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The inclusive potential of activity-based working: The case of disability
No full textOrganisations are increasingly adopting activity-based working, replacing assigned desks and private offices with open, shared workspaces while shifting some tasks to employees' homes. Management promotes these changes through explicit 'efficiency-gain claims' and subtler promises of flexibility and de-hierarchisation, thus making an implicit 'inclusion-gain claim'. Drawing on 35 interviews, this study challenges the inclusion-gain assumption by examining activity-based working through the lens of visibility. The case of disabled workers reveals how the nature of disability and impairments complicate visibility in diverse and often ambiguous ways. Our findings show that while perceptions of diversity have increased with activity-based working, meaningful inclusion relies on universal flexibility and higher accessibility standards. Yet, disabled workers' exclusion from the design phase resulted in retrofitting and exceptional territoriality, threatening inclusion. We contribute to the flexibility-visibility debate by showing that flexible organisational spaces not only influence the visibility of employees in terms of work recognition through spatial dispersion but also shape the visibility of embodied differences through spatial othering. Finally, this study reconceives disabled individuals and their allies not as passive users but as active re-designers of ableist workspaces, redefining visibility as a socially constructed, contested process shaped by the spatial and organisational structures of work.Funding
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/orpublication of this article: This research was funded by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique(F.R.S. – FNRS). The first author is a Research Fellow of the F.R.S. – FNRS
Intersectional policy in Research and Innovation: Translating ambitions into actionable practice
No full textThe goal of Knowledge & Support Hub 3 (KSH3) on Intersectionality is to develop innovative knowledge and tools to address intersecting inequalities in Research & Innovation (R&I) organisations across Europe and potentially beyond. More specifically, this hub will look at how such organisations can move from Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) interventions to inclusive intersectional GEPs fostering structural, lasting change towards intersectional equality.European Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in Research & Innovation: Creating Knowledge & Engaging in Collaborative Action. European Commission. awardNumber:101058537. 10.13039/50110000078
Active minds, active bodies: an exploratory study on embodied learning in autistic students
No full textEmbodied learning is an innovative pedagogical approach that facilitates knowledge acquisition through physical activity. Empirical research in pre-primary and primary education demonstrates its benefits for memory performance and learning attitudes. However, it is still uncertain whether embodied learning yields similar benefits across all student populations, particularly for students with an autistic profile experiencing motor and dual-task challenges. Given the limited experimental research in secondary autistic students, the current qualitative exploratory study pursued to examine (1) if embodied learning can improve their attention and school-related well-being, and (2) how embodied learning can effectively be implemented in autistic students' classrooms. The study was conducted in three Flemish schools offering secondary special education. In total, 44 autistic students (aged 12-16 years) participated in an embodied learning intervention lasting either three or six weeks. Using a pre-defined questionnaire based on theoretical models, the focus group discussions revealed (1) improved attention when embodied learning involved low-intensity and quiet movements, (2) gains in social connections with peers, and (3) motivation/fun to learn. Key conditions for successful implementation included institutional support, and adaptations to individual student needs. Future research should employ mixed-method designs to more comprehensively assess the impact of embodied learning in autistic students.Funding
This work was supported by BOF Hasselt University grant number [BOF22OWB04].
The authors would like to thank all participants from SBSO Nautica Merksplas, VIBO Het Kasteelpark Turnhout, and De Dageraad Hasselt. Gilles Van de Slycke is thanked for contributing to the creation of the training manual. Lize Putzeys, Hanne Custers and Kübra Ceyran are thanked for their assistance with the focus groups
Silent Messengers: Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
No full textMetabool disfunctie-geassocieerde steatohepatitis (MASH) is een progressieve leveraandoening die steeds vaker in verband wordt gebracht met extrahepatische complicaties, waaronder effecten op het centrale zenuwstelsel. MASH gaat gepaard met verstoring van de bloed-hersenbarrière (BBB), wat mogelijk bijdraagt aan neuro-inflammatie. De precieze mechanismen zijn echter nog onduidelijk. Deze studie onderzoekt of extracellulaire vesikels (EVs) afkomstig van de lever bijdragen aan BBB-dysfunctie bij MASH. Muizen kregen een vet- en suikerrijk dieet gedurende 15, 20 of 25 weken om MASH te induceren. Analyse van hersenweefsel toonde transcriptieveranderingen geassocieerd met een gedaalde BBB integriteit, leukocytenadhesie en inflammatie, evenals verhoogde IgG-lekkage in het hersenparenchym. Als endotheelcellen blootgesteld werden aan MASH-lever EVs verslechterde de BBB integriteit, aangetoond door een daling in transendotheliale elektrische weerstand, verminderde VE-Cadherine-expressie en verhoogde VCAM-1-expressie. Deze effecten waren het sterkst na 25 weken, wat wijst op een progressief verband tussen MASH-progressie en BBB verstoring. De resultaten ondersteunen de rol van lever-afgeleide EVs als mediatoren van inter-orgaancommunicatie die bijdragen aan BBB-dysfunctie bij MASH
Ceramic Sculptures Pt.I
No full textA series of sculptures were made using principles of improvisation, configurational variation and reiteration -taking ornamental shapes as constitutive elements
Seeing (like) a platform: Using data rights for participatory study of platforms
No full textThis article proposes a framework for qualitatively investigating platforms by studying them in action, through their embeddedness and the everyday interactions with users. Grounded on two foundations– the research affordances of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the approach of researching with care, two distinct visions emerge: the ability to see platforms (the dynamic and constantly evolving ecosystem of complementors, practices, and arrangements) and the ability to see like a platform (the classifications generated through inferential analytics and affinity profiling). These visions, understood as ways of seeing and knowing, emerge from the repurposing of the GDPR’s Right of Access (Article 15), no longer as a legal right but as a research tool. As part of a larger empirical study, 47 participants underwent a four-month autoethnographic process of acquiring, inspecting and analysing their personal data, while keeping a diary to record their emotions, observations and responses. The research framework consists of (a) using data rights as a research tool, (b) researching with care and (c) employing diaries as a data collection and reflexivity tool. Besides introducing a new approach for studying platforms, this framework also facilitates critical and interpretative co-research, enabling the creation of critical knowledge and the acquisition of empowering skills for participants. Although total vision is impossible and every perspective has its limitations and blind spots, even partial visions allow for a state of platform observability and the production of valid and valuable knowledge.Funding
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research was done as part of the project DELICIOS ‘An integrated approach to study the delegation of conflict-of-interest decisions to autonomous agents’, funded by the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek–Vlaanderen (FWO) grant number G054919N.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the editor of Platforms & Society for his patient guidance during the entire process, from submission to publication. We would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers, whose valuable suggestions and thoughtful, thorough feedback significantly improved this complex article
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No full textUnderstanding the behavior of process mining analysts: a catalogue of exploratory process mining behaviors
No full textIntroduction Process mining is a data-driven discipline focusing on extracting valuable insights from process data consisting of process execution data captured by business information systems. Process mining analysts analyze process data, to gain insights into how the process actually works, which enables them to spot inefficiencies (Van Der Aalst and Van der Aalst 2016). The way the process data is analyzed and insights are gained is better known as the process of process mining. The focus of this research topic is on the human aspect of process mining, investigating the behavior of process mining analysts. Within this research topic, the focus has been mainly on exploratory process mining, a practice focused on gaining an initial understanding of the data, identifying patterns, and Abstract Most research on the process of process mining has focused on exploratory process mining, which is defined as a first exploration of process data to find interesting insights and develop hypotheses. Within this research topic, the focus has been so far on better understanding the behavior of the process mining analysts. However, a comprehensive overview of exhibited behaviors has yet to be established. Such an overview enables a direct comparison of empirical findings and serves as a tool for documenting exploratory process mining behavior. Drawing from (human) ethology, the study of behavior, this paper introduces a catalog of behaviors for exploratory process mining, better known as an ethogram. Through a systematic analysis of published process mining case studies, we identified a first list of behaviors performed during exploratory process mining. This first list was validated and updated using 15 interviews with experienced process mining analysts. The final ethogram consists of 31 behaviors, including "Inspect graphic", "Check assumption", and "Define question". This ethogram provides a vocabulary to describe exploratory process mining behavior in a structured way, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the role of a process mining analyst.This study was supported by Research Foundation– Flanders (FWO) under Grant No. 11A2225N and the Special Research Fund (Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds, BOF) of Hasselt University under Grant No. BOF24TT02.
Acknowledgements This work is an extended version of the paper “Towards an Ethogram of Exploratory Process Mining Behavior” (Van Suetendael et al. 2025b), originally presented at the Empirical Research in Process Mining (ERPM) workshop during the 6th International Conference on Process Mining (ICPM 2024)