164 research outputs found
The intention to share: professionals’ knowledge sharing behaviors in online communities
No full textSince the 1990s, the rise of some online communities as well as the decline of others has caught the attention of academia as well as of practice. One assumption for the decline of some online communities is the lack of the rich knowledge content that is believed to be the source of competitiveness and sustainability of any online community. Online communities are increasingly acknowledging the value of knowledge and the knowledge sharing processes required for online communities to build and sustain their identity in this competitive and constantly changing online environment. This research aims to provide an understanding of knowledge sharing behavior through the adaptation of two major theories imported from Social Psychology: the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TpB). Exploring knowledge sharing from a social psychological perspective provides an understanding of the process an individual goes through to make the decision to share his/her knowledge with others as well as the different psychological factors facilitating or hindering knowledge sharing behavior. Research findings are based on a web-survey of 158 group members, and an observation of interactions of eight active groups in one online community of professional educators. Proposing an extended theoretical model of knowledge sharing behavior in an online community, this research found that normative pressures, including subjective norms and descriptive norms, had a strong influence on the formation of the individual’s intention to share in the online community. Knowledge sharing self-efficacy also was found to significantly account for explaining the individual’s motivation to share his/her knowledge with other members. Attitude and controllability were not found to have significant impacts on the formation of intention. The qualitative analysis of the interactions of members of eight active groups revealed that there were other implicit factors that motivated individuals to engage in online activities. The observation of 24 online sessions had generated beliefs related to knowledge sharing behavior. Those beliefs were related to normative beliefs and the pressure created by the expectations of others, control beliefs and the confidence of the individual’s ability to behave, and finally, behavioral beliefs and individual outcome expectations.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Bibi M. Alajm
اردو لغت (تاریخی اصول پر)‘‘ کے اندراجات کی معنوی وضاحت کا تجزیہ’’
No full textAnalysis of explanations of meanings in Urdu Lughat: Tareekhi Usool Par
By Ameena Bibi, Assistant Prof, Department of Urdu, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Urdu Dictionary Board (UDB) has compiled and published Urdu’s most comprehensive dictionary, titled Urdu Lughat: Tareekhi Usool Par (Urdu Dictionary: on historical principles). While appreciating the monumental work, the author of this paper has pointed out certain lacuna in the way many of the entries in Urdu Lughat published by UDB are explained. The author has also compared the explanatory wordings in UDB’s dictionary with some other dictionaries of Urdu and has explained what and which is correct and what errors have been committed by UDB editors. Although she is all-praise for the work, she has objectively evaluated some portions of UDB’s dictionary in the light of lexicographic rules
Funding strategies for business development: sustainability and growth
No full textThis study analyses incubator business development program held by HayRadiance Foundation through its viable activities. By engaged partnerships, unified technology, and focused on sustainability, the foundation is not only created economic opportunities but also contributed to the wider goal of global interconnectedness. Through this case study, the author discussed how targeted strategies can empower entrepreneurs and communities in a rapidly evolving global landscap
The Rights and Duties of Women According to Bibi Khanom Astarabadi and Taj al-Saltana: Two Examples of Feminist Social Critique in Iran at the Turn of the 20th Century
No full textThis paper aims to juxtapose two crucial texts for the early history of feminism in Iran: a satirical treatise entitled Maʼayeb al-rejal (The vices of men) from 1894 written by Bibi Khanom Astarabadi (1858/59–1921) and the memoirs of Taj al-Saltana
(1884–1936), a daughter of Naser al-Din Shah (r. 1848–1896), penned in 1914. In spite of the authors’ different backgrounds and the diversity of issues raised, both devoted plenty of attention to the desirable qualities of a ‘modern Iranian woman’—a new ideal championed by the Iranian reformist movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s. This progressive ideal of woman, however, remained rooted in a traditional paradigm
equating womanhood with wifehood and motherhood. Through a literary analysis of the works of Bibi Khanom and Taj al-Saltana, the author argues that the early Iranian feminists integrated their advocacy for dignity and ‘modernity’ of woman into the patriarchal outlook by reserving for their ‘sisters’ the functions of educators and carers
"Individualitet vil være et forældret begreb": Kvinnor, kloner och visioner i Genspejlet
No full textAn article about cloning and individuality issues in Danish author Svend Åge Madsen's novel Genspejlet (1999)
Parents’ Knowledge and Experience on the Use of Massage and Exercise in Adolescents with Osgood-Schläter (OSD) disease
No full textĀrstnieciskā masāžaVeselības aprūpeMedical MassageHealth CareKvalifikācijas darba tēma: Bērnu vecāku informētība un pieredze par masāžas un vingrinājumu pielietojumu pusaudžiem Osguda-Šlātera slimības gadījumā, darba autors Bibi Millersone.
Viens no biežākajiem ceļgalu sāpju cēloņiem jauniem sportistiem ir Osguda-Šlātera slimība, turpmāk OSD. Pētījumi rāda, ka vecāku izglītošanai ir būtiska nozīme, lai mazinātu jauniešu mazkustīgumu slimības sāpju dēļ (Lyng, 2020). Skolu aptaujās tika noskaidrots, ka daļa vecāku nav vai ir nepietiekami informēti par OSD, tās simptomu mazināšanu ar masāžas un vingrojumu palīdzību.
Biežāk OSD slimība skar aktīvus bērnus, sportistus vecumā no 8 līdz 15 gadiem (zēniem, 12-15 gadi; meitenēm, 8-12 gadiem). Pētījuma tēmas aktualitāte ir pamatota, jo pēc aktivitāšu ierobežojumiem Covid-19 dēļ, ar OSD ir saskārušies skolēni, sportisti, kas strauji atsākuši treniņu gaitas (Leeuwen, 2022). Vecāku informētība par slimību un iespējas mazināt slimības izraisītos simptomus, varētu mazināt bērnu mazkustīgumu ceļgala sāpju dēļ (Rathleff, 2019).
Pētījuma mērķis - noskaidrot bērnu vecāku informētību un pieredzi par masāžas un vingrinājumu pielietojumu OSD gadījumā.
Teorētiskā daļa sastāv no literatūras un pētījumu apskata OSD gadījumā. Masāžas un vingrošana, kā viena no ārstēšanas un profilakses metodēm, teorētiskie aspekti.
Pētnieciskā daļa iekļauj pētījuma metodoloģiju, uzdevumus, rezultātus un secinājumus.
Pētījuma instrumenti ir darba autora izstrādāta aptaujas anketa bērnu vecākiem (kopskaitā 72 (septiņdesmit divi)) un intervija, kurā iesaistīti funkcionālie speciālisti – 2 (divi) masieri un 2 (divi) fizioterapeiti. Pētījuma metode - jaukto metožu pētījums.
Pētījums izstrādāts pēc Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Pētījumu ētikas komitejas saņemtās atļaujas veikt pētījumu.
Secinājumi: atbilde uz pētījuma jautājumu - kāda ir bērnu ar OSD slimību vecāku informētība un pieredze par simptomu mazināšanu ar masāžas un vingrojumu palīdzību pilnvērtīgu aktivitāšu veicināšanā – bērnu vecāki gribētu uzzināt vairāk, nekā ir informēti par masāžas un vingrinājumu pielietojumu OSD gadījumā.
Pētījumu paredzēts prezentēt skolās bērnu vecākiem, lai informētu par slimības aktualitāti un risinājumu veidiem, pieaicinot funkcionālos speciālistus.
Atslēgas vārdi: masāža, pašmasāža, vingrošana, ceļgalu sāpes, Osguda Šlātera, Osgood Schlatter disease and treatment.
Kvalifikācijas darbs sastāv no 30 lapaspusēm un 5 pielikumiem.Subject of the qualification work: Awareness and experience of childrens parents about the use of massage and exercises for teenagers with Osgood Schlatter disease, by Bibi Millersone.
One of the most common causes of knee pain in young athletes is Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD). Research shows that educating parents is critical to reducing inactivity in youth due to pain (Lyng, 2020). School surveys revealed that some parents are not or are insufficiently informed about this disease, its symptoms reduction with the help of massage and exercises.
Often, OSD disease affects active children, athletes aged 8-15 years (for boys, 12-15 years; for girls, 8-12 years). The topicality of the research topic is justified, because after activity restrictions due to Covid-19, OSD has been encountered by students, athletes who quickly resumed training (Leeuwen, 2022). Parents' awareness of the disease and opportunities to reduce the symptoms caused by the disease could reduce children's immobility due to knee pain (Rathleff, 2019).
The purpose of the study is to find out the awareness and experience of parents of children about the use of massage and exercises in case of OSD.
The theoretical part consists of a literature and research review in the case of OSD. Theoretical aspects of massage and exercise as one of the methods of treatment and prevention.
The research part includes research methodology, tasks, results and conclusions.
The research tools are a questionnaire developed by the author of the work for parents of children (72 (seventy-two) in total) and an interview involving functional specialists - 2 (two) masseurs and 2 (two) physiotherapists. Research method - mixed methods research.
The study was developed after the permission to conduct the study received from the Research Ethics Committee of Riga Stradins University.
Conclusions: the answer to the research question - what is the awareness and experience of the parents of children with OSD about reducing symptoms with the help of massage and exercises in promoting full-value activities - the parents of children would like to know more than they are aware of the use of massage and exercises in case of OSD.
The study is intended to be presented in schools to parents of children to inform them about the actuality of this disease and the types of solutions, inviting functional specialists.
Key words: massage, self-massage, exercise, knee pain, Osgood Schlatter, Osgood Schlatter disease AND treatment
Emilia Villoresi scrittrice per ragazzi. Un viaggio tra poesia e traduzioni.
No full textNel panorama della letteratura per l’infanzia novecentesca, Emilia Villoresi è stata a lungo ricordata per le sue traduzioni del celebre ciclo di Bibi della danese Karin Michaëlis. La scrittrice lombarda, proveniente da quella stessa famiglia Villoresi del noto ingegnere Eugenio, fu in realtà autrice lei stessa di numerose opere per ragazzi. Emilia Villoresi, ancora giovanissima, diede alle stampe Autunnale, raccolta di poesie composte in età adolescenziale, per poi misurarsi con i romanzi per adulti. La virata verso il panorama letterario infantile avvenne a seguito dell’incarico di traduzione di Bibi per l’editore Vallardi. Il carteggio tra Emilia Villoresi e Karin Michaëlis è occasione per una conoscenza ulteriore della collaborazione tra le due artiste. Tra i testi presi in esame, molti lasciano emergere il tema della vocazione artistica in età giovanile. Il rapporto tra arte e infanzia, così caro alla Villoresi, diviene nel saggio misura per valutare il valore educativo delle sue opere.In the overview of children's literature of the XX century, Emilia Villoresi has been remembered for her translations of the famous Bibi cycle by the Danish writer Karin Michaëlis. The lombard author, coming from the same Villoresi family of the famous engineer Eugenio, was herself author of several works for children. Emilia Villoresi, when she was still young, published Autunnale, a collection of poems written as a teenager, and then moved on to romances for adults. The shift towards the world of childhood happened after the assignment to translate Bibi for the Vallardi editor. The correspondence between Emilia Villoresi and Karin Michaëlis is the occasion of strengthening the collaboration between the two artists. Several of the written works considered highlight the artistic vocation in youth. The relationship between art and childhood, so important to Villoresi, became in the essay the driver to evaluate the educational value of her works
Microcredit for Socioeconomic Well-being: Impact Analysis of Selected Beneficiaries from Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan Scheme
No full textFor developing countries, reducing poverty and upgrading living standards remain a crucial issue. To address these issues, microcredit is an important pillar of poverty reduction strategies. Therefore, the current study centered on the impact of microcredit on the socioeconomic well-being of selected beneficiaries of the Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) Scheme. Social well-being indicators incorporated in this researchincluded children’s education, health status, water facilities, sanitation facilities, and housing conditions. On the other hand, economic welfare indicators were income and consumption. The study used a questionnaire to collect data from the borrowers of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The data from 120 clients was collected using a simple random sampling technique. Descriptive analyses as well as parametric tests were employed. Afteranalyzing the data, the results indicated that using loans significantly upgrades the borrowers' living standards
Individual Safety Perceptions of Women in Public Spaces: Towards Socio-Spatial Indicators for Improving the Environment
No full textFeelings of unsafety limits a person’s accessibility and usage of public spaces, especially for women as they experience higher levels of fear compared to men. Hence, gender differences in safety perceptions in public spaces have been widely studied among scholars. However, in such research women, and men, are often seen as a homogenous group, whilst there may be significant differences in in safety perceptions among them. Hence, this research aims to explore the differences in individual safety perception among women in public spaces of Holendrecht, in the south-eastern part of Amsterdam, using qualitative research methods like interviewing and mental mapping. Two identities explicitly come forward, women with a large social network, who are older, live longer in the neighbourhood and have a Surinam or Ghanese ethnicity, tend to report lower levels of feelings unsafe. And those with a small social network in the neighbourhood, who are younger, live there for a shorter period and have a Dutch ethnicity, are more in need of additional factors to enhance their feelings of safety. Such factors are familiarity and physical factors influencing visibility. These results indicate the importance of taking an intersectional approach, to see how social categorization intervene with different perceptions of safety. This way, decisions on maintenance and improving public spaces can be better informed to create more equal access of public spaces.Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering (MADE
Book Review: Travels with My Father. An Autobiographical Novel
No full textBook Title: Travels with My Father. An Autobiographical NovelBook Author: Karen JenningsLondon: Holland Park, 2016. 177 pp. ISBN: 978-1-907320-69-9
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