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Blažič, Borka Jerman, Andrej Jerman-Blažič, and Tanja Arh. "A Virtual User Community." Journal of Global Information Management 23, no. 2 (April 2015): 24–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2015040102.
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The aim of the research work presented in this paper is to explore a virtual-user community's influence on the design of a new, multimedia-based Internet service. The virtual community considered here are the researchers and associated administrative staff who are working on, or managing, collaboration projects or common tasks in distant laboratories all over the world. The acceptance and the attitudes of the community were studied and applied in the design of a new service offered by the Virtual Conference Centre Portal (VCCP) – Global Plaza. In this study, the cultural backgrounds of the user community were considered and the findings are discussed. . The studies were carried out with communities coming from three continents: Africa, South America and Europe. The paper gives a brief presentation of the VCCP's service facilities and an analysis of the results of the performed studies.
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Singh, Supriya. "Studying the User: A Matter of Perspective." Media International Australia 98, no. 1 (February 2001): 113–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0109800113.
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Providers and policy-makers are interested in understanding consumers' use of new media and technologies. The challenge, however, is to work out ways in which qualitative research on the social construction and uses of the new communications technologies can connect with and reformulate issues central to industry and policy. In this paper, I present a way of exploring the perspectives of the user, and connecting them to the language and perspectives of providers and policy-makers. Users and their activities are placed at the centre of the questions. The questions and concepts then focus on the activity and nature of communication rather than the goods and services sold or the technologies being used. Information and communication technologies are studied within their social context. This research is most often qualitative because, for the most part, we are discovering new questions and exploring ambiguity. Once the user's perspectives have been discovered, it is easier to engage in dialogue with providers and policy-makers by focusing on concepts central to both sides, such as ‘design’ and ‘trust’. These concepts link issues important to the user to issues of production, diffusion and consumer confidence.
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Risling, Tracie L., and Derek E. Risling. "Advancing nursing participation in user-centred design." Journal of Research in Nursing 25, no. 3 (May 2020): 226–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744987120913590.
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Background What is the role of nursing in the digital health transformation of the 21st century? The answer to this critical question may rely on how prepared nursing is to enter into design processes associated with this evolution. Aims The purpose of this paper is to introduce foundational terminology and tools to support increased nursing participation in user-centred design. Situated within a six-step design process, this includes a new analytic framework combining the disciplinary expertise of computer science with the nursing methodology Interpretive Description. Methods The analytic framework and recommended research process were developed over the course of two projects each employing a similar collaborative mixed-methods design. Primary methodological drivers were drawn from the software development life-cycle and Interpretive Description in these digital health intervention studies. Results Using aspects of software development practice, an analytic framework was conceived as part of an interdisciplinary research process allowing nurses to integrate their disciplinary expertise in user-centred digital design. The framework allows nurses to parse collected data into a robust set of functional and non-functional requirements for software developers while still engaging in a fulsome interpretive analysis. Conclusion There is a need for nursing to occupy a more significant role in the advancement of technology innovation in healthcare. However, a lack of familiarity with design-thinking and associated practical experience impedes nursing voices in this area. Tools and processes are introduced to enhance an existing nursing methodology as a means to extend our disciplinary design capacity.
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Abdul Rahman, Norhafizah, Siti Rasidah Md Sakip, and Nadiyanti Mat Nayan. "A User-Friendly Shopping Street." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 3, no. 10 (March 17, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i10.93.
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The primary concern of this paper is to identify the relationship between attributes under physical qualities and activities that contribute to the user-friendly street. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is used in the early stages to gather information about the interrelationships among variables. The Cronbach’s Alpha (α) value was used to determine the level of reliability through the internal consistency for each factor. The result for the validity of all construct achieved Alpha (α) value exceeding 0.70. This research found that there are positive correlation between safety with comfort and convenience, safety with accessibility, and accessibility with comfort and convenience.Keywords: Urban shopping, street, physical quality, street activities, user-friendlyeISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Parker, Cathy, Nikos Ntounis, Simon Quin, and Ian Grime. "High Street research agenda: identifying High Street research priorities." Journal of Place Management and Development 7, no. 2 (July 8, 2014): 176–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmd-06-2014-0008.
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Purpose – The purpose of this short article is to outline a research agenda to further our understanding of how retail areas are influenced by, and adapt to, change. This is part of an Economic and Social Research Council-funded project High Street UK 2020. Design/methodology/approach – We outline a research agenda – containing factors which High Street stakeholders in Alsager, Altrincham, Ballymena, Barnsley, Bristol, Congleton, Holmfirth, Market Rasen, Morley and Wrexham have identified as influencing the vitality and viability of their retail areas. Currently, there is little or no academic evidence available to support these factors; therefore, they are worthy of further research. Findings – The towns assert that the following factors influence High Street performance (either positively or negatively) and need further research: business support; engagement and engaged businesses; fragmentation; information; Internet connectivity; local knowledge; measuring economic impact/value; media coverage; networking; public sector dependency and risk aversion. Research limitations/implications – Only 10 towns have taken part in the research. Nevertheless, they are representative of the research-user community for retail centre research. Practical implications – This research agenda will enable researchers to respond to a clear gap in our knowledge about High Street performance, as identified by towns themselves. Social implications – By undertaking the research that people that manage retail areas need, it will enable practitioners to make better informed decisions and manage these important areas more effectively to the benefit of their local communities. Originality/value – By allowing town centre managers, traders, council members/officials and “concerned citizens” to set the agenda for research production in the area of retail centre change, we anticipate forthcoming research in this area will be more highly valued by practitioners and have more impact in “the real world”.
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Dalton, Jane, Duncan Chambers, Melissa Harden, Andrew Street, Gillian Parker, and Alison Eastwood. "Service user engagement and health service reconfiguration: a rapid evidence synthesis." Health Services and Delivery Research 3, no. 17 (April 2015): 1–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03170.
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BackgroundUK NHS organisations are required to consult patients and the public about proposals for major changes to services. The evidence base for current UK guidance is unclear.ObjectivesTo assess what is known about effective patient and public engagement in reconfiguration processes and to identify implications for further research.DesignRapid evidence synthesis.SettingHealth services affected by reconfiguration proposals in the UK (particularly the English) NHS and similar health systems.ParticipantsMembers of the public and their representatives, patients and patient groups.InterventionsAny intervention to encourage patients and the public and their representatives to be involved in discussions about proposals for major service change.Main outcome measuresAny measure of ‘successful’ engagement as reported by health service decision-makers, patients and public representatives. We were also interested in the outcome of controversial reconfiguration proposals.Data sourcesWe carried out separate searches for systematic reviews, primary research studies and grey literature. Database searches were limited to material published in English from 2000 to March 2014.Review methodsFinal decisions on study inclusion were made by two reviewers independently. We used EPPI-Reviewer 4 (Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre, University of London, London, UK) to record decisions and for data extraction and quality assessment. We carried out a narrative synthesis using multiple frameworks (including pre-specified research questions and current guidance). In synthesising the case studies, we selected a number of ‘exemplars’ based on quality of reporting and some evaluation of the process of engagement.ResultsEight systematic reviews, seven empirical research studies and 24 case studies (six exemplars) were included. Methods of engagement varied in nature and intensity, and generally involved a mixed methods approach. There was no evidence on the isolated impact of any particular engagement method or collection of methods. In general, engagement was most likely to be successful when the process started at an early stage, offered opportunities for genuine interaction and was led and supported by clinicians involved in delivering the relevant services. The impact of engagement was variably measured and demonstrated. Impact was more frequently defined in terms of process measures than success or failure of reconfiguration. Little was reported on the potential negative impact of service user engagement.ConclusionsPatients and the public could be engaged through a wide variety of methods. In selecting which methods to employ locally, decision-makers should take into account the nature of the local population and of the proposed service changes. Problems often arose because decision-makers paid insufficient attention to issues considered important by the public. NHS England guidance could be a helpful practical framework for future engagement activity.Future workClearly reported evaluations of interventions are needed including those that test the sustainability of methods of engagement and their impact over time. The NHS England guidance on planning and delivering service change may provide a foundation for the design of future research.FundingCommissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Service and Delivery Research (HSDR) programme from the University of York HSDR Evidence Synthesis Centre (project no. 13/05/11).
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Aase, Lara. "There Is No View From Nowhere: User Experience Research at the Center of Southwest Studies Library." Collection Management 42, no. 3-4 (October 2, 2017): 139–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2017.1328324.
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Savolainen, Kaisa, and Sampsa Hyysalo. "User Representations as a Design Resource." Science & Technology Studies 34, no. 2 (May 15, 2021): 25–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.23987/sts.84598.
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The study of how the understanding of usages and users is achieved and turned into the characteristics of products comprises ‘the sociology of user representation’ in Science and Technology Studies. Whilst the early research on the topic was foremost a critique of designers’ imposition of theirimagination and preferences on prospective users, research has since discovered a richer research landscape in accomplishing the difficult task of anticipating the future contexts and identities of users. Our paper continues this line of work by examining a situation where first-hand access to users is blocked from human-centred design-oriented designers. Constructing an array of complementary user representations helps them to bridge the previously accumulated knowledge on users in their trade to the envisioned technology. The complementarities in the handful of key user segment representations and what is represented in their explicated form allowed the design team to make reasoned and accountable design decisions.
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Jones, Hannah, Sigrid Dupan, Maxford Coutinho, Sarah Day, Deirdre Desmond, Margaret Donovan-Hall, Matthew Dyson, et al. "Co-Creation Facilitates Translational Research on Upper Limb Prosthetics." Prosthesis 3, no. 2 (April 2, 2021): 110–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis3020012.
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People who either use an upper limb prosthesis and/or have used services provided by a prosthetic rehabilitation centre, hereafter called users, are yet to benefit from the fast-paced growth in academic knowledge within the field of upper limb prosthetics. Crucially over the past decade, research has acknowledged the limitations of conducting laboratory-based studies for clinical translation. This has led to an increase, albeit rather small, in trials that gather real-world user data. Multi-stakeholder collaboration is critical within such trials, especially between researchers, users, and clinicians, as well as policy makers, charity representatives, and industry specialists. This paper presents a co-creation model that enables researchers to collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including users, throughout the duration of a study. This approach can lead to a transition in defining the roles of stakeholders, such as users, from participants to co-researchers. This presents a scenario whereby the boundaries between research and participation become blurred and ethical considerations may become complex. However, the time and resources that are required to conduct co-creation within academia can lead to greater impact and benefit the people that the research aims to serve.
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Bruen, M., J. J. O'Sullivan, F. A. Gebre, and P. J. Purcell. "Designing for surface water runoff control: end-user requirements in Ireland." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 8, no. 4 (July 4, 2008): 635–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-8-635-2008.
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Abstract. Since 1975, flood estimation in Ireland has generally followed methods as outlined in the Flood Studies Report (Natural Environment Research Council, 1975). An update of this for conditions in the Republic of Ireland commenced in 2005 and included research in Urban Catchment Flood Analysis. To inform this work, a scoping study of issues relating to flooding caused by urban runoff was undertaken by a team from the Centre for Water Resources Research at University College Dublin and some of the findings are described in this paper. It focussed on quantitative and qualitative research methods (self-completion questionnaires and Focus Groups) to review the methods of flood estimation for urbanised catchments currently in use in Ireland. It assessed the nature of deficiencies associated with urban-runoff control and identified achievable and realistic objectives for further research. A questionnaire was developed around a number of key themes pertaining to flooding caused by urban runoff and circulated to 291 stakeholders in target sectors that ranged from Engineering Consultancies to Academic Institutions. A total of 100 questionnaires were returned giving a 34% response rate. The study found; (i) a proliferation of methods are used in practice resulting in significant differences between the estimates; (ii) some methods are sometimes being used for inappropriate spatial scales; (iii) there is a lack of clear guidance on the use of the methods and/or associated software packages; (iv) there is little appreciation of the uncertainties associated with the methods and (v) there are significant deficiencies in some of the basic information available. A list of recommendations was produced, to guide the commissioning of future research to improve the methods available to designers.
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Pickard, Luke, Alison Rodriguez, and Kiara Lewis. "Person-centred phenomenology: service user experiences of exercise." Mental Health and Social Inclusion 21, no. 2 (April 10, 2017): 119–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-01-2017-0001.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experience of sport and exercise amongst a group of mental health service users. Participants were recruited from a north of England NHS mental health trust that was piloting a sport and exercise intervention for adults with mental health needs. Design/methodology/approach In depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with five mental health service users. The chosen phenomenological methodology was collaborative and interpretive. Findings Two essential themes were highlighted: “Intermittent health breaking through heavy clouds of illness” and “The cycle of recovery”. In addition, this person-centred research identified a number of intervention benefits beyond those relating to the impact of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing. The main findings are expressed using visual imagery which participants found expressed their perceptions and experiences better than written prose. This includes the way day-to-day illness impacts on the journey of health for people with mental health problems. Research limitations/implications The intervention looked to help the transition between leaving mental health services and developing a regular routine to promote recovery. The study illuminates the voices of service users and identifies that sport and exercise for mental health service users can be beneficial for recovery and feelings of belonging which can strengthen perceptions of the self. Originality/value Few studies have approached this methodological approach. This study demonstrates the value of phenomenological research with a collaborative, person-centred or indeed an involved patient focus. This collaborative approach enabled a shared understanding of the phenomena.
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McKnight, Lorna, and Chris Davies. "The Kellogg College Centre for Research into Assistive Learning Technologies." Journal of Assistive Technologies 6, no. 2 (June 15, 2012): 158–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17549451211235000.
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PurposeThis article aims to introduce the Kellogg College Centre for Research into Assistive Learning Technologies, which is a new research centre based at the University of Oxford.Design/methodology/approachThe article briefly sets the context of the centre within the current literature, and outlines the centre's current plan of work. The centre has funding for two years to look into new developments in the application of digital technologies to support the learning and educational achievement of young people in school and higher education with a range of specific learning difficulties. This will begin with a substantial research review, as well as in‐depth studies of current initiatives in secondary schools and higher education.FindingsThe findings from the research review will aim to be published and disseminated to the research community within the first two years of the centre's life.Originality/valueIt is hoped that this centre will be able to contribute to the existing research on the uses of a range of assistive technologies in educational settings.
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Harjumaa, Marja, Igone Idigoras, Minna Isomursu, and Ainara Garzo. "Expectations and user experience of a multimodal medicine management system for older users." Journal of Assistive Technologies 8, no. 2 (June 10, 2014): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jat-10-2013-0031.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the adoption of a multimodal medication management system (MMS) targeted on older people and home care professionals. The paper aims to describe the expectations of the system and the user experience findings from an empirical qualitative field trial. The field trial results are used to discuss how MMSs should be designed in order to improve adherence to medications. Design/methodology/approach – The paper suggests that building a multimodal medicine management system targeted on both older users and home care professionals brings many benefits over electronic medicine dispenser systems or general reminder systems. The research process uses an iterative prototyping approach including phases of requirements analysis and concept design, prototype building and evaluation in a field trial. Findings – The study demonstrates how a system that merely satisfied users during the prototype building phase does not necessarily succeed as well as expected in the field trials. It would be important to consider reasons for medication non-adherence and non-technology factors influencing willingness to adopt new assistive devices in order to promote diffusion of new MMSs at home. The paper also discusses how the different persuasive functionalities of the system addressed patient-centred factors influencing non-adherence and how they could be addressed. Research limitations/implications – This study has some limitations. The actual adherence to medications was not measured. However, in the future, it will be important to study how the MMSs influence medication adherence. Also, the user experiences of the home care professionals were not studied in the field trials. Home care professionals who were involved in the user studies and trials merely estimated the value for their patients and not for themselves. Originality/value – This paper analyses design issues relevant when designing systems to help older people manage their medications.
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Huber, Markus, Matthias Wolf, Werner Meyer, Oliver Jokisch, and Kati Nowack. "Some design aspects of a cognitive user interface." Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management 6, no. 1 (April 4, 2018): 15–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.36965/ojakm.2018.6(1)15-29.
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We report on research conducted as part of the Universal Cognitive User Interface (UCUI) project, which aims at developing a universal, autarkic module for intuitive interaction with technical devices. First, we present an empirical study of image schemas as basic building blocks of human knowledge. Image schemas have been studied extensively in cognitive linguistics, but insufficiently in the context of human-computer-interaction (HCI). Some image schemas are developed early at pre-verbal stages (e.g., up-down) and may, thus, exert greater influence on human knowledge than later developed image schemas (e.g., centre-periphery). To investigate this for HCI contexts, we applied a speech interaction task using a Wizard of Oz paradigm. Our results show that users apply early image schemas more frequently than late image schemas. They should, therefore, be given preference in interface designs. In the second part of this contribution we therefore focus on the appropriate representation and processing of semantics. We introduce novel theoretical work including feature-values-relations and Petri net transducers, and discuss their impact on behaviour control of cognitive systems. In addition, we illustrate some details of the implementation regarding learning strategies and the graphical user interface.
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Tunprawat, Chanon, Yanin Rugwongwan, and Wichitra Singhirunnusorn. "Product Design Enhancing Environmental Perception and Encouraging Behavioural Change towards Sustainability." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 2, no. 5 (March 19, 2017): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i5.659.
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This study focuses on reducing environmental impact by design and aim to inform the environmental information through product design to support user behavioural change. The objects are to analyse user attribute factors that affect to perception distinction of environmental information, consider environmental data contents and information designs that Influence to user behaviour and evaluating design principles. This research is an empirical research in the methodology used mixed methods. The results will expand the knowledge and theory of sustainable product design to emphasise on user behaviour change theory and the guidelines for daily life product designKeywords: Product Design, Environmental Perception, Behavioral Change, SustainabilityISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Hirte, H. W., S. Kagoma, L. Zhong, I. Collins, D. Burns, C. Rand, T. Simpson, and A. Snider. "Dose banding of chemotherapy doses at the Juravinski Cancer Centre." Journal of Clinical Oncology 24, no. 18_suppl (June 20, 2006): 6099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.6099.
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6099 Background: As the number and complexity of chemotherapy regimens increase, the demands on pharmacy services to reduce chemotherapy preparation and checking times continues to increase. Dose banding, a system whereby doses of intravenous cytotoxic drugs calculated on an individual basis are rounded up or down to predetermined standard doses (the maximum variation of the adjustment between standard dose and doses constituting each band is 5% or less) was identified as a strategy that could be used to address some of the issues around time pressures to help reduce patient waiting times for treatment. Methods: The project consisted of 3 phases; Phase I - literature review to identify dose banding publications; Phase II - selection of drugs to be banded for the pilot. The two drugs selected were 5FU and leukovorin, and Phase III - Time studies pre-, interim and post dose banding implementation to determine drug dispensing time and patients’ wait time for pharmacy related procedures. This occurred for a 2 week period (10 working days) either prior to implementation (pre- 819 patients studied), 4 days after implementation (interim - 854 patients studied) and 4 weeks after implementation (post - 785 patients studied). Results: Drug dispensing time did not decrease with dose banding (pre- 7.9 min, interim - 7.6 min and post - 9.4 min). However, the average patient wait time decreased after piloting the dose banding project (pre - 31.6 min, interim 23.7 min, and post - 27.8 min). The percentage of doses that were banded were 37.8% in the interim time study and 58.2% in the post time study. Conclusions: Although dose banding did not reduce dispensing time in this study, likely because the preparation for dispensing 5FU and leukovorin syringes is normally very simple and quick, patient’s wait time for pharmacy related procedures did decrease. This was probably due to contributions of other factors in the pharmacy process. A reduction in dispensing time could likely be achieved if more complex regimens were considered for dose banding. Dose banding could be used to increase capacity within the chemotherapy suite on the day of administration. It also allows for a better work schedule and increases efficiencies within the chemotherapy preparation and administration areas. (Sponsored by funds from Cancer Care Ontario) No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Volvenko, Igor V. "Regional Data Center (RDC) of FSUE «TINRO-centre»: its role in prediction of resource state for national fisheries and principal directions of activities." Izvestiya TINRO 176, no. 1 (March 30, 2014): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26428/1606-9919-2014-176-3-15.
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Regional Data Center (RDC) is 40 years old in 2014. Its main goals are accumulation of research data on Far-Eastern marine biological resources and their environments, as well as supervision for the data collection, validation and processing. Principal activities of RDC are: 1) development and implementation of computerize workplaces for scientific and technical personnel aboard research vessels and ashore; 2) logging of primary cruise materials on paper and their digitizing; 3) development and management of large databases (DB) for the information gathered in research cruises and fishery statistics; 4) creation of knowledge bases and geographic information systems (GIS) containing the processed results on long-term monitoring of marine ecosystems; 5 ) performing any user queries to the DB and GIS for quick information support of current scientific, practical and administrative activities in all departments of TINRO; 6) development of new methodological approaches to data processing and automation of related processes by creation of original software; 7 ) inter-institutional data exchange and creation of joint DB; 8) TINRO staff consulting on methodological issues of statistical and cartographic data processing; 9) development of regulations and normative documents regulating relationships in collection, storage and access to the information archived in RDC; 10) scientific researches, independent or joint with other laboratories. These ten trends are focused onto studies of marine ecosystems and their climatic and oceanographic environments, short-term and long-term forecasting of bioresources, rational management of fisheries and aquaculture, planning of research expeditions.
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FAIRE, LUCY, and DENISE MCHUGH. "Twelve shades of grey: encountering urban colour in the street in British provincial towns, c. 1945–1970." Urban History 46, no. 2 (August 7, 2018): 288–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s096392681800038x.
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ABSTRACTThis article examines the neglected sensory experience of visual physical colour in the city/town centre or what is now referred to as the Central Business District. It focuses on the post-war period when reconstruction, town planning, new architecture, novel materials and technologies, and investment were all transforming British city centres. The research uses film, photographs, planning documents, oral history and social media reminiscences to research the users’ experience of colour in the city centre streets. It argues that, although new materials in construction opened up the possibilities of bright, ‘non-natural’ colours in the urban built environment, the visual experience of colour was found mainly in the ephemera of everyday life. Furthermore, it argues that colour was an important component in constructing people's sense of place and belonging in the city.
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Hashim, Ahmad Ezanee, Siti Aida Samikon, Mohamad Sufian Hasim, and Mahyudin Mahmood. "Facilities Management AUDIT in Managing Healing Facilities in Public Health Care Built Environment: User Satisfaction Viewpoint." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 1, no. 4 (August 8, 2016): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.376.
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Healthcare organizations have recognized the powerful impact of supply breakdowns and have exploited supply chain management for their quality program, especially regarding lean operations. This study aims to investigate strategic Facilities Management (FM) as a function to support the objectives of providing efficient services to healthcare sector through measuring user satisfaction focusing on public training hospital building. This research involved correlation analysis of the results obtained. The findings show that there is a strong significant relationship among the building performance criteria and the importance of POE guidelines in functional and technical performance criteria.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Sustainable; Quality of Life; Facilities Management Audit; Public Healthcare; Built Environment
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Beskaravaynaya, E., I. Mitroshin, and T. Kharybina. "Analyzing the demand for user information and patent support at scientific libraries." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 8 (August 9, 2019): 20–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-8-20-37.
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The authors substantiate the importance and the need for the study of the functional character of information needs (further referred as IN) of scientists at research institutes and, in particular, the Federal Research Center in Pushchino Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PSC RAS) in order to improve information services. Much attention was paid to the study of IN of scientists searching for patent information. The authors summarize the results of the analysis of information needs of researchers specializing in physicochemical biology. They substantiate the need for user patent information support comprising information and analytical services, consulting, methodical work and patent studies. The study findings demonstrate that patent information services hold a special place in the modern information infrastructure and are highly demanded by the PSC RAS users. Based on the study results, the authors introduce the concept of patent information support of PSC RAS library users. This model envisages priority development of online and analytical services for the patent research. Such information support of PSC RAS researchers would facilitate profitability and benefits and increase interest in the library services.
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Ali, Abu, Andre Liem, Siti Salwa Isa, and Siti Suriawati Isa. "Investigating Meaning-making Process in Design Collaboration Activities: Designers Interaction With Objects." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, SI3 (December 28, 2020): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5isi3.2540.
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Various ways of accessing the meaning-making process in design activity have been explored in many fields of user-centred design, participatory design and human product experienced. However, designer collaboration activities in meaning findings have rarely been studied or reported. Therefore, this research investigates the influence of designers’ collaboration on designers’ thinking in creating meaning in the design process and the design elements that influence their making. It can be concluded that experience and a more active observation with an object in design practice contribute to the better idea in the meaning-making process. Keywords: meaning-making, design thinking, the principle of design eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2540
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Schmolke, Margit. "Appraising Research on Positive Mental Health for Person Centered Medicine." International Journal of Person Centered Medicine 3, no. 3 (February 12, 2014): 212–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ijpcm.v3i3.402.
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The author appraises studies on positive mental health relevant to person centered medicine, with an emphasis on qualitative research designs dealing with personal and social resources, resilience and individual recovery processes of psychiatric patients. These studies and developments may have an enriching and stimulating impact on a person-centred medicine since they deal with patients’ inner subjective experiences and healthy aspects in midst of mental illness processes. Also the recent service user involvement in mental health research – a main component of the recovery movement – can be seen as an innovative step towards a new culture of research on subjective illness experience. Furthermore, the convergence of recovery orientation and person-centred care perspectives are delineated.
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Nimon, Kibamba. "Ethical fashion consumption: Market research and fashion sustainability in Canada and beyond." Clothing Cultures 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/cc_00028_1.
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Today’s consumers are very connected and knowledgeable and have very high expectations of businesses in terms of corporate social and environmental responsibilities. Yet, researchers have demonstrated the existence of a behaviour gap between consumers’ intention and their action. While they expect brands to be more responsible and are willing to pay more from the ones that ‘do good’, that willingness to purchase more ethical products fails to translate to a concrete purchase in reality. This behaviour gap is a real challenge to ethical fashion brands, a challenge that must be addressed in order to support the growth of the market and ensure that sustainability truly becomes the fashion industry framework. This chapter supports to a certain extent the arguments of the Professors Kate Fletcher (University of Arts London) and Lynda Grose (California College of Arts) in favour of creating longer-lasting garments through the design for sustainability approach. Their work has, among other things, put the user back to the centre of discussions and his relationship with clothing and how this relationship should affect systemic change in the industry. The purpose of this chapter is to bring the consumer behavioural paradox to light and to share through a case study one way ethical fashion brands could bridge consumers’ expectations and thus empower them in their choice to live more sustainably.
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Iaria, Carmelo, Concetta Saoca, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Sara Ciulli, Maria Violetta Brundo, Giuseppe Piccione, and Giovanni Lanteri. "Occurrence of diseases in fish used for experimental research." Laboratory Animals 53, no. 6 (March 5, 2019): 619–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0023677219830441.
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of pathogens and diseases in laboratory fish over a 10-year period at the Centre for Experimental Fish Pathology of Sicily, University of Messina. This report also emphasizes the adverse effects of subclinical infections on research endpoints, as well as the importance of animal health with respect to welfare. Infections in fish used for research can alter experimental outcomes, increase the variability of data, and impede experimental reproducibility. For this purpose, 411 diseased fish of different species (out of a total of 2820 fish) that belonged to four marine species ( Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata, Argyrosomus regius and Mugil cephalus) and to four fresh water species ( Danio rerio, Carassius auratus, Xiphophorus variatus and Poecilia reticulata) were examined in this study. Our results showed that mycobacteriosis and myxosporidiosis were the most important diseases found in our research fish, and the results represent a useful tool to obtain wider knowledge on the incidence of various diseases in different fish species. Further studies in this field are necessary to improve knowledge on the state of the health of fish used for research.
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Wan Ismail, Wan Hashimah. "Users’ Perceptions of Shopping Activities in the Historic City of Malacca." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 2, no. 3 (April 1, 2017): 99–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v2i3.202.
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The intent of this paper is to discuss the survival of the shop houses in the historic city of Malacca based on the research on the perceptions of the users, site observation and available documents. The findings of the research suggested that the shop houses were the most visited places. The users had both positive and negative perceptions on the shop houses in terms of comfort, circulation and other aspects that relate to shopping activities. The information can be used as a guide to ensure the continuous use of the shop houses as the setting for current and future activities.
Keywords: User. shop houses. perception. Heritage
© 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Schach, S., M. Scholz, J. S. Wolinsky, and L. Kappos. "Pooled historical MRI data as a basis for research in multiple sclerosis - a statistical evaluation." Multiple Sclerosis Journal 13, no. 4 (May 2007): 509–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458506069537.
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Pooled data from placebo groups of different trials can serve as historical control for ongoing or future therapeutic studies and as a reference for power calculations. In order to assess their usefulness for this purpose, we investigated the degree of heterogeneity of placebo arm data from 14 controlled studies included in the database of the Sylvia Lawry Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research. Since different criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of patients were used in these studies, an attempt was made to adjust the distribution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures for the differences in the study populations. The analyses showed that, even after adjustment, significant differences remained. This heterogeneity does not reduce the usefulness of the database for statistical analysis of inter-relationships between variables, provided that it is explicitly taken into account as a stratification factor. However, care must be taken when trying to compare the results of a newly treated group with the patients of this pool. Heterogeneity in some MRI variables was greatly reduced when only studies from the same image analysis centre were compared. Multiple Sclerosis 2007; 13: 509-516. http://msj.sagepub.com
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Yenianti, Ifonila. "Tradisi Baru Perpustakaan dalam Perannya sebagai Institusi Pengetahuan." Pustabiblia: Journal of Library and Information Science 2, no. 2 (December 17, 2018): 267. http://dx.doi.org/10.18326/pustabiblia.v2i2.267-276.
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Library is not only a place to display books, but there are many important values within. The Library paradigm of book oriented has shifted into user oriented. It means that library becomes a centre of information. On the top of that, library is also transforms into a knowledge institution to serve, illuminate, and make knowledge as a culture. In this technological era, this article presents interesting phenomena in The Libraries of State Institute for Islamic Studies (PTKIN) under The Ministry of Religious Affairs Indonesia about the emergence and the development of new traditions including Online Research Skills (ORS) and Writing Skills (WS)
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Reeves, Jonathan P., Conor H. D. John, Kevin A. Wood, and Phoebe R. Maund. "A Qualitative Analysis of UK Wetland Visitor Centres as a Health Resource." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16 (August 15, 2021): 8629. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168629.
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The health benefits associated with spending time in natural environments have been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and restrictions to safeguard public health have exacerbated the pre-existing mental health crisis and rise of non-communicable diseases. Thus, the importance of nature as a health resource has been elevated, hastening calls for a better understanding of how health benefits might differ across user groups and nature provisions. In this regard, urban green spaces have become the greatest research focus; however, blue spaces, especially inland freshwater (e.g., wetlands), remain less studied. First-hand user experiences are also under-represented. This exploratory study examines the motivations and benefits of active wetland centre users in the UK, both during and after visits. Responses to three open-ended questions were collated online from 385 participants, and a qualitative content analysis was conducted based on an existing taxonomy from users of urban green spaces. The results showed strong motivations to visit due to the biodiversity at the site (mainly the birdlife), while less tangible nature (e.g., fresh air) and amenities were also important. In contrast to other studies on natural environments, physical activity was a less influential motivation. Salient derived effects included positive and intensely positive emotions, relaxation and mental restoration. After visits to wetland centres, feelings of vitality and satisfaction were the most prominent effects that emerged. For decision-makers looking to leverage inland blue spaces for public health benefit, our results highlight the broad range and relative prominence of the reasons for use and the associated perceived health benefits derived by users of UK wetland centres. They highlight how biodiversity, abiotic nature and good amenities are important qualities to consider when planning, managing and encouraging people to use natural environments for health benefit, qualities that may also provide important environmental co-benefits.
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Pissourios, Ioannis A. "A historical overview and critical analysis of town centre delimitation methodologies." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 25, no. 25 (September 1, 2014): 155–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bog-2014-0036.
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Abstract The article aims at exploring the literature on town centre delimitation methods over the last sixty years. Specifically, the first section explores the content of the term town centre, while the second one proposes an organisation of town centre delimitation research in three main periods. The third section comprises the main corpus of the article, as several town centre delimitation methodologies of the last sixty years are presented and discussed. For their presentation, a three tiered analysis is introduced. In the first stage the decisions of researchers regarding centrality estimators are discussed, in the second stage the study focuses on the choices of the spatial units, in which the chosen variables will be studied, and in the third stage the study discusses the methods that are used to characterise each of the studied spatial units as central versus non-central. Based on the analysis, the article concludes that town centre delimitation is an issue which transcends various scientific disciplines and that each of these disciplines comprehends the centre of a town in a unique way. Thus, future methods of town centre delimitation should take into account the choices made in each of the three stages presented above, and should also link the above choices to the objectives and the theoretical context of the study.
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Zheng, Haiyao. "The provision and use of information on Chinese art in London Libraries." Art Libraries Journal 22, no. 1 (1997): 10–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200010257.
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London is a major international centre for study of and research into Chinese art. Four libraries - the British Library, the library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, the library of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, and the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum - are perhaps the main providers of information on Chinese art, although information is also available from several museum libraries, from the library of Christie’s auction house, and from public and other libraries. A survey of users of information on Chinese art indicates that provision is generally satisfactory, although the degree of user satisfaction varies from one library to another. More effective networking between the key libraries would bring about significant improvements.
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DELL’ERA, CLAUDIO, PAOLO LANDONI, and SARA JANE GONZALEZ. "INVESTIGATING THE INNOVATION IMPACTS OF USER-CENTRED AND PARTICIPATORY STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY EUROPEAN LIVING LABS." International Journal of Innovation Management 23, no. 05 (May 29, 2019): 1950048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919619500488.
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The advantages of innovation strategies that are based on collaboration with users have been demonstrated by several studies, which have highlighted emerging shifts from a user-centred approach (in which the user is a subject) to a participatory one (in which the user is a partner). The Living Lab methodology, which is a design research methodology aimed at co-creating innovation through the involvement of aware users in a real-life setting, can provide new perspectives in the passage from user-centred to participatory design. In this paper, answers received by 92 Living Labs belonging to the European Network of Living Labs are used to (i) investigate the strategies adopted by Living Labs to involve users in their innovation processes and (ii) analyse the relationships between strategies and achieved innovation performance outcomes. The user-centred strategy positively impacts all innovation performance outcomes (e.g., time, cost, quality and go to market), but only time performance shows a significant difference between non-adopters and adopters. Observing user behaviors, capturing user insights and receiving user feedback positively impact the efficiency of innovation projects and allow them to be concluded in a timely manner. The participatory strategy shows that adopters are characterised by a significantly higher percentage of projects that are able to reach the market by moving from the research stage to the innovation stage. Practices such as co-design, collaboration through digital platforms and development of experience prototypes allow for the achievement of better results in terms of quality and, consequently, marketability of the project outcome, but reduce the efficiency of the innovation project in terms of time and cost.
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Kunt, Zeynep. "Art-based methods for Participatory Action Research (PAR)." Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture 11, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/iscc_00008_1.
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By reflecting on alternative forms of knowledge co-production through art-based methods, the article discusses the potential of Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a responsive research praxis. Art-based methods have widely been used in research engaging communities through giving access to the worlds of participants. At the intersections of disciplines, benefiting from a range of art forms from photography to theatre, this approach provides the space and tools for the exploration of multiple perspectives about shared problems or questions. In this respect, PAR is a significant methodology for communication studies with its alternative ways of knowledge production by positioning ‘dialogue’ and ‘participation’ at the centre.
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Lempp, H., S. Abayneh, D. Gurung, L. Kola, J. Abdulmalik, S. Evans-Lacko, M. Semrau, A. Alem, G. Thornicroft, and C. Hanlon. "Service user and caregiver involvement in mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-country qualitative study." Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 27, no. 1 (November 8, 2017): 29–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2045796017000634.
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Aims.The aims of this paper are to: (i) explore the experiences of involvement of mental health service users, their caregivers, mental health centre heads and policy makers in mental health system strengthening in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Ethiopia, Nepal and Nigeria); (ii) analyse the potential benefits and barriers of such involvement; and (iii) identify strategies required to achieve greater service user and caregiver participation.Methods.A cross-country qualitative study was conducted, interviewing 83 stakeholders of mental health services.Results.Our analysis showed that service user and caregiver involvement in the health system strengthening process was an alien concept for most participants. They reported very limited access to direct participation. Stigma and poverty were described as the main barriers for involvement. Several strategies were identified by participants to overcome existing hurdles to facilitate service user and caregiver involvement in the mental health system strengthening process, such as support to access treatment, mental health promotion and empowerment of service users. This study suggests that capacity building for service users, and strengthening of user groups would equip them to contribute meaningfully to policy development from informed perspectives.Conclusion.Involvement of service users and their caregivers in mental health decision-making is still in its infancy in LMICs. Effective strategies are required to overcome existing barriers, for example making funding more widely available for Ph.D. studies in participatory research with service users and caregivers to develop, implement and evaluate approaches to involvement that are locally and culturally acceptable in LMICs.
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Mitroshin, I. A. "Key principles of developing research library’s website." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 11 (January 16, 2021): 165–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2020-11-165-184.
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Key services provided through the websites of scientific and technical libraries are discussed. Various structures of libraries’ websites or Internet-portals are described, and their feasibility is substantiated. Conclusions are made on the need for continuous website promotion in search engines in order to attract new users. Promotion of research studies to the library’s patron organizations can be accomplished through information awareness services like electronic exhibitions, news services, etc. A version of researcher’s personal account and account-based services are described. The personal accounts give researchers access to the full range of services of sci-tech libraries and provide the feedback option. Methodological and consulting services are characterized. The new version of the website of the Library of Pushchino Research Center that features online access to all available library resources. The author concludes on the need for further improvement of relevant information user services.
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Zainordin, Nadzirah, Siti Marina Abdullah, and Zarita Ahmad@Baharum. "Users’ Perception towards Energy Efficient Buildings." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 3, no. 6 (January 2, 2018): 201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i6.250.
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A well-designed energy efficient building maintains the best environment for human habitation while minimising the cost of energy. The energy efficient buildings are to improve the comfort levels of the occupants and reduce energy use (electricity, natural gas, etc) for heating, cooling and lighting (Development and Land Use Policy Manual for Australia, 2000 and United Nations, 1991). This paper is an inquiry to investigate the users' perceptions towards lights and space of energy-efficient buildings. The research is based on qualitative and quantitative data collection. The findings revealed that users have mixed feeling towards light and space especially with the use of new working practices i.e. hot desking, hotelling etc.
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eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Abisuga, Abiodun Olatunji, Cynthia Changxin Wang, and Riza Yosia Sunindijo. "Organisational Justice Analysis of Facility Managers’ Responses to User’s Post-Occupancy Feedback." Buildings 11, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11040144.
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There has been growing interest in how to foster collaborative relationships between facility managers and end-users to obtain user-centred post-occupancy data for improving design and user satisfaction. Despite this attempt, there is little understanding on how facility managers respond to user feedback and its impact on user post-feedback behaviours. Drawing from theoretical insights from organisational justice, organisational response, and service quality studies and using a case study of higher education facilities in Australia, how facility managers manage user feedback to drive collaboration between facility managers and users during occupancy is explored. Various methods were used in this case study research, including document analysis, interviews, and observations. The research findings indicate that facilitation, timeliness, redress, apology and explanation, and attentiveness and efforts are applicable to facilities management (FM) services and could influence user post-feedback behaviour. Current responses to user feedback are not satisfactory, resulting in a poor relationship between facility managers and users that negates service acceptance and the engagement in a positive word-of-mouth. To foster more facility manager–user collaborative relationships in post-occupancy evaluation, and position FM as a service organisation, there is a need for improvements in current FM responses to user feedback and the effective management of user post-feedback behaviours.
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Sahoo, Satya S., Shiqiang Tao, Andrew Parchman, Zhihui Luo, Licong Cui, Patrick Mergler, Robert Lanese, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Neal J. Meropol, and Guo-Qiang Zhang. "Trial Prospector: Matching Patients with Cancer Research Studies Using an Automated and Scalable Approach." Cancer Informatics 13 (January 2014): CIN.S19454. http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/cin.s19454.
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Cancer is responsible for approximately 7.6 million deaths per year worldwide. A 2012 survey in the United Kingdom found dramatic improvement in survival rates for childhood cancer because of increased participation in clinical trials. Unfortunately, overall patient participation in cancer clinical studies is low. A key logistical barrier to patient and physician participation is the time required for identification of appropriate clinical trials for individual patients. We introduce the Trial Prospector tool that supports end-to-end management of cancer clinical trial recruitment workflow with (a) structured entry of trial eligibility criteria, (b) automated extraction of patient data from multiple sources, (c) a scalable matching algorithm, and (d) interactive user interface (UI) for physicians with both matching results and a detailed explanation of causes for ineligibility of available trials. We report the results from deployment of Trial Prospector at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) with 1,367 clinical trial eligibility evaluations performed with 100% accuracy.
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Thong, Christine, and Blair Kuys. "A Empirical Study of Industrial Design Contribution to Advances in Timber Materials Science." Advanced Materials Research 415-417 (December 2011): 248–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.415-417.248.
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Materials Science typically engages research expertise from fields such as engineering, chemistry and physics. This paper will examine how industrial design successfully contributed to timber materials science in the initial phases of basic research. Research from two PhD studies, completed in conjunction with the Australian Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Wood Innovations, will be used as case studies. These case studies discuss examples from research projects investigating new Microwave Modified Timber (MMT) materials development along with surface modified timber. Findings concur that industrial design research was beneficial to early scientific experiments.
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Cooper, Elizabeth Ann. "Cultural centres: a future for cultural Arctic tourism?" Journal of Tourism Futures 6, no. 1 (November 22, 2019): 57–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jtf-01-2019-0007.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of cultural centres to be spaces that foster interaction between tourists and locals, and thereby meet the demands of new cultural tourists. This is done through conducting a case study of Katuaq Cultural Centre in Nuuk, Greenland. Combining theories of cultural contact and placemaking, the paper analyses how locals and tourists make use of and experience the centre. The paper then goes on to conduct a broader discussion about how future placemaking in tourism can respond to the emerging demands of cultural Arctic tourists, and to suggest ways to encourage positive interaction on both a local community level and a resident-visitor level. Design/methodology/approach A series of anthropological research methods were used, including participant observation in the cultural centre itself, and informal and semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders. Findings Concluding that, from multiple perspectives, Katuaq fails to perform as a “centre of culture”, the study offers innovative insights into how cultural centres can be operated more inclusively in the future, as spaces in which members of different cultural groups can achieve positive interaction. It is argued that the future of successful and fulfilling cultural tourism offerings in the Arctic lies at the intersection of tourism and leisure studies. Originality/value The originality of this paper lies first in its deepening of the academic discussion of cultural centres. Second, and on a broader level, the paper identifies an emerging trend of “community–tourism spaces” as cultural tourism offerings, and provides some insights into the conflicts experienced in these kinds of spaces, as well as some suggestions as to how further research on these spaces should continue.
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GUIMARÃES, Pedro Porfírio Coutinho. "THE USE OF INDICATORS IN THE EVALUATION OF RETAIL PLANNING: EVIDENCES FROM ENGLAND." JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 41, no. 1 (January 22, 2017): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2016.1182877.
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Retail planning gained importance with the introduction of innovation in that sector, which challenged the vitality and viability of town centres. With this evolution and the arise of Town Centre First in England, the retail planning key documents started to incorporate indicators to help and standardize the monitoring of the health of town centres. This article aims to analyse the process of evaluation and verify the evolution of indicators suggested in the several public documents that constitute retail planning in England since 1993. It was based on the review of the main documents established in England since 1993. The research developed in this paper helps to update some information and is valuable for urban planners, practitioners and academics. In this paper we conclude that indicators are been used but without been framed in an evaluation framework and the variability of suggested indicators may have limited the analysis of the temporal evolution of town centres. In terms of research implications this paper helps to, in part, path the way for future research in this field.
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Troup, Lucy J., Jeremy A. Andrzejewski, Jacob T. Braunwalder, and Robert D. Torrence. "The relationship between cannabis use and measures of anxiety and depression in a sample of college campus cannabis users and non-users post state legalization in Colorado." PeerJ 4 (December 8, 2016): e2782. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2782.
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As part of an ongoing research program into the relationship between cannabis use and emotion processing, participants were assessed on their level of cannabis exposure using the Recreational Cannabis Use Examination, a measure developed specifically to assess cannabis use in Colorado post state legalization. Three groups were created based on self-reported use: a control group who have never used, a casual user group and a chronic user group. Each participant also completed two measures of mood assessment, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Relationships between cannabis use groups and scores on these measures were then analyzed using both correlations and multivariate analysis of variance. Results indicate a relationship between casual cannabis use and scoring highly for depressive symptomatology on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. There were no significant relationships between cannabis use and scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
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Rahmat, Abdul. "EVALUASI PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN KESETARAAN PAKET B UNTUK MENDUKUNG WAJAR DIKDAS 9 TAHUN DI KABUPATEN GORONTALO." JIV 6, no. 2 (December 30, 2011): 189–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jiv.0602.9.
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At The research is aimed at describing the implementation of equity education evaluation program of equity education paket B for wajar dikdas 9th year at sub province Gorontalo. Design of this research is qualitative with use phenomenology approach and design multi cases. Base of decided to use this approach is (1) this research have been done at nature background and two sided background different case; (2) this research use human as important instrument; (3) this research more focus to process, not result. For implementation this multi cases studies as base as opinion that multi cases studies is a study with detail with two or more background with have different characteristic, a subject, documents or a happen. This research use snowball sampling technic, (1) deep interview; (2) participation observation; (3) documentation study. Informer decided with purposive technic source triangulation, And than did evaluation of credibility, dependability, and confirmability. Data analysis include: (1) case individual analysis and (2) analysis multicases. Result of this research is (1) Content program: (a) curriculum centered, (b) application for skill, (c) program purpose to student potential. (2) Learning: (a) community centre, (b) environment student, (c) program structural flexsibility, (d) student centered, (e) user resourch. (3) Program assurance: (a) innisiative organization and participative student and decentralitation, (b) democrazy.
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Gonsenhauser, Blair, Rose Hallarn, Daniel Carpenter, Michael F. Para, and Carson R. Reider. "StudySearch: a web-based application for posting and searching clinical research studies." Journal of Investigative Medicine 64, no. 3 (January 29, 2016): 786–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jim-2015-000021.
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Participant accrual into research studies is critical to advancing clinical and translational research to clinical care. Without sufficient recruitment, the purpose of any research study cannot be realized; yet, low recruitment and enrollment of participants persist. StudySearch is a web-based application designed to provide an easily readable, publicly accessible, and searchable listing of IRB-approved protocols that are accruing study participants. The Regulatory, Recruitment and Biomedical Informatics Cores of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) at The Ohio State University developed this research study posting platform. Postings include basic descriptive information: study title, purpose of the study, eligibility criteria and study personnel contact information. Language concerning benefits and/or inducements is not included; therefore, while IRB approval for a study to be listed on StudySearch is required, IRB approval of the posted language is not. Studies are listed by one of two methods; one automated and one manual: (1). Studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov are automatically downloaded once a month; or (2). Studies are submitted directly by researchers to the CCTS Regulatory Core staff. In either case, final language is a result of an iterative process between researchers and CCTS staff. Deployed in January 2011 at OSU, this application has grown to approximately 200 studies currently posted and 1500 unique visitors per month. Locally, StudySearch is part of the CCTS recruitment toolkit. Features continue to be modified to better accommodate user behaviors. Nationally, this open source application is available for use.
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Tontini, Gerson, and Jaime Dagostin Picolo. "Identifying the impact of incremental innovations on customer satisfaction using a fusion method between importance-performance analysis and Kano model." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 31, no. 1 (December 20, 2013): 32–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-05-2012-0062.
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Purpose – This paper aims to present and compare a new method, improvement gap analysis (IGA), with two different versions of importance-performance analysis (IPA) – original IPA and diagonal IPA – focusing on how each method evaluates the possible impact of incremental innovations on customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Two studies were carried out, one with users of mobile phones and another with users of a fitness centre. Mobile phone users answered questions about 24 attributes, of which six were incremental innovations at the time of the research. Users of the fitness centre answered questions about 16 attributes, of which three were incremental innovations. Findings – Both case studies show that diagonal IPA overcomes two limitations of original IPA, in terms of IPA's failure to address: the high correlation between stated importance and customer satisfaction and the non-linear relationship between attribute performance and customers’ satisfaction. However, diagonal IPA is unable to identify the possible impact of incremental innovations on customer satisfaction. Thus, IGA is formulated to overcome both the problems with original IPA and the limitation of diagonal IPA. Research limitations/implications – The new method, IGA, uses expected customer dissatisfaction as a measure of attribute relevance. Its relationship with other methods used to evaluate attribute importance should be studied in the future. Originality/value – The paper presents a new method (IGA) that is able to overcome problems of original and diagonal IPA methods and is also able to identify the possible impact of incremental innovations on customer satisfaction.
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Hong, Rui, Chenglang Xiang, Hui Liu, Adam Glowacz, and Wei Pan. "Visualizing the Knowledge Structure and Research Evolution of Infrared Detection Technology Studies." Information 10, no. 7 (July 1, 2019): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info10070227.
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This paper aims to explore the current status, research trends and hotspots related to the field of infrared detection technology through bibliometric analysis and visualization techniques based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) articles published between 1990 and 2018 using the VOSviewer and Citespace software tools. Based on our analysis, we first present the spatiotemporal distribution of the literature related to infrared detection technology, including annual publications, origin country/region, main research organization, and source publications. Then, we report the main subject categories involved in infrared detection technology. Furthermore, we adopt literature cocitation, author cocitation, keyword co-occurrence and timeline visualization analyses to visually explore the research fronts and trends, and present the evolution of infrared detection technology research. The results show that China, the USA and Italy are the three most active countries in infrared detection technology research and that the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique has the largest number of publications among related organizations. The most prominent research hotspots in the past five years are vibration thermal imaging, pulse thermal imaging, photonic crystals, skin temperature, remote sensing technology, and detection of delamination defects in concrete. The trend of future research on infrared detection technology is from qualitative to quantitative research development, engineering application research and infrared detection technology combined with other detection techniques. The proposed approach based on the scientific knowledge graph analysis can be used to establish reference information and a research basis for application and development of methods in the domain of infrared detection technology studies.
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W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin Bin, Asiah Abdul Rahim, and Izawati Tukiman. "Participatory Design for Accessible Evacuation Centre for Flood Victims in Kelantan." International Journal of Environment, Architecture, and Societies 1, no. 01 (February 28, 2021): 46–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/ijeas.2021.1.01.46-53.
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Malaysia has been experienced with many natural disasters such as flood, landslide, earthquake and drought, which resulted in damaging the properties and causing casualties especially during the biggest flooding affected over 36,128 families was in 2014 at East Coast of Malaysia mainly in Kelantan. Public buildings such as schools, religious buildings, including mosques or community halls, have been used as evacuation centres in Malaysia every year. Many studies identified many evacuees were facing many problems, particularly in terms of physical facilities, such as providing improper assistance in terms of facilities, privacy, and many others. This paper objectives are firstly, to review the requirements of the physical facilities for evacuation centre, secondly to assess the components of the physical facilities for evacuation centre and finally to propose the criteria of physical facilities for evacuation centre. A qualitative approach was adopted, and data were collected through observation, interview and secondary data through literature analysis. Three case studies in Kelantan were chosen based on three categories which are small capacity (Veteriner office, Kuala Krai), medium-capacity (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Keroh, Kuala Krai) and big capacity (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Lati, Pasir Mas). The data were analysed to assess the physical facilities provided in the evacuation centre to facilitate the flood victims. The benefit of this research is to give awareness to flood victim for future disaster through technology, management, physical and mental. Thus, evacuation centre is important to create comfortable, privacy and rehabilitated environment to serve the flood victims physically and mentally.
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Thorne, David, Roman Wieczorek, Toshiro Fukushima, Han-Jae Shin, Robert Leverette, Mark Ballantyne, Xiang Li, Betsy Bombick, and Kei Yoshino. "A survey of aerosol exposure systems relative to the analysis of cytotoxicity: A Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco (CORESTA) perspective." Toxicology Research and Application 5 (January 1, 2021): 239784732110222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23978473211022267.
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During a Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco (CORESTA) meeting, the in vitro toxicity testing Sub-Group (IVT SG) met to discuss the evolving field of aerosol exposure research. Given the diversity of exposure parameters and biological endpoints being used, it was considered a high priority to investigate and contextualise the responses obtained. This is particularly driven by the inability to compare between studies on different exposure systems due to user preferences and protocol differences. Twelve global tobacco and contract research companies met to discuss this topic and formulate an aligned approach on how this diverging field of research could be appropriately compared. Something that is becoming increasingly important, especially in the light of more focused regulatory scrutiny. A detailed and comprehensive survey was conducted on over 40 parameters ranging from aerosol generation, dilution and data analysis across eight geographically independent laboratories. The survey results emphasise the diversity of in vitro exposure parameters and methodologies employed across the IVT SG and highlighted pockets of harmonisation. For example, many of the biological protocol parameters are consistent across the Sub-Group. However, variables such as cell type and exposure time remain largely inconsistent. The next steps for this work will be to map parameters and system data against biological findings and investigate whether the observed inconsistencies translate into increased biological variability. The results from the survey provide improved awareness of parameters and nuances, that may be of substantial benefit to scientists in intersecting fields and in the development of harmonised approaches.
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Tryuk, Małgorzata. "La traductologie polonaise en anglais ? Du « centre » et de la « périphérie » de la recherche traductologique en Pologne." Romanica Wratislaviensia 68 (July 16, 2021): 227–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/0557-2665.68.15.
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The paper focuses on the growing role of English in translation and interpreting Studies in Poland and the possible consequences on communication within the Polish academic community in the country and abroad. Since more than two decades, as a rule, English has been used as a means of communication, with a growing number of publications in Polish journals and reviews, PhD theses defended in Polish universities and conferences held exclusively in English. As in other countries, English has become the main discussion subject in translation and interpreting studies. Consequently, a significant number of researchers who have a limited knowledge of English do not belong to the community of English studies scholars or use other languages as their means of communication and subject of research, are excluded from the scientific debate.Using a sociometric methodology, the paper draws a profile of research and researchers based on the output of their writings and research on translation and interpreting in the years 2015‒2019. It covers the evolution, the characterization of the field of research, the evolution of the Polish academic community, and finally, the dissemination of the Polish scholars’ studies. The survey ends with a reflection on possible perspectives for future sociometric analysis of translation and interpreting studies in Poland.
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Ozola, Silvija. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWN-SHIELDS’ PLANNING IN BISHOPRICS OF LIVONIA DURING THE 13TH–14TH CENTURIES." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 5 (May 20, 2020): 795. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2020vol5.4875.
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Traditions of the Christianity centres’ formation can be found in Jerusalem’s oldest part where instead of domestic inhabitants’ dwellings the second king of Israel (around 1005 BC–965 BC) David built his residence on a top of the Temple Mount surrounded by deep valleys. His fortress – the City of David protected from the north side by inhabitants’ stone buildings on a slope was an unassailable public and spiritual centre that northwards extended up to the Ophel used for the governance. David’s son, king of Israel (around 970–931 BC) Solomon extended the fortified urban area where Templum Solomonis was built. In Livonia, Bishop Albrecht obtained spacious areas, where he established bishoprics and towns. At foothills, residential building of inhabitants like shields guarded Bishop’s residence. The town-shield was the Dorpat Bishopric’s centre Dorpat and the Ösel–Wiek Bishopric’s centre Haapsalu. The town of Hasenpoth in the Bishopric of Courland (1234–1583) was established at subjugated lands inhabited by the Cours: each of bishopric's urban structures intended to Bishop and the Canonical Chapter was placed separately in their own village. The main subject of research: the town-shields’ planning in Livonia. Research problem: the development of town-shields’ planning at bishoprics in Livonia during the 13th and 14th century have been studied insufficiently. Historians in Latvia often do not take into account studies of urban planning specialists on historical urban planning. Research goal: to determine common and distinctive features of town-shield design in bishoprics of Livonia. Research novelty: town-shield plans of Archbishop’s and their vassals’ residences and capitals in Livonian bishoprics subjected to the Riga Archbishopric are analyzed. Results: study formation of Livonian town-shields’ layout and structure of the 13th and 14th centuries. Main methods: inspection of town-shields in nature, analysis of archive documents, projects, cartographic materials.
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Cleveland, Simon, and Timothy J. Ellis. "Orchestrating End-User Perspectives in the Software Release Process: An Integrated Release Management Framework." Advances in Human-Computer Interaction 2014 (2014): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/805307.
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Software bugs discovered by end-users are inevitable consequences of a vendor’s lack of testing. While they frequently result in costly system failures, one way to detect and prevent them is to engage the customer in acceptance testing during the release process. Yet, there is a considerable lack of empirical studies examining release management from end-users’ perspective. To address this gap, we propose and empirically test a release framework that positions the customer release manager in the center of the release process. Using a participatory action research strategy, a twenty-seven-month study was conducted to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the framework through seven major and 39 minor releases.