Identifying Software Projects That Have Matching Static or Dynamic Characteristics

This disclosure describes techniques to analyze collections of software projects using static and dynamic features. Software engineers or operators can query the outcomes of these analyses to find cohorts of design patterns that are relevant for the task at hand in their own projects, thus helping them identify applications that meet the criteria of interest. The techniques can also be applied to generate alerts based on evolution of the matching projects, suggest code completion, and to recommend relevant example code or learning resources. Analysis of code can be performed internally on codebases controlled by a single business and/or on permitted code in a public software ecosystem. Implementation of the techniques described in this disclosure can help software engineers be guided by existing projects and potentially foster collaborations by connecting those working on similar problems

Using Digital Maps to Find Shelter for Pedestrians and Cyclists During Inclement Weather

Walkers, runners, hikers, and bicyclists or other travelers that use non-motorized vehicles are at risk of being caught in bad weather. Currently, such users of a road or hiking/bicycling pathway need to find shelters on their own or ask locals or fellow travelers for advice. This disclosure describes techniques that enable road or trail users to find nearby shelters to stay in during periods of bad weather or in other situations where they may need to take shelter. With user permission, data from observed points where stops are made during bad weather events, geographic data, reviews and other textual materials, etc. are used to train a prediction model to generate route recommendations that include shelters. The identified route is provided in a digital map provided to the user. The map includes markings for shelters that are determined based on the form of transport

Life Stories of International Romanian Adoptees: A Narrative Study

This study sought to explore the life stories of Romanian adoptees who were internationally adopted following the fall of communism in 1989. Ten participants were recruited via social media and took part in a life stories interview. Data were analysed using narrative analysis, which led to the development of four life chapters centred around identity construction: Chapter 1: Setting the scene – The adoption story; Chapter 2: Constructing the self; Chapter 3: Who am I? Quest for self-discovery; and Chapter 4: Negotiating the selves. Clinical implications, research limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed

Method for Adaptive Labels on Content Based on the Accessibility Persona or Domain Expertise of the User

The present disclosure describes computer-implemented systems and methods for providing adaptable accessibility labels to web content and web applications by selecting labels that are targeted to different cohorts of users based on the user’s skill level and disability. Accessibility labels that are targeted to the user’s skill level and disability are selected from multiple variants of labels and provided to the user to help the user understand the application better than with the general labels that apply to all users regardless of skill level or disability

A multi-method investigation of the relationship between life stress, coping strategies and psychological distress in adolescents.

The relationship between life stress, coping strategies and psychological distress was investigated in a non-clinical population of thirteen to fifteen year olds (N = 159). The main aim of the research was to evaluate whether the effectiverneffective dichotomy was, clinically, the most useful way to understand coping responses. The study combined traditional psychological and social constructionist perspectives and utilised a multimethod approach. The Birleson Depression Inventory (Birleson, 1981), the Life Events Checklist (LEC) (Johnson and McCutcheon, 1980) and the Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS) (Frydenberg and Lewis, 1993) were administered to all participants. A sample of twenty was then interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule which combined questions from the Coping Process Interview (Seiffge-Krenke, 1995) and Narrative Therapy (White, 1995). Quantitative data was statistically analysed and qualitative data was described using content analyses of the interviews. Levels of depression were shown to be relatively high amongst this group. The results revealed that minor life events were as salient for this population as more major change. Few life events were universally experienced as either positive or negative. Results confirmed that there were significant correlations between coping strategies used and levels of depression. `Solving the Problem' strategies were related to low levels of depression while `Non-Productive Coping' was related to higher depression levels. The adoption of these constructs as respectively `effective' and `ineffective' was not supported due to both the poor to moderate internal reliability of the Adolescent Coping Scale and the findings of the qualitative analysis. Content analyses of the interviews suggested that there was a broad range of coping strategies that the participants themselves considered effective, including `nonproductive' responses. Appraisal was shown to be a key element of the coping process. The interviews also revealed that coping responses changed over time and were neither static in terms of the situation nor the individual. These results were discussed in relation to findings in the literature and implications for clinical intervention and future research were highlighte

Exploring parents’ understandings of their child’s journey into offending behaviours:a narrative analysis

Parents are perhaps the best placed individuals to comment upon their child’s life story, including early life experiences, transitions and their child’s needs. However, research has rarely focussed on the views of parents of young people who have committed serious offences. This research aimed to explore parents’ opinions of which factors may have led to their child becoming involved with the criminal justice system. Interviews were undertaken with six parents who were asked to narrate their child’s life journey into offending behaviours. The data were then analysed using narrative analysis techniques, and a shared story was created which incorporated the main transitional stages in the children’s journeys, as seen by the parents. The findings suggest that it is not just the child, but the whole family who have been in a state of distress throughout the child’s life. Systemic and environmental factors are argued to contribute to this distress, and the use of diagnosis for this population is critically evaluated. The research highlights a life story in which the child’s and family’s distress remains unheard and therefore unresolved. Clinical implications for working with this population are discussed