Flow in translation

Target ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Mirlohi ◽  
Joy Egbert ◽  
Behzad Ghonsooly
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Optimal Experience ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
The University

The study reported here examined the amount and quality of flow experienced by trainee translators while translating different text genres. Flow (Csikszentmihalyi 1975) is an optimal experience, characterized by intense focus, control, interest and skills-challenge balance that leads to enhanced performance on a task. Although investigated in areas such as professional sports, surgery, and music, Flow Theory has not yet been tested in the area of translation. This study aimed at identifying which discourse genre would induce most flow in trainee translators while translating. Fifty-six Iranian English Translation majors studying at the University of Kashan translated three 180-word texts of narrative, expository, and descriptive genres. After each translation, they responded to a Flow Perceptions Questionnaire (Egbert, 2003) in the Likert format to report their perceptions of flow. Using repeated measures ANOVA, the researchers investigated flow differences among genres. The results indicated that flow existed in the translation classroom and that there were significant differences in the flow scores engendered by different genres. To support the findings drawn from the numerical analysis, four participants, selected from the population of subjects from the first phase, were interviewed, and the analysis of the interviews generally corroborated the statistical findings.

The Value of Trust in Knowledge Sharing

2003 ◽  
pp. 116-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Wang ◽  
Bonnie Rubenstein-Montano
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Electronic Business ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
The Impact

Knowledge sharing is currently at the forefront of research in the areas of organizational management and electronic business. Research has focused on aspects of knowledge sharing such as trust, quality of knowledge shared, and task complexity. This chapter builds on past inquiries of trust in knowledge sharing by examining how the benefits obtained from knowledge sharing change as trust levels change. A Repeated Measures ANOVA design is used to test the impact of trust on knowledge sharing. Task completion time, the dependent variable, measures the effect of knowledge sharing. Statistical analysis suggests that the benefit obtained from knowledge sharing increases as trust level increases.

scholarly journals Incomplete quality of life data in lung transplant research: comparing cross sectional, repeated measures ANOVA, and multi-level analysis

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin M Vermeulen ◽  
Wendy J Post ◽  
Mark M Span ◽  
Wim van der Bij ◽  
Gerard H Koëter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Lung Transplant ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Level Analysis

Abstract P101: Sympathetic Transduction In Young Adults With A Family History Of Hypertension

Hypertension ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane J McGinty ◽  
Matthew C Babcock ◽  
Gabrielle Dillon ◽  
Evan L Matthews ◽  
Jody L Greaney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Family History ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Pressor Response ◽  
Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity ◽  
University Of Delaware ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
History Of ◽  
Family History Of Hypertension ◽  
The University

Exaggerated sympathetic transduction (i.e., the vascular response to a burst of muscle sympathetic nerve activity; MSNA) has recently been demonstrated in certain populations of young adults at risk for future hypertension. However, it remains unknown the degree to which a family history of hypertension (FH), a risk factor for future hypertension, may influence sympathetic transduction. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that a +FH augments the pressor response following spontaneous bursts of MSNA at rest in young adults. A secondary purpose was to compare the influence of a +FH on sympathetic transduction between young men and women. Methods: We retrospectively examined beat-by-beat blood pressure (finger photoplethysmography) and MSNA (peroneal microneurography) in 21 +FH young adults (9 +FH men: 26 ± 2 yr, 25 ± 4 kg/m 2 , 12 +FH women: 22 ± 2 yr, 22 ± 3 kg/m 2 ) and 15 -FH young adults (8 -FH men: 24 ± 5 yr, 25 ± 2 kg/m 2 , 7 -FH women: 22 ± 3 yr, 23 ± 3 kg/m 2 ) during 10 minutes of supine rest. Signal averaging was used to characterize changes in BP for the 10 cardiac cycles following a spontaneous MSNA burst. Resting baseline variables were compared using 2-way ANOVAs. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) changes over 10 cardiac cycles following a burst of MSNA were compared using a 2-way repeated measures ANOVA (Time, FH status) and a 3-way repeated measures ANOVA (Time, FH status, Sex). Data are presented as mean ± SD. Results: Resting MAP (+FH: 86 ± 9 vs. -FH: 82 ± 7 mmHg; P = 0.14) and resting MSNA (+FH: 10 ± 6 vs. -FH: 9 ± 6 mmHg; P = 0.65) did not differ by FH status. The increase in MAP over the 10 cardiac cycles following a spontaneous burst of MSNA did not differ by FH status (Time, P < 0.0001; FH status, P = 0.17; Time * FH status, P = 0.70) and this influence did not differ between the sexes (Time * FH status, P = 0.58; Time * Sex, P = 0.06; Time * FH status * Sex, P = 0.99). Conclusions: These preliminary data suggest that spontaneous MSNA bursts do not elicit greater increases in MAP in +FH young adults, regardless of sex. Additional data are needed to determine the interactions between FH status, sex, and sympathetic transduction. Supported by NIH Grant P20 GM 113125, P20 GM 103446, U54 GM 104941, K99/R00 HL133414, and The University of Delaware Research Foundation.

The effects of omega-3 on the sleep quality of patients with uremic pruritus undergoing hemodialysis: a randomized crossover study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoureh Heydarbaki ◽  
Monireh Amerian ◽  
Ali Abbasi ◽  
Farzaneh Amanpour ◽  
Reza Mohammadpourhodki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
Uremic Pruritus ◽  
Quality Sleep

AbstractObjectivesInformation on sleep quality and its effective factors in the patients undergoing hemodialysis are important factors in future planning for improving sleep quality and ultimately the quality of life in these patients. The present study investigated the effect of omega-3 on the sleep quality of hemodialysis patients.MethodsThe 52 hemodialysis patients were randomized into two groups and underwent two different treatment modes (A and B). The first group was given omega-3 and cetirizine and the second group only received cetirizine for six weeks. After one week wash out, the study was followed by crossover treatment in both groups for six weeks. Sleep quality and pruritus severity were evaluated in patients before the intervention and at the end of each treatment period using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Yosipovitch Itch Questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and the Pearson correlation coefficient.ResultsThe results of the study showed that majority of the patients (94.2%) had poor sleep quality (sleep score > 5 based on the questionnaire) and 5.8% of the patients had favorable sleep quality (sleep score < 5). Repeated measures ANOVA showed that sleep quality scores were different in two groups in phases 0, I and II (p <0.001).ConclusionsSleep quality improved in both modes but more improvement was observed in mode A. Therefore, omega-3 fatty acids can be used as a suitable method for improving sleep quality in hemodialysis patients.

Epistemic and relational conflicts in sharing identical vs. complementary information during cooperative learning

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Darnon ◽  
Céline Buchs ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complementary Information ◽  
Relational Conflict ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

When interacting on a learning task, which is typical of several academic situations, individuals may experience two different motives: Understanding the problem, or showing their competences. When a conflict (confrontation of divergent propositions) emerges from this interaction, it can be solved either in an epistemic way (focused on the task) or in a relational way (focused on the social comparison of competences). The latter is believed to be detrimental for learning. Moreover, research on cooperative learning shows that when they share identical information, partners are led to compare to each other, and are less encouraged to cooperate than when they share complementary information. An epistemic vs. relational conflict vs. no conflict was provoked in dyads composed by a participant and a confederate, working either on identical or on complementary information (N = 122). Results showed that, if relational and epistemic conflicts both entailed more perceived interactions and divergence than the control group, only relational conflict entailed more perceived comparison activities and a less positive relationship than the control group. Epistemic conflict resulted in a more positive perceived relationship than the control group. As far as performance is concerned, relational conflict led to a worse learning than epistemic conflict, and - after a delay - than the control group. An interaction between the two variables on delayed performance showed that epistemic and relational conflicts were different only when working with complementary information. This study shows the importance of the quality of relationship when sharing information during cooperative learning, a crucial factor to be taken into account when planning educational settings at the university.

Evaluation of the Academic Setting in Spain 1This study was financed by the University of Oviedo.

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Fernández ◽  
Miguel A. Mateo ◽  
José Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Evaluation Questionnaire ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
The University

The conditions are investigated in which Spanish university teachers carry out their teaching and research functions. 655 teachers from the University of Oviedo took part in this study by completing the Academic Setting Evaluation Questionnaire (ASEQ). Of the three dimensions assessed in the ASEQ, Satisfaction received the lowest ratings, Social Climate was rated higher, and Relations with students was rated the highest. These results are similar to those found in two studies carried out in the academic years 1986/87 and 1989/90. Their relevance for higher education is twofold because these data can be used as a complement of those obtained by means of students' opinions, and the crossing of both types of data can facilitate decision making in order to improve the quality of the work (teaching and research) of the university institutions.

One Size Fits All?

Methodology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel C. Voelkle ◽  
Patrick E. McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Type I Error ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Type I ◽  
Finite Sample ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Latent Curve

The use of latent curve models (LCMs) has increased almost exponentially during the last decade. Oftentimes, researchers regard LCM as a “new” method to analyze change with little attention paid to the fact that the technique was originally introduced as an “alternative to standard repeated measures ANOVA and first-order auto-regressive methods” (Meredith & Tisak, 1990, p. 107). In the first part of the paper, this close relationship is reviewed, and it is demonstrated how “traditional” methods, such as the repeated measures ANOVA, and MANOVA, can be formulated as LCMs. Given that latent curve modeling is essentially a large-sample technique, compared to “traditional” finite-sample approaches, the second part of the paper addresses the question to what degree the more flexible LCMs can actually replace some of the older tests by means of a Monte-Carlo simulation. In addition, a structural equation modeling alternative to Mauchly’s (1940) test of sphericity is explored. Although “traditional” methods may be expressed as special cases of more general LCMs, we found the equivalence holds only asymptotically. For practical purposes, however, no approach always outperformed the other alternatives in terms of power and type I error, so the best method to be used depends on the situation. We provide detailed recommendations of when to use which method.

Development of the University of Toronto Skull Base Inventory (UT-SBI) Quality-of-Life Questionnaire

Skull Base ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
John de Almeida ◽  
Allan Vescan ◽  
Jolie Ringash ◽  
Patrick Gullane ◽  
Fred Gentili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skull Base ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The University

Adam Zalužanský’s “De sexu plantarum” (1592): an early pioneering chapter on plant sexuality

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Funk
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
English Translation ◽  
History Of Botany ◽  
Main Work ◽  
Botanical History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

In the history of botany, Adam Zalužanský (d. 1613), a Bohemian physician, apothecary, botanist and professor at the University of Prague, is a little-known personality. Linnaeus's first biographers, for example, only knew Zalužanský from hearsay and suspected he was a native of Poland. This ignorance still pervades botanical history. Zalužanský is mentioned only peripherally or not at all. As late as the nineteenth century, a researcher would be unaware that Zalužanský’s main work Methodi herbariae libri tres actually existed in two editions from two different publishers (1592, Prague; 1604, Frankfurt). This paper introduces the life and work of Zalužanský. Special attention is paid to the chapter “De sexu plantarum” of Zalužanský’s Methodus, in which, more than one hundred years before the well-known De sexu plantarum epistola of R. J. Camerarius, the sexuality of plants is suggested. Additionally, for the first time, an English translation of Zalužanský’s chapter on plant sexuality is provided.

A Futures Study on the Quality Of Life from the Point Of View of Iranian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sina Saeedy ◽  
Mojtaba Amiri ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Quality of life and satisfaction with life as tightly interconnected concepts have become of much importance in the urbanism era. No doubt, it is one of the most important goals of every human society to enhance a citizen’s quality of life and to increase their satisfaction with life. However, there are many signs which demonstrate the low level of life satisfaction of Iranian citizens especially among the youth. Thus, considering the temporal concept of life satisfaction, this research aims to make a futures study in this field. Therefore, using a mixed model and employing research methods from futures studies, life satisfaction among the students of the University of Tehran were measured and their views on this subject investigated. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed together in order to test the hypotheses and to address the research questions on the youth discontentment with quality of life. Findings showed that the level of life satisfaction among students is relatively low and their image of the future is not positive and not optimistic. These views were elicited and discussed in the social, economic, political, environmental and technological perspectives. Keywords:  futures studies, quality of life, satisfaction with life, youth

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