Different Ways Of Communication Research Articles

Effectiveness of communication in promoting utilisation of breast cancer screening services among women working in Anganwadi centres

ABSTRACT Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females, worldwide. Cancer screening in developing countries is mainly opportunistic type, characterized by low coverage and over-screening of women with increased access to health care services. This study was thus designed to understand the various factors preventing the participation and utilization of breast cancer screening, thereby study the different approaches for encouraging their participation and also the effectiveness of different ways of communication to Anganwadi Workers (AWW) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWH) in increasing breast cancer screening uptake at cancer screening camps. Settings and Design: It was a mixed-method study design among Anganwadi workers and helpers. Methods and Material: The study included 376 Anganwadi workers working in Kolar and Bangarpete Talukas. The trained Anganwadi supervisor followed by the respective PHC medical officer (in the intervention group) invited the AWW and AWH for breast cancer screening and only through Anganwadi supervisor (in control group). Those women (AWW and AWH) who did not attend the breast cancer screening camp were listed and contacted through mobile phone to find out the reasons for the same. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analysed using SPSS statistics version 22; Chi-square and logistic regression were used to test significance. Results: There were 186 subjects in the intervention and 190 subjects in the control group. The mean (SD) age in intervention and control groups was 43.7 (8.5) and 44.2 (8.7) years, respectively. Amongst the 376 women (AWW and AWH) invited for the breast cancer screening service from both the groups, a total of 238 (63.2%) of them attended screening camp. The screening uptake was more in the intervention group (73.4%) compared with the control group (53.6%). This difference across the two groups (20%) was found to be statistically significant. The sub-category ‘anxiety’ (31.9%) was reported to be the highest barrier and least was in the sub-category ‘no replacement’ (4.3%). The sub-categories are also supported by verbatim quotes. Conclusions: The uptake of screening was more in the intervention group (73.4%) compared with the control group (53.6%). This difference of 20% was found to be statistically significant on univariate analysis (P < 0.001). After adjusting for confounders, it was found that both the approaches were equally effective.

Just because I can’t say words, doesn’t mean I can’t have a choice

People with physical disabilities and age-appropriate cognitive levels of functioning can experience incredible frustration in their opportunities to express and communicate along with societal stigma and assumptions. Dramatherapy, and specifically Drama and Movement Therapy, can be an effective therapeutic method in providing a platform for these clients to find their voice through a range of techniques and stimulation. Providing ‘choice’, building a non-judgemental, trusting therapeutic relationship, along with enabling the client is an essential part of this process. This article will discuss a Dramatherapist’s experience from an autoethnological perspective with her own limitations in using her voice, in relation to working and enabling non-verbal clients. This will further be supported by case studies, demonstrating working within an effective multidisciplinary team. Joint working will be discussed along with examples of a range of creative and adaptable techniques to assist the individual and their needs. The article will then discuss and conclude with how practitioners can assist these clients to find their voice, by supporting different ways of communication and importantly providing choice.

Evolution From Human Virtual Teams to Artificial Virtual Teams Supported by Artificial Intelligence. Results of Literature Analysis and Empirical Research

Design/methodology/approach: The research method is a literature review and our own empirical research concerning the new organizational reality with hybrid virtual teams consisting of humans as well as artificial agents. The research data was the results of a long-term observation of a virtual team which was conducted in June 2021 in a group of students who worked 36 hours using online management tools in TransistorsHead.com and MS Teams. Findings: The research has shown that virtual teams require different ways of communication and that consequences of working in such a team change the types of tasks, time spent working together as a group and social aspects of cooperation between team members. This experiment has shown that the decision-making process based on artificial entities can fulfill the requirements of virtual teams and that such entities can be considered as teammates or teams (Team As A Software – TAAS). It is also possible also to imitate a human-like manager (Manager As A Software – MAAS) or its higher evolutionary copy, namely a “sophisticated superhuman machine”. Research limitations/implications: The research results presented here are an example of research conducted from 2012 on, by means of online managerial tools, concerning the work of virtual teams and the opportunity to replace a human manager with a robot one. The answers to the research questions can only be applied to the studied group of students and cannot be generalized for all teams. Future research will be conducted with a wider group of respondents. Originality/value: The originality of the presented research results lies in the fact that the data collected during the research represents the real activities undertaken by the manager and his/her team members during the 36-hour work on the task concerned rather than being mere declarations of these activities by the respondents.

Особенности экранного конструирования образа президента США: Голливуд — медиа — политика

Analysis of the text and the context of screen production is a necessary link for comprehending social processes. Capturing time through the screen and film images allows us to form an idea of the actual cultural, aesthetic, ideological (value) specificity of society. Whether cinema is a reflection of the truth of life, or a form of secondary communication, or a means of formation of viewers’ worldview positions, are the questions, the relevance of which has increased significantly against the geopolitical background of the first quarter of the 21st century. This article is an attempt to analyze how it works today in the US—using some examples of political cinema in conjunction with the media agenda. According to my study, the specific potential of cinema, combining different ways of communication and information, clearly highlights the American socio-political realities. As the traditional frameworks of filmmaking expand (meaning the Internetization of space and the possibility to shoot a movie on a mobile device), the specifics of filmmakers’ work are transforming too: a more active use of media principles of presenting socially significant information is noted, and the stylistics of materials change as well (shifting to journalism, keen satire or sharp documentary style). The article traces the influence of modern media on the film content and examines the most famous “politically charged” films against the background of the centerpiece of the American domestic politics—the presidential elections.

Communication on physics teaching in preschool

ABSTRACT Current research points out the need to develop early childhood education science content didactics. This qualitative study contributes to the field, illuminating teacher’s and children’s communication about physics. Teaching activities in five preschools, children age 1–5, are inspired by a science teaching model including digital support. The analysis is guided by concepts object of learning and ways of communication with developmental pedagogy as a theoretical framework. The results show (1) how the communication related to the object of learning can be described as different ways of communication (2) communicative patterns related to ways of communication and each setting. The findings show characteristics and patterns of communication where teacher’s and children’s ways of communication, the science teaching model and the teacher’s role is problematised. Further research is needed to investigate implications for teachers and children as contributors in acts of communication related to science teaching and digitalisation.

Family Caregivers’ Satisfaction towards the Communication of Health Service Providers in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal

Introduction: Patient and family caregivers’ satisfaction is an essential measure of the quality of care and a determinant of health service utilization. Measuring family caregivers’ satisfaction with health service providers is important for understanding and improving the quality of care at health facilities. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the satisfaction of family caregivers towards the communication of health service providers.
 Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by the development of a questionnaire at one of the tertiary care hospitals. Self-administered questionnaires related to demography and different dimensions on the satisfaction of caregivers towards the communication of health service provider was designed. Sixty caregivers were provided questionnaire and data was collected. Descriptive analysis, frequency, and percentage were calculated using SPSS 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA)
 Results: The study showed that the majority of the caregivers (40%) were of the young age group (31-40 years). More than half (53%) of the caregivers were satisfied with different ways of communication about the patient's condition and treatment. In terms of communication mode, the majority of the caregivers were satisfied with related different ways of communication about the patient's condition and treatment (53.3%) followed by verbal (63.6 %) and non-verbal (50.6 %) respectively during their stay at the hospital.
 Conclusion: The current study found that caregivers were satisfied with the communication provided by health service providers. This suggests that the treatment provided to patients might have better outcome measures. Additionally, it may help to reduce the anxiety among caregivers regarding the patients’ condition.

Multidisciplinary Approach and Outcomes of Tele-neurology: A Review.

In rural and underserved areas, there are restrictions in healthcare due to the lack of availability of neurologists; patients have to travel long distances to receive the required care. Considering the fact that neurological conditions have large mortality and disability rates, there is a need for innovative services like tele-neurology. It is an important tool in improving the health and quality of life by using different ways of communication between neurologists and patients, or neurologists and other providers. We examine the current types of facilities available in tele-neurology, as well as outcomes, barriers, limitations, legal litigations, and the multidisciplinary nature based on prior studies. We have also suggested recommendations for the future of tele-neurology including effective-accessibility and inexpensive-utilization in developing countries.There are various tele-health programs created by The Veterans Health Administration including a clinical video tele-health (CVT) system. This system allows direct patient care of veterans by neurologists. The University of South Carolina implemented a web-based tele-stroke program in which acute ischemic stroke patients were treated in the Emergency Department (ED) of rural hospitals by neurologists, after consulting with rural ED physicians. With growing technology and popularity of tele-neurology, there are now international collaborative efforts in tele-medicine that are looking to be adapted to tele-neurology. Thus, tele-neurology can provide quality neurological care with patient satisfaction, as well as time and cost savings. The tele-stroke group established by TRUST-tPA trial (Therapeutic Trial Evaluating Efficacy of Telemedicine (TELESTROKE) of Patients With Acute Stroke) has 10 community hospital-emergency rooms that were connected to a stroke center. It was found that tele-stroke is appropriate in places where there is no way for a patient to access a stroke unit within a 4.5-hour time window. Like other tele-neurology subtypes, tele-epilepsy and pediatric tele-neurology also offer more follow-up care to people of remote areas which have limited access. There are other subtypes like mental health, chronic neurological care, and hospitalist which are very effective in improving outcome and quality of life of people living in remote areas. Tele-neurology has effectively reduced travel costs and times; there is high patient satisfaction and reduced disparity for general and specialized neurological care. But there are certain limitations like large equipment costs, certain bandwidth requirement, and trained staff to use the equipment. Transmission of patient information using public internet raises the concern of legality. There should be sufficient encryption to satisfy the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements to ensure patient confidentiality and safety of personal data.The adaptation of tele-neurology is a powerful and innovative way to enhance healthcare in areas with a shortage of specialists. Implementation of this tool is limited due to cost burden, lack of expertise to implement necessary technology, legal litigations, and suitable financial and professional incentives for the users. This review focuses on the trajectory of utilization and the issues to be addressed in order to provide the full benefits of tele-neurology to undeserved communities in the future.

Linking Virtual and Physical Mobility: A Success Story of a Multilingual and Multicultural Exchange

Summary The article presents a scientific analysis of a practical application of multilingual and multicultural education at higher education, more specifically, the description of the eTandem project developed and launched by the Language Center of the University of Padua, which won the European Language Label (ELL) in December 2016. The project was selected and nominated since it provides a methodological approach and study strategies which favour multilingualism, mobility for young people and inclusiveness. The project is based on an online exchange between Italian students enrolled at the University of Padua and international students who will be coming to the University. It differs from many other telecollaboration projects in that it involves different languages, levels of language competence as well as various ways of interaction. Indeed, it implies three different ways of communication among participants: (1) one-to-one partnership in the students’ target language; (2) many-to-many interaction in Italian and/or English/French/Spanish as linguae francae on a Moodle platform and/or in a social Facebook area; (3) one-to-many multilingual interaction carried out by e-tutors in Facebook. They provide students with useful links regarding cultural events and things to do in Padua and its surroundings, as well as recent news and interesting linguistic and cultural issues related to different countries. Mobility, informality, autonomy, reciprocity, friendship, fun and multilingual community are the key words of this initiative whose objectives are aimed at developing linguistic, cultural, personal, social and digital skills in different languages, even in the less used and less taught ones.

Applying learning analytics to students’ interaction in business simulation games. The usefulness of learning analytics to know what students really learn

Nowadays, different ways of communication and interaction among multiple actors are dominating learning processes. However, there are critical opinions that question the contribution of student interaction to real learning. This study applies learning analytics and data mining techniques to explore the online discussion forums of 362 business students at the bachelor and master levels, who participated in business simulation games between 2011 and 2016. The findings revealed that the most frequent contents in the students’ online discussion forums were related, firstly, to the parameters and features of the business simulation game, and, secondly, to elements that fostered the students’ learning process, while small talk or regular conversation did not appear to be relevant. In addition, the contents with predictive power over learning results were related to uncertainty, time, interaction, communication and collaboration, although none of these elements influenced teacher assessment of student learning. This study reveals the usefulness of learning analytics tools to gain a more wide and holistic view of the learning process of students, discovering new aspects that affect students’ learning results.

Visually suboptimal bananas: How ripeness affects consumer expectation and perception

One reason for the significant amount of food that is wasted in developed countries is that consumers often expect visually suboptimal food as being less palatable. Using bananas as example, the objective of this study was to determine how appearance affects consumer overall liking, the rating of sensory attributes, purchase intention, and the intended use of bananas. The ripeness degree (RD) of the samples was adjusted to RD 5 (control) and RD 7 (more ripened, visually suboptimal). After preliminary experiments, a total of 233 participants were asked to judge their satisfaction with the intensity of sensory attributes that referred to flavor, taste, and texture using just-about-right scales. Subjects who received peeled samples were asked after tasting, whereas subjects who received unpeeled bananas judged expectation and, after peeling and tasting, perception. Expected overall liking and purchase intention were significantly lower for RD 7 bananas. Purchase intention was still significantly different between RD 5 and RD 7 after tasting, whereas no difference in overall liking was observed. Significant differences between RD 5 and RD 7 were observed when asking participants for their intended use of the bananas. Concerning the sensory attributes, penalty analysis revealed that only the firmness of the RD 7 bananas was still not just-about-right after tasting. The importance that consumers attribute to the shelf-life of food had a pronounced impact on purchase intention of bananas with different ripeness degree. In the case of suboptimal bananas, the results demonstrate a positive relationship between the sensory perception and overall liking and purchase intention. Convincing consumers that visually suboptimal food is still tasty is of high relevance for recommending different ways of communication.

Ethical Considerations in Qualitative Research with Children's Participation

Ethical Considerations in Qualitative Research with Children's Participation

The Importance of Communication, Cooperation of the Leader in the Process of Leadership in Education

Communication is a complex process and an important element of human activity. Communication is an act of transfering data and information from one person to another person and also a skill that is learned through life. By different authors there are different definitions and descriptions of the communication process. Presented in this paper is the importance of the communication process leader during leadership, effective communication factors, ineffective and communication. Leader during the leadership uses different ways of communication are covered: Interviews, communication with two or more people, meetings, meetings, masiv- media communication, public communication, etc. Organizing meetings during the show director community must correctly, be prepared and be a good example for others.

Bridging the communication gap between Generation Y and the Baby Boomer generation

Interpersonal communication has changed since the inception of the internet. Face-to-face communication moved to computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC users are mostly younger people such as Generation Y. They are comfortable with using digital interactive technologies for communication. The Baby Boomer generation, on the other hand, values face-to-face communication. The different ways of communication causes conflict between these two generations. The research question is: ‘How can the generational communication gap between the Baby Boomer generation and Generation Y be closed in order to allow them to have meaningful interpersonal communication?’ The research was done through a literature review within the cues-filtered-out approach, using the social presence theory. The conclusion is that the meaning of messages is often compromised in CMC because of the lack of nonverbal cues and social presence, however rather than not communicating, people should communicate via digital media to meet some of their relational needs.

Komuniciranje grajenega okolja

How do we react to different ways of communicating built environment? How do podcasts (sounds), documentaries (images) and social media communicate ideas and concepts often reaching diverse audiences? Drawing on examples of how different knowledge can be communicated through sound (podcast), images (documentary film) and catalogues (social media) we will reflect on how to create spaces that cater for different audiences and the meaning of disseminating built environment research in formats other than design. We will walk through the markets of London, explore unfinished buildings in Koper and look at digitized Architectuul's online catalogue. Different ways of communication involve different focus groups and methods of public involvement. Which communication enables the creation of a critical urban discourse depends on the access to the target public.

Communicative Development in a Game Context

This report is a short overview of an intervention program in which communicative development in a game context is focused. Mastering languages and different ways of communication are indicators of cognitive development. These are some of the goals of the intervention program held at the Laboratory of Studies about Development and Learning (Institute of Psychology) to help children from the fundamental school with learning difficulties develop affective, cognitive, motor and social attitudes, in a context of problem-solving situations with games. As a consequence, they improve competence to express and interpret more adequately, as well as discuss strategies and solve different challenges, regarding the capacity of learning from others and enhancing language skills. To observe children playing communicative games allows to analyze how they think and act, which generates important information to intervene in pro of changing the attitudes that do not work in favour of the learning and developing processes. Analysis was made from data registered on records, and six children who participated at the program during three semesters were described for illustrative purpose. It indicates that this context, in which narratives are produced and where there is adult mediation, contributes to help them modify inadequate attitudes and improve the domain of different languages, expanding the repertoire of communication.

Effects of divergent communication schemes in new product development alliances

Purpose – Firms build new product development alliances to cope with the demands of continuous and rapid new product development. Such alliances allow surplus access to complementary capabilities and knowledge. However, the successful use of specialization advantages requires coordination and effective communication between alliance partners. Communication is vital to alliance success, as it allows a timely flow of information and resources across partners and supports the coordination within the alliance. The aim of this study is to research how divergent communication schemes influence firms’ new product development performance in alliances. Design/methodology/approach – A paper-and-pencil survey about firms’ collaborative new product development performance in the German medical device industry was conducted. Results are derived from a survey of n = 184 new product development alliances in the medical device industry. To test the hypotheses, structural equation modeling (SEM) using the Mplus 7.0 software was applied. Findings – The empirical results indicate that divergent communication schemes enhance product innovativeness and speed to market in new product development alliances. The development of new insights and solutions through joint sensemaking builds the theoretical fundament for the supportive effects of divergent communication schemes. Divergent communication schemes go hand in hand with ambiguity, that is, the source of joint dialogues and discussion through which alliance partners refine and adapt their different perspectives and interpretations. However, the supportive effect of divergent communication schemes on speed to market declines with increasing collaboration intensity. Research limitations/implications – The assessment of divergent communication schemes and new product development performance of the dyadic relationships in this survey is only based on one respondent. Furthermore, the study’s focus on a specific industry sector, albeit one fitting particularly well to the research question, may further limit the generalizability of the empirical findings. Future research should thus strive to take both firms of the dyadic relationship into account and moreover attempt to investigate mediating effects such as joint sensemaking or creativity. Practical implications – The results indicate that alliance managers should become aware that different ways of communication are not per se dysfunctional. To achieve beneficial effects, they should enhance dialogues and constructive discussions through which the alliance partners develop novel insights and solutions on the fundament of occurring misunderstandings that root in divergent communication schemes. Regular meetings and conferences as well as inter-organizational teams should be applied because they stimulate joint dialogues and discussions in alliances. These instruments also enable learning processes and the development of trust that are both crucial for sensemaking processes in alliances. Originality/value – Prior research has stressed the importance of interorganizational communication for the success of alliances. However, little is known about the effect of divergent communication schemes in alliances. This study shows theoretically and empirically that divergent communication schemes can improve new product development performance in alliances. The supportive effect of divergent communication schemes is contrary to the argumentation that communication problems and misinterpretations hamper alliance success.

The Influence of Managers’ Communication Styles on Employees’ Job Satisfaction among Local and Expatriate Managers

In today’s borderless business environment, companies are operating in different locations across the globe to ensure that they can gain competitive advantage over their competitors at different countries. To ensure common strategic mission, vision and objectives of the company across the globe, managers from different countries of origin are sent to different countries to equip them with a global mindset in managing the company. The problem is that they have different ways of communication as compared to local managers. These might affect the level of job satisfaction of employees. This study was intended to investigate the influence of different communication styles of expatriate and local managers on employees’ job satisfaction in manufacturing companies in Malaysia. From the analysis of 170 data collected from the employees, the results indicate that telling, selling and joining communication styles of local managers are the significant predictors of employees’ job satisfaction. For expatriate managers, only selling communication style contributes significantly to the level of employees’ job satisfaction. The implications of the study are discussed in detail in the paper.

Jakim językiem mówią głusi? – język migowy i polszczyzna w wypowiedziach głuchych

The article presents the problem of different ways of communication between hearing impaired people in Poland. The aim of the text is to discuss not only the ways of communication, but also to present how hearing impaired people perceive and evaluate Polish Sign Language (PJM), Polish (spoken and written) language and Polish signed language (SJM). The analyzed material comes from the website www.deaf.pl, newspaper “The World of Silence” and other texts written by hearing impaired people. The conveyed analysis have highlighted that deaf people are strictly confirmed that PJM is a valuable way of communication. What is more, they claim that PJM is also the symbol of being a deaf person, that is a part of deaf community and culture. They also perceive Polish language and SJM (the subcode of Polish language) as a foreign language, difficult to learn and the language that is imposed by hearing majority. Such negative valuation of SJM and Polish language influence on the perception of bicultural and bilingual education among deaf people in Poland.

Multicast and Unicast Communication in Vehicular Network Using IPv6.

Now a days the research is going on in Vehicular ad-hoc network to make a city as Smart city for the driver and passengers to navigate and to obtain relevant information and avoid the traffic accident. In the proposed system we discuss the different ways of communication for transferring or exchanging the information between the system available in the vehicle and infrastructure. Here we concentrate on the Multicast communication using Internet protocol version 6(IPV6) for faster transferring information to more system as compared with the unicast communication.

The Puppet’s Communicative Potential as a Mediating Tool in Preschool Education

This article describes a puppet as a mediating tool in early childhood education and the puppet’s communicative properties, potential and use in preschool. In the empirical section, the puppet consists and functions as a starting point for children’s interaction, narratives and different ways of communication. The research interest is directed towards the content of communicative processes where the puppet is present between the teacher and the children, towards children’s ways of expressing the meaning of the puppet, and towards the motives that are generated in the interaction between the puppet and the children in different activities. The overall aim is to generate knowledge of the puppet’s relational, linguistic and action-related potential as a mediating tool for children’s communication and learning in preschool.