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The impact of employees' working relations in creating and retaining trust: the case of the Bahrain Olympic Committee
Introduction: This thesis investigates the impact of employeesâ working relations in creating, maintaining and retaining trust in the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC).
Aim: The main aim of this thesis is to determine how the three groups of Organisational Trust variables, namely Social System Elements (SSE), Factors of Trustworthiness (FoT) and Third-Party Gossip (TPG), affect employeesâ Organisational Trust (OTR) in the BOC and promote Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB). To answer this main aim, a conceptual framework was created that focused on exploring the following research aims: (1) the interrelationship between SSE and FoT, (2) the effect of SSE on OTR, (3) the impact of TPG on OTR and (4) the effect of OTR on overall OCB.
Methodology: The study uses a mixed-method case study research style that included in-depth semi-structured interviews with 17 managers, an online questionnaire survey with 320 employees of the BOC and an analysis of the BOCâs Annual Reports from 2015 to 2018.
Results: The qualitative and quantitative findings indicate, firstly, that there is a significant interrelationship between SSE and FoT, establishing that SSEâs perception of organisational justice (OJ), including that FoTs benevolence and integrity as the most important factors in yielding employeesâ trust in the BOC. Secondly, it has been established that SSEs have significant direct and indirect effects on OTR. Thirdly, negative and positive TPG concurrently occurred in the BOC and the prevalence of negative TPG poses more impact on OTR. Finally, this studyâs findings demonstrated OTRâs effect in generating OCB, including that Civic Virtue was rated as the most preferred of the five OCB themes; this indicates the managersâ and the employeesâ strong emotional attachment and support of the activities taking place at the BOC.
Contributions: Overall, this thesis substantially contributes to OTR literature, particularly in the context of the Middle East. It also proposes several insightful recommendations for future research and practical implications for practitioners in the field of Organisational Trust
Form and Tonal Spectrum in 12-Tone Music: Approaches to Analysis in Schoenberg, Walker, and Webern
Approaches to analysis in 12-tone music have been predominantly focused around the concept of atonality. Building off of ideas first imagined by theorists such as Heinrich Schenker and Arnold Schoenberg, I propose that all music can be understood as tonal using natureâs model, the overtone series. Through a detailed description of the organic nature of tonality, my work suggests that what was once understood as a dissonance can be reimagined as a new type of consonance. Analyzing passages of 12-tone music from Arnold Schoenberg, George Walker, and Anton Webern, I provide a means for expanding upon traditional Schenkerian Analysis, which has been traditionally limited to music of the 18th and 19th century. I suggest that all music with âtonesâ can be considered tonal, and that background-level graphs representing higher partials can be used to categorize musical passages as âmoreâ or âlessâ tonal, in a traditional sense
Analysis and Redesign Proposal for the Integration Systems and Technical Panels of Operating Room
Treballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria BiomĂšdica. Facultat de Medicina i CiĂšncies de la Salut. Universitat de Barcelona. Curs: 2022-2023. Tutor/Director: Trias Gumbau, GerardThe increasing number of surgical procedures emphasizes the importance of operating rooms in
hospitals. They are currently experiencing a digital revolution, reflecting the future direction of this
field. The correct configuration of all systems of operating rooms is essential for enhancing
surgical efficiency and reducing costs. Technical panels, also known as control panels, play a
vital role in configuring operating rooms. These panels have evolved from basic modular systems
to more interactive and user-friendly devices. During this study, the technical control panels in
operating rooms and the existing solutions in the market are evaluated. From a theoretical
perspective, the systems that need to be integrated and how they are integrated through a central
integration server are being studied. On the other hand, a semi-functional mockup of the
graphical user interface has been created using the Figma tool. The project includes the new way
of interacting with the users and the Functional Plan of the user interface. Additionally, a
demonstration video has been included to assess the user experience
Co-Creating with the Senses: Towards an Embodiment Grammar for Conceptualising Virtual Reality (VR) Narrative Design
This creative practice thesis comprises two components, a dissertation titled Co-Creating with the Senses: Towards an Embodiment Grammar for Conceptualising Virtual Reality (VR) Narrative Design and a creative work, The Recluse, a fictional VR script written in the Maria Vargas Immersive Play template, available through Final Draft.
The advent of publicly available virtual reality (VR) technologies has led to the emergence of a new genre of storytelling, henceforth referred to as âVR narrativesâ. There has therefore been a need to articulate its defining grammar and to contribute insights born out of artistic experimentation in a scholarly field which until recently was dominated by scientific points of view. Employing a somaesthetics approach outlined by researcher Kristina Höök, the dissertation draws on a qualitative study into 10 VR narrative works in order to propose an embodiment grammar through which the art form may be conceptualised. The studyâs findings, a group of eight embodied states organised into a framework, urge for the relenting of authorial control in order to instead frame affective potential, thus echoing a Deleuzian concept of the assemblage. In particular, the framework draws attention to the way that VRâs deeper affective dimensions may be elucidated by framing co-creation through the mediumâs
distinct sensory possibilities. As interest gathers in a future metaverse, the insights raised by the study are significant, with potential applications in a range of affective design contexts.
The Recluse is my original contribution to this emerging art form and a case study through which to interrogate the frameworkâs findings. A mystery with supernatural elements, the VR script aims to communicate an experience that transports the participant to the world of Alma Cohen, a famous artist turned recluse, where they are invited to experience the strange occurrences in Almaâs life through their own embodied actions. The VR script explores the potential for intimate encounters with virtual characters and the sensory, co-creational and affective possibilities which arise through these dynamics. It highlights, following the framework, the way that more open structuring approaches are required in order to access the mediumâs deeper affective possibilities and also the present technological constraints in achieving this
A Human-Centric Metaverse Enabled by Brain-Computer Interface: A Survey
The growing interest in the Metaverse has generated momentum for members of
academia and industry to innovate toward realizing the Metaverse world. The
Metaverse is a unique, continuous, and shared virtual world where humans embody
a digital form within an online platform. Through a digital avatar, Metaverse
users should have a perceptual presence within the environment and can interact
and control the virtual world around them. Thus, a human-centric design is a
crucial element of the Metaverse. The human users are not only the central
entity but also the source of multi-sensory data that can be used to enrich the
Metaverse ecosystem. In this survey, we study the potential applications of
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies that can enhance the experience of
Metaverse users. By directly communicating with the human brain, the most
complex organ in the human body, BCI technologies hold the potential for the
most intuitive human-machine system operating at the speed of thought. BCI
technologies can enable various innovative applications for the Metaverse
through this neural pathway, such as user cognitive state monitoring, digital
avatar control, virtual interactions, and imagined speech communications. This
survey first outlines the fundamental background of the Metaverse and BCI
technologies. We then discuss the current challenges of the Metaverse that can
potentially be addressed by BCI, such as motion sickness when users experience
virtual environments or the negative emotional states of users in immersive
virtual applications. After that, we propose and discuss a new research
direction called Human Digital Twin, in which digital twins can create an
intelligent and interactable avatar from the user's brain signals. We also
present the challenges and potential solutions in synchronizing and
communicating between virtual and physical entities in the Metaverse
Urban Space, Genre and Subjectivity in African and Latin American Cinema
This project studies twelve African and Latin American films from a range of eras and countries, with an emphasis on their treatment of urban space, their manipulation of genre elements, and their approaches to character subjectivity. The analysis draws on major works of urban theory by Henri Lefebvre, Manuel Castells, David Harvey, Jane Jacobs, and others in order to investigate the relationship between cinema and the urban experience. As the films in the study are mostly set in cities that are not discussed by the theorists, the analysis entails testing their theories against the realities of these other settings, as depicted in the films. Furthermore, as these films depict places and people not usually featured in commercial cinema, this project will emphasize ways in which the films challenge dominant patterns of cinematic representation with regard to African and Latin American people, places and culture. Finally, this project will analyze important structural and stylistic nuances of each film in order to contribute to existing discussions of African and Latin American film and global film in general
A discourse analysis of Lacanian psychoanalysts conceptualisation of child psychopathology
This study explores how Lacanian Psychoanalysts understand child psychopathology.
Addressing this question in line with the principles of the methodological approach that was
adopted for the study meant conducting a review of the literature pertaining to the dominant
discourses that construct the concepts âchildâ and âpsychopathologyâ. The discourses found
to be most influentially to the construction of childhood, historically and
contemporaneously, were those of religion, philosophy, and developmental psychology. A
review of the literature concerning psychopathology revealed how developmental
psychopathology and psychiatry remain the dominant models in research and the clinical
treatment of children experiencing mental health problems. The most prominent methods of
clinical treatment are also addressed as part of the literature review. This served as the
backdrop against which the subject of Lacanian psychoanalysis with children is being
explored. Lacanian psychoanalysis provides a coherent theory, with an emphasis on
subjectivity, the unconscious, discourse and early childhood as factors that structure the
individual. It is these elements that enable practitioners to conduct a form of treatment that
is described as âone-by-oneâ, always unique and original to each case. Six semi-structured
interviews were carried out with the participants and the interview data was transcribed and
analysed using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis (FDA). FDA was used to explore how the
participants constructed their understanding of child psychopathology by paying attention to
the discourses they used in discussing this subject. The study outlines the role of
contemporary culture in the conceptualisation of childhood and psychopathology according
to the participants and reveals a radically different way of conducting treatment to the
dominant models, those that are addressed in the literature review. These findings from the
study advocate for a more nuanced approach to treating children with mental health
difficulties that recognises the unique individual qualities of each child and takes account of
their social and cultural experience in devising and delivering programmes of treatment
Educar para a resiliĂȘncia : um percurso com crianças e adolescentes surdos
A resiliĂȘncia Ă© um conceito que implica adaptação e sucesso perante os desafios que surgem diariamente e que colocam em risco o desenvolvimento harmonioso do indivĂduo. Promover programas preventivos e promotores de resiliĂȘncia Ă© fundamental na infĂąncia e na adolescĂȘncia, principalmente com crianças vulnerĂĄveis, nomeadamente crianças surdas, jĂĄ que enfrentam quotidianamente desafios acrescidos a nĂvel da comunicação e da linguagem. Estes desafios acarretam outros, por exemplo, a nĂvel relacional e emocional. O CurrĂculo Europeu para a ResiliĂȘncia surge num consĂłrcio europeu com o objetivo de promover competĂȘncias cognitivas, sociais e emocionais associadas Ă resiliĂȘncia. Consciente da importĂąncia desta ferramenta e das caraterĂsticas especĂficas de crianças e adolescentes surdos, este estudo tem como objetivo adaptar o RESCUR para esta população, implementĂĄ-lo e avaliĂĄ-lo sob a perspetiva dos alunos, respetivos pais e professores. As quatro investigaçÔes que integram este trabalho apresentam a seguinte sequĂȘncia de estudos: (i) uma revisĂŁo compreensiva da literatura acerca da resiliĂȘncia em crianças e adolescentes surdos; (ii) um estudo com as adaptaçÔes do RESCUR para a população surda, tendo em consideração a estrutura de cada sessĂŁo e respetivas atividades; (iii) dois estudos, um quantitativo e outro qualitativo, realizados em contexto escolar, em trĂȘs Agrupamentos de Escolas de ReferĂȘncia Bilingue: no norte, centro e sul de Portugal, com 37 alunos surdos, do prĂ©-escolar ao 3.Âș ciclo. Os resultados sob a perspetiva de pais, professores e alunos revelam melhorias ao nĂvel da aquisição de competĂȘncias relacionais, comunicacionais e acadĂ©micas; ao nĂvel do bem-estar individual e social. Ainda integrado neste estudo Ă© apresentado o documento âIndicaçÔes para a aplicação do RESCUR com crianças/adolescentes surdosâ com diretrizes especĂficas para o educador implementar este currĂculo em contexto escolar; sĂŁo tambĂ©m apresentados exemplos de sessĂ”es adaptadas.Resilience is a concept involving adaptation and success in the face of challenges that arise daily and that endanger the harmonious development of the individual. Promoting preventive programs and promoting resilience is fundamental in childhood and adolescence, especially with vulnerable children, namely deaf children, as they face increased challenges in terms of communication and language daily. These challenges lead to others, for example, at a relational and emotional level. The European Curriculum for Resilience is part of a European consortium to promote cognitive, social, and emotional skills associated with resilience.
Aware of the importance of this tool and the specific characteristics of deaf children and adolescents, this study aims to adapt the RESCUR to this population, implement it and evaluate it from the perspective of students, their parents, and teachers. The four investigations that make up this work present the following sequence of studies: (i) a comprehensive review of the literature on resilience in children and adolescents with deafness; (ii) a study with the adaptations of RESCUR for the deaf population, taking into account the structure of each session and respective activities; (iii) two studies, one quantitative and the other qualitative, carried out in a school context, in three Groups of Bilingual Reference Schools: in the north, center, and south of Portugal, with 37 deaf students, from preschool to 3rd cycle.
The results from the perspective of parents, teachers, and students reveal improvements in terms of the acquisition of relational, communicational, and academic skills; at the level of individual and social well-being. Also included in this study is the document âIndications for the application of RESCUR with deaf children/adolescentsâ with specific guidelines for the educator to implement this curriculum in a school context; examples of adapted sessions are also presented
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