scholarly journals The Right to Urban Streams: Quantitative Comparisons of Stakeholder Perceptions in Defining Adaptive Stream Restoration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9500
Author(s):  
Chang-Yu Hong ◽  
Eun-Sung Chung ◽  
Heejun Chang
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Stream Restoration ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Urban Stream ◽  
Priority Score ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right

Assuring healthy streams in the urban environment is a major goal for restoration scientists, urban planners, and city practitioners around the globe. In South Korea, many urban stream restoration efforts are designed to provide safe water to society and enhance ecological functions. We examined the extent to which the individual interests and different values of multiple stakeholders were considered in previous decision-making in two urban stream restoration projects. The relevant data on stream restoration were collected through the nominal group technique (NGT) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for the two stream cases of a populated inland area and a coastal region in South Korea. The AHP results provide information about the comparative weights of the values of ecological restoration (priority score: 0.487), social restoration (priority score: 0.231), and landscape revitalization (priority score: 0.279) of the Ahn-Yang stream and ecological restoration (priority score: 0.527), social restoration (priority score: 0.182), and landscape revitalization (priority score: 0.290) of the Sahn-Jee stream. The stakeholders of the populated metropolitan area had a relatively high awareness of their role in environmental restoration, thus it was natural for them to place a high value on social restoration.

scholarly journals Barriers to antigen detection and avoidance in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri I. Aronson ◽  
Ronan O’Beirne ◽  
Fernando J. Martinez ◽  
Monika M. Safford
Keyword(s):  
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
The United States ◽  
Antigen Detection ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Clinical Knowledge ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Background Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) caused by long term exposure to an offending antigen. Antigen avoidance is associated with improved outcomes. We are unable to identify the antigen source in approximately half of patients. When an antigen is successfully identified, patients have difficulty with avoidance. Methods We conducted three structured group discussions with US based ILD specialists utilizing the nominal group technique (NGT). Participants listed barriers to antigen detection and avoidance in CHP. Each participant ranked what they perceived to be the top three barriers in the list in terms of importance. The master list of barriers was consolidated across the three groups into themes that were prioritized based on receiving the highest rankings by participants. Results Twenty-five physicians participated; 56% had experience caring for CHP patients for ≥ 16 years. Sixty barriers to antigen detection were categorized into seven themes of which the top three were: 1. unclear significance of identified exposures; 2. gaps in clinical knowledge and testing capabilities; 3. there are many unknown and undiscovered antigens. Twenty-eight barriers to antigen avoidance were categorized into five themes of which the top three were: 1. patient limitations, financial barriers and lack of resources; 2. individual patient beliefs, emotions and attachments to the antigen source; and 3. gaps in clinical knowledge and testing capabilities. Conclusions This study uncovered challenges at the individual patient, organizational, and societal levels and ranked them in terms of level of importance. These findings provide information to guide development and validation of multidisciplinary support and interventions geared towards antigen identification and avoidance in CHP.

Resident perceptions of urban stream restoration and water quality in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Yu Hong ◽  
Heejun Chang ◽  
Eun-Sung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Stream Restoration ◽  
Urban Stream ◽  
Resident Perceptions

scholarly journals Psykologisk kontrakt med studenter i høyere utdanning

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Gisle Heimly ◽  
Egil Eide ◽  
Njål Vidar Traavik
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Whole Class ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Group Technique

In this article, we present how a shared psychological contract was negotiated with students at the Practical Pedagogical Education for Vocational Teachers (PPU-Y) at the beginning of the program, autumn 2016. A modified version of the nominal group technique (NGT) was used in groups and in whole class negotiations. General themes representing the individual students as well as common expectations of the role of the teacher and their own role as students were identified. The findings show that the students have a high degree of relational expectations to the teacher, expect structure and predictability in the study, and expect relevance between education and objectives of education and that individual expectations to the teacher and the negotiated psychological contract in class are relatively similar.

scholarly journals Policy Deployment and Learning in Complex Business Domains: The Potentials of Role Playing

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Barnabè
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Role Playing Games ◽  
Concrete Experience ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
The Individual

<p>This article focuses on the use of Role Playing games in management education, aiming at demonstrating that they have the potential to provide concrete experiences in which participants can acquire conceptual knowledge and operative skills, both at the individual and the collective level. More specifically,<strong> </strong>Role Playing games are powerful tools able to support participants’ learning at different degrees, since they provide a context and the conditions for concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. To pursue this aim, a specific Role Playing game was used in an MBA setting focusing on the management of a typical supply chain. Additionally, a nominal group technique facilitated the emergence of group consensus, and the development of improvement policies. The research design and the results of several gaming sessions are discussed and analyzed according to the theoretical framework presented in the article. Overall, this study shows that Role Playing simulations can play a serious and relevant role in management education, providing free and safe environments in which participants can face decision-making issues, and problem-solving challenges.</p>

scholarly journals Co-producing Progression Criteria for Feasibility Studies: A Partnership between Patient Contributors, Clinicians and Researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Young ◽  
Samantha Goodliffe ◽  
Meeta Madhani ◽  
Kay Phelps ◽  
Emma Regen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Study Patient ◽  
Loss To Follow Up ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Modified Nominal Group Technique ◽  
The Individual

There is a lack of guidance for developing progression criteria (PC) within feasibility studies. We describe a process for co-producing PC for an ongoing feasibility study. Patient contributors, clinicians and researchers participated in discussions facilitated using the modified Nominal Group Technique (NGT). Stage one involved individual discussion groups used to develop and rank PC for aspects of the trial key to feasibility. A second stage involving representatives from each of the individual groups then discussed and ranked these PC. The highest ranking PC became the criteria used. At each stage all members were provided with a brief education session to aid understanding and decision-making. Fifty members (15 (29%) patients, 13 (25%) researchers and 24 (46%) clinicians) were involved in eight initial groups, and eight (two (25%) patients, five (62%) clinicians, one (13%) researcher) in one final group. PC relating to eligibility, recruitment, intervention and outcome acceptability and loss to follow-up were co-produced. Groups highlighted numerous means of adapting intervention and trial procedures should ‘change’ criteria be met. Modified NGT enabled the equal inclusion of patients, clinician and researcher in the co-production of PC. The structure and processes provided a transparent mechanism for setting PC that could be replicated in other feasibility studies.

scholarly journals Teknik-teknik dalam Pengambilan Keputusan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Diana ◽  
Rusdinal ◽  
Hade Afriansyah
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Group Technique

This article aims to describe how the technique should be used in decision making to get the right results and in accordance with the objectives to be achieved. The methodology used to arrange this article is Systematic Literature Review (SLR). First, researcher find relevant theories, and then make a conclusion about it, then analyzing, and finally make a new information based researcher analyzing. The result of this article base on the researcher analyzing is generally there are three techniques that can be used in decision making, such participatory technique, group decision making technique, and nominal group technique.

scholarly journals Paradigm shift in medical education due to the COVID-19 pandemic: guidelines for developing a blended learning curriculum in medical education

F1000Research ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Aisha Rafi ◽  
Muhammad Idrees Anwar ◽  
Ayesha Younas ◽  
Shamaila Manzoor
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
The Individual

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed the world’s economy, health and education in a blink of an eye. Almost 1 billion learners have been affected across the globe. This has resulted in a paradigm shift to blended learning. Therefore, it was felt necessary to provide practical guidelines for the development of blended curriculum in medical education. It would help to overcome the challenges faced due to unprecedented transformation of medical education on account of pandemic. Methods: Guidelines based on personal experience of the authors and literature search were developed using the complex adapted blended learning system (CALBS) framework. Seven experts developed these guidelines using the nominal group technique. The consent form and literature for CABLS framework was shared with experts. The experts developed the guidelines independently during phase one of the technique. After a given time, phase 2 started with moderator mediated discussion about the individual guidelines developed by the experts. After discussion and mutual consensus four types of guideline ideas were developed. During the third phase the experts ranked the guideline ideas on a scale of 1 to 5. The guideline idea that ranked highest was selected as a final guideline for developing a blended learning curriculum. Results: The group consensus resulted in developing seven guidelines for a blended course or curriculum in medical education. These guidelines are based on a conceptual framework supplemented by expert’s own personal experience and current evidence from literature. Conclusions: These guidelines would provide a comprehensive and systematic approach to develop a blended learning curriculum in medical education.

scholarly journals Using experience-based codesign to coproduce aphasia rehabilitation services: study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. e047398
Author(s):  
Lisa Anemaat ◽  
Victoria J Palmer ◽  
David A Copland ◽  
Kathryn Mainstone ◽  
Kent Druery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Human Research Ethics ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
The Individual

IntroductionAphasia is an impairment of language that occurs in 30%–40% of stroke survivors. This often chronic condition results in poor outcomes for the individual with aphasia and their family. Long-term aphasia management is limited, with few people receiving sufficient services by 6–12 months postonset. We present a protocol for the development of coproduced aphasia service elements. We will use experience-based codesign (EBCD), an approach that enables service users and providers to collaboratively develop services and care pathways. Drawing on the experiences of people with aphasia, their families and clinicians we will establish priorities for the development of new services and later work together to codesign them.Methods and analysisThis research will be coproduced with people with aphasia (n=30–60), their families (n=30–60) and speech pathologists (n=30–60) in Queensland, Australia, using EBCD. A consumer advisory committee will provide oversight and advice throughout the research. In phase 1, we will use semistructured interviews and the nominal group technique to explore experiences and unmet needs in aphasia rehabilitation. Data will be analysed using thematic analysis and the resulting themes will be prioritised in multistakeholder focus groups. Outcomes of phase 1 will inform future research (phase 2) to codesign services. Financial costs and participant experiences of EBCD will be measured.Ethics and disseminationHuman Research Ethics Committee approval for phase 1 has been obtained (HREC/2020/QRBW/61368). Results will be reported in peer-reviewed journal articles, presented at relevant conferences and, following EBCD suggested best practice, fed back to participants and community members at a celebratory event at completion of the project. The inclusion of service users in all stages of research will facilitate an integrated approach to knowledge translation. A summary of research findings will be made available to participating sites.

Expert Clinicians' and Students' Views on Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Strong ◽  
Jillian Gilbert ◽  
Susan Cassidy ◽  
Sally Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Clinical Reasoning ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
The Individual

In this study, an examination was made of the clinical reasoning processes used by expert occupational therapists and post-clinical fourth-year occupational therapy students. Using nominal group technique, the factors involved in clinical reasoning were derived and their relative importance determined. The most highly valued skill for the experts was good communication, while the most highly valued skill for the students was a knowledge of and understanding of disability. The experts considered a wider range of factors when making clinical decisions than did the students, and rated their level of clinical reasoning at a higher level than did the students. For the experts, the factors identified as important in clinical reasoning were concerned more with gaining an understanding of the patients both by using general principles of diagnosis and illness and by gaining an understanding of the illness as it affected the individual patient. Meanwhile, for the students, greater emphasis was placed upon the influence of pragmatic factors on treatment, such as resources, time constraints and other environmental factors.

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