pumps. Specifically, this review considers API type BB 1, 2, and 3 and API VS 6 and 7 pumps. The pumps considered are single suction, double suction, single and multiple stage pumps.
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Plouffe, A., D. Petts, I M Kjarsgaard, and M. Polivchuk. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry mapping of porphyry -related epidote from south-central British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/331671.
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The microscopic composition of thirteen samples of epidote related to porphyry Cu mineralization was mapped using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) at the Geological Survey of Canada. The objective of this research is to improve the indicator mineral method of mineral exploration in glaciated terrains by utilizing the trace element composition of epidote. Six bedrock samples from porphyry Cu deposits of south-central British Columbia (Gibraltar, Mount Polley and Woodjam), three bedrock samples from the Nicola Group located close (&lt;2 km) from the intrusions host of porphyry mineralization and afar (12 km), and four epidote grains from two till samples, one at Gibraltar and a second one at Mount Polley, were analyzed. Backscattered electron (BSE) images and the LA-ICP-MS maps show an heterogeneous distribution of Fe and Al in epidote following complex and mottled patterns and consistent zoning typically with high Fe and low Al concentrations in the core progressing to low Fe and high Al concentrations in the rim. Trace elements are heterogeneously distributed in epidote following the Fe/Al zoning in some samples. Evidence of late infiltration of trace elements (e.g. Cu, Zn, and REE) along fractures in epidote is observed in some samples. The variability in epidote composition is thought to be related to the changing conditions during its crystallization including oxidation state, pH, oxygen fugacity, fluid composition, temperature and pressure. Multiple LA-ICP-MS spot analyses need to be conducted on this mineral to fully evaluate its composition as an indicator mineral of porphyry Cu mineralization.
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Kiv, Arnold E., Vladyslav V. Bilous, Dmytro M. Bodnenko, Dmytro V. Horbatovskyi, Oksana S. Lytvyn, and Volodymyr V. Proshkin. The development and use of mobile app AR Physics in physics teaching at the university. [б. в.], July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4629.
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This paper outlines the importance of using Augmented Reality (AR) in physics education at the university as a valuable tool for visualization and increasing the attention and motivation of students to study, solving educational problems related to future professional activities, improving the interaction of teachers and students. Provided an analysis of the types of AR technology and software for developing AR apps. The sequences of actions for developing the mobile application AR Physics in the study of topics: “Direct electronic current”, “Fundamentals of the theory of electronic circuits”. The software tools for mobile application development (Android Studio, SDK, NDK, Google Sceneform, 3Ds MAX, Core Animation, Asset Media Recorder, Ashampoo Music Studio, Google Translate Plugin) are described. The bank of 3D models of elements of electrical circuits (sources of current, consumers, measuring devices, conductors) is created. Because of the students’ and teachers’ surveys, the advantages and disadvantages of using AR in the teaching process are discussed. Mann-Whitney U-test proved the effectiveness of the use of AR for laboratory works in physics by students majoring in “Mathematics”, “Computer Science”, and “Cybersecurity”.
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Jayasinghe, Ravindri, Sonali Ranasinghe, Chandrani Kuruppu, Umesh Jayarajah, and Sanjeewa Seneviratne. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute pancreatitis following spinal surgery: a systematic review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.7.0017.
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Review question / Objective: This study reviews the current evidence on clinical characteristics and outcome of Acute Pancreatitis following spinal surgery. Condition being studied: Acute pancreatitis in spinal surgery. Information sources: All articles were searched electronically using PubMed/Medline, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) before May 2020 without any restriction in the language or status of publication. Key words related to acute pancreatitis and its complications and various types of spinal surgeries were searched in the title and abstract fields.
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Armstrong, Beth, Lucy King, Ayla Ibrahimi, Robin Clifford, Mark Jitlal, and Katie Mears. Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) - Food and You 2: Wave 4 Key Findings. Food Standards Agency, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.lyx422.
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Fieldwork for Food and You 2: Wave 4 was conducted between 8th October 2021 and 10th January 2022. A total of 5,796 adults from 4,026 households (an overall response rate of 28.5%) across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the ‘push-to-web’ survey (see Annex A for more information about the methodology). This report presents findings from the F&Y2: Wave 4 ‘Eating out and takeaway’ module relating to the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS). A total of 4,755 adults across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland completed the ‘Eating out and takeaway’ module via the online or the ‘Eating out’ postal questionnaire. Food and You 2: Wave 4 data were collected during a time and context which has seen changes in UK and global economics and politics, the context in which the public make food decisions, and the effect of Omicron restrictions. It is expected that the current context had an impact on the level of food security and food-related behaviours reported
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Fazeli, Fateh. PR-631-174506-R01 Substandard Properties in Pipeline Fittings and Flanges. Chantilly, Virginia: Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), February 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0011560.
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Some instances of substandard high yield (42-80 ksi) fittings and flanges have been reported over the past few years in Canada and the USA. In response, PRCI launched project MAT-7-1 to investigate some of the potential metallurgical causes of this issue. The main activities in this project included a survey of operators and manufacturers, a review of the scientific literature pertinent to the metallurgy of fittings and flanges, a critical review of the relevant MSS and CSA manufacturing standards, as well as a summary of proposed changes for MSS-SP-44 that have been recommended by API Sub Committee 21 (Materials work-ing group on pipeline flange and fitting quality). The report provides information, which should be useful for operators and manufacturers on the metallurgy pertinent to the manufacturing of fittings and flanges. The information should also help to improved stand-ard practices, as well as the quality and reliability of pipeline fittings and flanges. This document has a related webinar.
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Saha, Amrita, Jodie Thorpe, Keir Macdonald, and Kelbesa Megersa. Linking Business Environment Reform with Gender and Inclusion: A Study of Business Licensing Reform in Indonesia. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2021.001.
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Business environment reform (BER) targets inadequate business regulations. It is intended to remove constraints to business investment, enabling growth and job creation, and create opportunities for international business to contribute to and benefit from this growth. However, there is a lack of detailed knowledge of the impact of BER on gender and inclusion (G&I). While a review of existing literature suggests that in general, there is no direct link between BER and G&I, indirect links are likely through the influence of BER on firm performance. Outcomes will be influenced by the differential ways in which women-led firms experience the business environment when compared to their male counterparts, with disparities based on how they are treated under the law, as well as structural and sociocultural factors. The fact that in many countries, female-led firms are fewer and smaller than those of their male counterparts, and may operate in different sectors, also affects these dynamics. This research offers new insights through an in-depth analysis of the impact of the Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu (PTSP) or one-stop shop business licensing reform in 2009 on firm performance in Indonesia, and how these impacts vary based on the gender of firm leadership. The results find that on average, firms benefited from improved business performance (sales), as a direct or indirect effect of this reform, as well as an increase in the number of medium and large-scale firms. Outside Jakarta (Bali, Banten, Lampung), women-led firms experienced a small but significant benefit relative to male-led firms, related to both sales and the number of medium and large-scale firms they run. In Jakarta, women-led firms continued to lag behind men and there were no significant effects on employment, and this held across province and gender. These findings are based on an analysis of the PTSP reform using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES), a survey of small, medium and large firms (i.e. with more than four employees) which took place in Indonesia between 2009 and 2015.
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Stark, Sasha, Heather Wardle, and Isabel Burdett. Examining lottery play and risk among young people in Great Britain. GREO, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.33684/2021.002.
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Purpose & Significance: Despite the popularity of lottery and scratchcards and some evidence of gambling problems among players, limited research focuses on the risks of lottery and scratchcard play and predictors of problems, especially among young people. The purpose of this project is to examine whether lottery and scratchcard participation is related to gambling problems among 16-24 year olds in Great Britain and whether general and mental health and gambling behaviours explain this relationship. Methodology: Samples of 16-24 year olds were pooled from the 2012, 2015, and 2016 Gambling in England and Scotland: Combined Data from the Health Survey for England and the Scottish Health Survey (n=3,454). Bivariate analyses and Firth method logistic regression were used to examine the relationship between past-year lottery and scratchcard participation and gambling problems, assessing the attenuating role of mental wellbeing, mental health disorders, self-assessed general health, and playing other games in past year. Results: There is a significant association between scratchcard play and gambling problems. The association somewhat attenuated but remained significant after taking into account wellbeing, mental health disorders, general health, and engagement in other gambling activities. Findings also show that gambling problems are further predicted by age (20-24 years), gender (male), lower wellbeing, and playing any other gambling games. Implications: Results are valuable for informing youth-focused education, decisions around the legal age for National Lottery products, and the development of safer gambling initiatives for high risk groups and behaviours, such as scratchcard play.
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Lambie-Mumford, Hannah, Rachel Loopstra, and Alex Okell. Household food insecurity in the UK: data and research landscape. Food Standards Agency, June 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.hee561.
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Household food insecurity is a widely used concept in high-income countries to describe “uncertainty about future food availability and access, insufficiency in the amount and kind of food required for a healthy lifestyle, or the need to use socially unacceptable ways to acquire food.” (Anderson, 1990). In the UK, research focused on food insecurity was relatively rare before the rapid spread of food banks and growing usage from 2010 but since then, has burgeoned (Loopstra and Lambie-Mumford, 2023). There was very little peer-reviewed literature on the topic in the UK when DEFRA commissioned a Rapid Evidence Assessment of evidence on food aid in the UK (Lambie-Mumford et al 2014), but there is now an established field of research on household food insecurity and responses to it that spans disciplines including public health and nutrition, social policy, politics, geography, food policy and systems. Government monitoring of food insecurity has also evolved over this time, with the FSA first including a food insecurity measure into the Food and You survey in 2016, and the DWP including the same in the FRS from 2019/20. The Agriculture Act 2020 requires the UK government to report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years, and the UK Food Security Report that is produced to fulfil this duty now includes reporting on data from these government surveys (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021). This rapidly developing field has resulted in a varied landscape of research and evidence on food insecurity. The FSA has an interest in advancing its research on household food insecurity in the UK as part of its strategy. The FSA works to protect consumers’ wider interests in relation to food, and the FSA strategy 2022-2027 recognises that people are worried about food affordability and insecurity and therefore they will continue to consider the impact of these issues across all work. To inform the FSA’s approach to future collaborations and research priorities on food insecurity in the UK, it was deemed a priority to first gain greater clarity on the scope of the research landscape already in existence in the UK. Thus, this research was commissioned to give the FSA an overview of household food insecurity data and the landscape of the type of research questions related to food insecurity that have been explored in the UK context. More specifically, the aims of the project were: to scope the landscape of research and data on household food insecurity in the UK, covering that produced by academia, civil society, and government departments and including publicly available datasets; and to identify the key gaps in the research landscape and inform priorities for the FSA’s work on household food insecurity going forward. Importantly, the task was not to describe the findings of this large body of research, but rather to identify the landscape of research questions asked in relation to food insecurity and the approaches taken to answer these. The areas focused on were research on definition, concept and measurement of food insecurity, drivers of individual/household-level access to food, experiences of different population sub-groups, outcomes related to food insecurity including those related to food safety, and responses to food insecurity at the national/local level (including those by third sector organisations and local and national governments).