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Smart, Susanna Jennifer. "Grounded Theory of Rosen Method Bodywork." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524757138389208.
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Naqvi, Syed Asad Ali. "The grounded incident fault theories (GIFTs) method." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.719799.
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Accidents, and incidents of faults and failures are an unavoidable reality for even moderately complex systems. Accidents, though unfortunate events, also provide an opportunity to uncover vulnerabilities and latent errors in systems. In this vein accident and incident analysis plays an important role in improving system dependability and robustness. Incidents when analysed individually often seem to be caused due to isolated reasons. However, when incidents are analysed in the context of other incidents in the broader domain then patterns begin to emerge between them. These patterns may indicate basic and underlying reasons for incidents, known as root causes. The practice of analysing a number of incidents together is called Multi-incident analysis. The state of the art of multi-incident analysis is dominated by quantitative methods that mostly use statistical analysis to find correlations between concepts. These methods are limited in their ability to identify systemic reasons for accidents, faults, and failures. To overcome this shortcoming, qualitative methods are sometimes used in incident analysis; in an effort to acquire a better understanding of the incident space. However, these methods do not provide any methodological support to guide the qualitative analysis towards the discovery of root causes. This thesis presents the Grounded Incident Fault Theories (GIFTs) method for multi-incident analysis. GIFTs is a qualitative multi-incident analysis method that provides methodological support to identify root causes and mitigation strategies by analysing past incident in a particular domain. GIFTs is a synthesis of two methods: The Incident Fault Tree (IFT), which is a method for incident analysis and documentation; and The Grounded Theory Method (GTM), which is a qualitative analysis method for building theories and discovering insights about phenomenon through the aggregation of data. GIFTs merges these two methods in a way that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In GIFTs the Incident Fault Tree guides the Grounded Theory process to efficiently identify the most important concepts with respect to understanding and mitigating faults and failures.
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Valero, Masa Alicia. "High impedance fault detection method in multi-grounded distribution networks." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209580.
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High Impedance Faults (HIFs) are undetectable by conventional protection technology under certainconditions. These faults occur when an energized conductor makes undesired contact with a
quasi-insulating object, such as a tree or a road. This contact restricts the level of the fault current to a very low value, from a few mA up to 75A. In solidly grounded distribution networks where the value of the residual current under normal conditions is considerable, overcurrent devices do not protect against HIFs. However, such a protection is essential for guaranteeing public security, because of the possibility of reaching the fallen conductor and the risk of fire.
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Cerutti, Lisa. "Visual grounded analysis : developing and testing a method for preliminary visual research." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2017. http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/1471/.
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Approaching a new design project by performing preliminary visual research is a common practice in educational and studio settings, particularly in Jewellery and Fashion Design. Collecting images around a given subject or theme - for better understanding its visual traits, or for future reference - could be seen as the counterpart, in visual terms, of a literature search. However, ‘visual research’ is an expression often used rather vaguely for indicating a spectrum of unstructured methodological approaches, whose procedures and underlying assumptions tend to remain unexplained, undisclosed or unquestioned in everyday studio practice. When creative practice becomes an integral part of academic research, though, there is an increased need for rigor and explicitness regarding every aspect about it, including all the work preliminary to it. This research aims to develop and test a systematic method for conducting and documenting visual research in the preliminary stages of the design process, contributing to new knowledge in the form of a new visual method, also applicable as a design tool. A reflection on the vagueness and implicitness of the Intuitive Approach (IA) to visual research adopted in the initial stage of this PhD motivated the search for an alternative method that could make transparent and rigorous the taken-for-granted, subjective assumptions behind the research initially conducted. The iterative and data-driven nature of the IA oriented the methodological quest towards established qualitative approaches in the Social Sciences, focusing on Emergent Methods and Grounded Theory. By translating and adapting some of their procedures to suit a visual context, a new method, Grounded Visual Analysis (GVA), has been developed and tested, revealing its suitability for achieving a higher degree of explicitness and systematicity in the process of data collection and analysis, and increasing the richness of the visual patterns elicited from the data, thus their potential for stimulating reflective practice. The development of GVA is offered as the major contribution to knowledge of this research, together with its application on a practical case as the demonstration of its double functioning, either as a reflective method for conducting visual research in the preparatory phase of the design process, and as a design tool for stimulating the generation of new ideas and design briefs.
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Kilarski, Sharon K. "An emerging theory of actor learning : the actors' perspective /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9988676.
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Mahachoklertwattana, Pongsak. "A fast full-wave solver for the analysis of large planar finite periodic antenna arrays in grounded multilayered media." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1187152961.
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Oram, Leatrice. "A Method to My Quietness: A Grounded Theory Study of Living and Leading with Introversion." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1471601040.
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Wallström, Emelie, and Daniel Swidén. "Vad hände med beslutet Gröna Skolgårdar?" Thesis, Örebro universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Örebro Universitet, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-23338.
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The purpose of this paper has been to follow how a decision made has developed within anorganization. We have intended to find underlying causes for the development in order to contribute to the understanding of the lifecycle of decisions. The decision we have chosen is Gröna Skolgårdar (Green School Yards) within the city of Västerås. This project has aimed to make the school yards in Västerås more green, more beautiful and more useful for teaching. We have used Grounded Theory Method as our foundation, complemented with decisionmaking theory. The work with this paper has led to the conclusion that Gröna Skolgårdar changed over time, and did not turn out as first intended. This has had several couses such as how resources wasdistributed, political changes, and different views of the project. We have learned that over time a decision can take unexpected paths, and we have contributed with an example of how this can happen.
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Arnesen, Audhild. "Eldres opplevelse av eget hjelpebehov." Thesis, Nordic School of Public Health NHV, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3300.
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Utviklingstrekkene framover med en stadig økning av antall eldre, gjør utfordringene for pleie-og omsorgstjenestene store med hensyn til å utforme tjenester som samsvarer med brukerenes behov og ressurser. Hensikten med studien er å beskrive og analysere de eldres opplevelse av eget hjelpebehov Det kvalitative forskningsintervju er valgt som datainnsamlingsmetode, og analysert ut fra metoden grounded theory. Ni hjemmeboende eldre, som var avhengig av hjelp flere ganger i døgnet av pleie-og omsorgstjenesten i kommunen, ble intervjuet. ”En brukerrettet tjeneste” ble definert som overordnet kjernekategori. Videre framkom tre kategorier som var relatert til kjernekategorien; eldres ressurser og behov, hjelpernes møte med de eldre, og ytre rammer for tjenesten. Konklusjon: Hovedfunnet i studien peker på at de eldre opplever hjelpen de får som lite individuelt tilpasset, uforutsigbar og lite fleksibel. Tross dette, har de eldre vilje og ressurser til å mestresituasjonen, og de ønsker å bo hjemme. Resultatet av denne undersøkelsen kan muligens føre til at tjenestene ser nødvendigheten av en grundigere kartlegging av de eldres ressurser og mestringsevne før hjelpetiltak settes inn, og dermed rette fokus mer mot tiltak som tar hensyn til eldres opplevelse og forebygger ytterligere funksjonssvikt.Demografic development points to a significant increase in elderly people, creating challenges in how health care services are shaped in correspondence with user needs and resources. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse, how elderly people, experienced their own need for help. Qualitative research interviews were chosen as a method of collecting the material for this survey. Grounded theory was used for analysis of the gathered information. The interviews were based on the experience of nine elderly people living at home by themselves. All nine selected interviewees were dependent upon regularly daily help from the communal health care and home help services. “A user related service” was defined as a superior core category. Three categories were related to the core category: Resources and needs among the elderly people, the encounter with the “helper” and outer boundaries of the service provided. Conclusion: The major results of this study points to the lack of individual response, flexibility and predictability of the help provided. Despite of this the elderly seem to cope with their situation, and preferred to live in their own homes as long as possible.The results may lead to a closer look on the necessity of a more thorough survey related to the elderly population and their coping needs, before help and care services are provided. The focus has to be aimed on health assesment to prevent dysfunctional services from developing even further.
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Huang, Tao. "Reforming Industrial Design Education in Mainland China for Sustainability." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27012.
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Industrial Design in China seldom addresses the issue of sustainability in mass production. Failure to incorporate sustainable design as a core principle will result in long term environmental and economic loss for both business and society. This research studies the current Industrial Design educational system in Mainland China and proposes a new educational framework to engage sustainability as a design objective.
This study adopts the philosophical perspectives of constructivism, sustainable design theory, critical pedagogy, and systems thinking. Literature related to sustainability is collected and organized and overlaid with educational constraints identified through the interviews with educators, students, and practitioners of Industrial Design in four major cities of Mainland China. Using the grounded theory approach, from these two sources a new educational framework is proposed. The educational framework categorizes courses in a four year undergraduate Industrial Design educational program into four domains: ecological literacy, artistic, technological, and professional. Suggestions for the appropriate timeline, content, and pedagogical approaches for curriculum are also provided. The proposed framework was then critically reviewed Chinese educators that served as feedback for the final proposition.Ph. D.
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Miloš, Jovanović. "PRILOG ISTRAŽIVANJU USLOVA ZA UVOĐENJE AGILNIH METODA U PREDUZEĆA." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu, 2017. https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=104725&source=NDLTD&language=en.
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Osnovni cilj istraživanja predstavlja ispitivanje procesa uvođenja agilnih metoda u preduzeća. Tradicionalne organizacije uvode agilne metode u poslovanje i cilj istraživanja je bio istraživanje situacionih faktora koji utiču na uvođenje agilnih metoda u preduzeće, tranzicija organizacionih uloga u tom procesu, identifikovanje alata i tehnika koji podstiču uvođenje agilnih metoda u agilne timove i definisanje okvira za uvođenje agilnih metoda. Predstavljeni okvir je dobijen kroz istraživanje sprovedeno u tri preduzeća i pruža odgovor na osnovni cilj istraživanja – definisanje procesa, aktivnosti i pomoćnog alata za uvođenja agilnih metoda koji je identifikovan kao primer najbolje prakse u industriji.The main objective of this study was to investigate agile method adoption in enterprises. Traditional organizations integrate agile methods in their business processes and specific research objectives were to identify: situational factors influencing the agile adoption process, transition of organizational roles, tools and techniques used to integrate agile methods in teams and to define framework for agile method adoption process. The proposed framework is obtained through the research conducted in three organisations and it provides a result to main research objective, which was designed to offer processes, activities and guidelines for agile method adoption process, designed based on best practice identified in the industry.
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Howard, Katherine. "Educating cultural heritage information professionals for Australia's galleries, libraries, archives and museums: A grounded Delphi study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/85088/1/Katherine_Howard_Thesis.pdf.
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This research explored the knowledge, skills, qualities, and professional education needs, of information professionals in galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) in Australia. The findings revealed that although full convergence of these sectors is unlikely, many of the skills, knowledge and qualities would be required across all four sectors. The research used the Grounded Delphi Method, a relatively new methodological extension of the Delphi method that incorporates aspects of Grounded Theory. The findings provide the first empirically based guidelines around what needs to be included in an educational framework for information professionals who will work in the emerging GLAM environment. As the first study of GLAM education requirements in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region to take a holistic approach by engaging information professionals across all four sectors, this thesis makes a contribution to the GLAM research field and to information education generally.
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Speaks, Jason Thomas. "A Grounded Theory Method Approach to Understanding the Symbolic Meaning of Smoke and Behaviors Related to Household Air Pollution." Thesis, University of California, San Francisco, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10936844.
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Background: Exposure to household air pollution from cooking fires using biomass fuels (e.g., wood, charcoal, dung) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Household air pollution (HAP) is one of the greatest environmental health risks in low-income and middle-income countries where the majority of people use biomass fuels to cook and heat their homes each day. Worldwide, approximately three billion people cook with biomass fuels; most often, these people cook inside homes with poor ventilation and use traditional stoves without chimneys. Even when clean-burning stoves and fuels are introduced in communities using HAP-producing cooking systems, adoption of these systems is often limited, and the use of clean-burning systems is not exclusive or sustained. To date, despite the need to understand behaviors related to smoke from cooking and heating sources, few investigators have used a behavioral theory or framework as a foundation for their investigation.
Methods: This qualitative exploratory study using open-ended interviews was conducted in Aleto Wondo, a rural area in southern Ethiopia. This research used grounded theory methodology and the theory of symbolic interaction to investigate the symbolic meaning that motivates actions related to exposures to household air pollution from cooking fire smoke. The target population was women who had children in the home and who primarily used biomass fuels for cooking.
Results: Themes that emerged during the analysis process and that are grounded in the data were (a) Awareness, Knowledge, and Interpretation; (b) Traditional Way; (c) Perceived Powerless and Lack of Agency; (d) Opportunities for Clarification and Education; (e) Access and Poverty; and (f) God’s Will. These themes summarized the major factors in the participants’ social world—factors that influence the participant’s symbolic meanings and interpretations that affected actions related to smoke from cooking fires.
Conclusions: Using the theoretical and methodological tools of grounded theory and symbolic interaction helped delineate how the themes identified in this research may each interrelate. Relative to household kitchen fire smoke exposure, human action is not overpoweringly affected by a single factor (e.g., God’s will, gender roles) Relative to household kitchen fire smoke exposure, human action cannot be ascribed to a single factor (e.g., God’s will, gender roles) or even a unique combination of known factors. These factors can be considered immutable or mutable based on an individual’s symbolic meanings and interpretive processes.
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Turnbull, Triece. "A mixed-method study using a multimedia intervention to explore sex and relationship education within families." Thesis, Teesside University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10149/112640.
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Sex education in Britain is poorly practised, in schools as well as in the home. British so called ‘Puritanism’ has been seen as one of the reasons. At a time and age when teenage pregnancy, Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) and viruses (AIDS/HIV) are on the increase more attention to the education of sexual behaviour is needed. Government initiatives are leading in that direction for schools as well as families, but it is unclear how these are materialised. Especially, how families discuss sexual matters is underresearched and poorly understood. Therefore, the aims of this study were to explore the potential facilitators and barriers of the communication of sexual topics, with and without the use of a Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) multimedia program, and to explore the impact of this program on the knowledge of sexual issues and concerns. A mixed-method design was employed by using Strauss and Corbin’s (1998) modified grounded theory to develop a model reflecting the findings. Knowledge was assessed on data gathered from twenty British families over a ten-month period. Using semi-structured interviews, observational field notes and quantitative measures, it was found that trust, respect, spending (leisure) time together and children’s perception of their parents’ sexual knowledge were facilitators for sexual communications. Older siblings and other family members who were regarded as role models also facilitated the discussion of sexual matters. The barriers for discussing sexual issues openly within families included authoritative parenting, lack of parental sexual knowledge, presence of younger siblings and parents’ direct questioning of children’s personal relationships. In light of this, the multimedia program could be beneficial in many more families when initiating and communicating sexual matters.
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Svensson, Sara. "The impact of digital online-based learning on students during Covid-19." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45312.
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The sudden transition to distance education due to the Covid-19 outbreak was a significant change in the standard of education at many universities. This thesis studies the impact of distance and online-based learning on second- and third-year students within the Computer Science Engineering program at Malmö University in Sweden during the autumn and spring semesters 2020. The data were collected through a questionnaire and interviews as well as Ladok. The results indicated that students’ attendance, participation, motivation, engagement, and interactions with their teachers or classmates were negatively affected by distance and online-based learning. However, the results of the educational outcome differed as the grades of second-year students were negatively affected while the grades of third-year students were unaffected. To improve the specific digital tools/platforms used, teachers and students had suggestions such as using tools with a chat function, recording all lectures, and sending notifications of new material in Canvas to students. To improve the overall experience of distance and online-based education, teachers and students suggested changes such as introducing more interactive elements, planning small-group activities or discussions via Zoom, and providing blended physical/online lectures and labs.Den plötsliga övergången till distansutbildning på grund av Covid-19 utbrottet var en betydande förändring av utbildnings standarden vid många universitet. Denna avhandling studerar distans och nätbaserat lärandes inverkan på andra- och tredjeårsstudenter inom datavetenskap programmet vid Malmö universitet i Sverige under höst- och vårterminerna 2020. Uppgifterna samlades in genom enkät och intervjuer också från Ladok. Resultaten indikerade att elevernas närvaro, deltagande, motivation, engagemang och interaktioner med sina lärare eller klasskamrater påverkades negativt av distans och nätbaserat lärande. Resultaten av betyg skiljde sig emellertid eftersom betygen för andraårsstudenter påverkades negativt medan betygen för tredjeårsstudenterna var opåverkade. För att förbättra de specifika digitala verktyg/plattformar som använts hade lärare och studenter förslag såsom att använda verktyg med en chattfunktion, spela in alla föreläsningar och skicka meddelanden om nytt material i Canvas till studenter. För att förbättra den övergripande upplevelsen av distans och nätbaserad utbildning, föreslog lärare och studenter förändringar såsom att införa mer interaktiva element, planera små grupper eller diskussioner via Zoom och tillhandahålla blandade fysiska/online föreläsningar och labb.
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Naccarato, Celia. "The Experience of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as a Therapeutic Approach in Healing Trauma." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/100.
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Grounded theory method was used to explore the experiences of patients suffering the effects of psychological trauma who had received eye movement desensitization and reprocessing approach (EMDR) as treatment. Saturation of the categories was achieved with the analysis of 15 interviews. The basic social psychological process that emerged is transforming suffering and the core category is changes in perception. The three subcategories, relinquishing, presencing and emerging, form the conceptual framework for the stages of transforming suffering. The stages of relinquishing, presencing and emerging contain concepts and their properties to guide practice. The two dimensions of processing subsumed within each stage are temporal perspectives (past, present and future) and processing fields (physical field, cognitive field and transformative field). These concepts help explain the progression of the patient to experience resolution of the trauma and/or related symptoms/behaviors. Transforming suffering: changes in perception using EMDR is the resultant substantive theory. The implications of this theoretical framework for psychotherapeutic practice and future research are reviewed.
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Dean, Heimberg Tamara. "Examining Fully Online Degree Students' Perceptions of Online Student Support Services: A Mixed Method Study Using Grounded Theory and Rasch Analysis." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/21.
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The higher education market is becoming much more competitive as more students are attracted to online courses and online degree programs. In order to remain competitive, higher education institutions must provide students access to online support services. However, an online student support services plan is an often overlooked component of an online initiative even though it is a critical factor in the overall success of an online program.
This research specifically focuses on online student support services for students enrolled in fully online degree programs in an effort to identify the most important online student support services from students’ perspectives, students’ perceptions of quality of services offered and, correlations between perceptions of importance and satisfaction.
This study employed a mixed method design. Data was collected through semi-structured phone interviews as well as through an online survey with Likert-type questions. Students’ perceived satisfaction and importance levels were explored by analyzing online survey items according to five areas. The five areas were: 1) Institutional Perceptions; 2) Academic Services; 3) Enrollment Services; 4) Student Services; and 5) Online Community. In total, 22 fully online degree students were interviewed and 206 fully online degree students completed and returned the online survey. Grounded Theory was used to analyze the interview data and the Rasch model was used to analyze the survey data.
Pearson correlation results indicated that there were positive relationships between importance and satisfaction for each of the five scales analyzed in this study. However, despite the fact that there were small percentages of online survey participants that reported low satisfaction levels with services that were important to them, interview participants reported that they would like access to more online services that were not currently available to them, such as: internship programs, a writing center, professional tutors with content expertise, career services (expanded to include territories/regions of online students), and health services. Findings also indicated that online services could be improved by integrating more options for live interaction with online support services staff. Additionally, the results revealed that online degree student satisfaction is highly dependent on receiving timely responses from online services staff.
This dissertation introduces the Importance, Quality and Satisfaction (IQS) Framework. This framework is formed by four domains: services, individuals, systems and environment. By implementing an IQS Framework, institutions have the opportunity to increase student satisfaction levels by providing higher quality and better delivery of their services, systems and environment.
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Ylilehto, H. (Hannele). "Synnytyksen jälkeinen masennus—salpautunut ilo:naisten lapsivuodeajan kokemusten salutogeeninen tarkastelu." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2005. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514277775.
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Abstract According to the literature, postpartum depression affects 10–15% of all mothers giving birth. The purpose of this study is to examine the time after a child is born in the everyday life of a family from the salutogenic perspective. The target group of the 'Lapsiperhe 1992' survey were the married and cohabiting couples living in the region of the city of Oulu who were expecting their first child and had the due date between 1 February 1992 and 31 January 1993. The study evaluated the mood of the mothers quantitatively using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during pregnancy and after childbirth. The relationships of the couples were studied using parts of Spaniers's (1976) Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and part of Bienvenu's Marital Communication Inventory that were combined to form a relationship questionnaire. Altogether 85% of the mothers (n = 558) participated in the study before giving birth and 74% (n = 487) after childbirth. As many as 472 of those who answered both questionnaires (n = 475) also filled in the EPDS questionnaire. Altogether 10.4% (n = 58) exceeded the cut-off point of 13 points, according to the EPDS, during pregnancy and 8.3% (n = 39) after childbirth. The questionnaire on moods during pregnancy and perception of the relationship were analysed by means of cross-tabulation for those subjects who answered both the questionnaire on moods and the relationship questionnaire (n = 461). In this study, the questionnaire on moods was divided into two categories, EPDS ≤ 12 and EPDS ≥13, similar to the relationship questionnaire < 70 (n = 43, 9.3%) and relationship questionnaire ≥ 70 (n = 418, 90.7%). If the relationship was considered bad (< 70) the risk of developing depression during pregnancy was 4.7 times higher (RR = 4.7, 95% confidence interval 2.8–8), and after childbirth 5.5 times higher (RR = 5.5, 95% confidence interval 3.1–9.6). The qualitative section of the study identifies the resources for recovery used by the subjects. A focused interview was carried out with 29 mothers during their maternity leave, 3–10 months after childbirth. The subjects for the interview were selected on the basis of the EPDS questionnaire and they formed three groups: EPDS ≤ 5 (n = 13), EPDS ≥ 13 (n = 13) and others (n = 3). The method of analysis used was the grounded theory method. Many of those who had exceeded the cut-off point felt they had suffered from passing melancholy or they had problems in their marital relationship. Those who suffered from severe depression also had coping methods. The most important coping methods were seeking social support, taking distance, physical exercise, relaxation by reading, cognitive methods, religion and humour. The support given by one's husband or significant other played an essential role in recovery. It is important to make a difference between depression diagnosed using the EPDS and clinically diagnosed depression, in order to avoid medicalisationTiivistelmä Aikaisemman tutkimuksen mukaan synnytyksen jälkeinen masennus koskettaa 10–15 % kaikista synnyttäjistä. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli tutkia salutogeenisestä näkökulmasta lapsen syntymän jälkeistä aikaa perheen arkielämässä. Kohdeväestönä Lapsiperhe 1992 -tutkimuksessa olivat ne avio- ja avoparit Oulun kaupungin alueella, jotka odottivat ensimmäistä lastaan ja joiden laskettu aika oli 1.2.1992–31.1.1993. Tutkimuksessa arvioitiin kvantitatiivisesti äitien mielialaa käyttäen EPDS-kyselyä (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) odotusaikana ja synnytyksen jälkeen. Parisuhdetta tutkittiin käyttäen osaa Spanierin (1976) kehittämästä kyselystä (Dyadic Adjustment Scale, DAS) sekä osaa Bienvenun aviopuolisoitten vuorovaikutuskyselystä, joista muodostettiin parisuhdekysely. Tutkimukseen osallistui 85 % äideistä (n = 558 ) ennen synnytystä ja 74 % (n = 487) synnytyksen jälkeen. Molempiin kyselyihin vastanneista (n = 475) EPDS-kysely oli täytetty 472:lla. 10,4 % (n = 58) ylitti katkaisupistemäärän 13 pistettä EPDS-mittarin mukaan raskausaikana, ja 8,3 % (n = 39) synnytyksen jälkeen. Mielialakyselyä odotusaikana ja koettua parisuhdetta on analysoitu ristiintaulukoinnin avulla niiltä vastaajilta, jotka olivat vastanneet sekä mielialakyselyyn että parisuhdekyselyyn (n = 461). Tässä tarkastelussa mielialakysely on jaettu kahteen luokkaan, EPDS ≤ 12 ja EPDS ≥ 13, samoin kuin parisuhdekysely < 70 (n = 43, 9,3 %) ja parisuhdekysely ≥ 70. (n = 418, 90,7 %). Koetun parisuhteen ollessa huono (< 70) riski masentuneisuuden kehittymiselle odotusaikana on 4,7-kertainen (RR = 4,7, 95 %:n luottamusväli 2,8–8), ja synnytyksen jälkeen 5,5-kertainen (RR = 5,5, 95 %:n luottamusväli 3,1–9,6). Laadullisessa osassa kartoitettiin tutkittavien toipumisen resursseja. 29 äidille tehtiin teemahaastattelu äitiysloman aikana 3–10 kuukautta synnytyksen jälkeen. Haastateltavat valittiin EPDS-kyselyn perusteella muodostaen kolme ryhmää: EPDS ≤ 5 (n = 13), EPDS ≥ 13 (n = 13) ja muut (n = 3). Analyysimenetelmänä oli grounded teoria -menetelmä. Monet kynnyspisteen ylittäneet kokivat itse kärsineensä ohimenevästä alakuloisuudesta tai heillä oli parisuhdeongelmia. Myös niillä, jotka kärsivät vakavasta masennustilasta, oli käytössään coping-keinoja. Tärkeimmät coping- keinot olivat sosiaalisen tuen hakeminen, etäisyydenotto, liikuntaharrastus, rentoutuminen lukemalla, kognitiiviset keinot, uskonnollisuus ja huumori. Puolison tuki oli oleellinen tekijä toipumisessa. Medikalisaation välttämiseksi on tärkeää tehdä ero EPDS-mittarilla todetun masentuneisuuden ja kliinisesti todetun depression välillä
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Akwei, Cynthia A. "The process of creating dynamic capabilities." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2007. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7869.
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The concept of dynamic capability (DC) is receiving significant attention from scholars in strategy and organisation research. However, most of the research is conceptual in nature. In this thesis, the process of how DCs are created in two firms is examined using the grounded theory methodology (GTM) with the aim of developing a substantive theory of DC creation. Data were collected using theoretical sampling, and unstructured and semi-structured interviews. These data were then analysed using the constant comparison method to identify and explain the process through which DCs are created. The findings from the study reveal that DCs are created through continuous internal activities such as in-house innovation, human resource activities (HRAs), and external activities with partners through collaboration and acquisitions. Firms learn from these activities, which lead to changes in the static organisational capabilities and the development of higher order capabilities, the DCs. From this study, a framework has been developed for considering and managing the process of creating DCs at a strategic level. The framework explains the reasons why these firms develop and renew their DCs, identifies the key resources required, and examines the activities through which DCs are developed and renewed. The framework is both iterative and simultaneous. Implications for academics and practitioners are discussed, and limitations and directions for future research are outlined.
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Telles, Chrsitiano Ventura venâncio. "Análise do Aproveitamento da energia eólica no Brasil." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2015. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/8123.
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The use of wind as a means for electricity generation around the world has contributed to increase the installed power generation capacity, providing greater supply safety and security to meet new consumption demands. Added to this, another contribution of the use of wind energy is the reduction of environmental damage resulting from the consumption of energy generated by non-renewable sources and pollutants, such as oil and coal. The available wind power generation potential in Brazil is more than 143 GW, however only 2.11 GW are currently utilized, corresponding to only 1.47% of the available potential. This thesis aims to clarify the reason of a so little use, identifying the main factors which contribute to the low utilization of the wind power potential in Brazil. For this purpose, used the fundamentals of the Grounded Theory method based on a literature review of the available wind power potential, its recent developments, expansion regulatory policies, costs analysis confronting all these same dimensions mith expert opinions collected by a questionnaire. Even with an immense available potential, one can conclude that the Brazilian electric sector management presents a series of factors such as regulatory barriers, little technology knowledge, poor supply chain management, environmental licensing barriers, which hinder the widespread use of wind power in Brazil.
O aproveitamento do vento como forma de geração de energia elétrica no mundo tem contribuído para o aumento da capacidade de geração de energia instalada, dando maior segurança e garantia de suprimento para as novas demandas de consumo. Adicionado a isto, outra contribuição do uso da energia eólica está na redução dos danos ambientais, decorrentes do consumo de energia gerada por fontes não renováveis e poluentes, tais como petróleo e carvão. No Brasil o potencial disponível de geração de energia eólica é superior a 143 GW, no entanto, apenas 2,11 GW são atualmente aproveitados, representando apenas 1,47% do potencial disponível. Esta dissertação tem o objetivo de analisar porque não há o desenvolvimento pleno do uso da energia eólica no Nordeste do Brasil. Para tal foram utilizados os fundamentos do método da Grounded Theory, baseada em uma revisão literária do potencial disponível de energia eólica, sua evolução recente, as políticas regulatórias para expansão e análise dos custos associados, confrontando essas mesmas dimensões com opiniões de especialistas coletadas por um questionário. Mesmo diante de imenso potencial disponível para uso, conclui-se que a gestão do setor elétrico brasileiro apresenta uma série de fatores como barreiras regulatórias, falta domínio da tecnologia, mal gerenciamento da gestão da cadeia de suprimento, entraves relacionados ao licenciamento ambiental, que dificultam a disseminação do uso da energia eólica no Brasil.
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Kennedy, Jay P. "A View from the Top: Managers’ Perspectives on the Problem of Employee Theft in Small Businesses." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1406811107.
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Alliex, Selma. "Process of nurse-patient interaction in the presence of technology." Thesis, Curtin University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/588.
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The purpose of this study was to develop a substantive theory or at least a set of theoretical propositions explaining the process of nurse-patient interaction in the presence of technology. This study was undertaken in Perth, Western Australia. The grounded theory method was chosen to undertake this research.The study's informants consisted of nurses. Theoretical sampling led to the inclusion of patients and patients' relatives. Purposive and theoretical sampling were used to choose the informants. Data were obtained using field observations and formal and informal interviews with nurses and post-discharge patients. Data analysis was conducted using the constant comparative method (Glaser and Strauss, 1967), writing memos and drawing a schema. The Ethnograph software package (Seidel, 1988) was used to organize and manage the data.The findings of the study indicated that nurses were stymied in their person-centered interactions with patients in the presence of technology. Nurses used the process of navigating the course of interaction to deal with this problem. The process of navigating the course of interaction consisted of three phases. These were the phases of embarking, steering and veering and disembarking. The action/interaction of the process occurred during the steering and veering phase and four specific strategies of interaction became evident in this research. These strategies of interaction were steadying, demurring, coasting and maximizing. The strategies of interaction used by nurses did not center on one type.There was rather a movement between strategies during and between interactions with patients in the presence of technology. This movement was termed oscillating connections. Conditions that modified the core process of navigating the course of interaction were also identified. The findings of the study provide an understanding of the problem encountered by nurses in their interaction with patients in the presence of technology and the process used by the nurses to deal with this problem.
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Julin, Bodil. "Äldre deltagares upplevelser av Må Bra TVsom resursförstärkande metod : En grundad teoriav ett hälsofrämjandetelevård projekt i Åbolands skärgård 2007-2010." Thesis, Nordic School of Public Health NHV, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3081.
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Syftet med den aktuella kvalitativa studienär att utifrån av empiriska datafördjupa förståelsen för äldre deltagares upplevelser av Må Bra TV(MBT). Metod: Sammanlagt sju äldre från Åboland skärgård som har använt sig av MBT har intervjuats. Data har analyserats enligt Corbin och Strauss modifierade version av grundad teori.Huvudresultat:Det centrala i MBT visade sig vara samvaron i de virtuella möten där deltagarna träffade varandra och studerandevid högskolan.”Att få och ge stöd genom interaktiva möten”framstod där med som en kärnkategori i analysen av data. I analysen av intervjuerna kunde ytterligare fyra kategorier identifieras som alla var relaterade till kärnkategorin. Dessa kategorier beskriver deltagarnas upplevelser av konsekvenserna av att delta i virtuella möten. De upplevde att trots att tekniken kunde vara en utmaning, så vidgades både deras vyer och deras aktivitetsnivå och dessutom ökade deras självförtroende av att de klarade av deltagandet. De kategorier som genererades i analysen benämndes ”Att lärasig använda ny teknik”, ”Att få möjlighet till vidgade vyer”, ”Att bli aktiv i vardagen” och”Att erhålla stärkt självförtroende” Slutsats: Kärnkategorin i den resursförstärkande metoden är social samvaro. Studien bidrar med kunskap om hur socialt stöd kan användas i utveckling av hälsofrämjande televård för äldre. Mer forskning behövs för att kunna utveckla ett multiprofessionellt resursförstärkande vårdarbete som kan förverkligas virtuelltThe aimof this qualitative study sought to deepen understanding of elderly participants’ experiences withMå BraTV (MBT). Method: Seven elderly individuals living in the Turunmaa Arcipelago, allthe participants in MBT, were interviewed. Data were analyzed according tothe Corbinand Strauss modified version of grounded theory. Main results: This study determined that the essence of MBT is the sense of togetherness accomplished invirtual meetings with other participants and university students."To get and give support through interactive meetings" became thecore category.Analysis also identified four related subcategories, including“learning to use new technologies, to have the possibility towiden own views, becoming activein everyday lifeand to obtain stronger self-confidence". All categories describe the participants' perceptions of the consequences of participating invirtual meetings. Even though the technology was challenging, they felt that they gained anopportunity to learn new things, became more active in daily living, and increased their level of self-confidence. Conclusion: The core category in the resource strengthening metho dissocial interaction. This study contributes knowledge about how social support can enhance the development of health promotive telecarefor the elderly.More researchis needed to develop a multi-professional, resource-strengthening model of care that could be realizedvirtuall
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Swärd, Ann-Katrin. "Att säkerställa skriftspråklighet genom medveten arrangering : Wittingmetodens tillämpning i några olika lärandemiljöer." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-8134.
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The proposed Grounded Theory has been derived from how experienced teachers and their pupils, in four different teaching contexts, have used ’The Witting method’ to maximize literacy development among their pupils. The theory has been grounded through repeated comparisons and analysis of the empirical data.
The specific aim of the thesis is to conceptualize and generate a theory about what four teachers and their pupils (n=40, over the period of the research), in different contexts, and over a number of years, actually do when working with The Witting method. A wider goal is to apply the implications of the derived grounded theory to general and special education theory in helping to alleviate reading and writing difficulties and prevent pupils from failing.
The results show that the teachers have systematically strived to ensure each pupil’s reading and writing development and they do this through what is labeled ‘didactic arranging’. They also show an ability to adapt to situations, materials and spaces without losing their long-term aims. They are in charge of three competencies: ’me’, ’you’, and ’we’ - expressing this competence in documentation, by reflection and always in close collaboration with pupils and their families. The observed use of The Witting method would seem to enable a diagnostic mode of teaching as it contains tools that allow a teacher to follow each pupil’s reading and writing development. Teachers, pupils and the didactic procedures are shown to be in constant interaction. It was also found to be important that teachers believe that every pupil can learn. These teachers’ collective motto could be summed up as follows: never stop giving support and never stop assessing progress.
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Hecimovich, Mark. "Insight into the development of professional self-confidence in health education: A multi-method study involving the development of two original scales grounded in the Rasch Measurement." Thesis, Hecimovich, Mark (2012) Insight into the development of professional self-confidence in health education: A multi-method study involving the development of two original scales grounded in the Rasch Measurement. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2012. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/15551/.
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Vaezghasemi, Masoud. "Nutrition transition and the double burden of malnutrition in Indonesia : a mixed method approach exploring social and contextual determinants of malnutrition." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130552.
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Introduction Nutrition transition concerns the broad changes in the human diet that have occurred over time and space. In low- to middle-income countries such as Indonesia, nutrient transition describes shifts from traditional diets high in cereal and fibre towards Western pattern diets high in sugars, fat, and animal-source foods. This causes a swift increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity while undernutrition remains a great public health concern. Thus a double burden of malnutrition occurs in the population. The main aim of this investigation was to explore social and contextual determinants of malnutrition in Indonesia. The specific objectives were: (i) to examine body mass index (BMI) changes at the population level, and between and within socioeconomic groups; (ii) to estimate which context (i.e., household or district) has a greater effect on the variation of BMI; (iii) to assess the prevalence of double burden households (defined as the coexistence of underweight and overweight individuals residing in the same household) and its variation among communities as well as its determining factors; and (iv) to explore and understand what contributes to a double burden of malnutrition within a household by focusing on gender relations. Methods A mixed method approach was adopted in this study. For the quantitative analyses, nationally representative repeated cross-sectional survey data from four Indonesian Family Life Surveys (IFLS; 1993, 1997, 2000, 2007) were used. The IFLS contains information about individual-level, household-level and area-level characteristics. The analyses covered single and multilevel regressions. Data for the qualitative component were collected from sixteen focus group discussions conducted in Central Java and in the capital city Jakarta among 123 rural and urban men and women. Connell’s relational theory of gender and Charmaz’s constructive grounded theory were used to analyse the qualitative data. Results Greater increases in BMI were observed at higher percentiles compared to the segment of the population at lower percentiles. While inequalities in mean BMI decreased between socioeconomic groups, within group dispersion increased over time. Households were identified as an important social context in which the variation of BMI increased over time. Ignoring the household level did not change the relative variance contribution of districts on BMI in the contextual analysis. Approximately one-fifth of all households exhibited a double burden of malnutrition. Living in households with a higher socioeconomic status resulted in higher odds of double burden of malnutrition with the exception of women-headed households and communities with high social capital. The qualitative analysis resulted in the construction of three categories: capturing the significance of gendered power relations, the emerging obesogenic environment, and generational relations for child malnutrition. Conclusion At the population level, greater increases in within-group inequalities imply that growing inequalities in BMI were not merely driven by socioeconomic factors. This suggests that other under-recognised social and contextual factors may have a greater effect on the variation in BMI. At the contextual level, recognition of increased variation among households is important for creating strategies that respond to the differential needs of individuals within the same household. At the household level, women’s empowerment and community social capital should be promoted to reduce inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition across different socioeconomic groups. Ultimately community health and nutrition programmes will need to address gender empowerment and engage men in the fight against the emerging obesogenic environment and increased malnutrition that is evident within households, especially overweight and obesity among children.
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Richter, Sandra, and Stefanie Lehmann. "A Cultural Approach to Crisis Management : Comparison between Sweden and Germany." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30208.
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Problem: Triggered by the present emission scandal of Volkswagen, we came across the fact that corporate crises constitute a revenant topic in the business world. They often entail significant consequences for the affected companies such as reputation damages, financial losses and loss of trust from stakeholders. Also the people working at these companies experience exceptional situations, managers as well as employees on all levels. Corporate crises can be influenced by many factors, for instance through internal triggers like power distance, transparency and communication. These factors can influence the development of a corporate crisis in a positive as well as in a negative manner. Purpose: With the underlying study our goal was to find fostering and hindering factors for corporate crises that are connected to internal processes within multinational companies. Initially we sought to understand which impact organizational structures have on the crisis management in a company. Later in our study, the impact of corporate culture as well as cultural origin emerged and caught our interest. That resulted in a shift of our focus towards the impact of a company’s cultural origin on corporate crisis management. Method: For the underlying master thesis, we conducted 17 semi-structured interviews with 13 companies and investigated the real-life case of Volkswagen through secondary data. Based on that we created 14 case studies. Through a highly explorative iterative process, we further analyzed our collected data going back and forth between our empirical data and emerging theory. Main Findings: Our empirical data suggested that corporate crises can be triggered internally, initiated for example by strict governance, hierarchy and insufficient transparency. Moreover, organizational structures are strongly influenced by the corporate culture of a company. Corporate culture, furthermore, seems to be strongly influenced by the cultural origin of a company, regarding decision-making procedures, responsibilities and communication. Finally, in the perception of our respondents within our empirical study there is a link between the cultural origin of a company and its crisis management. Contribution: Although crisis management constitutes an exhaustive researched topic, we were able to contribute to the area of crisis management with an empirical indicator of the cultural origin of a company constituting an impacting factor for corporate crisis management. This coherence has not been acknowledged by crisis management literature to a meaningful extent so far.
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Lison-Pick, Mandy. "Accepting a reduced self after acute trauma." Thesis, Curtin University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/201.
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Disability associated with loss of limb function following major/minor trauma is a life-changing phenomenon of global significance which poses a heavy burden on healthcare systems, communities and individuals. While there is a voluminous and growing body of knowledge on disabilities and chronic illness, little attention has been given to the short and long-term experiences of those living with loss of limb function and disability following acute major and minor trauma. The aim of this thesis is to develop a substantive theory that describes the phenomenon of living with disabilities resulting from a loss of limb function from acute minor or major trauma.Data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with 15 consenting participants aged between 18-45 years who had lost limb function from acute major/minor trauma all of whom were attending the Pain Management Centre of a major teaching hospital in Western Australia. Four clinical practitioners (who were classed as experts in their field) were also interviewed to clarify the practices the participants discussed so an all round picture could be given and analysed. Data analysis was conducted using the constant comparative technique of the Grounded Theory Method. The results indicate that the basic social problem was Loss of Self and developed from either a sudden or gradual loss of limb function as a result of acute trauma. This trauma had a biopsychosocial impact as the participant’s hospitalisations, surgical procedures, extended rehabilitation programs and resultant disability reduced the self.The basic social process experienced was recognised as Accepting a Reduced Self appearing in three stages: Floundering, Treading Water and Wading to Shore. However these stages were strongly influenced by various modifying conditions such as their persistent pain, the availability of a support crew, the type of trauma experienced and the length of time since injury. It was concluded that disabilities related to loss of limb function can occur following acute major or minor trauma. The impairment the participants experienced affected all aspects of their lives and that of their partners, family and friends as most of them continued to struggle with their disability, either biologically, psychologically or socially. The findings of this thesis point to the importance of more research into designing care and offering ongoing support services to provide long term care for this vulnerable, disabled population.
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Enarsson, Per. "Mellan frihet och trygghet : personalgemensamt förhållningssätt i psykiatrisk omvårdnad." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54573.
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Background: The common staff approach in psychiatric care has not been studied explicitly before. Earlier studies in related areas of social processes in psychiatric care highlight the importance of the interaction between the patient and the carer to understanding communication patterns and attitudes. Other studies on social order and power in psychiatric care shows carers and patients as taking part in a hierarchical system in which patients are subordinate to carers. Aim: The overall aim of this thesis is to study the phenomenon of the common staff approach in psychiatric care, how it emerges, and how it is used and experienced by both carers and patients. Method: In the first study, grounded theory was applied to data from observations and interviews carried out with carers and clients in two psychiatric care group dwellings. In the second and third studies, a phenomenological hermeneutic method was used to analyse narrative interviews conducted with nine careers working on psychiatric wards and nine patients with experience of psychiatric in-care, respectively. In the fourth study, qualitative content analysis was used to analyse data obtained by a vignette method from interviews with 13 carers with experience of working in psychiatric in-care. Results: A common staff approach can be understood as a social process in municipality-level group dwellings and psychiatric in-care, imposed by carers on clients or patients with the aim of restoring a predetermined order desired by the carers. When the order is disturbed the carers try to restore it by adopting a common and consistent approach towards the single patient perceived as the threat to order. Barriers to the success of a common staff approach, from the point of view of the carers, include the likelihood that colleagues will interpret situations differently, the chance that patients might succeed in dividing carers into “good” and “bad” camps, and the knowledge that the patient suffers under a common staff approach. The patients’ experiences partly confirm those of the carers – the dominant picture is that the patient feels persecuted and suffers under a common staff approach. However in some situations, patients can perceived the common approach as supportive and aimed to promote their recovery. Carers’ ethical reasoning about the common staff approach is usually applied on an individual basis; it can change depending upon the patient, the situation, and the proposed approach, as well as upon how the approach might affect other patients, staff members, or the carers themselves. Conclusions: The overall results from the four studies show that the common staff approach may meet carers’ needs, which under the approach take precedence over those of patients, but that the approach is more an exercise in asserting power and maintaining control than it is a therapeutic technique; that it is a difficult choice for the single carer to choose between the interests of the patient and the approval of colleagues; that the patient often suffers when a common staff approach is used; and that carers are seldom aware of the suffering experienced by the patient being managed by such an approach. A common staff approach has no part in a care-strategy; it is not an intentional care-plan; instead it appears to be a way for carers who feel vulnerable and under pressure to maintain order by controlling particular patients.
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Lee, Patrick. "The Words of War: A Content Analysis of Republican Presidential Speeches from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, George W. Bush, and Donald J. Trump." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3400.
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In this analysis of public speeches from four American presidents from the Republican party, the ways in which those presidents discuss and position American defense activities and stances are examined, to track the progression from the 1960s to the present. Presidents from one party were chosen, who presided over a period of active armed conflict or cold war. The addresses analyzed comprised public addresses to Congress or the American people. The analysis groups recurring frames--conceptually developed based on framing and agenda setting theories--into thematic categories for each president. Some frames were more salient for certain presidents than for others. Other frames were common and pervaded the presidents’ remarks to Congress and the public. America’s struggle against a faceless enemy, American military might as a guarantor of, and the importance of the United States’ commitments to its international partners were all prevailing frames which emerged in the analysis.
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von, Below Camilla. "When psychotherapy does not help : ...and when it does: Lessons from young adults' experiences of psychoanalytic psychotherapy." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-144399.
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The process and outcome of psychoanalytic psychotherapy have been studied for a long time. However, the experiences of patients, particularly in therapies where goals were not met, have not yet been the target of extensive research. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with young adults might face particular challenges. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the experiences of young adults in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with a particular focus on differences between suboptimal therapies and therapies with generally good outcome. The setting was naturalistic, and perspectives of the patient, therapist and observer were combined. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Study I explored experiences of psychotherapy process and outcome among seven patients in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, who expressed dissatisfaction. Interviews at termination and 18 months later were analysed using grounded theory and compared to therapist experiences. Patients experienced abandonment with their problems in and after therapy, since therapy according to the patients lacked connections to daily life, as well as flexibility, activity and understanding from the therapist. Therapists presented a different picture of the same therapies, mainly focused on the difficulties of the patients. Study II analysed the experiences of 20 non-improved or deteriorated young adult psychotherapy patients at termination of therapy and 36 months later. Non-improvement and deterioration were calculated based on the reliable change index on self-rating scores. The grounded theory analysis of interviews established spinning one’s wheels as a core category. The relationship to the therapist was described as artificial, although at times helpful. Participants experienced their own activity in life and active components of therapy as helpful, but thought focus in therapy was too much on past experiences. Study III explored the experiences of 17 young adult patients, in psychoanalytic individual or group therapy, overcoming depression. The analysis of interviews from therapy termination and 18 months later indicated that finding an identity and a place in life were perceived as intertwined with symptom relief. Negative experiences included difficulties to change oneself, fear of change, and problems in therapy, such as too little activity on the therapist’s part. The results were discussed in relation to young adulthood, therapeutic alliance, mentalization, and attachment. The conclusion was expressed in a comprehensive process model of suboptimal therapy with young adults, with suggested ways to prevent such a development. The therapist’s meta-communication and correct assessment of the patient’s mentalization capacity from moment to moment are proposed as crucial. Regarding clinical implications, therapists of young adult patients need to establish meta-communication on therapy progress, as even experienced therapists might be unaware of dissatisfaction or deterioration. Meta-communication could be considered part of the treatment itself, as it may foster mentalization and good outcome. Further, the period of young adulthood entails decisions and developing an adult life, and therapists need to make room for this by active interventions.
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Beckwith, J. S. "Uncovering complexity in everyday practice : a post modern study of community nursing assessment." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/4757.
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Much skilled nursing practice is described by words which at face value appear low-tech and self-explanatory. Despite being acknowledged as intrinsic to practice “nursing assessment” has few operational definitions. This thesis critiques and reviews the methodological assumptions that underpin research and the frameworks commonly used to facilitate Concept Analysis (CA). Despite the apparent plethora of approaches to CA, the majority of them used (or adapted without justification or critique) the work of one author, and this was found to be simplistic and ontologically flawed. A review of the contemporary nursing literature was undertaken to identify uses of the term assessment. The subsequent Glasarian Grounded Theory Analysis revealed the Judicial as the core of seven overlapping categories. Evidence of the everyday use of the term assessment was obtained through observation and audio recording of nursing assessment practice. Following Foucault, Critical Discourse Analysis of the data recorded in the study’s field work phase was undertaken. This revealed social power and dominance facilitated through subject/object conflations and the discourses of discrimination, surveillance, repression, natural science, resistance and institutional power, and in contrast, examples of empowering practice. This thesis will argue that the process of nursing asssessment is skilled and complex, and that in order to measure and demonstrate the quality of nursing practice within an arena dominated by the hegemonic power of medicine, it requires articulation and understanding. Nurses use a matrix of approaches to build rapport and assess patients during all interactions. Their work involves integrating intuitive, predictive and logical reasoning within an empathetic and authentic communication with patients and their carers. Hierarchies of nursing practice, government policies, inter-professional agendas and dissonaces between the policy rhetoric of placing patients at the heart of assessment and actual everyday practice, produce barriers to meaningful assessments.
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Niesel, Christoph Ryo. "Older workers' adaptation to information technologies in the workplace: A study in the context of non-standard employment." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212786/1/Christoph_Niesel_Thesis.pdf.
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Growing diversification of working arrangements, greater labour decentralisation and increasing reliance on often changing workplace information technologies (ITs) are turning many older workers to Non-Standard Employment (NSE). This study therefore sought to explore the motivations for participation in and IT adaptation behaviours of older workers in NSE. Using qualitative methods, and an Expectancy-Value-Cost theoretical perspective, factors pertaining to the NSE context were found to drive specific adaptation expectancies, values and costs, which led to problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies for older workers dealing with IT adaptation. Meanwhile, financial stability, flexibility, continued activity, socialisation, and maintaining self-identity were motivators for NSE participation.
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Pollard, Lachlan Timothy. "The lost boys : creating appealing and engaging fiction for adolescent male reluctant readers & Duende a young adult novella." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60876/1/Lachlan_Pollard_Thesis.pdf.
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Reading plays an important role in establishing lifelong learning and providing the reader with an avenue to new experiences and a language with which to express their ideas and feelings (Owen 2003; Hamston & Love 2005). In particular adolescents need a language that allows them to 'play with their identities in a safe and controlled manner to explore who they want to be in this ever changing world' (Koss & Teale 2009, 569). Block (1995) advances that there is a distinct correlation between what we read and how we live in the world, and argues 'if what we read influences our identity in the world, the ways we are able to imagine and live in the world, then there is some responsibility to address these various texts, their readers and possible reading experiences' (Koss & Teale 2009, 569). Within my research I attempt to take on this responsibility by establishing a connection between reluctant adolescent male readers, and their reading experiences and by using their opinions to create a novella that seeks to more fully engage them.
Centred within the larger debate about boys and books are two central discussions: why don't boys read and what should boys read? While a number of reasons why adolescent boys don't read are mentioned in this paper and it might not be possible to fully account for why many are reluctant readers, it is possible to argue that specific forms of literature addressing certain themes and topics relevant to the age group might appeal to reluctant readers.
The conceptual framework for this research was structured using a mixed-method approach consisting of four phases. In positioning my research for determining literature that reluctant readers may want to read I draw on a variety of material which tends to support the longevity of S.E Hinton's (1967) argument that 'teenagers today, want to read about teenagers today' (cited in Smith & Wilhelm 2002, 6). My practice-based research was conducted within a high school in Brisbane, Australia. Six participants were selected and required to read three recently published Australian Young Adult novels, and opinion was collected via semi-structured interviews on these case studies. Grounded Theory (Charmaz 2003; Charmaz 2006; Glaser & Strauss 2011) informed the design of the questions, and the process of concurrent interviews and analysis of opinion. This analysis led to construction of my theory: adolescent male reluctant readers want to read about female relationships and family conflict within a story that consists of an adventure that, although unlikely to happen, could happen.
From this study there are two main contributions, which have theoretical and practical implications for stakeholders with a vested interest in the discussion regarding boys and books. First, this study, through the research methodology, presents key findings that indicate that reluctant readers are interested in realistic texts addressing themes that will help with the construction of, and understanding of, their own lives. Secondly, the grounded theory derived from these findings is applied to my own praxis and my creative artefact (Duende) is included with this exegesis as a text intended to create a connection between engaging texts and adolescent male reluctant readers.
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Dashora, Pushpanjali. "Empowering Homeless Youth: An Evaluation of a Participatory Action Research Based Program." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1267458035.
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Copana, Paucara Julio. "Seismic Slope Stability: A Comparison Study of Empirical Predictive Methods with the Finite Element Method." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/100797.
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This study evaluates the seismically induced displacements of a slope using the Finite Element Method (FEM) in comparison to the results of twelve empirical predictive approaches. First, the existing methods to analyze the stability of slopes subjected to seismic loads are presented and their capabilities to predict the onset of failure and post-failure behavior are discussed. These methods include the pseudostatic method, the Newmark method, and stress-deformation numerical methods. Whereas the pseudostatic method defines a seismic coefficient for the analysis and provides a safety factor, the Newmark method incorporates a yield coefficient and the actual acceleration time history to estimate permanent displacements. Numerical methods incorporate advanced constitutive models to simulate the coupled stress-strain soil behavior, making the process computationally more costly. In this study, a model slope previously studied at laboratory scale is selected and scaled up to prototype dimensions. Then, the slope is subjected to 88 different input motions, and the seismic displacements obtained from the numerical and empirical approaches are compared statistically. From correlation analyses between seven ground motion parameters and the numerical results, new empirical predictive equations are developed for slope displacements. The results show that overall the FEM displacements are generally in agreement with the numerically developed methods by Fotopoulou and Pitilakis (2015) labelled "Method 2" and "Method 3", and the Newmark-type Makdisi and Seed (1978) and Bray and Travasarou (2007) methods for rigid slopes. Finally, functional forms for seismic slope displacement are proposed as a function of peak ground acceleration (PGA), Arias intensity (Ia), and yield acceleration ratio (Ay/PGA). These functions are expected to be valid for granular slopes such as earth dams, embankments, or landfills built on a rigid base and with low fundamental periods (Ts<0.2).Master of Science
A landslide is a displacement on a sloped ground that can be triggered by earthquake shaking. Several authors have investigated the failure mechanisms that lead to landslide initiation and subsequent mass displacement and proposed methodologies to assess the stability of slopes subjected to seismic loads. The development of these methodologies has to rely on field data that in most of the cases are difficult to obtain because identifying the location of future earthquakes involves too many uncertainties to justify investments in field instrumentation (Kutter, 1995). Nevertheless, the use of scale models and numerical techniques have helped in the investigation of these geotechnical hazards and has led to development of equations that predict seismic displacements as function of different ground motion parameters. In this study, the capabilities and limitations of the most recognized approaches to assess seismic slope stability are reviewed and explained. In addition, a previous shaking-table model is used for reference and scaled up to realistic proportions to calculate its seismic displacement using different methods, including a Finite Element model in the commercial software Plaxis2D. These displacements are compared statistically and used to develop new predictive equations. This study is relevant to understand the capabilities of newer numerical approaches in comparison to classical empirical methods.
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Smit, Martinus Jacobus. "A qualitative exploration of experiences of others and accounts of self in the narratives of persons who have experienced traumatic brain injury." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11062007-085445/.
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Schurch, Linda S. "Seducing engagement| A classic grounded theory study of virtual leadership." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3682410.
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Leading at a distance has emerged concurrently with complex global changes, resulting in the diverse use of technology, virtual teams, and collaboration as a way of solving problems and growing innovative and successful organizations. Little research has been done to explore the perceptions of individuals who lead virtual organizations. In the absence of such research, little is known about effective leadership processes in virtual environments. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to discover an explanatory theory, derived from data, which facilitates an understanding of effective virtual leadership systems and processes. This study used classic grounded theory methodology involving multiple extant data reviews (> 20) and a purposive sampling group of 77 virtual leaders, dispersed globally, who were interviewed using voice-over Internet protocol, phone contacts, and e-mail as data collection methods. The grand tour research question for this study examined issues leaders faced when leading/working virtually and the processes virtual leaders used to resolve the stated issues. Data were analyzed using open coding, sorting, memoing, constant comparative analysis, selective coding, and theoretical sampling. The key finding of this study was a generated theory of seducing engagement, addressing participants' main concern: the process of cultivating success in the virtual worker-learner. Engagement is viewed as a significant variable in successful virtual working, virtual leading, and organizational/company success. The results from this study might be used by global organizations to inform infrastructure and planning for virtual leading; to enhance the knowledge, training, and preparedness of virtual leaders; and to spur further research in a rapidly growing field.
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Monaghan, William D. "Experimental studies of electromagnetic signals to enhance radio imaging method (RIM)." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5422.
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Thesis (M.S)--West Virginia University, 2007.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 104 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).
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Gray, Joel Ronald 1962. "Survival distancing: A grounded theory of living with HIV infection in rural areas." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278400.
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A disparity of resources for HIV-infected persons exists in rural areas. Unlike any other chronic illness, HIV has no immediate medical intervention until significant disease progression occurs. Lack of curative treatment for a disease process known to induce irrevocable damage to the immune system causes distress, anxiety, and uncertainty. Presently, no theory exists to aid health professionals understand and provide appropriate interventions for these individuals. Considering the negative effects of stress and illness on immune function and the inadequacy of health care services, the purpose of this study was to identify experiences of HIV-infected persons in rural areas. S scURVIVAL D scISTANCING, described experiences by which HIV-infected persons in rural areas balanced limits and accepted the reality of living with chronic illness. Migration of HIV-infected persons, in addition to those indigenous to rural areas, added to challenges in determining health care needs of those infected and needs of those affected by HIV.
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Pinto, Federico 1972. "Analytical methods to interpret ground deformations due to soft ground tunneling." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80919.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, February 2000.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 265-268).
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Yendaw, Jerome Anabannye. "A decision support system for ground improvement method selection." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/177.
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Ground improvement has become such a common construction practice that the foundation for any important structure that is constructed today is likely to have met some form of ground improvement technology. The improvement option is usually adopted whenever poor quality soils underlie the site proposed for the location of a new facility or for remedial works on existing structures. Numerous improvement techniques are known. When faced with the problem to find an appropriate ground improvement methodology, decision-makers often have to consider a wide variety of factors. The selection of the most suitable method for the solution of the problem has itself become a problem based on the number of factors to consider, the numerous uncertainties associated with the ground conditions and the possibility that for a particular problematic ground condition, more than one method can be used to solve the problem. In order that the ground improvement consultant conducts his or her work with a high level of confidence it is thought that an independent view from a reliable assistant may be worth while. A prototype decision support tool, GrIMSA, (Ground Improvement Method Selection Assistant) has been developed to assist the geotechnical engineer during the preliminary stages when considering the use of ground improvement technology. The tool implements a rational systematic technique for selecting the most appropriate and costeffective ground improvement method for a construction site. The technique is based on a consensus of standards in the ground improvement domain and is designed to be practical, flexible and transparent. The sources of knowledge upon which the system is based is mainly from practicing ground improvement domain experts in various parts of the world and published technical literature on ground improvement projects. GrIMSA suggests a limited number of appropriate ground improvement methods from 32 possible methods that could be used in solving the foundation problem. The final decision on the method to use however is left for the user to make by applying his or her personal engineering judgement based on site specific conditions. GrIMSA is aimed at experienced geotechnical engineering consultants and contractors. The system has been developed using the wxCLIPS software.
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Mohd, Ripin Zaidi Bin. "Analysis of disc brake squeal using the finite element method." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1995. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4588/.
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The problem o f disc brake squeal has been examined by developing a finite element model of the coupled pad-disc system , conducting complex eigenvalue analysis and associating unstable modes with potential squeal problem areas. A key issue in this process is the representation of the contact pressure distribution at the frictional interface between the disc and the pad. Non-linear contact analysis using the finite element model of the pad revealed that contact is only partial at the pad-disc interface and that the contact pressure distribution depends on the friction coefficient, Young’s modulus of the friction material and the way the applied pressure is distributed on the pad backplate. A new method is proposed in which interface contact stiffness is related to brake line pressure using a statistical approach based on the measured surface properties of the interface. Complex eigenvalue analysis of the coupled pad-disc system has shown that unstable modes exist within different ranges of contact stiffness thereby providing an explanation of the effect of varying line pressure on squeal. The two most unstable modes from the analysis show good correlation with experimental squeal results. The coupled model is then used for parametric studies the results of which indicate that high coefficient of friction and uniform contact pressure distribution increase instability whilst a trailing edge biased pressure distribution and a high support stiffness at the pad backplate reduce it. Limiting the disc symmetry by introducing equispaced slots was shown to be effective in reducing instabilities involving diametral modes of the disc with the same order of symmetry only Other modes were stabilised by increasing the rigidity of the pad. The overall results suggest that either the pad or the disc can be mainly responsible for the instability depending on the mode thus unifying the different approaches to disc brake squeal and enabling the most appropriate component to be targeted for squeal abatement purposes.
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Seth, Akshay. "Learning New Skills in Practice: Surgeons Adopting and Integrating New Procedures." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37023.
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Surgeons regularly make changes in their practice to ensure they are providing high quality patient care. This includes the process of learning and safely integrating new skills, techniques and technologies into practice. When faced with the challenge of integrating a new surgical procedure into practice, surgeons must determine when they are ready to overcome the associated risks. This study sought to understand how surgeons experience risk when learning and integrating a new procedure into practice.
A modified constructivist, grounded theory approach was utilized. Eighteen surgeons were purposively sampled from two Canadian academic medical institutions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and interpreted through constant comparative analysis. Emergent themes were identified and a conceptual framework was developed for understanding the surgeon experience associated with adopting and integrating a new procedure into practice.
Regardless of personal risk tolerance, surgeons described a similar approach to learning and implementing new skills. The experience of risk was one of several factors that affected their adoption of new techniques. They also described being influenced by individual, personality-driven factors, logistical considerations and the culture inherent to their departmental, institutional, professional and societal contexts.
A framework for understanding the surgeon experience when adopting and integrating new skills was constructed. The complex, nuanced multifactorial interplay between a surgeon’s individual willingness to engage risk, his/her motivations and the systemic and cultural factors that serve to facilitate or hinder the implementation of a new surgical skill is at the core of this experience. An increased awareness of these factors highlights the challenges that surgeon face in adopting new procedures and may lead to the development of policies which support surgeons learning and implementing new skills, techniques and technologies while maximizing patient safety.
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Thompson, Randal Joy. "Commoning| Creating a new socio-economic order? A grounded theory study." Thesis, Fielding Graduate University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3668756.
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Interest in the commons, a concept that extends back to antiquity, has peaked in recent years as alarming resource depletion and intellectual property restrictions have caused international concern, while the Internet has increasingly linked people globally, creating a robust platform for common action. Generally conceived of as shared resources, communities that create, use, and/or manage them, social protocols that govern their usage, and a sense of mutuality, commons include natural resources and well as created resources such as knowledge and information. This study examined the commons by employing a grounded theory approach that sought to discover a theory regarding the processes underlying this phenomenon. Grounded theory initiates research by asking the question, "What is going on here?" Commoning emerged as the core variable and hence the grounded theory of the commons. Commoning is a complex social and psychological process that commoners engage in when they are establishing and managing commons. Commoning entails supplanting the market paradigm, based upon maximizing self-interest and assigning value based on price, with a paradigm that maximizes communal well-being. Through commoning, commoners gain a sense that they are the protagonists of their own lives. They gain this sense by forming a communal identity, seeing themselves as part of the ecological system, and taking control of resources that they feel the state and market have failed to effectively manage. In commoning, commoners are driven from their inner purpose and authentic self. Living this way resonates to society as a whole, creating a society that reflects more abundance, harmony, peace, social justice, respect for future generations, and sustainability.
Key words: commons, commoners, commoning, grounded theory, post-capitalism
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Perez, Hugo. "New Measurement Methods For Ground Vibration Test." Thesis, KTH, Flygdynamik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-276465.
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Flight-testing represents an important step of an airplane development. Every new or modified aircraft configuration is tested. Through set of tests, the quality and reliability of aircrafts are guaranteed. At Dassault Aviation, the flight test Directorate responsible for carrying out flight tests is located at Istres, in South of France. One major test before flying is the Ground Vibration Test (GVT). The aim of this test is to measure Eigen frequencies and mode shapes of the structure. Those results are after compared to the ones given by the finite element model in order to verify it or update it. Determining the structural behavior has a significant importance for aircraft safety, for instance, it helps to determine the aircraft’s flutter boundary. Under unsteady aerodynamic loads, the aircraft structure can be dynamically unstable, meaning that the amplitude of oscillations increases with time. This phenomenon called flutter can highly damage the airplane or can even lead to the complete destruction of its structure. GVTs are performed by exciting the aircraft with oscillatory forces on designated parts. Then, hundreds of accelerometers are used to measure the vibrations. Knowing exactly the input excitation and how the structure answers, it is possible to calculate the relations (so-called transfer functions) between the applied oscillatory forces and the acceleration measurements. This measurement method based on accelerometers is highly accurate; however, one accelerometer only provides one punctual measurement. In order to have an infinite number of measurement points and thus, a better understanding of the mode shapes, new measurement methods should be investigated. As part of Ground Vibration Testing, this paper presents an investigation on new innovative measurement methods that could improve and complement the current methods based on accelerometers. This report is structured in three parts; the first part gathers and presents some innovative measurement methods and the two following parts focus on experimentations of two measurement methods using rapids cameras and 3D laser scanners.Flygtestning är ett viktigt steg av att utveckla ett flygplan. Genom en uppsättning tester blir varje ny eller modifierad flygkonfiguration certifierad. Certifiering garanterar säkerhet, kvalitet och pålitlighet. Avdelningen för flygtestning på Dassault Aviation är ansvarig för genomförandet av flygtester I Istres, södra Frankrike. Ett viktigt test före flygning är Ground Vibration Test (GVT). Målet med detta test är att mäta strukturens egenfrekvenser och lägesformer. Resultaten jämförs sedan med dem som ges av den finita elementmodellen för att kunna verifiera eller uppdatera dem. Att fastställa det strukturella beteendet är av stor vikt för flygplanets säkerhet; till exempel hjälper det att stipulera planets flygstabilitet och fladdergränsen. Under ostadiga aerodynamiska belastningar kan flygplanets struktur vara dynamiskt instabil, vilket innebär att svängningens amplitude ökar med med tiden. Resonansfenomenet som kallas för fladder kan allvarligt skada eller till och med leda till total förstörelse av flygplanets struktur. GVT: er utförs genom att utsätta flygplanet för svängande krafter på utsedda delar av planet. Sedan används hundratals accelerometrar för att mäta deformationerna. Genom att veta exakt inmatningsexitering och hur strukturen svarar, är det möjligt att beräkna förhållandena (de så kallade överföringsfunktioner) mellan de applicerade oscillerande krafterna och accelerationsåtgärderna. Denna mätmetod baserad på accelerometrar är mycket exakt; installationen tar emellertid mycket tid och skapar en viktig överbelastning på grund av ett stort antal accelerometrar och kablar som används. Som en del av markvibrationstest presenterar detta dokument en utredning om nya innovativa mätmetoder som kan förbättra, komplettera eller till och med ersätta de nuvarande metoderna baserade på accelerometrar. Denna rapport är strukturerad i tre delar; en kort konstnärligt samling där det presenteras några innovativa mätmetoder och sedan två delar med fokus på experiment av två mätmetoder med hjälp av rapids kameror och 3D-laser. Arbetet är ett första steg i en lång forskning som säkert på några år kommer att avföra accelerometrar och ersätta dem med nya metoder som är mycket bekvämare.
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Morabito, Paige N. "Grounded theory approach to understanding student perceptions of asynchronous high school learning environments." ScholarWorks, 2010. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/833.
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Although the development of cyber high schools over the last 10 years has increased, no data are reported in the literature regarding the factors that have contributed to the increased enrollment or student perceptions of success. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to develop a theory describing why students currently enrolled in an online high school program chose an asynchronous setting and their subsequent perceptions of success. Critical pedagogy, as a basis of transformational experiences through education, served as the conceptual framework. An attitudinal survey, provided as a limited data set by the high school, was used to identify preliminary generative themes responding to the research questions. Based on the preliminary themes, student interviews were conducted until data saturation was reached. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative coding method to address the research questions. Interviews and surveys provided the necessary data for triangulation through multiple achievement based comparison groups, enabling cross-checking between theoretical constructs and specific criterion identified during data analysis. Findings suggested these students migrated to an asynchronous high school to address the perceived detrimental effects as identified in one of the four generative themes: traditional classroom setting, inflexible scheduling, needing a more individualized curriculum, or issues related to school culture. Moreover, findings indicated that students' perception of success appear to have increased as a result of their migration to an online setting. The findings from this study may help teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators better advise their students in identifying the best learning environment, enabling students to enhance their own learning and potentially experience an increased perception of success.
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Rivers, Deborah L. "A Grounded Theory of Millennials Job-Hopping." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5936.
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Corporations are finding it challenging to attract and retain the top talented Millennials. Their frequent job-hopping is costing the U.S. economy $30.5 billion annually despite corporations' best efforts to retain them. The central research question concerns the decision-making process that Millennials use to decide whether to job-hop or stay with an organization. The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a theory that explains the Millennials' process for deciding whether to job-hop or stay with an organization. The conceptual framework for this grounded theory research is generational theory, Herzberg's hygiene and motivational factors, and psychological contract theory. The data collection was by means of a purposive sampling strategy implemented through the semistructured interviews of 13 participants. The grounded theory data analysis method used consisted of an abridged version of Glaser's data analysis method as developed by Charmaz, which entailed a systematic comparative coding process (initial, focused, and theoretical). The study findings included 7 factors that affect Millennial job-hopping: competitive compensation, job enjoyment, opportunities for professional growth, supportive work environment, reasonable free/flex time, finding their niche, and excellent benefits. Based on these factors, the Millennials job-hopping theory explains their decision-making process and why they job-hop. Positive social change may occur when Millennials achieve job satisfaction. Job satisfaction increases loyalty and organizational commitment and reduces stress, thus decreasing turnover and creating economic stability for the Millennials and their organizations.
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TAVARES, VINICIUS GAMA. "EFFICIENT STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM USING THE GROUND STRUCTURE METHOD." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=30728@1.
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Métodos de otimização topológica estrutural visam obter a melhor distribuição de material dentro de um dado domínio, sujeito a carga, condições de contorno e restrições de projeto, de forma a minimizar alguma medida especificada. A otimização topológica estrutural pode ser dividida em dois tipos: contínua e discreta, sendo a forma discreta o foco da pesquisa desta dissertação. O objetivo deste trabalho é a criação de um sistema para realizar todos os passos dessa otimização, visando a resolução de problemas com grandes dimensões. Para realizar esse tipo de otimização, é necessária a criação de uma malha densa de barras, esta definida como conjunto de nós cobrindo todo o domínio, conectados através de barras, além da especificação dos apoios e das forças aplicadas. Este trabalho propõe um novo método para geração da malha densa de barras, utilizando como entrada somente o contorno do domínio que se deseja otimizar, contrapondo com métodos que necessitam de um domínio já discretizado, como uma malha de poliedros. Com a malha gerada, este trabalho implementou a otimização topológica, sendo necessário resolver um problema de programação linear. Toda a parte de otimização foi realizada dentro do framework TopSim, tendo implementado o método dos pontos interiores para a resolução da programação linear. Os resultados apresentados possuem boa qualidade, tanto na geração quanto na otimização, para casos 2D e 3D, tratando casos com mais de 68 milhões de barras.
Structural topology optimization methods are used to find the optimal material distribution within a given domain, subject to loading, boundary conditions and design constraints, in order to minimize some specified measure. Structural topology optimization can be divided into two types: continuum and discrete, with the discrete type being the research focus of this dissertation. The goal of this work is the creation of a system to achieve all the steps of this optimization process, aiming problems with large dimensions. In order to perform the optimization, it is necessary create a ground structure, defined as a set of nodes covering the entire domain, connected by bars, with the supports and the applied loads. This work proposes a new method for the ground structure generation, using as input only the domain boundary, in contrast with methods that require a domain already discretized, such as a polyhedron mesh. With the generated mesh, this work has implemented the topological optimization, needing to solve a linear programming problem. All the optimization part was performed within the TopSim framework, implementing the interior point method for the linear programming resolution. The results presented have good quality, both in generation and optimization, for 2D and 3D cases, considering cases with more than 68 million bars.
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Luarca, Luis. "A Grounded Theory of the Factors Affecting Employee Vision Inspiration." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3403.
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Inspired, motivated employees are essential to organizational success. Research findings indicate a strong relationship between vision, leader charisma, organizational factors, and the extent to which employees feel motivated to achieve organizational goals based on the vision, known as employee vision inspiration (EVI). However, little is known about how employees personalize organizational visions and why this affects their performance. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore in-depth the organizational and employee-related factors that affect EVI using the constant comparative method and grounded theory methodology, and how EVI manifests itself in employee behaviors directed toward the achievement of a company's vision. Interviews with a purposeful sample of 14 employees, chosen because they were inspired by their organization's vision, provided the data needed to answer the research questions and enable the development of a grounded theory of EVI. According to this theory, having an organization with a strong culture of two-way communication and a positive work environment fostered by a leader committed to an achievable vision positively affects EVI. The theory further indicates that such an organization acts as a motivator that enhances employee satisfaction and commitment, and elevates pride in the organization, thus positively affecting EVI. The significance to social change of this study is that it may enable leaders to understand how to inspire employees to be more creative and more committed to the success of the organization, thereby fostering a more fulfilling and satisfying organizational environment.