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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.
Full textNaqvi, 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.
Full textValero, 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.
Full textconditions. 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/.
Full textKilarski, 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.
Full textMahachoklertwattana, 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.
Full textOram, 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.
Full textWallström, 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.
Full textArnesen, 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.
Full textDemografic 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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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.
Full textThe 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.
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.
Full textSpeaks, 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.
Full textBackground: 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.
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.
Full textSvensson, 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.
Full textDen 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.
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.
Full textDean, 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.
Full textYlilehto, H. (Hannele). "Synnytyksen jälkeinen masennus—salpautunut ilo:naisten lapsivuodeajan kokemusten salutogeeninen tarkastelu." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2005. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514277775.
Full textTiivistelmä 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
Akwei, Cynthia A. "The process of creating dynamic capabilities." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2007. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7869.
Full textTelles, 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.
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.
Full textAlliex, Selma. "Process of nurse-patient interaction in the presence of technology." Thesis, Curtin University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/588.
Full textJulin, 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.
Full textThe 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.
Full textThe 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.
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/.
Full textVaezghasemi, 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.
Full textRichter, 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.
Full textLison-Pick, Mandy. "Accepting a reduced self after acute trauma." Thesis, Curtin University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/201.
Full textEnarsson, 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.
Full textLee, 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.
Full textvon, 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.
Full textBeckwith, 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.
Full textNiesel, 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.
Full textPollard, 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.
Full textDashora, 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.
Full textCopana, 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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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.
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/.
Full textSchurch, Linda S. "Seducing engagement| A classic grounded theory study of virtual leadership." Thesis, Walden University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3682410.
Full textLeading 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.
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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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.
Full textPinto, 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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Yendaw, Jerome Anabannye. "A decision support system for ground improvement method selection." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/177.
Full textMohd, Ripin Zaidi Bin. "Analysis of disc brake squeal using the finite element method." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1995. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4588/.
Full textSeth, 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.
Full textThompson, 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.
Full textInterest 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
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.
Full textFlygtestning 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.
Morabito, Paige N. "Grounded theory approach to understanding student perceptions of asynchronous high school learning environments." ScholarWorks, 2010. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/833.
Full textRivers, Deborah L. "A Grounded Theory of Millennials Job-Hopping." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5936.
Full textTAVARES, 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.
Full textCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
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.
Luarca, Luis. "A Grounded Theory of the Factors Affecting Employee Vision Inspiration." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3403.
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