100 research outputs found
Makerere University Maize Image Dataset
No full textThe dataset was created to provide an open and accessible maize dataset with well-labeled, sufficiently curated, and prepared maize crop imagery that will be used by data scientists, researchers, the wider machine learning community, and social entrepreneurs within Sub-saharan Africa and worldwide for various machine learning experiments so as to build solutions towards infield maize crop disease diagnosis and spatial analysis. The image dataset was collected across three different classes: Healthy, Maize Streak Virus (MSV), and Maize Leaf Blight (MLB)
The EBV-MS connection: the enigma remains
No full textThe author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Our research on EBV and MS is funded by the Belgian Charcot Foundation, the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO), and the National Fund of Scientific Research (FNRS)
Lighting up your product!: The influence of retail lighting on product perception
No full textLighting can have a significant influence on product appearance, and therefore on product perception. Multiple studies showed this influence of retail lighting (e.g. Baker et al., 1992; Quartier et al., 2014b). However, existing research into the influence of lighting on product perception is somewhat insufficient, therefore the goal was to gain more insights into this influence in the online retail context. Physical qualities of light can be measured (e.g. illuminance, colour temperature), however, the actual effect of lighting on the perceiver determines if a lighting concept is successful. Kelly (1952) first described a series of functions that lighting had to meet to serve the needs of the perceiver, and distinguished three functions: ambient, focus, and brilliance. This perception-based design approach still forms the principle of qualitative lighting design, and formed the basis for the conditions in this current study. Diffused lighting (ambient), directed lighting (focus), and a combination of both examined the influence of diffuseness. A fourth condition examined the influence of luminosity/brightness (the diffused and directed condition was brightened).Product perception was measured as perceived product value, which can be distinguished into expressive (aesthetic and symbolic value) and utilitarian values (functionalities, ease of use, and perceived quality). Oh et al. (2016) found a positive relation between processing modes (global vs local) and lighting (holistic vs focus). It was expected that the ratings of expressive values and perceived quality would increase in diffused lighting, as these values are generally processed more ‘holistically’ and consumers will focus on the products’ global impression (perceived quality is a more utilitarian value, yet it is generally processed more ‘holistically’). Besides, it was expected that utilitarian values would increase in directed lighting, since these are generally processed more analytical as consumers will focus on product details. Based on literature about product perception, kitchen scales were selected as stimuli, and four specific scales were chosen based on a form study, collages, and a morphological chart. They were divided into more hedonic/expressive and more utilitarian scales, and all varied, among others, in form, buttons, material(s), and glossiness. This study was a 4 (products) x 4 (lighting conditions) mixed experimental design, and 113 participants were assigned to one of the conditions. Via an online questionnaire, participants gave product evaluations based on statements corresponding with the value dimensions, which were derived from literature. Besides, the HED/UT scale of Voss et al. (2003) measured hedonic and utilitarian value dimensions towards this product category. Two significant main effects were found between conditions. Perceived quality was evaluated most positive in the diffused and directed condition, and ease of use in the ‘brighter’ condition. This indicates that a combination of diffused and directed lighting was preferred in the perception of these value dimensions. Nowadays, (online) retailers often use professional light boxes/lighting solutions for photography, which often only create diffused lighting. Directed lighting is needed to make glossy objects look shiny, creates highlights and shadows, and makes details more clearly visible. Generally, it is recommended to use diffused and directed lighting for product photography.Integrated Product Desig
Re-admission of preterm babies below one year at the Paediatric ward at Wyne Stone Medical Centre, Wakiso district. A cross-sectional study.
No full textBackground.
In Uganda, the readmission rate for preterm infants is 69.4% indicating that 7 out of 10 preterm infants are readmitted. The purpose of the study was to determine factors associated with re-admission of preterm babies below one year at the Pediatric Ward, Wyne Stone Medical Center, Wakiso District.
Methods.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design employing a quantitative research method was used to collect data within four days involving 40 mothers who were selected using a simple random sampling method. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and involved closed-ended questions. Data collected was analyzed manually after findings were entered into a Microsoft Excel (2013) version, which was then presented in the form of tables, pie-charts, and graphs.
Results.
(42.5%) were between 18 and 25 years, and (65%) had attained secondary education. On mother-related factors, more than half (52.5%) were not knowledgeable about neonatal care, the majority (67.5%) did not exclusively breastfeed their babies after discharge, and 62.5%) leave was not enough. In line with health facility-related factors, the majority (60%) waited for long, and the vast majority (85%) rated health costs as high. Regarding social-economic factors, an overwhelming (95%) had received advice from family members, most (90%) purchased prescribed drugs, and most (72.5%) relied on traditional methods due to healthcare costs.
Conclusion.
The majority of the participants were not knowledgeable about neonatal care; experienced stress, and a significant number did not exclusively breastfeed babies after discharge.
Recommendation.
The Ministry of Health should strengthen maternal health education programs, especially on neonatal care practices, by integrating structured neonatal care modules into antenatal and postnatal services
Comparison of women author rates by author role by year with AAMC rates.
No full textComparison of women author rates by author role by year with AAMC rates.</p
Teacher Professional Learning for Inclusion: Policy Self-Review Tool
No full textTeacher professional learning is a priority for all Agency member countries, for international bodies and for the European Union. The Teacher Professional Learning for Inclusion (TPL4I) project aims to identify the policy elements needed to prepare all teachers to include all learners. These include policies on initial teacher education, induction, continuing professional development, and teacher educators' learning.
The project team developed an initial mapping grid to gather and categorise Agency member countries' policy information on teacher professional learning for inclusion. The grid has developed into the current TPL4I Policy Self-Review Tool. The tool indicates different policy priorities. These priorities address policy elements that are important for developing policy to support teacher professional learning for inclusion.
The TPL4I Policy Self-Review Tool's main components are:
Vision and main principles of TPL4I policy.
Goals and continuum of support of TPL4I policy.
Capacity building, funding and monitoring of TPL4I policy.
The TPL4I Policy Self-Review Tool is open-source. This means users can adapt it to their own needs and contexts, provided they include a reference to the original source. Policy-makers can use it to review policy on teacher professional learning for inclusion.
Download the TPL4I Policy Self-Review Tool in English below. It is available in pdf and as an editable Word file.This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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Teacher Professional Learning for Inclusion: Literature Review
No full textTeacher professional learning is a priority for all Agency member countries, for international bodies and for the European Union. This literature review forms the basis for the Teacher Professional Learning for Inclusion (TPL4I) project. TPL4I aims to identify the essential policy elements to ensure that all teachers at each stage of their career are prepared for inclusive education. It focuses on all policies that affect teacher professional learning: initial teacher education, induction, continuing professional development and in‑school learning opportunities.
More specifically, TPL4I aims to review what policy documents and research literature say about the following questions:
What current policy priorities for all teacher professional learning can be identified in international and European-level documents and in research literature?
What national policy frameworks for teacher professional learning are in place in participating member countries, and how are these situated within national contexts (e.g. within different ministries or agencies)?
What policy elements or frameworks are needed to prepare all teachers to include all learners?
What policy priorities for teacher professional learning required to prepare all teachers to include all learners need further investigation at the European level?
Ultimately, the TPL4I project aims to develop a comprehensive policy framework for professional learning for inclusion. This literature review is the first step in its development.
Download the TPL4I Literature Review in English below.This publication has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
The application of post-project reviews in events management by cultural operators
No full textOrganisations have evidently shifted towards the projectification of their activities and operations across the world and across industries by which project management is not only limited to construction and engineering projects anymore. The projectification has shed light on the amount of project success and failure in which both have been noted to have a steep difference between each other. Whilst many factors have been discovered to be a trigger of failure or success one emerging subject that has been gaining attention across management institutions and organisationsis the integration of knowledge management principlesinto the closure stage of a project, by which the term post-project review awakens. Post-project reviewsreceive a lot of attention and strong suggestion from textbooks and other academic literature, however it was found that its application was not as effective as is suggested by the literature. Literature also indicated that cultural operators within the events management have progressively applied project management tools and techniques. At the same time there is debate concerning theproject management rationale, which collide with the prime principles of art. Here art presents itself as the core focus pointforcultural operators. In the light of this argument the author started researching the subject of Post-project reviews within the events management industryand found that the subject has been scarcely researched overall, in the events management sector and especially in the cultural branch, hence the author had identified a research gap. Consequently, this research intends to explore the application of post-project reviews by cultural operators within the events management industry. The study employed a qualitative research design in which semi-structured interviews were conducted across three different organisational size segments; micro, small and medium. The organisational size was determined with the amount of employees per organisation; each size segment had two representatives in which all of the respondents ran a non-profit organisation.The research revealed that medium organisations employed the most formal manner of a PPR by which PPR’s are considered on a strategic level whilst micro organisations still used a simplerecord and report principle, in which none of the recorded numbers were formally analysed. At the same time, the comprehensiveness of a PPR was very much dependent on the size of the project, which denoted on the amount of funding, and external stakeholders there was involved
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