Communication Process Research Articles

Visual Perception of Organic and Polygonal Shapes in the Graphic Communication Processes

Visual Perception of Organic and Polygonal Shapes in the Graphic Communication Processes

Effective communication management for mitigating potential risk in construction projects

Enhancing the quality of communication processes among all construction project stakeholders is an increasing concern among scholars and practitioners since it has substantial impact on the success of construction projects. Therefore, managing all potential risks arising from construction project communication processes is vital to construction project management success. This research addresses and analyzes potential risks in communication management processes. It also suggests an appropriate approach for dealing with such potential risks. The study methodology builds on a questionnaire survey conducted among 40 organizations working inside construction projects within the campus of King Faisal University (KFU), Saudi Arabia. The results achieved a comprehensive register of all potential risks related to communication management processes derived from statistical analysis. A flowchart was conducted to facilitate successful communication processes and reduce risks associated with communication. The results presented novel guidelines that could be widely applied in different construction project environments to improve the communication management processes and reduce associated risk.

Improving the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Clinical Practice: Tackling Current Challenges With Innovative Digital Communication Technologies

Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical practice is challenging. We believe effective communication is key to realizing the clinical benefits of PROMs. Communication processes for PROMs in clinical practice typically involve (1) health care professionals (HCPs) inviting patients to complete PROMs, (2) patients completing PROMs, (3) HCPs and patients interpreting the resulting patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and (4) HCPs and patients using PROs for health management. Yet, communication around PROMs remains underexplored. Importantly, patients differ in their skills, knowledge, preferences, and motivations for completing PROMs, as well as in their ability and willingness to interpret and apply PROs in managing their health. Despite this, current communication practices often fail to account for these differences. This paper highlights the importance of personalized communication to make PROMs accessible to diverse populations. Personalizing communication manually is highly labor-intensive, but several digital technologies can offer a feasible solution to accommodate various patients. Despite their potential, these technologies have not yet been applied to PROMs. We explore how existing principles and tools, such as automatic data-to-text generation (including multimodal outputs like text combined with data visualizations) and conversational agents, can enable personalized communication of PROMs in practice.

Personalizing Multimedia Content Recommendations for Intelligent Vehicles Through Text–Image Embedding Approaches

The ability to automate and personalize the recommendation of multimedia contents to consumers has been gaining significant attention recently. The burgeoning demand for digitization and automation of formerly analog communication processes has caught the attention of researchers and professionals alike. In light of the recent interest and anticipated transition to fully autonomous vehicles, this study proposes a text–image embedding method recommender system for the optimization of personalized multimedia content for in-vehicle infotainment. This study leverages existing pre-trained text embedding models and pre-trained image feature extraction methods. Previous research to date has focused mainly on textual-only or image-only analyses. By employing similarity measurements, this study demonstrates how recommendation of the most relevant multimedia content to consumers is enhanced through text–image embedding.

Uncertainties of the standard quantum teleportation channel

Abstract From the perspective of state-channel interaction, standard quantum teleportation can be viewed as a communication process characterized by both input and output, functioning as a quantum depolarizing channel. To achieve a precise quantification of the quantumness introduced by this channel, we examine its uncertainties, which encompass both state dependent and independent uncertainties. Specifically, for qudit systems, we provide general formulas for these uncertainties. We analyze the uncertainties associated with standard quantum teleportation when induced by isotropic states, Werner states, and X-states, and we elucidate the correlation between these uncertainties and the parameters of the specific mixed states. Our findings demonstrate the validity of quantifying these uncertainties.

Communicative Philosophies: Editor’s Introduction

This Special Issue of Philosophies, entitled “Communicative Philosophies”, intends to push our philosophical reflections into the direction of the embodied realities lived and enacted as we engage in the communicative processes of thinking, feeling, and acting [...]

Practical research on constructing a framework for interdisciplinary lessons through collaboration between teachers

Cross-curricular education is gaining traction in Japan and beyond as it supports the development of a well-rounded education. It involves integrating multiple subjects in a way that encourages students to forge links between different disciplines. Teacher training, however, doesn’t tend to include how to incorporate cross-curricular classes or the communication process needed for the development of these types of classes. Dr Takuya Nihashi, Faculty of Liberal Arts at Osaka Shoin Women’s University, is conducting interconnected research studies with the goal of addressing this. She wants to improve teacher training so that teachers are able to develop cross-curricular classes. Communication between teachers with different specialities is a key part of creating cross-curricular learning. Therefore, Nihashi explored the process of planning interdisciplinary lessons through collaboration between teachers. She interviewed teachers interested in cross-curricular classes and with awareness of the challenges to understand how teachers create their lesson plans, with emphasis on the discussions that occur between teachers. Nihashi analysed these interviews using the Modified Grounded Theory Approach (M-GTA), which identified four key themes in the planning process: ‘this person can do it’, which rates to how teachers decide who to collaborate with; ‘this can work as a lesson’, which concerns how teachers explore the connections between subjects; ‘belief in a good lesson’, which relates to teachers’ motivation to create a good lesson; and ‘lesson planning discussions’, relating to the practical conversations involved in bringing lesson plans to life.

Transmission Power Control in Multi-Hop Communications of THz Communication Using a Potential Game Approach

Terahertz (THz)-band communications are a possible candidate for fast communication. Transmission power needs to be optimised in order to satisfy the requirements of such a network of nodes. Multi-hop communication can be used in THz communications to add relays when obstacles or other interference is evident. This paper investigates the domain of multi-hop THz communications, acknowledging the possibility of interference from other devices affecting the communication process and utilises interference cancellation. It formulates the Transmission Power Control (TPC) problem within a game-theoretic framework, specifically as a potential game, with the assurance of convergence to a Nash equilibrium in the majority of scenarios. Bounds of the Price of Anarchy (PoA) and the Price of Stability (PoS) are provided, given assumed factors. Also, asymptotic Lyapunov stability is shown. The findings from simulations conducted to assess the effectiveness of this approach are then discussed. In particular, the final utilities when utilising interference cancellation show an improvement compared to without-interference cancellation between 19.30 and 67.30% for five simulated players.

Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Sip Studio Photography Melalui Media Instagram

This study aims to determine the marketing communication process carried out by Sip Studio Photography through Instagram media. This study uses the theory of The Circular Model Of Some which includes four main aspects, namely share, optimize, manage, engage which aims to support effective marketing communication strategies carried out by Sip Studio Photography. The method used is a case study with a qualitative approach that is descriptive and the data collection technique uses the results of observations and interviews with several informants such as owners, admins and users of their services as well as observation and documentation. The results of this study indicate that Sip Studio Photography uses new media as a marketing communication strategy in order to adapt to changes experienced by consumers due to the development of information and communication technology.

The role of communication in environmental awareness according to circular economy stakeholders.

In order to make the transition from a linear to a circular economy, unprecedented measures are required from all social actors. Communication plays a fundamental role in this transition. The use of social marketing as an alternative to traditional communication models can promote the paradigm shift in order to increase communicative effectiveness. Understanding the perception of circular economy drivers is crucial for communication efforts aimed at persuading citizens to change their habits. To this end, this study analyzes drivers' perceptions of communication processes aimed at environmental awareness and sensitization. Using grounded theory, a qualitative methodology, 44 interviews were conducted with four groups that are considered promoters of the circular economy: Public administration and private enterprises representatives, university professors and scientific personnel. The actors' discourse was analyzed and the results show how they perceive their involvement in the transition process, the level of public awareness and the awareness-raising measures. The conclusion is: a) communication plays a fundamental role in fostering cooperation between all actors involved in the transition to a circular economy; b) communication strategies targeting society should be segmented by population groups, taking into account aspects such as area, age and level of awareness.

Exploring the Penetration of ICT in Rural Primary Schools and How it Influences Teachers, Learners, and the Teaching-learning Process. A Case of South Africa

Background: The digital environment possesses a strong influence on the learning environment and enhances the development and refinement of both teachers' and learners’ preexisting skills. Essentially, teaching and learning with ICT encourages learner-centered approach which is associated with more learner involvement and active learning. Method: The qualitative interpretive approach was used. A multi-case study design was used. Purposeful sampling and random sampling techniques were used to select the participants. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews with fifteen teachers. Result: The findings revealed that teachers lacked ICT skills. Also, the lack of ICT infrastructure and internet access made it difficult for teachers to help learners use ICT and inhibited active learning. Thus, training could enable teachers to acquire ICT skills to improve the teachinglearning process. Conclusion: Therefore, making ICT an integral component of the rural primary school education system is a serious issue for policy-making and planning to enhance learner participation, collaboration, and communication processes during the teaching-learning process. Furthermore, mechanisms, such as ICT training, provision of laptops, and improved internet access could provide opportunities for learners to utilize technology during the teaching-learning process in rural primary schooling.

Resilience Communication of Micro-Enterprise Actors in the Service Sector Affected by COVID-19 in Depok, West Java

Micro businesses are essential to national economic development by generating jobs, increasing income, and reducing poverty. The Covid-19 pandemic had a severe impact, especially on micro businesses in the service sector, with restrictions causing reduced consumer demand and business closures, including in Depok, West Java. Effective communication was critical for their resilience, enabling quick response, accurate information, marketing adaptation, customer engagement, network strengthening, collaboration, and innovation. This research aims to analyze the communication practices of micro business actors in the service sector affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Depok, West Java. Using a qualitative approach with an interpretive paradigm, the study employed interviews and observations, applying communication theories from Betts and Buzzanell in an economic context. Findings reveal the importance of effective communication processes for micro business resilience during crises. Key sources of information and discussion for these businesses during the pandemic included micro business communities, family and friends or colleagues, and social media.

Addressing Barriers to Racial Health Disparity Policy Change Advocacy: Exploring White Defensiveness Strategies.

Efforts to effect racial health disparity (RHD) policy change are urgent, necessary, and subject to a key barrier: defensiveness among White privileged audiences. Within the literature to date, such defensiveness is under-investigated, and when examined, is typically conceived of as an individual cognitive outcome-a message effect-rather than a communication interaction. Yet policy change advocacy efforts, ranging from community organizing to change campaigns, necessitate communication interactions between advocates and privileged policy change audiences, such as neighborhood groups or policymakers themselves. This defensiveness conceptualization, focused on individual cognitions, therefore limits our understanding of interactive communication barriers in RHD policy advocacy processes. To address this limitation, our research conceives of defensiveness using the privileged identity exploration (PIE) model, developed by Watt in 2007, which posits that defensiveness strategies are used as part of an interactive communication process when people are asked to reflect on their own privilege. Defensiveness strategies, as described by Watt and colleagues in 2021 and 2023, are normal communicative reactions to protect one's self-identity from threatening information; the PIE models eight such strategies. RHD information invokes racial privilege, therefore eliciting defensiveness. Using a thematic analysis of semi-structured qualitative interviews with White young adults from the Chicago (U.S.) area (N = 27), we identify defensiveness strategies relative to COVID-19 RHDs. Using the PIE as a lens to understand the data, we find some strategies lacking, some similar but differently nuanced, and identify a novel strategy among our participants, suggesting message tailoring opportunities. We describe implications for future research and practice.

Instructional Strategy for Teaching Children with Autism in the Classroom

This research looks at a number of persons who have communication problems due to various diseases. Children with autism are one of them. Because children with autism have three basic disorders: communication, social interaction, and behavior, their communication and social interaction will undoubtedly differ from those of typical children. This research will look into instructional communication for children with autism in the classroom at Rumah Autis Depok. Rumah Autis is a social institution created to fill the gap between the demand for therapeutic locations and schools for children with autism and special needs who come from low-income households. The ethnography of communication approach was used in this research because ethnography of communication focuses on communication processes that involve language and culture. The findings of this research indicated that the communication utilized by children with autism, particularly instructional communication in the classroom, is quite unique and distinct. Teachers must speak firmly but not loudly or repeatedly. Therefore, the students easily understand. Children with autism are easily distracted, and thus, the teacher does not allow wearing eye-catching clothing and headscarves in class. The research encourages communication ethnographers to reflect on fieldwork issues and gives a framework for doing so, particularly when it comes to teaching children with autism

Unpacking power dynamics in participatory communication among agricultural sector stakeholders

This article explores power dynamics within participatory communication process among stakeholders in the agricultural sector of northwest Ethiopia. This study underpinning the article used qualitative data collected from key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and observations. Concepts from participatory development communication theory, the theory of communicative action, and power typology were used as analytical frameworks. The article underscores how political elites, structural hierarchies, experts, and cultural influence dominate participatory communication platforms, marginalising the voices of smallholder farmers and other stakeholders. These actors not only dominate discussions, but also shape decisions, as their ideas were taken for granted uncritically. This dominance mirrors existing broader political and cultural power structures, which marginalise smallholder farmers and other less powerful stakeholders, limiting inclusivity in decision-making. The findings underscore the need for equitable power redistribution to foster more equitable and inclusive decision -making in participatory platforms.

NEUROCIÊNCIA E APRENDIZAGEM DE LÍNGUAS ADICIONAIS: UM DIÁLOGO NECESSÁRIO NO CONTEXTO DA EDUCAÇÃO ATUAL

NEUROSCIENCE AND ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE LEARNING: A NECESSARY DIALOGUE IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT EDUCATION ABSTRACT Neurolinguistics is a branch of neuroscience that studies the neurophysiological mechanisms responsible for language acquisition and use. So, in this area of ​​knowledge, the individual must be able to automatically correlate the dialectic. The incorporation of neuroscience in education brought a significant transformation to the teaching process. This innovative approach allows educators to create more comprehensive courses that meet the individual needs of each student. However, how can neuroscience and additional language acquisition facilitate the discourse needed in today's educational environment? Learning is a cognitive process that originates in the brain as a response to external stimuli. The synapses created in the brain form circuits capable of processing information and storing it at a molecular level. The thesis that learning is intrinsically linked to brain development is reinforced by research carried out on these technologies. Therefore, the objective of this article is to show the importance of the educational organization through movements and activities that it has already been using in the process of knowledge where it can be proven through multidisciplinary courses. The connection between neuroscience and learning confirmed the main ideas of education theorists. These include the influence of emotions on remembering information, the importance of motivation and focus in learning, and the brain's ability to change depending on experiences and exposure to the environment. There is still a lack of evidence from neuroscience to prove multisensory learning models, such as those that work with visual, auditory and kinesthetic stimulation. They operate on the premise that information gained through one sensory modality is processed in the brain without reference to content learned from another species. Keyword: Neuroscience and Learning. Sensory Modality. Additional Languages. Communication Process

Płaszczyzny interakcji między człowiekiem a maszyną: zarys prob- lematyki z perspektywy nauki o komunikacji społecznej

The dynamic technological development in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and other related disciplines, such as robotics, makes the space to phrase new research questions, which demand social communication and media science reflection. ai in the form of embodied robots, invisible social bots, voicebots, chatbots, and digital software has entered the world of social communication and became an inherent component. Contemporary, increasingly technologically advanced tools play the role of interlocutors in the communication process and in result, new dynamic forms of interactions, relations and collaboration are being created between human and machine. This theoretical article aims to present emerging – yet significant from the perspective of the science of social communication and media – research areas on contemporary machines designed to work with humans. The author concentrates on three key issues in the text: 1) cleaving of major, from a discipline point of view, terms, which have orings in engineering and technology sciences; 2) showing new interaction areas between people and machines; 3) doing synthetical overview of approaches in this topic. Therefore, the considerations undertaken represent an attempt to formulate a starting point for further analysis on the role and significance of non-human subjectivities in social communication.

A Phonology of Vowel Insertion to Malay Cluster Consonants by Native Speaker of Kashmir

This study explores the phonetic intricacies of the Kashmiri sound system, characterised by a rich inventory of vowels and consonants, resembling other Indo-Aryan languages. Kashmiri syllables typically comprise a vowel accompanied by one or two optional consonants, contributing to the distinct melodic quality of Kashmiri speech. Notably, Kashmiri exhibits a variety of short and long vowels, where vowel length and nasalisation play pivotal roles in word meaning differentiation, enriching the phonetic landscape. This qualitative researchfocuses on vowel insertion processes into Malay consonant clusters by native Kashmiri speakers from graduate students of the National University of Malaysia,aiming to identify instances of epenthesis in Malay words with consonant clusters. Employing the Optimality Theory framework, the study analyses these processes and elucidates the hierarchy of constraints shaping Kashmiri speakers' Malay communication. Findings suggest prevalent vowel insertion in word /draf/ become [dəraf], /span/ become [səpan], etc. and phoneme substitution among native Kashmiri speakers, particularly in Malay words with consonant clusters. This study underscores the significance of phonological processes in interlinguistic communication among phonology-native Kashmiri speakers.

Information Management in the 6th Industry and Relationship between Experiential Marketing, Memorability and Behavioural Intentions

This study provides an empirical analysis of the influence of experience marketing in the sixth industry on participants' memorability and their positive behavioural intentions. It further explores the moderating role of comments and reviews, as part of information management, in the communication and evaluation processes within the digital age, on the relationship between experience marketing and memorability. Using SPSS version 28 to analyse a sample of 451 respondents, the findings indicate that sensory, emotional, and relational experiences within experiential marketing in the sixth industry positively affect memorability. Additionally, memorability has been found to positively influence behavioural intentions. Lastly, as the impact of comments and reviews increases, the sensory, emotional, and relational aspects of experiential marketing have a more pronounced effect on memorability

Parent’s Involvement in the Education of their Children who have Intellectual Disability: Perception and Knowledge

The purpose of the study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of parents with children who have intellectual disabilities (ID) regarding special education and inclusive education programming. The study employed a qualitative approach that involved semi-structured interviews with four parents of children with intellectual disability who are attending private and public special education schools in Saudi Arabia. The findings indicate parents have diverse and generally positive opinions regarding different aspects of the education and educational services their children who have intellectual disability. Through the coding and analysis of their responses to the 20 interview questions, four themes emerged, which were: Information and Knowledge About Special Education and Inclusion, Communication, the Individualized Education Program (IEP), and Assessment and Instruction. The parents also indicated a desire for stronger communication practices between school and home to better support their students with disabilities. Based on the results, it is recommended that further research on the communication processes between school personnel and parents/caretakers be conducted to identify best practices for achieving good communication for the benefit of students with intellectual disabilities.