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Stoll, Thomas. "Genomic: Combining Genetic Algorithms and Corpora to Evolve Sound Treatments." Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment 10, no. 5 (June 29, 2021): 50–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1609/aiide.v10i5.12772.
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Genomic is Python software that evolves sound treatments and produce novel sounds. It offers features that have the potential to serve sound designers and composers, aiding them in their search for new and interesting sounds. This paper lays out the rationale and some design decisions made for Genomic, and proposes several intuitive ways of both using the software and thinking about the techniques that it enables for the modification and design of sound.
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Li, Ye, Jie Gao, A. Zeynep Enkavi, Lisa Zaval, Elke U. Weber, and Eric J. Johnson. "Sound credit scores and financial decisions despite cognitive aging." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. 1 (December 22, 2014): 65–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1413570112.
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Age-related deterioration in cognitive ability may compromise the ability of older adults to make major financial decisions. We explore whether knowledge and expertise accumulated from past decisions can offset cognitive decline to maintain decision quality over the life span. Using a unique dataset that combines measures of cognitive ability (fluid intelligence) and of general and domain-specific knowledge (crystallized intelligence), credit report data, and other measures of decision quality, we show that domain-specific knowledge and expertise provide an alternative route for sound financial decisions. That is, cognitive aging does not spell doom for financial decision-making in domains where the decision maker has developed expertise. These results have important implications for public policy and for the design of effective interventions and decision aids.
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Limanond, Thirayoot, and Debbie A. Niemeier. "Accessibility and Mode-Destination Choice Decisions: Exploring Travel in Three Neighborhoods in Puget Sound, WA." Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 30, no. 2 (April 2003): 219–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/b12846.
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Despite the popularity of the neotraditional development concept, attempts to investigate the effectiveness of various mixed-use core (MUC) designs in terms of induced localized walking trips are rare. In this study, we use the logsum measure of accessibility derived from a random utility model to investigate how neighborhood design and regional setting affect mode and destination choices for shopping and how these effects vary by income and day of week. We then use the random utility model to simulate changes in the design configuration of the neighborhood MUC and evaluate the effects of the changes on within-neighborhood-accessibility and travel-decision parameters. Our results provide insight on how traditional neighborhood residents choose destinations and modes for their shopping travel and how the geometric design of the MUC can affect travel decisions. We found that local and regional accessibility have interrelated effects on the choice decisions of traditional residents, which results in variations in travel decisions over neighborhood space. In addition, these variations appear even after controlling for income groups and day of week. In simulations evaluating the effectiveness of alternative MUC designs, we find that the optimal MUC design is the one that maximizes proximity to all residential locations in the neighborhood. That is, MUC designs that are confined to the center of the neighborhood are less effective in inducing within-neighborhood shopping.
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Lilly, Stephen F. "statics: a C++ implementation of functional iteration synthesis." Organised Sound 13, no. 1 (February 29, 2008): 61–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355771808000083.
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Abstractstatics is a non-standard sound synthesis program that uses functional iteration to both generate sound events and organise them temporally. This paper gives a brief history on the use of functional iteration in music composition and then describes how it is implemented in statics. Also discussed is the conception of program design as compositional process. Since statics was designed by a composer with musical goals in mind, the program is itself is a collection of compositional decisions. Furthermore, the unique timbres and structures created by statics are a direct result of these decisions. Accordingly, I discuss my compositional process in two stages: those choices that are embedded into the program (general decisions) and those choices that occurred post-design (specific decisions). Using as examples the three individual compositions created with statics (congruent, convergence and cyclian), I delineate the effects of both types of decision on the compositional process and then describe how these three compositions embody different characteristics of my implementation of functional iteration.
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Kalman, H., and E. Zahavi. "A Modern Approach to Machine Design Education." International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 22, no. 2 (April 1994): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030641909402200205.
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Engineering educators face a heavy responsibility in equipping young engineers for today's competitive world. The industries that will employ them will only survive if the people working in them are able to make and follow sound decisions. The basis for these decisions, among other things, must be an effective design process. The challenge of educating students to become worthy design engineers is being met at the Mechanical Engineering Department, at BGU, Israel, and the purpose of this article is to describe how it is done.
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Briceño, Carlos M., Andres L. Carrano, Brian K. Thorn, and Marcos Esterman. "A Design Optimization Framework to Estimate Environmental Impact of Design Decisions in Consumer Products." Journal of Green Building 4, no. 2 (May 1, 2009): 141–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.4.2.141.
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Most products have the potential to negatively impact the environment during all life-cycle stages. However, most environmental impact assessment methods focus on a single product life-cycle and on a specific life-cycle stage. Product design plays a significant role by determining traditional environmental impacts, such as embodied energy of materials, but also by influencing market adoption and production volumes. The main objective of this work is to develop a design optimization framework that estimates the environmental impact of design decisions (e.g. materials choice, etc.) across all life-cycle stages in consumer products. The methodology relies on quality function deployment (QFD), multi-attribute utility theory, non-linear mathematical programming, and life-cycle assessment tools to estimate the utility of the design options to the customer, the producer, and the environment. The proposed framework allows designers and other decision makers to select options that are environmentally sound and also aligned with the business objectives.
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Al-Tekreeti, Mustafa S., Salwa M. Beheiry, and Vian Ahmed. "Commitment Indicators for Tracking Sustainable Design Decisions in Construction Projects." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 19, 2022): 6205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14106205.
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The construction industry is considered one of the largest contributors to climate change through its consumption of natural resources and generation of greenhouse gases. Much of this can be attributed to inadequate decision making and follow-up within construction companies. To mitigate this problem, considerable research on Sustainable Development (SD) reports on decision support systems have been developed in order to make sound decisions with respect to the environment. Nonetheless, and despite the availability of such tools, these systems fail to track the commitment to SD decisions and goals during the different phases of construction projects in general and the design phase in particular. As such, this study identified three standard SD indicators: waste reduction, energy consumption, and carbon emissions as the main contributors, and developed the framework to track the project stakeholders’ commitment to the relevant SD indicators during the project design phase. The developed framework was validated via an expert panel and used to create a Sustainable Development Commitment Tracking Tool (SDCTT-D). The SDCTT-D tool was also applied in an infrastructure project case study. The results of this study gauged the usability of the developed tool and corroborated the research premise.
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Barrow, Janine M. "Streamlining ‘environment in design' decision-making – from concept to operations in major development projects." APPEA Journal 58, no. 2 (2018): 679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj17088.
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As the engineering design process for a major development project advances from concept through to ready for start up, many key decisions are made and controls formulated that ultimately influence environmental, social (and safety) outcomes. These decisions are often made based on sound technical grounds with key decision logs, hazard identification or hazard and operability studies or similar used to record the process, but with limited recognition of environmental outcomes. Many of the onshore and offshore regulations in Australia (most notably, the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas (Environment) Regulations 2009) require environmental risks and impacts to be reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). Additionally, justifiable assessment of controls and decisions are presented in the environment plans (EP) that are typically prepared later on in the design process. Challenges can often arise when geographically disparate design contractors lack ALARP assessment processes to evaluate decisions and controls from an environmental perspective and record outcomes for future use in regulatory documentation. This can be particularly pronounced for operations EPs. Janine shares her practical experience in environmental integration in engineering design to showcase methods that tangibly demonstrate robust decision-making, inclusive of delivering environmental outcomes, to regulators.
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Mettler, Tobias. "Thinking in Terms of Design Decisions When Developing Maturity Models." International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences 1, no. 4 (October 2010): 76–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jsds.2010100105.
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To measure dedicated aspects of “maturity”, a range of maturity models have been developed in the field of information systems by practitioners and academics over the past years. Despite its broad proliferation, the concept has not escaped criticism. Unnecessary bureaucracy, poor theoretical foundation, and the impression of a falsified certainty to achieve success are a few examples. As there is a significant lack of knowledge on how to design theoretically sound and widely accepted maturity models, in this paper, the author opens the discussion on design decisions when developing these models. Based on analogy and informed arguments, the author synthesizes a generic but adjuvant framework that consists of five common design steps and eighteen decision parameters that help practitioners as well as researchers in the development of maturity models.
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Yalçın, Erkut, Halil Bilal, Ayhan Yağcı, and Haluk Erol. "A Numerical Approach for Sound Quality of Vehicle Doors." International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration 25, no. 1 (March 30, 2020): 9–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.20855/ijav.2020.25.11475.
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A Vibro-Acoustic Finite Element Method (FEM) model capable of calculating the transient sound pressure generated by the door slam of a vehicle was developed in this study. A design sensitivity analysis (DSA) was performed for investigating the effects of major design variables on the related sound quality metrics. The methodology was developed using a sedan-car and its FEM model. This paper shows that a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) model can be used as a rather powerful tool for giving design change decisions for the door components from sound quality point of view during vehicle body development according to psychoacoustic parameters.
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Strong, John, and Christopher Springthorpe. "Auralizing comparable structural vibration measurements to inform design decisions." INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 264, no. 1 (June 24, 2022): 378–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/nc-2022-742.
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The design challenges presented by locating high-impact noise-producing athletic spaces, such as weight rooms and gymnasia adjacent to other occupied spaces are compounded by the difficulty in conveying the resulting experience through narratives or numeric performance criteria. As auralization tools can very effectively convey experiences in room acoustics and sound isolation, that effectiveness prompted an exploration into its possible use for conveying the experiences of impact-induced noise transfer resulting from difficult adjacencies. However, realistic and accurate auralization of a structural vibration path offers far more complex challenges than typical auralizations. For example, structural modeling for building design typically does not reach the resolution required for auralizations, if performed at all. Performance data for comparative floor types typically use tapping machines to comply with the Impact Isolation Class (IIC), which does not represent the response low-frequency content induced by heavy impacts. This paper dissects a case study of a method developed to address these challenges presenting a comparative auralization between athletic and gymnasium floor underlayment systems, enabling a client to experience the relative differences to aid design decisions. This included a method of presenting structural vibration with realistic source noise components and room effects to achieve a full soundscape.
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Lu, Xueqing, and Steven Davis. "Priming effects on safety decisions in a virtual construction simulator." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 25, no. 2 (March 19, 2018): 273–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-05-2016-0114.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of priming on people’s risk perceptions and safety decisions in a virtual construction simulator. Design/methodology/approach Civil engineering students were recruited to interact with a virtual reality (VR) safety simulator. They were divided into four groups covering with and without sound and with and without priming factors. Data were collected on the risks that they perceived and the safety levels of their actions. Findings It was found that obvious stimuli in a virtual environment with sound help people to recognise more hazards near the location of the stimuli. Sound is helpful in training simulations to create high levels of presence. However, priming factors are not suitable to be added to VR simulators for training purposes. Priming of safe choice results in people taking fewer risks in the VR simulator, but this does not carry over into other situations. Compared to priming effects, being “injured” in a training simulator with sound improves trainees’ ability to make safe decisions. Originality/value VR simulation is helpful in construction training because of its unique ability to give trainees exposure to dangerous situations without physical risk. However, the overloading the working memory of users is detrimental to the outcomes. Therefore, the optimum level of complexity in VR simulators should be further studied.
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Beck, Ron, and Shailesh Sakarkar. "Engineering information across the lifecycle of LNG assets." APPEA Journal 49, no. 2 (2009): 593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj08066.
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Capital decision making in LNG is complex both on a commercial level and on a technical level. Managing the engineering and design process is critical to a successful project. This presentation looks at the technology and framework for making those decisions based on sound engineering modelling, estimating and sizing of equipment from the conceptual design into operations. Modelling of the LNG operating processes is a key to maximum throughput at the lowest cost. This overview describes real examples of closed-loop control of the liquefaction process, dynamic simulation of re-gasification for safety and design efficiencies. It will cover how it is done and benefits achieved.
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Bawn, Kathleen. "Political Control Versus Expertise: Congressional Choices about Administrative Procedures." American Political Science Review 89, no. 1 (March 1995): 62–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2083075.
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Congressional choices about administrative procedures affect an agency's political responsiveness and the technical accuracy of its decisions. Legislators would like to design procedures so that agencies make technically sound decisions and balance the needs of competing interests in the way intended. In practice, agency procedures designed to promote technical competence often allow for political drift, and those that promote political control provide little new technical information about the consequences of policy decisions. The trade-off between technical competence and political control is captured in a model of a legislative coalition's decision about agency procedures. The choice variables are the agency's expected preferences and independence. Depending on exogenous levels of technical and political uncertainty, optimal agency procedures can maximize technical competence, maximize political control, or achieve a combination of the two.
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Chon, Harah, and Joselyn Sim. "From design thinking to design knowing: An educational perspective." Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education 18, no. 2 (October 1, 2019): 187–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/adch_00006_1.
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The process of design explicates the procedural knowledge of design activities, shifting theoretical conceptions across practical dimensions. Design thinking, as a creative and innovative methodology, has been established as a designerly process for non-designers to address complex problems. This article reviews the implications of introducing the design thinking methodology as a pedagogical approach in design education at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore, generating new knowledge to inform the research spaces of design practice and theory. Using the design thinking methodology as a sound framework to facilitate risk-taking decisions in design research and practice, students from the design specialisms of Design Communication, Product Design and Interior Design were inducted into an interdisciplinary project. The perspectives and insights arising from the collaborative, design thinking methodology are extracted, analysed and adapted to form a framework to illustrate the non-linear, circular structures of knowledge generation from theory (designerly knowing) to practice (design thinking) and research (design knowing).
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Maleyeff, John, and Danrong Chen. "Consumer health informatics approach for personalized cancer screening decisions using utility functions." Health Informatics Journal 26, no. 4 (August 17, 2020): 2877–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458220949484.
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A consumer health informatics approach is used to investigate the development of a patient-centered decision support system (DSS) with individualized utility functions. It supports medical decisions that have uncertain benefits and potential harms. Its use for accepting or declining cancer screening is illustrated. The system’s underlying optimization model incorporates two user-specific utility functions—one that quantifies life-saving benefits and one that quantifies harms, such as unnecessary follow-up tests, surgeries, or treatments. The system requires sound decision making. Therefore, the decision making process was studied using a decision aid in the form of a color-coded matrix with the potential outcomes randomly placed in proportion to their likelihoods. Data were collected from 48 study participants, based on a central composite experimental design. The results show that the DSS can be effective, but health consumers may not be rational decision makers.
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Noble, Peter, and Travis B. Paveglio. "Exploring Adoption of the Wildland Fire Decision Support System: End User Perspectives." Journal of Forestry 118, no. 2 (February 13, 2020): 154–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvz070.
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Abstract Abstract The increasing complexity of wildland fire management highlights the importance of sound decision making. Numerous fire management decision support systems (FMDSS) are designed to enhance science and technology delivery or assist fire managers with decision-making tasks. However, few scientific efforts have explored the adoption and use of FMDSS by fire managers. This research couples existing decision support system research and in-depth interviews with US Forest Service fire managers to explore perspectives surrounding the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS). Results indicate that fire managers appreciate many WFDSS components but view it primarily as a means to document fire management decisions. They describe on-the-ground actions that can be disconnected with decisions developed in WFDSS, which they attribute to the timeliness of WFDSS outputs, the complexity of the WFDSS design, and how it was introduced to managers. We conclude by discussing how FMDSS development could address concerns raised by managers.
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Brismark, Johanna, Tove Malmqvist, and Sara Borgström. "Climate Mitigation in the Swedish Single-Family Homes Industry and Potentials for LCA as Decision Support." Buildings 12, no. 5 (May 2, 2022): 588. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050588.
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Decision support tools for incentivizing environmentally sound decisions in building design, such as LCA (life cycle assessment), have been highlighted as an essential feature for enhancing the realization of more sustainable buildings. Nevertheless, the use of LCA to support decisions in building design is still limited in practice. A better understanding of the social dynamics and detailed contexts of the decisions leading up to a final building design is therefore critical for better integration of LCA-based information in the decision-making processes. This paper reports a qualitative, semi-structured interview study of single-family home producers in Sweden and their decision-making in relation to climate mitigation, with a particular focus on embodied carbon mitigation. By studying a specific branch of the building and construction sector, a more in-depth record can be obtained of the particularities of implementation contexts and decision-making situations in which LCA may, or may not, have a role in driving climate mitigation. Four primary decision contexts in which LCA may have an influential role to drive embodied carbon reduction include: (1) the development of building systems, (2) development and offering of house models, (3) the selection of construction products for the building system as well as for the offer of add-on products to customers, and (4) the dialogues in the individual house-buyer projects. Decision-making that affects sustainable outcomes in this part of the sector is very much dependent on a supporting regulatory context. Over the years, using building LCA in early design stages, for optimization towards low-impact final buildings, has been a repeatedly promoted recommendation both in academia and practice. This study, however, reveals that such a conclusion is too simplistic. The different overarching decision contexts identified for this particular branch display the variety of needs for life cycle-based information.
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Keller, Klaus, Casey Helgeson, and Vivek Srikrishnan. "Climate Risk Management." Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 49, no. 1 (May 30, 2021): 95–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-080320-055847.
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Accelerating global climate change drives new climate risks. People around the world are researching, designing, and implementing strategies to manage these risks. Identifying and implementing sound climate risk management strategies poses nontrivial challenges including ( a) linking the required disciplines, ( b) identifying relevant values and objectives, ( c) identifying and quantifying important uncertainties, ( d) resolving interactions between decision levers and the system dynamics, ( e) quantifying the trade-offs between diverse values under deep and dynamic uncertainties, ( f) communicating to inform decisions, and ( g) learning from the decision-making needs to inform research design. Here we review these challenges and avenues to overcome them. ▪ People and institutions are confronted with emerging and dynamic climate risks. ▪ Stakeholder values are central to defining the decision problem. ▪ Mission-oriented basic research helps to improve the design of climate risk management strategies.
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Nell, Elsa C., and Michael Colin Cant. "Sound and consumer buying behaviour: do apparel retailers take note of the effect of sound on buying behaviour." Corporate Ownership and Control 11, no. 1 (2013): 375–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv11i1c4art1.
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The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of sound on consumers buying behaviour in apparel retail stores. The type of research design used in this study was exploratory in nature, making use of a qualitative approach and a communicative technique of focus group interviews and naïve sketches. The data gathered was analysed by means of Tesch’s inductive descriptive coding technique, better known as thematic analysis. It was found that sound has the ability to influence consumers in either a subconscious or a conscious way. This has a direct influence on the amount of time that consumers are willing to spend in-store and ultimately influencing their buying decisions and behaviour in either a positive or a negative way.
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Pirmatov, Rakhmatulla, Jasur Rashidov, and Khabibullo Pirmatov. "Method for calculating the insulation of airborne sound by enclose from volumetric-block buildings." E3S Web of Conferences 264 (2021): 02057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126402057.
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This research paper provides a method for calculating airborne sound insulation by encloses from volumetric-block buildings. The choice of the most suitable construction solution for the technical condition of objects at the design stage for building elements should primarily provide insulation from sound and a safe mode inside buildings, in which protection conditions in the combination of energy efficiency and stability should be taken into account, as well as competent decisions and its impact on the construction process buildings. Numerous scientific studies show the negative effect of sound on human health by the occurrence of various diseases such as cognitive impairment of the fetus in reproductive people, sleep disturbances, tinnitus, irritation, and dysfunction of some human organs. Therefore, sound exposure should be considered a source of inconvenience and a source of harm to human health. Sound waves collide with the surfaces of enclosing structures, causing them to vibrate and transmit the negative effects of the air around them in adjoining rooms, in which, from the point of view of regulatory requirements, in many cases, it does not meet the requirements, since comfort also depends on the design and sound insulation of the volumetric-block buildings. Many of these problems are easily solved at the design stage by choosing the right design solution and calculating the soundproofing qualities of the enclosing structures. In particular, one of the main tasks at the design stage is the development of structural solutions for internal enclosing structures that have a relatively small mass that allows reducing the load on the supporting structures of the building and plummets the material consumption of construction. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements for the isolation of airborne sound of enclosing structures.
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Malhotra, Rashmi. "SIDE." International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences 5, no. 1 (January 2014): 39–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsds.2014010103.
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To make sound decisions, managers analyze data from multiple sources using different dimensions and eventually integrate the results of their analysis. This study proposes the design of a multi-attribute-decision-support-system that combines the analytical power of two different tools: data envelopment analysis (DEA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO), one of the major algorithms using swarm intelligence. DEA measures the relative efficiency of decision making units that use multiple inputs and outputs to provide non-objective measures without making any specific assumptions about data. On the other hand PSO's main strength lies in exploring the entire search space. This study proposes a modeling technique that jointly uses the two techniques to benefit from the two methodologies.
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Serrano, Jesús, Leandro Luigi Di Stasi, Alberto Megías, and Andrés Catena. "AFFECTIVE-SOUND EFFECTS ON DRIVING BEHAVIOUR." TRANSPORT 29, no. 1 (October 25, 2013): 100–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2013.815133.
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Recent technological developments in active advanced driver assistance systems and in-car infotainment devices have contributed to reducing the number and severity of road accidents as well as improving and simplifying driver experience. However, these systems may impact driving performance in undesired ways, especially when emotionally-charged stimuli are used as warning signals. Emotional distraction can be a serious danger, causing delays in information processing, and reducing driving safety below minimal acceptable levels. Here we study the effect of emotionally-laden auditory signals on the speed of concurrent driving decisions. We distinguished two categories of behavioural responses: ‘urgent’ vs ‘evaluative’. In the experiments reported here participants were quicker to evaluate whether a traffic scene was risky or not after hearing an emotionally-charged auditory stimulus than after a neutral one. However, urgent (braking) responses to the same scenes were not affected by the emotional quality of the auditory signal. Based on these results, we give preliminary advice on the design of guidelines for in-car interfaces particularly in the field of affective in-car computing.
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Proff, Heike, and Thomas M. Fojcik. "Information acceleration to improve strategic management decisions." Management Decision 53, no. 7 (August 17, 2015): 1560–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-01-2015-0005.
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Purpose – Really new products (RNP) run the risk not only of technical problems in the development process, but also of problems with customer acceptance. Because market uncertainty in particular is frequently high, many top management teams defer essential management decisions on these products until sufficient information is available to be able to make a sound decision. In many cases, however, the market is already been divided up by that time. The purpose of this paper is to examine how better information about customers can be acquired by providing them with a better offering of information which has been prepared in a variety of forms (“information acceleration”) and how management decisions can be improved as a result. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on modern models for decision making under uncertainty that incorporate group decisions, and shows how the measurement of purchasing behavior can be improved by information acceleration in a test studio. This is needed because customers generally cannot draw on mentally established analogies in the case of RNP, so that they are virtually unable to make meaningful statements that would improve strategic management decisions when completing standard customer surveys. A test studio was set up in the form of a Car Clinic for the example of a future electric vehicle as a RNP. 121 customers were to be offered a wide variety of information (about the future urban environment, the design of the vehicle concept and the driver’s experience), partly in order to acquire information about the customers. In particular, the extent to which customers could better evaluate their purchasing probability and willingness to pay certain prices and the extent to which the variance of customer opinions was reduced after attending the Car Clinic were examined, because these factors make it easier to forecast future sales revenue and management decisions can be made more easily. Findings – The results reveal that information acceleration in a test studio can improve the estimation of sales revenue in an early decision-making phase and can have a positive influence on decision-making behavior under uncertainty. Originality/value – This study provides an empirical, valuable step toward an investigation of management decisions on RNP under uncertainty.
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Silvestre, José Dinis, Ana Silva, and Jorge de Brito. "UNCERTAINTY MODELLING OF SERVICE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TO REDUCE RISK IN BUILDING DESIGN DECISIONS." Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 21, no. 3 (February 26, 2015): 308–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2014.890649.
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Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly used to quantify the environmental impacts of construction materials. However, the relationship between the durability and LCA of these complex products with long life-cycles must be analysed in detail, namely using stochastic data from service life prediction (SLP) studies. However, SLP uncertainty is not yet considered in LCA, thus resulting in insufficiently sound decisions at the design stage. This paper presents the modelling of the uncertainty of SLP using advanced statistical methods and its application in the estimation of SL and corresponding number of replacements of claddings (renderings and stone claddings). These results are used in an interdisciplinary study of SLP and LCA to apply in the stochastic comparison of the LCA of claddings. This methodology aids in the choice of the option with better environmental performance right at the design stage, via the comparison of their standard, deterministic and stochastic LCA results.
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Offenhuber, Dietmar, Sam Auinger, Susanne Seitinger, and Remco Muijs. "Los Angeles noise array—Planning and design lessons from a noise sensing network." Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 47, no. 4 (August 8, 2018): 609–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399808318792901.
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The interaction between environmental noise and the built environment is an often-neglected area in the practice of urban planning and design. Most quantitative research is limited to single value loudness metrics and ignores the more complex spatial nuances of the noisescape. Qualitative soundscape research, on the other hand, is difficult to generalize to the urban scale. We report on an exploratory noise sensing project in Los Angeles, CA that investigates both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the noisescape. Using an experimental array of noise sensors mounted on city street lights, we collected preliminary data that demonstrate the promising and revealing nature of spatially and temporally granular urban sound data. By analyzing sounds in various frequency bands at different resolutions, we investigate how aspects of urban design such as landscaping, material choice, and building typologies impact the sonic environment. Our results reveal the spatio-temporal structure of low-frequency noise in traffic-exposed areas; a phenomenon not captured by traditional A-weighted decibel metrics. Based on these results, we present a model predicting noise based on historic traffic data. These results provide insights for future methods that can be applied to long-term policymaking and planning decisions.
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Weckesser, Fabian, Frank Leßke, Marco Luthardt, and Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen. "Conceptual Design of a Comprehensive Farm Nitrogen Management System." Agronomy 11, no. 12 (December 9, 2021): 2501. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122501.
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Data that are required for nutrient management are becoming increasingly available in digital format, leading to a high innovation potential for digital nitrogen (N) management applications. However, it is currently difficult for farmers to analyze, assess, and optimize N flows in their farms using the existing software. To improve digital N management, this study identified, evaluated, and systematized the requirements of stakeholders. Furthermore, digital farm N management tools with varying objectives in terms of system boundaries, data requirements, used methods and algorithms, performance, and practicality were appraised and categorized. According to the identified needs, the concept of a farm N management system (FNMS) software is presented which includes the following modules: (1) management of site and farm data, (2) determination of fertilizer requirements, (3) N balancing and cycles, (4) N turnover and losses, and (5) decision support. The aim of FNMS is to support farmers in their farming practices for increasing N efficiency and reducing environmentally harmful N surpluses. In this study, the conceptual requirements from the agricultural and computer science perspectives were determined as a basis for developing a consistent, scientifically sound, and user-friendly FNMS, especially applicable in European countries. This FNMS enables farmers and their advisors to make knowledge-based decisions based on comprehensive and integrated data.
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Hodgson, Murray. "Acoustical Evaluation of Six ‘Green’ Office Buildings." Journal of Green Building 3, no. 4 (November 1, 2008): 108–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.3.4.108.
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To explain the reactions of the building occupants to their acoustical environments, meetings with the designers, walk-through surveys, and detailed acoustical measurements were done. The objective was to determine how design decisions affect office acoustical environments, and how to improve the acoustical design of ‘green’ office buildings. Design-performance criteria were established. Measurements were made of noise level, reverberation time, speech-intelligibility index (SII), and noise isolation. Noise levels were atypically low in unoccupied buildings with no mechanical ventilation, but excessive in areas near external walls next to noisy external noise sources—especially with windows open for ventilation—and in occupied buildings. Reverberation times were excessive in areas with large volumes and insufficient sound absorption. Speech intelligibility was generally adequate, but speech privacy was inadequate in shared and open-office areas, and into private offices with the doors open for ventilation. Improvement of the acoustical design of ‘green’ buildings must include increasing the external-internal noise isolation and that between workplaces, and the use of adequate sound absorption to control reverberation and noise.
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Ali, Hadar. "The Acoustic Performance Assessment in Residential High-Rises as a Salutogenic Approach in Design: Erbil – Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Case Study." Journal of Salutogenic Architecture 1, no. 1 (December 12, 2022): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.38027/jsalutogenic_vol1no1_1.
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The acoustic level in the building is one of the critical design criteria for the privacy and comfort of occupants in the approach of salutogenic design. This attempt to study noise levels in Erbil residential high-rises is hardly described in the literature. This study focuses on the noise level in high-rise residential buildings in Erbil, Iraq. A comparison between two famous residential towers in Erbil has been achieved to evaluate the noise level and find the acoustical advantages and disadvantages in those buildings. Analysis of the plans, direct measurement of sound level, and questionnaire, have been applied as primary sources, for this purpose through five channels (outer and inner noise sources analysis, identifying direct sound transmission, indirect flanking sound transmission, perception of the occupants' noise level, and empirical noise level finding). Secondary sources such as books, magazines, and credible internet sources, have been used too. The results demonstrated that commonly, the occupants in both buildings are suffering from acoustical discomfort. However, the shape and form of the building, its location, and construction material can create advantages for one building on another in terms of acoustic results. the result of the current paper can help the designers to take a good design decisions in the future in the region of the study.
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YEE (SICKELS), SHANNON, ANNA NEWELL, PAUL STAPLETON, HANNA SLÄTTNE, and STEVIE PRICKETT. "Reassembled, Slightly Askew: Immersive Storytelling Through Sound." Theatre Research International 46, no. 2 (July 2021): 225–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307883321000122.
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Reassembled, Slightly Askew (RSA) is an audio theatre work which takes the audience through the visceral and embodied experience of Shannon Yee (Sickels) as she lives through a catastrophic brain infection and surgery, and eventually (as the title indicates) reassembles herself, and familiarizes herself with her acquired brain injury. Audience members experience RSA lying in hospital beds, wearing eyemasks and headphones. Sonically you, as audience member, are situated within the body of Shannon. Your focus is directed to the corporeal experience as told through sound and spoken text, providing a first-person perspective on the experience of acquiring an invisible disability. The project broke new methodological ground for the interdisciplinary artistic team, requiring a high level of collaboration and interweaving of the artists’ respective expertise: writing, directing, choreography, sound design and dramaturgy. Throughout the process of exploration and making, a seamless relay happened naturally as to which art form was leading in the discoveries and decisions. In this dossier, the artists replicate this relay to share insights from their own perspective in the creation of the project and its particular challenges in developing a highly visceral and corporeal experience through sound.
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Poljak, A., S. Powsner, and R. O’Connell. "Forms that Inform." Methods of Information in Medicine 43, no. 03 (2004): 247–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1633865.
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Summary Objectives: Sound medical decisions are easier for clinicians who have essential patient data in the right place at the right time. Our goal was to develop a usable form to guide clinical decisions and then test it using actual cases. Methods: The authors designed a form to represent data from patients with chest pain; it was revised several times. We incorporated opinions from clinician-users as well as evidence from the literature to improve usability. To test the design, we filled out forms with actual patient data derived from Emergency Department charts of patients who presented with chest pain. We then validated the design by having house officer reviewers make the decision to admit, observe in the ER for one day, or discharge subjects based entirely on a one-page form. Results: Thirty-three house officers reviewed our initial design and made suggestions. Our literature search yielded a number of factors discriminating ischemic from non-ischemic chest pain. Sixteen factors were included on a finalized form in the rank order assigned by reviewing physicians. Over 4 days, data from 29 subjects were used to fill out copies of the form. Based purely on the completed forms, house officers made decisions to admit, discharge, or observe all 29 subjects in less than 30 minutes. Conclusions: Forms have traditionally been employed to record and organize data. Here we show how principles of usability engineering can be used to create a form to meet the needs of users and even encourage evidence-based practice.
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Dehouche, Nassim. "Accounting for asymmetry between strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in outranking methods." Journal of Modelling in Management 12, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 265–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jm2-09-2015-0063.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper consists in discussing and modeling the asymmetrical nature of evaluation criteria that are notably relevant in strategic planning, project portfolio management and complex systems management. Design/methodology/approach The author guarantees the theoretic validity of the proposed approach, by showing that it possesses desirable properties such as monotonicity. This allows for a reduced implementation time and thus a real-time use of the model. Findings The author conducts a comparative study with two other multicriteria decision aid models on a set of real data regarding a power plant sitting problem and highlights some of the limitations of previous models compared to the proposed approach. Originality/value This paper describes a novel multicriteria decision aid model, entitled SPADE (which is an acronym for Structuring Preferences to Aid DEcisions). It aims at consolidating SWOT analysis with sound decision-theoretic techniques, and making use of its results to support decision-making.
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okcu, selen. "Realism analysis of synthesized healthcare sound environments." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 152, no. 4 (October 2022): A182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0015965.
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The acoustic qualities of healthcare sound environments can have significant influences on care providers’ ability to conduct critical sound tasks. Healthcare professionals constantly listen to the aural cues (e.g., alarms) and make critical decisions based on them. This study aims to assess the reliability of an open-source acoustical simulation tool in rendering healthcare providers’ auditory experience to enable the development of effective healthcare sound environments. The Pachyderm is developed as an open-source acoustical modeling and simulation plug-in for the Rhinoceros 3D-modeling platform commonly used by designers. The plug-in can compute various room acoustics metrics and generate auralizations by convolving anechoic recordings with the predicted acoustic signature of the architectural settings. While reliable predicted acoustic metrics are critical for iterative room-acoustics design studies, high fidelity auralizations can enable acoustic evaluations mainly based on critical listening and encourage collaboration between acoustical consultants, care providers and designers. The study introduces the findings of acoustic assessments including simulations and field measurements conducted in a new 14-bed adult medical-surgical inpatient unit at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The effectiveness is evaluated based on the deviation between the predicted and measured objective measures, and perceived differences between the auralizations and audio recordings assessed via listening tests.
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Haznadarević, Lutvo, Novak Milošević, Dragana Gardašević, Nebojša Ćurčić, and Evica Stojiljković. "Ergonomic approach to workplace (re)design during loads handling." Safety Engineering 11, no. 1 (2021): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/se2101007h.
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Manual handling of loads is a set of activities that involve physical strain during work. For this reason, it is necessary to create ergonomically sound workplaces, which will help improve health and safety in the workplace. The paper describes an approach, which includes ergonomic and productivity factors, for choosing the optimal alternative for loads handling using multicriteria analysis. The purpose of this approach is to select the most important criteria to make decisions on how to reorganize the work process, as well as to meet ergonomic performance goals, all with minimal impact on the company's productivity. The objective of this paper is to analyse and select the optimal alternative for manual handling of loads using the Analytic Hierarchy Process method. The results of the research revealed that handling loads is a more optimal solution when performed by a single person, taking into account ergonomics and productivity aspects, compared to working in pairs or using conveying systems as transport AIDS.
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Ameyaw, Mabel. "Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion for Small-Scale Enterprises in Sunyani Municipality in the Brong -Ahafo Region of Ghana." International Journal of Business and Management Review 10, no. 8 (August 15, 2022): 62–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/ijbmr.2013/vol10n86275.
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This study sought to examine the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion among owners/managers of SSEs in the Sunyani Municipality. Primarily, the research examined the financial literacy level, the extent of financial inclusion, and the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion for SSEs in Sunyani Municipality, which was necessary for their business. The study’s objective employed primary data and used a mixed method approach as well as a descriptive design survey design to randomly sample 230 owners/managers from five categories of SSEs in the Sunyani Municipality. The findings revealed that managers with high financial literacy were more likely to have sound judgment about financial issues, make the right decision among financial alternatives, and have sound personal finance practices. In addition, it was found that the extent of financial inclusion depended mainly on SSEs’ knowledge levels of financial products/services. The positive outcomes of being financially literate and financially inclusive were driven by behaviour such as planning expenditures and building up a financial safety net. Since financial literacy is necessary for business financial inclusiveness, it was recommended to SSEs strive for financial knowledge to enable them to make good financial decisions and aid their financial inclusiveness. Again, any policy that aims at the growth and development of SSEs with adequate training and education to help increase their financial status which will affect their financial inclusion.
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Suo, Yongfeng, Zhihong Sun, Christophe Claramunt, Shenhua Yang, and Zhibing Zhang. "A Dynamic Risk Appraisal Model and Its Application in VTS Based on a Cellular Automata Simulation Prediction." Sensors 21, no. 14 (July 11, 2021): 4741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21144741.
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The successful implementation of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) relies heavily on human decisions. With the increasing development of maritime traffic, there is an urgent need to provide a sound support for dynamic risk appraisals and decision support. This research introduces a cellular automata (CA) simulation-based modelling approach the objective of which is to analyze and evaluate real-time maritime traffic risks in port environments. The first component is the design of a CA model to monitor ships’ behavior and maritime fairway traffic. The second component is the refinement of the modelling approach by combining a cloud model with expert knowledge. The third component establishes a risk assessment model based on a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. A typical scenario was experimentally implemented to validate the model’s efficiency and operationality.
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Kim, Amy, Shuoqi Wang, Lindsay McCunn, Aleksejs Prozuments, Troy Swanson, and Kim Lokan. "Commissioning the Acoustical Performance of an Open Office Space Following the Latest Healthy Building Standard: A Case Study." Acoustics 1, no. 3 (July 9, 2019): 473–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/acoustics1030027.
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Healthy building design guides are cogent and necessary. While elements that contribute to healthy buildings are multifactorial, the perception of sound versus noise is subjective and difficult to operationalize. To inform the commissioning process, the acoustics in an open office was examined following the first international building certification system that focuses on the well-being of occupants. Results highlight the role facility managers play in ensuring acoustical quality and offer suggestions to optimize healthy building rating systems. Mixed empirical evidence concerning the advantages of open office designs exists, as does evidence that noise, and a lack of privacy, affects workers’ levels of distraction and dissatisfaction. Sound masking systems can lower stress levels and augment performance. However, the sound produced by these systems can also be disruptive; conflicting information exists for facility managers to use when making decisions. The results suggest that, although objective measurements and healthy building guidelines for designing satisfactory indoor acoustic environments are important, changes to the physical environment, and acoustical systems, in particular, require iterative subjective assessments within the retrofit process to bolster occupant satisfaction. Mixed-methodologies used in this study may aid facilities managers in capturing and interpreting occupant data about physical stimuli in the workplace and improving the commissioning process.
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Del Rey, R., J. Alba, L. Bertó, and A. Gregori. "Small-sized reverberation chamber for the measurement of sound absorption." Materiales de Construcción 67, no. 328 (September 21, 2017): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/mc.2017.07316.
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This paper presents the design, construction, calibration and automation of a reverberation chamber for small samples. A balance has been sought between reducing sample size, to reduce the manufacturing costs of materials, and finding the appropriate volume of the chamber, to obtain reliable values at high and mid frequencies. The small-sized reverberation chamber, that was built, has a volume of 1.12 m3 and allows for the testing of samples of 0.3 m2. By using diffusers, to improve the diffusion degree, and automating measurements, we were able to improve the reliability of the results, thus reducing test errors. Several comparison studies of the measurements of the small-sized reverberation chamber and the standardised reverberation chamber are shown, and a good degree of adjustment can be seen between them, within the range of valid frequencies. This paper presents a small laboratory for comparing samples and making decisions before the manufacturing of larger sizes.
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Chacón-Moscoso, Salvador, Susana Sanduvete-Chaves, José A. Lozano-Lozano, Mariona Portell, and M. Teresa Anguera. "From randomized control trial to mixed methods: A practical framework for program evaluation based on methodological quality." Anales de Psicología 37, no. 3 (August 11, 2021): 599–608. http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesps.470021.
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La evidencia utilizada al tomar decisiones sobre el diseño, implementación y evaluación en los programas de intervención debe ser metodológicamente sólida. Dependiendo del contexto de la intervención, se pueden aplicar diferentes metodologías. Sin embargo, el contexto de la intervención es a menudo inestable y, para adaptarse a las circunstancias cambiantes, se hace necesario modificar el plan original. El marco propuesto en este documento se basa en enfoques que pueden considerarse dos extremos de un continuo (diseños experimentales / cuasiexperimentales y estudios basados en metodología observacional). En condiciones de contexto de intervención inestable, esto permite tomar decisiones desde un enfoque de calidad metodológica en cuanto a diseño, medición y análisis. Las dimensiones estructurales, i.e., las unidades (participantes, usuarios), el tratamiento (actividades del programa), los resultados (incluidas las decisiones sobre los instrumentos a utilizar y la recopilación de datos), el entorno (contexto de implementación) y el tiempo se detallarán como parte del marco práctico. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo especificar el grado de correspondencia / complementariedad entre componentes en estas dimensiones estructurales de la evaluación de un programa desde una perspectiva de complementariedad práctica basada en la calidad metodológica. The evidence used when making decisions about the design, implementation and evaluation in intervention programs should be methodologically sound. Depending on the context of the intervention, different methodologies may apply. Nonetheless, the intervention context is often unstable and, to adapt to changing circumstances, it sometimes becomes necessary to modify the original plan. The framework proposed herein draws on approaches that can be considered two extremes of a continuum (experimental/quasi-experimental designs and studies based on observational methodology). In unstable intervention context conditions, this enables decisions from a methodological quality approach regarding design, measurement, and analysis. Structural dimensions, i.e., units (participants, users), treatment (program activities), outcomes (results, including decisions about the instruments to use and data gathering), setting (implementation context) and time will be detailed as part of the practical framework. The present study aims to specify the degree of correspondence/complementarity between components in these structural dimensions of a program evaluation from a practical complementarity perspective based on methodological quality.
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Butler, D. G., M. K. Tan, and B. R. Cullis. "Improving the accuracy of selection for late maturity α-amylase in wheat using multi-phase designs." Crop and Pasture Science 60, no. 12 (2009): 1202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/cp09124.
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The assessment of grain defect traits is assuming greater importance in wheat germplasm selection. Late maturity α-amylase is one such characteristic that renders wheat unsuitable for high value end products, even though the grain may appear sound. Phenotyping defect traits typically involves a multi-phase process, where genetic material for assay has been affected by non-genetic sources of variation in one or more previous linked stages of experimentation or preparation. The adoption of appropriate statistical design and analysis methods in these situations is, however, not widespread. Substantial sources of non-genetic variation were identified in the analysis of a designed experiment to measure late maturity α-amylase expression, indicating the potential for improved selection decisions. A simulation study based on these results suggests that significant gains over current methods in the accuracy of phenotyping this grain defect can be achieved with sound multi-phase statistical design and analysis techniques. Although restricted in scope, the simulation also indicates that a considerable increase in estimated heritability could be expected from the proposed methodology.
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Riskiyah, Nuer, Aang Kunaifi, Matnin Matnin, and Qaiyim Asyari. "STORE ATMOSPHERE DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PADA RESTORAN KAPAL JODOH BATU MARMAR PAMEKASAN." Al Iqtishod: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Ekonomi Islam 8, no. 2 (December 28, 2020): 54–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.37812/aliqtishod.v8i2.158.
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The purpose of this study was conducted with the main objective to be achieved, namely to determine the store atmosphere and purchase decisions at the Jodoh Tamberu Alet Ship Restaurant, Batu Marmar District. Atmospheric refreshes to the store's physical characteristics that are used to develop an image and to draw customers, which means that a cafe atmosphere is a physical characteristic used to build an impression and to attract customers. The elements of the atmosphere can be operationalized in the restaurant as objects in this study, namely: Layout, sound, smell, texture, building design. The study will contain data quotations to provide an overview of the presentation of the report. The data may come from manuscripts of interviews with owner and management, field notes, photos, notes or memos directly from the location. Data collection procedures used in this study were interviews, observation and documentation. The analysis used in this research is non-statistical analysis. This study analyzes data from interviews, observations, and documentation. The stages of analysis carried out by researchers in this study are as follows: Reduction, Display, Conclusion drawing. Based on literature review, the results of field research and data analysis, the researcher can conclude that the store atmosphere in the form of layout, sound, smell, texture and building design in a restaurant has an impact in increasing purchasing decisions on matchmaking vessels. This is because consumers tend to enjoy the restaurant atmosphere other than just enjoying food.
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Adegboye, Moyosore O., and Samuel Adeyoyin. "Health Information Resources Accessibility as Predictors for Clinical Decision Making among Medical Doctors in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria." Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management 11, no. 4 (February 22, 2021): 81–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/iijikm.v11i4.8.
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The study evaluates health information resources as predictors for clinical decision- making among medical doctors in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile-Ife. A survey research design was adopted by the study and random sampling technique was used to select 265 medical doctors from a population of 822. Primary data were obtained on socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, level of accessibility, frequency and various core skills of health information resources using a structured questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD). Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and mean. Results revealed that 59.8% of the respondents were male while 51.1% were female. Findings, however, showed that pattern recognition from experience ( ̄ = 3.32), critical thinking without emotion (̄ = 3.16), hypothesis updating (̄ = 3.607) and perception based confidence (̄ = 2.97) were the core skills used by the medical doctors in clinical decision making. The focus group discussion emphasized that medical doctors should possess critical thinking without emotions and good time pressure balance in order to make accurate clinical decisions. The study concludes that medical doctors have quality access to health information resources to make clinical decisions. The study, therefore recommended regular trainings of medical personnel on health information resources to ensure accurate and sound decision making in order to enhance optimal performance.
Keywords Information sharing, Job satisfaction, Librarians, Private Universities
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Sorem, J. R., J. R. Shadley, and S. M. Tipton. "Design Curves for Maximum Stresses in Blocks Containing Pressurized Bore Intersections." Journal of Mechanical Design 113, no. 4 (December 1, 1991): 427–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2912800.
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Intersecting bore geometries are used in a number of industrial applications such as in fluid ends of reciprocating pumps. Maximum tensile stresses at stress concentration points in the block can be many times the fluid pressure in the bores. Obtaining good estimates of the maximum stresses in the structure is necessary for making sound design decisions on the block dimensions. Finite element models of the bore intersection geometry were analyzed for ranges of bore sizes and block dimensions. Results of the finite element model were compared with predictions provided by a popular approximation method based on mechanics of materials principles. The approximation method was found to underpredict the maximum stresses in the block in almost every case analyzed. For some conditions, the maximum stresses computed from the finite element model were more than two times the predictions provided by the approximation method. Design curves, based on the ratio of the sizes of the intersecting bores, are presented for selecting block dimensions to meet desired maximum stress criteria.
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Ahakwa, Isaac, Jingzhao Yang, Evelyn Agba Tackie, and Kwame Bankole. "Exploring the Impact of Traditional Communication Channels on Customer Purchase Decision: A Case Study of University Students in Ghana." SEISENSE Business Review 1, no. 1 (February 12, 2021): 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.33215/sbr.v1i1.561.
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Purpose- Marketers want to know the best advertisement medium which can make their advertising more effective. This study seeks to find a linkage between television advertisement, radio advertisement, newspaper advertisement, and outdoor advertisement towards customers’ purchase decisions in Ghana. Design/Methodology- Using University students in Ghana as a population, the study employed a simple random sampling approach and collected data from University students in UCC and KNUST. Seven hundred and fifty (750) responses were gathered from participants, but only seven hundred and thirty-two (732) responses were deemed suitable and were adopted to justify the proposed relationships. Data were analyzed using partial least squared built on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Findings- The findings revealed that television advertisement has the greatest impact on customer purchase decision and was statistically significant at p< 0.01. Practical Implications- This finding provides helpful suggestions for advertising professionals, market researchers, existing and emerging organizations to see television advertisements as an opportunity to increase awareness of goods and services as it tends to appeal to viewers’ visual and sound senses, influencing customers’ purchasing decisions and increasing sales of goods and services.
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Lindborg, PerMagnus. "Interactive Sonification of Weather Data for The Locust Wrath, a Multimedia Dance Performance." Leonardo 51, no. 5 (October 2018): 466–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_01339.
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To work flexibly with the sound design for The Locust Wrath, a multimedia dance performance on the topic of climate change, the author developed software for interactive sonification of climate data. An open-ended approach to parameter mapping allowed tweaking and improvisation during rehearsals, resulting in a large range of musical expression. The sonifications represented weather systems pushing through Southeast Asia in complex patterns. The climate was rendered as a piece of electroacoustic music, whose compositional form—gesture, timbre, intensity, harmony, spatiality—was determined by the data. The article discusses aspects of aesthetic sonification, reports the process of developing the present work and contextualizes the design decisions within theories of cross-modal perception and listening modes.
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Jaiyeoba, Haruna Babatunde, and Razali Haron. "A qualitative inquiry into the investment decision behaviour of the Malaysian stock market investors." Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 8, no. 3 (August 1, 2016): 246–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrfm-07-2015-0027.
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Purpose The main purpose of this study was to examine the investment decision behaviour of retail investors in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted semi-structured interviews to solicit an understanding of six retail investors on investment decision behaviour in Malaysia. Content analysis technique was used to analyse the data and verbatim texts were applied in discussing the emergent themes. Findings The findings indicate that retail investors in Malaysia are patriotic in nature, and their investment decisions are based on feeling of comfort or convention rather than quantitative analysis. They rely so much on their findings rather than third party’s views for making investment decisions. They were influenced by the psychological biases because they herd on the information. Challenges are solved through experience, and they believe that proper understanding of the financial and economic settings of the country can enhance better investment decision-making. Research limitations/implications A more detailed investigation on the investors’ behaviour with more samples may expand our understanding of this issue. Future studies need to examine the investment decision behaviour with more samples. Practical implications First, it will prepare hit and run investors to be more ready to remain in the market and improve their skills on how to make sound investment decisions. Second, it helps the investors to know that knowledge of traditional finance theory is not sufficient to excel in stock market, and, hence, they need to know more about behavioural finance. Third, investors are exposed to various reasons as to why investment decisions deviate from expected and different means of solving the challenges faced in making investment decision within the Malaysian context. Fourth, investors are reminded that understanding the financial settings before investing is essential. Finally, policy makers in stock market are able to understand the retail investors’ behaviour. Originality/value This study examines the experience and prospect to remain as stock market investors, their priorities in selecting the right company for investment purposes, the kind of information seeking from third parties, the challenges faced by them and other important considerations in investment decisions. These have never been examined together in this way in investigation of retail investors’ investment behaviour.
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Yasin, Mesfin. "Importance of Personal Finance Literacy to Overwhelm Financial crisis. (In Case Of Selected Bank Users in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia)." Global Journal of Business, Economics and Management: Current Issues 11, no. 3 (November 30, 2021): 206–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjbem.v11i3.5717.
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This study examines financial literacy level across demographic characteristics of study participants and also finds out financial preparedness to stay financially viable during the unexpected financial crisis of the Covid 19 era. It further seeks to identify and suggests an important hub resource for peoples to manage personal finance in a time of crisis. This study adopted a descriptive study design and purposive sampling method. Data were conveniently collected from 44 bank users in Dire Dawa. The Objective of this study shows that financial vulnerability is particularly severe among specific demographic groups whose income is not regular and those with low income. The study finds out that the ability to understand and use it is knowledge to make a sound financial decision is varies across individual’s demographic character of respondents. Finally, some important resource hubs suggestions are provided to deal with personal finance decisions in times of emergency.
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Weber, Andreas Christoph, Veerle De Bosscher, Simon Shibli, and Hippolyt Kempf. "Strategic analysis of medal markets at the Winter Olympics." Team Performance Management: An International Journal 25, no. 3/4 (June 10, 2019): 229–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tpm-10-2018-0068.
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Purpose This paper aims to propose the concept of market potential analysis, which is commonly applied in economics, as a method to enable these investment decisions to be based on sound evidence. Design/methodology/approach The markets for Olympic awards, i.e. medals (top three places) and diplomas (i.e. top eight places) are compared in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country, speed skating, freestyle skiing, short track and snowboarding from 1992 to 2018. Findings The most notable changes are identified in cross country (2002), biathlon (2006), freestyle skiing (2014), snowboarding (2006 and 2014) and speed skating (2018). Originality/value In spite of the evidence of nations investing strategically in their elite sport systems to produce Olympic success, there is a lack of knowledge on how national-level decision makers can use a strategy to analyse the competitive environment concerning sports contested in the Olympic Winter Games.
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Chin, Jeannette, Alin Tisan, Victor Callaghan, and David Chik. "Smart-Object-Based Reasoning System for Indoor Acoustic Profiling of Elderly Inhabitants." Electronics 10, no. 12 (June 15, 2021): 1433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121433.
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Many countries are facing significant challenges in relation to providing adequate care for their elderly citizens. The roots of these issues are manifold, but include changing demographics, changing behaviours, and a shortage of resources. As has been witnessed in the health sector and many others in society, technology has much to offer in terms of supporting people’s needs. This paper explores the potential for ambient intelligence to address this challenge by creating a system that is able to passively monitor the home environment, detecting abnormal situations which may indicate that the inhabitant needs help. There are many ways that this might be achieved, but in this paper, we will describe our investigation into an approach involving unobtrusively ’listening’ to sound patterns within the home, which classifies these as either normal daily activities, or abnormal situations. The experimental system we built was composed of an innovative combination of acoustic sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet-of-Things (IoT), which we argue in the paper that it provides a cost-effective approach to alerting care providers when an elderly person in their charge needs help. The majority of the innovation in our work concerns the AI in which we employ Machine Learning to classify the sound profiles, analyse the data for abnormal events, and to make decisions for raising alerts with carers. A Neural Network classifier was used to train and identify the sound profiles associated with normal daily routines within a given person’s home, signalling departures from the daily routines that were then used as templates to measure deviations from normality, which were used to make weighted decisions regarding calling for assistance. A practical experimental system was then designed and deployed to evaluate the methods advocated by this research. The methodology involved gathering pre-design and post-design data from both a professionally run residential home and a domestic home. The pre-design data gathered the views on the system design from 11 members of the residential home, using survey questionnaires and focus groups. These data were used to inform the design of the experimental system, which was then deployed in a domestic home setting to gather post-design experimental data. The experimental results revealed that the system was able to detect 84% of abnormal events, and advocated several refinements which would improve the performance of the system. Thus, the research concludes that the system represents an important advancement to the state-of-the-art and, when taken together with the refinements, represents a line of research which has the potential to deliver significant improvements to care provision for the elderly.
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Lisenkov, A. N. "ENGINEERING IN UNIVERSITY CURRICULA." World of Transport and Transportation 14, no. 2 (April 28, 2016): 222–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2016-14-2-34.
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[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The principles and contents of engineering approaches expounded in university curricula and designed to shape students’ responsible attitude to quality of final product of their work are considered. They include robust design of advanced systems and management activities, as well as methods of multicriteria evaluation of objects with indicators of different nature to make sound management decisions. Characteristics of software and techniques underlying teaching of disciplines on innovative and s t rategic management, personnel management of transport organizations is given. Keywords: transport, higher education, quality management, curricula, engineering, robust design, multi-criteria evaluation of objects, indicators of non-numerical nature, software, methodology.