Usability digitaler Lesemedien

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibylle Kunz
Keyword(s):  
Print Media ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Digital Reading ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Range Of Functions ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
International University ◽  
Usability Requirements ◽  
Conducting Research

Focusing on the reader’s benefit: Digital reading media offer a wide range of functions compared to print media: search functions, bookmarking, annotations, social reading, etc. However, they often fail to meet basic usability requirements, hindering reception and driving readers back to print media. This dissertation designs a reference model and derives a set of suitable methods from it with which to measure and improve the usability of digital reading media, including heuristic evaluation, user observation and eye-tracking, which it empirically tests on professional journal apps in a multiple case study. Sibylle Kunz is a professor of media computer science at IUBH International University, conducting research on digital reading media and their usability.

A Qualitative Analysis of Unethical Behaviors in Projects: Insight From Moral Psychology

2021 ◽  
pp. 875697282110377
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Sarhadi ◽  
Sogand Hasanzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Paradigm Change ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Late Modernism ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Stakeholder Behavior ◽  
Unconscious Desire

Ethical aspects of stakeholder behavior can have a wide range of implications for other areas of project management. This research critically reviewed project ethics under the philosophical paradigm change from modernism to late modernism, which led to a flexible and realizable ethical framework based on Levinasian and Nietzschean moral psychologies. A qualitative approach was adopted through a multiple-case study to confront the theoretical framework with the empirical world, evaluate its authenticity, and obtain a better understanding of its challenges. Research results showed that stakeholders’ unconscious desire for existential meaning can provide considerable potential for dealing with ethical challenges.

scholarly journals Rapid Fabrication by Digital Light Processing 3D Printing of a SlipChip with Movable Ports for Local Delivery to Ex Vivo Organ Cultures

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 993
Author(s):  
Megan A Catterton ◽  
Alexander G Ball ◽  
Rebecca R Pompano
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Local Delivery ◽  
Tissue Slices ◽  
Digital Light Processing ◽  
Rapid Fabrication ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
Range Of Functions

SlipChips are two-part microfluidic devices that can be reconfigured to change fluidic pathways for a wide range of functions, including tissue stimulation. Currently, fabrication of these devices at the prototype stage requires a skilled microfluidic technician, e.g., for wet etching or alignment steps. In most cases, SlipChip functionality requires an optically clear, smooth, and flat surface that is fluorophilic and hydrophobic. Here, we tested digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing, which is rapid, reproducible, and easily shared, as a solution for fabrication of SlipChips at the prototype stage. As a case study, we sought to fabricate a SlipChip intended for local delivery to live tissue slices through a movable microfluidic port. The device was comprised of two multi-layer components: an enclosed channel with a delivery port and a culture chamber for tissue slices with a permeable support. Once the design was optimized, we demonstrated its function by locally delivering a chemical probe to slices of hydrogel and to living tissue with up to 120 µm spatial resolution. By establishing the design principles for 3D printing of SlipChip devices, this work will enhance the ability to rapidly prototype such devices at mid-scale levels of production.

Data and Case Study Research in Accounting and Finance

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roza Sagitova ◽  
Darren Jubb ◽  
Anees Farrukh ◽  
Angeliki Papachroni ◽  
Sean Lochrie
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Collection Methods

This chapter represents the first stage in the gathering of data for research projects and introduces some of the factors that influence the choice of data collection methods. Different areas of accounting and finance research have different traditions for conducting research, which will have a direct impact on the researcher’s choice of data collection method. The chapter then proceeds with case study approach to collecting data, an approach that utilises a wide range of data sources and techniques. The chapter discusses the strength, difficulties and practicalities of using that approach in a research project.

Collective Case Study

2022 ◽  
pp. 252-266
Author(s):  
Sydnie Schoepf ◽  
Nicole Klimow
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Conducting Research

This chapter focuses on collective case study: (1) what it is, (2) what separates it from other case study formats (case study and multiple case study), and (3) how to effectively use collective case study design for research. This chapter walks researchers through the overarching components necessary in conducting research using collective case study design, providing helpful strategies and examples the authors have found useful in their own research. While highly useful in qualitative research, this chapter also notes possible challenges to using collective case study design. This chapter concludes with a list of additional resources for more in-depth explorations of the procedural elements addressed.

scholarly journals Training for volunteers - A multiple case study investigating the relationship between volunteer motivations and required training programmes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Philip Ronald Daly
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Volunteer Training ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Volunteer Motivations

<p>This thesis reports on a multiple case study exploring the impact of required training programmes upon the motivations of new volunteers. The core research question is: How are the primary motivations of volunteers affected by the initial training that they are required to complete? Previous research has investigated the motivations of volunteers, and sought to measure the efficacy of volunteer training programmes. However there is little research investigating how volunteer motivations and volunteer training programmes influence each other.  Volunteers from two contrasting volunteer organisations were interviewed about their motivations to volunteer, experiences of the volunteer training, and any subsequent changes in motivation. Prior to these interviews the volunteers were given the Volunteers Function Inventory (VFI) questionnaire which measures volunteer motivations. The interview data was analysed using a six phase process of thematic analysis, and the motivational themes from this analysis were checked against the results of the VFI Questionnaire. The study found little difference in the overall motivations of volunteers between the two organisations, though there were differences in how these motivations were expressed within each organisation. Both sets of volunteers displayed high levels of altruistic and knowledge-based motivations, with the career motivation being the most variable, and age and stage of life appearing as a key moderator for the motivations. Volunteers appreciated training that they perceived as being relevant, and that utilised peer-learning, but both training programmes lacked the flexibility required to have a high level of relevance to a wide range of learning needs and motivations. Ultimately the motivations of the volunteers were improved by the training when they found that it either helped them to be more effective in their volunteer roles, or related well to their motivations for volunteering.</p>

scholarly journals Training for volunteers - A multiple case study investigating the relationship between volunteer motivations and required training programmes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Philip Ronald Daly
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Volunteer Training ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Volunteer Motivations

<p>This thesis reports on a multiple case study exploring the impact of required training programmes upon the motivations of new volunteers. The core research question is: How are the primary motivations of volunteers affected by the initial training that they are required to complete? Previous research has investigated the motivations of volunteers, and sought to measure the efficacy of volunteer training programmes. However there is little research investigating how volunteer motivations and volunteer training programmes influence each other.  Volunteers from two contrasting volunteer organisations were interviewed about their motivations to volunteer, experiences of the volunteer training, and any subsequent changes in motivation. Prior to these interviews the volunteers were given the Volunteers Function Inventory (VFI) questionnaire which measures volunteer motivations. The interview data was analysed using a six phase process of thematic analysis, and the motivational themes from this analysis were checked against the results of the VFI Questionnaire. The study found little difference in the overall motivations of volunteers between the two organisations, though there were differences in how these motivations were expressed within each organisation. Both sets of volunteers displayed high levels of altruistic and knowledge-based motivations, with the career motivation being the most variable, and age and stage of life appearing as a key moderator for the motivations. Volunteers appreciated training that they perceived as being relevant, and that utilised peer-learning, but both training programmes lacked the flexibility required to have a high level of relevance to a wide range of learning needs and motivations. Ultimately the motivations of the volunteers were improved by the training when they found that it either helped them to be more effective in their volunteer roles, or related well to their motivations for volunteering.</p>

scholarly journals Developing Co-Curricular Activities And Extra-Curricular Activities For All-Round Development Of The Undergraduate Students: A Study Of A Selected Public University In Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Roknuzzaman Siddiky
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Public University ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Government

The paper mainly attempts to examine whether co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities could contribute to the all-round development of the undergraduate students and how these activities may be developed to ensure quality education in a public university in Bangladesh. The study was a qualitative study in which multiple case study and document analysis methods were employed. The study found that the undergraduate students have developed a wide range of personal and social skills including communication skill, organizing skill, presentation skill, public speaking skill and analytical skill by taking part in such activities. The CCAs and ECAs have also facilitated brain development, knowledge acquisition, personality development, and civic development of the students. Hence, the study argued that the CCAs and ECAs have diverse effects to promote allround development of the students. In order to explain how these activities could be developed in a public university, the paper identified several clubs and associations and their key functions. Finally, the paper suggested that the Government and the authority concerned should undertake proper measures for organizing diverse CCAs and ECAs properly and thereby ensure quality education and attain SDGs.

scholarly journals The semantics of Moroccan Arabic dar ‘do’ in typological perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Schultze-Berndt ◽  
Dina El Zarka
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Loan Words ◽  
Moroccan Arabic ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Range Of Functions ◽  
Interesting Object ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Action Verbs

AbstractThis paper is a case study in the exploration of the semantic range of single a high-frequency lexical item on the basis of a corpus of spoken language, in this case Moroccan Arabic. Generalised action verbs (‘do’ verbs) are an interesting object of study because cross-linguistically, they can exhibit a wide range of functions including that of causative verb, verb of creation, verb in agentive collocations, verbaliser with loan words and mimetic expressions, quotative verb, and even a copula-like use with property predicates (Schultze-Berndt 2008). Against this typological background, the range of functions of Moroccan Arabic

scholarly journals HAR1: an insight into lncRNA genetic evolution

Epigenomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ella Waters ◽  
Perla Pucci ◽  
Mark Hirst ◽  
Simon Chapman ◽  
Yuzhuo Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Noncoding Rnas ◽  
Current State ◽  
Evolutionary Changes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Range Of Functions ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Insight Into

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have a wide range of functions in health and disease, but many remain uncharacterized because of their complex expression patterns and structures. The genetic loci encoding lncRNAs can be subject to accelerated evolutionary changes within the human lineage. HAR1 is a region that has a significantly altered sequence compared to other primates and is a component of two overlapping lncRNA loci, HAR1A and HAR1B. Although the functions of these lncRNAs are unknown, they have been associated with neurological disorders and cancer. Here, we explore the current state of understanding of evolution in human lncRNA genes, using the HAR1 locus as the case study.

scholarly journals Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12629
Author(s):  
Richard Orozco ◽  
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada ◽  
Javier Rodriguez ◽  
Muluken Elias Adamseged ◽  
Philipp Grundmann
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Case

Grasslands cover almost half of the total European agricultural area and are the source of a wide range of public goods and services. Yet, their potential to produce innovative bio-based products, such as paper and plastic, remains widely untapped. We employ a multiple case study approach and implement the Business Environment Framework by Adamseged and Grundmann (2020) on eighteen alternative grass-based businesses to investigate the interdependencies between these successful business models and their business environments. The subsequent analysis reveals that the deployment of funds and policies to support alternative grass-based products remains low in most regions of Europe. Our findings highlight that aligned funding mechanisms that incorporate and promote the specific benefits generated by grass-producing and grass-processing businesses are key to overcoming the barriers related to the competition of bio-based products with the established fossil-fuels-based economic system. To make alternative grass-based markets more dynamic, increasing consumer awareness through adequate marketing is perceived as an important aspect. Capacity building and alignment efforts need to be strengthened and coordinated at local and higher levels to enable the replication and scale-up of novel grass-based businesses in Europe and beyond.

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