scholarly journals Participation of young people in online social communities: an exploration of attitudes among university students in a case study in Spain

KOME ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol Online first ◽  
Author(s):  
María Cruz López-de-Ayala ◽  
Ricardo Vizcaíno-Laorga
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Online Participation ◽  
Social Communities ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
And Gender

This study aims to examine the different dimensions of online citizen participation for the purpose of delving into the types of engagement that are being developed in order for citizens to benefit from the opportunities offered by the Internet. A self-administered survey has been carried out with 420 students from a Spanish public University (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) from its five campuses in Madrid. A typology of attitudes has been developed, firstly with factor analysis, and then with a varimax rotation. Moreover, a hierarchical linear regression has been applied in order to discover the variables that might predict the typology of participation. The study shows that online participation is a complex phenomenon influenced by multiple personal and social factors. The results have revealed three points of view: 1. Scepticism toward the ability to exert influence; 2. Social networks as a channel for maintaining social contact and expressing opinions; and 3. Capability of empowering users. Certain attitudes toward social networks can predict online participatory behaviour in different types of profiles on these networks. Furthermore, age does not affect online participation, and gender only has an influence on sports and media profiles.

scholarly journals Rehabilitation of renders of old buildings in Portugal

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmo Gonçalves de Carvalho ◽  
Inês Flores-Colen ◽  
Paulina Faria
Keyword(s):  
Stone Masonry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Requirements ◽  
Periodic Maintenance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Correct Implementation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for a methodology to support the rehabilitation project of renders of old buildings. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve the objective it was considered essential to define the main types of participants and aspects to integrate the proposal. The research methodology consists in an inquiry presented to several professional participants in rehabilitation, a market study of materials and products available in Portugal, the design of a methodology proposal and its application to a case study. The inquiry sample totals 24 answers from the targeted professionals. A sequence of relevant supporting procedures consists in the proposal, which aims to provide a supporting methodology to decide and project in this context and also to be tested with its application to the building. This proposal was applied to an old building with load-bearing stone masonry walls and air-lime-based renders. Findings – It was concluded that the assessment of the building and ex+ternal renderings’ condition, its diagnosis and of the supporting walls, the definition of intervention, the specification of materials to be used and performance requirements to comply, and also plans for conservation and periodic maintenance, are crucial. From the inquiry, compatibility between materials and complementary roles and points of view of different types of participants in rehabilitation must be highlighted. Originality/value – A proposal for a methodology to support the project could provide useful guidance particularly for architects and construction engineers, and improve the understanding of direct participants on site, therefore contributing for the correct implementation of the intervention.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS: A MODER VISION

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106
Author(s):  
Angelica Dosenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Theoretical Justification ◽  
Communication Platform ◽  
Independent Unit ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of

The aim.Тhere is a theoretical justification for the phenomenon of «Communication Platform».Theapplied social and communication technologies there is a layering of terminological apparatus: classification and identification of terms and theoretical and methodological basis. One of such phenomena is the development of communication platforms, which are separated into an independent definition and depart from Internet platforms and social networks. It is important to study the development of platforming as a process of forming platforms of different types and cluster formation.Research methods.The method of theoretical analysis is used to study the existing points of view and clearly derive the definition of «communication platform».A method of comparison to derive the author's vision of the existence and functioning of the characteristics of the definition of «Communication Platform»and distinguish it from other types of platforms.The method of sociological survey contributed to the practical vision of the communication platform as an independent unit that is able to raise socially important issues and help solve difficult issues.The resultsof the study showed the difference between the terms «Social Networks»and "Communication Platform". There is a classification of platforms, the difference between them. The own vision of the terminological unit is given. This approach demonstrated the need for further scientific study of the phenomenon, the need to unify the approach to the description of platforming as a process in applied social and communication technologies.Social networks as a communication unit are considered in detail, the features that distinguish platforms and social networks are described.The conclusionsemphasize the further need to study communication platforms as applied scientific units. The definition of the phenomenon taking into account the author's vision is offered. Emphasis is placed on the features inherent in communication platforms.

scholarly journals ¿Qué ocurre entre el autoconcepto y el rendimiento académico, en un contexto pluricultural?

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Mª Inmaculada Herrera Ramírez ◽  
Francisco Herrera Clavero ◽  
Mª Inmaculada Ramírez Salguero
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
And Gender

RESUMENEste trabajo pretende describir y explicar los diferentes tipos (dimensiones), niveles y relaciones del autoconcepto y el rendimiento académico del alumnado en un contexto educativo pluricultural, como base para poder diseñar, desarrollar y evaluar la intervención más adecuada.Los análisis llevados a cabo han permitido constatar diferencias estadísticamente significativas en diversas dimensiones del autoconcepto y el rendimiento, por curso, cultura y sexo; destacando particularmente la desventaja del alumnado musulmán.Asimismo, se han podido observar correlaciones moderadas entre las variables estudiadas y, además, el poder de predicción del autoconcepto sobre el rendimiento, en sus distintas dimensiones.ABSTRACTThis work tries to describe and to explain the different types (dimensions), levels and relations of self-concept and academic achievement of pupils in a pluricultural educational context, as a basis to be able to design, develop and evaluate the most suitable intervention.The analyses carried out have allowed to state statistically significant differences in diverse dimensions of self-concept and academic achievement, by course, culture and gender; particularly emphasizing the disadvantage of the Muslim pupils.Also, it has been possible to observe moderate correlations between the studied variables and, in addition, the power of prediction of self-concept on academic achievement, in its different dimensions.

scholarly journals Comparison of raingauge observations with modeled precipitation over Cyprus using Contiguous Rain Area analysis

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 2355-2376 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Tartaglione ◽  
S. Mariani ◽  
C. Accadia ◽  
A. Speranza ◽  
M. Casaioli
Keyword(s):  
Mean Square Error ◽  
Rain Gauge ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Rain Area ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Model Domain ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Rain Gauge Network

Abstract. Verification of modeled rainfall with precipitation observed by a rain gauge network has been performed in a case study over the Cyprus Island. Cyprus has a relatively dense rain gauge network. The applied verification method is the Contiguous Rain Area (CRA) analysis. In this work some drawbacks are pointed out when CRA method is applied in such a case study. Impact on CRA results, when considering different dimensions of the compared model domain and different types of indicators (correlation and mean square error) used in the comparison, are discussed. Results indicate that care has to be taken when verification of modeled rainfall is performed over some of islands or hydrological basins.

Migrant Rights, Agency, and Vulnerability: Navigating Contradictions in the Eurasian Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-643
Author(s):  
Caress Schenk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Eurasian Region

AbstractMigrants are often presented in simplified terms that focus on the threats they experience or pose to the host society. This produces an image of migrants who have no agency and are victims of their circumstances or who respond to their circumstances by turning to crime and illegality. In this special issue, we reframe migration by highlighting how migrants leverage the various vulnerabilities they encounter, turning them into agency and self-sufficiency. We explore different types of vulnerability and agency for migrants in the Eurasian region, which often originate from the same sources, including structural factors, state and governance practices, social networks, and gender roles. Through interactions with a variety of state and nonstate actors, migrants have the ability to make choices that reduce uncertainty and risk in their migration environment and on returning home. These choices coexist with vulnerability and a lack of formal rights but do not replace them, creating complex and contingent relationships between precarity and agency.

scholarly journals Dimensions of Openness: Beyond the Course as an Open Format in Online Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Dalsgaard ◽  
Klaus Thestrup
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Open Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Opening Up

The objective of the paper is to provide a framework for understanding the pedagogical opportunities of openness in education. The paper will argue that openness in education should not only be viewed as opening existing resources and courses to a broader audience. Openness is also a matter of providing insight and enable communication and collaboration across traditional barriers – such as distance and accessibility. From this perspective, openness is the removal of barriers for interaction and exchange – and not only a matter of providing access to resources or courses. Rather, the objective is to open education to the outside world, which entails an interaction between educational institutions and society. The key point of the paper is that to do this, educational activities need to change and move beyond the course as the main unit of openness. Openness is not only a matter of opening up the existing, but to develop new educational practices that interact with the world. The paper outlines three different dimensions of openness that describe different types of interaction between institutions and society: transparency, communication and engagement. To exemplify the dimensions, the paper presents a case study that demonstrates the three dimensions of openness in an university programme. The paper concludes in a discussion of educational technologies for the different dimensions of openness.

The Analysis on Articulation (Joint) Space in Matrix of Iranian Architecture Case Study: Forecourt (Doorway Space) of Sigari House at Yazd City

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (SE) ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
Rahim Hashempour ◽  
Lia Nasser Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Joint Space ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Proper Distance ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Yazd City

The historical monuments in Iranian architecture are the proof of the rich and practical experience in creating successful architecture and urban planning collections aiming the sense of place. Considering proper distance between components and making appropriate volume combinations so-called joints are few experiences achieved through this context. This is a far-reaching and comprehensive topic that brings valuable lessons in various architecture and urbanism fields so it is necessary to focus more on this subject. Although collected and reliable research in this area does not exist, but a diffused remarks about the role and the effect of considering this issue in some author’s points of view can be found that have been used in this study.Using this concept allegorically in architecture may be practical in various ways so that one can refer to its different types in functional field of articulates such as access, indoor-outdoor, full and blank spaces, and constructional field in material and structural articulates .This research is aimed to study the connected and interstitial spaces especially the forecourt (the open area at the front of the doorway) in order to distinguish the interstitial spaces from other spaces. With the help of this research which the data collection method was through library and field, we can conclude that the forecourt is a sort of dialogue between the visitors and the monument and the monument to the monument itself which try to provide a proper platform to the audiences and visitors and, moreover, the amount of the ornaments and its elements is related to the social, economic and cultural situation of the residents.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Different Types of Pain in Patients with Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaz Fakhim ◽  
Sepideh Farahani ◽  
Hoda Pourkarim ◽  
Fateme Mousavi ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Dimensions Of Pain

Background: Cancer, a common disease in the world, is considered the second cause of mortality in developed countries. In the management of symptoms created by breast cancer (BC), pain is the most important. So, this study aimed to evaluate different dimensions of pain in patients using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. In this way, physicians could perform effective treatment for patients.   Methods: This case study was done on BC patients aged 30-60 years old in some specialized cancer hospitals in Tehran. The utilized research instrument in this study was the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS Software. Conclusion: According to these results, it is possible to use effective and better treatment to reduce BC patients’ pain.

scholarly journals Investigating Age and Gender Stereotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Andreea Acasandre ◽  
◽  
Diana Bancov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
The Public ◽  
Relative Age ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Gender

This research focuses on the presence of stereotypes regarding age and gender, using as case study the book Cities for people, by Jan Gehl. Recognized worldwide as one of the most important supporters for the rapprochement of the public urban space towards its citizens, Jan Gehl dedicated most of his career to the importance of the human factor in the planning of cities. This study represents a content analysis of the ways in which the characters from the Cities for people book are being presented according to gender and age. The research represents a quantitative analysis of all the images in the book, comprising individuals or groups of people (collective characters) involved in different types of actions. The results of the study highlight an a relatively equal presence of both genders (48.8% feminine characters and 51.2% masculine characters). Most of the images present individual characters, which gives us the opportunity to clearly see their general image, socio-demographic characteristics (relative age and gender) or carried actions. However, there is a significant percentage of nearly 21% of the images in which the characters are presented as part of a crowd, as collective characters, which causes an increased degree of un-individualization. Even in these cases, non the less, there can be frequently observed a relatively homogeneous mass of people, most of them male adults. The biggest discrepancy highlighted by the study of the images of this book is with regard to the distribution of the main age categories (children, adolescents, adults and seniors). When it comes to these categories, Cities for people gives a greater attention to the adults, a category of people which is present in nearly 50% of the images. The other 50% is divided between children, adolescents and seniors, the most disadvantaged of them being, surprisingly, the children’s category (present in only 12.1% of the images).

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