4.5-O3A qualitative evaluation study of the Sleep Project for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent, UK: listening to practitioners' experiences

Graphics Processing Units~(GPUs) have been widely used to accelerate artificial intelligence, physics simulation, medical imaging, and information visualization applications. To improve GPU performance, GPU hardware designers need to identify performance issues by inspecting a huge amount of simulator-generated traces. Visualizing the execution traces can reduce the cognitive burden of users and facilitate making sense of behaviors of GPU hardware components. In this paper, we first formalize the process of GPU performance analysis and characterize the design requirements of visualizing execution traces based on a survey study and interviews with GPU hardware designers. We contribute data and task abstraction for GPU performance analysis. Based on our task analysis, we propose Daisen, a framework that supports data collection from GPU simulators and provides visualization of the simulator-generated GPU execution traces. Daisen features a data abstraction and trace format that can record simulator-generated GPU execution traces. Daisen also includes a web-based visualization tool that helps GPU hardware designers examine GPU execution traces, identify performance bottlenecks, and verify performance improvement. Our qualitative evaluation with GPU hardware designers demonstrates that the design of Daisen reflects the typical workflow of GPU hardware designers. Using Daisen, participants were able to effectively identify potential performance bottlenecks and opportunities for performance improvement. The open-sourced implementation of Daisen can be found at gitlab.com/akita/vis. Supplemental materials including a demo video, survey questions, evaluation study guide, and post-study evaluation survey are available at osf.io/j5ghq.

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Emergent model for community engagement: Developing courses and programs

Journal of Global Education and Research ◽

10.5038/2577-509x.4.1.1055 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 80-95

Author(s):

Barbara S. Spector ◽

Cyndy Leard

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Informal Science Education ◽

South Florida ◽

Target Audience ◽

Informal Science ◽

Engaged Scholarship ◽

Stakeholder Groups ◽

The University

This retrospective emergent design qualitative evaluation study documents the development of a unique model for community engagement and engaged scholarship in higher education. The primary novel aspect of the model is participatory involvement of both the target audience for the program and representatives of various stakeholder groups who initiated, conceptualized, tested, assessed, and evaluated the courses and program with the professor. Members of the target audience and stakeholder groups also recruited participants, contributed to refining the courses and program to meet the needs of the stakeholder groups, and contributed to redesigning courses for online learning. The model emerged while developing and evaluating the Informal Science Institutions Environmental Education Graduate Certificate Program (ISI Program) at the University of South Florida. Garnering the resources of a previously untapped audience, the informal science education (ISE) community, presented the university with a way to increase enrollment. Also reported are sample benefits accrued to learners in the program, to the ISI community, to the community at large, and additional benefits to the University.

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Haemophilia home care: A qualitative evaluation study of the Be Involved infusion program

Haemophilia ◽

10.1111/hae.13780 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 807-813

Author(s):

Emma Rossnagel ◽

John L. Oliffe ◽

Yanina Jackson ◽

Claude Bartholomew

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Study

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Perceived usefulness of a distributed community-based syndromic surveillance system: a pilot qualitative evaluation study

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/1756-0500-4-187 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Blaine Reeder ◽

Debra Revere ◽

Donald R Olson ◽

William B Lober

Keyword(s):

Surveillance System ◽

Syndromic Surveillance ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Community Based ◽

Syndromic Surveillance System ◽

System A

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Developing a Digital Solution for Dengue Through Epihack: Qualitative Evaluation Study of a Five-Day Health Hackathon in Sri Lanka

JMIR Formative Research ◽

10.2196/11555 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. e11555 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chitra Panchapakesan ◽

Anita Sheldenkar ◽

Prasad Wimalaratne ◽

Ruwan Wijayamuni ◽

May Oo Lwin

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Expert Knowledge ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Viral Disease ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Good Communication ◽

Participant Engagement ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Digital Surveillance ◽

New Ideas

Background Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has increasingly affected Sri Lanka in recent years. To address this issue, dengue surveillance through increasingly prevalent digital surveillance applications has been suggested for use by health authorities and the general public. Epihack Sri Lanka was a 5-day hackathon event organized to develop a digital dengue surveillance tool. Objective The goal of the research was to examine the effectiveness of a collaborative hackathon that brought together information technology (IT) and health experts from around the globe to develop a solution to the dengue pandemic in Sri Lanka. Methods Ethnographic observation and qualitative informal interviews were conducted with 58 attendees from 11 countries over the 5-day Epihack to identify the main factors that influence a collaborative hackathon. Interviews were transcribed and coded based on grounded theory. Results Three major themes were identified during the Epihack Sri Lanka event: engagement, communication, and current disease environment. Unlike other hackathons, Epihack had no winners or prizes and was collaborative rather than competitive, which worked well in formulating a variety of ideas and bringing together volunteers with a sense of civic duty to improve public health. Having health and IT experts work together concurrently was received positively and considered highly beneficial to the development of the product. Participants were overall very satisfied with the event, although they thought it could have been longer. Communication issues and cultural differences were observed but continued to decrease as the event progressed. This was found to be extremely important to the efficiency of the event, which highlighted the benefit of team-bonding exercises. Bringing expert knowledge and examples of systems from around the world benefited the creation of new ideas. However, developing a system that can adapt and cater to the local disease environment is important in successfully developing the concepts. Conclusions Epihack Sri Lanka was successful in bringing together health and IT experts to develop a digital solution for dengue surveillance. The collaborative format achieved a variety of fruitful ideas and may lead to more hackathons working in this way in the future. Good communication, participant engagement, and stakeholder interest with adaptation of ideas to complement the current environment are vital to achieve the goals of the event.

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Malaria Vector Control and the Electronic Malaria Surveillance Information System (E-SISMAL) in Bangka Barat Regency Indonesia

JURNAL KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN ◽

10.20473/jkl.v13i4.2021.241-249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 241

Author(s):

Asmiani Asmiani ◽

Yuanita Windusari ◽

Hamzah Hasyim

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Vector Control ◽

Malaria Vector ◽

Malaria Elimination ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Malaria Vector Control ◽

Malaria Surveillance ◽

Data Coverage ◽

Depth Interviews

Introduction: Until the end of 2020, West Bangka Regency was the only one that has not been certified for malaria elimination, so that it has an impact on achieving malaria elimination at the provincial level of Bangka Belitung. The West Bangka Regency's Electronic Malaria Surveillance Information System (E-SISMAL) showed eight indigenous malaria cases and no malaria vector control reports in 2020. The indigenous cases in West Bangka Regency have prevented malaria elimination. This study aims to evaluate malaria vector control to help eliminate malaria. Methods: This research was a qualitative evaluation study with selected informants. E-SISMAL in West Bangka Regency was studied and was analysed with Nvivo 12 Plus for Windows. The variables studied were context, input, process, and product. Focus groups, in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and photovoice were used to collect data. Results and Discussion: The area's topography, miner's behaviour, lack of manual vector reporting, and extensive ex-mining pits were discussed. Each evaluation variable was constrained by the process (supporting data collection and sub-variables) and product (data coverage of malaria vector control in E-SISMAL). Conclusion: It can be concluded that each evaluation variable constrains malaria vector control in West Bangka Regency.

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A Qualitative Evaluation Study of The Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling

Pediomaternal Nursing Journal ◽

10.20473/pmnj.v7i2.28375 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Fitria Nurwulansari ◽

Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya ◽

Dida Akhmad Gurnida ◽

Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati ◽

Ieva Baniasih Akbar

Keyword(s):

Young Child ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Study Data ◽

International Strategy ◽

Maternal Knowledge ◽

Child Feeding ◽

Young Child Feeding ◽

Infant And Young Child

Introduction: The Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling program is an international strategy to improve IYCF practices in the community. This study aimed to explore the implementation of the program through the logic model approach.Methods: A qualitative method was employed for this evaluation study. Fifteen participants were selected by purposive random sampling, and data collection was conducted by in-depth interview, focus group discussion, observation, and document study. Data were processed from transcription, reduction, coding, categorizing to data interpretation and assessed by content analysis.Results: IYCF training is a cascading training and a combination of adult and fun learning that effectively produces a mixture of counsellors who can provide counselling using the counselling cards. However, the gap in the number of cadre counsellors and the target of counselling, as well as the limited time, low financial support, over workload, and inadequate supervision, resulted in poor recording and low numbers of clients who had been exposed to counselling. Nevertheless, this counselling has a positive effect on maternal knowledge and attitude. Still, the existence of traditional community practices, family and environmental factors are barriers to the implementation of proper IYCF practices.Conclusion: IYCF counselling effectively improved IYCF practices, so it has to be continued with strengthening the number of counsellors, recording and supervision activities. Changing strategy in counselling by involving other adult household members like grandmother or neighbours are explicitly targeted for more effective in improving the practices of infant and young child feeding.

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