scholarly journals The evaluation of barrier-free airports for disabled passengers: The example of Erzincan Airport

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
İlhami Yücel ◽  
Güler Polat
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Periodic Inspections ◽  
Barrier Free

Purpose: Erzincan Airport, which has the ’Barrier-Free Airport’ certificate, has been evaluated by disabled passengers using the airport area that is mentioned. It is aimed to put forward the existing facilities and the shortcomings, if any, that the disabled passengers can benefit from at the airport together with the solution suggestions with the example of Erzincan Airport, which was granted “Barrier-Free Airport” certificate by GDCA (General Directorate of Civil Aviation) on 13.08.2012.Design/methodology: Within the scope of the study, it is aimed to observe how suitable the areas are for the usage of disabled passengers by examining the areas for disabled passengers at the airport and supporting the examinations with photographs. In the second stage, individuals with disabilities who have used Erzincan Airport were found and asked to conduct interviews with them and explain their experiences in the first hand. In addition to this, it is aimed to have solution suggestions for the studies about how to improve the existing services and by gathering the opinions of the authorized personnel, the opinions of the disabled individuals who have used the airport and the opinions of the researchers.Findings: According to the results of the study, it is seen that Erzincan Airport has many qualities in spite of some deficiencies within the scope of ’Barrier-Free Airport’’. Periodic inspections by the relevant institutions will be beneficial in terms of eliminating the existing deficiencies and using the airport effectively and efficiently. Changes and designs made at the airport should also be evaluated for disabled passengers.Originality/Value: The adequacy of the airports within the scope of the Barrier-Free Airport project can be better analyzed by disabled passengers. Thus, deficiencies and inadequacies can be revealed clearly. The adequacy of Erzincan Airport, which is evaluated by direct disabled passengers, within the scope of Barrier-Free Airports' can be clearly measured.

The operational efficiency of passenger aircraft

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald McLean
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transport Economics ◽  
Load Factors ◽  
Consistent Assessment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Passenger Aircraft ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeTo provide for the use of airlines and other civil aviation organizations a practical definition of operational efficiency and to show how it can be determined.Design/methodology/approachA brief account of air transport economics is used to demonstrate how bom load factors and aircraft utilization need to be considered in assessing operational efficiency. Then other efficiencies are treated briefly before an example is given of how the better of two fictitious aircraft can be chosen for a particular route. A second example involving the calculation of the operational efficiency achieved by an imaginary airline is also given to show that the typical value is lower than might be expected, particularly in view of the relatively high load factors involved.FindingsProvides performance values and economic figures which are typical of current airline operations.Practical implicationsUse of the proposed definition will allow the consistent assessment of the economic performance of airlines.Originality/valueAt present there is no definition of operational efficiency in general use although it is greatly needed by airlines. The definition proposed in this paper is practical and easy to use.

Applied-Information Technology in Barrier-Free Service of University Library

2014 ◽  
Vol 1021 ◽  
pp. 257-260
Author(s):  
Qing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Computer Training ◽  
University Library ◽  
Free Service ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
Disabled Readers ◽  
Barrier Free

It’s the library’s duty to offer barrier-free service for the disabled. And applied-information technology is applied into the barrier-free service, which may be found helpful to promote the disabled readers’ initiatives and help them seek for information conveniently in library. There are some measures university library can take to offer barrier-free service with applied-information technology such as opening more free computer-training classes for disabled readers to improve their information skills, offering aural OPAC service, posting the copies of library resources by E-mail and providing assistive technology and equipment related to information service. In addition to these measures, some activities like enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the disabled readers and increasing the communication between able-bodied people and the disabled.

Researchers' judgment criteria of high-quality answers on academic social Q&A platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Chengzhi Zhang ◽  
Daqing He ◽  
Jia Tina Du
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Second Stage

PurposeThrough a two-stage survey, this paper examines how researchers judge the quality of answers on ResearchGate Q&A, an academic social networking site.Design/methodology/approachIn the first-stage survey, 15 researchers from Library and Information Science (LIS) judged the quality of 157 answers to 15 questions and reported the criteria that they had used. The content of their reports was analyzed, and the results were merged with relevant criteria from the literature to form the second-stage survey questionnaire. This questionnaire was then completed by researchers recognized as accomplished at identifying high-quality LIS answers on ResearchGate Q&A.FindingsMost of the identified quality criteria for academic answers—such as relevance, completeness, and verifiability—have previously been found applicable to generic answers. The authors also found other criteria, such as comprehensiveness, the answerer's scholarship, and value-added. Providing opinions was found to be the most important criterion, followed by completeness and value-added.Originality/valueThe findings here show the importance of studying the quality of answers on academic social Q&A platforms and reveal unique considerations for the design of such systems.

scholarly journals THE MEANING OF WORK AS A PREDICTOR OF THE INTENTION TO REMAIN/LEAVE AMONG TEACHERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
CAMILA T. HELENO ◽  
LIVIA O. BORGES ◽  
ESTEBAN AGULLÓ-TOMÁS
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Meaning Of Work ◽  
Technological Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Purpose: Assessing whether the meanings attributed to the work by teachers from a course of professional technological education (PTE), Human Resource Management (HRM) were predictors of the intention to remain in or to leave employment. Originality/value: There is a gap in the literature about the research of the relationship between working meanings and the turnover intention. Also, the recent expansion of PTE in Brazil was not accompanied by the development of research related to different aspects of the work of the teachers who work in PTE, considering that they act in a context of the historical and cultural devaluation of HRM teachers Design/methodology/approach: We developed a multi-methodological study in two stages: 1. Application of semi-structured interviews; 2. Application of structured questionnaires. Findings: The results of the first stage provided an empirical basis for constructing hypotheses concerning the prevalence of leaving intention and the prediction of this phenomenon by the components of work meaning. The results of the second stage confirmed that the leaving intention was prevalent among most HRM teachers. Also, a valuation of the dignity-humanization, the occupation and a sense of the reality of dehumanization and exhaustion are predictors of the likelihood of the leaving intention. We concluded that, despite the increased job opportunities for teachers in PTE, it does not represent a quality alternative, as well as HRM teachers, considered it a temporary option of work.

Energy-related CO2 emission forecast for Turkey and Europe and Eurasia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berk Ayvaz ◽  
Ali Osman Kusakci ◽  
Gül T. Temur
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Grey Models ◽  
Using Data

Purpose The global warming, caused by the anthropogenic greenhouse gases, has been one of the major worldwide issues over the last decades. Among them, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important one and is responsible for more than the two-third of the greenhouse effect. Currently, greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 emissions – the root cause of the global warming – in particular are being examined closely in the fields of science and they also have been put on the agenda of the political leaders. The purpose of this paper is to predict the energy-related CO2 emissions through using different discrete grey models (DGMs) in Turkey and total Europe and Eurasia region. Design/methodology/approach The proposed DGMs will be applied to predict CO2 emissions in Turkey and total Europe and Eurasia region from 2015 to 2030 using data set between 1965 and 2014. In the first stage of the study, DGMs without rolling mechanism (RM) will be used. In the second stage, DGMs with RM are constructed where the length of the rolling horizons of the respected models is optimised. Findings In the first stage, estimated values show that non-homogeneous DGM is the best method to predict Turkey’s energy-related CO2 emissions whereas DGM is the best method to predict the energy-related CO2 emissions for total Europe and Eurasia region. According to the results in the second stage, NDGM with RM (k=26) is the best method for Turkey while optimised DGM with RM (k=4) delivers most reliable estimates for total Europe and Eurasia region. Originality/value This study illustrates the effect of different DGM approaches on the estimation performance for the Turkish energy-related CO2 emission data.

Scripture and the Disabled: Redeeming Mephibosheth's Identity

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Power Structure ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Sitz Im Leben ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Church

AbstractDisabled individuals form a constituency often marginalized in society. The Christian Church must realize that participation in the missio dei, requires the redemption of individual identity. Thus, societal structures which produce stigmatizing labels must be challenged appropriately. Pentecostals also face unique challenges in regards to the relationship between 'healing' and 'disability'. Focusing upon the story of Mephibosheth, one can construct a 'redemptive reading' which allows for the voice of the disabled to be redeemed. A Foucaultan lens is employed to account for issues of power, structure and society applicable to the plight of individuals with disabilities. Attention is also given to the place of the disabled in Israelite culture, as further illustrated from other Jewish sources. Finally, Mephibosheth's voice is conceived as a 'sign' for the Sitz-im-Leben of the disabled universally. Approaching the text from this particular hermeneutic can ultimately empower the Church (and particularly Pentecostals) to redeem the identity of the disabled in community.

Evaluation of disable friendliness of a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchi Sharma ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Amarjeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Specific Area ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Transport Facility ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Barrier Free

Abstract: Barriers make an environment unsafe and cause a high level of difficulty to the user. But more importantly, barriers cause space to be out of reach, denying disabled people the opportunity of participation in various spheres of life. This ranges from education, economic, social, cultural, and other activities. Many studies have focused on the disabilities study but less research has been devoted to the specific area such as railway transport facilities. Thus, this study was done with the objective to ascertain the extent to which a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab is barrier free for the disabled.: A pretested questionnaire (Access Survey and Audit Checklist) was used, designed by the Rehabilitation Council of India and Samarthya National Center for Promotion of Barrier Free Environment for Disabled Persons was modified according to our study environment. Various aspects of study domains were scored according to their importance of usage as described by disabled people interviewed before the commencement of the study.: It was found in the study that disable friendliness of the railway transport facility remains a largely unrealized goal in Ludhiana city to date. The score obtained by the railway station of Ludhiana city was 41 and its disable friendliness was graded as average. The railway transport facility was far from being satisfactory than to be called barrier free. This loss of opportunity is not only a loss for the person concerned but also a loss for society, which misses out on their contribution.: Simply put, a barrier causes exclusion and its removal is necessary for ensuring inclusion and participation of all in society.

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