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Schultz, Spencer. "Program Evaluation of a Rich Media Implementation Program." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7742.

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Some U.S. e-commerce retail organizations use inadequate visual product presentation strategies that are limited to static product images and uninspiring textual descriptions. E-store customers have a stake because they are the beneficiary of the higher quality online shopping experience produced when rich media is used. Viewed through richness media theory, the purpose of this summative program evaluation was to evaluate the effectiveness of using rich media in e-store product listings. The evaluation was performed for a partner organization 1 year after the organization implemented a rich media implementation program in its e-store product listings. The results of the first repeated measures t tests indicated using rich media in e-store product listings increased annual sales revenue by 14.2% and total profit dollars by 8.8%; however, the results of a weekly profit comparison between 2016 and 2017 were not statistically significant, t(52) = .768, p = .446. The results of the second repeated measures t test indicated customer retention increased by 7.4% annually after implementing the rich media implementation program; however, the results of a weekly customer retention comparison between 2016 and 2017 were not statistically significant, t(52) = 2.002, p =.051. The results of the thematic analysis revealed one theme: maintaining rich media must be cost effective. The implications for positive social change include the potential for increasing consumer trust in convenient, e-retail shopping practices and reducing consumer dependency on inefficient shopping practices at traditional brick-and-mortar stores. Consumers with more detailed product information can make more informed purchase decisions, resulting in a reduced number of product returns and a higher quality online shopping experience.
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Lindqvist, Evelina. "Akta dig för pappas skägg, hetvägg! : En genusanalys av UR-programmet Selmas semla." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-19201.

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Lull, Robert Benjamin. "Do Sex and Violence Sell? The Effects of Violent Advertisements, Sexual Programs, and Program/Advertisement Congruity on Brand Memory, Brand Attitudes, and Product Selection." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1431009987.

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Williams, Cynthia Savage Henson Robin K. "A quantitative modeling approach to examining high school, pre-admission, program, certification and career choice variables in undergraduate teacher preparation programs." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-5109.

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Borja, Patrícia Campos. "Política de saneamento, instituições financeiras internacionais e mega-programas: um olhar através do Programa Bahia Azul." Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, 2004. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/25944.

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Submitted by Eva Dayane Jesus dos Santos (evabibliotecaria@gmail.com) on 2018-05-08T15:34:05Z No. of bitstreams: 1 (Microsoft Word - BORJA, Patr_355cia Campos, 2004 _Tese de Doutorado PPGAU-UFBA_).pdf: 7573732 bytes, checksum: 4bc1bee66848931500df6170664f9443 (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Eva Dayane Jesus dos Santos (evabibliotecaria@gmail.com) on 2018-05-08T15:34:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 (Microsoft Word - BORJA, Patr_355cia Campos, 2004 _Tese de Doutorado PPGAU-UFBA_).pdf: 7573732 bytes, checksum: 4bc1bee66848931500df6170664f9443 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-08T15:34:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 (Microsoft Word - BORJA, Patr_355cia Campos, 2004 _Tese de Doutorado PPGAU-UFBA_).pdf: 7573732 bytes, checksum: 4bc1bee66848931500df6170664f9443 (MD5)<br>The sanitation’s policy in Brazil, as other sectorial policies, has been drawn to assist the development model adopted at the Country which, has been articulate to the logic of the international and national capital. The International Financial Institutions (IFI), have been influencing the definition of those policies for the sector with the support local of elites. Those institutions participated actively in the conception and implementation of the National Plan of Sanitation (PLANASA), in the seventies; in its dismounts in the next decade and in the decade of 90, as part of the neoliberal project for the reform of the role of the State for public policies, they presented privatization as the alternative for the sector. Several actions were carried out by the Federal Government for the regulation of the sanitation sector. The Financial Institutions provided funding for the so called modernization and institutional strengthening. In this context, several funding mega-programs of environmental sanitation appeared in Brazil. Their main goal was to increase the coverage the water supply and sewerage services in the Metropolitan Areas, which were more attractive for the private capital. This doctorate thesis intended to study the influences of the IFI in the implementation of sanitation’s policy in Brazil emphasing the execution of mega-programs of environmental sanitation. Considering the experience of the State of Bahia a testimony of the policies of the sector in the decade of 90, an empiric study was developed on the policy of sanitation in that State and also on the Bahia Azul Program. Purposing to analyze its conception, execution and the impact of that Program was realized an evaluation of the sanitation services in Salvador. The used central concepts were the one of public and social policies and sanitation, with the purpose to attack the role of the State in the field of the sanitation and the public nature of their actions. The research methodology involved qualitative and quantitative techniques of investigation, based in the conception of the evaluation of public politics. Two evaluations types were made: 1) Policy Evaluation of the principles that guided Bahia Azul Program and 2) Evaluation of Policy, to verify the effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency and the impact of the Program. The study considered four area of analyses: sanitary conditions, management, natural environment, participation and social control. Statistical analyses of the data were carried out, with improvement of indexes with multivariate analyses. The geoprocessing of the data examine the distribution of the sanitation services in the city. The interviews were made to permit the verify of opinion of the population on the Program. The analysis of the experience in the State of Bahia made possible to verify the initiatives of IFI and Federal and State Governments in the implementation of a new legal and institutional framework for the sanitation sector in Brazil in the nineties. Those initiatives had the intention to modidify the function of the State in the sanitation policy and the privatization of the services had a central role. The policies, institutional and legal problems, and the resistance of the organized civil society were factors that contributed for the retrogressive the Government of the State of Bahia with the project of the privatization of the Water Supply and Sanitation State Company (EMBASA). Bahia Azul Program analysis allowed to establish links between the guidelines of IFI and the practices of the Federal and State Government in the sanitation sector. The results suggested that Bahia Azul Program was not able to promot a fair service of sanitation of the social and environmental point of view. The inequality was verified in the distribution of the services among populations of different incomes. The conditions of sanitation of the periphery of the city, where most of the poor people live, continue under of the desired pattern, in spite of the investments of US$ 600 millions. The analysis indicated that Bahia Azul Program sought to assist, with priority, to the interests of the elite, linked to the sector of the civil construction and, it had an essential attention to the privatization of the EMBASA.<br>A política de saneamento no Brasil, como outras políticas setoriais, vem sendo traçada para atender ao modelo de desenvolvimento adotado no País que, por sua vez, tem estado articulado à lógica do capital internacional e nacional. As Instituições Financeiras Internacionais (IFI), apoiadas pelas elites nacionais, têm influenciado na definição de políticas para o setor. Essas instituições participaram ativamente na concepção e implementação do Plano Nacional de Saneamento (PLANASA), na década de 70; no seu desmonte na década de 80; e, na década de 90, no bojo do projeto neoliberal de reforma do papel do Estado no campo das políticas públicas, presentaram como alternativa para o setor, a privatização dos serviços. Diversas ações foram realizadas pelo Governo Federal para a regulação do setor saneamento e essas instituições abriram linhas de financiamento para a chamada modernização e fortalecimento Institucional. É nesse contexto que surge o financiamento de mega-programas no Brasil, cuja meta principal era ampliar a cobertura dos serviços de água e esgoto nas Regiões Metropolitanas, áreas consideradas mais atraentes para o capital privado. A presente tese de doutorado pretendeu estudar as influências das IFI na implementação de políticas de saneamento no Brasil e, em particular, na execução de mega-programas de saneamento ambiental. Por considerar a experiência do Estado da Bahia um testemunho das políticas do setor na década de 90, foi desenvolvido um estudo empírico sobre a política de saneamento nesse Estado e também sobre o Programa Bahia Azul. Visando analisar a lógica de concepção, execução e o impacto desse Programa foi realizada uma avaliação sobre os serviços de saneamento de Salvador. Os conceitos centrais utilizados foram os de políticas sociais e saneamento, com vistas a discutir o papel do Estado no campo do saneamento e a natureza pública das suas ações. A metodologia da pesquisa envolveu técnicas qualitativas e quantitativas de investigação, respaldando-se no campo disciplinar da avaliação de políticas públicas. Foram efetuados dois tipos de avaliação: 1) Avaliação Política dos fundamentos que orientaram a implantação do Bahia Azul e 2) Avaliação de Política, para verificar a eficácia, efetividade, eficiência e o impacto do Programa. O estudo contemplou quatro campos de análises: condições sanitárias, gestão, ambiente natural e participação e controle social. Foram feitas análises estatísticas dos dados, com criação de índices a partir de análises multivariadas. O geoprocessamento dos dados permitiu conhecer a distribuição dos serviços de saneamento na cidade. As entrevistas possibilitaram verificar a percepção da população sobre o Programa. A análise da experiência do Estado da Bahia possibilitou verificar as iniciativas das IFI, dos Governos Federal e Estadual para a implementação de um novo marco legal e institucional para o setor saneamento no Brasil nos anos 90. Essas iniciativas objetivaram alterar a atuação do Estado no âmbito dessa política, tendo a privatização dos serviços um papel central. As dificuldades política, institucional e legal e, ainda, a resistência da sociedade civil organizada foram fatores que contribuíram para o recuo do Governo do Estado da Bahia quanto à privatização da Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento S.A (EMBASA). A análise do Bahia Azul permitiu estabelecer vínculos entre as diretrizes das IFI e as práticas dos Governos Federal e Estadual no campo do saneamento. Os resultados sugeriram que o Bahia Azul não foi capaz de promover um serviço de saneamento justo do ponto de vista social e ambiental. Constatou-se a desigualdade na distribuição dos serviços entre populações de diferentes rendas. As condições de saneamento da periferia da cidade, onde mora a maioria dos pobres, se manteve aquém do padrão desejado, apesar dos investimentos no valor de US$ 600 milhões. As análises indicaram que o Bahia Azul visou atender, prioritariamente, aos interesses da elite dirigente, vinculados aos setores da construção civil, e, principalmente, à privatização da EMBASA.
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Dharmanolla, Sailaja. "A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1184095014.

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Merrill, David Jeffrey 1978. "Interaction with embodied media." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51662.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2009.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222).<br>The graphical user interface has become the de facto metaphor for the majority of our diverse activities using computers, yet the desktop environment provides a one size fits all user interface. This dissertation argues that for the computer to fully realize its potential to significantly extend our intellectual abilities, new interaction techniques must call upon our bodily abilities to manipulate objects, enable collaborative work, and be usable in our everyday physical environment. In this dissertation I introduce a new human-computer interaction concept, embodied media. An embodied media system physically represents digital content such as files, variables, or other program constructs with a collection of self-contained, interactive electronic tokens that can display visual feedback and can be manipulated gesturally by users as a single, coordinated interface. Such a system relies minimally on external sensing infrastructure compared to tabletop or augmented reality systems, and is a more general-purpose platform than most tangible user interfaces. I hypothesized that embodied media interfaces provide advantages for activities that require the user to efficiently arrange and adjust multiple digital content items. Siftables is the first instantiation of an embodied media interface. I built 180 Siftable devices in three design iterations, and developed a programming interface and various applications to explore the possibilities of embodied media.<br>(cont.) In a survey, outside developers reported that Siftables created new user interface possibilities, and that working with Siftables increased their interest in human-computer interaction and expanded their ideas about the field. I evaluated a content organization application with users, finding that Siftables offered an advantage over the mouse+graphical user interface (GUI) for task completion time that was amplified when participants worked in pairs, and a digital image manipulation application in which participants preferred Siftables to the GUI in terms of enjoyability, expressivity, domain learning, and for exploratory/quick arrangement of items.<br>by David Jeffrey Merrill.<br>Ph.D.
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Takayanagi, Mimi 1970. "Urban transportation policies toward sustainability of mega-cities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8131.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113).<br>A study was carried out on policies to address the environmental damage caused by urban public transportation in megacities. Policy recommendations were proposed to alleviate the environmental impact of transportation in two existing megacities, Mexico City and Guangzhou City, using lessons learned from previous experiences in two industrialized countries, the US and Japan. The objectives of this study were as follows: - Review the environmental problems caused by urban transportation; - Examine policies previously tried in developed countries to counter the problems; - Examine methodologies to evaluate external costs of urban transportation from the perspective of environmental sustainability; - Propose, on the basis of case studies, measures to alleviate the environmental impact of transportation in existing megacities. The megacities of Mexico City, Guangzhou City, and Tokyo are suffering from similar environmental problems caused by transportation such as local air pollution of ozone, NOx and suspended particular matter. The causes of pollution such as lack of both internalizing environmental externalities and long-term perspective are common. Policy recommendations were made for each mega city, taking into account the city's historical, cultural, and political background. Through the case studies, the importance of proper enforcement of the policies as well as well-planned transportation policies was found. Only integrated transportation and environment policies and effective policy implementation will enable the recommendations proposed here to achieve the goal of more sustainable urban transportation systems.<br>by Mimi Takayanagi.<br>S.M.
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Laibowitz, Matthew Joel 1975. "Parasitic mobility for sensate media." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28770.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2004.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216).<br>Distributed sensor networks offer many new capabilities for monitoring environments with applicability to medical, industrial, military, anthropological, and experiential fields. By making such systems mobile, we increase the application-space for the distributed sensor network mainly by providing dynamic context-dependent deployment, continual relocatabililty, automatic node recovery, and a larger area of coverage. In existing models, the addition of actuation to sensor network nodes has exacerbated three of the main problems with these types of systems: power usage, node size, and node complexity. This work proposes a solution to these problems in the form of parasitically actuated nodes that gain their mobility and local navigational intelligence by selectively engaging and disengaging from mobile hosts in their environment. This body of work evaluates parasitically actuated sensor networks as a solution to these problems through extensive software simulation and by designing, implementing, and demonstrating a parasitically mobile sensor network.<br>by Matthew Joel Laibowitz.<br>S.M.
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Mazalek, Alexandra 1976. "Media tables : an extensible method for developing multi-user media interaction platforms for shared spaces." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33882.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2005.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157).<br>As digital entertainment applications evolve, there is a need for new kinds of platforms that can support sociable media interactions for everyday consumers. This thesis demonstrates an extensible method and sensing framework for real-time tracking of multiple objects on an interactive table with an embedded display. This tabletop platform can support many different applications, and is designed to overcome the commercial obstacles of previous single purpose systems. The approach is supported through the design and implementation of an acoustic-based sensing system that provides a means for managing large numbers of objects and applications across multiple platform instances. The design requires precise and dynamic positioning of multiple objects in order to enable real-time multi-user interactions with media applications. Technical analysis shows the approach l:o be robust, scalable to various sizes, and accurate to a within a few millimeters of tolerance. A qualitative user evaluation of the table within a real-world setting illustrates its usability in the consumer entertainment space for digital media browsing and game play. Our observations revealed different ways of mapping physical interaction objects to the media space, as either generic controls or fixed function devices, and highlighted the issue of directionality on visual displays that are viewable from different sides.<br>(cont.) The thesis suggests that by providing a general purpose method for shared tabletop display platforms we give application designers the freedom to invent a broad range of media interactions and applications for everyday social environments, such as homes, classrooms and public spaces. Contributions of the thesis include: formulation of an extensible method for media table platforms; development of a novel sensing approach for dynamic object tracking on glass surfaces; a taxonomy of interface design considerations; and prototype designs for media content browsing, digital storytelling and game play applications.<br>Alexandra Mazalek.<br>Ph.D.
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