Mobilization as Mediation

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parker VanValkenburgh ◽  
Luiza O. G. Silva ◽  
Chiara Repetti-Ludlow ◽  
Jake Gardner ◽  
Jackson Crook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Data Consistency ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Mode Of Operation ◽  
Classificatory System ◽  
Core Activity

ABSTRACTIn this essay, we examine the potentials and challenges of mobile computing for a core activity of archaeological laboratory research—the typological analysis of ceramics. We discuss the collaborative development, implementation, and evaluation of the PAZC Ceramics module in the FAIMS Mobile platform. Our deployment of the module yielded significant improvements in the efficiency of data collection, as well as reduced numbers of missing fields and higher user satisfaction scores. However, it did not improve data consistency between users and yielded a classificatory system that was somewhat more challenging to update than our previous mode of operation. These results underscore some of the trade-offs that may be entailed in employing mobile technologies for archaeological applications and highlight the ways in which specific media configurations impact the production of archaeological knowledge.

scholarly journals Costing interventions in the field: preliminary cost estimates and lessons learned from an evaluation of community-wide mass drug administration for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths in the DeWorm3 trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e049734
Author(s):  
Katya Galactionova ◽  
Maitreyi Sahu ◽  
Samuel Paul Gideon ◽  
Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan ◽  
Chloe Morozoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Mass Drug Administration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Data Quality Control ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Rich Data

ObjectiveTo present a costing study integrated within the DeWorm3 multi-country field trial of community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths.DesignTailored data collection instruments covering resource use, expenditure and operational details were developed for each site. These were populated alongside field activities by on-site staff. Data quality control and validation processes were established. Programmed routines were used to clean, standardise and analyse data to derive costs of cMDA and supportive activities.SettingField site and collaborating research institutions.Primary and secondary outcome measuresA strategy for costing interventions in parallel with field activities was discussed. Interim estimates of cMDA costs obtained with the strategy were presented for one of the trial sites.ResultsThe study demonstrated that it was both feasible and advantageous to collect data alongside field activities. Practical decisions on implementing the strategy and the trade-offs involved varied by site; trialists and local partners were key to tailoring data collection to the technical and operational realities in the field. The strategy capitalised on the established processes for routine financial reporting at sites, benefitted from high recall and gathered operational insight that facilitated interpretation of the estimates derived. The methodology produced granular costs that aligned with the literature and allowed exploration of relevant scenarios. In the first year of the trial, net of drugs, the incremental financial cost of extending deworming of school-aged children to the whole community in India site averaged US$1.14 (USD, 2018) per person per round. A hypothesised at-scale routine implementation scenario yielded a much lower estimate of US$0.11 per person treated per round.ConclusionsWe showed that costing interventions alongside field activities offers unique opportunities for collecting rich data to inform policy toward optimising health interventions and for facilitating transfer of economic evidence from the field to the programme.Trial registration numberNCT03014167; Pre-results.

Validation of a Musculoskeletal Digital Assessment Routing Tool (DART): Protocol for a Pilot Randomised Crossover Non-Inferiority Trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cabella Lowe ◽  
Harry Hanuman Sing ◽  
William Marsh ◽  
Dylan Morrissey
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Real World ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Allocation Concealment ◽  
Trial Methodology ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Digital Assessment ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal conditions account for 16% of global disability, resulting in a negative effect on millions of patients and an increasing burden on healthcare utilization. Digital technologies to improve health care outcomes and efficiency are considered a priority; however, innovations are rarely tested with sufficient rigor in clinical trials, the gold standard for clinical proof of safety and efficacy. We have developed a new musculoskeletal Digital Assessment Routing Tool (DART) that allows users to self-assess and be directed to the right care. DART requires validation in a real-world setting prior to implementation. OBJECTIVE This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a future trial by exploring key aspects of trial methodology, assess the procedures and collect exploratory data to inform the design of a definitive, randomized, crossover, non-inferiority trial to assess DART safety and effectiveness. METHODS We will collect data from 76 adult participants presenting to an NHS England GP practice with a musculoskeletal condition. Participants will complete both a DART assessment and a physiotherapist-led triage with the order determined by randomization. The primary analysis will involve an absolute agreement ICC (A,1) estimate with 95% confidence intervals between DART and the clinician for assessment outcomes sign-posting to condition management pathways. Data will be collected to allow analysis of participant recruitment and retention, randomization, allocation concealment, blinding, data collection process and bias. In addition, the impact of trial burden and potential barriers to intervention delivery will be considered. DART user satisfaction will be measured using the System Usability Scale. RESULTS A UK NHS ethics submission will be submitted during June 2021 and pending approval, recruitment will commence during August 2021 with data collection anticipated to last for 3 months. Results will be reported in a follow-up paper later in 2021. CONCLUSIONS This study will inform the design of a randomized controlled crossover non-inferiority study that will provide evidence concerning mHealth DART system clinical sign posting in an NHS setting prior to real-world implementation. Success should produce evidence of a safe, effective system with excellent usability, facilitating quicker and easier patient access to appropriate care while reducing the burden on primary and secondary care musculoskeletal services. This rigorous approach to mHealth system testing could be used as a guide for other developers of similar applications. CLINICALTRIAL This trial is registered with Clinical Trials number NCT04904029

Success criteria-based impacts of risk factors on education building projects in southwestern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufisayo Adewumi Adedokun ◽  
Temitope Egbelakin ◽  
Deborah Oluwafunke Adedokun ◽  
Johnson Adafin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Capital Outlay ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Construction

Purpose Despite the huge capital outlay in tertiary education building projects (TEBP), these projects undoubtedly failed in meeting the set objectives of cost, time and quality, among others. Therefore, rather than the impacts of risks on the overall project performance, which is common in the construction management literature, the purpose of this study is to assess the impacts of risk factors on the criteria for measuring the success of public TEBP. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopted a quantitative research method where the data collection was via a questionnaire survey. The researcher administered 452 questionnaires to the client representatives, consultants and contractors involved in building projects across five public tertiary education institutions in Ondo State, Nigeria. Of 452 questionnaires, 279 were retrieved and suitable for the analysis, translating to a 61.73% response rate. The reliability analysis of the research instrument showed 0.965 and 0.807, via Cronbach’s alpha test, indicating high reliability of the instrument used for data collection. Findings The study found different risk factors affecting the criteria for measuring the success of TEBP. For instance, the environmental risk factor significantly impacted completion to cost, while financial and political risk factors significantly impacted completion to time. In addition, while environmental, legal and management risks significantly impacted end-user satisfaction, safety performance was significantly impacted by logistic, legal, design, construction, political and management risks. Besides, the logistic, legal, design, construction, financial, political and management risk factors impacted profit. However, despite profit being one of the criteria for measuring the success of building projects, it recorded the highest risk impacts amounting to 41% variance. Research limitations/implications The findings are limited to the public tertiary education building projects procured via competitive tendering; therefore, the results might differ when considering other procurement methods. Practical implications The practical implication is that rather than focusing on all risk factors, the project stakeholders could give adequate attention to the significant risk factors impacting each of the parameters for measuring the success of education building projects. Originality/value The study revealed specific risk factors impacting the criteria for measuring the success of TEBP, which extend beyond the use of the overall project performance approach.

Data collection: Laboratory research.

2004 ◽  
pp. 432-434
Author(s):  
Henry L. Roediger ◽  
Erik T. Bergman
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Laboratory Research

scholarly journals Identifikasi Siklamat Pada Kuah Dadar Gulung Yang Dijual Di Kawasan Pelabuhan Rambang Kota Palangka Raya

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
Nurul Qamariah ◽  
Karmila Karmila
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Artificial Sweetener ◽  
The Third ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Made In

The purpose of this study was to find out whether the rolled omelet sauce sold in the Rambang Port Area in Palangka Raya City contained artificial sweetener of cyclamate. This research is a type of experimental research by conducting a series of experiments which then obtained data from the results of the laboratory research and analyzed descriptively. The research sample was a rolled omelet sauce sold in the Rambang Port Area in Palangka Raya City. Data collection techniques using saturated sampling is by taking all the population as a sample because the population is relatively small, then the data is made in table form. Sampling was conducted on 19 May 2016 at 14.50 WIB for the first sample, at 15.00 WIB for the second sample and at 15.15 WIB for the third sample. From the identification results of artificial cyclamate sweeteners in roll omelet namely in sample 1, sample 2 and sample 3, after being tested there were no white deposits as happened in the positive control. So it can be concluded that the sample was not detected containing cyclamate.

scholarly journals KOMUNIKASI PROFETIK RASULULLAH DALAM MEMBANGUN UKHUWWAH DI MADINAH

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Mukoyimah Mukoyimah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Right ◽  
Core Activity

<p>Communication is a core activity in every interaction. Every interaction contains a vision, so does the Prophet Muhammad. as a communicator. Prophetic communication of the Prophet needs to be an example/<em>uswatun hasanah</em> in building <em>ukhuwwah</em>. This study aims to provide an understanding back to the communicator/<em>da'i</em> of the current era about what prophetic communication should be done in facing of the complex conditions in the middle of the communicant. This research is a qualitative library research on hadiths delivered by the Prophet in Medina. While the data collection techniques is documentation and the data analysis used is interpretation. The results of this study shows the prophetic communication built on the personal and communal understanding of communicant, giving rise to the right method and way to build <em>ukhuwwah</em> in Medina. The communication of <em>Rasulullah</em> was carried out clearly, repeating the message of <em>da'wah</em>, and adjusting the capability of the <em>mad'u</em>/communicant faced so that the Islamic community's <em>ukhuwwah</em> was well developed.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Implementasi Sistem Manajemen Kualitas ISO: 9001:2008 terhadap Kepuasan Pemustaka di Perpustakaan Pusat Universitas Gadjah Mada

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Uminurida Suciati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Library Services ◽  
The University

This study aims to determine the quality library services based implementation of Quality Management System ISO 9001:2008 . User satisfaction and student perceptions regarding the attributes of quality library services that include : tangible , reliability , responsiveness, assuredness , and empathy associated with user satisfaction .This study uses a quantitative approach . Type a descriptive quantitative research . Ex post facto data collection by survey method . Data collection using questionnaires as the primary method , documentary and observation . The study population was a student who came to visit and use the library facilities and using samples UGM proportional stratified random sampling technique.Analysis of the data using parametric statistics , such as regression analysis to test the hypothesis regreasi first and to find out how much of each attribute independent variables contribute effectively to the satisfaction of the user and the product moment correlation and ANOVA to test the hypothesis of a single lane to two . Results indicate that the implementation of quality management system ISO 9001 : 2008 can give satisfaction to the users at the Central Library , University of Gadjah Mada . It can be seen from the results of the user's perception of the quality attributes of library services that include : tangible, reliability , responsiveness , and empathy assuredness related to user satisfaction at the Central Library of the University of Gadjah Mada . It can be seen from tangible attribute indicates the coefficient b = 0.104 and p = 0.022 , attribute indicates the reliability coefficient b = 0.126 and p = 0.009, attribute indicates the responsiveness coefficient b = 0.095 and p = 0.018, showing assuredness attribute coefficient b = 0.125 and p = 0.007, attribute shows empathy coefficient b = 0.193 with p = 0.001 . Positive effect is statistically significant means that the better the user perception of service quality attributes of the higher levels of user satisfaction and conversely the perception of poor quality of service attributes pemustaka on the lower level of user satisfaction in the Library of the University of Gadjah Mada . From the estimation above regression equation, the coefficient of multiple determination ( R2 ) of 0.539 that showed statistically that the role of the variable quality of service for users' satisfaction at 53.9 % . Percentage of the remaining 46.1 % are other variables not examined in this study .

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