Selected conference summaries

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Abstract Form ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Visual Characteristics ◽  
Media Lab

Studies in abstract form and information design – Benjamin Fry (MIT Media Lab) Five information revolutions: Changing how we think and communicate in the next decade – Robert E.Horn (Stanford University) Visual characteristics: Why style matters – Mark Mentzer (Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design) Attention: An information design perspective – Rune Pettersson (Mälardalen University) Explanatory drawings from a pragmatic point of view – David Sless (Communication Research Institute of Australia) Information types in instructional illustrations – Karel van der Waarde (Delft University of Technology & Van der Waarde Design Research) Information types in instructional illustrations – Piet Westendorp (Delft University of Technology)

scholarly journals Rethinking the Rethinking

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Realism ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Audience Research ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Oriented Research ◽  
Media Audience

Abstract During the last few decades, the possibilities and limitations of qualitative media audience research have regularly been discussed in media and communication research. Quantitatively oriented researchers have claimed that qualitatively oriented research is incapable of producing general knowledge. From a ‘radical ethnographic’ point of view it has been stated that such knowledge is more or less useless, while other qualitatively oriented researchers have approached the question of generality in a more balanced way, and argued for the necessity to interpret specific events within a framework of more general theories. But these solutions are not satisfactory. The aim of this article is to suggest an alternative conceptualisation of generality. From the meta-theoretical viewpoint of critical realism, this article states that generalisations have to take into consideration the domain of the deep structures of reality. Qualitative media audience research should aim at producing general knowledge about the constituent properties or transfactual conditions of the process of media consumption.

scholarly journals Measuring Productivity and Efficiency of Seaports in India using DEA technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeronimo Guilherme Remigio MONTEIRO
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Bayesian Techniques ◽  
Functional Specification ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Performance Point ◽  
Port System

Aim: In this paper we are looking at the seaports (in India called ‘major ports’) from the context of its trade and India’s strategic importance in trade world after the initiation of economic reforms in 1991. It empirically estimates the levels of productivity and efficiency of seaports in India. This paper applies DEA technique to assess productivity and efficiency of seaports in India. Design/Research methods: DEA technique is extensively used in the literature of economics to provide measures of firms’ technical efficiency. These measures rank the firms by looking at their apparent performances over a period of time. DEA is a frontier model which is non-parametric since no functional specification or form is required to be mentioned. Conclusions/Findings: The DEA results as discussed and reported in the paper have shown how Indian ports are performing over the years. This investigation alone is not sufficient to develop a benchmark in the port system of India. Rather it will do well to have a closer look at the Indian ports from the physical and financial performance point of view. This study made use of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to generate what we call an efficiency benchmarks and assessment of the Indian ports sector. With this modest attempt to investigate the port sector of India several issues are in the open one can further analyze and come to desired conclusions. Originality/value of the paper: The main role of a port is to transfer goods between two transport modes. As far as Indian ports are concerned, there are few studies with regard to productivity and efficiency of the port sector. Since, there is an attempt in recent years to overhaul the infrastructure sectors of the Indian economy and especially seaports. There is a need to look at issues in port sector as well. Productivity and efficiency concerns should be the main aspect of the benchmarking of the performance of today’s Indian ports. Limitations of the research: Second stage DEA, distance function approach, Bayesian techniques, Carlo Monte techniques, can be alternatively used.  

scholarly journals Comparison of GPS tropospheric delays derived from two consecutive EPN reprocessing campaigns from the point of view of climate monitoring

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 4861-4877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zofia Baldysz ◽  
Grzegorz Nykiel ◽  
Andrzej Araszkiewicz ◽  
Mariusz Figurski ◽  
Karolina Szafranek
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Trend Test ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Total Delay ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Seasonal Signals ◽  
Linear Trends

Abstract. The main purpose of this research was to acquire information about consistency of ZTD (zenith total delay) linear trends and seasonal components between two consecutive GPS reprocessing campaigns. The analysis concerned two sets of the ZTD time series which were estimated during EUREF (Reference Frame Sub-Commission for Europe) EPN (Permanent Network) reprocessing campaigns according to 2008 and 2015 MUT AC (Military University of Technology Analysis Centre) scenarios. Firstly, Lomb–Scargle periodograms were generated for 57 EPN stations to obtain a characterisation of oscillations occurring in the ZTD time series. Then, the values of seasonal components and linear trends were estimated using the LSE (least squares estimation) approach. The Mann–Kendall trend test was also carried out to verify the presence of linear long-term ZTD changes. Finally, differences in seasonal signals and linear trends between these two data sets were investigated. All these analyses were conducted for the ZTD time series of two lengths: a shortened 16-year series and a full 18-year one. In the case of spectral analysis, amplitudes of the annual and semi-annual periods were almost exactly the same for both reprocessing campaigns. Exceptions were found for only a few stations and they did not exceed 1 mm. The estimated trends were also similar. However, for the reprocessing performed in 2008, the trends values were usually higher. In general, shortening of the analysed time period by 2 years resulted in a decrease of the linear trends values of about 0.07 mm yr−1. This was confirmed by analyses based on two data sets.

Advancing Design Research: A “Big-D” Design Perspective

2013 ◽  
pp. 41-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Magee ◽  
Kristin L. Wood ◽  
Daniel D. Frey ◽  
Diana Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Perspective

scholarly journals Design of Additively Manufactured Structures for Biomedical Applications: A Review of the Additive Manufacturing Processes Applied to the Biomedical Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flaviana Calignano ◽  
Manuela Galati ◽  
Luca Iuliano ◽  
Paolo Minetola
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques ◽  
Am Processes

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive technology as it pushes the frontier of manufacturing towards a new design perspective, such as the ability to shape geometries that cannot be formed with any other traditional technique. AM has today shown successful applications in several fields such as the biomedical sector in which it provides a relatively fast and effective way to solve even complex medical cases. From this point of view, the purpose of this paper is to illustrate AM technologies currently used in the medical field and their benefits along with contemporary. The review highlights differences in processes, materials, and design of additive manufacturing techniques used in biomedical applications. Successful case studies are presented to emphasise the potentiality of AM processes. The presented review supports improvements in materials and design for future researches in biomedical surgeries using instruments and implants made by AM.

scholarly journals Professor Jorge Frascara, Departamento de Arte e Design

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
Stephania Padovani
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Design Issues ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Research Institute

Entrevistado: Jorge Frascara Instituio: Universidade de Alberta - Canad Autor(es): Stephania PadovaniProfessor do Departamento de Arte e Design da Universidade de Alberta; membro da Sociedade de Designers Grfico do Canad; membro do Icograda Past-Presidents Forum; membro do Editorial Boards of Design Issues (Universidade de Carnegie Mellon/MIT), Information Design Journal (John Benjamins) e Tipogrfica (Buenos Aires, Argentina); membro internacional da Society for the Science of Design (Japo), membro do Conselho Diretor do Communication Research Institute da Austrlia (CRIA); e membro do Conselho Consultivo e Doutor em Design pela Universidade de Veneza. [ Download ]

scholarly journals Ars Memorativa as the Genesis of Information Design: A Conversation with Manuel Lima

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Rodighiero ◽  
Manuel Lopes-Lima
Keyword(s):  
Data Visualization ◽  
Visual Complexity ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Archives ◽  
Mnemonic Technique ◽  
Digital Objects

Manuel Lima is one of the most prominent figures of data visualization since the publication of Visual Complexity (Lima 2011). In this conversation, Manuel Lima traces back the origin of data visualization to Ars Memorativa, an ancient mnemonic technique to organize information and facilitate its recall. Going back to the origins is an obsession that brought him to collect and arrange into books images of information design from both physical and digital archives. By doing this, Manuel Lima tackled issues related to digital objects and their creation, use, and preservation, with a point of view capable of combining the passion for visualizing information and the profession of UX designer.

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