scholarly journals RECAP – A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT STRUCTURED REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 597-606
Author(s):  
D. Inkermann ◽  
M. Gürtler ◽  
A. Seegrün
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
Structured Planning

AbstractReflection is understood as an integral part of designing and design processes. Despite the high relevance and an ongoing discussion about agile engineering, we found that reflection is rarley established in industrial practice. There is a need for an approach structuring the wide range of levels, stakeholders, objects and timing of reflections. The introduced RECAP framework is an important step towards a guideline (heuristic) for reflection in engineering projects. Based on the four dimensions objectives, stakeholders, objects, and processes it supports structured planning of reflection.

Cultural Accommodation of Internet-Based Interventions for Substance Use and Related Disorders: A Proposed Comprehensive Framework (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keren Gueta ◽  
Yossi Harel-Fisch ◽  
Sophie D. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Service Engagement ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultural Accommodation ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

BACKGROUND Despite the low utilization rates of substance use and related disorders services, and the ability of internet-based interventions for substance use and related disorders (IBIS) to address challenges related to service engagement, limited attention has been placed on the processes for the accommodation of these interventions to diverse cultural settings. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework for the cultural accommodation of IBIS across populations, settings, and countries. METHODS A pilot study of cultural accommodation of an existing internet intervention for alcohol use (Down Your Drink (DYD)), focus groups and daily online surveys of prospective consumers (N=24) and interviews with experts (N=7) in the substance abuse treatment field were conducted. RESULTS Thematic analysis revealed a wide range of themes identified as needing to be addressed in the process of DYD accommodation. It also emphasized that accommodation needs to incorporate both technical and contents themes, shaped by both the general Israeli cultural as well as by the specific Israeli drinking subculture. A combined mixed emic–etic theoretical approach incorporating the pilot findings together with a scoping literature review was employed to develop a framework for cultural accommodation of IBIS. A comprehensive framework for cultural accommodation of IBIS is introduced consisting of five chronological stages of IBIS accommodation and four dimensions of accommodation. CONCLUSIONS The proposed framework can serve as a guide for the cultural accommodation of existing IBIS across a diverse range of cultural and geographical settings thus augmenting the ecological validity of IBIS and reducing health disparities worldwide.

Particle degradation in pneumatic conveyors: Use of data from a pilot-sized test facility to predict degradation in an industrial conveyor

2002 ◽  
Vol 216 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
I Bridle ◽  
S R Woodhead
Keyword(s):  
Solid Material ◽  
Basmati Rice ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Pneumatic Conveying ◽  
Process Industries ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Bulk Solid ◽  
Wide Range

Degradation of bulk solid product during pneumatic conveying is of concern in a range of process industries. However, prediction of product degradation levels at the conveyor design stage has proved challenging. This paper presents a proposed prediction technique, based on the use of a pilot-sized test facility to provide relevant empirical data. The results of experiments undertaken using malted barley, basmati rice, and granulated sugar are reported. For each bulk solid material, a wide range of conveying conditions have been examined, consistent with common industrial practice. Correlations between predictions and experimental data obtained in an industrial-scale conveyor are presented and discussed.

Nurses’ Attitudes Towards People with Dementia: the semantic differential technique

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl-Gustaf Norbergh ◽  
Yvonne Helin ◽  
Annika Dahl ◽  
Ove Hellzén ◽  
Kenneth Asplund
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Measures Of Association ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Licensed Practical Nurses ◽  
Differential Technique ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Practical Nurses ◽  
Semantic Differential Technique

One important aspect of the nurse-patient relationship is nurses’ attitudes towards their patients. Nurses’ attitudes towards people with dementia have been studied from a wide range of approaches, but few authors have focused on the structure of these attitudes. This study aimed to identify a structure in licensed practical nurses’ attitudes towards people with dementia. Twenty-one group dwelling units for people with dementia at 11 nursing homes participated in the study. A total of 1 577 assessments of 178 patients were sent out to 181 respondents and 1 237 answers were returned. The semantic differential technique was used. The scale had 57 bipolar pairs of adjectives that estimate an unknown number of dimensions of nurses’ attitudes towards an identified patient. The assessments were analysed using entropy-based measures of association combined with structural plots. The analysis revealed four dimensions, which related to licensed practical nurses’ opinions of the patients: an ethical and aesthetic dimension; an ability to understand; an ability to experience; and an ability for social interaction. The results of the study indicated that, on the positive to negative attitude continuum, the nurses’ attitudes fell at the positive to neutral end. This is an important finding owing to the personhood perspective, from which it is reasonable to assume that, with a more positive attitude to people with dementia, the prerequisites for person-centred care will improve.

scholarly journals How Will You Regulate My Emotions?: A Multistudy Investigation of Dimensions and Outcomes of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Interactions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Swerdlow ◽  
Sheri Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Provider Behavior ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Autobiographical Recall ◽  
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation ◽  
Daily Diary Studies

Recent conceptual and empirical advances have directed attention toward interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). We conducted a series of autobiographical recall and daily diary studies to investigate a wide range of provider behaviors conveyed during IER interactions, ascertain the number of dimensions required to capture these behaviors, and then to examine associations of those dimensions with the outcomes of IER interactions. To do so, we created a new questionnaire, the Interpersonal Regulation Interaction Scale (IRIS), which can be used to obtain recipients’ ratings of providers’ behaviors within an IER interaction. In Study 1 (n = 390), an exploratory factor analysis of the IRIS yielded four dimensions, which we labeled responsiveness, hostility, cognitive support, and physical presence. Each dimension was uniquely associated with the perceived benefits of receiving IER. In Studies 2-4 (199-895), we collected multiple, diverse samples and found support for the replicability and generalizability of key findings from Study 1, including the factor structure and associations with perceived benefits. Finally, in Study 5, we examined concurrent (i.e., same-day) and prospective (i.e., next-day) associations between ratings of IER provider behaviors and a broader array of psychosocial outcomes using a daily diary approach. Across studies, our findings suggest that the outcomes of IER interactions are tied to the contents of IER interactions as reflected in the dimensions of provider behavior measured by the IRIS, with evidence that each of these dimensions convey unique information relevant to outcomes.

Is it me or you? First-time mothers’ attributions for postpartum sexual concerns are associated with sexual and relationship satisfaction in the transition to parenthood

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Vannier ◽  
Kaitlyn E. Adare ◽  
Natalie O. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
First Time Mothers ◽  
Sexual Concerns ◽  
First Time

Most first-time mothers experience a decline in both their sexual and relationship satisfaction from prepregnancy, which has negative consequences for the couple and their family. Prior studies have begun to identify risk and protective factors (e.g., empathy) for postpartum sexual and relationship satisfaction. Causal attributions for postpartum sexual concerns may be important because a specific cause can be difficult to pinpoint given the wide range of postpartum sexual problems among first-time parents. In the current study, 120 first-time mothers (3–12 months postpartum) completed validated measures assessing attributions for postpartum sexual concerns, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction. Attributions were measured on four dimensions: internal/external (i.e., is the sexual concern due to the self or the situation), stable/unstable (i.e., will the cause of the concern occur again in the future), global/specific (i.e., will the cause of the concern affect other situations), and partner responsibility (i.e., is the partner the cause). When new mothers reported more stable and partner attributions for postpartum sexual concerns, they were less sexually satisfied, and when they attributed greater responsibility for sexual concerns to their partners, they were less satisfied with their overall relationship. These associations remained significant after controlling for potential challenges that may also impact sexual and relationship satisfaction during this period (i.e., breastfeeding, sexual frequency, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sexual functioning). As postpartum sexual concerns are common, attributions for these changes may be a valuable target for interventions aimed at strengthening the intimate relationships of women making the transition to parenthood.

Implementation of Additive Manufacturing Business Models

2015 ◽  
Vol 794 ◽  
pp. 547-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Lutter-Günther ◽  
Christian Seidel ◽  
Tobias Kamps ◽  
Gunther Reinhart
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interdisciplinary Character ◽  
Specific Technology

For the application of Additive Manufacturing (AM), a wide range of use cases are applied in industrial practice. The technological potentials of AM enable specific business models, which characterise how AM utilisation adds value to a company’s business. For the implementation of AM, a paradigm shift is required on an operational and strategic level, making it necessary to adjust processes and structures. Herein, the interdisciplinary character of the technology needs to be taken into account. In this paper, a typology of AM business models is derived from specific technology potentials, providing orientation in the field of AM use cases. Furthermore, a top down approach is pursued in order to develop an implementation process model, which assists companies when considering AM adoption. It enables companies to identify suitable AM business models and points out fields of actions necessary for implementation. Since the implementation depends on the AM business model at scope, also guidelines that provide measures on a more detailed level are presented.

scholarly journals OptiFlex: Multi-Frame Animal Pose Estimation Combining Deep Learning With Optical Flow

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiaoLe Liu ◽  
Si-yang Yu ◽  
Nico A. Flierman ◽  
Sebastián Loyola ◽  
Maarten Kamermans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Pose Estimation ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Animal Body ◽  
Video Frames ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Evaluation Metric

Animal pose estimation tools based on deep learning have greatly improved animal behaviour quantification. These tools perform pose estimation on individual video frames, but do not account for variability of animal body shape in their prediction and evaluation. Here, we introduce a novel multi-frame animal pose estimation framework, referred to as OptiFlex. This framework integrates a flexible base model (i.e., FlexibleBaseline), which accounts for variability in animal body shape, with an OpticalFlow model that incorporates temporal context from nearby video frames. Pose estimation can be optimised using multi-view information to leverage all four dimensions (3D space and time). We evaluate FlexibleBaseline using datasets of four different lab animal species (mouse, fruit fly, zebrafish, and monkey) and introduce an intuitive evaluation metric—adjusted percentage of correct key points (aPCK). Our analyses show that OptiFlex provides prediction accuracy that outperforms current deep learning based tools, highlighting its potential for studying a wide range of behaviours across different animal species.

scholarly journals Discipline, Level, Genre: Integrating Situational Perspectives in a New MD Analysis of University Student Writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Gardner ◽  
Hilary Nesi ◽  
Douglas Biber
Keyword(s):  
Academic Discourse ◽  
University Student ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Procedural Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Academic Genres

Abstract While there have been many investigations of academic genres, and of the linguistic features of academic discourse, few studies have explored how these interact across a range of university student writing situations. To counter misconceptions that have arisen regarding student writing, this article aims to provide comprehensive linguistic descriptions of a wide range of university assignment genres in relation to multiple situational variables. Our new multidimensional (MD) analysis of the British Academic Written English (BAWE) corpus identifies clusters of linguistic features along four dimensions, onto which academic disciplines, disciplinary groups, levels of study, and genre families are mapped. The dimensions are interpreted through text extracts as: (i) Compressed Procedural Information versus Stance towards the Work of Others; (ii) Personal Stance; (iii) Possible Events versus Completed Events; and (iv) Informational Density. Clusters of linguistic features from the comprehensive set of situational perspectives found across this framework can be selected to inform the teaching of a ‘common academic core’, and to inform the design of programmes tailored to the needs of specific disciplines.

scholarly journals The Youth Digital Skills Indicator: Report on the conceptualisation and development of the ySKILLS digital skills measure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISDL
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Information Navigation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Digital Knowledge ◽  
And Performance

This report presents the youth Digital Skills Indicator (yDSI), a unique, extensively crossnationally validated measurement tool with 31 items, distributed over digital skills and digital knowledge questions, that can be used for large-scale population research. The yDSI is the only measurement tool for youth digital skills that has been tested using the full range of validation practices. Over a period of six months, consultation with experts (face validity), cognitive interviews (content validity), pilot surveys (construct validity) and performance tests (criterion validity) with young people were conducted in a wide range of European countries. A review of the literature led to a framework identifying four dimensions that constitute digital skills: (1) technical and operational skills; (2) information navigation and processing skills; (3) communication and interaction skills; and (4) content creation and production skills.

scholarly journals Modeling and Analysis of Automotive Cyber-physical Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Jonas Friese
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Multicore Architectures ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Measurement Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Latency Analysis ◽  
End To End ◽  
Time Systems

Based on advances in scheduling analysis in the 1970s, a whole area of research has evolved: formal end-to-end latency analysis in real-time systems. Although multiple approaches from the scientific community have successfully been applied in industrial practice, a gap is emerging between the means provided by formally backed approaches and the need of the automotive industry where cyber-physical systems have taken over from classic embedded systems. They are accompanied by a shift to heterogeneous platforms build upon multicore architectures. Scien- tific techniques are often still based on too simple system models and estimations on important end-to-end latencies have only been tightened recently. To this end, we present an expressive system model and formally describe the problem of end-to-end latency analysis in modern automotive cyber-physical systems. Based on this we examine approaches to formally estimate tight end-to-end latencies in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. The de- veloped approaches include a wide range of relevant systems. We show that our approach for the estimation of latencies of task chains dominates existing approaches in terms of tightness of the results. In the last chapter we make a brief digression to measurement analysis since measuring and simulation is an important part of verification in current industrial practice.

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