A qualitative approach to improve the effectiveness of products of research findings for users: a case study of the Analytical Irrigation Model

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
B. Keeble ◽  
D. Robertson ◽  
F. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Primary Users ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Research Findings

The widespread adoption of research findings by the farming community has traditionally been challenging. Addressing this challenge is a priority as the products of research often aid and underpin the implementation of environmental objectives to ensure that natural resources are used in a sustainable manner. One approach to tackling this challenge is to develop products that are tailored to meet the needs of the users. The Analytical Irrigation Model (AIM, a software tool) was developed with the intention of creating a field-tool to assist farmers to improve their management of border-check irrigation. Using AIM as a case study, this paper demonstrates the value of using a qualitative approach in assessing potential users of research findings, and understanding their requirements. While developing AIM, anecdotal feedback suggested that widespread adoption of the envisaged research products, namely a field-tool, was unlikely. The qualitative study found that service providers to the dairy industry were likely to be the primary users of products of the AIM research. From conducting this qualitative study, service providers identified 4 types of research products that would suit their needs. Incorporating their perspectives enabled the development of products that were more likely to be adopted and consequently increased the effective targeting of the AIM research findings.

Implementation of an on-line artificial intelligence district meter area flow meter data analysis system for abnormality detection: a case study

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Mounce ◽  
J. B. Boxall
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Water Service ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Flow Monitoring ◽  
Data Analysis System

Faster detection of bursts saves water, minimises the inconvenience of interruption to customers and decreases the damaging consequences to infrastructure. Flow monitoring techniques are used by water service providers to monitor leakage, generally through offline application of mass balance type calculations and manual observations of change in night line values. This paper presents the combination of real-time data collection (using cello loggers with General Packet Radio Service communications) and a self-learning, online Artificial Intelligence system for detection of bursts at the District Meter Area level. The system components consist of communications software, a data warehouse and a MATLAB application. The online system continuously analysed a set of 146 DMAs in a case study area every hour generating automated alerts in response to abnormal flow. Specific examples are given, including a validation field test, and overall results are presented for a one year period. 36% of alerts were found to correspond to bursts confirmed by repair data or customer burst reports with only 18% ghosts. The results indicate that the software tool has the potential to reduce lost water and improve customer service hence enhancing water service provider's reputations.

scholarly journals KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT DARI PERSPEKTIF ASHABIYAH IBNU KHALDUN

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 2192
Author(s):  
Anantasena Indra Wicaksono ◽  
Siti Inayatul Faizah
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Equity Theory ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Ibn Khaldun ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
The Government

ABSTRAKJumlah pengunjung di wisata Sunan Giri sejak tahun 2017 hingga 2019 mengalami peningkatan, sehingga membuat pendapatan rata-rata harian yang diperoleh pengemudi dokar cukup tinggi yaitu kurang lebih 400.000 rupiah di hari kerja, sedangkan di akhir minggu atau musim libur bisa mencapai dua kali lipatnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keadilan sosial dan kesejahteraan anggotan paguyuban di wisata religi Sunan Giri berdasarkan prinsip ashabiyah melalui circle of equity Ibnu Khaldun. Penelitian ini menggunakan kualitatif deskriptif dalam menganalisis permasalahan. Wawancara dilakukan kepada lima anggota paguyuban di wisata Sunan Giri, yang terdiri dari kusir dokar, wakil ketua paguyuban, dan informan kunci. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa tingkat keadilan sosial dan kesejahteraan paguyuban wisata Sunan Giri menurut teori Ibnu Khaldun melalui ashabiyah dan circle of equity yang masih rendah. Hasil penelitian diperkuat diperkuat dengan penambahan analisis penelitian melalui triangulasi dengan teori Al Ghazali.                Keywords: Kesejahteraan Islam, Ibnu Khaldun, Circle of Equity, Ashabiyah ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to find out how the welfare of traditional public transportation service providers in the Sunan Giri religious tourism area in the perspective of Ibn Khaldun. The approach used in this study uses a qualitative approach. This type of research is a case study method. The results showed that Ibn Khaldun's thought in the Circle of Equity theory of a person's level of welfare could be measured through Sharia values, so that when the providers of doctoral services in the Sunan Ampel religious tourism area performed obligatory prayers at the mosque and performed alms. Ashabiyah badawah-based economies are also applied in this community, because people tend to have a goal to save for the future in the hope of providing something more for their offspring later. The value of their wealth has not been able to share their wealth with fellow believers because it is only enough for themselves and is still classified as a prosperous family in stage III. in fact the circle of equity theory experienced a setback which increasingly troubled and kept the community from the word prosperous because the government did not want to be involved in the process of welfare for its people.Keywords: Islamic Welfare, Ibnu KHaldun, Circle of Equity, Ashabiyah

scholarly journals Syrian Crisis in Jordan: Case Study of Hosting Community Psycho-social in Low Income areas in Amman

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Manal Fathi Anabtawi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
Syrian Refugee

This paper explores the influence that the Syrian crisis has on hosting community psycho-social in low income areas in Amman, Capital of Jordan. Case study was chosen as a design that would support a wider and in-depth exploration because it would be able to address the sensitivity of the issue; based on data from a qualitative study involving ten focus groups conducted from July to October 2017. Available reports and researches have investigated Syrian refugee needs and experiences, while few studies have explored the experiences of Jordanians in a hosting community, especially their psycho-social. In this paper, researcher argues that policy makers and service providers have to pay attention to hosting community experiences; especially their psycho-social. Paper concludes that Jordanians living in low income areas in Amman have been influenced by the Syrian crisis; suffering from  frustration and despair, fears, anger, low self-esteem and hopelessness.

scholarly journals Assessing the effectiveness of a longitudinal knowledge dissemination intervention: Sharing research findings in rural South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhian Twine ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
Gillian Lewando Hundt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Knowledge Brokerage ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Rural South Africa ◽  
Local Leaders

Knowledge dissemination interventions (KDIs) are integral to knowledge brokerage activities in research as part of the ethics of practice, but are seldom evaluated. In this case study, we critically reflect on an annual KDI as part of knowledge brokerage activities in the MRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in rural South Africa from 2001 to 2015. The HDSS findings on births, deaths and migrations, as well as nested research project results, were shared with villagers, village leaders and service providers. The data used for this case study comprised secondary analysis of 13 reports and 762 evaluation forms of annual village-based meetings; records of requests for data from stakeholders; and qualitative analysis of 15 individual and five focus group interviews with local leaders and service providers involving 60 people. Over time, the KDI evolved from taking place over one week a year to being extended over six months, and to include briefings with service providers and local leaders. Attendance at village-level meetings remained low at an average of 3 per cent of the total adult population. Since 2011, the KDI village-based meetings have developed into an embedded community forum for discussion of topical village issues. There has been a decrease in requests for health-care and other services from the research unit, with a concurrent increase in research-related questions and requests for data from service providers, village leaders and political representatives. We conclude that, in this setting, the dissemination of research findings is not a linear exchange of information from the researchers to village residents and their leadership, but is increasingly multi-directional. KDIs are a key component of knowledge brokerage activities and involve, influence and are influenced by other aspects of knowledge brokerage, such as identifying, engaging and connecting with stakeholders and supporting sustainability.

scholarly journals KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL PUSTAKAWAN BAGIAN LAYANAN SIRKULASI PERPUSTAKAAN UMUM KOTA DEPOK

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Hadyan Aldio Galih ◽  
Kiki Fauziah
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Research Findings

<p>This study discusses the interpersonal communication of librarians in the circulation service of Depok Public Library. The purpose of this research is to identify the interpersonal communication of librarian in the circulation services unit. This research uses qualitative approach with case study method. The results of this study indicate that the interpersonal communication of librarians of Depok Public Library in serving the users is properly in a good way. However, research findings indicate that there is superior behavior from the librarians toward the users. This behavior makes the librarians less proactive and emphaty when serving the users.</p>

scholarly journals IMPLIKASI KOMUNIKASI FATIK DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMBELAJARAN DI IAIN SALATIGA

KOMUNIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Muhamad Fahrudin Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Relation ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Phatic Communication ◽  
Industrial Context

This article is the result of a research which is based on various cases of phatic communication invarious contexts, namely, industrial context, social relation context, multicultural society context,and educational context. This is a qualitative study using a case study approach. The aim of thisresearch is to describe and analyze the implications of phatic communication in improvinglearning at IAIN Salatiga. Techniques of collecting data used in this research are focused groupdiscussion (FGD), interview and observation. The research findings show that phaticcommunication between lecturer and student at IAIN Salatiga is well established in the form ofgreeting, nodding, shaking hands with kissing hands, ringing motorcycle horns while nodding head.Phatic communication also has implications in improving learning for students in all departmentsat IAIN Salatiga.

scholarly journals TURKISH TRANSNATIONAL ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN INDONESIA CASE STUDY: SULAIMANIYAH GROUP MOVEMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ade Solihat
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Historical Understanding ◽  
Know How ◽  
Islamic Movement ◽  
Group Movement ◽  
Research Findings

Literature on Transnationalism is very much influenced by references which depict transnationalism issue as a threat. Various discussion on transnationalism is very often connected to issues of radicalism, terrorism, criminality, global warming and others which have negative nuance. It is due to these references that the understanding of transnationalism is directed as a dangerous and threatening concept. This study raises the phenomenon of a Turkish Islamic movement known as the Sulaimaniyah Group, run by some Turkish muslim youths in various areas in Indonesia since 2005. By using qualitative approach, this study aims at elaborating more deeply the motivation of the Turkish youths in leaving their homeland and conducting transnationalism activities in Indonesia. In addition, the study also wants to know how their presence is perceived by Indonesian societies. The qualitative data is mainly obtained through observations in some Sulaimaniyah Boarding Schools in Jakarta areas and the surrounding, as well as through deep interviews with the activists and students of the Schools. Research findings indicate that the presence of Sulaimaniyah Group in Indonesia shows the Turkish identity presentation built by a construction that involves historical understanding and response towards globalization.

scholarly journals Analisis Dampak Negatif Pergaulan Anak Remaja di Era Globalisasi Dengan Kemajuan Teknologi

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Ali Taufik ◽  
Tatang Apendi
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Process Systems ◽  
Open Relationships ◽  
Fundamental Education ◽  
Global Peace

The background of this research is about the challenges in the era of globalization that continues to roll, open relationships and process systems have been enjoyed by all parties from the age of children to adults in utilizing technological facilities, in everyday life. This requires an attitude to develop the process of activities fundamental education in an effort to realize quality educational activities so as to create prosperity, global peace. The method in this study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, a case study model, because the authors consider the qualitative study of case study suitable for deepening the behavior / character of each individual studied The results of the study showed that there were 8 children / students as problematic participants and involved juvenile delinquency, as a result of association in the name of the advancement of time (globalization era) then there were 2 teachers and 2 community members as informants. There are five indicators that must be applied by teachers, parents in an effort to educate and maintain the morality of children or students  Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah mengenai tantangan di Era globalisasi yang terus bergulir,hubungan dan sistem proses yang terbuka telah dinikmati oleh semua pihak dari usia anak-anak hingga orang dewasa dalam memanfaatkan fasilitas teknologi,dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.Ini membutuhkan sikap mengembangkan proses kegiatan pendidikan fundamental dalam upaya untuk mewujudkan kegiatan pendidikan yang berkualitas agar terciptanya kesejahteraan,kedamaian secara global.Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif,model studi kasus,karena penulis menganggap studi kasus cocok untuk melakukan pendalaman prilaku/karakter pada tiap-tiap individu yang diteliti.Hasil penelitian menunjukan   ada 8 orang  anak/siswa sebagai partisipan yang bermasalah serta terlibat kenakalan remaja,akibat dari pergaulan yang mengatas namakan kemajuan jaman(era globalisasi) kemudian ada 2 orang guru dua orang tua murid dan 2 orang warga masyarakat sebagai informan . Ada lima indikator yang harus di terapkan oleh guru,orangtua dalam upaya mendidik serta menjaga moralitas anak atau siswa

Logistics 4.0 in organizations: a theoretical approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1266-1284
Author(s):  
Renata Coradini Bianchi ◽  
Aline Daniel Henrique ◽  
Scheila Daiana Severo Hollveg ◽  
Patrinês Aparecida França Zonatto
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Big Data ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
Increase In Productivity

Currently, service providers have been implementing new technologies to improve the service to their consumers, at the same time that it makes possible the optimization of resources it forms the reduction of the costs. In this sense, the objective of this work was to analyze the effects of changes and the benefits that logistics 4.0 provides in service providers. For this, this research is structured in a qualitative approach of exploratory nature, with data collected through a bibliographic search in scientific articles that discuss Logistics 4.0. The research findings show that the result of the change in the institutions occurred through Logistics 4.0, an innovative tool that is based on the insertion of new technologies that benefit companies in the competitive scenario in which they are inserted. The solutions brought by Logistics 4.0 are called Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, among others. It was evidenced in the study, that these tools enable organizational growth, and contribute to an increase in productivity and efficiency in the operations carried out in the companies providing services.

scholarly journals Gampong’s Forest Management: A Case Study of Gampong Institution’s Role in Peudada Regency, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Suhaimi Hamid ◽  
R Hamdani Harahap ◽  
Fikarwin Fikarwin
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Animal Protection ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
The People ◽  
Aceh Province

This study aims to depict the capacity of gampong in forest management. In this research, the design used was qualitative approach. The location of this research was conducted in gampong Pinto Rimba, Peudada district, Bireuen regency, Aceh province, Indonesia. The research time was conducted for 2 (two) months from March to April 2020. Primary and secondary data were used in this study. Primary data were obtained by researchers directly from the source or resource person in the form of words and actions of the people observed or interviewed. The way informant chosen here is by using purposive sampling. Secondary data were obtained from the written reports or other related documents. It can be concluded that gampong government has high commitment in managing village forest. This is done by a group of forest farmer called Batee Lhee. Gampong institution has capacity in guiding the farming community to continue to maintain forest as an economic source and making customary agreements in forest management and animal protection.

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