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Evaluating Medical Devices Remotely: Current Methods And Potential Innovations, Anne Collins Mclaughlin, Patricia R. Delucia, Frank A. Drews, Monifa Vaughn-Cooke, Anil Kumar, Robert R. Nesbitt, Kevin Cluff Nov 2020

Evaluating Medical Devices Remotely: Current Methods And Potential Innovations, Anne Collins Mclaughlin, Patricia R. Delucia, Frank A. Drews, Monifa Vaughn-Cooke, Anil Kumar, Robert R. Nesbitt, Kevin Cluff

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Objective: We present examples of laboratory and remote studies, with a focus on studies appropriate for medical device design and evaluation. From this review and description of extant options for remote testing, we provide methods and tools to achieve research goals remotely. Background: The FDA mandates human factors evaluation of medical devices. Studies show similarities and differences in results collected in laboratories compared to data collected remotely in non-laboratory settings. Remote studies show promise, though many of these are behavioral studies related to cognitive or experimental psychology. Remote usability studies are rare but increasing, as technologies allow for synchronous and …

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Three Blended Librarians' Narratives On Developing Professional Identities, Adonis Amparo Nov 2020

Three Blended Librarians' Narratives On Developing Professional Identities, Adonis Amparo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A blended librarian holds two separate and distinct responsibilities in the academic institution. One relates to instructional technology, the other relates to the information professional. In this narrative inquiry, I explore the constructed identity of three blended librarians and offer insight to inform current and future blended librarians, instructional technologists and designers, and their academic institutions. Each librarian was hired between 2012 and 2013. Each participant was the first blended librarian at each of their universities. I explored themes of transformation, inclusiveness, and connectedness. I used Mezirow’s transformational learning theory with support from secondary theories, universal instructional design and TPACK …

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What A Delay In Singapore’S Political Succession Portends, Tan K. B. Eugene Nov 2020

What A Delay In Singapore’S Political Succession Portends, Tan K. B. Eugene

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed what a delay in Singapore’s political succession arising from the COVID-19 crisis might portend and explained the impact of such a move.

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Establishing Christ Community Church As A Sent Community: Initiating Spiritual Conversation With Confidence, Relevance, And Conviction, William Leland Burch Ii Nov 2020

Establishing Christ Community Church As A Sent Community: Initiating Spiritual Conversation With Confidence, Relevance, And Conviction, William Leland Burch Ii

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The problem is that Christ Community Church does not see itself as a ‘sent community.’ A ‘sent community’ is one where purpose and forward movement in Kingdom work is embraced. A church must seek to involve itself in the community, delve into the needs, and speak to the emptiness with the Gospel of Jesus. The purpose of this project is to establish Christ Community Church as a ‘sent community’ by offering a sustentative engagement program which will: 1) describe the mission of Jesus; 2) assess the culture in which the church is situated; 3) answer six frequently asked theological questions; …

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The Decline Of Ministry Participation And Leadership Amid Black Males In The Worthington Missionary Baptist Church In Houston, Texas, Joseph Ray Davis Nov 2020

The Decline Of Ministry Participation And Leadership Amid Black Males In The Worthington Missionary Baptist Church In Houston, Texas, Joseph Ray Davis

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This DMin thesis project sought to address the decline of male participation in ministry leadership at the Worthington Missionary Baptist Church (WMBC) in Houston, Texas. Not only are males absent from many church congregations, but those that do attend church services tend to be seemingly content with the female populace leading an abundance of church ministries. This research study accessed rationales prompting male withdrawal and then ascertained how to restore balance to the initial design of God at WMBC. Assessment tools of questionnaires, surveys, and one-on-one interviews were utilized to gain insights from 10 WMBC males between the ages of …

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A Model For Pastoral Care And Shepherding Of A Mid-Sized Growing Church, Willis Dean Wainwright Nov 2020

A Model For Pastoral Care And Shepherding Of A Mid-Sized Growing Church, Willis Dean Wainwright

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study addresses the challenges related to the caregiving ministry of Mountain View Community Church located in Temecula, California. This revitalized Church has grown from 50 attendees in 2004 to over 2000 by 2010. The growth has led to many challenges, including the development of a ministry strategy that will meet the needs of the congregation. The leadership team sought to answer the question of an appropriate ministry strategy through examining scriptures, reviewing the history of ministry, and evaluating current models of caregiving used in large Baptist churches. Additionally, a survey of pastoral care methodology employed in large Baptist churches …

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Introduction: New Approaches To Medieval Romance, Materiality, And Gender, Amy Burge, Morgan Boharski, Jane Bonsall, Lydia Hayes, Danielle Howarth, Vanessa Wright Nov 2020

Introduction: New Approaches To Medieval Romance, Materiality, And Gender, Amy Burge, Morgan Boharski, Jane Bonsall, Lydia Hayes, Danielle Howarth, Vanessa Wright

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Financial Capability And Asset Building In Social And Economic Development: Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals, David Ansong, Moses Okumu, Jin Huang`, Margaret S. Sherraden, Lissa Johnson, Li Zou Nov 2020

Financial Capability And Asset Building In Social And Economic Development: Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals, David Ansong, Moses Okumu, Jin Huang`, Margaret S. Sherraden, Lissa Johnson, Li Zou

Center for Social Development Research

The concern for economic well-being undergirds most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This Perspective articulates an agenda for advancing those goals in resource-constrained countries by leveraging financial capability and asset-building (FCAB) strategies. It also specifies a role for financial technology (commonly called “FinTech”) in this work. The authors conclude with a call for better integrating FCAB and FinTech into plans for advancing the SDGs.

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A Mixed Methods Study Concerning Biblical Worldview Formation In Children And Adolescents Through Informal Learning By Parents And/Or Guardians, Joan Ellen Appleton Nov 2020

A Mixed Methods Study Concerning Biblical Worldview Formation In Children And Adolescents Through Informal Learning By Parents And/Or Guardians, Joan Ellen Appleton

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Children and adolescents need spiritual nurturing and teaching to instill biblical worldview and to make possible the development of lifelong spiritual formation. Informal learning as an educational format is foundational to and provides an avenue by which to impart early biblical worldview formation for children and adolescents. The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was to examine and explore the knowledge and behaviors of informal learning of the study participants (parents and/or legal guardians) in five U.S. Southeast states to determine the relationship between informal learning and outcomes of biblical worldview formation in children and adolescents. The mixed …

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Looking At The Perceived Benefits Of Feeding Program In The Eyes Of The Stakeholders, Jane M. Candelanza, Sheena Mae T. Comighud Oct 2020

Looking At The Perceived Benefits Of Feeding Program In The Eyes Of The Stakeholders, Jane M. Candelanza, Sheena Mae T. Comighud

UBT International Conference

The study focused on the effects of school-based feeding program in the eyes of the stakeholders conducted on March 2019 to grades 1 to 6 beneficiary pupils, selected teachers, SBFP In-Charge and School Head of Mansagomayon Elementary School, District 4 of Sta. Catalina, Division of Negros Oriental. A descriptive design was used in this study whichd eemed appropriate in the context of this study since the researcher will describe the effectiveness of the SBFP as employed in the research locale. Additionally, Key informant interview with the selected representatives of the identified groups of stakeholders was conducted to provide qualitative support …

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Public Diplomacy And The Case Of Kosovo, Ngadhnjim Brovina, Dritero Arifi, Fjollë Nuhiu Oct 2020

Public Diplomacy And The Case Of Kosovo, Ngadhnjim Brovina, Dritero Arifi, Fjollë Nuhiu

UBT International Conference

Diplomacy is the main tool of foreign policy, but not the only. It also depends on the economic and military power of the state. However, diplomacy today in the 21st century has advanced a lot and is divided into several types. In addition to the classical or traditional form, today is known as very effective modern diplomacy, public and digital diplomacy. In this scientific paper as a case study related with public diplomacy, is chosen Kosovo. The main purpose of this paper is related to public diplomacy as a tool of foreign policy and the adaptation of Kosovo;s foreign policy …

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Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Areas Of Regulatory Plans In Kosovo, Marjan Ivezaj Oct 2020

Quality Of Life Of Residents In Urban Areas Of Regulatory Plans In Kosovo, Marjan Ivezaj

UBT International Conference

No abstract provided.

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The Metaphorisation Of ‘Vegeta’ In The Albanian Political Discourse, Jetmire Aliu, Arbër Çeliku Oct 2020

The Metaphorisation Of ‘Vegeta’ In The Albanian Political Discourse, Jetmire Aliu, Arbër Çeliku

UBT International Conference

Metaphor, as a stylistic figure, finds use in both professional and everyday discourses. It serves as a weapon of expression, as a means of expressing the ninth, figurative and ornate meaning. In our communication space, recently, metaphor finds a dense use even in political discourse. In the current circumstances of Albanian policy-making, it often happens that we have conceptual ambiguities in the expression of what is said, scandals and even linguistic distortions, which cause a visible confusion of the entire public opinion. The most recent example to illustrate this is the metaphor of the vegeta in front of the media, …

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Why Are Certain Students Further From Achieving Their Desired Level Of English Proficiency?, Fellanza Canolli Mallet Oct 2020

Why Are Certain Students Further From Achieving Their Desired Level Of English Proficiency?, Fellanza Canolli Mallet

UBT International Conference

This study deals with proficiency of students towards English Language Learning. It includes ELT strategies that can properly motivate students to learn the language without betraying where they come from. Although many of them are afraid that learning English might assimilate them, therefore, they hesitate to learn English due to their Educational system which makes them fearful of losing their identity.

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Policing And Challenges Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatos Haziri Oct 2020

Policing And Challenges Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatos Haziri

UBT International Conference

In this paper I aim to examine some new roles and practices that the police should have during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis, some of the challenges that this situation creates; new policing approach to developing a two-dimensional police response, both in carrying out traditional legal missions and responsibilities, as well as in its new role in the complex context created by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, to operate and to serve their community as the broadest function of public safety. Police today is facing a new challenge, that of policing the Covid-19 Pandemic. Traditional police practices in the pandemic situation …

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Diversity And Inclusion In Automation, Ines Bula, Mary Doyle Kent, Peter Kopacek Oct 2020

Diversity And Inclusion In Automation, Ines Bula, Mary Doyle Kent, Peter Kopacek

UBT International Conference

Diversity and inclusion are the vital to the long-term success of any business. In Industry 4.0 and 5.0 there is a requirement that engineering firms have the best talent to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and growth. The best talent means offering engineering education to all members of society, including minority groups. Traditionally automation is not an engineering sector that attracts a diverse cohort. This paper looks at why science, technology engineering and math (STEM) in general, and automation in particular, flourishes when opened up to a more diverse and inclusive community and it offers insight as to how to attract this …

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Building The Same Houses - Social Category, Nexhat Cocaj Oct 2020

Building The Same Houses - Social Category, Nexhat Cocaj

UBT International Conference

In the Albanian area, especially in Kosovo, in recent decades there has been construction of houses with the same appearance (projects). The phenomenon of building houses with the same appearance, in addition to the elements of cultural heritage, it also includes elements of social life. The construction of such houses is happening not only because of their appearance, but also to prove social equality, which equality affects the aspect of economic life, namely the preservation of social equality in a close family, or even more wide. The phenomenon of building the same houses is more present in rural areas, but …

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Indicators Of Quality In Higher Education – Literature Review, Dugagjin Sokoli Oct 2020

Indicators Of Quality In Higher Education – Literature Review, Dugagjin Sokoli

UBT International Conference

The educational indicators, like the rest of the social indicators, have experienced great diffusion in recent years. For this reason, education indicators are increasingly being talked about, in very different contexts and referring to very different realities. Despite the many drawbacks that present, quantitative indicators are still in the process of improvement and even creation, the truth is that they facilitate the analysis of education, although their values do not explain the causal relationships or allow conclusions to be drawn univocal. Although in the different editions (OECD, 2008) some concrete indicators have been varying, the general structure is maintained around …

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Literary Journalism As A Clash Of Genres Between Journalistic Literature And Fiction, Votim Hanoli Oct 2020

Literary Journalism As A Clash Of Genres Between Journalistic Literature And Fiction, Votim Hanoli

UBT International Conference

We talk about online journalism, media on social networks, virtual communication, etc., but we have neglected and forgotten the essence of all this: writing, through which the text and communication are outlined. "If you are going to write, write"! - it is said in a "theorem" of the methodology of classical writing. But the question arises: How and for what to write? The purpose of this paper is to show that the main and most essential point of commonality is the fact that both of these areas have at their center the art and perfection of the way of writing …

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American Road Movies: Bony Clyde And Easy Rider, Halil Bashota Oct 2020

American Road Movies: Bony Clyde And Easy Rider, Halil Bashota

UBT International Conference

With the advancements in science and technology in 1930s and the great developments in industrial revolution, road narratives have flourished due to a reflection of the American society towards the dynamic and upheaval changes that have happened by the recovery from the war. These multifaceted approaches to the road narratives differ, but in most cases it remains within one flow, from journey to their daily routines, traveling, means of transportations by car or motorcycles, decisions taken, and everything until the story, that is narrating the whole picture of the adventure. Therefore, the paper will study the comparison of American road …

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Media In The Republic Of North Macedonia: Between Objective Informing And False News, Liljana Siljanovska Oct 2020

Media In The Republic Of North Macedonia: Between Objective Informing And False News, Liljana Siljanovska

UBT International Conference

Objectivity is a key element in professional journalism as opposed to fake news that increasingly affects the media space in the Republic of North Macedonia. The irresponsible behavior of some media, especially social media, contributes to creating a climate in which the public is misled. The trend of misinformation suggests exactly that, misuse of the media space in order to lead the audience to wrong conclusions. The misinformation easily won the media space, in a way removing the position of professional media research. Many studies point to the fact that fake news travels faster than the real news. Responsible media …

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Social Media Ethics In Kosovo, Lirie Aliu Oct 2020

Social Media Ethics In Kosovo, Lirie Aliu

UBT International Conference

Information is considered the oxygen and barometer of democracy where the fair and correct information is achieved through free media. Freedom of the media is the main pillar for the functioning of a democratic society, and the media is rightly considered as the "fourth power" of a state, after the legislature, executive and judiciary. (Bacaj, 2010) But still, journalistic ethics in our case of shared social media portals and news takes the main focus of the review. Media professionals are solely responsible for drafting the code of ethics. Formal intervention would jeopardize the independence of such a project. (Wilkins, 2009) …

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Correlations Between National Psychology And Institutional Culture, Dervish Alimi Oct 2020

Correlations Between National Psychology And Institutional Culture, Dervish Alimi

UBT International Conference

In Psycholinguistics, there are obvious linguistic relations between the tradition of a nation and its attitude towards the state institution, concerning the obedience to the laws and the respect for orders of the political institutions representing the state authorities. The special path of history of a nation, fulfilled with continuous fights for liberation has also impacted the lack of use of the vocabulary related to the institutional culture, whereas the nations that didn’t need to fight for their freedom, but in the contrary, they have fought to conquer lands and spread their civilizations, have a rich vocabulary regarding to the …

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Gender Stereotypes Portrayed Through Colours In Magazines– Corpus-Based Study, Rina Krasniqi Oct 2020

Gender Stereotypes Portrayed Through Colours In Magazines– Corpus-Based Study, Rina Krasniqi

UBT International Conference

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the corpus of two magazines (Cosmopolitan and Men’s Health) and whether they sub-consciously portray gender stereotypes. This study focuses on the usage of the seven basic colors (Primary (N=3), secondary (N=3), and black) in the magazines, their frequency in articles, and the purpose of usage. A mixed method was used in order to retrieve the results of this research. The quantitative method was utilized to extract the frequency of a color in both magazines, whereas the qualitative method explored the usage of colors in context, so within the articles. The findings of …

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Application Of Pjbl With Brain-Based Steam Approach To Improve Learning Achievement Of Students, Nur Lailatul Badriyah, Anik Anekawati, Lutfiana Fazat Azizah Oct 2020

Application Of Pjbl With Brain-Based Steam Approach To Improve Learning Achievement Of Students, Nur Lailatul Badriyah, Anik Anekawati, Lutfiana Fazat Azizah

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The purpose of this study is to determine differences in student's learning achievement consisting of learning outcomes and science process skills. This research was conducted in a special school for girls and used two experimental classes, namely experimental class-1 and experimental-2 class. The experimental class-1 is the class applied by PjBL with a brain-based STEAM approach, while the experimental class-2 is a class that uses PjBL with the STEAM approach without brain-based. This research is a quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. The data analysis technique used is the T-test. The brain-based learning activities applied in this …

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Pengembangan Multimedia Interaktif Dalam Membantu Pembelajaran Fisika Di Era Covid-19, Prima Warta Santhalia, Elisabet Clara Sampebatu Oct 2020

Pengembangan Multimedia Interaktif Dalam Membantu Pembelajaran Fisika Di Era Covid-19, Prima Warta Santhalia, Elisabet Clara Sampebatu

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Tujuan dari penelitian pengembangan ini adalah mengembangkan multimultimedia interaktif fisika pokok bahasan prinsip Bernoulli yang dapat digunakan dalam pembelajaran daring. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan model pengembangan 4D. Dalam penelitian ini tahapan pengembangan di batasi sampai pada tahap develop karena keterbatasan waktu dan biaya. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrumen berupa kuesioner dan soal tes pemahaman konsep terhadap 36 siswa kelas XI MIPA 2 di SMA Katolik Rajawali Makassar. Hasil validasi ahli menunjukan bahwa multimedia pembelajaran yang dikembangkan layak untuk di uji coba. Hasil Uji coba menunjukkan bahwa multimedia pembelajaran yang dikembangkan sangat praktis dan layak digunakan. Sedangkan untuk kemampuan pemahaman …

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In Memoriam Sapardi Djoko Damono, Riris K. Toha Sarumpaet Oct 2020

In Memoriam Sapardi Djoko Damono, Riris K. Toha Sarumpaet

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

No abstract provided.

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Under The Shadow Of Philology; Some Notes On Translating Hikayat Seri Rama For A Modern Non-Academic Audience, Harry Aveling Oct 2020

Under The Shadow Of Philology; Some Notes On Translating Hikayat Seri Rama For A Modern Non-Academic Audience, Harry Aveling

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This article describes some of the issues that arose during the author’s experience of translating the Malay Hikayat Seri Rama into English, as a literary rather than a philological text. These include the choice of a source text, the nature of the language used in the translation, and the treatment of the most distinctive features of the text, including its focus on Rawana, its setting in a Muslim narrative frame, and its use of the worldview of a medieval Malay court. Linguistic issues are discussed through reference to the concept of “units of translation”. This practice can also be utilized …

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Brain Science And Parent-School Relationships In A Title 1 Elementary School In Massachusetts: A Basic Qualitative Study, Arij Rached, Simone Elias, Linda Wilson-Jones Oct 2020

Brain Science And Parent-School Relationships In A Title 1 Elementary School In Massachusetts: A Basic Qualitative Study, Arij Rached, Simone Elias, Linda Wilson-Jones

Journal of Research Initiatives

Bandura's (1977) social cognitive theory contends that people think, learn, and perform based upon a sum of personal (e.g., beliefs, emotions, behaviors), social (home-school relationships), and environmental (school culture). Also, research has already determined that collaboration between home and school leads to better children's social-emotional learning (SEL) (August, Anderson, & Bloomquist, 1992; Cooper & Redfern, 2016; Grant & Ray, 2018). Thus, a basic qualitative research tradition was used to better understand elementary public-school parents' perceptions of the impact of parent-school relationships on children SEL development in a Title 1 school in Massachusetts (MA). Thru the lenses of brain science, a …

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Penerapan Strategi Pembelajaran Motivasional Attention Relevance Confidence Satisfication (Arcs) Untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Dan Hasil Belajar, Nur Najama, Punaji Setyosari, Munzil Munzil Oct 2020

Penerapan Strategi Pembelajaran Motivasional Attention Relevance Confidence Satisfication (Arcs) Untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Dan Hasil Belajar, Nur Najama, Punaji Setyosari, Munzil Munzil

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This action research was conducted to improve learning motivation and learning outcomes in the fourth-grade students. The study was conducted in two cycles. Based on research in the first cycle showed that: (1) In the observation of implementation the learning by teachers reached 76% (2) the result of the motivation questionnaire reached the number of 73%. (3) The students test at 64%. The data on the cycle I have not achieved the criteria for the successful action yet. So, it was necessary to carry out improvements to the next action, namely cycle II. In the cycle II, it showed that …

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