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Tourism is multifaceted and primarily encompasses cultural activities, aiming mainly to ensure visitors' relaxation and rejuvenation. Therefore, activities that involve exploring the culinary richness of a destination, which provide elements of the local culture and history, are important. The purpose of this study is to outline the profile of potential gastronomic tourists in order to identify the motivating factors for tasting local cuisine. Additionally, gastronomic festivals are raising the question of whether they serve as a means to attract potential tourists and what conditions they must meet in order to become an attractive activity. A survey was carried out targeting two nationalities with a deep gastronomic culture: Greeks and Koreans. The findings indicate that despite their common perspectives on food selection motives and that the existence of a gastronomic festival at the travel destination interests both nationalities, they differ in terms of choosing a gastronomic festival as the primary factor in visiting a destination. Overall, it is deemed useful to implement and promote gastronomic festivals with a focus on the particular needs of the respective potential tourists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background There is a growing evidence base which shows that community development can make an important contribution to reducing health inequalities, but embedding community development as a mainstream approach into local systems is challenging. The literature relevant to the question of how to embed community development approaches is reviewed in this paper. Methods Using guidance from the Joanna Briggs Institute, a scoping review was carried out to identify relevant literature. Systematic searches were carried out across multiple databases, experts in the field were contacted and references of included studies were screened. Search results were screened against exclusion criteria. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research was used as a framework to identify factors hindering or supporting embedding. Findings The review identified thirty-five documents which described embedded, or attempts to embed, community development approaches in fourteen different countries. The most common community development approaches were strength-based or co-production. Four studies reported primary research on the embedding process or systems change. Several barriers and facilitators to embedding were identified including those related to funding arrangements, organizational and system culture, building trust with communities and the need for training and support for staff. Conclusion Using an implementation science framework, this scoping review has assessed the nature of the evidence base on how to embed community development. While the evidence base uncovered is currently limited, barriers and facilitators to embedding identified in the review can be used to both inform future attempts to embed community development and provide the building blocks for future primary research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Entrepreneurial support institutions offer a wide range of services to their tenants, which in the long run affects their development, the development of the local environment in which they operate and the development of the overall Croatian economy. The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of entrepreneurial support institutions on the entrepreneurship and the business environment in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Throughout the paper, the method of description, comparison, deduction and synthetic were used. The problem investigated in the paper refers to the question of the success of ESI in meeting the needs of creating an entrepreneurial environment in the area in which they operate. Through the example of the Zagreb Innovation Center (ZICER), empirical data were collected by a survey questionnaire to examine the satisfaction and the acceptance of the services by their users. Conducting primary research sources, the authors proved that users are satisfied with the received services, showed the importance and benefit that users, local and national economy have from entrepreneurial support institutions. The results of the research can be the basis for further research and strengthening the role of entrepreneurial support institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, undergraduate science instructors and faculty were surveyed and interviewed to investigate the information literacy needs specific to their disciplines. Respondents shared their perspectives on IL skill development throughout science degrees and the dependence of that skill development on successful study within the field. Analysis of the results expands on current understanding of the types of resources most useful to early degree students, the most appropriate IL skills to prioritize as students progress through their degrees, and the challenges that reading and critiquing primary research pose for students. Findings from the study align with previous research on information use and literacy in the sciences and build on it by offering librarians greater insight into what underlies, drives, and impedes IL skill development for science students. Practice recommendations based on study findings are made for librarians teaching science students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Midwives are well placed to promote vaccination awareness throughout a women's pregnancy and strengthen childhood vaccination demand following hospital discharge. In Perth, Western Australia, Aboriginal children experience some of the lowest vaccination coverage rates across the nation. To identify factors preventing greater vaccination uptake amongst the target population, a theory-based study was conducted with midwives across two Perth maternity hospitals to explore behavioural attributes, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs surrounding vaccination provision and the vaccines administered to Aboriginal children.Methods: A purpose-designed questionnaire was distributed to midwives working in two Perth public maternity hospitals. The proximal constructs of The Theory of Planned Behavior were used to frame the questionnaire to enable the barriers to greater vaccination coverage to be identified and behaviourally situated. Descriptive statistics described the demographics of the study sample. Chi-square and the Fisher's exact test were used to identify associations between midwife characteristics and awareness of the coverage rates. Significance was set at α = 0.05.Results: Of the 58 midwives who completed the study questionnaire, 77.2% were unaware of the sub-optimal vaccination coverage in Perth's Aboriginal children. Level of education (p = 0.53) and years worked as a practising midwife (p = 0.47) were not found to be associated with an awareness of the coverage rates. Approximately, 50% of midwives reported some concern over the efficacy of childhood vaccines, 44.4% did not feel confident with their knowledge of vaccines, while 33.3% do not routinely discuss childhood vaccinations with parents prior to hospital discharge.Conclusions: Key findings in the study identified that a range of educational, leadership and system-based issues are affecting midwives' capacity to play a more substantial role in influencing vaccination coverage in Perth's Aboriginal children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Meta-analysis of physical activity interventions in school settings have revealed low efficacy and that there is a need to explore implementation fidelity. The aim of this rapid realist review was to determine, what physical activity interventions in school settings for children aged 7- to 11-yearsold works, for whom, and in what circumstances. The realist synthesis was conducted following RAMESES guidelines. Relevant studies were identified following a systematic search process and data from 28 studies was extracted for evidence to form context-mechanism-outcome configurations that were clustered and refined. Using the five-level socioecological model, the program theories were classified into the levels of intrapersonal (child), interpersonal (teachers), institutional (program content, school administration, and school environment), community (home and neighborhood), and policy. The school level led to most context-mechanism-outcome configurations related to school leadership and policy, workforce structure, program characteristics, and school environment. At each level, we identified features of interventions, alongside implementation considerations that might work to promote efficacy and sustainability. The need to recognize the school environment as part of a complex system with multi-level interaction and influences was a key finding. In line with realist philosophy, the researchers encouraged primary research to confirm, refute, and refine the program theories presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the discussion on Basic Writing course gathered around computer screens to workshop each other's videos. Topics include conducting research and drafted short videos about different on-campus resources; writing a paper synthesizing and analyzing the information gathered during the group's collaborative primary research.; and between literacy and transfer theory as analyzing study data.

Introductio: Healing potential of plants is an age-old idea that has recently attained renewed interest. Considering the ineffectiveness, potentially harmful effects, and safety concerns of commonly used synthetic irrigants, the herbal alternatives for endodontic usage might prove to be advantageous.Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of smear layer removal and cytotoxicity potential of triphala in comparison to sodium hypochlorite.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in two parts: the first part of the study was cytotoxicity assessment studied using Alamar blue assay. L929 mouse fibroblasts were seeded in 96-well plates at a density of 5000 cells/well and treated with different concentrations of triphala and NaOCl for a period of 24 and 48 h. The percentage of cell viability was then quantified using an Alamar blue assay. The optical density was measured at 570 nm and compared with 620 nm, which was considered as a reference wavelength. The second part of the study was smear layer assessment at the coronal, middle, and apical third of twenty human premolar teeth using scanning electron microscope.Results: The Alamar blue reagent cytotoxicity study suggested that triphala showed no cytotoxic properties against the normal mouse fibroblast cells whereas sodium hypochlorite showed a significant cytotoxic effect against the L929 cell lines with the IC50 concentration at 1.8%, respectively, after the treatment of 24 h of incubation at 37°C temperature. Triphala was as effective as sodium hypochlorite in smear layer removal in the coronal and middle third of the root, but sodium hypochlorite showed better smear layer removal in the apical third.Conclusion: Triphala can be considered as a superior irrigant with good antibacterial efficacy and least cytotoxicity potential compared to conventional hypochlorite irrigating agent and provide adequate clearing of smear layer in the coronal and middle third, and further studies are warranted to alter the properties of liquid to make it more cleansable in the apical third of the root. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a systematic review conducted of primary research literature published between 2007 and 2018 on the deployment and effectiveness of data analytics in higher education to improve student outcomes. We took a methodological approach to searching databases; appraising and synthesising results against predefined criteria. We reviewed research on the effectiveness of three differentiated forms of data analytics: learning, academic and learner analytics. Student outcomes are defined as retention, academic performance and engagement. Our results find that three quarters of studies report the use of educational data analytics to be effective in improving student outcomes but their relationship with student outcomes requires further and more robust investigation and assessment. We argue that research must interpret and communicate effectiveness qualitatively, as well as quantitatively, by including the student voice in assessments of impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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People usually wait for long time in queues in many different places in order to get a service, without knowing the real waiting time and without doing anything productive while waiting, which causes customers dissatisfaction and a very bad user experience. Others, after realizing that the waiting time longer than expected, abandon the queue without notifying the service providers, which causes a huge number of tickets to be called without any recipients. Many businesses have been using queue systems to manage users flow in the services center which are not effective in addressing those issues. This paper discusses about a Smart Queue Management System (SQMS) which will be implemented to solve those problems. The SQMS will allow the users to book their queue ticket through their mobile phones and be able to monitor and get regular updates about the queue status through their phones. Users will be able to know the queue status before even joining the queue. Furthermore, a secondary research was conducted, which was helpful in studying the user's behavior while queuing, as well as a primary research to understand and analyze the user's requirements, in addition, similar existing systems were reviewed and analyzed to understand the disadvantages and advantages of those systems which could be applied in the SQMS. The SQMS aims to address all the issues found and take into consideration the users' requirements to provide a smarter way of queueing, in which the outcome is provided in the system framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wine consumption shows an upward trend at the beginning of the 21st century. Due to favourable climate conditions, there are several wine regions located in Slovakia famous for wine and wineries recognized on the domestic and international market as well. In our study, we would like to present the wine consumption habits in Komárom district, located in the wine region of Southern Slovakia. Our study addresses an attention to possible differences in wine consumption habits of male and female consumers. We have analysed the data gained form 478 anonymous questionnaires in our primary research. The questionnaire survey took place in February – March 2018. The statistical analysis highlights the fundamental differences of male and female wine consumers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The topicality and theoretical basis of the topic is represented by two pillars: value-based consumer behaviour theories and generation marketing. Among the theories of consumer behaviour, my focus is on value-based theories, which have common features between the motives of the consumer's choice of products and services and the value system. This basic concept inspired me to analyse the relationship between the value system and consumer behaviour in the context of our own primary research by analysing the attitude of Z-generation's food consumption habits. The other pillar of the topic is generation marketing, which, as the ultimate result of differences between differ- ent generations, also calls the value system. Considering that the Z generation will be the consumer base of potential future solvent demand, I think it is useful to learn about the specific food consumer preferences of the generation. In the framework of the quantitative research, I conducted a standardized questionnaire survey, which resulted in the analysis of more than 500 evaluable questionnaires. It was a condition for the subject to get out of the Z generation by age. Based on the results, it can be concluded what value orientation the future generation has, and how important it is for health, what it does to protect it. In addition, the results of the research will help to identify relevant food consumer behaviour patterns among the Z generation, which can help to define the target groups of healthy nutrition and health promotion campaigns for the Z generation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It has been 10 years since the introduction of the euro in Slovakia. Regarding the introduction of the single currency, we can highlight factors that have contributed to the economic recovery experienced in recent years. Besides the positive effects, the negative effect appeared as well. The basic goal of the research is to map the experience Slovakia had with the introduction of the euro, 10 years following the introduction of the single currency. In order to achieve the research objectives, we applied primary data collection to obtain information about the researched issue. An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among the respondents. Data collection among the residents was realized with the help of an agent, but also an online questionnaire was provided for the respondents in the time interval of 6-20th December 2018. Basic statistic indicators were used to verify our assumptions. The most informed about the role of the ECB and the EU common financial policy were the respondents of age group 26-40, while the respondents over 56 were more informed where the ECB is headquartered. These results can be explained by the fact that the younger generation developed resistance towards the political situation in the EU, they have less interest and show indifference. The proportion of respondents with a clear negative opinion has increased both among the respondents with full secondary school degree and those with college or university degree. The biggest disadvantage they experienced was the increasing price of products. We find it important to suggest that the active involvement of MEPs within a framework of an intensive information campaign is essential. The main objective would be to bring closer the EU economic policy to economically active people and make them less resistant and uninterested in the policy of the EU due to lack of information. We recommend highlighting positive facts regarding the introduction of the single currency not only in the field of international trade but also in everyday transactions on national and EU level. An information campaign is suggested to highlight the positive aspects. The original contribution and the main added value of the paper is the mapping of the consequence of the euro introduction in Slovakia. The example of Slovakia can be a starting point for the tasks to be completed by the neighbouring EU member countries e.g. Czech Republic, Hungary to enter the eurozone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As they grow, companies that were once characterised as agile, innovative and entrepreneurial, tend to become bureaucratic and slow to respond to changes in their environments. In order to stay competitive and build competitive advantage, managers realise that they have to rejuvenate the entrepreneurial spirit and innovate on a sustainable basis, yet this remains a significant challenge for them. Our corporate entrepreneurship and innovation course for post-graduate studentscultivates and understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation in the context of established business. Its unique design, which follows a logical progression of data collection in real-life participating organizations through secondary and primary research, assures in-depth understanding of the factors that shape the current organizational profiles. Students, working in teams, draw on this data and entrepreneurship and innovation theory to develop practical corporate entrepreneurship development plans which they present to their 'clients'. These plans reflect leadership orientation represented by entrepreneurial visions and strategies, as well as contextualised factors for control in the form of innovation processes and tools. Finally, teams recommend a range of tactics that foster supportive environments for entrepreneurship and innovation. In the process of doing so, students are themselves transformed from being traditional managers to becoming entrepreneurial managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ongoing paradigm shift in taxonomy from individual contributions to a truly collaborative and forward-looking endeavour results in a number of challenges related to distributed data management. Examination of physical specimens remains a key task, but searching for specimen data, literature, and name information is now mostly done online. In the past, these research steps involved many physical visits to collections and libraries. Although these infrastructures were and are still freely accessible and supportive for research carried out by individuals, the amount of characters, specimens, and the complexity of current analytical approaches limit what can be achieved by individual workers. Monographing is challenged because: 1. larger genera remain unstudied and become fragmented in regional treatments; 2. long-term availability of detailed (unpublished) primary research data is often not addressed; 3. cross-disciplinary interoperability and open data principles are needed; and 4. highly specialised techniques used in phylogenetic and genomic analyses require teamwork by specialists. The process towards generating truly community-based integrative dynamic taxonomic treatments is ongoing. In botany, specialist communities and networks have formed for certain plant groups, for example in the families Solanaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae, Melastomataceae-Miconieae, Asteraceae-Cichorieae, and in the order Caryophyllales. Their common aim is to create sustainable information systems according to the FAIR principles, making the information Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. At the same time, the information system is meant to support and document ongoing taxonomic research as an iterative process with tracking of changes, and backlinks to original data sources. This represents a big step forward with respect to the efficiency of the entire field of taxonomy. The Global Caryophyllales Initiative aims at creating a global synthesis of species diversity in this group (Borsch et al. 2015) encompassing about 12,500 species in more than 30 families or about 6% of flowering plants (Fig. 1). Caryophyllales include ecologically diverse, economically important, invasive, and threatened species. The Caryophyllales Network was initiated in 2011 and unites specialists from across the world (to date, 150 Advances by the network are presented in the open-access Caryophyllales Portal (http:// caryophyllales.org/), aiming to provide up-to-date phylogenetic and taxonomic information. The systematic treatment is powered by the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy (https:// cybertaxonomy.eu/), with the generic checklist (http://caryophyllales.org/Checklist) and some family treatments already publicly available (e.g. Cactaceae). The checklist is regularly updated in consultation with family editors. A species-level taxonomic backbone incorporating all names and pertinent nomenclatural acts and evaluations is being compiled. A compilation of the Nepenthaceae (Berendsohn et al. 2018) served as a case study for the accommodation of descriptive and other factual data, and for demonstrating the feasibility of the workflow contributing to the WFO initiative. The taxonomic treatment of Iresine (Borsch et al. 2018) is another example. These studies are fundamental in establishing a general workflow for collaborative online monographs. Several challenges remain, inter alia the genomics perspective in biodiversity informatics, proper attribution and unique identification of taxonomic concepts, review and impact assessment of individual contributions, possibilities to simultaneously display contrasting taxonomical concepts and classifications, and engaging both the wider taxonomic community and the public. The ongoing implementation shows that a dynamic online monograph requires rethinking of editorial workflows. Based on experiences with the Caryophyllales network, the taxonomic and biodiversity informatics communities are ready to meet this challenge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Self-plagiarism is a contentious issue in higher education, research and scholarly publishing contexts. The practice is problematic because it disrupts scientific publishing by over-emphasizing results, increasing journal publication costs, and artificially inflating journal impact, among other consequences. We hypothesized that there was a dearth of empirical studies on the topic of self-plagiarism, with an over-abundance of editorial and commentary articles based on anecdotal evidence. The research question was: What typologies of evidence characterize the literature on self-plagiarism in scholarly and research journals? We conducted a scoping review, using the search terms “self-plagiarism” and “self-plagiarism” (hyphenated), consulting five social sciences research databases, supplemented by a manual search for articles, resulting in over 5900 results. After removing duplicates and excluding non-scholarly sources, we arrived at a data set of 133 sources, with publication dates ranging from 1968 to 2017. With an interrater reliability of over 93% between two researchers, our typological analysis revealed 47 sources (34.3%) were editorials; 41 (29.9%) were conceptual research (including teaching cases); 16 (11.7%) were editorial responses; 12 (8.6%) were secondary research; and only 8 sources (5.8%) were primary research. There is little guidance in the available literature to graduate students or their professors about how to disentangle the complexities of self-plagiarism. With primary and secondary research combined accounting for 14.4% of overall contributions to the data set, and primary research constituting only 6% of overall contributions, we conclude with a call for more empirical evidence on the topic to support contributions to the scholarly dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Projects have become key players in national economies today. Projects are concrete manifestations of investments, there are no investments without projects, and without them the economy can not grow substantially. However, projects are unsuccessful in many cases, because they aren't prepared in time, don't achieve the required performance they expect from them. A common cause of project failure is a poor planning process, budgetary problems, the missed investment calculations, or the omission of sustainability, relevance, and feasibility. These expectations are expressed in every project management course, all of the literature dealing with the projects, but the project actors don't give the required relevance to them. The aim of this paper is to examine the above-mentioned triple success criteria system based on the opinion of Hungarian companies, in addition to measuring the elements of a classical project triangle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Grounded in the new sociology of childhood and thus valuing the perspectives of young children, this study examined how outdoor, inquiry-based schoolyard pedagogy is experienced by kindergarten students. The study explored two primary research questions: (1) what do students report about their experiences in an outdoor, inquiry-based classroom setting?; and (2) what do teachers report about their observations of children’s experiences in an outdoor, inquiry-based classroom setting? The study employed a phenomenographic methodology consisting of interviews and inductive analysis. Three major themes emerged: 1) student-led experiences in the outdoor classroom, 2) lessons experienced in the outdoor classroom, and 3) boundaries to learning in the outdoor classroom. Subthemes included learning through play, interpersonal learning, connecting with nature, inquiry-based curriculum, and resources. These themes provide insights regarding the structures of learning spaces, the roles of teachers, and the linkages between schoolyard pedagogy and emancipatory knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapidly changing market conditions of the 21st century also need to be adapted by companies, which include, among other things, the consideration and study of forms of employment, and possibly the introduction of new forms of employment, as we only think about how fast it is spreading. These forms of employment can be characterized by a distinct mark in terms of typical 8-hour employment, which is typical of the past, and can be mentioned as atypical. The basic aim of the research is to map the employment forms realized by small and medium-sized enterprises, especially the so-called atypical forms of employment. For the primary data collection we used an online questionnaire survey, we analyzed 320 completed questionnaires. Based on the analysis we have come up with conclusions and suggestions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With a vigorous development of information release for social network, it is now an urgent question to protect sensitive information. The sensitive information concerned by the attackers may be usually located in a local group of large scale social networks and the operations of privacy protection are needed to minimize changes for overall structure of the network to maintain data availability. In this paper, a clustering perturbation algorithm to preserve privacy for social network was proposed considering preservation privacy of vertices properties and community structures simultaneously. The proposed algorithm introduced a strategy of exchanging attributes between vertices with same degree randomly to induce attackers to search for false targets and maintain whole structure of network. Furthermore, a perturbation strategy with tiny influences based on local clustering and modifying edges complementarily was adopted to decrease the risk of privacy disclosure considering minimum loss of network structure and data information. The experimental results showed that the proposed algorithm has more advantages over other existing state-of-the-art approaches in privacy preservation and effectiveness of social network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several of the contributions to the Lynch et al. Special issue make the claim that conversation-analytic research into epistemics is ‘routinely crafted at the expense of actual, produced and constitutive detail, and what that detail may show us’. Here, we seek to address the inappositeness of this critique by tracing precisely how it is that recognizable actions emerge from distinct practices of interaction. We begin by reviewing some of the foundational tenets of conversation-analytic theory and method – including the relationship between position and composition, and the making of collections – as these appear to be primary sources of confusion for many of the contributors to the Lynch et al. Special Issue. We then target some of the specific arguments presented in the Special Issue, including the alleged ‘over-hearer’s’ writing of metrics, the provision of so-called ‘alternative’ analyses and the supposed ‘crafting’ of generalizations in epistemics research. In addition, in light of Lynch’s more general assertion that conversation analysis (CA) has recently been experiencing a ‘rapprochement’ with what he disparagingly refers to as the ‘juggernaut’ of linguistics, we discuss the specific expertise that linguists have to offer in analyzing particular sorts of interactional detail. The article as a whole thus illustrates that, rather than being produced ‘at the expense of actual, produced and constitutive detail’, conversation-analytic findings – including its work in epistemics – are unambiguously anchored in such detail. We conclude by offering our comments as to the link between CA and linguistics more generally, arguing that this relationship has long proven to be – and indeed continues to be – a mutually beneficial one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Projects are key players in modern economies, the main promoters of economic growth. All successful investments are the results of one or more projects, so it is very important that the projects are managed successfully. Risk management is a major part of project management. Risk is an event usually with a negative effect, so it has to be calculated and prepared to handle it, otherwise the risk will be a threat or a problem. Most of the risks are invisible at the beginning, and can't be designed for any strategy, but the most significant risks need to be calculated and planned. The best solution depends on the type of the risk, but how do companies handle the risks? The purpose of the study is to present project risks and treatment methods based on the opinion of Hungarian companies, showing the most commonly used methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Projects have become key players in national economies today. Projects are concrete manifestations of investments, there are no investments without projects, and without them the economy can not grow substantially. However, projects are unsuccessful in many cases, because they aren't prepared in time, don't achieve the required performance they expect from them. A common cause of project failure is a poor planning process, budgetary problems, the missed investment calculations, or the omission of sustainability, relevance, and feasibility. These expectations are expressed in every project management course, all of the literature dealing with the projects, but the project actors don't give the required relevance to them. The aim of this paper is to examine the above-mentioned triple success criteria system based on the opinion of Hungarian companies, in addition to measuring the elements of a classical project triangle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study investigated student involvement in sports as part of co-curricular activities in the school and outside, and the effect of parental support upon their child's participation in sport. The purpose of the study was to investigate in-depth the views of year 11 students from six Australian schools about their parents' influence on their participation in sport. The schools agreed to allow their students to participate on a voluntary basis. The primary data were gathered from 111 students in the form of written personal statements in response to the researcher's open-ended guideline questions, based on the humanistic sociological approach of studying respondents' personal perspectives on a particular phenomenon. The 80% of respondents who claimed to play sport were involved in a total of 23 different sports, with soccer being the most frequently mentioned (29%). The 20% of respondents who did not play sport all attended schools where participation in sport was not compulsory. Parental support for sports participation was evident in 89% of their comments, but only 11% of parents played an active role. The negative family constraints identified by 15% of respondents referred to issues such as lack of parental interest in sport, concerns about safety, maintaining a balance between sport and other areas of life, and the cost involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a context of this research, combinatorial testing (CT) in simplifications of the parameter interactions strategy is to grade or rank the best algorithm in order to eliminated the parameter interaction on various crucial issue. These will become the most interesting research finding so as to enhance the efficiency of the test cases generations. The objective of this research is to identify and analyze existing combinatorial testing technique in the context of the formulated research questions. Search terms with relevant keywords were used to identify primary research that was related to combinatorial testing technique classified under journal articles, conference papers, workshops, symposiums, book chapters and IEEE bulletins. In the end of this research, we provided a primarily result of comparison on efficiency of the simplifications strategy in order to enhance the combinatorial testing technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A business case is a description of an actual situation, usually involving a decision faced by the decision maker, in an organization. Most likely, a case is based on primary research, interviewing managers and staff. The case method of teaching is the set of educational techniques and “tricks of the trade” that instructors use in the classroom to help students reach particular learning objectives. Students are required to put themselves in the decision makers’ shoes. In the real world, the answers to complex problems cannot be Googled or found in textbooks, nor will everyone agree on the “ideal answers” to difficult questions. Managers rarely have access to all the relevant data pertinent to decisions. Similarly, cases usually do not contain all the information instructors and students would like to have. Therefore, they push students to make decisions with available information (exactly like the business world). The case method prepares business students for the real world that stipulates critical thinking and persuasive arguing skills. The purpose of using teaching cases to aid business students attain analytical and critical thinking skills these specialized policy analysis skills. Many instructors have little use for case teaching and keenly resist its inclusion in their courses. There is a number of reasons for this resistance. One is the importance of being in control via lecturing. Some instructors regard the case method to be “soft,” lacking in rigor. Other instructors feel they have too much material to cover and do not have time to use cases. Or they may feel they do not have the “right personality” to teach with cases. This paper is about the author’s personal experience with teaching with business cases. The pros and cons of the case method will be discussed. The advantages and limitations will be presented. Tips on effective case teaching will be offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Courses: Research Methods (undergraduate or graduate level) Objective:The aim of this exercise is to optimize the ability for students to integrate an understanding of various methodologies across research paradigms within a 15-week semester, including a review of procedural steps and experiential learning activities to practice each method, a criteria for understanding how to consume primary research, and a recognition of how the methodological techniques can be used in the classroom and in professional settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes methods for facilitating student understanding of primary research through digital composition, thus increasing students' confidence in their abilities as primary researchers and producing new primary sources through the resulting video products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Study Question: Do parents with children created through oocyte donation (OD) follow through with their original intentions regarding disclosure to their offspring, and if not, why not?Summary Answer: Although 43% of this study population had disclosed to their offspring as intended, 39% had delayed disclosure because of uncertainty about how and when to disclose.What Is Known Already: Previous research studies have primarily investigated the intentions of families regarding disclosure to offspring conceived with gamete donation, but have not focused on what actually occurs in the disclosure process.Study Design, Size, Duration: Data from 72 subjects were collected utilizing a 52-item questionnaire developed by the authors from January to May 2012. This cross-sectional hypothesis-generating pilot study utilized descriptive statistics, including frequency and percentiles in order to characterize survey responses.Participants/materials, Setting, Methods: A total of 459 families who delivered a child (or children) after using OD between 1992 and 2003 were invited by mail to participate. The parents were invited to a 1-day, professionally led seminar on issues about oocyte-donation and disclosure. The study, performed at a large university-based fertility clinic, included 72 parents, representing 46 families and 66 children ranging in age from 7 to 19 years.Main Results and the Role Of Chance: The findings indicate that 43% of the study population disclosed to their offspring as intended, 39% still intend to disclose, 9% are uncertain and 9% do not plan to disclose at any time. The average age of children at the time of disclosure was 5.5 years. The average age of children at the time of data collection was 13 years. Primary reasons for disclosure were the child's right to know, the desire to be open and honest, and the notion that family secrets are harmful. For families who still intend to disclose, the average age of the offspring was 11 years and primary reasons for delayed disclosure included 'never finding the right time' and uncertainty about how and when to disclose. An unanticipated finding was that delayed disclosure among those who intend to tell offspring resulted in heightened levels of parental anxiety about disclosing to older children. Demographic data showed no associations with disclosure or non-disclosure to offspring. The response rate to participation was 12%.Limitations, Reasons For Caution: Limitations of this study include a low response rate due to potential participants being lost to follow-up and to the possibility that families choosing non-disclosure did not respond to the invitation. This lack of a more effective recruitment strategy may have resulted in the smaller, self-selected study population. Additional limitations included the lack of heterogeneity of our population, any confounding factors the seminars may have had on the choice to participate in the study and on responses to the questionnaire, and the lack of a specified anxiety measurement.Wider Implications Of the Findings: Families disclosing to children by the age of 8 reported the lowest levels of conflict regarding the disclosure process and the highest levels of satisfaction at having disclosed early. The findings are consistent with, and add to, a growing body of literature on disclosure in donor-assisted reproduction. The authors recommend that fertility programs and mental health providers better assist OD parents with disclosure issues by recommending early disclosure for those who plan to tell, and by providing on-going follow-up and support to ensure that disclosure decisions are implemented as originally intended.Study Funding/competing Interests: Partial study funding was received from an educational grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. There are no conflicts of interest to declare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study highlights the major trust areas, where the medical tourists are considering India as the country of choice. This study revolves around highlighting the reasons for which medical tourists recognize India as the perfect destination. The study investigates the framework of Medical Tourism in India, as the platform for medical tourists who seek low cost treatments with less waiting time. The study also revolves around identifying the core competencies of Indian Medical Tourism market, which makes it as the strategic thrust for the future growth drivers of the healthcare industry. The study is based upon the data collected through primary research, as well as secondary research from hospitals website, India's Ministry of Health website and from the website of National Association of Health Tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Street vending has acquired great importance in present times. This study attempts to link consumer innovativeness (CI) to street vending – an ancient occupation now emerging as a new market form using technology and innovation. The study investigates the behavior of street vendors (a group hypothesized to enjoy more innovativeness than those with similar socioeconomic backgrounds) regarding adoption of self-service technologies (SSTs) in the retail banking industry. In addition to primary research instruments, in-depth interviews were conducted with representatives of the two groups under study (street vendors and formal wage workers) to determine their awareness levels, usage, primary sources of information and reasons behind the adoption of the three SSTs considered along with their dependence on opinion leaders for making adoption decisions. Findings reveal that compared to formal wage workers, street vendors exhibit lower levels of innovativeness toward SSTs, and consumers are driven by three prime correlates of age, gender and income. Further, informal groups of street vendors earn higher income despite being less qualified technically or otherwise than the formal sector wage earners within their social class. These results will help practitioners revisit their existing marketing strategies and policies to increase the reach of self-service technology among urban lower middle class in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Undergraduate science students benefit greatly by learning to read and interpret primary research articles. However, once they obtain a level of competence in analyzing primary literature and develop a better understanding of the nature of science, they may become frustrated by the lack of scientific literacy and objectivity demonstrated by the general public during debates of "controversial" scientific topics. A novel course has been developed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to interpret primary literature and appreciate the nature of science, as well as a better understanding of the unscientific thinking they will encounter in the real world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Chalmers and Glasziou's paper published in 2014 recommends research funding bodies should mandate that proposals for additional primary research are built on systematic reviews of existing evidence showing what is already known. Jones et al. identified 11 (23%) of 48 trials funded during 2006-8 by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) Programme did not reference a systematic review. This study did not explore the reasons for trials not referencing a systematic review or consider trials using any other evidence in the absence of a systematic review. Referencing a systematic review may not be possible in certain circumstances, for instance if the systematic review does not address the question being proposed in the trial. The current study extended Jones' study by exploring the reasons for why trials did not reference a systematic review and included a more recent cohort of trials funded in 2013 to determine if there were any changes in the referencing or use of systematic reviews.Methods: Two cohorts of NIHR HTA randomised controlled trials were included. Cohort I included the same trials as Jones et al. (with the exception of one trial which was discontinued). Cohort II included NIHR HTA trials funded in 2013. Data extraction was undertaken independently by two reviewers using full applications and trial protocols. Descriptive statistics was used and no formal statistical analyses were conducted.Results: Five (11%) trials of the 47 funded during 2006-2008 did not reference a systematic review. These 5 trials had warranted reasons for not referencing systematic reviews. All trials from Cohort II referenced a systematic review. A quarter of all those trials with a preceding systematic review used a different primary outcome than those stated in the reviews.Conclusions: The NIHR requires that proposals for new primary research are justified by existing evidence and the findings of this study confirm the adherence to this requirement with a high rate of applications using systematic reviews. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adequate reporting of quantitative research about language learning involves careful consideration of the logic, rationale, and actions underlying both study designs and the ways in which data are analyzed. These guidelines, commissioned and vetted by the board of directors of Language Learning, outline the basic expectations for reporting of quantitative primary research with a specific focus on Method and Results sections. The guidelines are based on issues raised in: Norris, J. M., Ross, S., & Schoonen, R. (Eds.). (2015). Improving and extending quantitative reasoning in second language research. Currents in Language Learning, volume 2. Oxford, UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The African university has been hampared in its growth by a multitude of problems. From the continent's late start in the race to setting up and obtaining universities with research quality fundamentals to equipment acquisition, lack of capacity, limited research and development resources and most importantly the increasing absence of the critical partner- the African government. The lack of a strong government funding policy for the African university and the fact that most African universities are new on the academic scene, most of them less than 50 years in business have exberted the expected academic growth of the African university as it fights to achieve the coverted global ranking. With all these problems, two solutions are fundamental: a development of a strong government backed funding policy for the African university and a new research policy from within the African academia to support a culture of both applied and fundamental research to drive the badly needed indigineous innovations and development of a knowledge pool of skills for development. Without these, the African university will continue to be deligated to the tail end of the world class universities and as a result, this will hamp the badly needed national developments. There is need to remedy this situation and that is the focus of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This paper aims at offering a contribution which addresses one particular issue – heritage assets – as an exemplar of the challenges facing accounting practices in achieving transparency in government and public services. Design/methodology/approach – After having identified three levels of transparency, a documentary analysis is used as the primary research method. Findings – The investigation carried out reveals that the first level, or minimal level, of transparency is unlikely to be achieved for public organizations with heritage assets, mainly due to deep seated, pernicious problems of asset recognition and valuation. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the debate on what constitutes “good public governance” by examining whether accounting can foster or enhance “good governance” through the lens of transparency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]