The future of design cognition analysis

‘Design cognition’ refers to the mental processes and representations involved in designing, and has been a significant area of interest since the emergence of design research in the 1960s. The field now faces significant challenges moving into the future, with major change required to overcome stagnation in research topics and methodologies. Tackling these challenges requires us to understand the past and present of design cognition research, and open fresh discussions on its future. This thematic collection aims to address this need by taking stock of current approaches, exploring emerging topics and methodologies, and identifying future directions for enquiry. In this editorial, we examine key issues regarding both what we investigate and how we conduct this research. We present a vision formed from a structured literature review, the work of authors in the collection, and the views of a broad cross-section of the design cognition community. This vision is formalized in a roadmap from the present to the near and far future, highlighting key topics and research questions for the field. Ultimately, ecological measurement, new applications of artificial intelligence, and a move towards theory construction and research maturation constitute key long term challenges for the design cognition community.

Evidence-based training of wisdom in business and management: Use of scientific insights about malleability of practical wisdom for rigorous interventions

Cultivation of practical wisdom in business depends on understanding of malleability of wisdom-related characteristics. Recent experimental evidence suggests dramatic malleability in core features of wisdom, which has implications for assessment as well as external and personal training. The present chapter aims to provide a systematic review of evidence concerning the malleability of critical features of practical wisdom – intellectual humility, consideration of change, as well as perspective-taking and integration. A particular focus is devoted to the role of situational factors in inhibiting or promoting practical wisdom. Results indicate that social contexts (e.g., being together with friends/work-colleagues) promote more practical wisdom than non-social situations, self-focused contexts inhibit practical wisdom, and contexts promoting ego-decentered mindsets (e.g., self-distancing) sustain practical wisdom in self-focused situations. Within-person (state) differences in wisdom across situations are at least as large if not larger than between-person (trait) differences. Insights about the malleability of practical wisdom also resulted in a novel state-sensitive approach to measure practical wisdom across both state and trait-level, allowing for ecological measurement of meta-cognitive processes in a cost-efficient and reliable fashion. The chapter concludes with speculation about implications for evidence-based intervention programs to foster practical wisdom in people’s lives.

DETERMINANTS OF UKRAINE'S POPULATION HEALTH: ECOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

Based on the official statistics and the results of the author's sociological research, the current state of atmospheric air in Ukraine is estimated. By the method of logistic regression, the dependence between the state of health of the Ukrainian population (chances of having / not having a chronic disease) and the purity of atmospheric air is revealed. The main causes of death caused by air pollution are identified. Risks to public health related to environmental pollution have been identified, the degree of their adverse effects has been determined, incl. in the regional context. These ways of reducing the negative impact of air pollution.

The Sensitivity of Water Environmental Factors on Eutrophication Based on Rough Set Theory and the Ecological Countermeasures Revelation

The paper took advantage of approximate classification of imprecise or incomplete data to analyze and assess the sensitivity of environmental factors on eutrophication based on rough set theory. Its main advantage was it performed rationally on data attributes reduction and classification. This technique provided a valuable tool to analyze the key factors leading to eutrophication in Xiaoqing River estuary of Laizhou Bay in China. Results showed that the most important factors that dominated the eutrophic degree were aerobiotic organic compound, dissolved inorganic phosphate and nitrogen which came from the land-input of Xiaoqing River. Then the ecological measurement against eutrophication may be to cultivate a kind of ecological environment materials (e.g. seaweed) to absorb the excessive nutrition.

Prevalensi dan Determinan Hipertensi di Pulau Jawa, Tahun 2004

Hipertensi merupakan faktor risiko utama kardiovaskuler yang merupakan penyebab utama kematian di seluruh dunia. Peningkatan umur harapan hidup dan perubahan gaya hidup meningkatkan faktor risiko hipertensi di berbagai negara. Tujuan penelitian ini (1) Mengetahui prevalensi hipertensi dan penyebarannya di Pulau Jawa tahun 2004. (2) Mengetahui faktor-faktor sosiodemografi yang berhubungan dengan kejadian hipertensi. (3) Mengetahui kontribusi dan dampak potensial masing-masing faktor tersebut. Penelitian dengan rancangan studi Ekologi Multilevel ini menggabungkan variabel tingkat pengukuran individu dengan tingkat pengukuran ekologi dalam analisis bersama, dengan unit analisis individu. Analisis kontekstual dilakukan melalui kerangka konsep hipertensi, menggunakan metode analisis regresi logistik ganda, dengan status hipertensi sebagai variabel dependen. Data variabel dependen dan variabel perancu yang merupakan data pengukuran tingkat individu diambil dari data SKRT 2004. Data sosiodemografi tingkat pengukuran ekologi sebagai variabel independen utama, diperoleh dari Profil Kesehatan Indonesia, Statistik Indonesia, Statistik Kesehatan, Statistik Kesejahteraan Rakyat, danData Departemen Dalam Negeri, unit pengamatan provinsi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan prevalensi hipertensi di Pulau Jawa 41,9%, dengan kisaran di masing-masing provinsi 36,6%-47,7%. Prevalensi di perkotaan 39,9% (37,0%-45,8%) dan di perdesaan 44,1% (36,2%-51,7%). Kata kunci: Hipertensi, faktor sosiodemografiAbstractHypertension is a main risk factor of cardiovascular disease which is ranked as number one cause of death in the world. The increase of life expectancy and changes in life style have increased the prevalence of hypertension risk factor in both developed and developing countries. The objectives of this study are (1) To know the prevalence and distribution of hypertension in di Java island, in year 2004. (2) To know sosiodemographic factors related to hypertension. (3) To know the contribution of each sosiodemographic factor toward hypertension. The study used multilevel ecologic study design that integrated both individual and ecological level variables measurement. The analysis method used in this study was contextual analysis and multiple logistic regression with hypertension status as dependent variable. The individual level measurement of variables such as hypertension status and age, job, education and sex is taken from Household Health Survey (SKRT) 2004. The sosiodemographic data which was ecological measurement level served as the main independent variables were taken from Indonesian Health Profile, Indonesian Health Statistics, Public Welfare Statistics and data from Department of Internal Affair, particularly from Province Surveillance Unit. The study results showed that the prevalence of hypertension in Java Island was 41.9%, with range of prevalence in provincial level of 36.6%-47.7%. The prevalence in urban areas was 39.9% (37.0%-45.8%) and in rural areas was 44.1% (36.2%-51.7%)Keywords: Hypertension, sosiodemographic factors