scholarly journals Influencers and covid_19: Characterizing and defining courses of action

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Boulet ◽  
Jean-Fabrice Lebraty
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand

Based upon the 55 days of lockdown that occurred during the Covid_19 disaster, the aim of this article is to answer to the following research question: “how can we characterize influencers in social networks?”. Analyzing more than 1.6 million of tweets, we propose a matrix that can be used to characterize an influencer. This matrix has 2 dimensions on one hand the five courses of actions an influencer can use and on the other hand the 3 types of motivation he has got. Regarding the methodology we used R and a qualitative content analysis and provided our scripts. This research is a part of the “lockdown lab” project.

Using a sentiment analysis for the examination of tourism blogs – a step by step methodological reflection process

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-190
Author(s):  
Gero Szepannek ◽  
Laila Westphal ◽  
Werner Gronau ◽  
Tine Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Computational Methods ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
The Given

Abstract The article at hand is driven by a methodological interest in the opportunities and challenges of applying an automated text mining approach, particularly a sentiment analysis on various tourism blogs at the same time. The study aims to answer the question to what extent advanced computational methods can improve the data acquisition and analysis of unstructured data sets stemming from various blogs and forums. Furthermore, the authors intend to explore to what extent the sentiment analysis is able to objectify the qualitative results identified by an earlier analysis by the authors using content analysis done by thematic coding. For the purpose of the specific tourism research question in this paper a new approach is proposed, which consists of a combination of sentiment analyses, supervised learning, and dimensionality reduction in order to identify terms that strongly load on specific emotions. The contribution indicates on the one hand, that advanced computational methods have their own specific constraints, but on the other hand, are able to provide a richer and deeper analysis following a quantitative approach. Several issues have to be taken into account, such as data protection constraints, the need for data cleaning, such as word stemming, dimension reduction, such as removal of custom stop words, and the development of descent ontologies. On the other hand, the quantitative method also provides, due to its standardised procedure, a less subjective insight in the given content, but is not less time consuming than traditional content analysis.

scholarly journals Immersive Storytelling in 360-Degree Videos: An Analysis of Interplay Between Narrative and Technical Immersion

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Elmezeny ◽  
Nina Edenhofer ◽  
Jeffrey Wimmer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Video Format

Three-hundred-and-sixty-degree videos are an innovative video format, and due to various narrative and technical aspects, they allow audiences to be deeply immersed in their content. Through an explorative, qualitative content analysis (and parts of narrative analysis) aspects of immersion were explored in various 360-degree videos. Our results give an overview of multiple immersive factors in 360-degree storytelling and the interplay of narrative and technical aspects of immersion. Technical immersion manifests through cues to direct the viewer’s attention and cues to acknowledge the viewer as a part of the virtual environment. Narrative immersion, on the other hand, is influenced by the setting, as well as by the interplay of story, characters, and viewer integration. Our findings also indicate that narrative and technical aspects support each other to strengthen immersion.

Analysis of the Collaborative Learning Application in Reading Material at Ninth Grade of SMPN 7 Kinali Pasaman Barat

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-88
Author(s):  
Sukini Sukini ◽  
Hilma Pami Putri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Object Based

This research was designed to find out and analyze of the collaborative learning application in reading material at ninth grade of SMPN 7 Kinali Pasaman Barat. This research conducted due to several problems found in the field which were students make a fuss when working in groups, students do not listen to given the assignment by the teacher. It can be seen that there were students who work on group assignments that care and others were just busy talking with others. This research was done in order to answer the research question “What were the role of student and what were the role of teacher in collaborative learning at the ninth grade of SMPN 7 Kinali Pasaman Barat?” This research was a qualitative research using collaborative learning strategy. The purpose of this research was to find out and analyze the collaborative learning applicationin reading material at the ninth grade of SMPN 7 KinaliPasaman Barat by analyzing the teacher’s and students’ role in the collaborative learning. The researcher used interview and observation as the instrument of the research. The interview was directed to both students and teacher, which for the students contained 12 questions and for the teacher contained 7 questions. The researcher took 2 classes namely IX1 and IX2 as the observation object.                    Based on the finding from interview and observation of the collaborative learning in SMPN 7 Kinali Pasaman Barat, it was found that the teacher already fulfilled her role in the collaborative learning effectively, in the other hand the students still lack of the role as the cheer leader. They still laughed at their friends mistake. Besides that, the other roles that the students supposed to have were already done effectively. As the conclusion, the collaborative learning in SMPN 7 Kinali Pasaman Barat was good since the students and the teacher were doing their role effectively

scholarly journals Organizational culture and perceived effectiveness: a case study of an insurance company

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Slijepcevic ◽  
Jelena Krstic
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Other ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Culture And Climate ◽  
The Relationship

Research question: This paper studies the relation between organizational culture and perceived organizational effectiveness of an insurance company in a developing country with an emerging economy.Motivation: The main objective of the research is to determine whether there is a correlation between organizational culture and climate as a narrower concept, on the one hand and perceived organizational effectiveness on the other hand. Some authors noted a correlation between these organizational aspects. For example, Yan (2016) empirically confirmed that organizational culture positively and significantly correlates with organizational effectiveness. The relationship between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness was also examined by Cox and Trotter (2016), Chen (2017) and Deem, De Lotell and Kelly (2015). Idea: Starting from the findings of other authors that organizational culture indeed affects effectiveness, the authors of this paper wanted to examine whether this relation existed in  a state-owned insurance company in an emerging economy and if so, how to use this  to improve employees’ performance and overall business results. Data: They conducted the research in June 2017 on the sample of employees of Dunav Insurance Company and obtained six hundred and sixty six valid questionnaires. Tools: The questionnaires consisted of five general questions about demographic variables and twenty-nine closed-ended questions related to the topic. The researchers assessed the correlation between variables by Spearman Rho Coefficient and Chi-Square significance. Findings: The results showed the relationship between a number of aspects of organizational culture and climate on one hand and perceived organizational effectiveness on the other hand. Research results showed that the evaluation of effective utilization of working hours and professional capabilities is largely connected with the aspects of organizational climate that reflect poor working conditions and unethical attitude of employees. However, the evaluation of effective utilization of professional capabilities also relates to the perception of predominant aspects of an organizational climate that inspire positive internal relations. Contribution: The results presented in the paper can be used as the basis for organizational and managerial decision-making to improve work processes in the observed organization.

scholarly journals Configuraciones tonales de frases entonativas en enunciados aseverativos del español de la Ciudad de México

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-141
Author(s):  
Alberto Rodríguez Márquez
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
The Other ◽  
Prosodic Features ◽  
Speech Corpus ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Speech Data ◽  
Intonational Phrases

The objective of this paper is to describe the prosodic features of the final intonation contour of minor intonational phrases (ip) and the tonemes of major intonational phrases (IP) in Mexico City’s Spanish variety. The speech data was taken from a spontaneous speech corpus made from speakers from two social networks: neighborhood and labor. Final intonation contours of ip show a predominantly rising movement. These contours are generally produced with greater length in the last syllable of the ip, which represents the most significant difference between both networks in the case of oxitone endings. On the other hand, tonemes are predominantly descendant, although the circumflex accent has an important number of cases within the data set. Tonemes produced by the neighborhood network are produced with larger length than those from the labor network.

scholarly journals Towards a Language-Based Typology of Church Names in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Osei Yaw Akoto ◽  
Juliet Oppong-Asare Ansah
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
English Only ◽  
Other Hand

Over the years, scholars have sought to provide language-based typologies of names, but while attempts have been made for some sub-branches of onomastics such as anthroponymy and toponymy, there is arguably none for ecclesionymy (the study of church names). Consequently, this paper sought to provide a language based typology of the hitherto underexplored area of church names. Data of names of churches in Ghana was built for the present study. Adopting content analysis as the analytical approach, the study realized that church names in Ghana are generally homogenous and heterogeneous linguistically. It was also realized that homogenous/unilingual church names involved English only, Akan only and Ewe only. On the other hand, the heterogeneous church names comprised two types: bilingual and trilingual church names, which contained varied language permutations from the three spheres in Osei Yaw Akoto’s classification of languages in Ghana. The paper concludes by making some recommendations for language-in-religion policy in Ghana. Keywords: Church names, Ecclesionymy, Glocal language, Unilingual

Il radicamento di una comunitŕ di Xoraxanč Romŕ a Roma

2009 ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Marco Solimene
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Other ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

- The present contribution examines the rootedness of a community of xoraxané romá in the city of Rome; rather than simply the continuity of presence in a specific territory, under consideration is the development and maintenance of social networks with the Roman population, specifically in the territories romá reside and/or work in. Further on, the paper describes how rootedness may be conjugated with some forms of mobility: on the one hand, the continuity in specific areas (of work and in some cases of residence), can be maintained through practices of urban circulation; on the other hand, especially when mobility turns on national and transnational scale, the presence - although mobile and changing - of romá who belong to the same social network, spread among different territories, enables singular domestic units to maintain, despite mobility, a continuity with several non-rom realities.

Political Discourse Strategies Used in Twitter during Gezi Park Protests

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilay Yavuz ◽  
Naci Karkın ◽  
İsmet Parlak ◽  
Özlem Özdeşim Subay
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Opposition Party ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Political Interaction ◽  
Political Outcomes ◽  
Discourse Strategies

Along with the growing use of twitter as a tool of political interaction, recently, there has also been an attention in the academia to understand and explain how and why politicians use twitter, and what its impact on the political outcomes are. On the other hand, there has been little analysis about the content of the tweets that politicians from different parties posted during major political events. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the discourse strategies that the top-level politicians of the party in power and of the main opposition party in Turkey used in their tweets during Gezi Park events in the summer of 2013. Findings from a hand-coded content analysis based on Van Dijk's framework (2006) indicate that while the most frequently used strategy was actor descriptions and categorization for both parties' politicians, burden strategy and lexicalization / metaphor strategy were used significantly more by the main opposition party politicians compared to the politicians of the party in power.

scholarly journals A Sense of Trust, the Norwegian Way of Improving Medical On-Scene Managing Major Tunnel Incidents: An Interview Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s166-s166
Author(s):  
Johan Hylander ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
Lina Gyllencreutz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Rescue Service ◽  
Road Tunnels ◽  
Major Incidents

Introduction:Norway is a country with many road tunnels and therefore also has experience with rescue operations in tunnel environments. Major incidents always challenge involved emergency services’ management skills. Oslo, Norway has a specially trained medical on-scene commander, a function already existing in police and rescue service. Intra-agency communication and management of personnel are essential factors for a successful rescue effort.Aim:To investigate the medical management provided by the specially trained Norwegian medical on-scene commander in relation to tunnel incidents.Methods:Interviews were conducted with six of the seven medical on-scene commanders in Oslo. The collected data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.Results:An overarching theme emerged: A need for mutual understanding of the tunnel incident. The medical on-scene commanders established guidelines for response in collaboration with the other emergency services. By creating a sense of trust, the collaboration between the emergency services became more fluent. Socializing outside of work resulted in improved reliance on their counterparts in the other services. The management also included that the medical on-scene commander supervised his personnel on site by providing support using knowledge of the risk object and surrounding area.Discussion:A forum for the emergency services on-scene commanders where they share ideas and knowledge, improve the on-scene intra-agency communication, and trust is desirable. A culture of trust between the organizations is needed for a mutual understanding. Further research on this subject is needed in other contexts and countries.

The concept of driver takeover assessment in the vehicles with conditional automation

2018 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Paula Razin ◽  
Iwona Grabarek
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Driving Simulator ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Other ◽  
Automated Vehicles ◽  
Automated Driving ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Research Stage

The article presents the concept of driver takeover assessment in the vehicles with conditional automation. The signals are used to inform the driver about the necessity to take over the control in automated vehicles when considering automated driving scenarios (e.g. highway chauffeur). The article presents preliminary results of the research concerning the efficiency of different modality signals. The research was carried out on multisensoric stand in driving simulator AS1200-6. Such research on one hand enabled the verification of the efficiency of multisensoric stand’s operation. On the other hand, it helped to answer a significant research question regarding the efficient way of communicating with a driver through the use of HMI interface, in order to minimize the time of taking over the control of the vehicle. Time necessary for taking over the control was one of the main analyzed parameters. Results of the test indicate that the effectiveness of information transfer depends on its form. The examinees achieved the best results when informed through visual and auditory interfaces (t = 3,84 s). Obtained results are going to serve to formulate the recommendations for automotive. The next research stage will be to analyze the maneuvers taken after taking over the control and the assessment of their correctness.

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