Quantitative Approaches to Italian / Dialect Family Interactions: Considerations of Methodology and Language Transmission in a Contact Situation

We present a case study of a child’s language development by analyzing production in both input and output. Our corpus comprises 35-hour tapings (90 000 tokens) of dyadic and multiparty interactions between Francesco, his parents and his extended family members who are from Veneto (Italy), while Francesco was 17-30 months old. In this region, two genetically related languages – Veneto dialect and Italian are spoken along a continuum and there are numerous zones of overlapping, blurring the borders of the languages in contact. We draw from a psycholinguistic approach to study the child’s development and from a sociolinguistic approach to include the observed contact phenomena in our research design. The aim of this study is two-fold. Firstly, we aim to understand how Francesco acquires his language(s) from a variable environment. Secondly, we aim to present a new methodological approach to quantitative studies conducted in contact situations. We discuss how the interplay of similarities (given the presence of cognates) and contrasts (the juxtaposition of Italian and Veneto in utterances) in the input may contribute to the maintenance of multilingualism in the younger generations’ repertoires.

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Assessment of the photovoltaic potential at urban level based on 3D city models: A case study and new methodological approach

Solar Energy ◽

10.1016/j.solener.2017.02.043 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 146 ◽

pp. 264-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Laura Romero Rodríguez ◽

Eric Duminil ◽

José Sánchez Ramos ◽

Ursula Eicker

Keyword(s):

Methodological Approach ◽

3D City Models ◽

Urban Level ◽

City Models

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Methods for conducting international Delphi surveys to optimise global participation in core outcome set development: a case study in gastric cancer informed by a comprehensive literature review

Trials ◽

10.1186/s13063-021-05338-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bilal Alkhaffaf ◽

Jane M. Blazeby ◽

Aleksandra Metryka ◽

Anne-Marie Glenny ◽

Ademola Adeyeye ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Literature Review ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Vascular Malformations ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Core Outcome Set ◽

Core Outcome ◽

Comprehensive Literature Review ◽

International Participation

Abstract Background Core outcome sets (COS) should be relevant to key stakeholders and widely applicable and usable. Ideally, they are developed for international use to allow optimal data synthesis from trials. Electronic Delphi surveys are commonly used to facilitate global participation; however, this has limitations. It is common for these surveys to be conducted in a single language potentially excluding those not fluent in that tongue. The aim of this study is to summarise current approaches for optimising international participation in Delphi studies and make recommendations for future practice. Methods A comprehensive literature review of current approaches to translating Delphi surveys for COS development was undertaken. A standardised methodology adapted from international guidance derived from 12 major sets of translation guidelines in the field of outcome reporting was developed. As a case study, this was applied to a COS project for surgical trials in gastric cancer to translate a Delphi survey into 7 target languages from regions active in gastric cancer research. Results Three hundred thirty-two abstracts were screened and four studies addressing COS development in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, vascular malformations and polypharmacy were eligible for inclusion. There was wide variation in methodological approaches to translation, including the number of forward translations, the inclusion of back translation, the employment of cognitive debriefing and how discrepancies and disagreements were handled. Important considerations were identified during the development of the gastric cancer survey including establishing translation groups, timelines, understanding financial implications, strategies to maximise recruitment and regulatory approvals. The methodological approach to translating the Delphi surveys was easily reproducible by local collaborators and resulted in an additional 637 participants to the 315 recruited to complete the source language survey. Ninety-nine per cent of patients and 97% of healthcare professionals from non-English-speaking regions used translated surveys. Conclusion Consideration of the issues described will improve planning by other COS developers and can be used to widen international participation from both patients and healthcare professionals.

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Speech and Language Development in Rett Syndrome: Literature Review and Case Study

Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders ◽

10.3109/asl2.1992.20.issue-1.04 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 49-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Norman Garber ◽

Nicole Veydt

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Language Development ◽

Rett Syndrome ◽

Speech And Language ◽

Speech And Language Development

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Managing multichannel coordination in retail banking: the influence of customer participation

International Journal of Bank Marketing ◽

10.1108/02652320610681756 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 24 (5) ◽

pp. 327-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Loïc Plé

Keyword(s):

Organizational Design ◽

Retail Banking ◽

Customer Participation ◽

Content Type ◽

Quantitative Studies ◽

Retail Banks ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to explore the combining of marketing and organizational literature. This paper seeks to evaluate the relationships between multichannel coordination and customer participation, as seen through the lens of potential customer opportunism. It aims at showing the impact of this opportunism on the organizational design of multiple channels structures.Design/methodology/approachThe research reports on an exploratory case study in a French retail bank. A total of 25 in‐depth interviews were conducted, and the use of other sources enabled data triangulation.FindingsThe results show first that an increase in the number of distribution channels is liable to favor customer opportunistic behavior. To counter this, the bank mainly relies on impersonal coordination modes. An emerging result highlights the role of the customer as a “perceptual filter” between the different channels of employees.Research limitations/implicationsCustomer opportunism is studied via channels employees perceptions. An investigation using a customer survey may help to better understand this construct, e.g. to identify its antecedents, and to measure it precisely. Moreover, further qualitative and/or quantitative studies with larger sample sizes are needed to try and generalize these results.Practical implicationsIt is recommended not to forget that customers can facilitate or hinder multichannel coordination. Retail banks have the power to use them conveniently, provided that they are fully conscious of the scope of the “partial employee” role played by the customer.Originality/valueThis paper broadens understanding of how multichannel distribution structures are coordinated, and in a way belies traditional organizational design literature. The emerging result gives birth to the concept of “reversed interactive marketing”, which has interesting theoretical and practical repercussions.

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Correction to: Methodological approach for dating harbor sediments by using luminescence dating—a case study in Ephesus, Western Turkey

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences ◽

10.1007/s12520-018-0755-y ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1641-1641

Author(s):

Prakrit Noppradit ◽

Anika Symanczyk ◽

Ludwig Zöller ◽

Helmut Brückner ◽

Friederike Stock

Keyword(s):

Methodological Approach ◽

Luminescence Dating ◽

Western Turkey ◽

Harbor Sediments

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The effects of educational media on children’s language development: A case study

Journal of English Language and Literature ◽

10.17722/jell.v6i1.299 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 433-443

Author(s):

Malini Ganapathy ◽

Amareena Jayabalam

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Language Development ◽

Urban Area ◽

Educational Media ◽

Negative Part ◽

Middle Income ◽

Face To Face ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

One Year

The descriptive research examines the effects of educational media on children’s language development . It aims to answer the following questions; a) To what extend does the educational media influences the children’s language development? b) Do parents interact with their children during co-viewing ? Since many of the children in this era are exposed to educational media programs/apps/ games at a very young age, it is important for the researcher to find out the extend educational media influences children’s language development and do parents co-view and interact with the children. Five parents with children from age one year of age to pre-school were interviewed face to face. The research is carried out at Seberang Perai Urban Area targeting parents who send their children to middle income kindergartens. Face to face interviews were carried out to find out to what extend educational media influences on children’s language development and to find out whether parents co-view and interact with their children. Upon completion of the data collection , the results will be used to determine the positive and negative part of educational media on children’s language development and how parents co-view and interactions can benefit them.

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UNGKAPAN EMOSI PADA ANAK USIA 1 TAHUN 6 BULAN DALAM KAJIAN PSIKOLINGUISTIK

Caraka ◽

10.30738/caraka.v7i1.8896 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 119-129

Author(s):

Ahdimas Husnun Khotami

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Language Development ◽

Cause And Effect ◽

Descriptive Qualitative

The psycholinguistic study presented by Piaget examines the stages of language development, aged 1-2 years, including the holophrastic stage (one-word speech). The speech that comes out of the child is very comforting by moderate circumstances, such as sad, happy or uncomfortable. This research is a case study that emphasizes emotions in children aged 1-2 years. The conditions that occur in children will provoke speeches that express their condition. Based on data analysis obtained from voice recordings, it appears that children aged 1-2 years only master the linguistic aspects of phonology and cannot pronounce vocabulary clearly. The method used is descriptive qualitative which analyzes the meaning, cause and effect of the vocabulary that comes out of the child.Â

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Balanced Scorecard: estudo sobre sua utilização como instrumento de gestão na empresa Novo Nordisk no Brasil

ForScience ◽

10.29069/forscience.2019v7n2.e642 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Edmar Souza Moreira ◽

Wagner de Paulo Santiago ◽

Igor Veloso Colares Batista

Keyword(s):

Strategic Planning ◽

Balanced Scorecard ◽

Common Knowledge ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

The Balanced Scorecard ◽

Agency Conflict ◽

Definition Of ◽

Pharmaceutical Production

Difundido entre empresas de todo o mundo, o Balanced Scorecard, três décadas após a sua criação, continua sendo um instrumento utilizado pelas empresas para gestão do Planejamento Estratégico. Este estudo tem o objetivo de analisar a utilização prática do Balanced Scorecard como instrumento de gestão do Planejamento Estratégico na empresa Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil Ltda., identificando pontos de divergência em relação à teoria criada por Kaplan e Norton nos anos 90. Para a realização da pesquisa, foi adotada a abordagem metodológica empírico analítica, com a condução de estudo de caso em uma unidade fabril da empresa localizada em Montes Claros – MG. Foram feitas 19 entrevistas semiestruturadas com diretores e gerentes e aplicados 207 questionários aos demais funcionários. Os resultados mostraram que entre os gestores da empresa existe um conhecimento comum em relação às premissas para definição do Planejamento Estratégico e um alinhamento sobre o Balanced Scorecard. Contrariamente ao exposto por Kaplan e Norton sobre as etapas de criação do Balanced Scorecard, verificou-se que o processo na Novo Nordisk em Montes Claros é desenvolvido de forma inversa, primeiro são recebidas as metas advindas da matriz, para então ser desenvolvido o Planejamento Estratégico que levará ao atingimento destas metas. A pesquisa mostrou ainda as adaptações feitas pela empresa em estudo ao modelo proposto por Kaplan e Norton, de forma a minimizar as barreiras oriundas do conflito de agência que podem levar ao insucesso na obtenção dos resultados esperados para as metas definidas no Planejamento Estratégico das organizações.Palavras-chave: Balanced scorecard. Metas. Planejamento Estratégico.Balanced Scorecard: study on its use as a management instrument in Novo Nordisk company in BrazilAbstractDiffused among companies around the world, the Balanced Scorecard continues to be an instrument used by the companies to manage the Strategic Planning, even three decades after its creation. This study aims to analyze the practical use of the Balanced Scorecard as an instrument for the management of Strategic Planning in Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil Ltda (Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Production of Brazil Ltda), identifying points of divergence from the theory created by Kaplan and Norton in the 1990s. To develop the research, the analytical empirical methodological approach was adopted, with the conduction of a case study at a company unit located in Montes Claros - MG. There were 19 semi-structured interviews with directors and managers and 207 questionnaires were applied to the other employees. The results showed that among the managers of the company there is a common knowledge regarding the premises for the definition of Strategic Planning and also an alignment on the Balanced Scorecard. Contrary to what Kaplan and Norton presented about the stages of the creation of the Balanced Scorecard, it was verified that the process at Novo Nordisk in Montes Claros is developed in an inverse way: first, the goals coming from the head quarter are received. Then the Strategic Planning, which will lead to the attainment of these goals, is developed. The research also showed the adaptations made by the company under study to the model proposed by Kaplan and Norton, in order to minimize the barriers from the agency conflict that can lead to the failure to obtain the expected results for the goals defined in the Strategic Planning of the organizations.Keywords: Balanced Scorecard. Goals. Strategic Planning.

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