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Managing sudden change of working practices in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020

Social support for collaboration and group awareness in life science research teams

2019

Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionarily reshaped the landscape of ’-omics’ research areas. They produce a plethora of information requiring specific knowledge in sample preparation, analysis and characterization. Additionally, expertise and competencies are required when using bioinformatics tools and methods for efficient analysis, interpretation, and visualization of data. These skills are rarely covered in a single laboratory. More often the samples are isolated and purified in a first laboratory, sequencing is performed by a private company or a specialized lab, while the produced data are analyzed by a third group of researchers. In this scenario, …

PASSIM – an open source software system for managing information in biomedical studies

2007

Abstract Background One of the crucial aspects of day-to-day laboratory information management is collection, storage and retrieval of information about research subjects and biomedical samples. An efficient link between sample data and experiment results is absolutely imperative for a successful outcome of a biomedical study. Currently available software solutions are largely limited to large-scale, expensive commercial Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). Acquiring such LIMS indeed can bring laboratory information management to a higher level, but often implies sufficient investment of time, effort and funds, which are not always available. There is a clear need for lightweig…

The expectations and perceived usefulness to a future secure "net-health" portal for patients with chronic diseases

2006

Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad The recent advancements in technology are constantly changing the way healthcare is practiced and delivered. The number of patients receiving treatment at home will increase. The Internet as a source of information and a tool for electronic communication empowers the patient and put demands on the healthcare profession to allow the patient’s active participation and control of his own situation. Putting the patient in the centre, the main focus in this study will be asking the patients what they will need in future services concerning communication between healthcare personnel and themselves, within …

Revision of the Eurasian species of Aegilips Haliday, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Anacharitinae)

2022

The knowledge of Aegilips in Eurasia is updated. One new species is described: Aegilips insularis Mata-Casanova and Pujade-Villar sp. nov., from Portugal (Madeira). The genus is also cited for the first time in the Indomalayan region with specimens of A. atricornis found in Northern India and Pakistan. Aegilips curvipes Giraud, 1860, Aegilips gemellus Belizin, 1961, Aegilips laevis (Hedicke, 1914), Aegilips montanus Belizin, 1951 and Aegilips punctatus Belizin, 1951 are synonymized with A. nitidulus (Dalman, 1823). Aegilips vena Fergusson, 1985 is synonymized with Aegilips zaitzevi Kovalev, 1974. Aegilips notatus Belizin, 1951, and Aegilips punctulatus Hedicke, 1928 are designated as incert…

Evolución histórica de la valoración de los criterios de aptitud psicofísicos para conducir en España.

2004

Objetivos: Determinar cuando y como se han llevado a cabo los cambios en la valoración de los conductores en España. A través del análisis de las normativas que los han regulado, considerando las características de las Instituciones y los protagonistas que propiciaron e hicieron efectiva esta evolución.Material y métodos: Mediante la investigación retrospectiva en diferentes colecciones legislativas españolas, consultas bibliografías a través de buscadores y entrevistas con personajes que actualmente participan en los cambios.Desarrollo: La evolución se observa mediante el análisis de las modificaciones legislativas de los años: 1900 Real Decreto del Ministerio de Agricultura, Industria, Co…

Instrucción en estrategias de comprensión lectora mediante enseñanza recíproca: efectos del agrupamiento de los estudiantes

2013

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two grouping formats on the reading comprehension. Reading comprehension Instruction used reciprocal teaching (RT) that is an instructional procedure to teach students cognitive strategies that might lead to improved reading comprehension. A sample of 43 students in the fourth year of primary education was selected: 18 children were instructed in regular classroom (GG), 8 were instructed in small group (PG), while the remaining 17 made up the comparison group (GC). Two types of comprehension measures were used: tasks of specific effects (getting the main idea, comprehension-monitoring test) and transfer effect measures (standardized test, …

Utvikling, testing og evaluering av en videobasert læringsressurs for selvstyrt bedriftsopplæring : En casestudie fra Posten Norge AS

2017

Masteroppgave Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 Opplæring av ansatte er arbeidsgivers plikt og arbeidstakers rett, og er derfor en sentral del ved ethvert arbeidsforhold. Ansattes mulighet for utvikling og innflytelse i egen arbeidssituasjon har også vist seg å være fundamentale drivere for engasjement på arbeidsplassen. I samsvar med den teknologiske utviklingen muliggjør det for design av effektive læringsressurser som kan bidra med å tilgjengeliggjøre læringsmateriell, og på samme tid være med på å engasjere ansatte ved gjennomføring av bedriftsopplæring. I nåværende opplæringssituasjon i Posten Norge AS er det kun én metode for opplæring av postbud…

MAC Protocols for WuR Enabled WSNs : Design and Performance Evaluation

2017

Master's thesis Information- and communication technology IKT591 - University of Agder 2017 Increasing energy efficiency is a challenging task for protocol design in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as well as in Internet of things (IoT). Traditionally, duty-cycled (DC) protocols have been widely adopted for data transmissions in WSNs for energy conservation by reducing idle listening and overhearing. Recently, wake-up radio (WuR) has merged as a promising technique to replace DC protocols thanks to its superior performance in both network lifetime and transmission latency. This thesis work focuses on the design and performance evaluation of WuR-enabled MAC protocols considering various traf…

Mental health service users' and professionals' relationship with games and gaming

2017

Background Games and elements of gamification can be utilized in mental healthcare to provide customized interventions for the service users. However, very little evidence exists as to what kind of experiences service users and professionals have towards games and gaming, and what their perceptions of the phenomenon are. This sort of information is needed to help professionals put game-based interventions actively into practice in mental health services. Research objectives The objective is to describe the experiences and perceptions of digital games and gaming from the perspectives of mental health service users and mental health professionals. Methods In this qualitative study, data consi…