A pilot study on transcriptome data analysis of folliculogenesis in pigs

AbstractThis article discusses the methodological implications of using written accounts as the primary source of data in qualitative research. Data from a pilot study into family relationships in two families with an anorexic child is presented to illustrate the ways in which this strategy can facilitate the interpretation of different family members' perspectives. Written accounts are shown to be a time-efficient means of gathering good-quality, descriptively rich data. Differences between oral and written modes of communication mean that participants' written accounts are more highly focused and reflective than transcripts from oral interviews, facilitating data analysis and interpretation. Relationships between researchers and researched are more circumscribed than in face-to-face interviewing, which may limit opportunities to explore emergent issues or make informal observations during the interview process. However, the more circumscribed contact between researchers and respondents may also make it easier to manage the complex social dynamics that can emerge when researching families. Whilst written accounts cannot be used as a direct substitute for oral interviews their strengths appear to be undervalued in qualitative research in psychology.

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Trial to detect significant metrics for drug-induced seizure liability using microelectrode arrays data analysis and primary rodent neurons: From multi-site pilot study of the HESI NeuTox consortium in collaboration with CSAHi and iNCENS

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods ◽

10.1016/j.vascn.2019.05.077 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. 106595

Author(s):

Norimasa Miyamoto ◽

Atsuko Ojima ◽

Saori Inaba ◽

Tetsuo Kitamura ◽

Tomoharu Osada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Microelectrode Arrays ◽

Drug Induced

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ArrayQue: The comprehensive transcriptome data analysis tool

BioChip Journal ◽

10.1007/s13206-012-6402-2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 314-318

Author(s):

Dong-Yeob Baek ◽

Jin-Ho Yoo ◽

Youngbok Lee ◽

Yunju Jo ◽

Jeeyoung Shin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Analysis Tool ◽

Transcriptome Data ◽

Data Analysis Tool

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Learner feedback and its effects in communication tasks: a pilot study

Studies in Second Language Acquisition ◽

10.1017/s0272263100004277 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 46-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stephen J. Gaies

Keyword(s):

Second Language ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Language Learning ◽

Second Language Learning ◽

Referential Communication ◽

Learner Interactions ◽

Pilot Investigation ◽

Feedback Responses

This article reports on a pilot investigation of learner feedback and its effects on teacher/ learner interactions in second language learning. In twelve ESL (English as a Second Language) dyads and triads, tapes were made of the performance by the participants of a pair of tasks in referential communication. In these tasks, the teacher described verbally a series of six graphic designs in such a way that the learner(s), who had the designs reproduced on a sheet of paper, could determine the order in which the designs were described. Data analysis involved classification of both learner feedback and teachers' post-feedback responses.

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Analysis and evaluation of eye behavior for marine operation training - A pilot study

Journal of Eye Movement Research ◽

10.16910/jemr.12.3.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Runze Mao ◽

Guoyuan Li ◽

Hans Petter Hildre ◽

Houxiang Zhang

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Situation Awareness ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Comparison Method ◽

Similarity Comparison ◽

Analysis And Evaluation ◽

Target Segment ◽

Total Immersion ◽

Tracking Technology

This paper presents a new analysis approach for evaluating situation awareness in marine operation training. Taking advantage of eye tracking technology, the situation awareness reflected by visual attention can be visualized and analyzed. A scanpath similarity comparison method that allows group-wise comparisons is proposed. The term ‘Expert zone’ is introduced to evaluate the performance of novice operator based on expert operators’ eye movement. It is used to evaluate performance of novice operators in groups in certain segment of marine operation. A pilot study of crane lifting experiment was carried out. Two target stages of operation for the load descending until total immersion to the seabed were selected and analyzed for both novice and expert operators. The group-wise evaluation method is proven to be able to access the performance of the operator. Besides that, from data analysis of fixation-related source and scanpath, the similarities and dissimilarities of eye behavior between novice and expert is concluded with the scanpath mode in target segment.

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Getting Closer to the Needs of the Labour Market

GiLE Journal of Skills Development ◽

10.52398/gjsd.2021.v1.i1.pp37-49 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 37-49

Author(s):

Zsuzsanna Tóth ◽

Marietta Balázsné Lendvai ◽

Judit Beke

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Young People ◽

Labour Market ◽

Measurement System ◽

Professional Training ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Market Value ◽

First Year ◽

Training Cycle

A key measure of higher education’s success is the extent to which it can provide the labour market with graduates that excel not only in terms of their professional training but also in terms of their soft skills. To that end, the competences of students entering university must first be diagnosed. This paper presents a pilot study of such a measurement system, together with first-year results obtained by a rural university faculty. Equipped with better information about its freshman students, such a university can begin to address the revealed competence deficiencies actively, and, over the course of an entire training cycle, further improve the labour market value of the young people when they come to graduate. Provisional recommendations are made at the end of this paper; however, further data analysis, once undertaken, may lend further support to the practical approach outlined here.

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