scholarly journals Specifications for Test Modules in the APVV Project PP-20-COVID-0002 Aerosol

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Martin Kelemen ◽  
Štefan Bova
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Partial Solution ◽  
Partial Result ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Analytical Work ◽  
Pilot Version

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has forced the international community to look for relevant solutions to eliminate the negative effects and reduce the risks of contamination of people with this virus. The research team of the Technical University in Košice, with the support of experts and an application guarantor, BovaCHEM, approached the search for a partial solution within the applied research of a new chemical for decontamination and disinfection of surfaces that may be a source of COVID-19 threat to humans when handling packaging. ) in different conditions. The article presents a partial result of the analytical work within the project, identification and description of specifications for the creation of test modules in the project, for the subsequent verification of the pilot version of the new chemical and its further research to achieve the main goal of the project. The output of the content analysis of the issue, the examination of the patent solution at present, is the synthesis of knowledge, which is reflected in the proposed specifications for test modules and thus for further scientific work according to the approved project APVV until the end of 2021.

Searching Online for Methods of Suicide

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Christian Ulrich Eriksen ◽  
Flemming Konradsen ◽  
Thilde Vildekilde
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Online Content ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Methods Of Suicide

Abstract. Background: Information on methods of suicide is available online, and access to information on methods of suicide appears to contribute to a small but significant proportion of suicides. There is limited documentation of how methods of suicide are being profiled, as well as what content exists in other languages than English. Aim: We aimed to analyze and compare how methods of suicide are profiled on Danish and English-language websites. Method: We applied a categorization and content analysis of websites describing methods of suicide. Sites were retrieved by applying widely used Danish and English-language search terms. Results: A total of 136 English-language websites and 106 Danish-language websites were included for analysis. Websites were more often categorized as prevention or support sites, academic or policy sites, and against suicide sites than dedicated suicide sites (i.e., pro-suicide sites), or information sites. However, information on methods of suicide was available, and 20.1% and 8.9% of the English and Danish-language sites, respectively, suggested that a particular method of suicide was quick, easy, painless, or certain to result in death. Limitations: Only one author coded and analyzed all websites. A further operationalization of the content analysis checklist is warranted to increase reliability. Conclusion: The websites primarily had a prevention or anti-suicide focus, but information on methods of suicide was available, requiring an increased focus on how to diminish the negative effects of harmful online content.

Twitter Users’ Displays of Affect in the Global Warming Debate

2021 ◽  
pp. 004728162110078
Author(s):  
Shanna Cameron ◽  
Alexandra Russell ◽  
Luke Brake ◽  
Katherine Fredlund ◽  
Angela Morris
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Technical Communication ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Twitter Users

This article engages with recent discussions in the field of technical communication that call for climate change research that moves beyond the believer/denier dichotomy. For this study, our research team coded 900 tweets about climate change and global warming for different emotions in order to understand how Twitter users rely on affect rhetorically. Our findings use quantitative content analysis to challenge current assumptions about writing and affect on social media, and our results indicate a number of arenas for future research on affect, global warming, and rhetoric.

Leveraging the organizational mission statement to communicate identity, distinctiveness and purpose to primary and secondary stakeholders during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorelei Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Organizational Mission ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Core Mission ◽  
Keyword Searches

PurposeThis study examines comprehensiveness and responsiveness of mission statements for the top 100 retailers on the 2020 National Retailers Federation list in order to (1) evaluate how effectively they communicate organizational identity, values and purpose, (2) underscore a distinctive commitment to stakeholders and (3) what extent these efforts are reflected in revised mission statements or addenda to meet global pandemic challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs a 4-question metric to measure comprehensiveness and a two-pronged qualitative method of analysis consisting of keyword searches followed by content analysis.FindingsRetailer statements are considerably comprehensive in describing purpose and audience yet very few articulate stakeholder value, differentiate themselves as distinctive or substantively reaffirm their core mission and values. Retailers seem more invested in strategic communication around diversity, equity and inclusion, based on web content in their consumer, job seeker and investor touchpoints.Research limitations/implicationsCoding and interpreting language through content analysis methods may introduce some level of subjectivity, particularly when dealing with unstructured data. Implications for how organizations acclimated in order to survive and thrive, while maintaining focus on stakeholders and strategy. Examining organizational mission statements and their contexts yields perspective into how organizations define themselves and what they do during times of crisis.Originality/valueThis study provides insights into the content, structure and functions of the statements against a specific comprehensiveness metric and reveals patterns about the texts and their contexts during a pandemic and strong cultural and societal movements.

scholarly journals Challenges for European Tourist-City-Ports: Strategies for a Sustainable Coexistence in the Cruise Post-COVID Context

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1269
Author(s):  
María J. Andrade ◽  
João Pedro Costa ◽  
Eduardo Jiménez-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Port City ◽  
Port Cities ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Cruise Tourism ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Social Environmental

In recent years, cruise tourism has increased the negative effects caused by touristification in many European port cities. Despite this, these cities are in a great competition to be a destination, a tourist-port. Cruise tourism has come to stay, and a steady growth can be expected in a post-COVID-19 scenario, but at what cost? The tourist-port demands highly effective planning answers occurring simultaneously, and the global pandemic crisis provides a buffer of time to seek best practices, combining the expected economical (re)development with social, environmental, and cultural sustainability. This paper proposes five different strategies that contribute to finding a sustainable coexistence between tourist ports and their cities. To this end, trans-scalar strategies developed in previous research from different disciplines have been studied and categorized in a port-city context, in order to provide a holistic viewpoint on the measures carried out to maximize the benefits and limit the negative impacts of cruise tourism on cities.

scholarly journals What types of dissemination of information occurred between researchers, providers and clinical staff while implementing an asthma shared decision-making intervention: a directed content analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e030883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Ludden ◽  
Lindsay Shade ◽  
Madelyn Welch ◽  
Jacqueline Halladay ◽  
Katrina E Donahue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Directed Content Analysis ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Knowledge Objects

ObjectiveTo qualitatively analyse different types of dissemination of information during monthly group calls between researchers, providers and clinical staff used to establish best practices for implementing an asthma shared decision-making (SDM) intervention. Evaluating dissemination of information can provide a better understanding of how best practices are shared, informing implementation approaches to improve the uptake of new evidence and overcome barriers.Setting10 primary care practices in North Carolina.ParticipantsProviders and clinical staff participated in monthly group phone calls with researchers to share best practices during implementation of a SDM intervention for asthma patients.DesignThe research team transcribed and coded statements using content analysis into three different knowledge types: Knowledge Position, Knowledge Form and Knowledge Object. Knowledge Objects were further classified using directed content analysis where the research team interpreted the content objects through a classification process of identifying themes or patterns to describe three different types of dissemination of information: (A) Confirmation of Existing Knowledge, (B) Generation of New Knowledge and (C) Spreading of New Knowledge.ResultsAcross the 8 transcripts, 4 Knowledge Positions, 7 Knowledge Forms and 18 types of Knowledge Objects were identified. From the Knowledge Objects, Confirmation of Existing Knowledge occurred during the training of participating practices. The review also identified Generation of New Knowledge by providers and clinical staff raised in these calls. This Generation of New Knowledge was later documented being used by other practices with the identification of Spreading of New Knowledge.ConclusionThe research team described the types of dissemination of information that occurred between researchers, providers and clinical staff during implementation of an asthma SDM intervention. Both Confirmation of Existing Knowledge and Generation of New Knowledge in response to barriers occurred. These exploratory dissemination of information results provide additional mechanisms for evaluating implementation science.Trial registration numberNCT02047929; Post-results

Prevalence of Learning Styles in Educational Psychology and Introduction to Education Textbooks: A Content Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R Wininger ◽  
Jenni L Redifer ◽  
Antony D Norman ◽  
Mary K Ryle
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Instructional Methods ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects

The role of learning styles in the classroom remains a heavily debated topic within education. Notable problems with using learning styles to inform classroom instruction include a lack of empirical support and potential negative effects on student learning and motivation. This content analysis focused on the presence and quantity of learning styles discussion in 20 texts commonly used in educator preparation programs (i.e., introduction to education and educational psychology texts); definitions, models, stances on usage, and recommendations for usage provided; and whether references cited in the texts were empirical studies. Eighty percent of the reviewed textbooks included a discussion of learning styles. Half of the textbooks defined learning style as a preference or approach, whereas the other half defined it as an individual style. Introduction to education texts tended toward a more positive stance on learning style usage whereas introduction to educational psychology texts exhibited a more neutral stance. A quarter of the textbooks recommended matching instructional methods to learning styles. Texts with higher numbers of both empirical and non-empirical references were more likely to describe learning styles in terms of how students prefer to gather information rather than as innate differences in information processing. Given that most textbooks did not recommend matching instructional methods to learning styles, future research should examine the source of the continued prevalence of teachers’ beliefs that student learning improves with the matching of learning styles to teaching approach.

scholarly journals Negative Effects of Internet Interventions: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Patients' Experiences with Treatments Delivered Online

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Rozental ◽  
Johanna Boettcher ◽  
Gerhard Andersson ◽  
Brad Schmidt ◽  
Per Carlbring
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Internet Interventions

scholarly journals Trauma-informed Teacher Wellbeing: Teacher Reflections within Trauma-informed Positive Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Tom Brunzell ◽  
◽  
Lea Waters ◽  
Helen Stokes ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Positive Education ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Teacher Reflections ◽  
Teacher Wellbeing ◽  
Trauma Informed

For the last 15 years, teacher wellbeing has been a priority area of exploration within education and positive psychology literatures. However, increasing teacher wellbeing for those who educate students impacted by trauma has yet to be comprehensively explored despite repeated exposure of teachers to child trauma and their experiences of associated negative effects such as secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traumatisation, compassion fatigue and burnout. This study follows teachers’ understandings and reflections upon their own wellbeing after learning the literatures supporting trauma-informed positive education. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used as the methodological approach to represent teachers (N = 18) in order to privilege the language, voices and experiences of participants. Results yielded a new set of domains of trauma-informed teacher wellbeing to assist teachers to increase their own wellbeing when working with students. The likely upsurge in students and teachers across the world experiencing trauma symptoms (primary and vicarious) arising from the COVID-19 global pandemic makes this research timely and relevant.

scholarly journals Game Streamers’ Practices on Twitch and Management of Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Yu ◽  
Katrina Alvarez ◽  
Vivian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Noticeable Increase

There has been a noticeable increase in coverage and academic research on the physical and psychological well-being of game streamers. Existing studies have identified challenges and possible negative effects to streamers’ well-being, and they have also explored how streamers utilize the technological features of streaming platforms in their streaming practices. However, scant research has investigated the links between the use of platform features and the management of well-being issues. This study examined how streamers use technological features, the negative well-being issues of streamers, and their coping strategies for these issues. Based on a qualitative content analysis of 23 hours of video interviews with 23 different game streamers discussing well-being issues related to streaming, findings indicate that challenges to well-being arise from prioritizing different outcomes in their streaming practices, and it is game streamers’ resilience and self-aware platform feature use that enables them to face these challenges.

scholarly journals Jonas Laužikas – the Initiatior of ‘Teaching and Upbringing’ of the Disabled in Lithuania

Pedagogika ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Marijona Barkauskaitė ◽  
Vilius Šadauskas
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Holistic Education ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Scientific Heritage ◽  
State Education ◽  
Content Analysis Method

The life and activities of Jonas Laužikas, the Professor’s pedagogical heritage is one of the most significant theoretical sources in the history of education. His life has also served as an example for the educational reform undertaken in 1991, after the Restoration of the Lithuanian Independence, aimed at the guidelines to anticipate and address the structural, content and process changes by stopping the soviet process of fragmentation and differentiation and advocating consolidation through ‘the spread of the unifying and integrating principle’. The present article discusses the ideas and works of Jonas Laužikas who initiated the ‘teaching and upbringing’ of disabled children in response to the principle of ‘holistic education’. The aim of the study was to reveal the efforts and scientific work of Jonas Laužikas in consolidating the systematic ‘teaching and upbringing’ of disabled children. The methodology of the research is based on the analysis of the texts of the Professor Laužikas and his students’ and former colleagues’ opinions as well as the evaluation of the Teacher’s scientific heritage and the example of the personality for the past and present state education. The qualitative research was based on the content analysis method. The attitude and scientific pedagogical activity of Laužikas have opened up and expanded new directions in the pedagogy of Lithuania: experimental, social, defectological, therapeutic, as well as of special pedagogy and psychology. The use of the adapted and original research methods by the Professor and his contribution to teaching of these methods to the scientists of the Baltic States makes it possible to name him not only as a pedagogue who initiated the education of disabled children, but also as the initiatior of the pedagogical psychological methodology in Lithuania, as well as the developer and creator of research methodologies and tests, the initiator of the complex studies during which his practical pedagogical ideas were implemented. Summarizing all that has been observed, learned, studied, and experienced by personally communicating, and using the contrastive content analysis method, we can conclude that Prof. Jonas Lauzikas’ scientific work and his chosen ‘straight line of ‘middle path’ of life’ with the scientific, theoretical and practical pedagogical heritage, established the concept of ‘the holistic education of a person’, was not only ahead of his times but also transferred it to the modern system of education. In 1931, a special school was founded on the initiative of the Professor in Kaunas, where he worked as a teacher and carried out academic research. This gives J. Laužikas the status of the initiator of the education of disabled people in Lithuania. The protocoles prepared by J. Laužikas for teaching and upbringing disabled children show for the contemporary education policy makers and the educational community how much there is still left to do in education.

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