Visionado colectivo de cine en la red social Twitch por parte de centennials: estudio de caso

The network Twitch hosts a novel form of collective viewing of audiovisual products, whose audience is centennials. We analyse the case of Watch Parties, which allow users to watch films in real time with a streamer. Taking three Watch Parties of the streamer Lynx_Reviewer as a case study, a methodological triangulation is carried out: virtual ethnography, content analysis and semi-structured interview. By exploring the phenomenon, a model of analysis of collective consumption of content is constructed thanks to a descriptive systematisation of the audience’s consumption habits and uses by analysing the conversations and messages generated in the transmissions. The results obtained show that, despite the disparity of content and channels broadcasting on Twitch, this format follows a common pattern of broadcasting, participation, interface and type of messages. It is a leisure experience based on the collective construction of content developed synchronously with the interaction of the audience, which uses its own references and expressive codes to communicate, using films as a means of interaction within the community.

Blurring Boundaries Between Journalists and Tiktokers: Journalistic Role Performance on TikTok

In recent years, media has adapted to the logic of each new social network to respond to renewed consumption habits and journalists have developed new roles on these platforms. TikTok is an emerging platform with its own influencer culture and in which the main audiences are the millennial and centennial generations. The main objective of this study is to analyze the presence of journalists on TikTok through the type of content and strategies used in adapting to this platform. The research is based on methodological triangulation. First, a database of journalists on TikTok (<em>n</em>₁ = 212) was developed and the profiles were reviewed. Second, a questionnaire survey (<em>n</em>₂ = 63) was developed. Finally, a content analysis (<em>n</em>₃ = 520) of profiles exceeding 100,000 followers was conducted. This research provides a first description of the activity of journalists on TikTok, where a variety of roles, usages, and strategies are identified, beyond those of their profession. They join the of-the-moment platform with different purposes (to inform, entertain, or introduce themselves) and targets (new audiences, young people, fans). Journalists adapt their presence to the TikTok social media logic, seeking a space of influence on a platform that is the natural habitat of younger generations.

Business Incubation Initiatives Impact on Entrepreneurs and SMEs

Business incubation (BI) is a strategic tool that helps a country to grow its entrepreneurial base and reduce the high mortality rate of SMEs. Kingdom of Eswatini adopted the business incubation initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and SME development. To date, no data exist on the impact made by business incubation initiatives. Adopting methodological triangulation of both quantitative and qualitative data collected through questionnaires and interviews where the participants consisted of SME owners, BI managers, and BI trainers, this exploratory study aims to investigate business incubation initiatives' impact on entrepreneurs and SMEs. Findings reflect that BIs measure their impact by seeing an increase in revenue, increase in the number of people employed, and SME survival post the incubation period. Though SMEs agreed that the BI effects positively, the study also revealed that some SMEs remained in the incubation for more than 10 years. Policy implications emerging are the need to introduce graduation policy and proper determination of requirements for incubation.

Analyzing Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Using Artificial Neural Network Methodologic Triangulation

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are a type of mucinous pancreatic cyst. IPMN have been shown to be pre-malignant precursors to pancreatic cancer, which has an extremely high mortality rate with average survival less than 1 year. The purpose of this analysis is to utilize methodological triangulation using artificial neural networks and regression to examine the impact and effectiveness of a collection of variables believed to be predictive of malignant IPMN pathology. Results indicate that the triangulation is effective in both finding a new predictive variable and possibly reducing the number of variables needed for predicting if an IPMN is malignant or benign.

Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

<p>Writing for research publication is one of the primary means of disseminating knowledge in contemporary academia. It is through this particular form of knowledge dissemination that a rich body of scientific knowledge about a given phenomenon is accumulated. The primary goal of this dissertation is to explore the linguistic characteristics of this specific sub-register of academic writing. For this purpose, the study adopts a multi-perspective approach through which patterns of language use in research writing are investigated at three different linguistic levels: lexis, multi-word expressions, and general lexico-grammatical items. In doing so, careful consideration are given to disciplinarity, intra-textual variation, and L1-LX expert writing as key parameters of variation in writing for research publication. A secondary goal of the dissertation is to explore and highlight the benefits of methodological triangulation in corpus linguistic research. To this end, linguistic patterns in this study are identified, triangulated and verified through various inductive corpus-based analytical techniques to offer multiple, complementary perspectives on the discourse of research writing across disciplines. The data analyses in this dissertation are based on a representative corpus of empirical research articles (c. 4.5 million words) from a wide range of disciplines: biology, chemistry, dentistry, physics, mechanical engineering, applied linguistics, business, management, politics, and sociology. The analyses rely on both quantitative and qualitative assessments to provide a better understanding of the identified patterns. The results of these analyses show that the language of research writing is characterized by highly specialized and conventionalized discourses that are far from being homogeneous. It is found that such characteristics have the potential to govern the delineation of authors’ linguistic choices at various levels of language use such as lexis, multi-word expressions, and more complex lexico-grammatical linguistic structures. It is also found that any characterization of research writing with no careful consideration given to such factors as disciplinary writing and intra-textual variation would be incomplete. The results of the analyses also reveal considerable differences between L1 and LX expert writing in fulfilling the communicative practices related to the evaluation and elaboration of research findings.</p>

Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

<p>Writing for research publication is one of the primary means of disseminating knowledge in contemporary academia. It is through this particular form of knowledge dissemination that a rich body of scientific knowledge about a given phenomenon is accumulated. The primary goal of this dissertation is to explore the linguistic characteristics of this specific sub-register of academic writing. For this purpose, the study adopts a multi-perspective approach through which patterns of language use in research writing are investigated at three different linguistic levels: lexis, multi-word expressions, and general lexico-grammatical items. In doing so, careful consideration are given to disciplinarity, intra-textual variation, and L1-LX expert writing as key parameters of variation in writing for research publication. A secondary goal of the dissertation is to explore and highlight the benefits of methodological triangulation in corpus linguistic research. To this end, linguistic patterns in this study are identified, triangulated and verified through various inductive corpus-based analytical techniques to offer multiple, complementary perspectives on the discourse of research writing across disciplines. The data analyses in this dissertation are based on a representative corpus of empirical research articles (c. 4.5 million words) from a wide range of disciplines: biology, chemistry, dentistry, physics, mechanical engineering, applied linguistics, business, management, politics, and sociology. The analyses rely on both quantitative and qualitative assessments to provide a better understanding of the identified patterns. The results of these analyses show that the language of research writing is characterized by highly specialized and conventionalized discourses that are far from being homogeneous. It is found that such characteristics have the potential to govern the delineation of authors’ linguistic choices at various levels of language use such as lexis, multi-word expressions, and more complex lexico-grammatical linguistic structures. It is also found that any characterization of research writing with no careful consideration given to such factors as disciplinary writing and intra-textual variation would be incomplete. The results of the analyses also reveal considerable differences between L1 and LX expert writing in fulfilling the communicative practices related to the evaluation and elaboration of research findings.</p>

Elements of Neuroanthropology

Neuroanthropology is the integration of neuroscience into anthropology and aims to understand “brains in the wild.” This interdisciplinary field examines patterns of human variation in field settings and provides empirical research that complements work done in clinical and laboratory settings. Neuroanthropology often uses ethnography in combination with theories and methods from cognitive science as a way to capture how culture, mind, and brain interact. This article describes nine elements that outline how to do neuroanthropology research: (1) integrating biology and culture through neuroscience and biocultural anthropology; (2) extending focus of anthropology on what people say and do to include what people process; (3) sizing culture appropriately, from broad patterns of culture to culture in small-scale settings; (4) understanding patterns of cultural variation, in particular how culture produces patterns of shared variation; (5) considering individuals in interaction with culture, with levels of analysis that can go from biology to social structures; (6) focusing on interactive elements that bring together biological and cultural processes; (7) conceptual triangulation, which draws on anthropology, psychology, and neuroscience in conjunction with field, clinic, and laboratory; (8) critical complementarity as a way to integrate the strengths of critical scholarship with interdisciplinary work; and (9) using methodological triangulation as a way to advance interdisciplinary research. These elements are illustrated through three case studies: research on US combat veterans and how they use Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a way to manage the transition to becoming civilians, work on human-raptor interactions to understand how and why these interactions can prove beneficial for human handlers, and adapting cue reactivity research on addiction to a field-based approach to understand how people interact with cues in naturalistic settings.

Engagement as an emerging value on the television channel Al Jazeera. Comparative analysis of AJA and AJE (2016-2020)

The main objective is the comparative analysis of the engagement strategies in the AlJazeera channels in Arabic and English. Methodological triangulation is used through bibliographic review, content analysis, 45 in-depth interviews and non-participant observation. The policies carried out with two important points are studied in 2016 with the conformation of the engagement strategy and in 2018 with the restructuring of the television teams. Engagement is no longer just a marketing strategy to turn the audience into a fundamental actor in content production. Platformization and the search for a comprehensive and international strategy emerge as challenges for the coming years

Successful Strategies for Using Knowledge Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use to effectively integrate knowledge management (KM) into business practices. The study population comprised of five managers from two SMEs operating in Uganda. The eligibility criteria were that participants had to be managers from Ugandan SMEs with a knowledge-intensive environment, with some responsibility of KM in the organization, and experienced with at least 1 year of successful KM practices. The conceptual framework for this study was theory z. Data were collected through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews, and reviews of company documents. Member checking was completed to strengthen credibility and trustworthiness. Synthesis: After methodological triangulation of the data sources collected and completion of Yin’s 5-step process of data analysis, five themes emerged: having supportive leadership, ensuring sustainability, embedding KM practices in the organization culture, socialization, and embracing modern technology. The findings of this study might promote social change by supporting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers’ use of KM to expand opportunities for employees to learn new skills and knowledge leading to the expansion of employment opportunities.

Understanding Replication in a Way That Is True to Science

In this article, I critically examine a number of widely held beliefs about the nature of replication and its place in science, with particular reference to psychology. In doing so, I present a number of underappreciated understandings of the nature of science more generally. I contend that some contributors to the replication debates overstate the importance of replication in science and mischaracterize the relationship between direct and conceptual replication. I also claim that there has been a failure to appreciate sufficiently the variety of legitimate replication practices that scientists engage in. In this regard, I highlight the tendency to pay insufficient attention to methodological triangulation as an important strategy for justifying empirical claims. I argue, further, that the replication debates tend to overstate the closeness of the relationship between replication and theory construction. Some features of this relationship are spelt out with reference to the hypothetico-deductive and the abductive accounts of scientific method. Additionally, an evaluation of the status of replication in different characterizations of scientific progress is undertaken. I maintain that viewing replication as just one element of the wide array of scientific endeavors leads to the conclusion that it is not as prominent in science as is often claimed.