The Cognitive and Communicative Functions of Term Variation in Research Articles: A Comparative Study in Psychology and Geology

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-645
Author(s):  
Sabela Fernández-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Communicative Functions ◽  
Term Variation

Abstract This article reports a study about the behavior and functions of term variation in research articles (RAs) in Geology and Psychology. The aim of the study was twofold: first, to investigate the role of intra-textual term variation as a device for the representation and transfer of specialized knowledge; second, to explore whether there are disciplinary differences and whether these differences can be chalked up to different perceptions of this phenomenon among subject field experts. Two methods of data collection were combined: corpus-based analysis of 38 RAs in Spanish; and semi-structured interviews with six experts. Results show that the incidence of term variation is higher in Psychology, although both groups manifested a positive attitude toward variation. Corpus analysis and interviews confirm that term variation is used as a cognitive device, to provide information about the concept’s characteristics and relationships with other concepts; and as a communicative device to avoid repetition, to accommodate to the audience and to generalize. In sum, term variation proves to be an important device for constructing and communicating specialized knowledge for both disciplines.

scholarly journals Over-the-Counter Drugs and Complementary Medications Use among Children in Southern Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Pileggi ◽  
Valentina Mascaro ◽  
Aida Bianco ◽  
Maria Pavia
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Source Of Information

The use of nonprescription medicines (NPDs) for children illnesses without a doctor’s suggestion can lead to unnecessary medication use and is not free of risks. The aim of our study was to examine attitudes and practice of parents towards NPDs use for their children. We also investigated the conditions that may predict NPDs use. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on parents of children attending Community Based Pediatrician (CBP) consultation and data were collected through structured interviews. Positive attitude on NPDs use was reported by 71.4% of parents, and 61.5% of them had administered NPDs in the previous 6 months. Antipyretic drugs were the most frequently used medication class without the supervision of the CBP. A positive attitude towards NPDs was significantly more frequent in parents who did not use the CBP as the sole source of information about drugs. The study demonstrated a widespread use of NPDs in children in our context, supported by a substantial positive attitude towards their safety. However, considering potential harms related to some NPDs and the finding that most parents rely on CBP advice, role of CBP on appropriate use of NPDs by parents should be emphasized.

Abstract P131: What Drives Greater Assimilation of Telestroke in Emergency Departments?

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Uscher-Pines ◽  
Jessica Sousa ◽  
Kori S Zachrison ◽  
Amy K Guzik ◽  
Lee H Schwamm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Positive Deviance ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Diversity Sampling ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation

Objective: Although many emergency departments (EDs) have telestroke capacity, it is unclear why some EDs consistently use telestroke and others do not. We compared the characteristics and practices of EDs with robust and low assimilation of telestroke. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with representatives of EDs that received telestroke services from 10 different networks and had used telestroke for a minimum of two years. We used maximum diversity sampling to select EDs for inclusion and applied a positive deviance approach, comparing programs with robust and low assimilation. Data collection was informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. For the qualitative analysis, we created site summaries and conducted a supplemental matrix analysis to identify themes. Results: Representatives from 21 EDs with telestroke, including 11 with robust assimilation and 10 with low assimilation, participated. In EDs with robust assimilation, telestroke workflow was highly protocolized, programs had the support of leadership, telestroke use and outcomes were measured, and individual providers received feedback about their telestroke use. In EDs with low assimilation, telestroke was perceived to increase complexity, and ED physicians felt telestroke did not add value or had little value beyond a telephone consult. EDs with robust assimilation identified four sets of strategies to improve assimilation: strengthening relationships between stroke experts and ED providers, improving and standardizing processes, addressing resistant providers, and expanding the goals and role of the program. Conclusion: Greater assimilation is associated with standardized workflow, leadership support, ongoing evaluation and quality improvement efforts, and mechanisms to address resistant ED providers.

Understanding the Role of Social Networks in Consumer Behavior in Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Ferreira ◽  
Bruno Barbosa Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Direct Channel ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
Constant Growth

This research seeks to understand the type of influence that the hotel sector in Portugal can achieve in its consumers, being the tourism sector an area in constant growth. To that end, a qualitative methodology was adopted, using semi-structured interviews, as a data collection tool to understand the type of use that hotels attribute to social networks, as well as the results obtained from their practices. In the investigation nine hotels were analyzed, presenting a diversified sample between the participants in terms of capacity, as well as recognition, proving that, in a general way, social networks help in the divulgation of the hotel, presenting these as a direct channel for consumers, facilitating brand exposure as well as interaction with customers.

scholarly journals Analisis Peranan Konsultan Pajak Terhadap Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Dalam Memenuhi Kewajiban Perpajakan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1151-1167
Author(s):  
Dian Khairannisa ◽  
Charoline Cheisviyanny
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Use Tax ◽  
The City ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

This study aims to determine whether there is a role for tax consultants on taxpayer compliance in fulfilling tax obligations. This research is a type of qualitative research. Data collection techniques are semi-structured interviews and triangulation. Interviews were conducted with companies in the city of Padang. The population in this study were companies in the city of Padang, and 20 companies were sampled in this study. The result of this study prove that (1) the reasons for taxpayers using tax consultant services are divided into three, namely lack of knowledge of taxpayers regarding all tax regulations, complicated taxation systems and the last reason is that tax obligations can be carried out effectively and efficiently, (2) the type of tax consultant that is chosen by many corporate taxpayers is type honest consultant because taxpayers use tax consultants rather than aiming to help find loopholes but to help taxpayers who have difficulty managing their own taxes, and (3) advice from tax consultants chosen by all taxpayers are conservative advice, because companies do not want to bear the risk of using aggressive sanctions. For the next researcher, I suggest collecting data not only from interviews, but also suggested for further research to conduct research into a wider scope in various regions and add other variables related to the role of tax consultants for taxpayers in Indonesia

scholarly journals Research development in doctoral education: role of languages and cultures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Policy And Practice

Portuguese universities have been receiving an increasing number of students from Portuguese-Speaking Countries at the level of PhD studies, namely from Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique. As acknowledged by research, undertaking a PhD overseas entails several challenges and one of the deepest concerns the implications of languages and cultures in several doctoral activities, since they act as significant research reconfiguration agents. Against this background, this paper reports on a study that aimed at understanding the role of languages and cultures in doctoral research development. For this matter, and within a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with doctoral students from Portuguese-Speaking Countries attending a Portuguese university. Results from thematic analysis reveal that students’ linguistic and cultural backgrounds influence several stages of the research process: theme and research objetives definition, theorisation of the research problem and concept mobilisation, construction of data collection instruments and data collection and thesis writing. Implications of findings for institutional policy and practice concerning doctoral education and research are put forward.

scholarly journals Corpus Analysis Of Reporting Verbs In Abstracts To Research Articles

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
Saida B. Khabibullina ◽  
Olga B. Ulyanova
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Subject Field ◽  
Semantic Group ◽  
Object A ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The Subject

The authors of this article employ the methods of corpus linguistics to study the semantics of general scientific verbs of the lexical-semantic group of reporting in order to study the semantic organization and thematic ordering of this group of English-language predicates in abstracts. The categorical taxonomic meaning of reporting verbs provides an appropriate perception of information when compressing the main text of a research article. Studies that exist in this area comprise the analyses of the rhetorical structure or linguo-cognitive organization of research articles abstracts in various subject areas. Paradigmatics and syntagmatics of lexical units in general and predicates in particular remain not fully understood within the framework of abstracts. Consequently, the relevance of the subject of the study, namely verbs of reporting in abstracts, is due to the objective need to perform the communicative task of creating or translating a research article abstract mainly from Russian into English. At the same time, the non-English academic community needs access to authentic research, the understanding of which occurs mainly basing on proposition predicates. Based on the material of the сompiled corpus of 500 research article abstracts in the subject field of linguistics, the use of automated quantitative and qualitative methods of corpus analysis makes the selection of predicates and forms the lexical-semantic group of reporting with the semantic dominant to show, which reveals the highest frequency of use in abstracts. Along with the nuclear semantics to show, the semes: emergence of knowledge; confirmation of knowledge; clarification of knowledge; accentuation of knowledge; overview of knowledge, organize the space of the lexical-semantic group of reporting and, therefore, the texts of abstracts. Syntagmatics of the studied verbs is limited to four types of combination models of a verb and a direct object; a verb and a prepositional object; a verb and a subordinate clause; as well as a verb and an infinitive, where the first model is most frequent and the last one is least frequent.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL MELALUI MEDIASI KEPUASAN KERJA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1727
Author(s):  
I Gusti Made Indra Bhaskara ◽  
Made Subudi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction and organizational commitment, as well as the role of job satisfaction in mediating transformational leadership on organizational commitment. This research was conducted at the Bali Provincial Revenue Agency . The number of samples taken was 63 goverment employees. Data collection was carried out through structured interviews and observations. The analysis technique used is path analysis. based on the analysis found that transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, and job satisfaction can mediate transformational leadership towards organizational commitment. Suggestions that can be given to the Agency of Bali's provincial Revenue Agency to apply transformational leadership style well to be able to increase employee job satisfaction. For further research it is recommended to use other variables that can be mediated between transformational leadership and organizational commitment.   Keywords: transformational leadership, job satisfaction, organizational commitment

The cognitive and rhetorical role of term variation and its contribution to knowledge construction in research articles

Terminology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabela Fernández-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Semantic Distance ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Term Variation ◽  
Term Analysis ◽  
Base Term

This study explored the behaviour and functions of term variation in research articles in order to better understand the process of knowledge construction within texts. A semantic analysis of term variation in 19 Spanish-language psychology research articles was carried out. Variants were classified according to the semantic distance from the base term. Analysis revealed that term variation provides information about the concept’s content and its relationships with other concepts within the conceptual structure. Furthermore, an examination of the distribution of term variants across text sections revealed three rhetorical functions of term variation: a naming function, present in the title, abstract and keyword sections; an explanatory function, in the introduction and discussion sections; and a particularizing function, in the method and results sections. This analysis confirmed that intratextual term variation plays a cognitive and rhetorical function in research articles, helping to construct and transfer knowledge within the text and to realize the communicative purposes of the genre.

scholarly journals Amsterdam Residents and Their Attitude Towards Tourists and Tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roos Gerritsma ◽  
Jacques Vork
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
City District ◽  
The City ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
Three Components

In Amsterdam, the phenomenon of overcrowding is increasing, and tourism is one of the causes. Both the public debate and the municipal authorities are pointing to an increasing need for more expertise and knowledge regarding ways of achieving a healthy balance for various stakeholders. This article focuses on the stakeholder role of city residents and discusses their attitudes to tourists and tourism-related developments in their own neighbourhood and in the rest of the city. The term “attitude” can be divided into three components: feeling, behaviour and thinking. The results of this study are based on both quantitative and qualitative fieldwork (surveys and semi-structured interviews) and on desk research. It can be concluded that, for the most part, residents have a positive attitude to tourists and tourism. Differences in attitude are mostly determined by the city district where respondents live and by personal feelings and thinking. Follow-up research in the coming years will examine the complexity of the issue of overcrowding in more depth.

SMEs and HEIs: Observations from Brunei Darussalam and Germany

2020 ◽  
pp. 095042222094474
Author(s):  
Jana Heilmaier ◽  
Mayyer Ling
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Transition Economy ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Key Issues

This paper explores the role of higher education institutions in enhancing the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) ecosystem in Brunei Darussalam, particularly with regard to improving the spirit of entrepreneurship and the motivation to seek opportunities independently to propel the country’s transition economy forward. A qualitative methodology was adopted for data collection, using semi-structured interviews with Bruneian and German SME owner/managers and sales representatives. The economics perspective of the institutional framework was employed to identify the formal and informal constraints faced by SMEs in Brunei Darussalam. Recommendations are offered to inform the relevant stakeholders about the key issues faced by SMEs so that appropriate forms of guidance and benchmarking can be provided to facilitate the country’s economic development.

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