Site Tour Research Articles

중년전환기 경주 문화유적지 답사 참여자의 긍정적 경험 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore changes through the experiences and experiences of the middle-aged generation who participated in the Gyeongju cultural relic site tour, focusing on competence in the digital age. The research questions of this study are as follows. First, what kind of positive experiences did the generation in the middle-aged transition period have through the Gyeongju tour? Second, what did the generation in the middle-aged transition period gain from the experience of visiting Gyeongju? Third, how will the generation in the middle-aged transition period apply what they learned from their Gyeongju tour experience to their lives? For this purpose, six participants were interviewed and analyzed through the focus group interview method. The results of this study are expected to not only confirm the positive changes through the Gyeongju tour of the generation in the middle-aged transition period in the digital age, but also provide basic information for the development of programs for the generation in the middle-aged transition period to field experts.

A Framework to Strengthen Learning Culture and Safeguards

Strengthening the learning culture and the safeguards in organizations can enhance safety and performance in preventing incidents. The effective implementation of human performance improvement and operational learning can support the organization in achieving these goals. However, there is no streamlined implementation framework that considers the alignment of strategic and tactical actions in the management system cycle to implement human performance improvement and operational learning. This paper presents an implementation framework that fills the above gaps. It consists of four steps: (1) establish/validate a strategic objective, (2) conduct an assessment, (3) develop a plan, and (4) execute the plan. The proposed framework also includes a site tour phase during operational learning as an alternative to storytelling, which has an inherent bias. This framework was tested in the land transportation system of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil producers.

Evaluation of a Digital Health Initiative in Illicit Substance Use: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

BackgroundThe Cracks in the Ice (CITI) community toolkit was developed to provide evidence-based, up-to-date information and resources about crystal methamphetamine to Australians. Given the high rates of internet use in the community and the potential for misinformation, CITI has the potential to play an important role in improving knowledge and challenging misconceptions surrounding crystal methamphetamine.ObjectiveThis study aims to determine (1) whether the CITI toolkit is achieving its aim of disseminating evidence-based information and resources to people who use crystal methamphetamine, their family and friends, health professionals, and the general community and (2) examine the association between the use of CITI and the knowledge and attitudes about crystal methamphetamine.MethodsA cross-sectional web-based survey, open to Australian residents (aged ≥18 years), was conducted from November 2018 to March 2019. People who had previously visited the website (referred to as “website visitors” in this study) and those who had not (“naïve”) were recruited. At baseline, knowledge, attitudes, and demographics were assessed. CITI website visitors then completed a series of site evaluation questions, including the System Usability Scale (SUS), and naïve participants were asked to undertake a guided site tour of a replicated version of the site before completing the evaluation questions and repeating knowledge and attitude scales.ResultsOf a total 2108 participants, 564 (26.7%) reported lifetime use of crystal methamphetamine, 434 (20.6%) were family/friends, 288 (13.7%) were health professionals, and 822 (38.9%) were community members. The average SUS score was 73.49 (SD 13.30), indicating good site usability. Health professionals reported significantly higher SUS scores than community members (P=.02) and people who used crystal methamphetamine (P<.001). Website visitors had significantly higher baseline knowledge than naïve participants (P<.001). Among naïve participants, knowledge scores increased following exposure to the website (mean 15.2, SE 0.05) compared to baseline (mean 14.4, SE 0.05; P<.001). The largest shifts in knowledge were observed for items related to prevalence, legal issues, and the effects of the drug. Stigmatizing attitude scores among the naïve group were significantly lower following exposure to CITI (mean 41.97, SE 0.21) compared to baseline (mean 44.3, SE 0.21; P<.001).ConclusionsThis study provides an innovative evaluation of a national eHealth resource. CITI is achieving its aim of disseminating evidence-based, nonstigmatizing, and useful information and resources about crystal methamphetamine to key end user groups and has received good usability scores across its target groups. Interaction with CITI led to immediate improvements in knowledge about crystal methamphetamine and a decrease in stigmatizing attitudes. CITI demonstrates the important role of digital information and support platforms for translating evidence into practice and improving knowledge and reducing stigma.

Site Tour Report — Many Challenges Remain Towards the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station —

Site Tour Report — Many Challenges Remain Towards the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station —

20th Biennial BDS Conference 2018 – Tour 1: Caerphilly Castle

This paper is an account of the 20th Biennial British Dam Society Conference 2018 – Site Tour 1: Caerphilly Castle. Caerphilly Castle is the second largest castle in the United Kingdom and is surrounded by an inner and outer moat, which is impounded by earth embankments. This paper describes the general background of the visits, including some of the challenges that have arisen with the moats through the years and the work done to resolve them.

20th Biennial BDS Conference 2018 – Tour 2: Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Reservoirs – Shon Sheffrey and Rhymney Bridge No. 2

This paper is an account of the 20th Biennial British Dam Society (BDS) Conference 2018 – Site Tour 2: Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Reservoirs – Shon Sheffrey and Rhymney Bridge No. 2. It describes the general background of the visits including recent upgrade works to the spillways at both sites. At Shon Sheffrey works were complete to upgrade the spillway following recommendations made in the interests of safety in 2010 to investigate and upgrade the spillway of the reservoir as well as grouting to stem leakage through the embankment. At Rhymney Bridge No. 2 works were complete following an incident in 2013 where the spillway failed due to uplift pressures during a major storm event. Approximately 40 BDS delegates visited both Shon Sheffrey and Rhymney Bridge No. 2 reservoirs owned and managed by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water.

20th Biennial BDS Conference 2018 – Tour 3: National Botanic Garden of Wales

This paper is an account of the 20th Biennial British Dam Society (BDS) Conference 2018 site tour 3: – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Regency Restoration Project.

문화유산 관광동기가 체험 및 만족과 재방문의도에 미치는 구조분석

문화유산 관광동기가 체험 및 만족과 재방문의도에 미치는 구조분석

19th Biennial BDS Conference 2016 – Tour 3 Floods, Spillways and Filters

This paper is an account of the 19th Biennial British Dam Society (BDS) Conference 2016 – Site Tour 3 Floods, Spillways and Filters. Fifty BDS delegates embarked upon a series of technical tours of the United Utilities and Environment Agency dam schemes in Lancashire. This paper describes the general background of the projects visited as part of these tours, supplemented by accounts by the client and contractors for the following projects: Technical Tour 1st Site Visit – Croston Flood Risk Management Scheme; Technical Tour 2nd Site Visit – Belmont Impounding Reservoir; Technical Tour 3rd Site Visit – Springs Impounding Reservoir.

Tour 5: ‘From source to pump’ Stocks Impounding Reservoir and Lancaster Brewery

This paper is an account of the 19th Biennial BDS Conference 2016, Site Tour 5. The BDS delegates visited the Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland and Lancaster Brewery. Stocks Reservoir is United Utilities fourth largest reservoir and has a 350 m long embankment dam with a maximum height of 31 m. Lancaster Brewery is one of the largest micro-breweries in the northwest of England.

BDS conference – report on conference tours

This paper is an account of the 19th Biennial BDS Conference 2016, Site Tour 4. The BDS delegates visited three United Utilities Reservoirs in Lancashire, Clowbridge, Holden Wood and Ogden Haslingden. At Clowbridge, works to upgrade the overflow are currently underway, while at Holden Wood and Ogden Haslingden, works were carried out in 2012–2013 to increase flood discharge capacity.

BDS conference – tour 2 – the gateway to the lakes

This paper is an account of the 19th biennial BDS conference 2016, site tour 2 – the gateway to the lakes. The British Dam Society (BDS) delegates first visited the Fisher Tarn Reservoir which is a combination of masonry gravity and earthfill dam. The tour also took in Wet Sleddale Reservoir, which is a concrete gravity dam ∼29 m high and 591 m long.

The Effects of Entertainment and Fun on the Visitor's Free-Choice Learning Experience

Fun and entertainment are often part of the visitor's learning experience at attractions, but we know little about how fun and entertainment impact learning processes and outcomes. This article discusses how the learning process (cognitive load) and outcome (learning transfer) are affected by the perception of the learning experience as fun and entertaining. Historic site tour participants completed a self-administered questionnaire at the end of their visit. Results reveal that perceptions of the tour as fun and entertaining impact the learning process. The learning outcome is affected when the tour is perceived as fun. Directions for future research that examine the free-choice learning experience in various contexts are proposed.

Environmental Design in Acute Care Settings: A Case Study of a Neurological Rehabilitation Unit

The purpose of this case study was to examine environmental variables that lead to staff error in acute care settings: noise; lighting; ergonomics, furniture, and equipment; and patient room design and unit layout. Chaudhury, Mahmood, & Valente (2009) reviewed a number of design considerations related to reducing errors by nursing staff in acute care settings. The Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (NRU) at one hospital served to further examine the design recommendations outlined by Chaudhury et al. (2009). Based on photographs, a site tour, interviews with the NRU manager and with the son of a patient of 5 months, comparisons were made between the NRU and the acute care setting design considerations reviewed by Chaudhury et al. (2009). The NRU appeared to comply with many recommendations: enforced noise reduction was facilitated through limiting both the number of patients per room and the number of patients admitted to the unit. Distinct rooms were used for various tasks that helped to contain activity-based noise. A combination of daylighting and artificial lighting was in place, but efforts to control glare and thermal comfort were not integrated into the design. The ergonomic needs of employees were incorporated in the design of the NRU, and the layouts of patient rooms and the layout of the NRU in general also were compatible with the design recommendations reviewed by Chaudhury et al. (2009). Many of the design attributes advocated by Chaudhury et al. (2009) were included in the NRU. Supplemental research should be undertaken, however, to objectively measure nursing error, efficiency, and staff satisfaction with respect to the comparisons and assumptions presented in this study. Case study, design, hospital, satisfaction, staff.

Analysis of Surface Subsidence Rule of the Shallow Subway Tunnel Construction

In order to study the Dalian Metro section 202(Cujin Road station-Chunguang Street station, which is shallowly buried and covered with plain fill)’s ground surface settlement, the monitoring measuring station was built during the construction. After 3 months’ measuring by precision level,the data shows that the maximum point is in the center line of the tunnel of the upper part. The settlement is about 25.66-31.82mm. This paper put forward the concept of the distance span ratio β, β effective value range was - 4 &lt;β&lt; 4,Surface subsidence is closely related with β, Severe surface subsidence stage is -2 &lt;β&lt; 2, Occupy whole deformation is 67.5-77.6%,settlement rate about 0.84-0.93mm/d, so should strengthen the monitoring frequency, Suggest increases site tour. Field test results and the ground surface settlement calculation model winkle are identical with each other; the monitoring results have important guiding significance and reference for Dalian subway and the similar shallow depth excavation tunnel construction.

Artificially intelligent conversational agents in libraries

PurposeConversational agents are natural language interaction interfaces designed to simulate conversation with a real person. This paper seeks to investigate current development and applications of these systems worldwide, while focusing on their availability in Canadian libraries. It aims to argue that it is both timely and conceivable for Canadian libraries to consider adopting conversational agents to enhance – not replace – face‐to‐face human interaction. Potential users include library web site tour guides, automated virtual reference and readers' advisory librarians, and virtual story‐tellers. To provide background and justification for this argument, the paper seeks to review agents from classic implementations to state‐of‐the‐art prototypes: how they interact with users, produce language, and control conversational behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThe web sites of the 20 largest Canadian libraries were surveyed to assess the extent to which specific language‐related technologies are offered in Canada, including conversational agents. An exemplified taxonomy of four pragmatic purposes that conversational agents currently serve outside libraries – educational, informational, assistive, and socially interactive – is proposed and translated into library settings.FindingsAs of early 2010, artificially intelligent conversational systems have been found to be virtually non‐existent in Canadian libraries, while other innovative technologies proliferate (e.g. social media tools). These findings motivate the need for a broader awareness and discussion within the LIS community of these systems' applicability and potential for library purposes.Originality/valueThis paper is intended for reflective information professionals who seek a greater understanding of the issues related to adopting conversational agents in libraries, as this topic is scarcely covered in the LIS literature. The pros and cons are discussed, and insights offered into perceptions of intelligence (artificial or not) as well as the fundamentally social nature of human‐computer interaction.