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Papadopoulou, Ourania. "Evaluating Anglicisation in Modern Greek : a qualitative and quantitative survey." Thesis, Lyon, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020LYSE2037.
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L'influence de l'anglais est évidente sur les langues du monde entier. L'anglais est considéré comme une langue de communication mondiale et est utilisé par un grand nombre de locuteurs du monde entier dans leurs interactions. Il est clair que l'anglais domine dans de nombreux aspects de la vie quotidienne tels que la technologie, la science, les médias et Internet. Toutes les influences observées sur les langues du monde qui sont dues à l'influence de l'anglais relèvent de la notion d'anglicisation, qui couvre tous les niveaux de l'analyse linguistique. Dans ma thèse, j'étudie l'influence de l'anglais sur le grec moderne, qui a été particulièrement forte au cours des deux à trois dernières décennies. J'examine le phénomène de l'anglicisation du grec moderne en tenant compte de l'influence de l'anglais à tous les niveaux de l'analyse linguistique, et particulièrement au niveau lexical, phraséologique et morphosyntaxique. J'examine notamment les mots nouvellement importés de l'anglais, tels que blóger (< angl. blogger ‘bloggeur/bloggeuse’), les structures phraséologiques calquées du grec moderne qui traduisent mot à mot les structures anglaises correspondantes, telles que trofí γia sképsi (< angl. food for thought ‘matière à réflexion’), ainsi que les structures morphosyntaxiques qui calquent les structures équivalentes en anglais, telles que les structures nominales pré-modifiées dont le pré-modificateur est un emprunt d’origine anglaise, comme par exemple pdf arxío (< angl. pdf file ‘fichier pdf’) au lieu de arxío pdf (< angl. file pdf ‘fichier pdf’). Pour la collecte et l'analyse de mes données, j'utilise des dictionnaires et des grammaires du grec moderne, ainsi que des corpus de textes comme le Trésor National de la Langue Grecque (Hellenic National Corpus), le Corpus des Textes Grecs (Corpus of Greek Texts) et les corpus de textes disponibles via la plateforme Sketch Engine, ainsi qu'un corpus de textes personnalisé que j'ai construit exclusivement pour mon étude via Sketch Engine. Concernant les emprunts anglais nouvellement importés, j'étudie l'existence des formes non translittérées de ces emprunts en grec moderne et je compare la fréquence d'apparition des formes translittérées et non translittérées (par exemple la forme non translittérée blogger ‘bloggeur/bloggeuse’ au lieu de la forme translittérée <μπλόγκερ> [blóger]). De plus, j'étudie les facteurs responsables de l'utilisation des formes non translittérées des emprunts anglais en examinant leur apparition dans des vocabulaires spécialisés du grec moderne tels que le vocabulaire du sport et de la technologie. En ce qui concerne les unités phraséologiques et les structures morphosyntaxiques calquées, je compare la fréquence d'apparition de la structure calquée à la fréquence d'apparition de la structure équivalente en grec moderne. De plus, j'essaie de déterminer la chronologie de l'insertion des emprunts anglais en grec moderne, et, enfin, je tire quelques conclusions générales concernant l'anglicisation du grec moderne à partir des résultats de ma rechercheThe influence of English is evident on languages worldwide. English is considered a global language of communication and is used by a large number of speakers worldwide for their interactions. It is clear that English dominates many aspects of daily life, such as technology, science, the media and the Internet. All the influences observed on the languages of the world that are due to the influence of English fall under the notion of Anglicisation, that covers all levels of linguistic analysis. In my dissertation I study the influence of English on Modern Greek (MG), which has been particularly strong during the last two to three decades. I aim to examine the phenomenon of Anglicisation in MG taking into account the English influence at all levels of linguistic analysis, focusing particularly on the lexical, phraseological and morphosyntactic level. In particular, I examine newly imported English loanwords, such as blóger < English blogger, phraseological patterns found in MG that are word-by-word translations of the equivalent English ones, such as trofí γia sképsi < English food for thought, as well as morphosyntactic structures that calque the equivalent structures of English, such as a new form of pre-modified NPs where the pre-modifier is an uninflected English loanword, as for example, pdf arxío < English pdf file, instead of arxío pdf ‘file pdf’. In order to analyze my data, I use dictionaries and grammars for MG, as well as MG text corpora, the Hellenic National Corpus, and the Corpus of Greek Texts, the text corpora available through the Sketch Engine platform, but also the customized text corpus that I built exclusively for my data through Sketch Engine. Regarding the newly imported English loanwords, I study the existence of the non-transliterated forms of these loanwords in MG and compare the frequency of appearance of the transliterated and non-transliterated forms (e.g. the non- transliterated form blogger instead of the transliterated <μπλόγκερ> [blóger]). Moreover, I investigate the factors responsible for the appearance and use of non-transliterated forms of the loanwords by examining their appearance in specialized vocabularies of MG, such as the vocabulary of sports and technology. Regarding the phraseological patterns and morphosyntactic structures that calque the equivalent English ones, I compare the frequency of appearance of the calqued structure in MG to the frequency of appearance of the equivalent MG structure. Furthermore, I try to determine the chronology of the insertion of English loanwords in MG, and finally, I draw some general conclusions, regarding Anglicisation in MG, based on the results of the research
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Edgar, Jill Marie. "Hate crime in Canada: A quantitative analysis of victimization survey data." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6209.
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Hate crime victimization in Canada is a criminal justice issue that has received insufficient attention. To address this lack of information, Statistics Canada included two questions concerning hate crime on the 1999 administration of the General Social Survey. The data from this survey were analyzed for this thesis. Differences between hate crime and non-hate crime respondents were examined. Subsequently, the three most frequently reported hate crime motivation categories of race/ethnicity, sex and culture were compared. The results of the analysis revealed that while differences exist between hate crime and non-hate crime respondents, the main differences appeared between respondents reporting sex-motivated hate crimes and those in the two remaining categories of race/ethnicity and culture. The main variations were in the reasons respondents cited for not reporting the incident to the police and their psychological reactions to the event. Those who perceived their victimization to be based upon their race/ethnicity or culture did not report the incident to the police because they felt it was not important enough. Respondents victimized on the basis of their sex indicated that they did not bring the incident to the attention of the police because they felt the "police do nothing". While respondents of the three motivation categories of hate crime examined in this study reported being fearful as a result of their victimization, respondents who perceived themselves as having been the victim of a sex-based hate crime were substantially less likely than those victimized as a result of their race/ethnicity or culture to report that they were not effected that much.
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Hartis, Richard Geoffrey. "Beyond functionalism : a quantitative survey and semiotic reading of Hadrian's Wall." Thesis, Durham University, 2010. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/332/.
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Hadrian’s Wall is perhaps one of the best studied, but east understood,Roman monuments in Britain. Traditional interpretations have sought to identify one underlying principle to the Wall’s function. Similarly, the Wall’s purpose has often been interpreted as solely functional, with either military or ‘customs barrier’ arguments proposed. However, military theories are at odds with both general Roman practice of the time, which sought to defeat enemies in the field, and the Wall’s generally low level of soldiery per kilometre. Customs barrier arguments cannot account for the seemingly illogical placement of structures along the line of the Wall. Furthermore, both these interpretations are connected to a broader dialogue between the Victorian era, which saw the rise of Wall-scholarship, and the modern world which effectively excluded the Roman context within which the Wall was constructed. It is the question of the Wall’s intent and purpose, as well as the structure’s place in the wider Roman world, that this thesis explores. This necessitates an innovative combination of techniques including historiography, theory, quantitative survey and modelling. A theoretical standpoint is adopted that considers the construction from a symbolic perspective as an explicit means for understanding the original purpose of the Wall. Quantitative survey is used to reveal the full extent of the structure’s symbolic ower, the results of which can also evaluate dominant functional theories. Importantly, in emphasising theory and the Roman context alongside traditional functional models, this thesis reconnects the Wall to its original context within the Roman world. This research aims to stimulate debate on both the purpose of the Wall and its place in the wider Roman world, whilst also creating a framework for using quantitative theory to assess symbolic potential.
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Geldenhuys, Dale Adam. "Quantitative fish survey of the submarine canyons of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15512.
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There have been no quantitative studies of fish species associated with the submarine canyons of the north east coast of South Africa. These canyons offer protection to coelacanths Latimeria chalumnae, fish of commercial importance, and a number of protected and endemic species. A fish survey was conducted by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that captured video footage at depths between 60 m and 160 m. Seven canyons (Island Rock, South Island Rock, Wright, Jesser, Diepgat, Leadsman and Chaka) and one deep reef (Diepgat Deep Reef) spread along 78 km of shelf break were surveyed. Fish were identified and counted in 1143 30-second video segments. Patterns in diversity and abundance were investigated with respect to canyon, depth, and habitat type. The survey found 52 fish species from 23 families. The families Serranidae and Sparidae were well represented. The first submarine images of the critically endangered Seventy†Four seabream are particularly noteworthy. Only three Myliobatidae species represented the Chondrichthyans. Variation in Shannon-Wiener species diversity (H') was influenced by the diversity of habitat (Kruskall†Wallis p<0,0001) and depths (Kruskall†Wallis p<0,0001). Mann†Whitney post hoc tests showed cave to have a higher H' than sandy plain (p<0,001) and wall (p<0,001). H' for margin was greater than sandy plain (p=0,001) and wall (p<0,001). H' for rock outcrop was greater than sandy plain (p=0,006). Fish diversity increased with increasing depth until 90m, thereafter diversity decreased with subsequent depths. Habitat (Permanova p=0,0031) had the strongest influence on fish community composition. No north†south separation in terms of fish diversity (H') among canyons was detected. The results were consistent with similar studies. All canyons were adequately sampled as the rate of discovery of additional species per sample was ≤1%. A minimum of 80 30-second samples per canyon is recommended to survey fish. The survey methods employed during this study are recommended for surveying deep reef fish to allow for meaningful comparative studies.
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Collinet, Claudio. "System Survey of Endocytosis by Functional Genomics and Quantitative Multi-Parametric Image Analysis." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2010. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-38278.
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Endocytosis is an essential cellular process consisting of the internalization of extracellular cargo and its transport towards different intracellular destinations. Multiple endocytic routes are tailored for the internalization and trafficking of different types of cargo and multiple endocytic organelles provide specialized biochemical environments where different molecular events take place. Membrane receptors and cargo molecules are internalized by both Clathrin-dependent and –independent endocytosis into early endosomes. From here two main endocytic routes are followed: 1) the recycling route, mainly followed by membrane receptor and other molecules like Transferrin, brings the cargo back to the plasma membrane and 2) the degradative route, followed by molecules like Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and Lipoprotein particles (LDL), leads the cargo to degradation into late endosomes/lysosomes.
In addition to the basic function of intracellular cargo transport, the endocytic system fulfils many other cellular and developmental functions such as transmission of proliferative and survival signals and defence against pathogens. In order for cells to properly perform their various and numerous functions in organs and tissues, the activity of the endocytic system needs to be coordinated between cells and, within individual cells, integrated with other cellular functions. Even though molecules orchestrating the endocytic sorting and transport of different types of cargo have long been investigated, our understanding of the molecular machinery underlying endocytosis and its coordination into the cellular systems remains fragmentary.
The work presented in this thesis aimed at understanding how this high-order regulation and integration is achieved. This requires not only a comprehensive analysis of molecular constituents of the endocytic system but also an understanding of the general design principles underlying its function. To this end, in collaboration with several members of the Zerial group and with the HT-Technology Development Studio (TDS) at MPI-CBG, I developed a new strategy to accurately profile the activity of human genes with respect to Transferrin (Tfn) and Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) endocytosis by combining genome-wide RNAi with several siRNA/esiRNA per gene, automated high-resolution confocal microscopy, quantitative multi-parametric image analysis and high-performance computing. This provided a rich and complex genomic dataset that was subsequently subjected to analysis with a combination of tools such as a multi-parametric correlation of oligo profiles, phenotypic clustering and pathways analysis, and a Bayesian network reconstruction of key endocytic features.
Altogether, the genomic endeavour and the subsequent analyses provided a number of important results: first, they revealed a much higher extent of off-target effects from RNAi and provided novel tools to infer the specific effects of genes loss of function; second, they identified a large number of novel molecules exerting a regulatory role on the endocytic system, including uncharacterized genes and genes implicated in human diseases; third, they uncovered the regulatory activity of signalling pathways such as Wnt, Integrin, TGF-β, and Notch, and found new genes regulating the sorting of cargo to a specialized subset of early endosomes that function as intracellular signalling platforms; and fourth, a systems analysis by Bayesian networks revealed that the cell specifically regulates the number, size, concentration of cargo and intracellular position of endosomes, thus uncovering novel properties of the endocytic system.
In conclusion, the work presented here not only provided a dataset extremely rich of information whose potential has just begun to be uncovered but also shows how genomic datasets can be used to reveal design principles governing the functioning of biological processes.
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Zheng, Guanhao, and 郑冠濠. "Quantitative survey of pharmacy students' attitudes and use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206583.
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This survey is to study the attitudes, personal experiences of Health care professional students, and knowledge about the basic concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Hong Kong and Guangzhou district of Mainland China.
The research methodology used was a questionnaire which was distributed amongst healthcare professional students in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
About Seventy-five percent of participants have ever used TCM at some time to treat minor diseases. On a scale from zero to ten, the mean (SD) scores for the perceived effectiveness of TCM were 6.55 (2.07), and most of them (89%) gave five to nine scores. The average proportion of TCM used in their whole lives estimate was 24%. Most of participants (83.3%) used TCM only one to five times per year in the last five years. In participants’ opinion, TCM is more natural and having less adverse effect, while WM is pure, specific, credible, easy to administer and having better patients’ compliance. WM was the priority, or even first choice when the participants faced with a variety of representative diseases. And people had a good understanding degree of some basic concepts of TCM. Although there were a few differences in gender groups comparing and district groups comparing, broadly speaking the similarities still were in majority.
In conclusion, most of pharmacy students have their own knowledge about TCM, but more measures must be carried out to improve the popularizing rate of TCM. Moreover, mainland students have better knowledge of TCM and more positive attitude compared to TCM. The attitude and practice do not appear to vary significantly between genders.published_or_final_version
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Zigler, Christina Kelsey. "The Localized Scleroderma Quality of Life Instrument (LoSQI)| A Disease-Specific Survey Using Anchoring Vignettes." Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10692474.
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The main goal of this project was to develop and provide validity evidence for a diseasespecific quality of life survey to be used with pediatric localized scleroderma (LS) patients. This new survey, called the Localized Scleroderma Quality of Life Instrument (LoSQI), incorporated unique features associated with the disease, not captured by current surveys. As a secondary goal, the feasibility and usefulness of anchoring vignettes with pediatric patients were examined. The project included three phases; content domain development and item generation, a pilot study, and a field test. Validity evidence was gathered from multiple sources including test content, internal structure, and in relation to other variables. Overall, there was initial support for use of the LoSQI with pediatric LS patients. Patients indicated general understanding and readability of the items, and there was qualitative evidence for content validity. Exploratory factor analysis suggested the utility of reporting a total score along with two subscale scores, (1) Pain and Physical Functioning and (2) Body Image and Social Support. Reliability of both the subscale and total scores was acceptable. There was less evidence for use of anchoring vignettes in this context, as there was a high frequency of ties in rankings, which limited the utility of statistical models. Despite limitations from a small sample size and skewed response distributions, the pilot study and the field test provided promising initial evidence that the LoSQI can be used to capture HRQoL in LS patients ages 10-20 years. Future studies should examine responsiveness of the scores to change and optimal capture of HRQoL in patients <10 years of age.
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Ricchezza, Victor J. "Framing Geologic Numeracy for the Purpose of Geoscience Education: The Geoscience Quantitative Preparation Survey." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7908.
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The Geoscience Quantitative Preparation Survey (GQPS) was developed to address a deficiency in the available literature regarding the competency and preparation of early-career geologists in geoscience job-related quantitative skills – namely, geologic numeracy. The final version of the GQPS included self-confidence, usage, satisfaction, and demographic sections. The GQPS was expected to produce data that would allow for an evaluation of the geologic numeracy of early-career geologists and the success of approximately 20 years of increased focus on quantitatively literate geoscience graduates.
The self-confidence section of the GQPS included quantitative methods and quantitative skills. The usage section asked whether participants used methods or skills from the confidence section in both work and non-work settings. Satisfaction items asked how satisfied participants were with the quantitative preparation they received as undergraduates, relative to career needs, and included items on quantitative problem solving, quantitative communication, and computers. Limited demographic information was collected including time since bachelor’s graduation, years of related experience, undergraduate alma mater, current job status and field, and highest level of education.
Satisfaction values for quantitative problem solving and quantitative communication indicate that respondents were largely satisfied with their undergraduate preparation, with values slightly higher for the geoscience department than for the university as a whole. Satisfaction items related to the use of computers were nearly uniform across all response levels and were not indicative of satisfaction (or any other particular response).
Demographic responses indicate it is reasonable to make some generalizations to the overall population of early-career geologists. Early-career geologists in the sample population showed indications of geologic numeracy. This result indicates the educational trend of the last 20 years of focus on quantitatively literate geoscience graduates has had some success, although this focus cannot be compared to prior years due to lack of data. The GQPS was successful for answering its research questions, but requires validation as a complete scale before it is likely to be used by outside parties.
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Kojic, Tijana. "The Environmental Benefits of Veganism in the Context of Responsible Tourism : (Quantitative KAB Survey)." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-412475.
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Responsible tourism is tourism which aims at minimizing negative environmental, social, and economic impacts, and benefits the local community. One crucial aspect is being neglected in the context of responsible tourism – the environmental impacts of food consumption. The impacts on the environment may vary depending on the dietary lifestyle. According to research, a vegan diet is generally less taxing on the environment than for example vegetarian or omnivorous ones. In this quantitative study, 161 participants, who consider themselves responsible tourists, were asked about their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour regarding the environmental benefits of veganism. The data were analysed using linear regressions within the mediation model and two-sample t- tests. I found that attitudes partly mediate the relationship between knowledge and behaviour. Vegans are more knowledgeable about the environmental benefits of veganism than omnivores. Besides, vegans showed the most pro-environmental attitudes and behaviour, followed by vegetarians and omnivores. Less than half of the sample perceive veganism as a part of responsible tourism. Those respondents who perceive it so are mainly vegans and vegetarians. A campaign that would raise awareness of the environmental benefits of veganism in the context of responsible travel needs to be implemented. A qualitative study should follow, and further research needs to be done among additional samples, such as typical mass tourists.
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Harris, Sadie DeRamus. "Teachers' Effective Behavior Support Survey Scores and Student Behavior Referrals." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6901.
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Urban middle school teachers have experienced the severe challenges of discipline problems, which have contributed to writing more principal's office discipline referrals. The effective behavior support (EBS) program has been found to promote positive behavior in the classroom and change students negative behavior into positive behavior. Guided by the Problem-Behavior Theory (PBT), the purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study was to examine the relationship between the teachers' effective behavior support and office discipline referrals of urban middle school students. Years of teaching experience was the mediating variable. The researcher used archival data collected from teachers who used the effective behavior support program located at an urban middle school in the Southeast United States, the female and male teachers ranged between the ages of 23 to 66+. For the research question, a simple regression was employed as a means of analyzing the archival data. Results suggested that positive teachers' support was not associated with the frequency of office discipline referrals. However, years of teaching experience was associated with fewer discipline referrals. The results of this study can be used to promote educational professionals to utilize positive teacher support to decrease office referrals, leading to more student contributions in the classroom and more long term success for students.
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Conradie, Aletta. "Barriers to clinical research in Africa, a quantitative and qualitative survey of 27 African countries." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31490.
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Background There is a need for high quality research to improve perioperative patient care in Africa. The aim of this study was to understand the particular barriers to clinical research in this environment. Methods Electronic survey of African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) investigators, including 29 quantitative Likert scale questions and eight qualitative questions with subsequent thematic analysis. Protocol compliant and non-compliant countries were compared according to the WHO statistics for research and development, health workforce data and world internet statistics. Results Responses were received from 134/418 invited researchers in 24/25 (96%) participating countries, and three non-participating countries. Barriers included the lack of a dedicated research team (47.7%), reliable internet access (32.6%), staff skilled in research (31.8%) and team commitment (23.8%). Protocol compliant countries had significantly more physicians per 1000 population (4 vs 0.9 p<0.01), internet penetration (38% vs 28% p=0.01) and published clinical trials (1461 vs 208 p<0.01) compared to non-compliant countries. Facilitators of research included establishing a research culture (86.9%), simple data collection tools (80%) and ASOS team interaction (77.9%). Most participants are interested in future research (93.8%). Qualitative data reiterated human resource, financial resource, and regulatory barriers. However, the desire to contribute to an African collaboration producing relevant data to improve patient outcomes, was expressed strongly by the ASOS investigators. Conclusions: Barriers to successful participation in ASOS related to resource limitations and not the motivation of clinician investigators. Practical solutions to individual barriers may increase the success of multi-centre perioperative research in Africa.
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Wells, Christopher Wesley. "A Survey Comparison of Virtual and In Situ Leadership Competencies." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4340.
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Leaders support many workplace configurations that do not rely on the collocation of leaders and followers and may exhibit different interaction competencies with employees. There was limited understanding about these leadership competencies required in virtual work environments. The purpose of this nonexperimental study was to examine the relationship between the percentages of time spent weekly as a virtual leader (IV) and 6 leadership competencies (DVs), such as a leader's vision and values. The theoretical framework was based on Sandstrom and Smith's legacy leadership model. Study participants were randomly selected from LinkedIn.com forums (N = 93). Data were collected using the Legacy Leadership Competency Inventory LLCI instrument and analyzed using linear regression to assess the effect of percentage of work time as a virtual leader on a summative score for all answers on the LLCI and each of 5 competency indicators. Significant relationships between the IV and 2 DVs were identified: supporting leadership inspiration through communication and diverse team leadership. Findings may assist managers to improve leadership development, hiring, and support with global teams. One recommendation would be to extend the study participation to more diverse population groups to obtain better data. Implications of positive social change could be a reduction in costs to employers based on improved leadership competencies leading to more effective management. Employees could benefit from more enlightened leadership leading to a healthier workplace. Finally, customers might benefit from lower costs from more effective organizations.
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Hägg, Erika. "What individual characteristics influence commuting distance and mode transportation? : A quantitative case study of Malmö, Southern Sweden." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Kulturgeografi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-89446.
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How mobile people are affects the accessibility which can lead to several benefits like better match in the labour market and economical gain in the labour market. How mobile people are and their accessibility are effected by several factors. The purpose with this study is to see what individual characteristics that influences the choice of mode of transport when commuting and the travelled distance. This was done with a quantitative method that analyzed the Travel Survey of Southern Sweden. The result was carried out from descriptive result and regressions that was analysed. Findings from the result shows that gender, income and origin of birth are the individual characteristic that affects the choice of mode and travelled distance the most. The result can indicate that the commuting is also effected by structures as well as the economical incitement. The most used mode for transport and the probability to go by car increases with the economical gain does as well.
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Chen, Tao. "The development of a holistic and quantitative tool for the assessment and improvement of survey quality." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2011. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4404.
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There are a variety of guidelines and methods available to measure and assess survey quality. Most of these are based on qualitative descriptions. In practice, they are not easy to implement and it is very difficult to make comparisons between surveys. Hence there is a theoretical and pragmatic demand to develop a mainly quantitative based survey assessment tool. This research aimed to meet this need and make contributions to the evaluation and improvement of survey quality. Acknowledging the critical importance of measurement issues in survey research, this thesis starts with a comprehensive introduction to measurement theory and identifies the types of measurement errors associated with measurement procedures through three experiments. Then it moves on to describe concepts, guidelines and methods available for measuring and assessing survey quality. Combining these with measurement principles leads to the development of a quantitative based statistical holistic tool to measure and assess survey quality. The criteria, weights and subweights for the assessment tool are determined using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) and a survey questionnaire based on the Delphi method. Finally the model is applied to a database of surveys which was constructed to develop methods of classification, assessment and improvement of survey quality. The model developed in this thesis enables survey researchers and/or commissioners to make a holistic assessment of the value of the particular survey(s). This model is an Excel based audit which takes a holistic approach, following all stages of the survey from inception, to design, construction, execution, analysis and dissemination. At each stage a set of criteria are applied to assess quality. Scores attained against these assessments are weighted by the importance of the criteria and summed to give an overall assessment of the stage. The total score for a survey can be obtained by a combination of the scores for every stage weighted again by the importance of each stage. The advantage of this is to construct a means of survey assessment which can be used in a diagnostic manner to assess and improve survey quality.
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Ackerman, David T. "International contracts a quantitative analysis of transnational contract formation." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/8.
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Globalization is the promise of the future, and it presents, quite literally, a world of opportunities not available in the past. International collaborations in science, research, and business now enjoy increased probabilities of success, in part, because of the advance in technology and the possibility of instantaneous communications. The convenience, simplicity and affordability of technology are helping to make the world accessible to almost everyone. With new availability of international concerns and the growth of global partnerships in all areas of interest, an increased need arises for agreements that memorialize collaborators' commitments, responsibilities and obligations. There is a corresponding concern that the agreements be enforceable across national and international lines should anything go wrong. There is no collaboration, partnership or venture that will not be touched in some way by the law. Whose law governs and how rules and regulations of different nations will be applied are of escalating concern. Empirically examining the state of international contract law is the overarching focus of my research. Adopting a research methodology involving both quantitative and qualitative techniques, I am investigating whether any consistency exists between attorneys of different practice sectors (academic, government, corporate and private) considering choice of law, enforcement of contract provisions, and the inclusion of preventative measures of international contracts. My results contribute to the future success of international collaborations of all concerns by empirically identifying the need for increased education on various dispute resolution options, as well as the effect cultural awareness has on the drafting of international contracts.ID: 030476559; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for honors in the major in Legal Studies.; Thesis (B.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.
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Thomas, Chevese Renee. "Teacher Evaluation in a Virginia Urban School District: Perceptions of Elementary Teachers from a Quantitative Survey Study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/85415.
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Teacher evaluation is mandated by state law and practiced in every public school district. The evaluation of teachers is a vital part of the work of school administrators and the evidence that aligns teacher supervision and its direct or indirect impact on student achievement is scant (Ebmeier, 2003). The researcher examined perceptions of elementary teachers in a southeastern Virginia school division regarding the teacher evaluation process. The goal was to determine how the teacher evaluation process influences professional growth and instructional practices at the elementary school level. In addition to identifying the overall perception of the evaluative practices employed in the school division, the researcher gleaned additional understandings of teacher perceptions on how a particular evaluation tool's effectiveness, purposes, and reliability impact teacher behavior.
Perceptions of teachers from 20 elementary schools in an urban school division in Virginia were researched using a quantitative methodology. There were a total of 446 teachers in grades PreK through 5 in the 20 schools. Data were collected through an online teacher questionnaire. The revised Teacher Evaluation Profile (TEP), created by Stiggins and Duke (1988), was used as the survey tool. The TEP was designed to elicit responses on a Likert scale using five attributes of a particular teacher evaluation experience.
Data from the TEP indicate that teacher perceptions of the overall quality of the evaluation process vary. While there was a consistent perception of neutrality, less than 50% of the teachers perceived the evaluation as a meaningful process. Furthermore, teachers reported that the evaluation process had minimal impact on their professional growth and professional practice. The results of this study may impact the professional development opportunities linked to the evaluation process.Ed. D.
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Eilard, Hillevi, and Albina Iljasov. "The Use of Social Impact Measurements in Socially Entrepreneurial Organizations - A Quantitative Survey Study on Organizational Size." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23983.
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This thesis investigates the relationship between organizational size and the decision of using social impact measurements in Swedish socially entrepreneurial organizations, which include organizations and individuals that aim at solving social problems. Data is collected using an online survey, and three different ways to measure organizational size are used and tested whether they have a positive relation-ship with the use of social impact measurement. Organizational size is measured as the yearly turnover, available personnel and the number of members and participants in the organization. The association was analyzed through three different analytical methods, and we also present detailed descriptive statis-tics for the data sample. The results showed significant relationships between available staff as well as members and participants and the use of social impact measurements, while no significant relationship between the yearly turnover and the use of social impact measurements could be confirmed. We suggest a consideration of impact measurements when addressing sustainable organizational development as well as consideration of organizational size for local governments when introducing policies, funding and other support for socially entrepreneurial organizations.
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Andersson, Daniel, and Jakob Kostet. "Financial Credibility, Financial Constraints and Rule of Law : A quantitative study on international firms." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-123034.
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Reducing firms’ financial constraints can be an important element for economic growth. Previous scholars have documented various factors that affect firms’ ability to access finance (e.g. Lambert et al., 2007, p. 385). In this study, we investigate the impact of financial reporting credibility in reducing firms’ financial constraints. In addition, we study the role that rule of law at a country level have on the above stated association. We hypothesize that financial reporting credibility decreases firms’ financial constraints. Then, we propose that the ability of financial reporting credibility to reduce financial constraints weakens when rule of law (at a country level) decreases. This is the first study to investigate how the association between financial reporting credibility and financial constraints are affected by rule of law on a country level, to the authors’ knowledge. The study uses 52,381 firms operating in 98 countries that responded to the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys between the time period 2006 to 2015. Financial constraints are measured through a variable that takes into consideration the perceived amount of obstacles firms are facing in their current operations and the proxy for financial credibility is whether firms have been audited or not. Our moderating term is the World Bank’s rule of law index. By using both regression and matching analysis, we find a significant negative association between financial credibility and financial constraints. This indicates that increased financial reporting credibility leads to less financial constraints for firms. For the moderating effect of the rule of law, the results are insignificant. However, we observe that when the level of rule of law is high, increased financial credibility leads to minor improvements in access to external finance.
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Thompson, Roberta Waller. "A statewide survey of professionals' opinions and practices concerning the assessment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children." W&M ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618316.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate current practices used by clinicians when diagnosing children with AD/HD as well as to explore possible relationships between practices, professional disciplines, opinions, and theoretical leanings.;The study utilized a researcher designed questionnaire mailed to licensed Psychiatrists, Pediatricians, Clinical Psychologists, and Counselors in Virginia. The sample included 274 professionals.;Hypotheses examined relationships between professional discipline and use of assessment methodologies, consultation practices, and classification system preferences, as well as relationships between opinions about classification and assessment of AD/HD and practitioners' opinions about assessment practices.;It was found that physical examination was the only variable with any practical significance that was able to differentiate between the professional disciplines with regard to their preferences and utilization of specific methodologies for the assessment of AD/HD. Results revealed a negative relationship between one's confidence in assessing AD/HD and a practitioner's use of an interview in an assessment.;It was also found that practitioners were no more likely to engage in consultation with other professionals from their respective disciplines than from other disciplines, (2) those professionals who subscribed to a categorical system of classification were no more likely to utilize clinical techniques in assessment while those who subscribed to a dimensional model showed no preference for normative tools, and (3) physicians were no more likely than mental health professionals to subscribe to a categorical system of classification, while mental health professionals showed no preference towards a dimensional model of classification.
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Costanzo, Angela J. "A quantitative survey of riparian forest structure along the Quebrada Grande in La Cangreja National Park, Costa Rica /." Thesis, Connect to this title online, 2006. http://www.ranchomastatal.com/docs2/php5pk7ty%5FRiparianForestStructure%5FCostanzo.pdf.
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Khalaf, Kristin Marie. "Evaluation of the Measurement Properties of the Short Form 36 Version 2 Health Survey in a Sample of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/612133.
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Background: In health status assessment, patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are tools used to elicit important and measurable information from patients to better understand the impact of health conditions on their lives. Such impacts are considered latent constructs, or variables that cannot be observed or measured directly. Instruments intended to assess latent constructs must satisfy certain development, psychometric, and scaling standards through the generation of both qualitative and quantitative evidence to demonstrate the adequacy of its measurement properties. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL), or the subjective perception of health, is a core concept within the field of PROs. The Short Form 36 (SF-36) is one of the most commonly used PROs used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL).Objectives: To provide a better understanding of the performance and dimensionality of the SF-36 version 2 in a cross-sectional sample of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on an item, subscale, and higher-order factor structure level using different measurement methods grounded in classical test theory (CTT), factor analysis, and item response theory (IRT).Methods: This was a post hoc analysis of a cross-sectional dataset. Patients with MS were recruited to participate in an online survey asking a variety of questions related to their health and treatment seeking behaviors. The SF-36 was one of the questionnaires included in the survey. Items and individual subscales were evaluated using a multi-trait/multi-item correlation matrix to assess item-to-subscale relationships, including item discriminant validity with other subscales. Unidimensionality for select SF-36 subscales was assessed through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha) was evaluated for each subscale. Patient-reported disability, depression, and current symptom exacerbation status were evaluated relative to SF-36 subscale scores to assess convergent validity, discriminant validity, and known-groups validity. Higher-order factor models of the SF-36 were tested to evaluate dimensionality of the instrument, including a two-factor second-order factor model, a bifactor model, and a statistical comparison between the bifactor model and its corresponding nested model. Unidimensionality was further evaluated through the use of graded response IRT models. The relative fit of traditional versus discrimination-constrained models was tested using a -2 loglikelihood ratio test, followed by an evaluation of item-level properties for fit (S-X² statistics), local dependence, and further assessment of model parameters (discrimination parameters, location parameters, option response functions, and test information curves). Person location parameters were also estimated to compare scale information to the location of patients along the latent construct. Results: A total of 1,052 respondents completed the survey. Unidimensionality of individual subscales evaluated via CFA all had confirmatory fit indices (CFI)>0.90, butroot mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] values all exceeded 0.08. All IRT graded response models showed a statistically significant improvement in model fit when item discrimination was freely estimated. Each subscale from the IRT models had at least one mis-fitting item across all unidimensional scales tested (S-X² p-value>0.05), and nearly all subscales tested showed item pairs with signs of local dependence. Cronbach's alpha was>0.80 for all subscales except for General Health [GH] (alpha = 0.78). SF-36 subscales most closely related to physical aspects of health status had the strongest relationship to disability status (physical functioning [PF], r = -0.82, and role physical [RP], r = -0.57). Subscales more closely related to mental health had the largest effect sizes between patients with versus without depression (0.88 for mental health [MH] subscale) and the smallest effect sizes between patients reporting currently experiencing versus not experiencing an exacerbation of their symptoms (0.48 for role emotional [RE]subscale). Both CFA and IRT analyses showed lack of compelling evidence supporting unidimensionality upon combining items from the PF, RP, bodily pain [BP], and GH subscales to form the Physical-21, and upon combining items from the VT, role emotional (RE), social functioning (SF), and MH subscales to form the Mental-14. Higher-order factor models showed good model fit, with CFI>0.90 in all cases and lower RMSEA values than seen for the individual subscales (0.077 to 0.107). The bifactor model fit significantly better than its nested second-order version, however, the best-fitting (i.e., highest CFI and lowest RMSEA) higher-order factor model was the preliminary first-order model with eight first-order factors consistent with the eight subscales of the SF-36 (CFI=0.996, RMSEA=0.077, X² = 3872.14, p<0.001). Conclusions: The SF-36 version 2 performed well when evaluated within the CTT framework, but both CFA and IRT methods revealed several limitations at the item and factor level across all subscales, due to item wording (i.e., positive versus negative), items not being sufficiently related to its latent construct, and local dependence of items within and across subscales. The appropriateness of equal weighting of responses to produce a single summary score for each subscale, as well as their further aggregation into the Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary scores should be reevaluated.
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Harvey, Brian. "A quantitative survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, related to AIDS/HIV, among Zulu speaking standard eight high school students." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002496.
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AIDS is a serious South African health problem, with HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal being at the local epidemic's forefront. Adolescents in this province are at additional risk because of their lifestyles. Information on existing risky behaviour and its psychosocial concomitants can provide an important base for educational interventions aimed at reducing further transmission. This study aims to provide baseline information on knowledge, attitudes and reported behaviour, relating to HIV/AIDS, among adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal. A survey, using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire with closed-ended questions to collect data, was conducted among standard eight Zulu-speaking students (N = 1511) in five parts of the province. The theoretical framework that informed data collection was drawn from the Health Belief Model and Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory. The data generated were first analysed descriptively, providing percentages for responses to individual items. Secondly, cross-tabulations were calculated for relevant items using three independent biographical variables, namely: Locality (rural/peri-urban), gender and students' reports of sexual activity. The results showed inadequate knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS to provide a foundation for developing healthier attitudes. Although most students acknowledged the disease's severity, few reported feeling personally susceptible, denying the immediacy of the threat. Additionally, cues to action and the perceived benefits of adopting preventive behaviours were not influential. Barriers preventing condom use were not primarily logistical, with personal concerns being the main barriers to change. Furthermore, perceived self-efficacy in preventive behaviours was low. Recommendations regarding areas for future research, as well as considerations which will enhance the effectiveness of risk reducing interventions among similar populations, are provided.
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Corrao, Jocelyn J. "Teaching Professionalism in Nursing: A Quantitative Survey of Beginning Student Nurse Perceptions of Professional Values Interpreted Within a Leadership Context." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2016. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/98.
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The researcher designed this quantitative dissertation research to explore the perceptions of beginning nursing students toward professionalism in nursing, specific to professional values within the context of curriculum delivery for a leadership and management course in one baccalaureate nursing program. In addition, the researcher reviewed the literature for defining characteristics of professionalism in nursing. Adult students admitted to nursing programs today create multi-generational cohorts with prior learning from experiences and academic degrees in other disciplines. Often, content on professionalism in nursing is integrated in a nursing curriculum. However, students in a leadership and management course were unable to state the meaning of professionalism in nursing shortly before graduation. This study focused on professional values based on the nursing code of ethics as one attribute of the complex concept of professionalism. This exploratory study analyzed responses of students prior to beginning nursing courses to the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) survey. Findings indicated that beginning student perceptions of professionalism in nursing specific to professional values were generally in alignment with nursing standards. Significant findings suggested a lack of alignment to professional standards under the themes of trust, activism, caring and professionalism through autonomous practice, self-regulation, and participation professional activities positively associated to five variables. Recommendations are made for enhancing curriculum design of leadership and management in nursing content to address these areas.
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Klahs, Phillip C. "The Vascular Flora of Steele Creek Park and a Quantitative Study of Vegetation Patterns in Canopy Gaps, Sullivan County, Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2463.
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An inventory of vascular plants was conducted in Steele Creek Park in Sullivan County, Tennessee from March 2013 to September 2014. The park covers an area of 892 ha and lies within the Ridge and Valley Province. The inventory of vascular plants documented 547 species of 323 genera and 101 families. Two hundred sixteen taxa were newly reported for Sullivan County. Tennessee Special Concern Species included Cardamine rotundifolia, Castanea dentata, Lonicera dioica, Allium tricoccum, Cypripedium acaule, and Panax quinquefolius. A single species, Juglans cinerea L., is considered a Tennessee Threatened Species. Vegetation patterns were studied quantitatively by installing 10 study plots within forest canopy gaps and a comparable set of 10 in areas with intact canopy. Plots within a canopy gap recorded more vascular plant diversity when compared to plots of intact canopy when unshared species were considered. Steele Creek Park provides a botanically rich area for future studies.
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Azizi, Shalbaf Elnaz, Nabira Ashfaq Mian, and Muhammad Numair Sohaib. "Managing Strategy Risks through Balanced Scorecard (BSC) : A Survey Study in the Iranian Petroleum Equipment Industry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104616.
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Purpose- This thesis aims to identify the role of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for managing strategy risks as well as the types of strategy risks that can be managed using four perspectives of the BSC in the Iranian Petroleum Industry Equipment Manufacturers (IPIEM). Design/ approach/ methodology- In this thesis cross-sectional design and the deduction approach are used. For collecting data for quantitative analysis, a questionnaire was conducted by the research team. Then the data collected from respondents were then analyzed through running simple linear regression analysis in the SPSS software. Findings- The first research question (RQ) is about BSC’s roles in managing strategy risks in IPIEM. These roles are risk assessment, risk controlling and collecting data for decision making of strategy risks. It was proved by the research team that BSC can play a role of the assessment of strategy risks in IPIEM. This means by using BSC as an RM tool in IPIEM, companies can assess strategy risks through identifying, analysing and evaluating strategy risks. However, the results indicate risk controlling and collecting data for decision making cannot be managed by using BSC. The second Research question is about the types of strategy risks that four perspectives of BSC can manage. The results show that from the 8 strategy risks chosen for this thesis, 6 of them which are “liquidity risk” from the financial perspective; “risk of clients’ opposition to pilot testing of the product” from the customer perspective; “risk of improper design of the product at development stages”, and “risk of improper selection of international partners” from the internal perspective; “risk of incorrect evaluation & selection of technology options” and “the risk of not enough operational experience in similar previous projects” from the learning and growth perspective can be managed through using BSC as an RM tool in IPIEM. Based on the conclusion of RQ1, the effect can now be adjusted into RQ2 findings. This study concludes that IPIEM can use BSC for risk assessment of the above-mentioned six different strategy risks. It can also be concluded that the BSC cannot be a full RM tool for managing strategy risks in the companies, since it only can apply for one of the three processes of RM; risk assessment.
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Bonér, Sara, and Ing-Marie Jansson. "Preoperativ information på en barnkirurgisk avdelning : Föräldrars åsikter och omdömen." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-175705.
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Syfte: Att studera föräldrars uppfattning om den preoperativa information de får inför sitt barns planerade operation, samt undersöka om och på vilket sätt föräldrarna anser att informationen behöver förbättras. Metod: Kvantitativ, deskreptiv enkätstudie. Enkäten innehöll främst standardiserade frågor men även några öppna frågor. Föräldrar till barn i åldrarna 0-3 år inneliggande på en barnkirurgisk vårdavdelning ombads delta i studien. Antalet insamlade enkäter var 22 stycken. Resultat: Föräldrarna var som helhet nöjda med den preoperativa informationen, majoriteten ansåg att mängden information varit lagom omfattande och att informationen från personalen oftast gavs på ett sätt så att de förstod. Några föräldrar ansåg att informationen gällande det postoperativa vårdförloppet delvis varit bristfällig. De flesta ansåg att informationen de fått stämde med vårdförloppet som följde. Dock framkom att föräldrarna önskat få mer förberedande information, såväl praktisk som medicinsk tillsammans med kallelsen. Slutsats: Resultatet visar att de flesta föräldrar som helhet var nöjda med informationen de fått inför sitt barns operation med visst undantag för innehållet i kallelsen och den properativa informationen gällande det postoperativa förloppet.Aim: To study the parent’s perception of the preoperative information they receive for their child's scheduled surgery, and examine whether and how parents believe that the information needs to be improved. Method: Quantitative Descriptive survey study. The questionnaire contained mainly standardized questions and some open questions. Parents of children aged 0-3 years hospitalized at a children's surgical ward were asked to participate in the study. The number of collected questionnaires was 22 pieces. Results: Parents were overall satisfied with the preoperative information, the majority felt that the amount of information was extensive enough and that the information from the staff is usually given in a way that they understood. Some parents felt that the information regarding the postoperative care process had partly been inadequate. Most parents felt that the information they received matched the care process that followed. However, it was found that parents wanted more preparatory information, both practical and medical, with the invitation. Conclusion: The results show that most parents as a whole were satisfied with the information they received before their child's surgery with certain exceptions for the content of the notice and the properativa information regarding the postoperative course.
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Timbrook, Jerry P. "A Comparison of a Traditional Ranking Format to a Drag-and-Drop Format with Stacking." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1367241685.
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Cyr, Serena Crystal. "Spirituality within Reach: A Pathway through Meditation." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1505357489441491.
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Drummer, Talea R. "GETTING IN THE GAME: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF SECOND-YEAR STUDENT-ATHLETES’ EXPERIENCES UTILIZING EXISTING DATA OF THE 2010 SOPHOMORE EXPERIENCES NATIONAL SURVEY." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1405037664.
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Wittmann, Sofia. "WOMEN’S AWARENESS OF LEGISLATION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACROSS THE EUROPEAN UNION: A SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS OF THE 2012-FRA-VAW SURVEY." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-27127.
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Violence against women (VAW) is the most prevalent human rights violation of our time, rooted in women’s unequal status in society. Aim: The present study investigated women´s awareness of preventative and protective legislation on domestic violence and women´s awareness of campaigns against VAW across the EU. Further, it explored how EU state members´ political efforts to combat VAW might affect women´s awareness. It also examined the correlation between gender equality within EU state members and women´s awareness. In addition, the relationship between socio-demographic factors and women´s awareness was examined, including possible affects correlated with states members’ political efforts. Method: A secondary data analysis was conducted with data drawn from the 2012 FRA-VAW Survey, carried out in all 28 EU member states. Results: Results indicated that women across the EU were more aware of protective legislation than preventative regarding domestic violence, and that almost 1 in 2 women were unaware of recent campaigns against VAW in their country of residence. Results indicated that defined legislation and higher levels of gender equality within EU member states were associated with higher levels of awareness among women. Results further suggested that women with socio-demographic characteristics previously associated with inter-partner violence had particularly low awareness. Conclusion: As political and legal norms are required for VAW to be perceived as a crime, an increased emphasis on clear definitions of VAW is essential. Legal definitions of VAW and awareness of legislation are undervalued key factors in societies’ attempts to fulfil the goal of total eradication of VAW.
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Eklöf, Andreas. "Läkemedelsrelaterade problem inom hemsjukvården : Sjuksköterskors relation till polyfarmaci - en enkätstudie." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-11848.
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Bakgrund: Medellivslängden i Sverige ökar och äldre personer använder allt fler läkemedel. Med stigande ålder sker kroppsliga förändringar vilket ökar risken för läkemedelsbiverkningar/-interaktioner. Dessa läkemedelsrelaterade problem kan minska livskvaliteten för äldre personer men sjuksköterskor/distriktssköterskor kan med rätt kunskaper och genom att arbeta tvärprofessionellt bidra till att minska problemen. Syfte: Syftet var att studera hur sjuksköterskor och distriktssköterskor inom hemsjukvård uppfattar kunskaper om läkemedel samt det tvärprofessionella arbetet kring läkemedel. Metod: Studien hade en kvantitativ design och genomfördes som en enkätstudie riktad till sjuksköterskor/distriktssköterskor inom hemsjukvård. Data bearbetades med statistikprogrammet SPSS 22. För korrelationer användes Mann-Whitneys U-test, Wilcoxon´s rangsummetest och Spearman´s rangkorrelation. Resultat: Deltagarna ansåg att läkemedelskunskaper var viktiga men att det var svårt att identifiera läkemedelsrelaterade problem. Distriktssköterskorna kände sig säkrare på läkemedelsrelaterade frågor efter sin utbildning. Deltagarna ansåg att det fanns otillräckligt med tid avsatt med läkare och omvårdnadspersonal för att diskutera läkemedelsrelaterade frågor. De kände sig trygga med att omvårdnadspersonal tog kontakt vid läkemedelsrelaterade problem men upplevde att det var svårt att få tag på läkare tillräckligt snabbt. Konklusion: För att minska läkemedelsrelaterade problem inom hemsjukvården finns behov av ökade läkemedelskunskaper hos sjuksköterskor/distriktssköterskor samt ökat samarbete med läkare och omvårdnadspersonal.Background: Average life span in Sweden is increasing and elderly use more and more medication. With age, alterations in body constitution take place, leading to an increased risk of adverse drug reactions. These drug related problems can decrease quality of life for elderly people but with right knowledge and by working multidisciplinary nurses/district nurses can decrease them. Aim: The aim was to study how nurses and district nurses within home nursing view drug knowledge and multidisciplinary work on drugs. Metod: A quantitative design was used and the study was conducted as a questionnaire survey, adressed to nurses/district nurses within home nursing. Data was analysed using the statistics software of SPSS 22. Mann-Whitneys U-test, Wilcoxon´s sign-rank test and Spearman´s rho were used to find statistical correlations. Results: The participants considered drug knowledge to be important but found it hard to identify drug related problems. The district nurses felt more secure in drug related issues after graduation. The participants considered that the amount of time scheduled with physicians and nursing assistants to discuss drug-related matters were insufficient. They felt confident in that nursing assistants would contact them in event of adverse drug reactions but stated it was hard to reach physicians quickly enough. Conclusion: To decrease drug related problems within home nursing there is need for increased drug knowledge amongst nurses/district nurses as well as an increased cooperation with physicians and nursing assistants.
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Himmel, Nik. "Technology adoption at the workplace : Optimal office utilization in the context of sustainability." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-100579.
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Nowadays, sustainability in general and energy-efficiency in specific have become very populardue to environmental issues which can be directly traced back to a wasteful lifestyle of currentgenerations. Therefore, the European Commission specified European Union-wide targets andpolicy objectives in order to achieve a cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by atleast 40% and at least 32,5% improvement in energy-efficiency until 2030 with an option toupward the values by 2023.The literature review of this study showed that former research mainly chose an overallperspective about systems which support people and organizations in living more sustainablywithout covering a specific topic and without elaborating on a concept for a specific use-case.Most of the studies examined technology in regard to a piece of hardware which is integratedinto an existing environment (e.g. household), where no continuous interaction of its users isnecessary. Furthermore, none of it addressed how an organization, along (and in tightcooperation) with its members, can become more sustainably by implementing a technology—where technology refers to an app (software)—which enables employees to live moresustainably at the workplace.In order to tangle the identified gap, the author of this study created a concept of an app whichcan optimize a utilization of office spaces. The aim of this app is to group colleagues togetherin offices according to their project, team or previous seating habits in order to avoidunnecessary heating, air-conditioning and lighting of unused rooms (e.g. pool offices,conference rooms). As an organization should not just create a guideline to which everyemployee must stick to, this study elaborates on possible prompts and constraints (e.g.employees which have concerns about privacy). To achieve that, a web-based survey wasconducted in Germany in order to evaluate the hypotheses emerged from the literature review.From this aim, the research question ‘Which elements prompt and constrain employees to adoptan app that addresses optimal office utilization?’ emerged.Notwithstanding the thoroughly conducted literature review and the emerged hypotheses, noneof the stated hypotheses could have been confirmed and verified.
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Weir, Jade R. "Looking for Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Teaching Interactions: A Preliminary Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1505214/.
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Indicators of quality early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) include comprehensive interventions, adequately trained staff, high rates of effective instruction delivery, happy interactions between children and their teachers, and socially valid outcomes. When these are in place, high quality EIBI is more likely to increase progress that children with autism make during treatment. When not in place, progress is not as likely, as rapid, or as meaningful. To date, there is limited research regarding the correlation between these indicators of high-quality EIBI and the degree to which their effects are meaningful to direct consumers. The purpose of this methodological study was to compare direct, quantitative measures of teaching interactions (child initiations, teacher initiations, child affect, teacher affect) with qualitative measures (stakeholder ratings of teacher effectiveness, amount of opportunities for interaction and interest in the child) of teaching interactions to determine what sets the occasion for expert stakeholders to describe a teaching interaction as effective, quality therapy.
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Scroggins, Marissa Joy. "Survey of Compassion Fatigue Education in APA-Accredited Clinical and Counseling Psychology Programs." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1434588375.
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Johnson, Matthew. "A Quantitative Survey of the Freshwater Mussel Fauna in the Powell River of Virginia and Tennessee, and Life History Study of Two Endangered Species, Quadrula sparsa and Quadrula intermedia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31641.
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Qualitative and quantitative sampling was conducted along a 165 km reach of the river from PRKM 269.4 near Dryden, VA to PRKM 104.8 near Harrogate, TN. Twenty-nine species were observed throughout the entire river, and the highest diversity of 23 species was collected at PRKM 152.6. Mussel abundances (mussels/person-h and mussels/m2) ranged from 0.33 to 21.98 mussels/person-h and 0.00 to 2.24 mussels/m2. Recent recruitment (individuals < 40 mm, depending on the species) was observed for 15 species, including the endangered Epioblasma brevidens, Lemiox rimosus, and Quadrula intermedia. The greatest number of species (6) with evidence of recent recruitment also was found at PRKM 152.6.
Data from the quantitative survey were used to simulate several sampling protocols that could be used to develop a long-term monitoring program for the Powell River. Five sites, PRKMs 197.9, 171.4, 159.6, 152.6, and 129.4, were selected for long-term monitoring because of high mussel densities and species richness. Six sampling protocols were simulated using the statistical program MONITOR to determine which protocols, if any, could monitor statistically significant changes in mussel abundance at rates + 10%. Each of the simulated sampling protocols lasted between 15 and 30 y, and employed quantitative sampling at 3 to 5 y intervals. None of the sampling protocols simulated during this study were able to detect declines in mussel abundance < 10%. Two sampling programs were able to detect increases in mussel abundance > 6% when the level of significance was > 0.10, and four sampling programs were able to detect a density increase of > 8% when the level of significance was 0.05.
Despite the inability to monitor declines in mussel abundances, a long-term monitoring program is needed for the Powell River. Because qualitative sampling has been repeatedly shown to document species presence more effectively than quantitative sampling, it should be used to monitor changes in species presence and distribution. Quantitative sampling should be employed to monitor juvenile recruitment and changes in size-class structure of populations. Quantitative sampling also should be conducted to monitor overall mussel abundance at sites. Despite the inability to statistically detect changes in mussel density in the Powell River, quantitative sampling can provide valuable information, and the data collected can be used to qualitatively monitor changes in total density at sites.
Both species share a similar distribution in the Powell River. Eighteen specimens of Quadrula sparsa were collected between PRKM 230.9 and 152.6, and 68 individuals of Q. intermedia were collected between PRKM 230.9 and 129.4. The highest density of each species was collected at PRKM 152.6, and recent recruitment was observed at PRKMs 152.6 and 153.4. Fresh-dead and relic shells of both species were thin-sectioned to determine individual growth rate and life span. These species complete the majority of their growth during the first 10 y of life, and likely live for a total of 40 to 50 y. One gravid female of Q. intermedia was collected during this study, but no gravid females of Q. sparsa were observed.Master of Science
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Duy, Joanna Catherine. "A survey of the quantitative intraspecific variation of anthocyanins, phenolics and antioxidant capacity in leaves and fruit of Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton clones in Nova Scotia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ37796.pdf.
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Aronson, Olov. "Symbolic smoking : A quantitative survey of peers’ impressions of a smoking adolescent girl, and a theoretical analysis of the symbolic capital generated by the impressions." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-44335.
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In the present study, I analyze adolescent girls’ smoking through a unique combination of a quantitative survey of impressions and a theoretical analysis based on new elaborations of Bourdieu’s concept symbolic capital. The method of the study is three-fold. First, focus-group interviews elicit relevant impressions of adolescents in the eyes of peers. Second, a questionnaire survey distributed to adolescent peers quantitatively investigates how impressions of a girl on a picture differ depending on whether or not she has a cigarette. Third, a theoretical analysis based on elaborations of Bourdieu’s theories scrutinizes the results of the questionnaire survey. The results of the questionnaire survey indicate that smoking adolescent girls generate impressions of being significantly less likable, more popular, more conceited, less kind, less shy, more liable to bully, less funny, more deceitful, and less compassionate than non-smoking adolescent girls. In the elaborations of Bourdieu’s theories, I introduce a division of symbolic capital into two forms: symbolic virtue capital, generated through impressions of virtues, and symbolic power capital, generated through intimidating impressions of destructive power. According to the theoretical analysis of the results, smoking adolescent girls have relatively much symbolic power capital but relatively little symbolic virtue capital compared to adolescent girls that do not smoke.
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Taylor, Kristy. "Does Faith-Based Worldview Predict Confidence in College Major: A Quantitative Longitudinal Study at the University of Michigan." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1352164390.
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Westerlund, Andersson Mariell. "Sjuksköterskors självskattade kunskap och upplevelse av dokumentation kring konfusion hos äldre i sjukhusmiljö." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-48668.
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AL, Yousufi Yousuf Humiad. "The Role of Social Media Journalists in TV News:Their Effects on the Profession and Identity of TV Journalism, the Quality of News, and theAudience Engagement." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7723.
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Spurred by the rapid influence of social media in the news industry, an increased number of TV news stations have started assigning dedicated social media journalists (SMJ) in newsrooms to monitor, gather, verify, share news, and engage with audiences on the streams of social media. Consequently, drawing on the diffusion of innovation theory, the present study probes into TV journalists’ perceptions of the implications of the role of this new type of TV professionals in the identity and profession of journalism, the quality of news pertaining to the verification of misinformation, and the news audiences’ attractions and viewership by capitalizing on audience engagement affordances.
Moreover, based on an online survey delivered primarily via LinkedIn to a broad spectrum of TV journalists consisting of broadcast, website, and social media journalists in three varied regions of the world—the U.S, Western Europe, and the Middle East—the study demonstrates some concerns about the effects on the code of ethics of journalism. However, most of the surveyed journalists believed that the role of social media journalists SMJ is consistent with the general principles tethered to the professional identity of journalists. Additionally, the study underlines the weight of this role to verify information gleaned from social media before being used in TV news and asserts the significance of engaging with TV audiences to increase the news viewership and enhance their attractions. Accordingly, the study argues that espousing the role of SMJ has become an inevitable fashion in social media-embedded newsrooms. However, the research documents that many TV news channels have broadcast misinformation spread on social media. Furthermore, it unfolds that far less attention has been paid in many TV newsrooms to the potentially positive and beneficial utility of the role of SMJ concerning audience engagement. It signals that a lack of time, tools, strategy, and
training causes the dilution of the role quality of SMJ, thereby suggesting that news channels can aggressively tap into this role if these obstacles are conquered.
Finally, since research on this concern is still scant at its initial stage, the study shows some venues for future studies in this direction.
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Slouma, Maher. "Vers une approche incrémentale et contingente de la communication des connaissances : le cas du Knowledge Management." Thesis, Toulon, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015TOUL0005.
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Dans une économie fondée sur la connaissance et le savoir, la maîtrise de ressources informationnelles est devenue un des principaux facteurs de succès et de compétitivité de toute organisation innovante. C’est ce qui explique l’important investissement en la matière de la part de tous les acteurs économiques. Dans ce contexte, le Knowledge Management apparaît comme une réponse permettant d’organiser et de maîtriser les connaissances et les compétences acquises en interne pour agir en externe. Le management des connaissances a pour but d’avoir un système d’information durable et une dynamique informationnelle au sein des organisations. Notre sujet nous a conduit à une longue observation des préoccupations des acteurs de la communauté Knowledge Management. Nous avons étudié leurs principales interrogations dans les différents canaux de communication ; nous avons par la suite regroupé leurs attentes dans deux grandes questions qui constituent en effet nos questions de recherche. Cette recherche vise à atteindre deux objectifs principaux : Le 1er objectif est de comprendre comment mettre en place une démarche Knowledge Management dans une organisation et de savoir si cette démarche est la même pour n’importe quel type d’organisation. Sinon quels sont les facteurs de contingence à prendre en considération ? Le 2ème objectif : une fois cette démarche mise en place, est – elle évolutive, changeante et incrémentale ou bien reste-t-elle statique ? Ces deux objectifs constituent les deux principales parties que nous traitons dans cette thèse. Pour répondre à cette problématique, nous avons choisi d’utiliser un pluralisme méthodologique s’appuyant d’une part sur des méthodes d’intelligence informationnelle, d’autre part sur une étude quantitative à l’aide d’un questionnaire et enfin sur une étude qualitative via des entretiens semi-directifsIn an economy founded on the knowledge and the data, the mastery of informational resources became one of the main factors of success and competitiveness of all innovating organization. It is what explains the important investment on the subject on behalf of all economic actors. In this context, the Knowledge Management appears like an answer permitting to organize and to master the knowledge and expertise’s acquired in intern to act in external. The knowledge management has for goal to have a lasting information system and an informational dynamics within the organizations. Our topic drove us to a long observation of the preoccupations of the actors of the community Knowledge Management. We studied their main questionings in the different channels of communication; we regrouped their waiting thereafter in two big questions that constitute our questions of research indeed. This research aims to reach two main objectives : The 1st objective is to understand how to put a gait Knowledge Management in place in an organization and to know if this gait is the same for any type of organization. Otherwise what the factors of contingency are to take in consideration? The 2nd objective: once this gait setting up, is. her evolutive, changing and incremental or she remain static? These two objectives constitute the two main parts that we treat in this thesis. To answer this problematic, we chose to use a methodological pluralism leaning on the one hand on methods of informational intelligence, on the other hand on a quantitative survey with the help of a questionnaire and finally on a qualitative survey via interviews
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Muñoz, Jara Daisy. "La cortesía verbal : Un estudio contrastivo entre los saludos y peticiones en los idiomas sueco y español." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Spanska, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-21730.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the differences and similarities regarding verbal politeness in greetings and requests in Swedish and the Chilean variety of Spanish. A survey with 12 questions, both open-ended and closed-ended, has been distributed to 20 native speakers of the two languages. Thus, the questions have been analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results show that the perception that the Swedes and the Chileans have about verbal politeness is similar, since the speakers of both languages see it as a way to show respect towards others. The study also shows that Swedes and Chileans share a similar view upon politeness, i.e. as a social norm that facilitates social interaction between people.
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Larsson, Emma. "Musiklärares motivationsnivåer : En enkätstudie om musiklärares motivation att undervisa och att arbeta som musiker." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-55407.
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I tidigare forskning har beskrivits vad motivation kan innebära, hur motivation kan kännetecknas och beskrivas samt att det finns olika typer av motivation, såsom inre och yttre motivation. Bakgrunden till den här studien är ett intresse för hur motivation fungerar och påverkar oss människor. Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka två motivationer hos musiklärare, motivationen att undervisa och motivationen att arbeta som musiker. Studien har en kvantitativ forskningsdesign och har genomförts med enkäter som datainsamlingsmetod. Populationen i undersökningen består av musiklärare på estetiska programmet på gymnasiet i hela Sverige. 30 respondenter svarade på frågor gällande motivation att undervisa och motivation att arbeta som musiker. Utifrån enkätsvaren analyseras sambandet mellan dessa två motivationer samt sambandet mellan motivationerna och andra utvalda variabler såsom ålder, kön och nuvarande familjesituation. Studien visar ett obefintligt samband mellan motivationen att undervisa och motivationen att arbeta som musiker. Vidare har även studien visat ett obefintligt samband mellan motivationerna och andra utvalda variabler.Previous research has described what motivation can mean, how motivation can be characterized and described, and that there are different types of motivation, such as internal and external motivation. The background to this study is an interest in how motivation works and affects us people. The purpose of this study is to investigate two motivations of music teachers, the motivation to teach and the motivation to work as a musician. The study has a qualitative research design and has been conducted with surveys as a data collection method. The population in the survey consists of music teachers in the aesthetic program at high school in Sweden. 30 respondents answered questions about motivation to teach and motivation to work as a musician. Based on the questionnaire, the relationship between these two motivations is analyzed, as well as the relationship between the motivations and other selected variables such as age, gender and current family situation. The study shows an unrelated relationship between motivation to teach and motivation to work as a musician. Furthermore, the study also showed an unrelated relationship between the motivations and other selected variables.
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Lindberg, Olov. "Trumpet är coolt! Eller? : En kvantitativ studie i barns och ungdomars syn på frivillig musikundervisning i trumpet i musik- och kulturskolor." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-55413.
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Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva relevansen av och eventuella samband mellan utvalda faktorers inverkan på trumpetelevers val av instrument och på deras fortsatta spelande i musik- och kulturskolor. Detta görs genom att beskriva både vad som påverkat eleverna i deras instrumentval och vad som varit viktigt för deras fortsatta spelande och intresse. Därefter undersöks om det finns några samband mellan dessa viktiga faktorer. Studien undersöker också föräldrars upplevda stöttning och om den har något samband med elevernas övningsfrekvens. Studien försöker dessutom också belysa hur elevernas intresse för sitt instrument ser ut genom att undersöka vissa faktorers relevans i relation till intresset, men också i jämförelse med andra instrument som brukar erbjudas på musik- och kulturskolor. Detta görs genom att både undersöka var intresset kommer ifrån samt hur de upplever att intressegraden ser ut idag jämfört med när de började spela. Tidigare forskning i området har ofta varit inriktad på lärarens perspektiv eller en allmän syn på undervisning. Avsikten med denna studie är dock att undersökningen görs ur elevernas synvinkel. Studien genomfördes utifrån ett positivistiskt kvantitativt förhållningssätt och urvalet består av trumpetelever samt deras föräldrar. Resultatet visar att både trumpetens egenskaper som ljud och klang samt läraren är viktiga faktorer för att elever ska börja spela. Musik- och kulturskolors instrumentprovardagar är också en bidragande faktor. Resultatet visar även att det inte finns några idoler som skapat intresset hos någon av eleverna, utan intresset har snarare kommit från lärare, familj och kompisar. Att ha provat spela trumpet tidigare är också en viktig faktor. En reflektion är att studien kan antyda på att föräldrar kanske underskattar sin egen inverkan på eleverna, både i valet av instrument, men även för det fortsatta intresset.The purpose of this study is to describe the relevance of the influence and possible correlations of selected factors on trumpet students choice of instrument and their continuous playing at community music schools. This is done by describing both what influenced the students in their choice of instruments, and what was important for their continued interest. Thereafter, any possible correlations between these important factors are examined. The study also examines parents estimated support and whether it has any connection with the students' practice rates. The study also examines students interest in instruments at community music schools by examining the relevance of the impact of certain factors on the interest, but also in comparison with other musical instruments. This is pursued by both uncovering where the interest came from and how they perceive their own interest at present compared to when they started playing. Previous research in this field has often been focused on the teacher's perspective or on a general view of teaching. In contrast, this study should be able to show trumpet students point of view. The study was conducted on the basis of a positivist quantitative approach and the selection consists of trumpet students and their parents. Results show that both the characteristics of the trumpet, for example the sound colour, as well as the teacher, are important factors for students to start playing this instrument. Testing days on music schools are also a contributing factor. Results also provides fact to that there are no idols that created the interest of any of the students, instead the interest has mostly come from teachers, family and friends. Having tried to play the trumpet in the past is also an important factor. A reflection that this study may suggest is that parents may underestimate their own influence on students, both in the choice of instruments, but also for the continued interest.
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Skelton, David J. E. "An investigation into the learning environments of blended delivery (e-learning and classroom) in a tertiary environment." Thesis, Curtin University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/555.
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This thesis describes research investigating the learning environment of tertiary students undertaking their studies through a mixture of online learning management systems and traditional tertiary classroom delivery. A review of the literature examined traditional learning environments, pure online virtual environments and more recent literature pertaining to a blended environment. The examination of student and staff perceptions of learning environments in different contexts served to generate recommendations to help tertiary teachers optimise online and traditional teaching practices within a mixed-mode environment. Students' experiences of their learning environment were discovered through quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative data on students' experiences were gathered by using an adapted version of the Web-based Learning Environment Instrument (WEBLEI). Qualitative data on students' experiences were collected by discussion questions added to the WEBLEI survey. Qualitative data on the use of online and blended learning environment experiences by tertiary staff were gathered by email and supplementary interviews. The study synthesised results from these multiple sources within a tertiary institute environment and made recommendations and gave insight into optimal blended learning environments within the tertiary sector. Overall, the study provided a perspective on the psychology and strategic view of the learning environment for the future tertiary institute.
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Ellis, Jeffrey M. "A Quantitative Assessment of the January 2010 Cold Spell Effect on Mangrove Utilizing Coral Reef Fishes from Biscayne National Park, Florida." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/377.
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This study examined the effects of the January 2010 cold spell on mangrove utilizing coral reef fishes off the southeast coast of Florida, USA, in the vicinity of Biscayne National Park (BNP). An ongoing, fishery-independent mangrove visual survey documenting fish assemblages in BNP provided data from the years 1998 to 2014 for examination. Of particular interest were the presence, abundance, and size structure for five mangrove utilizing coral reef fishes: sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis), yellowfin mojarra (Gerres cinereus), schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus), gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus), and great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). These species were selected for analysis due to their economic and ecologic importance, their potential as environmental indicators, their connectedness to multiple habitats, and their abundance within the available data set. Data were collected using a modified visual ‘belt transect’ method, consisting of 60 m2 transects running parallel to the mangrove shorelines. Data for average length of fish were reconstructed to form standard normal distributions and the resulting lengths were assigned to various age-classes to create species-specific length-frequency distributions. Variations in presence and abundance were examined across three time periods (1998-2009; 2010-2011; 2012-2014), as well as comparisons of length-frequency distributions. Following the January 2010 cold spell, the presence and abundance values for the two years immediately following the event were significantly decreased compared to the years prior to the cold spell for most of the five species at either mainland (ML) or leeward key (LK) locations. Additionally, the presence and abundance estimates typically remained statistically decreased when compared against the remaining years in the available data set. The size structures for the majority of the five species at either location, however, were not consistently significantly different between the three time periods, as was hypothesized. Instead, the analyses showed mixed results, with the size structure typically shifting towards smaller individuals immediately following the event. These findings suggest that drops in water temperature resulting from cold spells are capable of directly impacting mangrove utilizing reef fish species, albeit to varying degrees depending on various factors, such as physiological tolerances, ecological life history strategies, and habitat requirements.
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Hoglert, Anders. "Jag vill också spela klarinett! : En enkätstudie kring musiklärarstudenters val av instrument." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för konstnärliga studier (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-68451.
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Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilka faktorer som var viktigast i valet av instrument för musiklärarstudenter. Studien letar också efter samband mellan faktorer och olika instrumentval. Tidigare forskning lyfter fram en mängd olika faktorer som spelar roll vid valet av musikinstrument. Instrumentets klang och föräldrars stöd utmärker sig som viktigast. Forskningen visar också att det finns tydliga könsskillnader i valet av instrument. Studiens syfte undersöks genom en enkät. Enkäten kartlägger bakgrundsfaktorer som kön, ålder, föräldrars uppmuntran, musicerande i omgivningen, musiklyssning och socioekonomisk status i samband med instrumentvalet. Resultatet bekräftar delvis tidigare forskning kring viktiga faktorer i instrumentvalet. Testerna av sambanden mellan faktorerna var i många fall inte signifikativa, vilket gör att flera samband inte kan säkerställas. Familj, ålder vid instrumentvalet och kön var bakgrundsfaktorer som visade sig vara påverkande i valet. Avslutningsvis diskuteras tidigare forskning i förhållande till resultatet. Här förs en diskussion kring de mönster som resultatet visat och komplexiteten av att kartlägga vilka faktorer som är påverkande i valet av instrument.The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors are the most important in the choice of instrument for future music teachers. The study also investigates the interconnections between different factors and their influence on choice of instrument. Previous research highlights a wide range of factors that play a role in the selection of musical instruments, among which the sound of the instrument and parental support are considered to be the most significant. The research also shows that there are clear gender differences as regards the choice of instrument. The research questions considered is examined through a survey. Background factors such as gender, age, parental encouragement, exposure to music making, music listening and socioeconomic status are considered in relation to the instrument selection. The results partly confirm previous research on which are the key factors in the choice of instrument. The interconnection between the factors and choices were in many cases not statistically significant, which means that such conclusions cannot be drawn. The background factors found to be most significant were family, age at which the choice was made and gender. In the discussion section, previous research is compared and contrasted in relation to these results. A discussion on trends in the results and the difficulty in establishing which factors influence the choice of instruments concludes the study.
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Silva, Sarah Vanessa. "A Canonical Correlation Analysis of Self-Compassion, Life Balance, and Burnout in Counselors." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7747.
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The counseling profession seeks to support and enrich the quality of life of the general public by providing effective clinical services. Many counselors struggle with practicing self-care regularly, increasing the risk of burnout. When counselors provide services while experiencing burnout, they risk harming clients being served. The conservation of resources theory suggests that there is an increased risk of maladaptive coping and burnout when there is a decrease in resources used to protect someone from experiencing stress. A quantitative survey research study using a nonprobability convenience sampling was used to explore the relationship between counselor burnout, life balance, and self-compassion among fully licensed and provisionally licensed counselors throughout the United States with at least 2 years of experience (N = 331). Two canonical correlation analyses were conducted to determine (a) if there was any significant relationship between the subscales of the Juhnke-Balkin Life Balance Inventory, measuring life balance, and the Counselor Burnout Inventory (CBI), measuring burnout, and (b) if there was a significant relationship between the subscales of the CBI, measuring burnout, and the Self-Compassion Scale, measuring self-compassion. Both canonical correlation analyses indicated a statistically significant relationship. Particularly, professional counselors are experiencing poor work-life balance, decreased attention in their personal life, decreased quality of their relationships, negative work environment, and lower levels of self-compassion. The potential social change impact from this research study is that a better understanding of how to mitigate and/or prevent experiences of burnout in counselors may improve counselor’s quality of life, mitigate turnover, counselor burnout, reduce client harm, and increase the quality of clinical services.
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Poole, Grant J. "Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for resistance to Fusarium crown rot in wheat and a survey of Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2010. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Spring2010/g_poole_042910.pdf.
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Adie, Achinyang O. "Knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV and risky sexual behaviour among adolescent secondary school students in Bekwarra, Nigeria." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_3720_1360592074.
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Aim: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS among secondary school students in Bekwarra, Cross River State, Nigeria
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to describe the risky sexual and other behaviours they engaged in and what factors influenced such behaviours. This study was conducted in the area to systematically examine the widely held notion that adolescents were deviating from the strict sexual mores of the Bekwarra people, thereby exposing themselves to the risk of acquiring HIV. Methods: Information was collected using a cross-sectional survey based on a 64 item questionnaire adapted from the Family Health International HIV/AIDS/STD Behavioural . Surveillance Surveys. A random sample of 381 male and female students aged 14 to 18 selected from 12 secondary schools participated in the survey. Results: The level of general awareness of HIV/AIDS was high - 56.9% of participants knew how HIV is transmitted - but their knowledge of STI symptoms was low. Only 24.7% knew at least two STI symptoms in women, while only 20.7% knew at least two STI symptoms in men. One hundred and twenty three (32.2%) students constituting 68 males (17.8%) and 55 females (14.4%) had experienced sexual intercourse. The mean age at first sexual experience was 15.06 years for males and 14.95 years for female students. There was a statistical association between age and experience of sexual intercourse (p = .024). Two thirds (65.0%) of the 123 sexually experienced students had intercourse in the last six months, and only 30 of them (24.4%) had used a condom during their last intercourse. The use of condom was most frequent (10.6%) at age 18 and least frequent (.8%) at age 14. About one quarter (26.1%) of the students had taken
alcohol: 17.3% occasionally, 5.5% moderately, and 2.6% frequently. There was a statistical association between taking alcohol and age (p = .038). Over a half (56.1%) of those who had not had sexual intercourse also had not taken alcohol. In contrast, 14.2% had sexual intercourse and also took alcohol, indicating significant statistical association (p <
.001). 66.8% of the students had neither used drugs nor taken alcohol, whilst 6.8% had both used drugs and taken alcohol, indicating significant association, (p <
.001). There was a similar association between sexual intercourse and using drugs, (p = .002). Conclusions: The study revealed significant high risk sexual behaviour among adolescents in Bekwarra. The high level of risky sexual behaviour and lack of basic knowledge about STIs indicated that access to information is currently insufficient. Health and educational authorities in Bekwarra should utilize the key findings highlighted from this study to design more effective local strategies for sexual health promotion that may help to slow the spread of STIs including HIV/AIDS. Intensive child-friendly programmes for pre-teenagers organized by educators to promote postponement of the early initiation of sexual intercourse may be effective. For adolescents who are unable to control their sexual initiation, improved education on safe sexual practices, especially the use of condoms appears to be necessary.